List of people from Omaha, Nebraska

This is a list of people from Omaha, Nebraska.

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

I

• 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
• Andrew Rannells—actor
• 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
• 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)
• Luigi Waites—Jazz drummer and vibraphonist
• Eleazer Wakeley—jurist and politician
• Chris Ware—Eisner Award-winning comic book creator
• Fee Waybill (John Waldo Waybill), singer/songwriter
• 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)