Notable People
- David Anthony Marshall, actor, singer/songwriter
- Andy King, NFL Guard Seattle Seahawks
- Brian Cook, forward for the Los Angeles Clippers
- Henry Darger, writer and artist
- Langston Hughes, poet, novelist, playwright
- Terry Kinney, actor, cofounder of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company
- Edward R. Madigan, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1991–1993), congressman (1973–1991)
- William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., author; his 1979 novel So Long, See You Tomorrow is set in Lincoln
- Alberta Nichols, composer for Broadway, radio and films of the 1920s,30s and 40s
- H. Richard Niebuhr, prominent American theologian
- Reinhold Niebuhr, prominent American theologian and author of Serenity Prayer
- Ken Norton Jr., former NFL linebacker
- Stella Pevsner, children's book author
- Rip Ragan, MLB pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
- Dick Reichle, MLB outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
- Bill Sampen, former Major League baseball pitcher
- Kevin Seitzer, former Major League Baseball player
- John Schlitt, lead singer of Christian rock band Petra
- Emil Verban, MLB second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves
- Dennis Werth, MLB first baseman for the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals
- Vic Wunderle, silver medalist in archery in 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
- Tony Semple, former National Football League player
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