People from Gary, Indiana

The list People from Gary, Indiana includes Michael Jackson, Karen McDougal, Janet Jackson, Morgan Freeman and La Toya Jackson. The list consists of 215 members and 7 sublists.

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Gary, Indiana

city in the US state of Indiana

Actors from Gary, Indiana
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Jackson musical family
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Musicians from Gary, Indiana
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Politicians from Gary, Indiana
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Roman Catholic bishops of Gary
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Sportspeople from Gary, Indiana
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Writers from Gary, Indiana
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Michael Jackson

American, Singer

Overview: Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Known as the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural ...

Date of birth: 29 August 1958

Date of death: 25 June 2009

Age: 50 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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American HIV/AIDS activists 269T

American child pop musicians 106T

American dance-pop musicians 69T
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Janet Jackson

American singer (born 1966)

Overview: Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate ...

Date of birth: 16 May 1966

Age: 59

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Indiana 84T

21st-century African-American women singers 590T

20th-century African-American women singers 851T
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Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

Overview: Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director and narrator. He has appeared in a range of film genres portraying character roles and is particularly known for his distinctive deep voice ...

Date of birth: 1 June 1937

Age: 87

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male winners 31T

People with fibromyalgia 3T

AFI Life Achievement Award recipients 47T
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La Toya Jackson

American singer (born 1956)

Overview: La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman and television personality. The fifth and middle child of the Jackson family, Jackson first gained ...

Date of birth: 29 May 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 266T

Singer-songwriters from Indiana 84T

21st-century African-American women singers 611T
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Jermaine Jackson

American singer and member of the Jackson 5

Overview: Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist, and member of the Jackson family. He was a member of The Jackson Five, a singing group consisting of ...

Date of birth: 11 December 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Muslims from Indiana 4T

21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,672T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,281T
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Randy Jackson

American singer and musician

Overview: Steven Randall Jackson (born October 29, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and dancer. Randy is best known as a former member of his family band the Jacksons. Randy is the youngest Jackson ...

Date of birth: 31 October 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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20th-century American male musicians 6,873T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

African-American male guitarists 11T
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Marlon Jackson

American singer

Overview: Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American entertainer, singer, and dancer. Jackson was a member of the Jackson 5, and is the sixth child of the Jackson family.

Date of birth: 12 March 1957

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Partner: Carol Ann Parker (Married)

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Singers from Indiana 78T

Record producers from Indiana 30T

Musicians from Gary, Indiana 36T
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Jackie Jackson

American singer and songwriter (born 1951)

Overview: Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Jackson 5. Jackie is the second child of the Jackson family and the oldest ...

Date of birth: 4 May 1951

Age: 74

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Partner: Emily Besselink (Married)

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American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 347T

21st-century American drummers 568T

20th-century American drummers 1,461T
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Deniece Williams

American R&B and soul singer (born 1950)

Overview: Deniece Williams (born June Deniece Chandler; June 3, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Williams has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC. She is best ...

Date of birth: 3 June 1951

Age: 73

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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21st-century American women singers 2,718T

20th-century American women singers 2,071T

American women record producers 217T
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Rebbie Jackson

American singer and member of the Jackson family

Overview: Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson-Brown (born May 29, 1950) is an American singer. Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, she is the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on ...

Date of birth: 29 May 1950

Age: 74

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Partner: Nathaniel Brown (Married)

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21st-century American women singers 2,630T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T

20th-century women singers 3,624T
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Fred Williamson

American, Actor

Overview: Frederick Robert Williamson (born March 5, 1938), also known as "the Hammer", is an American actor and former professional football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League (AFL) ...

Date of birth: 5 March 1938

Age: 87

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Linda Williamson (Married)

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Film directors with disabilities 69T

Players of American football from Riverside County, California 57T

Players of American football from Gary, Indiana 51T
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Tito Jackson

American, Singer

Overview: Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (October 15, 1953 – September 15, 2024) was an American musician. He was an original member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons), who rose to fame in the late 1960s ...

Date of birth: 15 October 1953

Date of death: 15 September 2024

Age: 70 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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American rhythm guitarists 181T

American child pop musicians 105T

2024 deaths 5,570T
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Tommy Puett

American actor

Overview: Ralph Thomas "Tommy" Puett lll (born January 12, 1971) is an American actor, singer, dancer, and businessman. He is best known for his role as Tyler Benchfield on Life Goes On. Tommy left the show in 1991 ...

Date of birth: 12 January 1971

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Scotti Brothers Records artists 35T

21st-century male singers 6,386T

21st-century American singers 6,055T
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Bianca Taylor

American actor

Overview: Bianca Ferguson (born February 11, 1955) is an American actress from Gary, Indiana.

Date of birth: 11 February 1955

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Actresses from Gary, Indiana 7T

Actors from Gary, Indiana 19T

Actresses from Indiana 105T
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Polly Draper

American actress

Overview: Polly Carey Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for s ...

Date of birth: 1 June 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Michael Wolff (Married)

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American women television directors 268T

Draper family 11T

American women television writers 748T
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Ernest Thomas

American actor

Overview: Ernest Lee Thomas (born March 26, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Roger "Raj" Thomas on the 1970s ABC sitcom What's Happening!!, and its 1980s syndicated sequel, What's Ha ...

Date of birth: 26 March 1950

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Actors from Gary, Indiana 19T

Male actors from Indiana 194T

African-American male actors 1,377T
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Avery Brooks

American actor and director

Overview: Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, director, singer, and educator. He is best known for his television roles as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as ...

Date of birth: 2 October 1948

Age: 76

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Vicki Lenora Brooks (Married)

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20th-century American male singers 1,944T

20th-century male singers 6,335T

American male pianists 2,149T
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Karl Malden

American actor (1912–2009)

Overview: Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American actor. He was primarily a character actor who "for more than 60 years brought an intelligent intensity and a ...

Date of birth: 22 March 1912

Date of death: 1 July 2009

Age: 97 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Male actors of Serbian descent 12T

Actors from Gary, Indiana 19T

Donaldson Award winners 132T
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Joe Jackson

American music manager

Overview: Joseph Walter Jackson (July 26, 1928 – June 27, 2018) was an American talent manager and patriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers. He was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in ...

Date of birth: 26 July 1928

Date of death: 27 June 2018

Age: 89 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Manager

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Nevada 7T

American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 347T

20th-century African-American musicians 864T
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William Marshall

American actor, director, and opera singer (1924–2003)

Overview: William Horace Marshall (August 19, 1924 – June 11, 2003) was an American actor, director and opera singer. He played the title role in the 1972 blaxploitation classic Blacula and its sequel Scream Blacula ...

Date of birth: 19 August 1924

Date of death: 11 June 2003

Age: 78 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 5" (196 cm)

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Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in California 156T

Deaths from diabetes in California 100T

Deaths from dementia in California 218T