#1Famous people · East Chicago
Most of the 41 famous people born in East Chicago came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Gregg Popovich, the American basketball coach, is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. Close behind are Betsy Palmer and Vince Boryla. More are athletes than anything else, 18 in all. Births since 1970 account for 6 of the names.
Born here
41
notable people
Best known
Gregg Popovich
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Joe Zeller
Youngest
1998
Yungeen Ace
Most common field
Sports
18 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about East Chicago’s famous people
The best known
Born in East Chicago
Gregg Popovich has articles in 34 languages, Betsy Palmer in 26 and Vince Boryla in 24.
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Vince Boryla
1927–2016American basketball player, coach, and executive
24 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When East Chicago’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 8 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineFaithMilitaryNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What East Chicago is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 18 of them.
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 East Chicago
38 more, best known first.
Carl T. Herakovich
born 1937American applied mechanics professor and college football coach
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A chosen home
Also called East Chicago home
Born elsewhere, Lonnie Randolph lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Gary’s, at 68 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Chicago 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 (11)
- Gregg Popovich: The Obama White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsy Palmer: United States Steel Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Boryla: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Junior Bridgeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E'Twaun Moore: flickr user conant.brian, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hubbard: Film screenshot (Hal Roach Studios), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Vraciu: User Felix c on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Ford: David Dyer-Bennet, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Jackson: Rich Esteban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Funk: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferid Murad: Jeff Dahl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons