
Born near Michigan City: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ashley Hinshaw, from La Porte, 10 mi away. Across the town line, Michigan Township lists 38, Anne Baxter first. No famous person on record lists Michigan City as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Michigan City’s famous people
Famous people born near Michigan City
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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Famous people from the towns next door
Michigan Township leads the towns around it, with 38 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Michigan City 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 (8)
- Ashley Hinshaw: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Skiles: File:Milwaukee Bucks coaching staff.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Baldwin: 2008 Baldwin/Castle National Campaign Headquarters, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Edgar D. Crumpacker: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Baxter: Modern Screen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
