Famous Omahans

Ruby Asugha	Robert Boozer	Tom Brokaw
William Brown	Rose Bumkin	Warren Buffett
Earnie Chambers	Brenda Council	Edward Creighton
George Crook	Louis "Chip" Davis	Grenville Dodge
Henry Doorly	Charles Durham	Eugene Eppley
Father Flanagan	Logan Fontenelle	Gerald Ford
Edward Gomez	Sarah Goodall	Julia Goodwill
Sam Greenberg	Sarah Jozlyn	Howard Kennedy
Francis La Flesche	Manuel Lisa	Preston Love
Malcom X	Susan Picotte	Peter Sarpy
Vestor Skutt	Richard Takechi	Luigi Waites

Rose Blumpkin

• Rose was born Rose Gorelick near Minsk, Russia in 1893.
• She moved to the United States in 1917.
• She started Nebraska Furniture Mart in the basement of her husband's pawn shop in 1937.
• She continued to be involved in day-to-day operations until shortly before her death at the age of 104.
• She died in 1998.

 
 
Brenda Council

• Brenda graduated from Central High School near top her class.
• She attended Creighton Law School and graduated in 1977.
• She is and has been an active member of the Omaha community.
• She has served as a Omaha City Council member as well as an Omaha Public Schools school board member.
• Brenda nearly won the mayoral race against Hal Daub in 1997.
• Currently she is a partner in an Omaha law firm.
• Brenda’s brother is Omaha Police Chief Warren.

 
 
Sam Greenberg

• Philip Greenberg, a Jewish immigrant, came to Omaha from Rumania in 1905.
• Greenberg owner of Philip’s Department Store.
• Sam attended Creighton University.
• Sam and brother Henry took over in 1947.
• Sam was a member of the South Omaha Business Association.
• Sam also served on the board of the Salvation Army and was a member of the South Omaha Optimist Club.
• Soon after Sam’s death in 1988, his brother Henry closed Philip’s forever.