Editing Gary, Indiana (section)

===Other notable people===
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*[[Freddie Gibbs]] (born 1982), rapper
*[[Charles Adkins (boxer)|Charles Adkins]], [[1952 Helsinki Olympics|Olympic]] boxer
*[[Forddy Anderson]], [[NCAA basketball]] coach
*[[Dan Barreiro]], [[sports radio]] talk show host
*[[Adam Benjamin Jr.]] was an American politician of Armenian descent and a United States Representative from Indiana's 1st congressional district
*[[Bob Benoit (horse racing)|Bob Benoit]], horse racing executive
*[[Albert M. Bielawski]], early 20th century [[Michigan]] politician
*[[Karen McDougal]], [[Playboy]] model who was [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] in December 1997 and [[List of Playboy Playmates of the Year|Playmate of the Year]] in 1998.
*[[Frank Borman]], crew member of [[Apollo 8]] 
*[[Lyman Bostock]], [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) player 
*[[John Brim]], bluesman
*[[Donna Britt (writer)|Donna Britt]], journalist and author
*[[Avery Brooks]], actor, director 
*[[Vic Bubas]], NCAA basketball coach 
*[[John A. Bushemi]], WWII photographer killed in action 
*[[Vivian Carter]], music producer
*[[John Chickerneo]], [[National Football League]] (NFL) player
*[[Rudolph M. Clay]], [[Mayor of Gary, IN|Mayor of Gary]] 2006–12
*[[William Coyne (executive)|William Coyne]], DuPont Company executive<ref name="LSMI">{{cite book |date=1936 |title=Proceedings of the Lake Superior Mining Institute: August 28 and 29, 1936 |volume=XXIX |url= http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/GIMDL-LSMI1936B_301874_7.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231124053/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/GIMDL-LSMI1936B_301874_7.PDF |archive-date=2010-12-31 |url-status=live |location=Ishpeming, MI |publisher=Lake Superior Mining Institute |page=229}}</ref>
*[[Branden Dawson]] (born 1993), basketball player
*[[Tony DeSantis]] (1914–2007), founder of [[Drury Lane Theatre (Illinois)|Drury Lane]] theaters
*[[Polly Draper]] (born 1955), actress, ''[[Thirtysomething (TV series)|Thirtysomething]]''
*[[Dianne Durham]] (1967–2021), first Black national gymnastics champion
*[[Clarissa Pinkola Estés]], writer and psychoanalyst
*[[Bianca Ferguson]] (born 1955), actress, ''[[General Hospital]]''
*[[Harry Flournoy]] (1943–2016), basketball player
*[[Tellis Frank]] (born 1965), basketball player
*[[Karen Freeman-Wilson]] (born 1960), [[Mayor of Gary, IN|Mayor of Gary]] 2012–19, former [[Indiana Attorney General]]
*[[Maurice Friedman]] (1903–1991), reproductive-physiology researcher
*[[Winston Garland]] (born 1964), basketball player
*[[Darius Garland]] (born 2000), basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Darius Garland |url=https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/g/garland-darius-1.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611100125/http://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/g/garland-darius-1.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |publisher=[[USA Basketball]] |access-date=January 2, 2019 |date=March 13, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Joe Gates]] (1954–2010), baseball player
*[[A. J. Hammons]] (born 1992), basketball player
*[[Tom Harmon]] (1919–1990), 1940 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner for [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]], sportscaster, father of actor [[Mark Harmon]]
*[[Richard G. Hatcher]] (1933–2019), [[Mayor of Gary, IN|Mayor of Gary]] 1968–87
*[[LaTroy Hawkins]] (born 1972), MLB pitcher for 21 years
*[[Chuck Higgins]], saxophonist, best known for the song "Pachuko Hop" 
*[[Eric Hillman]] (1966–2021), MLB and Japan pitcher
*[[Gerald Irons]] (born 1947), [[NFL]] linebacker for [[Oakland Raiders]] and [[Cleveland Browns]] 1970–1979
*[[Johnny Jackson (musician)|Johnny Jackson]] (1955–2006), drummer for Jackson 5; murdered in Gary in 2006
*[[Tim Jankovich]], basketball head coach, [[SMU Mustangs men's basketball|SMU]]
*[[Elijah Johnson (basketball)|Elijah Johnson]] (born 1990), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Jason Johnson (wide receiver)|Jason Johnson]] (born 1965), NFL player
*[[Tank Johnson]] (born 1981), NFL player
*[[Alex Karras]] (1935–2012), winner of [[Outland Trophy]], member of [[College Football Hall of Fame]] and [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], NFL player and actor (''[[Blazing Saddles]]'', ''[[Webster (TV series)|Webster]]'')
*[[Lou Karras]] (1927–2018), NFL player 1950–1952
*[[Ted Karras Jr.]] (born 1964), football player and coach
*[[Ted Karras Sr.]] (1934–2016), NFL player 1958–1966
*[[Robert Kearns]] (1927–2005), [[independent inventor|inventor]] of intermittent [[Windscreen wiper|windshield wiper]] systems, subject of ''[[Flash of Genius (film)|Flash of Genius]]''
*[[Big Daddy Kinsey]] (1927–2002) [[Blues]] singer, guitarist, harmonica player and bandleader of [[The Kinsey Report]] with his sons 
*[[Ron Kittle]] (born 1958), [[Chicago White Sox]] outfielder and 1983 [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|American League Rookie of the Year]]
*[[Milo Komenich]] (1920–1977), basketball player for [[1942–43 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team|1943 national champion Wyoming]]
*[[Bob Kuechenberg]] (1947–2019), NFL lineman, two-time Super Bowl champion with [[Miami Dolphins]]
*[[Barney Liddell]] (1921–2003), trombonist in the Lawrence Welk Orchestra, 1948–1982
*[[Kevin Magee (basketball)|Kevin Magee]] (1959–2003), basketball player
*[[R. Ellen Magenis]] (1925–2014), scientist
*[[Karl Malden]] (1912–2009), Academy Award-winning actor; born in [[Chicago]], raised in Gary
*[[William Marshall (actor)|William Marshall]] (1924–2003), stage and film actor
*[[Milt May]] (born 1950), professional baseball player
*[[Kym Mazelle]] (born 1960), singer
*[[Willie McCarter]] (born 1946–2023), NBA player, [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
*[[Lloyd McClendon]] (born 1959), professional baseball player, manager of [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], [[Seattle Mariners]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mcclell01|title=Lloyd McClendon Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=October 30, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Matt McConnell]] (born 1963), television broadcaster for the [[Utah Mammoth]], [[National Hockey League]]
*[[James McCracken]], opera singer
*[[Robert A. McDonald]] (born 1953), CEO of [[Procter & Gamble]], [[Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] under [[Barack Obama]]
*[[Ralph McQuarrie]] (1929–2012), [[concept art|conceptual designer and illustrator]] for ''[[Star Wars]]''
*[[Eddie Melton]], [[Indiana Senate|Indiana state senator]], [[List of mayors of Gary, Indiana|Mayor of Gary]] (2024–present)
*[[Larry Moffett]] (1954–2011), basketball player
*[[Brandon Moore (guard)|Brandon Moore]] (born 1980), NFL player
*[[Sista Monica Parker]] (1956–2014), electric blues, gospel and soul singer, songwriter, producer<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Skelly |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sista-monica-parker-mn0000011891/biography |title=Sista Monica Parker &#124; Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 22, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Jlin (musician)|Jerilynn Patton]], known as Jlin, electronic musician
*[[Jon Petrovich]] (1947–2011), television executive, [[CNN]]
*[[Dan Plesac]] (born 1962), [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher with 18-year career, [[MLB Network]] analyst
*[[Jesse Powell]] (1971–2022), recording artist
*[[Elizabeth Brown Pryor]] (1951–2015), author and diplomat
*[[Jimmy Reed]] (1925–1976), musician, [[Blues Hall of Fame]]
*[[Glenn Robinson]] (born 1973), NBA player and league's No. 1 draft pick, father of [[Glenn Robinson III]]
*[[Glenn Robinson III]] (born 1994), NBA player
*[[Paul Samuelson]] (1915–2009), economist, recipient of [[John Bates Clark Medal]] (1947) and [[Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel|Nobel Prize]] (1970)
*[[Sharmell]] (born 1970), [[WWE]] wrestler and valet
*[[Jerry Shay]] (born 1944), NFL player 1966–1971
*[[Helene Stanley]] (1929–1990), film actress
*[[Joseph Stiglitz]] (born 1943), economist, recipient of [[John Bates Clark Medal]] (1979) and [[Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel|Nobel Prize]] (2001)
*[[Hank Stram]] (1923–2005), NFL head coach 1960–1977, member of [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
*[[Jeanne Stunyo]] (born 1936), diver, Olympic silver medalist
*[[George Taliaferro]] (1927–2018), First Black NFL Player and quarterback in [[College Football Hall of Fame]]
*[[Crystal Taliefero]] (born 1963), singer
*[[Ernest Lee Thomas]] (born 1949), actor (''[[What's Happening!!]]'')
*[[Todd Wagner]] (born 1960), entrepreneur<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joresablount/2019/01/12/self-made-billionaire-todd-wagner-on-pivoting-sucessfully/|title=Self-Made Billionaire Todd Wagner On Pivoting {{sic|Sucessf|ully|nolink=y}}|first=Joresa|last=Blount|website=Forbes|access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianapublicmedia.org/profiles/todd-wagner-jim-fielding.php|title=Media Executives Todd R. Wagner and James Fielding|first=Adam|last=Schwartz|website=Profiles – Indiana Public Media|access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Deniece Williams]] (born 1950), [[Grammy Award]]-winning R&B artist
*[[Fred Williamson]] (born 1938), NFL player, linebacker for [[Kansas City Chiefs]] in [[Super Bowl I]], three-time [[American Football League|AFL]] All-Star, actor, director, producer
*[[Tony Zale]] (1913–1997), twice [[middleweight]] champion, member of [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]]
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