OK, so not really a technical post, but being from Omaha, I just hit me that I should catalog some the famous among us. (Listed by birth date)
Past:
Fred Astaire - b. 5/10/1899 d. 6/22/1987 -- Actor, Dancer, Choreographer, Singer, Musician
Henry Fonda - b. 5/19/1905 d. 8/12/1982 -- Actor
Gerald R. Ford - b. 7/14/1913 d. 12/26/2006 -- President of the United States
Marlon Brando - b. 4/3/1925 d. 7/1/2004 -- Actor
Malcolm X - b. 5/19/1925 d. 2/21/1965 -- Muslim Minister & Activist
Living:
Warren Buffet - b. 8/30/1930 -- 3rd richest man in the world (Forbes Profile)
Nick Nolte - b. 2/8/1941 -- Actor
Joe Ricketts - b. 7/16/1941 -- Owner Chicago Cubs, CEO of TD Ameritrade (fmr.)
Gale Sayers - b. 5/30/1943 -- NFL Running back (raised in Omaha)
John Beasley - b. 6/26/1943 -- Actor
Johny Rogers - b. 7/5/1951 -- Heisman Trophy Winner
Swoosie Kurtz - b.9/6/1955 -- Actor
Paula Zahn - b. 2/24/1956 -- Journalist & Newscaster
Wade Boggs - b. 6/15/1958 -- Professional Baseball Third Baseman
James M. Connor - b. 6/16/1960 -- Actor
Alexander Payne - b. 2/10/1961 -- Director, Screenwriter & Producer
Nicholas Sparks - b. 12/31/1965 -- Novelist, Screenwriter, & Producer
Calvin Jones - b. 11/27/1970 -- Raiders, Packers & Nebraska Cornhusker Runningback
Huston Alexander - b. 3/22/1972 -- Mixed Martial Artist
Gabriell Union - b. 10/29/1972 -- Actor
Ahman Green - b. 2/16/1977 -- Seahawks, Packers & Nebraska Cornhusker Runningback
Brian Greenberg -b. 5/24/1978 -- Actor
Eric Crouch - b. 9/16/1978 -- Heisman Trophy Winner & Sports Analyst
Chris Klein - b. 3/14/1979 -- Actor (Graduated form Millard West High School)
Andy Roddick - b. 8/30/1982 -- Former World #1 Professional Tennis Player
311 - b. 1988 -- OK, technically a band and not a person
