Notable Births & Deaths for Dwight ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Dwight. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Philip Abbott     (Actor)
  • Born: Philip Abbott Alexander
  • He was born in Lincoln (NE) on March 20, 1924 (a Thursday) and died in Tarzana (CA) on February 23, 1998 (a Monday) at the age of 73. He is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lincoln is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Philip Abbott<1>
• John Archer     (Actor)
  • Born: Ralph Bowman
  • He was born in Osceola (NE) on May 8, 1915 (a Saturday) and died in Redmond (WA) on December 5, 1999 (a Sunday) at the age of 84.
  • Osceola is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Archer<1>
• Audrey Betz     (Actress)
  • Born: Mae Hitchcock
  • She was born in Lincoln (NE) on June 1, 1908 (a Monday) and died in Glendale (CA) on May 21, 1974 (a Tueday) at the age of 65. She is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lincoln is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Audrey Betz<1>
• Joe Blahak     (Professional football)
  • He was born in Columbus (NE) on August 29, 1950 (a Tueday) and died in Lincoln (NE) on April 25, 2016 (a Monday) at the age of 65. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Lancaster County, Nebraska).
  • Columbus is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Dwight.
  • Lincoln is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joe Blahak<1>
• Leslie Brooks     (Actress)
  • Born: Virginia Leslie Gettman
  • She was born in Lincoln (NE) on July 13, 1922 (a Thursday) and died in Sherman Oaks (CA) on July 1, 2011 (a Friday) at the age of 89. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lincoln is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leslie Brooks<1>
• Samuel Earl 'Wahoo Sam' Crawford     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Wahoo (NE) on April 18, 1880 (a Sunday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on June 15, 1968 (a Saturday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Wahoo is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Samuel Earl 'Wahoo Sam' Crawford<1>
• Eddie Gardner     (Aviation pioneer)
  • He was born in Plainfield (IL) on April 4, 1888 (a Wednesday) and died in Lincoln (NE) on May 6, 1921 (a Friday) at the age of 33. He is buried at Plainfield Twp. Cemetery (Will County, Illinois).
  • Lincoln is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eddie Gardner<1>
• Coleen Gray     (Actress)
  • Born: Doris Bernice Jensen
  • She was born in Staplehurst (NE) on October 23, 1922 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on August 3, 2015 (a Monday) at the age of 92. The body was cremated.
  • Staplehurst is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Coleen Gray<1>
• Andrew Higgins     (Inventor, shipbuilder, industrialist)
  • Full name: Andrew Jackson Higgins
  • He was born in Columbus (NE) on August 28, 1886 (a Saturday) and died in New Orleans (LA) on August 1, 1952 (a Friday) at the age of 66. He is buried at Metairie Cemetery (Orleans Parish, Louisiana).
  • Columbus is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Andrew Higgins<1>
• Rick Kane     (Professional football)
  • He was born in Lincoln (NE) on November 12, 1954 (a Friday) and died in Reno (NV) on December 25, 2009 (a Friday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery (Washoe County, Nevada).
  • Lincoln is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Rick Kane<1>
• Gordon MacRae     (Actor, singer)
  • Full name: Albert Gordon MacRae
  • He was born in East Orange (NJ) on March 12, 1921 (a Saturday) and died in Lincoln (NE) on January 24, 1986 (a Friday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Wyuka Cemetery (Lancaster County, Nebraska).
  • Lincoln is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gordon MacRae<1>
• Jo Ann Marlowe     (Actress)
  • Born: Jo Ann Mares
  • She was born in Schuyler (NE) on December 15, 1935 (a Sunday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on January 2, 1991 (a Wednesday) at the age of 55. She is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Schuyler is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jo Ann Marlowe<1>
• Leslie Grant 'Les' Nunamaker     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Malcolm (NE) on January 25, 1889 (a Friday) and died in Hastings (NE) on November 14, 1938 (a Monday) at the age of 49. He is buried at Aurora Cemetery (Hamilton County, Nebraska).
  • Malcolm is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leslie Grant 'Les' Nunamaker<1>
• Larry Shepard     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Lakewood (OH) on April 3, 1919 (a Thursday) and died in Lincoln (NE) on April 5, 2011 (a Tueday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Lancaster County, Nebraska).
  • Lincoln is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Larry Shepard<1>
• Hilary Swank     (Oscar winning actress, producer)
  • Full name: Hilary Ann Swank
  • She was born in Lincoln (NE) on January 30, 1974 (a Wednesday)
  • Lincoln is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dwight.
• Thelma White     (Actress)
  • Born: Thelma Wolpa
  • She was born in Lincoln (NE) on October 4, 1910 (a Tueday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on January 11, 2005 (a Tueday) at the age of 94. She is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lincoln is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dwight.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thelma White<1>

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