Notable natives and former residents of Chesterton, Indiana include:
Academics Avery Craven,https://web.archive.org/web/20060912234925/http://www.simpson.edu/library/research/craven.html Craven Archives, Simpson College historian of nineteenth-century United States and the American Civil War
Athletes Baseball Bill Collins, outfielder in Major League Baseball Ron Kittle, former Major League Baseball player Mickey Morandini, former Major League Baseball player
Basketball Bob Dille, retired basketball player and championship high school coach Mitch McGary, star player from Chesterton who went to Michigan; led the team to the NCAA men's final in 2012–2013 Zack Novak, former NCAA (University of Michigan) and professional basketball player (Landstede Basketball) Matt Nover, former professional basketball player and actor
Swimming
Blake Pieroni, gold medalist swimmer and current Indiana University swimmer
Martial arts Eddie Wineland, MMA fighter with Ultimate Fighting Championship (bantamweight)
Entertainers
Jim Gaffigan, standup comedian and actor Taylor Zakhar Perez, actor
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