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To be included on this stand-alone list, each entry should meet the following list criteria:

Per the standard people list criteria, only people who meet the biographical notability requirements may appear here.
A reliable source must be cited for their association with Omaha, whether born, raised, or residing.

The sources to establish notability and association can either be cited in a Wikipedia article about the person, or at the list entry itself.

Merge[edit]

Why are there two lists for essentially the same thing? Figure out which way you want to list it, and stick to it. —Disavian (^talk/_contribs) 07:58, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Check the following list against this, add when appropriate. – Freechild (BoomCha) 22:03, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stage, theater, film and screen[edit]

Craig Anton—actor, comedian
Adele Astaire—dancer, entertainer
Fred Astaire—dancer, actor
John Beasley—actor
Marlon Brando—actor
Montgomery Clift—actor
James M. Connor—actor
David Doyle—actor
Mary Doyle—actress
Henry Fonda—actor
Peter Fonda—actor
Jorge Garcia—actor
Hallee Hirsh—actress
Jay Karnes-actor
Jaime King—actress, model
Chris Klein—actor
Swoosie Kurtz—actress
Dorothy McGuire—actress
Nick Nolte—actor
Sandra Organ-longtime Houston Ballet soloist
Alexander Payne—screenwriter/director
Anne Ramsey—actress
Gabrielle Union—actress

Sports[edit]

Max Baer—boxer
Bob Boozer-professional basketball player
Lance Cade—professional wrestler
Steve Borden—professional wrestler aka Sting
Jason Christiansen— professional baseball player
Eric Crouch—2001 Heisman Trophy winner
Brian Deegan—FMX Rider
Ted DiBiase—Professional Wrestler
Bob Gibson—Baseball Hall of Famer
Ahman Green—pro football player
Kenton Keith-professional football player
Jason Kreis- professional soccer player, all-time leading scorer in MLS history
Dave Nelson—Professional Skateboarder
Gregg Olson- professional baseball player, 1989 American League Rookie of the Year
Jed Ortmeyer—professional ice hockey player
Ron Prince-head football coach at Kansas State University
Andy Roddick—professional tennis player
Johnny Rodgers—1972 Heisman Trophy winner
Gale Sayers—Pro Football Hall of Famer
Scott Sutton—Oral Roberts University men's basketball coach

Military[edit]

Douglas A. Block—United States Navy Captain, commanded combat frigate USS Simpson (FFG-56)
Alfonza W. Davis-Tuskegee Airman
Jarvis Offutt-WW I aviator, namesake of Offutt Air Force Base

Business and finance[edit]

Warren Buffett—billionaire investor
Cathy Hughes-founder and president of Radio One
Charlie Munger—billionaire investor
J. Joseph Ricketts—billionaire
Walter Scott, Jr.—billionaire

Music[edit]

Chip Davis—musician, founder of Mannheim Steamroller
Wynonie Harris-singer
Tim Kasher—singer-songwriter, Cursive (band) and The Good Life (band)
Matty Lewis—musician, zebrahead
Preston Love-musician
Buddy Miles-musician
The members of country-pop band Mulberry Lane
Conor Oberst—singer-songwriter, Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos
Elliott Smith—singer/songwriter
Todd Storz—entrepreneur who introduced Top-40 radio format
The members of rock band 311
Paul Williams—singer-songwriter, actor
Roger Williams—pianist

Literature[edit]

Ayesha Adu—writer and filmmaker
Martha Collins—poet
Richard Dooling—novelist, screenwriter
Ron Hansen—author, screenwriter
Alex Kava—author
Rodney Koeneke—author
Tillie Olsen-author
Nicholas Sparks—author
Wallace Thurman—author
Chris Ware—Eisner Award-winning comic book creator

Politics[edit]

Gerald R. Ford—U.S. president
Malcolm X—civil rights activist
Ernie Chambers-nationally-renowned Nebraska state senator
Joe Rogers-fmr Colorado Lieutenant Governor
Harry Haywood-leading member the Communist Party of the United States

Other[edit]

Thomas Tibbles—late 18th century journalist and Native American rights activist
Carmen Butler-current Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
Saul Kripke—philosopher
Paula Zahn—news personality
Mildred D. Brown—founder of Omaha Star, oldest and perhaps the only African American newspaper founded by a woman

Clarification, please[edit]

Is this list only for those born in Omaha, or should be be described like the Category:People from Omaha, Nebraska:

The people below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Omaha, Nebraska, and its surrounding metropolitan area, including: Harrison County, Iowa, Mills County, Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Cass County, Nebraska, Douglas County, Nebraska, Sarpy County, Nebraska, Saunders County, Nebraska, and Washington County, Nebraska.

What is the consensus? - BierHerr 02:41, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hiroshima atomic bomb[edit]

Smelted skin . Investigation. 68.13.57.121 (talk) 01:35, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Are fictional characters from popular TV shows eligible for this list?[edit]

Wanted to add Penny Hofstedter and her original family in The Big Bang Theory [series ?1? episode ?3?], but was disallowed. 78.86.162.178 (talk) 20:34, 16 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]