List of Famous people born in Nebraska, United States of America
Ashley Graham
Ashley Graham is an American plus-size model and television presenter.
Sting
Steve Borden, better known by the ring name Sting, is an American professional wrestler, actor, author, and former bodybuilder signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, having cultivated a legacy over a career spanning more than three decades. He has held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship six times, WCW International World Heavyweight Championship twice, NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice, and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship four times.
Ben Sasse
Benjamin Eric Sasse is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator for Nebraska since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Nick Nolte
Nicholas King Nolte is an American actor, producer, author, and former model. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1991 film The Prince of Tides. He went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Affliction (1998) and Warrior (2011).
Bryan Greenberg
Bryan Greenberg is an American actor and singer, known for his starring role as Ben Epstein in the HBO original series How to Make It in America as well as a recurring role as Jake Jagielski in the WB series One Tree Hill and as Nick Garrett on the short-lived ABC drama October Road. His film work includes The Perfect Score, Prime, Bride Wars, and Friends with Benefits.
L. Ron Hubbard
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was an American author of science fiction and fantasy stories who founded the Church of Scientology. In 1950, Hubbard authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established a series of organizations to promote Dianetics. In 1952, Hubbard lost the rights to Dianetics in bankruptcy proceedings, and he subsequently founded Scientology. Thereafter Hubbard oversaw the growth of the Church of Scientology into a worldwide organization.
Darin Ruf
Darin Cortland Ruf is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and played at Westside High School. Subsequently, he attended Creighton University, excelled playing baseball there, and was named the 2007 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Player of the Year.
Mark Richt
Mark Allan Richt is a retired American football head coach, former player, and television analyst. He was the head football coach at the University of Georgia for 15 years and at the University of Miami, his alma mater, for three. His teams won two Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships, five SEC division titles, and one Atlantic Coast Conference division title. He was a two-time SEC Coach of the Year, the 2017 ACC Coach of the Year, and the winner of the national 2017 Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award.
Larry the Cable Guy
Daniel Lawrence Whitney, known professionally by his stage name Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian, with a career spanning over 30 years.
Andrew Rannells
Andrew Scott Rannells is an American film, stage, television and voice actor.