Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0No one from Portage Township is on the famous people list yet
Gary’s list, next door, has 68 names, Janet Jackson first among them. In Indiana, 417 towns have someone on the list. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Portage Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Portage Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Portage Township
3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portage Township 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 (2)
- Janet Jackson: Rich Esteban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gable Steveson: F4WOnline, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons