#1Famous people · Merrillville
Athletes stand out among the 12 famous people born in Merrillville
Articles in 24 languages make the American sprinter David Neville the best known. More than half were born since 1970, 9 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 3.3, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there. The oldest name on the list belongs to Harold Iddings, born in 1888, the newest to Kody Hoese, born in 1997.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
David Neville
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Harold Iddings
Youngest
1997
Kody Hoese
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Merrillville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Merrillville’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Merrillville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Merrillville
The three are covered in 24, 13 and 4 languages: David Neville, Jeff Samardzija and Iliana Regan.
#1JS#2
Sports
Jeff Samardzija
born 1985American baseball pitcher and football player
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Merrillville
9 more, best known first.
Harold Iddings
1888–1952American college football player, professional football player, college football coach, college basketball coach
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Hobart, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merrillville 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)
- David Neville: 400_m_Meeting_Areva_2009.jpg: Yann Caradec from Paris, France derivative work: Zakke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Iliana Regan: Lou Stejskal, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Wilson: Pats1 T/C, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Iddings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons