Famous people · North Township
Born near North Township: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Janet Jackson is the most widely known, written about in 104 languages. Closest of all is Terry Funk, from Hammond, 2 mi away. Across the town line, Gary lists 68, Janet Jackson first. So far, no famous person on record was born in North Township.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Janet Jackson
Best known
Janet Jackson
in 104 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about North Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near North Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Michael Badnarik
1954–2022American software engineer and political figure
Vince Boryla
1927–2016American basketball player, coach, and executive
Junior Bridgeman
1953–2025American basketball player and businessman
Ferid Murad
1936–2023American physician and pharmacologist
Joseph Stiglitz
born 1943American economist, professor, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
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Close by, Gary counts 68 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Township 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 (18)
- Janet Jackson: Rich Esteban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Stiglitz: Jérémy Barande, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferid Murad: Jeff Dahl, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Nelsan Ellis: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsy Palmer: United States Steel Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Funk: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wilkerson: Goose friend, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddy Curry: Pmandawg88 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Boryla: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Junior Bridgeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike D. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn Buckner: Boston Celtics, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgette Mosbacher: U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Poland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons