- List of people from Omaha, Nebraska
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This is a list of people from Omaha, Nebraska.
Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Hazel Abel—politician
- Titus Adams—professional football player
- Wesley Addy—actor
- Steve Alaimo—musician, record producer
- Kianna Alarid—musician
- Houston Alexander—professional MMA fighter, radio host, rapper
- Kurt Andersen—author
- Craig Anton—actor, comedian
- Adele Astaire—dancer, entertainer
- Fred Astaire—dancer, actor
- Guerin Austin—beauty pageant contestant
B
- Jackson Berkey—composer, pianist, instructor
- Max Baer—boxer
- John Beasley—actor
- Tom Becka—radio host
- Warren Buffett—billionaire investor and philanthropist
- Mildred D. Brown—founder of the Omaha Star
- Wade Boggs—Former Major League Baseball Player Boston Red Sox
- Bob Boozer—former National Basketball Association player and Olympic gold medalist
- Steve Borden—professional wrestler better known by his stage name of Sting
- Marlon Brando—actor
C
- Lance Cade—professional wrestler
- Buddy Carlyle—professional baseball pitcher
- Ernie Chambers—Noted Nebraska State Senator
- Jason Christiansen—professional baseball pitcher
- Montgomery Clift—actor
- James M. Connor—actor
- Barney Cotton—Associate Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach, Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
- George P. Cronk—Los Angeles City Council member, 1945–52
- Eric Crouch—football player, Heisman Trophy winner
D
- Alfonza W. Davis—Tuskegee Airman
- Chip Davis—musician, founder of Mannheim Steamroller
- Brian Deegan—FMX Rider
- Tom Dennison—Political boss of Omaha, 1890s-1933.
- Ted DiBiase—Professional Wrestler
- Richard Dooling—novelist, screenwriter
- David Doyle—actor
- Mary Doyle—actress
- Charles W. "Chuck" Durham—civil engineer, philanthropist, civic leader and former CEO and Chairman Emeritus of HDR, Inc.
- General George Crook—US army officer
E
- Experience Estabrook—Attorney General of Wisconsin
- G. Estabrook—opera composer and daughter of Experience Estabrook
F
- Henry Fonda—actor
- Peter Fonda—actor
- Gerald R. Ford—U.S. president
G
- Jorge Garcia—actor
- Bob Gibson—Baseball Hall of Famer
- Terry Goodkind—author
- Ahman Green—professional football player
H
- Ron Hansen—author, screenwriter
- Hallee Hirsh—actress
- Harry Haywood—African American Communist leader
- Wynonie Harris—Rhythm & Blues singer
- Gregory M. Herek—Social Psychologist and Professor
- Dave Hoppen-NBA player
- Jeremy Horn- Mixed Martial Arts fighter
- John Howell—NFL player
- Cathy Hughes—Businesswoman; founder and president of Radio One
- Major General Stuart Heintzelman—US army officer
- Doug Ingle-keyboardist for Iron Butterfly
J
- Ryan Jensen (fighter)—mixed martial arts fighter
- Neely Jenkins—singer
- Simon Joyner—singer, song writer
K
- Jay Karnes—actor
- Tim Kasher—singer-songwriter, Cursive (band) and The Good Life (band)
- Alex Kava—author
- Charlotte Kemp-Playboy Playmate (Miss December 1982)
- Charles Henry King—pioneer businessman
- Jaime King—actress, model
- Chris Klein—actor
- Jeff Koterba—editorial cartoonist, musician, author
- Saul Kripke—philosopher
- Swoosie Kurtz—actress
- Kenton Keith—professional football player
- Jason Kreis-former soccer player and coach of Real Salt Lake
L
- Brigadier General Frank Purdy Lahm—US Army officer
- Matty Lewis—Musician zebrahead
- Preston Love—jazz player
- Christopher Lasch—historian, social critic
M
- Ed McGivern-shooter
- Dorothy McGuire—actress
- Rowena Moore—civic and labor activist
- The members of country-pop band Mulberry Lane
- Charlie Munger—billionaire investor
- Buddy Miles—musician
N
- Dave Nelson (skateboarder)—professional skateboarder
- Nick Nolte—actor
O
- Conor Oberst—singer-songwriter, Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos
- Jed Ortmeyer—professional ice hockey player
- Tillie Olsen—renowned Jewish author
P
- Alexander Payne—screenwriter/director
- Ron Prince—college football coach
- Scott Porter—actor
- Mark Pope—NBA player
- Nathan Post—7th and 10th Governor of American Samoa
Q
- Daniel Quinn—author
R
- Anne Ramsey—actress
- J. Joseph Ricketts—billionaire
- Matthew Ricketts—First African American graduate from UNMC and first African American state legislator.
- Andy Roddick—Professional Tennis player
- Johnny Rodgers—1972 Heisman Trophy winner
- Joe Rogers—Former Colorado Lieutenant Governor
- Edward Ruscha—artist and photographer
S
- Penny Sackett—Astronomer and Chief Scientist of Australia
- Gale Sayers—professional footplayer, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Walter Scott, Jr.—billionaire
- Leisa Sheridan—Playboy Playmate (Miss July 1993)
- Elliott Smith—singer/songwriter
- Molly Smith—ethereal being
- Nicholas Sparks—author
- Todd Storz—entrepreneur who introduced Top-40 radio format
- Carl A. Swanson —founder of Swanson
- Skip Stephenson —actor and comedian from tv series, Real People
T
- Jerry Tagge—NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
- Thomas Tibbles—late 19th century journalist and Native American rights activist
- The members of rock band 311
- Stanley M. Truhlsen professor and philanthropist
- Steve Turre—jazz trombonist
U
- Gabrielle Union—actress
W
- Lindsay Wagner—Playboy Playmate (Miss November 2007)
- Eleazer Wakeley—jurist and politician
- Chris Ware—Eisner Award-winning comic book creator
- Fee Waybill (John Waldo Waybill), singer/songwriter[1]
- Paul Williams—singer-songwriter, actor
- Roger Williams—pianist
- Geneice Wilcher—beauty pageant winner
- Jamie Williams-Pressnall—musician and dancer, Tilly and the Wall
X
- Malcolm X—civil rights activist
Z
- Paula Zahn—news personality
See also
- List of lists about Omaha, Nebraska
- List of people from North Omaha, Nebraska
- Founding figures of Omaha, Nebraska
- People from Omaha (category)
- People from Omaha by occupation (category)
References
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