Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana ranks 6,326th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Portland, Indiana, Vincennes, Indiana, and Calvert County, Maryland. Memorable people born in Hammond, Indiana include Terry Funk, David Wilkerson, and Mike Rogers. Hammond, Indiana has been the birth place of many wrestlers, and religious figures. Hammond, Indiana is located in United States.
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. Located along Lake Michigan, it is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the only city in Indiana to border Chicago. As of the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in Indiana, with 77,879 residents. It was first settled in the mid-19th century and it is one of the oldest cities of northern Lake County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1931 and 1958, Hammond, Indiana was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Terry Funk, David Wilkerson, and Mike Rogers.
People Born in Hammond, Indiana
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Terry Funk
WRESTLER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1
David Wilkerson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2011
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 2
Mike Rogers
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 30.83
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hammond, Indiana were wrestlers (1), religious figures (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, wrestlers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hammond, Indiana, including Terry Funk. Whereas, throughout history, wrestlers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hammond, Indiana, including Terry Funk.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Hammond, Indiana since 1700.
