Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska ranks 626th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rabat, Espoo, and Portland, Maine. Memorable people born in Lincoln, Nebraska include Dick Cheney, Hilary Swank, and Leo Ryan. Memorable people who died in Lincoln, Nebraska include Charles Greene and Gordon MacRae. Lincoln, Nebraska has been the birth place of many politicians and actors and the death place of many athletes and actors. Lincoln, Nebraska is located in United States.
Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers 100.4 square miles (260.035 km2) with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the state's 2nd most populous city and the 73rd-largest in the United States. Lincoln is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area in southeastern Nebraska, the Lincoln Metropolitan and Lincoln-Beatrice Combined Statistical Areas. The statistical area is home to 361,921 people, making it the 104th-largest combined statistical area in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1874 and 1992, Lincoln, Nebraska was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Dick Cheney, Hilary Swank, and Leo Ryan. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska including Charles Greene and Gordon MacRae.
People Born in Lincoln, Nebraska
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Dick Cheney
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 1
Hilary Swank
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 2
Leo Ryan
1925 - 1978
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 3
David Doyle
1929 - 1997
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 4
Charles Starkweather
1938 - 1959
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 5
Brandon Sanderson
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 6
Frederic Clements
1874 - 1945
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 7
Michael Bishop
1945 - 2023
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 8
Janine Turner
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 9
Bob Kerrey
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 10
Ted Sorensen
1928 - 2010
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 11
Pauline Bush
1886 - 1969
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Lincoln, Nebraska
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Newly Added People Deceased in Lincoln, Nebraska
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Lincoln, Nebraska were politicians (5), actors (5), writers (2), extremists (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were athletes (1) and actors (1).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lincoln, Nebraska, including Dick Cheney, Leo Ryan, and Bob Kerrey. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lincoln, Nebraska, including Dick Cheney, Leo Ryan, and Bob Kerrey.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Lincoln, Nebraska since 1700.
