List of people from North Omaha, Nebraska
There are a number of notable people from North Omaha, Nebraska . This list includes people who lived in the community for any period of time, as well as groups and organizations of people within North Omaha.
The young Malcolm X Being born in Omaha doesn't make me an American any more than being born in an oven makes a cat a biscuit. - Malcolm X
John Adams, Jr. , first African American elected to the Nebraska Legislature after it became a unicameral, Nebraska State SenatorErnie Chambers , Nebraska State Senator, historical North Omaha community leaderBrenda Council , city councilmemberLowen Kruse , Nebraska State SenatorMalcolm X , civil rights leaderGeorge Wells Parker , founder of Hamitic League of the World John Grant Pegg , Weights and Measure Inspector, 1910–1916, Omaha [ 1] Dr. Matthew Ricketts , first African American elected to the Nebraska Legislature , Nebraska State Senator
Silas Robbins , first African American lawyer in OmahaJoe Rogers , Colorado Lieutenant Governor, 1999-2003 (Republican )Standing Bear , imprisoned and tried at Fort Omaha in Standing Bear v. Crook Susette LaFlesche Tibbles , Ponca member associated with the Standing Bear v. Crook trialThomas Tibbles , journalist associated with the Standing Bear v. Crook trialWhitney Young , former head of Omaha Urban LeagueAaron Manasses McMillan , Nebraska State Senator, founder of the Peoples Hospital in North OmahaGladys Harrison , primary candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives
Mildred Brown , founder of Omaha Star Warren Buffett , business magnate, investor, and philanthropistEdward Creighton , pioneer businessmanJohn A. Creighton , pioneer businessman, philanthropistCathy Hughes , founder and president of Radio One Manuel Lisa , fur trapper, founder of Fort Lisa
Houston Alexander , mixed martial arts fighterBob Boozer , former National Basketball Association player and gold medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics Terence Crawford , World Champion BoxerBob Gibson , National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals Ahman Green , professional football playerKenton Keith , professional football playerRon Prince , former head football coach at Kansas State University Johnny Rodgers , 1972 Heisman Trophy winner, College Football Hall of Fame Inductee, voted University of Nebraska 's "player of the century"Gale Sayers , professional football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Military
Plaque commemorating Davis George Crook , leader of Fort Omaha Alfonza W. Davis , Captain in the Tuskegee Airmen ; born 1918 in North Omaha, graduate of Technical High School (Omaha, Nebraska) , graduate of Omaha University , member of Kappa Alpha Psi ; first black military aviator from Omaha to receive his wings from Tuskegee Field ; KIA over Germany in 1944[ 2] Benjamin Foulois , stationed at Fort Omaha Balloon School Stuart Heintzelman , stationed at Fort OmahaDan Christie Kingman , stationed at Fort OmahaFrank Purdy Lahm , stationed at Fort Omaha Balloon SchoolThomas Selfridge , stationed at Fort Omaha Balloon School
Buffalo Bill , founded his Wild West Show in North OmahaBertha Calloway , founded the Great Plains Black History Museum Thomas Rogers Kimball , early Omaha architect; designed Webster Telephone Exchange Building and several other significant buildings in North OmahaRowena Moore , founder of the Malcolm X House Site Ken Vavrina , influential liberal activist priest in North OmahaClarence W. Wigington , first African American municipal architect in the U.S; raised and began his career in OmahaSarah Helen Mahammitt , cookbook author and cooking school operatorAlfred S. Barnett , journalist Ferdinand Barnett , newspaper publisher and journalistCyrus D. Bell , newspaper publisherJames Bryant , journalistOphelia Clenlans , journalistGeorge Wells Parker , journalist, poet, historian, community leaderLucille Skaggs Edwards , journalistRev. John Albert Williams , newspaper publisher, journalist and Episcopal minister
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