
Born near Burns Harbor: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Gable Steveson, was born in Portage, 3 mi away. Across the town line, Chesterton lists 5, Mitch McGary first. The best known of them is Janet Jackson, with articles in 104 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Burns Harbor.
What stands out about Burns Harbor’s famous people
Famous people born near Burns Harbor
Nobody born in Burns Harbor is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Mark N. Brown
born 1951Former NASA astronaut and colonel in the USAF


Joseph Stiglitz
born 1943American economist, professor, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics


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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Chesterton, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burns Harbor and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Janet Jackson: Rich Esteban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Stiglitz: Jérémy Barande, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Toya Jackson: Template:Glória Pires, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Jackson: JosephJackson2007.jpg: Reflexivity Capital Group[1] of picasa.google.com derivative work: Solid State Survivor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gable Steveson: F4WOnline, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark N. Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch McGary: Bryan Horowitz (flickr user SportsAngle.com), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

