#1Famous people · Chesterton
The 5 famous people born in Chesterton, led by Mitch McGary
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Mitch McGary, covered in 14 languages. Matt Nover and Bob Dille follow. From Bill Collins to Mitch McGary, the births on the list run from 1882 to 1992. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Mitch McGary
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Bill Collins
Youngest
1992
Mitch McGary
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Chesterton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chesterton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 1 births.
SportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chesterton
All three are athletes.
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What Chesterton is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chesterton
Here are 2 more, born from 1882 to 1925.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Chesterton home
One more notable person made the town home: Glenn Dawson.
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Around it, Portage has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chesterton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Mitch McGary: Bryan Horowitz (flickr user SportsAngle.com), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Dille: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Collins: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gable Steveson: F4WOnline, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons