Famous people · Calumet Township
Born near Calumet Township: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Janet Jackson, born in Gary, 1 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Gary lists 68, Janet Jackson first. No entry yet names Calumet Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Janet Jackson
Best known
Janet Jackson
in 104 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Calumet Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Calumet Township
Nobody born in Calumet Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Joseph Stiglitz
born 1943American economist, professor, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Vince Boryla
1927–2016American basketball player, coach, and executive
Junior Bridgeman
1953–2025American basketball player and businessman
Michael Badnarik
1954–2022American software engineer and political figure
Jeff Samardzija
born 1985American baseball pitcher and football player
Ferid Murad
1936–2023American physician and pharmacologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Gary, at 68.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Calumet Township 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 (16)
- Janet Jackson: Rich Esteban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Stiglitz: Jérémy Barande, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferid Murad: Jeff Dahl, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Gregg Popovich: The Obama White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsy Palmer: United States Steel Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry L. Ross: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Funk: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wilkerson: Goose friend, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Neville: 400_m_Meeting_Areva_2009.jpg: Yann Caradec from Paris, France derivative work: Zakke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Boryla: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gable Steveson: F4WOnline, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Junior Bridgeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike D. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgette Mosbacher: U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Poland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons