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→Notable Nebraskans
==Notable Nebraskans==
==Notable Nebraskans==
*[[William Jennings Bryan]], former presidential candidate, Populist statesman, and participant in the Scopes trial in the 1920s, lived in Lincoln.
*[[William Jennings Bryan]], former presidential candidate, Populist statesman, and participant in the Scopes trial in the 1920s, lived in Lincoln.
*[[Gutzon Borglun]], who designed Mount Rushmore, grew up in Nebraska.
*[[Gutzon Borglun]], the designer of [[Mount Rushmore]], grew up in Nebraska.
*[[Marlon Brando]], actor, was from Omaha.
*[[Marlon Brando]], actor, was from Omaha.
*Billionaire investor [[Warren Buffett]] lives in [[Omaha]].
*Billionaire investor [[Warren Buffett]] lives in [[Omaha]].
*Famous author [[Willa Cather]], best known for her novel ''My Antonia'', grew up in Red Cloud, an experience which inspired the book.
*Famous author [[Willa Cather]], best known for her novel ''My Antonia'', grew up in Red Cloud, an experience which inspired the book.
*[[Carl T. Curtis]], U.S. Senator from 1954 to 1979; author of ''Forty Years against the Tide''
*Standup comedian Larry the Cable Guy is from Pawnee City.
*Standup comedian Larry the Cable Guy is from Pawnee City.
*Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] is from Lincoln.
*Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] is originally from Lincoln.
*President [[Gerald Ford]] was born in Omaha.
*President [[Gerald Ford]] was born in Omaha.
*[[L. Ron Hubbard]], founder of the Church of [[Scientology]], was born in Tilden.
*[[L. Ron Hubbard]], founder of the Church of [[Scientology]], was born in Tilden.
*[[Roman Hruska]], U.S. Senator from 1954 to 1977
*Charles Starkweather, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history, was executed in Nebraska.
*Charles Starkweather, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history, was executed in Nebraska.