This is a list of people from Omaha, Nebraska.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Hazel Abel—politician
• Titus Adams—professional football player
• Wesley Addy—actor
• Steve Alaimo—musician, record producer
• Kianna Alarid—musician
• Houston Alexander—professional UFC fighter
• Kurt Andersen—author
• Craig Anton—actor, comedian
• Adele Astaire—dancer, entertainer
• Fred Astaire—dancer, actor
• Guerin Austin—beauty pageant contestant

B

• Max Baer—boxer
• John Beasley—actor
• Tom Becka—radio host
• Jenn Bernard—musician
• Mars Black—musician
• Warren Buffett—billionaire investor and philanthropist
• John Beasley—television and film actor
• Mildred D. Brown—founder of the Omaha Star
• Carmen Butler—current Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
• 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
• Jason Christiansen—professional baseball pitcher
• Montgomery Clift—actor
• James M. Connor—actor
• Eric Crouch—football player, Heisman Trophy winner
• Ernie Chambers—Noted Nebraska State Senator

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
• Todd Doxzon—professional football player
• 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

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
• Carey Gross—noted physician, entertainer

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
• Cathy Hughes—Businesswoman; founder and president of Radio One
• Major General Stuart Heintzelman—US army officer

I

J

• Ryan Jensen (fighter)—mixed martial arts fighter
• Neely Jenkins—singer

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, made a $20 million fortune on the frontier with retail businesses, banks and freight, moved to Omaha in 1908
• Jaime King—actress, model
• Chris Klein—actor
• Saul Kripke—philosopher
• Swoosie Kurtz—actress
• Bob Kutak—founder Kutak Rock, philanthropist^[1]
• Kenton Keith—professional football player

L

• Brigadier General Frank Purdy Lahm—US Army officer
• Matty Lewis—Musician zebrahead
• Preston Love—jazz player
• Christopher Lasch—historian, social critic

M

• 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
• Sandra Organ—ballerina and choreographer

P

• Alexander Payne—screenwriter/director
• Ron Prince—college football coach
• Scott Porter—actor

Q

• Daniel Quinn—author

R

• Anne Ramsey—actress
• 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

S

• Gale Sayers—professional football player, 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

T

• Thomas Tibbles—late 19th century journalist and Native American rights activist
• The members of rock band 311
• Steve Turre—jazz trombonist

U

• Gabrielle Union—actress

V

W

• Lindsay Wagner—Playboy Playmate (Miss November 2007)
• Chris Ware—Eisner Award-winning comic book creator
• Paul Williams—singer-songwriter, actor
• Roger Williams—pianist
• Geneice Wilcher—beauty pagent winner
• Jamie Williams-Pressnall—musician and dancer, Tilly and the Wall

X

• Malcolm X—civil rights activist

Y

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)

References