Famous people · Griffith
Born near Griffith: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Joe Mansueto, from Munster, 4 mi away. Among those who made it their home is Miguel Torres. Janet Jackson is the most widely known, written about in 104 languages. Of the towns next door, Gary lists the most: 68, with Janet Jackson first.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Janet Jackson
Best known
Janet Jackson
in 104 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Griffith’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Griffith
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Stiglitz
born 1943American economist, professor, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Michael Badnarik
1954–2022American software engineer and political figure
Jeff Samardzija
born 1985American baseball pitcher and football player
Vince Boryla
1927–2016American basketball player, coach, and executive
Junior Bridgeman
1953–2025American basketball player and businessman
A chosen home
Also called Griffith home
Born elsewhere, Miguel Torres lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Gary has the most on record, with 68.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Griffith 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 (15)
- 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
- 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
- Junior Bridgeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike D. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dory Funk Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgette Mosbacher: U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Poland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons