Talk:List of people from Omaha, Nebraska

Merge
Why are there two lists for essentially the same thing? Figure out which way you want to list it, and stick to it. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 07:58, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Check the following list against this, add when appropriate. – Freechild (BoomCha) 22:03, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Stage, theater, film and screen

 * Craig Anton—actor, comedian
 * Adele Astaire—dancer, entertainer
 * Fred Astaire—dancer, actor
 * John Beasley—actor
 * Marlon Brando—actor
 * Montgomery Clift—actor
 * James M. Connor—actor
 * David Doyle—actor
 * Mary Doyle—actress
 * Henry Fonda—actor
 * Peter Fonda—actor
 * Jorge Garcia—actor
 * Hallee Hirsh—actress
 * Jay Karnes-actor
 * Jaime King—actress, model
 * Chris Klein—actor
 * Swoosie Kurtz—actress
 * Dorothy McGuire—actress
 * Nick Nolte—actor
 * Sandra Organ-longtime Houston Ballet soloist
 * Alexander Payne—screenwriter/director
 * Anne Ramsey—actress
 * Gabrielle Union—actress

Sports

 * Max Baer—boxer
 * Bob Boozer-professional basketball player
 * Lance Cade—professional wrestler
 * Steve Borden—professional wrestler aka Sting
 * Jason Christiansen— professional baseball player
 * Eric Crouch—2001 Heisman Trophy winner
 * Brian Deegan—FMX Rider
 * Ted DiBiase—Professional Wrestler
 * Bob Gibson—Baseball Hall of Famer
 * Ahman Green—pro football player
 * Kenton Keith-professional football player
 * Jason Kreis- professional soccer player, all-time leading scorer in MLS history
 * Dave Nelson—Professional Skateboarder
 * Gregg Olson- professional baseball player, 1989 American League Rookie of the Year
 * Jed Ortmeyer—professional ice hockey player
 * Ron Prince-head football coach at Kansas State University
 * Andy Roddick—professional tennis player
 * Johnny Rodgers—1972 Heisman Trophy winner
 * Gale Sayers—Pro Football Hall of Famer
 * Scott Sutton—Oral Roberts University men's basketball coach

Military

 * Douglas A. Block—United States Navy Captain, commanded combat frigate USS Simpson (FFG-56)
 * Alfonza W. Davis-Tuskegee Airman
 * Jarvis Offutt-WW I aviator, namesake of Offutt Air Force Base

Business and finance

 * Warren Buffett—billionaire investor
 * Cathy Hughes-founder and president of Radio One
 * Charlie Munger—billionaire investor
 * J. Joseph Ricketts—billionaire
 * Walter Scott, Jr.—billionaire

Music

 * Chip Davis—musician, founder of Mannheim Steamroller
 * Wynonie Harris-singer
 * Tim Kasher—singer-songwriter, Cursive (band) and The Good Life (band)
 * Matty Lewis—musician, zebrahead
 * Preston Love-musician
 * Buddy Miles-musician
 * The members of country-pop band Mulberry Lane
 * Conor Oberst—singer-songwriter, Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos
 * Elliott Smith—singer/songwriter
 * Todd Storz—entrepreneur who introduced Top-40 radio format
 * The members of rock band 311
 * Paul Williams—singer-songwriter, actor
 * Roger Williams—pianist

Literature

 * Ayesha Adu—writer and filmmaker
 * Martha Collins—poet
 * Richard Dooling—novelist, screenwriter
 * Ron Hansen—author, screenwriter
 * Alex Kava—author
 * Rodney Koeneke—author
 * Tillie Olsen-author
 * Nicholas Sparks—author
 * Wallace Thurman—author
 * Chris Ware—Eisner Award-winning comic book creator

Politics

 * Gerald R. Ford—U.S. president
 * Malcolm X—civil rights activist
 * Ernie Chambers-nationally-renowned Nebraska state senator
 * Joe Rogers-fmr Colorado Lieutenant Governor
 * Harry Haywood-leading member the Communist Party of the United States

Other

 * Thomas Tibbles—late 18th century journalist and Native American rights activist
 * Carmen Butler-current Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
 * Saul Kripke—philosopher
 * Paula Zahn—news personality
 * Mildred D. Brown—founder of Omaha Star, oldest and perhaps the only African American newspaper founded by a woman

Clarification, please
Is this list only for those born in Omaha, or should be be described like the Category:People from Omaha, Nebraska: "The people below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Omaha, Nebraska, and its surrounding metropolitan area, including: Harrison County, Iowa, Mills County, Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Cass County, Nebraska, Douglas County, Nebraska, Sarpy County, Nebraska, Saunders County, Nebraska, and Washington County, Nebraska."

What is the consensus? - BierHerr 02:41, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Hiroshima atomic bomb
Smelted skin. Investigation. 68.13.57.121 (talk) 01:35, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Are fictional characters from popular TV shows eligible for this list?
Wanted to add Penny Hofstedter and her original family in The Big Bang Theory [series ?1? episode ?3?], but was disallowed. 78.86.162.178 (talk) 20:34, 16 April 2022 (UTC)