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Pages in category "People from Oakland, Nebraska" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Curt Bromm; C.
Bob Kerrey (born 1943), Governor of Nebraska and U.S. Senator; Julius Sterling Morton (1832–1902), United States Secretary of Agriculture; founder of Arbor Day; Kay A. Orr (born 1939), first Republican woman governor (Nebraska) in United States history (1987–1991) Pete Peterson (born 1935), U.S. Representative for Florida, U.S. Ambassador ...
The community produced numerous writers and journalists, of whom the most famous was poet-historian Carl Sandburg from Illinois. [24] The harsh experiences of the frontier were subjects for novelists and story tellers, Of interest revealing the immigrant experience are the novels of Lillian Budd (1897–1989), especially April Snow (1951), Land ...
In his most famous work, "The Great Gatsby," the main character, Nick Carraway, was based primarily on Fitzgerald himself — both were from Minnesota, attended Ivy League colleges, and then moved ...
People from Oakland, Nebraska (8 P) Pages in category "Oakland, Nebraska" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Oakland is a city in Burt County, Nebraska, United States.The population was 1,244 at the 2010 census.Oakland continues to build on its strong foundation with its bi-annual Swedish Festival and is known by its proclamation from the Swedish Consul-General and the Governor of Nebraska as the "Swedish Capital of Nebraska."
Skip Stephenson — actor and comedian from TV series Real People; Sting — professional wrestler, real name Steve Borden [9] Todd Storz — entrepreneur who introduced Top-40 radio format; Jean Stothert — Mayor of Omaha; Mike Sullivan — 29th Governor of Wyoming [37] Sarah Rose Summers — Miss Nebraska USA 2018 and Miss USA 2018
Attorney, director of Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, chairman of the Nebraska Republican Party [145] J. Lee Rankin (1907–96) LL. B. 1930 31st Solicitor General, general counsel to the Warren Commission [146] Ted Sorensen (1928–2010) J. D. 1951 8th White House Counsel, special counsel and speechwriter for John F. Kennedy