Famous people · New Chicago
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Chicago
The nearest, Janet Jackson, was born in Gary, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for Hobart holds 13, Omar Apollo first. No famous person on record lists New Chicago as their birthplace yet. 402 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Janet Jackson
Best known
Janet Jackson
in 104 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about New Chicago’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near New Chicago
Nobody born in New Chicago is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Joseph Stiglitz
born 1943American economist, professor, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
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
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Hobart’s, at 13 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Chicago 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 (11)
- 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
- 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
- E'Twaun Moore: flickr user conant.brian, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons