Born in Elba, Nebraska on

February 26th, 1887.

Passed away in St. Paul,
Nebraska on November 4th,
1950.
Was a pitcher for the
Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago
Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals
Won 373 games in his 20 year
career. Third highest in major
league history.
Elected into Baseball Hall of
Fame by Baseball Writers in
1938.

Born April 23rd,1924

in Omaha, Nebraska.
Well-Known Film
Actor
Made Broadway
debut in 1944 for I
Remember Mama
Starred in films such
as The Godfather,
and A Streetcar
Name Desire

Born August 30th, 1930

in Omaha, Nebraska.
Owner of Berkshire
Hathaway Stocks
Worth 63.1 Billion
dollars.
4th Richest person in the
world.
Very generous donor to
the University of
Nebraska and
Creighton University.

Born May 16th, 1905 in Grand

Island, Nebraska.
Graduated from Omaha
Central High School
Academy Award Winning
Actor
Started acting at the Omaha
Community Playhouse
Major roles on Broadway were
New Faces of America, and
The Farmer Takes a Wife
During WWII, he served for
the Navy and was honored
with a Bronze Star and
Presidential Citation Award.

Born on July 13, 1938 in

Omaha, Nebraska
38th President of the United
States
Won two championships on
the University of Michigan
football team in 1932 and
1933
Appointed by Lyndon B.
Johnson to investigate the
assassination of President
John F. Kennedy.
Was President of the Senate
before he became President
of the United States

Born November 9th, 1935

in Omaha, Nebraska.
Was elected into the
Baseball Hall of Fame by
Baseball Writers in 1981
He played for the St. Louis
Cardinals from 1959 to
1975
Named MVP in 1964 and
1967 for the Cardinals
Was a star basketball
player at Creighton
University and also
played for the Harlem
Globetrotters.

Was born Malcolm Little on

May 19th, 1925 in Omaha,
Nebraska
Dropped the last name
Little and adopted the
initial X when he became a
member of the Nation of
Islam
Developed group called
Muslim Mosque, Inc. to be a
secular, politically-oriented
activist group dedicated to
carryout racial separation
and community control
On February 21st, 1965
Malcolm X was assassinated

Born in 1822 in North Platte,

Nebraska
Leader of the Lakota Indian tribe
Known for fiercely defending his
peoples land against the U.S.
Government
Fought to protect land in Montana
and Wyoming which became
known as Red Clouds War

Was one of the most successful and

unforgettable attacks on the U.S.
Government
Signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie to
move the Lakota tribe and end Red
Clouds War
Moved his tribe to Pine Hill
Reservation in South Dakota in 1878

Born May 11, 1896 in Hay Springs,

Nebraska
Was a novelist, biographer, lecturer,
and teacher
Was called the Story catcher of the
Plains due to her remembering
stories told by traders, trappers,
Indians, and Indian fighters
Would mainly write about pioneer
life and the Plains Indians
Wrote well-known books called Old
Jules, Crazy Horse, The
Horsecatcher
Nebraska Library Association
created the Mari Sandoz Award
in 1969
Was inducted into the Nebraska
Hall of Fame at the State Capitol
Building in 1975-1976

Born February 23rd, 1937

in Hastings, Nebraska
Head Football coach at the
University of NebraskaLincoln from 1973-1997
Inducted into the College
Football Hall of Fame in
1999
Won 255 games and 3
national titles at Nebraska
Was a U.S. Congressman
in Nebraskas Third
District for three terms

Born January 30th, 1941 in

Lincoln, Nebraska
Was elected to House of
Representative from
Wyoming in 1978
Became White House chief
of staff under Gerald Ford
Was Secretary of Defense
under George H. W. Bush
and had major role in
Persian Gulf War
Was U.S. Vice President
from 2001-2009 under
George W. Bush

Born October 4th, 1946

in North Platte,
Nebraska
Currently is the U.S.
Secretary of Defense
Volunteered to fight in
Vietnam for the U.S.
Army, and was
awarded two Purple
Hearts
Elected to the U.S.
Senate and represented
Nebraska from 19962009

Born August 27th, 1943 in

Lincoln, Nebraska
Served as 35th Governor of
Nebraska from 1983-1987
U.S. Senator for Nebraska
from 1989-2001
Was apart of the Navy
SEAL Team called the
Green Berets

Only member of Congress

to have received the
Congressional Medal of
Honor

Born February 17, 1963

in Pawnee City,
Nebraska
Very well-known
comedian
Known for the catch
phrase Git-R-Done
Worked with Jeff
Foxworthy of the Blue
Collar Comedy Tour
Has been movies Delta
Farce, Cars, and Cars 2

Born February 23rd,

1959 in Omaha,
Nebraska
NASA astronaut who
launched on to
International Space
Station on the Atlantis
Space Shuttle in 2007
Retired in January
2013 from NASA