Nebraska Hall of Fame is an official list of prominent Nebraskans compiled in accordance to state law. Members including:

• Grace Abbott -- social reformer and social worker.
• Hartley Burr Alexander -- Anthropologist, poet, philosopher, educator, and authority on North American Indian mythology.
• Bess Streeter Aldrich -- A successful author of the early 1900s who lived in Elmwood, Nebraska.
• William Jennings Bryan -- American political leader.
• Willa Cather -- Author who grew up in Nebraska.
• William Frederick Cody, famous as "Buffalo Bill" -- Soldier, buffalo hunter, Army scout, actor, rancher, irrigationist, and showman of the West.
• Edward Creighton -- Telegraph pioneer and banker.
• Loren Eisley -- Respected anthropologist, poet, and philosopher of science.
• Edward J. Flanagan -- Founder of Boys Town.
• Robert W. Furnas -- Newspaperman, soldier, historian, and politician.
• Nathan J. Gold -- Businessman, civic leader, philanthropist, and Nebraska booster.
• Dwight Palmer Griswold -- Banker, publisher, and politician.
• Gilbert M. Hitchcock -- Founder of the Omaha World-Herald and politician.
• J. Sterling Morton -- Father of Arbor Day, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, legislator, and Nebraska territorial secretary.
• John Gneisenau Neihardt-- Epic poet of the West, historian, philosopher, and friend of the American Indian. Neihardt was named Nebraska Poet Laureate in 1921.
• George William Norris -- An American political leader who represented Nebraska in Congress.
• John J. Pershing -- Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, Europe, during World War I and US Army Chief of Staff.
• Nathan Roscoe Pound -- Botanist, pioneer ecologist, lawyer, and legal educator.
• Mari Sandoz -- Author, historian, and friend of the Indian.
• Standing Bear -- Ponca Indian chief, symbol for Indian rights.
• Arthur Weimar Thompson -- Auctioneer.
• Susette LaFlesche Tibbles -- Omaha Indian, also known as "Inshata Theumba" or "Bright Eyes," speaker and writer for Indian rights.

Grace Abbott (November 17, 1878 - June 19, 1939) was an American social worker who specifically worked in advancing child welfare. ... Bess Streeter Aldrich (1881-1954) was an American author. ... William Jennings Bryan, 1907 William Jennings Bryan, (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) born in Salem, Illinois, was a gifted orator and three-time United States Democratic nominee for President. ... Willa Cather photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1936 Willa Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) is among the most eminent female American authors. ... Buffalo Bill Cody Buffalo Bill (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was born William Frederick Cody in the American state of Iowa, near Le Claire . ... Buffalo Bill Cody Buffalo Bill (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was born William Frederick Cody in the American state of Iowa, near Le Claire . ... Loren Corey Eiseley, September 3rd, 1907- July, 9th, 1977, was a highly respected anthropologist, science writer, ecologist, and poet who published books of essays, biography, and general science, in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. ... Edward J. Flanagan was the founder of the Girls and Boys Town in Nebraska. ... Dwight Palmer Griswold (November 27, 1893–April 12, 1954) was an American politician who served as the governor of Nebraska from 1940 to 1946 and U.S. Senator from 1952 to 1954. ... Julius Sterling Morton (NSHC statue) Julius Sterling Morton (April 22, 1832 – April 27, 1902) was born in Adams, New York. ... // Overview Johnathan (John) Gneisenau Neihardt (January 8, 1881 - November 24, 1973) was an American author of poetry and prose, an amateur historian and ethnographer, and a philosopher of the Great Plains. ... George William Norris (July 11, 1861 – September 2, 1944) was a U.S. political figure. ... John Joseph Black Jack Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army. ... Roscoe Pound (1870 - 1964) was a distinguished American legal scholar and educator. ... Chief Standing Bear Standing Bear (1834(?) - 1908 was a Ponca Native American Indian chief who successfully argued in U.S. District Court in 1879 that American Indians are persons within the meaning of the law and have the rights of citizenship. ...

External Links

• Nebraska Hall of Fame Website