1836-1840 Lessomby NANCE, Sr. - KY House of Representatives

1874 Albinus NANCE - Republican legislature for NE .

1876 Albinus NANCE - Chairman of the state delegation to the National Republican Convention, in Cincinnati, IL.

1877 Albinus NANCE - Speaker of the house of above.

1878 Albinus NANCE - Governer of IL (At the close of his second term as governer, he came close to being elected to the US senate.)

1894 Washington NANCE - Commissioner of Linn County IN, res. of Potosi Twp.,

1906-1912 Jesse NANCE - Taney County MO Treasurer

1907-190? Richard Lonidas NANCE - Arkansas Senate

1926 Albert M. NANCE - First Mayor of Rutledge, Grainger County, TN

1931–1933 John Nance Garner - 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

1933–1941 John Nance Garner - 32nd Vice President of the United States

1945, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953 Elmer Songer NANCE - Kansas State House of Representatives as a Republican

1945 - Norma Jeane MORTENSON (Marilyn Monroe) - Actress - The dau. of Martin Edward MORTENSON and Gladys Pearl MONROE who was the dau. of Otis Elmer MONROE and Della Mae HOGAN dau. of  Tilford Marion HOGAN and Charlotty Virginia Jennie "C.V." NANCE dau. of Levi W. NANCE and Sarah Caroline JONES.

1970-1996  Marvin John Nance "Jack Nance" - Actor

abt. 1995 - present Jim NANTZ - Sports Announcer - He descends from William NANTZ who marr. Elizabeth PARKS