List of people from North Omaha, Nebraska

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Political figures

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 Senator
Frank Brown, city councilmember
Ernie Chambers, Nebraska State Senator, historical North Omaha community leader
Brenda Council, city councilmember
Lowen Kruse, Nebraska State Senator
Malcolm X, civil rights leader
George 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 Omaha
Joe 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 trial
Thomas Tibbles, journalist associated with the Standing Bear v. Crook trial
Whitney Young, former head of Omaha Urban League
Aaron Manasses McMillan, Nebraska State Senator, founder of the Peoples Hospital in North Omaha

Stage, film, theater and dance figures

Ayesha Adu, writer and filmmaker^[2]
John Beasley, television and film actor
Sandra Organ, longtime Houston Ballet soloist
Gabrielle Union, television and film actress

Literary figures

Harold W. Andersen, Omaha World-Herald reporter
Mildred D. Brown, founder of Omaha Star, the oldest and perhaps the only African American newspaper founded by a woman
Tillie Olsen, Jewish author
Wallace Thurman, considered one of the greatest writers of the Harlem Renaissance

Music figures

Lester Abrams, funk musician
Hank "Big Hank" Richard Davis, drummer, jazz, funk and blues musician
Wynonie Harris, rhythm & blues singer
Lloyd Hunter, big band leader
Preston Love, jazz player
Buddy Miles, musician
Geneice Wilcher, beauty pageant winner
Big Joe Williams, musician
Anna Mae Winburn, big band leader
Helen Jones Woods, big band trombonist

Business figures

Mildred Brown, founder of Omaha Star newspaper
Warren Buffett, business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
Edward Creighton, pioneer businessman
John A. Creighton, pioneer businessman, philanthropist
Cathy Hughes, founder and president of Radio One
Manuel Lisa, fur trapper, founder of Fort Lisa

Sports figures

Houston Alexander, mixed martial arts fighter
Bob Boozer, former National Basketball Association player and gold medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Carmen Butler, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
Bob Gibson, National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals
Ahman Green, professional football player
Kenton Keith, professional football player
Ron 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^[3]
Benjamin Foulois, stationed at Fort Omaha Balloon School
Stuart Heintzelman, stationed at Fort Omaha
Dan Christie Kingman, stationed at Fort Omaha
Frank Purdy Lahm, stationed at Fort Omaha Balloon School
Thomas Selfridge, stationed at Fort Omaha Balloon School

Cultural figures

Buffalo Bill, founded his Wild West Show in North Omaha
Bertha 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 Omaha
Rowena Moore, founder of the Malcolm X House Site
Ken Vavrina, influential liberal activist priest in North Omaha
Clarence W. Wigington, first African American municipal architect in the U.S; raised and began his career in Omaha

Other

Joe Coe, local worker lynched by white mob
Jack Broomfield, locally significant community figure
Willy Brown, local worker lynched by white mob
Rick Galusha, host of blues and roots radio program, Pacific St. Blues, for 20+ years

City of Omaha

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See also Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area

North Omaha, Nebraska

History	Timeline Racial tension Civil rights movement

Neighborhoods	Squatter's Row Gophertown Benson Dundee Bemis Park Gifford Park Gold Coast Kountze Place Miller Park Walnut Hill Orchard Hill Florence East Omaha Saratoga Scriptown Casey's Row Near North Side

Events	Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition 1960s/70s riots Rice/Poindexter case

Landmarks	Kountze Park Omaha Driving Park Omaha University Redick Mansion Logan Fontenelle Housing Project Dreamland Ballroom Fort Lisa Cutler's Park Winter Quarters Prospect Hill Cemetery Fort Omaha General Crook House Storz Brewery Bank of Florence The Sherman Broomfield Rowhouse Carter Lake Minne Lusa Theater

People	List of people from North Omaha German Irish Jewish African American

Culture	Fair Deal Cafe Carver Savings and Loan Association Dreamland Ballroom Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame Native Omaha Days Omaha Blues, Jazz & Gospel Festival Florence Days Stone Soul Picnic

Schools	Howard Kennedy School Lake School Kellom School Lothrop School Long School Tech High North High Central High School Florence Elementary School Central Park Elementary School Druid Hill Elementary School Fontenelle Elementary School Monroe Middle School Benson High Franklin Elementary School Hartman Elementary School Kellom Elementary School Lothrop Magnet Center Miller Park Elementary School Minne Lusa Elementary School Sherman Elementary School Skinner Magnet Center Walnut Hill Elementary School

Churches	Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church Holy Family Catholic Church Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church Sacred Heart Catholic Church Salem Baptist Church St. Cecilia Cathedral St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church Zion Baptist Church

Transportation	North Freeway/US 75 Eppley Airfield North Omaha Airport Metro Area Transit Florence Depot Mormon Bridge Fort Maple Blondo Dodge North 24th North 30th Street Saddle Creek Road Florence Boulevard Fontenelle Boulevard John A. Creighton Boulevard Lincoln Boulevard Sorenson Parkway

Other	List of African-American historic places

References

↑ http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/pegg-john-grant-1869-1916
↑ Palmer, C. (2003) "Twin Cities filmmaker Ayesha Adu does dogme without didacticism: Bidding Adu City Pages. September 3, 2003.
↑ (n.d.) Nebraska's Tuskegee Airmen Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Alfonza W. Davis Chapter.

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