South Shore Legends
The South Shore has been a home, laboratory or workshop for individuals who by their actions, have demonstrated exploration, courage, creativity and/or innovation. Their accomplishments still resonate in and beyond this region.
Others from Northwest Indiana have made their mark as well, including men and women in the Armed Forces, Nobel Prize winners, distinguished actors and astronauts. The distinguishing characteristics of these honorees is that they also made contributions here in the region.
This is a reminder to all of us - especially the next generation - that we, too, can make a contribution along the South Shore.
South Shore Legends is dedicated to the legendary spirit within all of us. It is sponsored by the men and women of the BP Whiting Business Unit.
The South Shore Legends Wall, including a digital kiosk that showcases the Legends inductees, is at the Indiana Welcome Center, 7770 Corinne Drive, Hammond, Indiana.
Know someone who has a connection to Northwest Indiana and has made a "world of difference" to the area and beyond? Nominate them to be a South Shore Legend.
Explore the South Shore Legends
Legends - Groups
- "Black Freedom Fighters of Steel"
- Martyrs, Heroes, Unionists - Memorial Day Massacre
- Tuskegee Airmen Of Northwest Indiana
- Northwest Indiana's Medal of Honor Recipients
- Northwest Indiana's Nobel Laureate Recipients
- The 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry
- Gary Roosevelt and Crispus Attucks Basketball Teams of 1955
Legends - Individuals
- George Ade
- Nelson Algren
- Naomi Bowman Talbert Anderson
- Frank Borman
- Lee Botts
- Charles Bowman
- Avery Brooks
- Marine Pvt. 1st Class Daniel D. Bruce (also under Northwest Indiana's Medal of Honor Recipients)
- Dorothy Richardson Buell
- Dr. William M. Burton
- Lynton Keith Caldwell
- Vivian Carter
- Octave Chanute
- John Edward "Jack" Chevigny, U.S. Marine Corps
- James P. Comer, M.D., M.P.H.
- Jonathan Comer
- Henry Chandler Cowles
- John H. Davies
- Marine Lance Cpl. Emilio A. De La Garza Jr. (also under Northwest Indiana's Medal of Honor Recipients)
- Frank Dudley
- Captain William C. Eddy
- Carl F. Ellis
- Garnet Findling
- Maj. Erasmus Gilbreath
- Union Army 2nd Lt. Thomas N. Graham (also under Northwest Indiana's Medal of Honor Recipients)
- Sue Hendrickson
- John Howard
- Dr. Robert E. Humphreys
- Sylvester H. Hurd
- The Jackson Family
- Thomas G. Katsahnias
- George Kimbley
- Capt. James M. Kirk
- Lt. John Luther
- Karl Malden
- Dr. John Maniotes, Ph.D., M.S., B.S.
- Rixie McCarroll
- Lloyd McKeethen
- Chief Clyde Hamilton McMillan
- Ferid Murad (also under Northwest Indiana's Nobel Laureate Recipients)
- Louis U. Murray
- Army PFC Frank H. Ono
- Consuelo Ornelas-García
- Donald S. Powers
- Gordon M. Rapier
- Orville Redenbacher
- Alvah Curtis Roebuck
- Colonel Jerry L. Ross
- Neil P. Ruzic
- Paul A. Samuelson (also under Northwest Indiana's Nobel Laureate Recipients)
- Dr. Harold E. Scheub
- Dr. William M. Scholl
- Jean Parker Shepherd
- Quentin P. Smith (also under Tuskegee Airmen)
- Joseph Stiglitz (also under Northwest Indiana's Nobel Laureate Recipients)
- Curtis Strong
- Lowell J. Thomas
- Harold Urey (also under Northwest Indiana's Nobel Laureate Recipients)
- William E. and Dr. Joe R. Urschel
- Lewis "Lew" Wallace
- W. F. (Bill) Wellman
- Col. John Wheeler
- Dean White
- Union Army Chaplain John M. Whitehead (also under Northwest Indiana's Medal of Honor Recipients)
- Marine Staff Sgt. William G. Windrich (also under Northwest Indiana's Medal of Honor Recipients)
- Bill Young
- Tony Zale
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