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

Evelyn Maurine Norton Lincoln was the personal secretary to John F. Kennedy from his election to the United States Senate in 1953 until his 1963 assassination. Lincoln, who was in the motorcade when Kennedy was assassinated, visited Kennedy's grave every year on the anniversary of his death.

Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B. is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the ninth Archbishop of Dubuque, serving from October 16, 1995 until April 8, 2013, when Pope Francis named Michael Jackels. A member of the Order of Saint Benedict, he was Abbot of Conception Abbey from 1977 to 1987. He also served as Bishop of Saint Cloud (1987–1994) and Coadjutor Archbishop of Dubuque (1994–1995).

Steve Alaimo is an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s. He later became record producer and label owner, but he is perhaps best known for hosting and co-producing Dick Clark's Where the Action Is in the late 1960s. He had nine singles chart in the Billboard Hot 100 without once reaching the Top 40 in his career, the most by any artist.

Charles Bert Hayward was an American motion picture stuntman and actor. He was associated particularly with the films of John Wayne. He doubled for most of the great Western and action stars of the 1950s-1980s.

Doris Pawn was an American silent era film actress.

Richard Dene Pursel is an American television writer, screenwriter, and storyboard artist. He is known as a writer for the television series The Ren and Stimpy Show, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Cow and Chicken.

Tomás Guilherme Murphy was an American-born bishop in the Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Juazeiro in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 1962 to 1973. He then served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia from 1973 to 1995.

Mari Susette Sandoz was a Nebraska novelist, biographer, lecturer, and teacher. She became one of the West's foremost writers, and wrote extensively about pioneer life and the Plains Indians. She received the Newbery Medal.

Shaun Murphy is an American blues and R&B singer songwriter, best known for her powerhouse singing style. Her recording career started in 1971 with Motown Records.

Patrick Minor Martin was a U.S. Representative from California.