List of Famous people born in Nebraska, United States of America

Jean Heather was an American actress who appeared in eight feature films during the 1940s.

Douglas Kent Bereuter is a retired politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 2004. He also served as the president and CEO of The Asia Foundation from 2004 to 2011 and is a member of the ReFormers Caucus at Issue One. Bereuter is a member of the Republican Party.

Drew Van Acker is an American actor. He is known for playing Jason DiLaurentis, the older brother of Alison DiLaurentis, on Freeform's Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017) and Ian Archer in Cartoon Network's Tower Prep (2010). He has also starred as Remi Delatour on Lifetime's Devious Maids (2013–2015), and as Detective Tommy Campbell on the 2017 CBS police drama Training Day.

Joel Stebbins was an American astronomer who pioneered photoelectric photometry in astronomy. He was director of the University of Illinois Observatory from 1903 to 1922 where he performed innovative work with the selenium cell. In 1922 he became director of the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he remained until 1948. After 1948, Stebbins continued his research at Lick Observatory until his final retirement in 1958.

Richard Neil "Dick" Cabela was an American entrepreneur, best known as a co-founder of Cabela's, a leading outfitter of outdoor sporting and recreational goods. He stated that his business was inspired by his bout with poliomyelitis and a deep love of hunting and fishing. He was also described as "a vocal supporter of the National Rifle Association" and a hunter who decorated his home with taxidermic wildlife.

Eugene Lee Coon was an American screenwriter, television producer and novelist. He is best remembered for his work on the original Star Trek series, especially as its showrunner where he was responsible for both its idealistic tone and various key elements of the franchise.

Joyce Clyde Hall was an American businessman and the founder of Hallmark Cards.

Kerry Murphy Healey is the inaugural president of the Milken Institute’s Center for Advancing the American Dream in Washington, DC. The mission of the Center is to expand access to the American Dream and tell the story of America through the eyes of those who came seeking opportunity, freedom and a better life for themselves and their families. The Center will include a visitor center on Pennsylvania Avenue, on-line educational resources, a conference center and American Dream research fellows. The visitor center is scheduled to open to the public in the Summer of 2023 in the restored historic Riggs Bank buildings across from the US Treasury and the White House. Dr. Healey was previously the president of Babson College for six years. She was the 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 under Governor Mitt Romney. She served as a special advisor on the Romney for President Campaign.

Johnny Steven Rodgers is an American former football player. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and won the Heisman Trophy in 1972, the first wide receiver to win the award. Rodgers played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Montreal Alouettes and in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

David Eugene Heineman is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Nebraska from 2005 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 39th Treasurer of Nebraska from 1995 to 2001 and 37th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska from 2001 to 2005.