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Prominent People
with Nebraska Ties
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Major League
Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher · Fred Astaire,
dancer and actor · Max Baer, boxer · Marlon
Brando, Academy Award-winning actor · William
Jennings Bryan, U.S. Secretary of State, U.S.
Representative, Democratic Party nominee
for president 1896, 1900, and 1908 · Warren
Buffett, investor; Forbes Magazine’s 2008
Richest Man in the World · Richard N. Cabela,
entrepreneur, founder of Cabela’s sporting store
· Johnny Carson, comedian · Joba Chamberlain,
Major League Baseball pitcher · Dick Cheney,
46th U.S. Vice-president · Adam DeVine, actor
· Brian Duensing, Major League Baseball pitcher,
Minnesota Twins · Henry Fonda, Academy
Award-winning actor · Bob Gibson, Major League
Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
· Alex Gordon, Major League Baseball All-Star
and Gold Glove winner, Kansas City Royals ·
Modeled after the Power and Light District in Kansas City, the Railyard sits right across from the front entrance of
Pinnacle Bank Arena, allowing fans to go to an event and then go out to the outdoor plaza.
Omaha, NEBRASKA
Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha and its metro-area, is less than an hour’s drive from Lincoln and has a population
of nearly 900,000. Omaha is home to TD Ameritrade Park, the NCAA College World Series and the world-renowned
Henry Doorly Zoo.
Amy Heidemann, Karmin lead singer · Marg
Helgenberger, actress · Peter Kiewit, contractor,
investor and philanthropist · Jaime King, actress
· Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States
and Pulitzer Prize winner · Larry the Cable Guy,
comedian · Malcolm X, civil rights leader ·
Nick Nolte, actor, producer · Alexander Payne,
Academy Award-winning Director · Edwin Perkins,
inventor of Kool-Aid, philanthropist · Andy
Roddick, tennis star, 2003 U.S. Open Champion ·
Gale Sayers, Football Hall of Fame running back,
Chicago Bears · Elliott Smith, singer-songwriter ·
Hilary Swank, two-time Academy Award-winning
actress · Jack Sock, 2014 Wimbledon doubles
champion · Gabrielle Union, actress · James
Valentine, Maroon 5 · Tony Watson, Major
League Baseball All-Star, Pittsburgh Pirates · Paula
Zahn, Former News anchor for CNN
FUN