This is a list of notable people who were born or lived in the American state of

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

Founders and pioneers

Squire Boone In the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight. Use of the term evolved over time. Initially, a squire served as a knight's apprentice. Later, a village leader or a lord of the manor might come to be known as a " ...

, frontiersman (

Laconia Laconia or Lakonia ( el, Λακωνία, , ) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word '' laconic''—to speak in a blunt, c ...

) *

Jonathan Jennings Jonathan Jennings (March 27, 1784 – July 26, 1834) was the first governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in either Hunterdon County, New Jersey, or Rockbridge County, Virginia, he studied law before migrating to the ...

, first

Governor of Indiana The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the State of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state governmen ...

Dennis Pennington Dennis Pennington (May 18, 1776 – September 2, 1854) was a farmer and a stonemason who became known for his many years in public office as an early legislator in the Indiana Territory and in Indiana's General Assembly as a representative of ...

, first speaker of the house in Indiana, also built the first capitol building ( Corydon) *

Spier Spencer Captain Spier Spencer (c. 1770 – November 7, 1811) was an Indiana militia officer who commanded a company of mounted riflemen known as the Yellow Jackets at the Battle of Tippecanoe. Spencer County, Indiana was named in his honor. Biography A na ...

, militia leader who died in the

Battle of Tippecanoe The Battle of Tippecanoe ( ) was fought on November 7, 1811, in Battle Ground, Indiana, between American forces led by then Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American forces associated with Shawnee leader Tecum ...

Military

* Marion T. Anderson, Medal of Honor recipient in American Civil War (

Decatur County Decatur County is the name of various past and present counties in the United States, all named for Stephen Decatur: *Decatur County, Georgia *Decatur County, Indiana *Decatur County, Iowa *Decatur County, Kansas *Decatur County, Tennessee *Decatur ...

) * Martha Baker, nurse in the American Civil War (

Concord Concord may refer to: Meaning "agreement" * Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony) * Harmony, in music * Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...

) *

Jeremy Michael Boorda Jeremy Michael Boorda (November 26, 1939 – May 16, 1996) was a United States Navy admiral who served as the 25th Chief of Naval Operations. Boorda is notable as the first person to have risen from the enlisted ranks to become Chief of Naval Ope ...

Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet ...

Chief of Naval Operations The chief of naval operations (CNO) is the professional head of the United States Navy. The position is a statutory office () held by an admiral who is a military adviser and deputy to the secretary of the Navy. In a separate capacity as a memb ...

(

South Bend South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total of 103,453 residents and is the fourt ...

) *

Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three times Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor ...

, General in the Civil War,

sideburns Sideburns, sideboards, or side whiskers are facial hair grown on the sides of the face, extending from the hairline to run parallel to or beyond the ears. The term ''sideburns'' is a 19th-century corruption of the original ''burnsides'', named ...

are named after him (

Liberty Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...

) * John Howard Cassady U.S. Navy Admiral, Commander in Chief Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean ( Spencer) *

George Rogers Clark George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 – February 13, 1818) was an American Surveying, surveyor, soldier, and militia officer from Virginia who became the highest-ranking American patriot military officer on the northwestern frontier duri ...

, man who conquered Indiana for the United States ( Clarksville) *

Sammy L. Davis Sammy Lee Davis (born November 1, 1946) is an American soldier who served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was awarded the nation's highest military medal for valor, the Medal of Honor. Early years Born in Dayton, Ohio, on ...

, Medal of Honor recipient from Vietnam War, U.S. Army (

Freedom Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving one ...

) * Jonathan D. George, retired Air Force brigadier general, 9th District congressional candidate (

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst t ...

) * William Grose, Civil War General ( New Castle) *

Scott S. Haraburda Scott Stanley Haraburda (born 1963) is an American soldier, engineer, inventor, and 2nd dan judoka. In addition to making key contributions to the development of heat exchangers and spacecraft propulsion, he led a team of military officers in 20 ...

, Colonel, U.S. Army; President of the Indiana Society of Professional Engineers ( Spencer) * Horace Meek Hickam, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Air Corps; aviation pioneer; Hickam AFB named in his honor ( Spencer) *

Jonas Ingram Admiral Jonas Howard Ingram (October 15, 1886 – September 9, 1952) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. He commanded the United States Atlantic Fleet during World War II and was a recipient of the Meda ...

, Medal of Honor recipient, Atlantic Fleet commander in World War II ( Jeffersonville) *

Opha May Johnson Opha May Johnson (née Jacob, May 4, 1878 – August 11, 1955) was the first woman known to have enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. She joined the Marine Corps Reserve on August 13, 1918, officially becoming the first female Marine. Ea ...

, first woman known to have enlisted in the

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through c ...

( Kokomo) * Henry Maston Mullinnix, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy; was named in his honor ( Spencer) *

John Poindexter John Marlan Poindexter (born August 12, 1936) is a retired United States naval officer and Department of Defense official. He was Deputy National Security Advisor and National Security Advisor during the Reagan administration. He was convict ...

, Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy, National Security Adviser to President Ronald Reagan, figure in the Iran-Contra affair (

Odon Odon may refer to: ;People * Odon Bacqué, American politician and non-fiction writer * Odon of Greater Poland, duke of Greater Poland * Odon de Pins, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller * Jorge Odón, Argentine mechanic and inventor ;Pla ...

) * David M. Shoup, Medal of Honor recipient, 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps ( Battle Ground) *

Walter Bedell Smith General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith (5 October 1895 – 9 August 1961) was a senior officer of the United States Army who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff at Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) during the Tunisia Campai ...

, General, U.S. Army, chief of staff to General Dwight D. Eisenhower (

Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...

) * Raymond Ames Spruance, Admiral, U.S. Navy, Flagship Commander USS ''Indianapolis'' (Indianapolis) *

Lew Wallace Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is ...

, General in the Civil War ( Crawfordsville) *

Anthony Wayne Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 – December 15, 1796) was an American soldier, officer, statesman, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his mil ...

, known for being mad and overrunning Chief Little Turtle (

Fort Wayne Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Cens ...

) * Samuel Woodfill, most decorated American soldier in World War I ( Jefferson County)

Politicians and activists

William Henry Harrison by James Reid Lambdin, 1835

Abraham Lincoln head on shoulders photo portrait

Mike Pence official Vice Presidential portrait

Gardner Ackley Hugh Gardner Ackley (June 30, 1915 – February 12, 1998) was an American economist and diplomat. Ackley served as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers under President John F. Kennedy, and as the Chairman under President Lyndon B. Johnso ...

, Chairman of

Council of Economic Advisers The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a United States agency within the Executive Office of the President established in 1946, which advises the President of the United States on economic policy. The CEA provides much of the empirical rese ...

under

Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

(Indianapolis) *

Frank J. Anderson Frank J. Anderson (1938 – April 30, 2022) was an American politician who served as Sheriff of Marion County, Indiana, from 2003 until 2011. He was the first black individual to serve in that post and the second black Sheriff in Indiana after O ...

, Marion County Sheriff (Indianapolis) *

Birch Bayh Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (; January 22, 1928 – March 14, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1963 to 1981. He was first elected to office in 1954, when he won election to the India ...

, former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate (

Terre Haute Terre Haute ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a ...

) *

Evan Bayh Birch Evans Bayh III ( ; born December 26, 1955) is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Indiana from 1999 to 2011 and the 46th governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997. Bayh ...

, U.S. Senator and former Governor of Indiana ( Shirkieville) * Albert J. Beveridge, U.S. Senator of Indiana (Indianapolis) *

Otis R. Bowen Otis Ray Bowen (February 26, 1918 – May 4, 2013) was an American politician and physician who served as the 44th Governor of Indiana from 1973 to 1981 and as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan fro ...

, Governor of Indiana and

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters. The secretary is ...

* Roger D. Branigin, Governor of Indiana and 1968 candidate for President ( Franklin) *

Jesse D. Bright Jesse David Bright (December 18, 1812 – May 20, 1875) was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three occasions. He was the only senator from a Northern sta ...

, U.S Senator and President Pro Tempore of the Senate (

Madison Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States Place names * Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...

) * George Washington Buckner, U.S. minister to

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast� ...

, 1913–1915 (

Evansville Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...

) *

Pete Buttigieg Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg ( ; ; Sometimes pronounced or , but not by Buttigieg himself. born January 19, 1982) is an American politician and former military officer who is currently serving as the United States secretary of transp ...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation The United States secretary of transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to transportation. The sec ...

, Mayor of

, and candidate in the

2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries Presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select the 3,979 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention held on August 17–20 to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2020 Un ...

* Earl Butz, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (

Albion Albion is an alternative name for Great Britain. The oldest attestation of the toponym comes from the Greek language. It is sometimes used poetically and generally to refer to the island, but is less common than 'Britain' today. The name for Scot ...

) *

Maria Cantwell Maria Ellen Cantwell (; born October 13, 1958) is an American politician and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washingto ...

, U.S. Congresswoman and U.S. Senator (Indianapolis) *

Homer E. Capehart Homer Earl Capehart (June 6, 1897 – September 3, 1979) was an American businessman and politician from Indiana. After serving in the United States Army during World War I, he became involved in the manufacture of record players and other pro ...

, businessman and U.S. Senator (Algiers) * Joseph Clancy, Director of the United States Secret Service under President

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...

( Elwood) *

James Clapper James Robert Clapper Jr. (born March 14, 1941) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and former Director of National Intelligence. Clapper has held several key positions within the United States Intelligence Community. H ...

, Director of National Intelligence under President

(Fort Wayne) * Benjamin V. Cohen, a key figure in the administrations of presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman ( Muncie) *

Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the Hous ...

, U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives, U.S. Vice President (

) *

George N. Craig George North Craig (August 6, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 39th governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1953 until 1957. A lawyer and veteran of World War II who was promoted to s ...

, Governor of Indiana, National Commander of American Legion (

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

) *

Gonzalo P. Curiel Gonzalo Paul Curiel (born September 7, 1953) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Early life and education Curiel was born in East Chicago, Indiana, the youngest of fou ...

, U.S. District Judge (

East Chicago East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,698 at the 2010 census. The city is home of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, an artificial freshwater harbor characterized by industrial and manufacturing act ...

) *

John Wesley Davis John Wesley Davis (April 16, 1799 – August 22, 1859) was an American physician and Democratic politician, active in the mid-1800s. He is best known for serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of the Oregon ...

, U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives (

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers Eden, Caldew and Petteril. It is the administrative centre of the City ...

) * Eugene V. Debs, labor and political leader (Terre Haute) *

William Hayden English William Hayden English (August 27, 1822 – February 7, 1896) was an American politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1853 to 1861 and was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States i ...

, U.S. Congressman and Vice Presidential Candidate (

Lexington Lexington may refer to: Places England * Laxton, Nottinghamshire, formerly Lexington Canada * Lexington, a district in Waterloo, Ontario United States * Lexington, Kentucky, the largest city with this name * Lexington, Massachusetts, the oldes ...

) * Charles W. Fairbanks, U.S. Senator and Vice President of the United States (Indianapolis) * John W. Foster, U.S. Secretary of State (Evansville) *

Nora Trueblood Gause Nora Trueblood Gause (, Trueblood; February 9, 1851 – June 13, 1955) was an American humanitarian. For twenty years, she taught school in Howard County, Indiana, where she lived all her life. Active for many years in the Humane Society of the ...

, (1851-1955), humanitarian (Kokomo) *

Walter Q. Gresham Walter Quintin Gresham (March 17, 1832May 28, 1895) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit and previously was a United Stat ...

, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Postmaster General, Secretary of State ( Lanesville) *

Charles A. Halleck Charles Abraham Halleck (August 22, 1900 – March 3, 1986) was an American politician. He was the Republican leader of the United States House of Representatives from the second district of Indiana. Early life and education Halleck was born nea ...

, U.S. Congressman ( Rensselaer) * Lee H. Hamilton, U.S. Congressman ( Bloomington) * Clifford Hardin, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ( Knightstown) *

Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia–a grandson of the ninth pr ...

, 23rd President of the United States *

William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...

, 9th President of the United States and Governor of Indiana Territory *

Richard Hatcher Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'str ...

, Gary Mayor ( Gary) *

John Hay John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln, Hay's highest office was U ...

, U.S. Secretary of State ( Salem) *

Will H. Hays William Harrison Hays Sr. (; November 5, 1879 – March 7, 1954) was an American Republican politician. As chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1918–1921, Hays managed the successful 1920 presidential campaign of Warren G. H ...

, U.S. Postmaster General ( Sullivan) *

Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March until his ...

, U.S. Senator and Vice President (Indianapolis) * Louis McHenry Howe, close political advisor to President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

(Indianapolis) *

, first congressional representative from the

Indiana Territory The Indiana Territory, officially the Territory of Indiana, was created by a congressional act that President John Adams signed into law on May 7, 1800, to form an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, ...

and early

abolitionist Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery. In Western Europe and the Americas, abolitionism was a historic movement that sought to end the Atlantic slave trade and liberate the enslaved people. The British ...

(

Charlestown, Indiana Charlestown is a city located within Charlestown Township, in Clark County, Indiana, United States. The population was 7,775 at the 2020 census. History Charlestown was established in 1808, named after one of its surveyors, Charles Beggs, upon ...

) * Elisabeth Jensen, education advocate and former

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executive *

Cleve Jones Cleve Jones (born October 11, 1954) is an American AIDS and LGBT rights activist. He conceived the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, which has become, at 54 tons, the world's largest piece of community folk art as of 2020. In 1983, at the onset ...

, gay/human rights activist, created the

NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, often abbreviated to AIDS Memorial Quilt or AIDS Quilt, is an enormous memorial to celebrate the lives of people who have died of AIDS-related causes. Weighing an estimated 54 tons, it is the largest piece o ...

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West Lafayette West Lafayette () is a city in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, about northwest of the state capital of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette is directly across the Wabash River from its sister c ...

) *

Jane L. Kelly Jane Louise Kelly (born October 28, 1964) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Early life and education Kelly was born in 1964 in Greencastle, Ind ...

, U.S. Circuit judge of the

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (in case citations, 8th Cir.) is a United States federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: * Eastern District of Arkansas * Western Distr ...

( Greencastle) *

Michael C. Kerr Michael Crawford Kerr (March 15, 1827 – August 19, 1876) of Indiana was an attorney, an American legislator, and the first Democratic speaker of the United States House of Representatives after the Civil War. Early life He was born at Titu ...

, U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives ( New Albany) *

Ron Klain Ronald Alan Klain ( ; born August 8, 1961) is an American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist serving as White House chief of staff under President Joe Biden. A Democrat, he was previously chief of staff to two vice presidents ...

, Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden (Indianapolis) *

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation throu ...

, 16th President of the United States, lived in Indiana from ages 7–21 ( Spencer County) *

Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from Den ...

, U.S. Senator and former Mayor of Indianapolis (Indianapolis) *

Thomas R. Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall (March 14, 1854 – June 1, 1925) was an American politician who served as the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. A prominent lawyer in Indiana, he became an acti ...

, U.S. Vice President ( North Manchester) * Mack F. Mattingly, U.S. Senator from Georgia, Asst. Sec Genl. NATO, US Ambassador * Edward Ralph May, only delegate to the Indiana Constitutional Convention of 1850 to support African American suffrage (

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Hugh McCulloch Hugh McCulloch (December 7, 1808 – May 24, 1895) was an American financier who played a central role in financing the American Civil War. He served two non-consecutive terms as U.S. Treasury Secretary under three presidents. He was originally ...

, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (Fort Wayne) * Bob McDonald, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Gary) * William H.H. Miller, U.S. Attorney General (Indianapolis) *

Sherman Minton Sherman "Shay" Minton (October 20, 1890 – April 9, 1965) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. senator from Indiana and later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; he was a member of the ...

, U.S. Senator and Supreme Court Justice * Joy Morrissey, British MP for

Beaconsfield Beaconsfield ( ) is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire, England, west-northwest of central London and south-southeast of Aylesbury. Three other towns are within : Gerrards Cross, Amersham and High W ...

Oliver P. Morton Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (August 4, 1823 – November 1, 1877), commonly known as Oliver P. Morton, was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as the 14th governor (the first native-born) of Indiana during the Amer ...

, Governor of Indiana ( Centerville) * Harry S. New, U.S. Postmaster General (Indianapolis) *

Mike Pence Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 50th ...

, former Congressman, former Governor of Indiana, 2013–2017, and 48th Vice President of the United States under

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...

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Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

) *

, State Senator and early

( Central Barren) *

Bart Peterson Barton "Bart" R. Peterson (born June 15, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician who served as mayor of the U.S city of Indianapolis, Indiana. He is also a past president of the National League of Cities. A Democrat, he was first elected in 1 ...

, former Mayor of Indianapolis (Indianapolis) *

, National Security Advisor under President

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

(

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

) *

John Wesley Posey : ''For entries on other people named John Wesley, see John Wesley (disambiguation).'' John Wesley Posey (1801–1884) was a significant figure in the Underground Railroad in Indiana, America. Posey was one of the organizers of the Anti-Slavery ...

Abolitionist Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery. In Western Europe and the Americas, abolitionism was a historic movement that sought to end the Atlantic slave trade and liberate the enslaved people. The British ...

( Petersburg) *

Dan Quayle James Danforth Quayle (; born February 4, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, Quayle served as a U.S. ...

, former U.S. Senator from Indiana (1981–1989) and 44th Vice President of the United States under

George HW Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

( Huntington and Indianapolis) * John Rarick, former U.S. Representative from

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bord ...

Alice Rivlin Alice Mitchell Rivlin (born Georgianna Alice Mitchell; March 4, 1931 – May 14, 2019) was an American economist and budget official. She served as the 16th Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve from 1996 to 1999. Before her appointment at the F ...

, Director of the White House

Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). OMB's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, but it also examines agency programs, pol ...

, Vice Chair of the

Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a ...

(Bloomington) *

John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including '' Nat ...

, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice (

Long Beach Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporat ...

) *

William Ruckelshaus William Doyle Ruckelshaus (July 24, 1932 – November 27, 2019) was an American attorney and government official. Ruckelshaus served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1966 to 1968, and was the United States Assistant Attorney General ...

, former U.S. Director of the F.B.I. and Deputy Attorney General. *

Caleb Blood Smith Caleb Blood Smith (April 16, 1808 – January 7, 1864) was a United States Representative from Indiana, the 6th United States Secretary of the Interior and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of ...

, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (Indianapolis) * Louis E. Sola, Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission ( Goodland) * William L. Springer, U.S.Congressman (Sullivan) *

Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Senator in history at the time he left ...

, U.S. Senator from Alaska (Indianapolis) * Richard Fred Suhrheinrich, Senior U.S. Circuit judge of the

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citations, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * Eastern District of Kentucky * Western District of K ...

( Lincoln City) *

Benjamin Franklin Trueblood Benjamin Franklin Trueblood (1847–1916) was an American pacifist who served the American Peace Society for 23 years. In this role, he functioned as the official public spokesperson and representative of the Society. He served as editor of the S ...

(1847–1916) was an American pacifist who served the American Peace Society for 23 years *

John Palmer Usher John Palmer Usher (January 9, 1816 – April 13, 1889) was an American administrator who served in the Cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. Life and career Born in Brookfield, New York, Usher trekked west in ...

, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (Terre Haute) *

Willis Van Devanter Willis Van Devanter (April 17, 1859 – February 8, 1941) was an American lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1911 to 1937. He was a staunch conservative and was regarded as a part of the Fo ...

, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, January 3, 1911 to June 2, 1937 ( Marion) *

Mark Warner Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Virginia, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Warner served as the 69th gov ...

, current

U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and power ...

for

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

, former

Governor of Virginia The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the head of government of Virginia for a four-year term. The incumbent, Glenn Youngkin, was sworn in on January 15, 2022. Oath of office On inauguration day, the Governor-elect takes th ...

(Indianapolis) *

Gary Webb Gary Stephen Webb (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004) was an American investigative journalist. He began his career working for newspapers in Kentucky and Ohio, winning numerous awards, and building a strong reputation for investigative ...

, journalist (Indianapolis) *

Ryan White Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990) was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after his school barred him from attending classes following a diagnos ...

, AIDS activist ( Kokomo) * Claude R. Wickard, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ( Camden) *

Wendell Willkie Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for President. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican ...

, 1940

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

presidential nominee ( Elwood)

Native American leaders

Pacanne Pacanne (c. 1737–1816) was a leading Miami chief during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Son of The Turtle (Aquenackqua), he was the brother of Tacumwah, who was the mother of Chief Jean Baptiste Richardville. Their family owned and co ...

, influential Miami chief and businessman * Leopold Pokagon,

Potawatomi The Potawatomi , also spelled Pottawatomi and Pottawatomie (among many variations), are a Native American people of the western Great Lakes region, upper Mississippi River and Great Plains. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a m ...

chief for whom

Pokagon State Park Pokagon State Park is an Indiana state park in the northeastern part of the state, near the village of Fremont and north of Angola. It was named for the 19th-century Potawatomi chief, Leopold Pokagon, and his widely known son, Simon Pokagon, ...

is named * Simon Pokagon,

chief, author, son of Leopold *

Little Turtle Little Turtle ( mia, Mihšihkinaahkwa) (1747 July 14, 1812) was a Sagamore (chief) of the Miami people, who became one of the most famous Native American military leaders. Historian Wiley Sword calls him "perhaps the most capable Indian leader ...

, Miami chief, leader of Native American forces in the St. Clair's Defeat, Battle of the Wabash, the most decisive American Indian victory of the Indian Wars * Metea,

chief from northeast Indiana * Young Tobacco, Piankeshaw chief who supported the United States in the American Revolution

Entertainment

Film and theatre

Louise Fazenda in The Casino Murder Case trailer

* Lillian Albertson, actress, producer (Noblesville, Indiana, Noblesville) * Leon Ames (actor), Leon Ames, actor (Portland, Indiana, Portland) * David Anspaugh, director (Decatur, Indiana, Decatur) * Arija Bareikis, actress (Bloomington) * Rhonda Bates, actress (Evansville) * Anne Baxter, actress (Michigan City, Indiana, Michigan City) * Billie Bennett, actress (Evansville) * Abraham Benrubi, actor (Bloomington) * James Best, actor ( Corydon) * Monte Blue, actor (Indianapolis) * Beulah Bondi, actress (Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso) * John Bowers (actor), John Bowers, actor (Garrett, Indiana, Garrett) * Avery Brooks, actor (Evansville) * Ezra Buzzington, actor ( Muncie) * David Canary, actor ( Elwood) * James Carew, actor (Goshen, Indiana, Goshin) * Ann Christy (actress), Ann Christy, actress (Logansport, Indiana, Logansport) * Embeth Davidtz, actress (Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette) * Johnny "Scat" Davis, actor, band leader (

) * James Dean, actor (Fairmount, Indiana, Fairmount) * Heather Douglas (Actress), Heather Douglas, actress ( New Albany) * Louise Dresser, actress (Evansville) * Adam Driver, actor (Mishawaka, Indiana, Mishawaka) * Ger Duany, actor (Bloomington) * Irene Dunne, actress (

) * Babyface (musician), Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, singer, songwriter, actor, film producer (Indianapolis) * Chad Everett, actor (

) * Louise Fazenda, actress (Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette) * Jenna Fischer, actress (Fort Wayne) * Rhett Fisher, actor and musician (Indianapolis) * Ken Foree, actor (Indianapolis) * Vivica A. Fox, actress (Indianapolis) * Brendan Fraser, actor (Indianapolis) * Dolores Fuller, actress (

) * Ron Glass, actor (

) * Maude Turner Gordon, actress ( Franklin) * Sid Grauman, impresario (Indianapolis) * Phil Harris, actor (Linton, Indiana, Linton) * Heather Headley, actress, singer (Fort Wayne) * Ann Hovey, actress (Mt. Vernon, Indiana, Mt. Vernon) * Doug Jones (actor), Doug Jones, actor (Indianapolis) * Ken Kercheval, actor (Wolcottville, Indiana, Wolcottville) * Greg Kinnear, actor (Logansport, Indiana, Logansport) * Anita King, actress (Michigan City, Indiana, Michigan City) * Elmo Lincoln, actor (Rochester, Indiana, Rochester) * Sarah Litzsinger, actress (Indianapolis) * Jake Lloyd, actor (Carmel, Indiana, Carmel) * Carole Lombard, actress (Fort Wayne) * Shelley Long, actress (Fort Wayne) * Marjorie Main, actress (Acton, Indiana, Acton) * Karl Malden, actor (Gary) * Strother Martin, actor ( Kokomo) * Jack Mercer, voice actor (Worthington, Indiana, Worthington) * John McMartin, actor (Warsaw, Indiana, Warsaw) * Steve McQueen, actor (Beech Grove, Indiana, Beech Grove and Indianapolis) * Michael Michele, actress (Evansville) * Marilyn Miller, actress, dancer (Evansville) * Keith Alan Morris, director, screenwriter (

) * Ryan Murphy (writer), Ryan Murphy, writer, director (Indianapolis) * Dean Norris, actor (

) * Tommy O'Haver, director, screenwriter (Carmel, Indiana, Carmel) * Betsy Palmer, actress (

) * James Pierce, actor (Freedom) * Angelo Pizzo, screenwriter (Bloomington) * Sydney Pollack, actor, producer, director (Lafayette) * Victor Potel, actor (Lafayette) * James Rebhorn, actor (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Michael Rosenbaum, actor (Newburgh, Indiana, Newburgh) * Robert Rusler, actor (Fort Wayne) * George Seaton, film director (

) * Jake Short, actor (Indianapolis) * Valeska Suratt, actress (Owensville, Indiana, Owensville) * Max Terhune, actor (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Alice Terry, actress (Vincennes) * Twyla Tharp, dancer (Portland, Indiana, Portland) * Forrest Tucker, actor (Plainfield, Indiana, Plainfield) * William Walker (US actor), William Walker, actor (Pendleton, Indiana, Pendleton) * Clifton Webb, actor (Indianapolis) * Dreya Weber, actress (Bloomington) * Isiah Whitlock Jr., actor (

) * Fred Williamson, actor (Gary) * Robert Wise, director (Winchester, Indiana, Winchester) * Jo Anne Worley, actress (Lowell, Indiana, Lowell) * Keke Wyatt, singer, actress (

) * Sasheer Zamata, comedian, actress (

)

Comedians and humorists

* Mike Epps, comedian (Indianapolis) * Michael Essany, comedian (Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso) * Jim Gaffigan, comedian (Chesterton, Indiana, Chesterton) * David Letterman, comedian, television personality, and former longtime host of ''Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Show'' (Indianapolis) * Buddy Lewis (comedian), Buddy Lewis, comedian (Gary) * Herb Shriner, comedian (Fort Wayne) * Red Skelton, comedian (Vincennes) * Brad Stine, comedian (Bremen, Indiana, Bremen)

Musicians

* Steve Allee, jazz musician and composer (Indianapolis) * DJ Ashba, lead guitarist of Sixx:A.M. (Monticello, Indiana, Monticello) * David Baker (composer), David Baker, jazz trombonist, author, educator (Indianapolis) * Mark Battles, rapper, songwriter, producer (Indianapolis) * Joshua Bell, violinist (Bloomington) * Scrapper Blackwell, blues legend, writer of the earliest version of "Sweet Home Chicago" (Indianapolis) * Angela Brown, opera singer, dramatic soprano (Indianapolis) * Gary Burton, jazz vibraphone, composer, educator (Anderson) * Jeremy Camp, singer (Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette) * Royce Campbell, jazz guitarist, composer, producer (Seymour) * Pete Candoli, trumpeter (Mishawaka, Indiana, Mishawaka) * Hoagy Carmichael, songwriter (Bloomington) * Leroy Carr, blues pianist, songwriter (Indianapolis) * Randy Carr, singer-songwriter, producer (

) * Cal Collins, jazz guitarist (Medora) * Eddie Condon, jazz banjoist, guitarist, bandleader (Goodland) * Kyle Cook, Matchbox Twenty guitarist (Frankfort, Indiana, Frankfort) * Scatman Crothers, musician, (Terra Haute, Indiana, Terra Haute) * Eric Dill, singer-songwriter, musician, producer (

) * Paul Dresser, songwriter (Terre Haute) * Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, singer, producer (Indianapolis) * Joey Feek, country singer (Alexandria, Indiana, Alexandria) * Janie Fricke, singer (South Whitley, Indiana, South Whitley) * Bill Gaither (gospel singer), Bill Gaither, singer (Alexandria, Indiana, Alexandria) * Danny Gaither, gospel singer (Alexandria) * Gloria Gaither, songwriter (Alexandria) * Crystal Gayle, singer (Wabash, Indiana, Wabash) * Lisa Germano, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Mishawaka, Indiana, Mishawaka) * Freddie Gibbs, rapper (Gary) * Nathan Gunn, opera singer, baritone (South Bend) * Jeff Hamilton (drummer), Jeff Hamilton, jazz drummer (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Slide Hampton, jazz trombonist, composer, arranger (Indianapolis) * Krystal Harris, pianist, singer-songwriter (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Bobby Helms, singer (Bloomington) * John Hiatt, singer-songwriter (Indianapolis) * Shannon Hoon, founding member & original lead vocalist of the band Blind Melon (Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette) * Freddie Hubbard, jazz trumpeter, composer (Indianapolis) * Janet Jackson, singer, dancer, songwriter (Gary) * Jermaine Jackson, singer (Gary) * La Toya Jackson, singer-songwriter, musician (Gary) * Michael Jackson, singer-songwriter (Gary) * Randy Jackson (The Jacksons), Randy Jackson, singer (Gary) * Tito Jackson, singer (Gary) * Jane Jarvis, jazz pianist (Vincennes)* JJ Johnson, jazz trombonist, composer (Indianapolis) * Fred Jewell, composer (Worthington) * Josh Kaufman, singer, contestant on Season 6 of NBC's ''The Voice'' (Indianapolis) * Adam Lambert, singer-songwriter, ''American Idol'' runner-up (Indianapolis) * Mick Mars (real name Robert Deal), Mötley Crüe lead guitarist (Terre Haute) * Kym Mazelle, singer (Gary) * Ryan McCombs, singer (Dunkirk) * Jon McLaughlin (musician), Jon McLaughlin, singer-songwriter (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * John Mellencamp, singer-songwriter, musician (Seymour, Indiana, Seymour) * Marilyn Miller, singer and dancer (Evansville) * Buddy Montgomery, jazz pianist (Indianapolis) * Monk Montgomery, jazz bassist (Indianapolis) * Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist (Indianapolis) * Rich Mullins, Christian contemporary artist (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Ken Navarro, jazz guitarist (Lafayette) * Amanda Overmyer, singer, ''American Idol'' Season 7 finalist ( Camden) * The Panderers, rock band * Amanda Perez, R&B artist, singer, songwriter, producer (Fort Wayne) * Cole Porter, songwriter (Peru, Indiana, Peru) * Melvin Rhyne, jazz organist (Indianapolis) * Larry Ridley, jazz bassist and educator (Indianapolis) * Dax Riggs, singer-songwriter, Acid Bath (Evansville) * Dexter Romweber, rockabilly/roots rock musician (Batesville, Indiana, Batesville) * Ned Rorem, composer (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Axl Rose, Guns N' Roses singer (Lafayette) * David Lee Roth, Van Halen singer (Bloomington) * Jon Schaffer, Iced Earth guitarist ( Franklin) * Noble Sissle, jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer (Indianapolis) * Connie Smith, singer (Elkhart, Indiana, Elkhart) * Jeremy Spencer (drummer), Jeremy Spencer, drummer, Five Finger Death Punch (Oakland City, Indiana, Oakland City) * Izzy Stradlin, Guns N' Roses rhythm guitarist (Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette) * Henry Lee Summer, singer (

) * Claude Thornhill, pianist, arranger, composer, bandleader (Terre Haute) * Andy Timmons, guitarist, Danger Danger, Andy Timmons Band (Evansville) * Leroy Vinnegar, jazz bassist (Indianapolis) * John Von Ohlen, jazz drummer (Indianapolis) * Steve Wariner, singer (Noblesville) * Deniece Williams, singer (Gary) * Keke Wyatt, singer, actress (Indianapolis) * Omar Apollo, singer (Hobart)

Television

* Nicole Gale Anderson, actress (Rochester, Indiana, Rochester) * Julia Barr, actor (Fort Wayne) * Dee Bradley Baker, voice actor (Bloomington) * James Best, actor ( Corydon) * Kate Bolduan, CNN anchor (Goshen, Indiana, Goshen) * Kyle Bornheimer, actor (Mishawaka, Indiana, Mishawaka) * John Bromfield, actor (

) * Avery Brooks, actor (Evansville) * Dan Butler, actor (Fort Wayne) * Jose Pablo Cantillo, actor (Terre Haute) * Terri Conn, actress (Bloomington) * Nancy Criss, producer, director (Elkhart, Indiana, Elkhart) * Mary Jane Croft, actress (Muncie) * Scatman Crothers, actor (Terre Haute) * Joyce DeWitt, actress (Speedway, Indiana, Speedway) * Polly Draper, actress (Gary) * Mike Emrick, Mike "Doc" Emrick, sportscaster (La Fontaine, Indiana, La Fontaine) * Chad Everett, actor (South Bend) * Bianca Ferguson, actress (Gary) * Jenna Fischer, actress (Fort Wayne) * Rick Fox, actor (Warsaw) * Bill Frink, sportscaster (Elkhart) * Dolores Fuller, actress (

) * Will Geer, actor (Frankfort, Indiana, Frankfort) * Ron Glass, actor (Evansville) * Lloyd Haynes, actor (South Bend) * Florence Henderson, actress (Dale, Indiana, Dale) * Drake Hogestyn, actor (Fort Wayne) * Jamie Hyneman, ''MythBusters'' host (

) * Bob Jenkins, sports commentator (

) * Chubby Johnson, actor (Terre Haute) * Anissa Jones, actress (

) * Kennedy (commentator), Kennedy, 1990s MTV VJ (media personality), VJ (Indianapolis) * Adam Kennedy (actor), Adam Kennedy, actor, author, painter (Otterbein, Indiana, Otterbein) * Ken Kercheval, actor (Clinton, Indiana, Clinton) * Brook Kerr, actress (Indianapolis) * Michael King (Project 21), Michael King, Emmy Award-winning TV producer, political commentator (Gary) * Durward Kirby, television personality, co-host of ''Candid Camera'' (Indianapolis) * Steve Kroft, journalist and correspondent for ''60 Minutes'' ( Kokomo) * Allan Lane, actor, voice of Mr. Ed (Mishawaka) * David Letterman, television personality (Indianapolis) * Shelley Long, actress (Fort Wayne) * Karl Malden, actor (Gary) * Claire Malis, actress (Gary) * Patrick McVey, actor (Fort Wayne) * Julie McWhirter, voice actress (Indianapolis) * Tammy Lynn Michaels, actress (Lafayette) * Dylan Minnette, teen actor (Evansville) * Roger Mobley, child actor (Evansville) * Anthony Montgomery, actor (Indianapolis) * Alvy Moore, actor (Vincennes and Terre Haute) * Jane Pauley, television journalist (Indianapolis) * Drew Powell, actor (Noblesville, Indiana, Noblesville) * Nancy Priddy, actress (South Bend) * Madelyn Pugh, comedy writer (Indianapolis) * Sarah Purcell, television personality (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Michael Rosenbaum, actor (Newburgh, Indiana, Newburgh) * Catt Sadler, entertainment host and correspondent (Martinsville, Indiana, Martinsville) * Chris Schenkel, sportscaster (Bippus) * Carly Schroeder, actress (Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso) * David Shuster, reporter (Bloomington) * Tavis Smiley, talk show host on PBS and NPR ( Kokomo) * Casey Stegall, correspondent (Evansville) * Marc Summers, ''Double Dare (Nickelodeon game show), Double Dare'' host (Indianapolis) * Trista Sutter, reality TV personality (Indianapolis) * Zuzanna Szadkowski, actress (Fort Wayne) * Frazier Thomas, television personality (Rushville, Indiana, Rushville) * Vincent Ventresca, actor (Indianapolis) * Chuck Vinson, TV director and producer (Elkhart, Indiana, Elkhart) * Kristina Wagner, actress (Indianapolis) * Michael Warren (actor), Michael Warren, actor (South Bend) * Fred Williamson, actor (Gary) * Jama Williamson, actress (Evansville) * Jo Anne Worley, actress (Lowell, Indiana, Lowell) * Dick York, actor (Fort Wayne)

Modeling

* AJ Alexander, model, ''Playboy'' Playmate (Evansville) * Bridget Bobel, beauty queen, Miss Indiana USA, Miss Indiana 2006 (Peru, Indiana, Peru) * Pamela Bryant, model, ''Playboy'' Playmate (Indianapolis) * Kaitlyn Christopher, beauty queen, Miss Indiana 2005 ( Kokomo) * June Cochran, model, ''Playboy'' Playmate (Indianapolis) * Jami Ferrell, model, ''Playboy'' Playmate (Muncie) * Danelle Folta, model, ''Playboy'' Playmate (Hammond, Indiana, Hammond) * Heather Kuzmich, ''America's Next Top Model'' finalist (Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso) * Stephanie Larimore, model, ''Playboy'' Playmate (Fort Wayne) * Brittany Mason, model, Miss Indiana USA, Miss Indiana 2008 (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Karen McDougal, fitness model, ''Playboy'' Playmate (Merrillville, Indiana, Merrillville) * Roman and Gabriel Slaybaugh, twin models (Indiana, LaPorte) * Jami Stallings, beauty queen (Evansville) * Katie Stam, Miss America 2009 (Seymour, Indiana, Seymour) * Heather Stohler, Calvin Klein model (Zelenéfield) * Marjorie Wallace, model and 1973 Miss World (Indianapolis)

Sportspeople

Baseball

* Clint Barmes, baseball player (Vincennes) * Tucker Barnhart, baseball player (Brownsburg, Indiana, Brownsburg) * Aaron Barrett (baseball), Aaron Barrett, baseball player (Evansville) * Alan Benes, baseball player (Evansville) * Andy Benes, baseball player (Evansville) * Larry Bigbie, baseball player (Hobart, Indiana, Hobart) * Tim Bogar, baseball player (Indianapolis) * Chris Bootcheck, baseball player (La Porte, Indiana, La Porte) * Phil Bradley, baseball player (Bloomington) * Mike Brosseau, baseball player (Munster) * Mordecai Brown, baseball player (Nyesville, Indiana, Nyesville) * Eric Bruntlett, baseball player (Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette) * Bryan Bullington, baseball player (

) * Donie Bush, baseball player (Indianapolis) * Drew Butera, baseball player (Evansville) * Max Carey, baseball player (Terre Haute) * Jamey Carroll, baseball player (Evansville) * Oscar Charleston, baseball player (Indianapolis) * J.D. Closser, baseball player (Beech Grove, Indiana, Beech Grove) * Craig Counsell, baseball player (South Bend) * Lou Criger, baseball player (Elkhart, Indiana, Elkhart) * George Crowe, baseball player (Whiteland, Indiana, Whiteland) * George Cuppy, baseball player (Logansport, Indiana, Logansport) * Chad Curtis, baseball player ( Marion) * Carl Erskine, baseball player (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Freddie Fitzsimmons, baseball player (Mishawaka, Indiana, Mishawaka) * Jake Fox, baseball player (Beech Grove, Indiana, Beech Grove) * Bob Friend, baseball player (

) * Kyle Gibson, baseball player (Greenfield, Indiana, Greenfield) * Jot Goar, baseball player (New Lisbon, Indiana, New Lisbon) * Steve Hamilton (sportsman, born 1934), Steve Hamilton, baseball, basketball player (

) * LaTroy Hawkins, baseball player (Gary) * Aaron Heilman, baseball player (Logansport, Indiana, Logansport) * Billy Herman, baseball player ( New Albany) * Oral Hildebrand, baseball player (Indianapolis) * Gil Hodges, baseball player and manager (Princeton, Indiana, Princeton) * Tommy Hunter (baseball), Tommy Hunter, baseball player (Indianapolis) * Tommy John, baseball player (Terre Haute) * Barry Jones (baseball), Barry Jones, baseball player (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Jeff King (baseball), Jeff King, baseball player ( Marion) * Ron Kittle, baseball player (Gary) * Kevin Kiermaier, baseball player (

) * Chuck Klein, baseball player (Indianapolis) * Don Larsen, baseball player (Michigan City, Indiana, Michigan City) * Nemo Leibold, baseball player (Butler, Indiana, Butler) * Adam Lind, baseball player (Muncie) * Kenny Lofton, baseball player (

) * Lance Lynn, baseball player (Brownsburg, Indiana, Brownsburg) * Sean Manaea, baseball player (Wanatah, Indiana, Wanatah) * Justin Masterson, baseball player (Fort Wayne) * Don Mattingly, baseball player and manager (Evansville) * Lloyd McClendon, baseball player and manager (Gary) * Billy McCool, baseball player (Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Lawrenceburg) * Anna Meyer, baseball player (Aurora, Indiana, Aurora) * Art Nehf, baseball player (Terre Haute) * Jarrod Parker, baseball player (Fort Wayne) * Brad Pennington, baseball player ( Salem) * Josh Phegley, baseball player (Terre Haute) * Dan Plesac, baseball player (Gary) * Zach Plesac, baseball player (Crown Point, Indiana, Crown Point) * Ron Reed, baseball and basketball player (LaPorte, Indiana, LaPorte) * Jason Repko, baseball player (

) * Sam Rice, baseball player (Morocco, Indiana, Morocco) * Clayton Richard, baseball player (Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette) * Scott Rolen, baseball player (Jasper, Indiana, Jasper) * Edd Roush, baseball player (Oakland City, Indiana, Oakland City) * Janet Rumsey, baseball player (Moores Hill, Indiana, Moores Hill) * Amos Rusie, baseball player (Mooresville, Indiana, Mooresville) * Jeff Samardzija, baseball player (Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso) * Everett Scott, baseball player (Bluffton, Indiana, Bluffton) * Tim Stoddard, baseball and basketball player (

) * Drew Storen, baseball player (Brownsburg, Indiana, Brownsburg) * Ryan Strausborger, baseball player (Elkhart, Indiana, Elkhart) * Eric Stults, baseball player (Argos, Indiana, Argos) * Walt Terrell, baseball player ( Jeffersonville) * Joe Thatcher, baseball player ( Kokomo) * Tommy Thevenow, baseball player (

) * Sam Thompson, baseball player (Danville, Indiana, Danville) * Dickie Thon, baseball player (South Bend) * Pat Underwood, baseball player ( Kokomo) * Tom Underwood, baseball player (Kokomo) * Ben Van Ryn, baseball player (Kendallville) * Cory Wade, baseball player (Indianapolis) * Eric Wedge, baseball player and manager (Fort Wayne) * Cy Williams, baseball player (Benton County, Indiana, Wadena) * Rollie Zeider, baseball player (Hoover, Indiana, Hoover and Garrett, Indiana, Garrett)

Basketball

* Tom Abernethy, basketball player (

) * Steve Alford, basketball player and coach ( New Castle) * Damon Bailey, basketball player (Heltonville, Indiana, Heltonville) * Alison Bales, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Cliff Barker, basketball player (Yorktown, Indiana, Yorktown) * Dick Barnett, basketball player (Gary) * Jacqueline Batteast, basketball player (South Bend) * Kent Benson, basketball player (New Castle) * Larry Bird, basketball player, coach and executive (French Lick, Indiana, French Lick) * Ron Bonham, basketball player ( Muncie) * Vince Boryla, basketball player (

) * Jim Bradley (basketball), Jim Bradley, basketball player (East Chicago) * Junior Bridgeman, basketball player (East Chicago) * Don Buse, basketball player (Huntingburg, Indiana, Huntingburg) * Rodney Carney, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Calbert Cheaney, basketball player (Evansville) * Mike Conley Jr., basketball player (Indianapolis) * Louie Dampier, basketball player (Southport, Indiana, Southport) * Jim Davis (basketball player), Jim Davis, basketball player (Muncie) * Branden Dawson, basketball player (Gary) * Skylar Diggins, basketball player (South Bend) * Terry Dischinger, basketball player (Terre Haute) * Katie Douglas (basketball), Katie Douglas, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Stu Douglass (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player for the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod B.C., Maccabi Ashdod * Steve Downing, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Jay Edwards (basketball), Jay Edwards, basketball player ( Marion) * Darrell Elston, basketball player (Tipton, Indiana, Tipton) * Brian Evans (basketball), Brian Evans, basketball player (Terre Haute) * Yogi Ferrell, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Tellis Frank, basketball player (Gary) * Winston Garland, basketball player (Gary) * Bill Garrett (basketball), Bill Garrett (William Leon Garrett), basketball player (Shelbyville, Indiana, Shelbyville) * Katie Gearlds, basketball player (Beech Grove, Indiana, Beech Grove) * Eric Gordon, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Greg Graham, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Scott Haffner, basketball player (Terre Haute) * A.J. Hammons, basketball player (Gary) * Luke Harangody, basketball player (Schererville, Indiana, Schererville) * Jerome Harmon (basketball), Jerome Harmon, basketball player (Gary) * Gary Harris, basketball player (Fishers, Indiana, Fishers) * Amber Harris, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Gordon Hayward, basketball player (Brownsburg, Indiana, Brownsburg) * Alan Henderson, basketball player (Indianapolis) * George Hill (basketball), George Hill, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Paul Hoffman (basketball), Paul Hoffman, basketball player (Jasper) * Robbie Hummel, basketball player (Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso) * Chris Hunter (basketball), Chris Hunter, basketball player (Gary) * R.J. Hunter, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Demetrius Jackson, basketball player (South Bend) *Scottie James (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa B.C., Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Jared Jeffries (born 1981), basketball player (Bloomington) *Elijah Johnson (basketball), Elijah Johnson (born 1990), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (Gary) * JaJuan Johnson, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Bill Keller, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Shawn Kemp, basketball player (Elkhart, Indiana, Elkhart) * Frank Kendrick, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Chris Kramer (born 1988), basketball player * John Laskowski, basketball player (South Bend) * Brad Leaf (b. 1960), American-Israeli basketball player and coach (Indianapolis) * Courtney Lee, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Bobby Leonard, basketball player and coach (Terre Haute) * Jim Ligon, basketball player ( Kokomo) * Willie Long, basketball player (Fort Wayne) * Clyde Lovellette, basketball player (Terre Haute) * Trey Lyles, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Kyle Macy, basketball player (Peru, Indiana, Peru) * Kevin Magee (basketball), Kevin Magee (1959–2003), basketball player (Gary) * Dave Magley, basketball player (South Bend) * Sean May, basketball player (Bloomington) * Ray McCallum Jr., basketball player (Bloomington) * Walter McCarty, basketball player (Evansville) * Mitch McGary, basketball player (Chesterton, Indiana, Chesterton) * George McGinnis, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Jon McGlocklin, basketball player ( Franklin) * Josh McRoberts, basketball player (Carmel, Indiana, Carmel) * John Mengelt, basketball player ( Elwood) * Brad Miller (basketball), Brad Miller, basketball player (Kendallville, Indiana, Kendallville) * Eric Montross, basketball player (Indianapolis) * E'Twaun Moore, basketball player (East Chicago) * Rick Mount, basketball player (Lebanon, Indiana, Lebanon) * Stretch Murphy, basketball player (Marion) * Lee Nailon, basketball player (South Bend) * Craig Neal, basketball player, coach (

) * Jerry Nemer (1912–1980), basketball player and attorney * Greg Oden, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Andre Owens, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Ta'Shia Phillips, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Marshall Plumlee, basketball player (Warsaw, Indiana, Warsaw) * Mason Plumlee, basketball player (Warsaw) * Miles Plumlee, basketball player (Warsaw) * Bobby Plump, basketball player (Pierceville, Indiana, Pierceville) * Austin Price (born 1995), basketball player * Zach Randolph, basketball player (Marion) * Jimmy Rayl, basketball player (Kokomo) * Ron Reed, baseball and basketball player (LaPorte, Indiana, LaPorte) * Ruth Riley, basketball player (Macy, Indiana, Macy) * Oscar Robertson, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Glenn Robinson, basketball player (Gary) * Glenn Robinson III, basketball player (Gary) * Dave Schellhase, basketball player (Evansville) * Billy Shepherd (basketball), Billy Shepherd, basketball player (Carmel) * Jerry Sichting, basketball player (Martinsville, Indiana, Martinsville) * Scott Skiles, basketball player and coach (Plymouth, Indiana, Plymouth) * Larry Steele, basketball player ( Greencastle) * Tim Stoddard, baseball and basketball player (East Chicago) * Chuck Taylor (salesman), Charles "Chuck" Taylor (1901-1969), basketball player, sports shoe pioneer (Brown County, Indiana, Brown County) * Jeff Teague (basketball), Jeff Teague, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Ray Tolbert, basketball player (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Gene Tormohlen, basketball player (Holland, Indiana, Holland) * Pete Trgovich, basketball player (East Chicago) * Dick Van Arsdale, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Tom Van Arsdale, basketball player (Indianapolis) * Sharon Versyp, basketball player and coach (Mishawaka, Indiana, Mishawaka) * Bonzi Wells, basketball player (Muncie) * Stephanie White, basketball player (Williamsport, Indiana, Williamsport) * Randy Wittman, basketball player and coach (Indianapolis) * Bob Wilkerson, basketball player (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Scott Wood, basketball player (Marion) * John Wooden, basketball player and coach (Martinsville, Indiana, Martinsville) * Mike Woodson, basketball player and coach (Indianapolis) * Cody Zeller, basketball player (Washington) * Luke Zeller, basketball player (Washington) * Tyler Zeller, basketball player (Washington) * Shanna Zolman, basketball player (Syracuse, Indiana, Syracuse)

Basketball coaches

Gregg Popovich speaks at the White House 2015-01-12 (cropped)

Sharon Versyp at NEBBHOF by Marcia Adams

* Steve Alford, basketball coach ( New Castle) * Vic Bubas, basketball coach (Gary) * Everett Case, basketball coach (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Dwane Casey, basketball coach (Indianapolis) * Zora G. Clevenger, basketball coach (Muncie) * Everett Dean, basketball coach ( Salem) * Frank Hamblen, basketball coach (Terre Haute) * Del Harris, basketball coach (Plainfield, Indiana, Plainfield) * Tony Hinkle, basketball coach (Logansport, Indiana, Logansport) * Ralph Jones, basketball coach (Marion County, Indiana, Marion County) * Ward Lambert, basketball coach (

) * Bobby Leonard, basketball coach (Terre Haute) * John MacLeod (basketball), John MacLeod, basketball coach ( New Albany) * Branch McCracken, basketball coach (Monrovia, Indiana, Monrovia) * Arad McCutchan, basketball coach (Evansville) * Murray Mendenhall, basketball coach (Fort Wayne) * Gregg Popovich, basketball coach (

) * Scott Skiles, basketball coach (Plymouth, Indiana, Plymouth) * Norm Sloan, basketball coach (Indianapolis) * Brad Stevens, basketball coach (Zionsville, Indiana, Zionsville) * Terry Stotts, basketball coach (Bloomington) * Sharon Versyp, basketball coach (Mishawaka, Indiana, Mishawaka) * Randy Wittman, basketball coach (Indianapolis) * John Wooden, basketball coach (Martinsville, Indiana, Martinsville) * Mike Woodson, basketball coach (Indianapolis)

Football

* Dick the Bruiser, William "Dick the Bruiser" Afflis, football player and professional wrestler (Delphi, Indiana, Delphi) * Morten Andersen, football player (Indianapolis) * Jason Baker, football player (Fort Wayne) * Roosevelt Barnes (American football), Roosevelt Barnes, football player (Fort Wayne) * Anthony Barr (American football), Anthony Barr, football player (South Bend) * Blaine Bishop, football player (Indianapolis) * James Brewer (American football), James Brewer, football player (Indianapolis) * Stevie Brown, football player (

) * Mark Clayton (American football, born 1961), Mark Clayton, football player (Indianapolis) * Terry Cole (American football), Terry Cole, football player (Mitchell) * Roosevelt Colvin, football player (Indianapolis) * Irv Cross, football player (Hammond, Indiana, Hammond) * Jay Cutler (American football), Jay Cutler, football player (Santa Claus, Indiana, Santa Claus) * Len Dawson, football player (

) * Kris Dielman, football player (Goshen, Indiana, Goshen) * Ken Dilger, football player ( Lincoln City) * Chris Doleman, football player (Indianapolis) * Tandon Doss, football player (Indianapolis) * Jack Doyle (American football), Jack Doyle, football player (Indianapolis) * Dave Duerson, football player (Muncie) * Vaughn Dunbar, football player (Fort Wayne) * Tyler Eifert, football player (Fort Wayne) * Trai Essex, football player (Fort Wayne) * Jason Fabini, football player (Fort Wayne) * Tom Ferguson (American football), Tom Ferguson, football player (Henryville) * Justin Gage, football player (Indianapolis) * Jeff George, football player (Indianapolis) * Brandon Gorin, football player (Muncie) * MarQueis Gray, football player (Indianapolis) * Randy Gregory, football player (Fishers, Indiana, Fishers) * Bob Griese, football player (Evansville) * Rex Grossman, football player (Bloomington) * Nick Hardwick (American football), Nick Hardwick, football player (Indianapolis) * Kevin Hardy (linebacker), Kevin Hardy, football player (Evansville) * Tom Harmon, football player (Gary) * Corey Harris (American football, born 1969), Corey Harris, football player (Indianapolis) * Nick Hayden, football player (Hartland, Wisconsin, Hartland) * Mark Herrmann, football player (Carmel, Indiana, Carmel) * Jon Hilbert, football player (Boonville, Indiana, Boonville) * James Hurst (American football), James Hurst, football player (Plainfield, Indiana, Plainfield) * Anthony Johnson (running back), Anthony Johnson, football player (South Bend) * Alex Karras, football player and pro wrestler (Gary) * Ted Karras (offensive lineman), Ted Karras, football player (Indianapolis) * Dustin Keller, football player (Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette) * Ryan Kerrigan, football player (Muncie) * Blair Kiel, football player (

) * Mathias Kiwanuka, football player (Indianapolis) * Bob Kuechenberg, football player (Gary) * Nate Lawrie, football player (Indianapolis) * Lamar Lundy, football player (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Zack Martin, football player (Indianapolis) * Matt Mauck, football player (Jasper) * Derrick Mayes, football player (Indianapolis) * Brad Maynard, football player (Tipton, Indiana, Tipton) * Le'Ron McClain, football player (Fort Wayne) * Tony McGee, football player (Terre Haute) * Rick Mirer, football player (Goshen, Indiana, Goshen) * Brandon Moore (guard), Brandon Moore, football player (Gary) * Devin Moore (American football), Devin Moore, football player (Indianapolis) * Mike Neal, football player (Merrillville, Indiana, Merrillville) * Elmer Oliphant, football player (

) * Mike Otto (American football), Mike Otto, football player (Bunker Hill, Indiana, Bunker Hill) * Mike Phipps, football player (

) * Jason Pociask, football player (Indianapolis) * Bernard Pollard, football player (Fort Wayne) * Joe Reitz, football player (Indianapolis) * Adrien Robinson, football player (Indianapolis) * Courtney Roby, football player (Indianapolis) * Terry Schmidt, football player (

) * Kawann Short, football player (

) * Jaylon Smith, football player (Fort Wayne) * Lamar Smith (American football), Lamar Smith, football player (Fort Wayne) * Anthony Spencer, football player (Fort Wayne) * Paul Spicer, football player (Indianapolis) * Jason Spriggs, football player (Elkhart, Indiana, Elkhart) * John Standeford, football player (Monrovia, Indiana, Monrovia) * Glen Steele, football player (Ligonier, Indiana, Ligonier) * Dan Stryzinski, football player (Vincennes) * Scott Studwell, football player (linebacker) (Evansville) * Lars Tate, football player (Indianapolis) * Anthony Thompson (American football), Anthony Thompson, football player (Terre Haute) * Jared Tomich, football player (St. John, Indiana, St. John) * Stacey Toran, football player (Indianapolis) * Jeremy Trueblood, football player (Indianapolis) * Steve Weatherford, football player (Crown Point, Indiana, Crown Point) * Eugene Wilson (American football), Eugene Wilson, football player (Merrillville, Indiana, Merrillville) * Rod Woodson, football player (Fort Wayne) * Todd Yoder, football player (New Palestine, Indiana, New Palestine) * Joe Zeller, football player (

)

Football coaches

* Cam Cameron, football coach (Terre Haute) * Jack Chevigny, football coach (Hammond, Indiana, Hammond) * Zora G. Clevenger, football coach (Muncie) * Clem Crowe, football coach (Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette) * Mike DeBord, football coach (Muncie) * Weeb Ewbank, football coach (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Abe Gibron, football coach (Michigan City, Indiana, Michigan City) * Bill Lynch, football coach (Indianapolis) * Hank Stram, football coach (Gary)

Golf

* Jeff Gallagher, pro golfer ( Marion) * Jim Gallagher Jr., golfer, PGA Tour (Marion) * Jeff Overton, golfer, PGA Tour (Evansville) * Jackie Gallagher-Smith, golfer, LPGA ( Marion) * Sandra Spuzich, golfer, 1966 U.S. Women's Open champion (Indianapolis) * Bo Van Pelt, golfer, PGA Tour (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Fuzzy Zoeller, golfer, Masters and U.S. Open champion ( New Albany)

Race car drivers

Jeff Gordon wins Phoenix - February 27, 2011 cropped

* John Andretti, racer (Indianapolis) * Erwin George Baker, Cannonball Baker, motorcycle and auto racer (Dearborn County, Indiana, Dearborn County) * Chase Briscoe, racer (Mitchell, Indiana, Mitchell) *Ed Carpenter (racing driver), Ed Carpenter, IndyCar racer (Indianapolis) *Conor Daly, IndyCar and GP2 racer (Noblesville, Indiana, Noblesville) * Derek Daly, Formula One racer (Noblesville; originally Irish) * Bob Glidden, NHRA drag racer (Whiteland, Indiana, Whiteland) * Jeff Gordon, racer (Pittsboro, Indiana, Pittsboro) * Justin Haley (racing driver), Justin Haley, racer (Winamac, Indiana, Winamac) * Tracy Hines, racer ( New Castle) * Kenny Irwin Jr., racer (Indianapolis) * Mel Kenyon, midget car racing, midget car racer, five Indy 500 top-five finishes (Lebanon, Indiana, Lebanon) * Steve Kinser, 20-time World of Outlaws sprint car champion (Bloomington) * Ryan Newman (racing driver), Ryan Newman, racer (South Bend) * Tony Raines, racer (LaPorte, Indiana, LaPorte) * Tony Stewart, racer (

) * David Stremme, racer (South Bend) * Howdy Wilcox, 1919 Indy 500 winner ( Crawfordsville)

Soccer

* Rich Balchan, soccer player (Carmel, Indiana, Carmel) * Damarcus Beasley, soccer player (Fort Wayne) * Ray Gaddis, soccer player (Indianapolis) * Lauren Holiday, soccer player (Indianapolis) *Matt Reiswerg (born 1980), soccer player, coach, and administrator * Todd Yeagley, Major League Soccer player (Bloomington)

Wrestlers, fighters, boxers

Bill Wallace, Karate World Champion 2011

* Dick the Bruiser, William "Dick the Bruiser" Afflis, football player and professional wrestler (Delphi, Indiana, Delphi) * Danny Basham, Danny "the Damaja" Basham, professional wrestler (Seymour, Indiana, Seymour) * B. Brian Blair, professional wrestler (Gary) * Stephan Bonnar, UFC fighter (Munster, Indiana, Munster) * Robert Bowles (karate), Robert Bowles, karate teacher (Fort Wayne) * Harold Brazier, boxer (

) * Darren Elkins, UFC fighter (Portage, Indiana, Portage) * Jon Fitch, UFC fighter (Fort Wayne) * Mick Foley, professional wrestler (born in Bloomington, but raised on Long Island) * Terry Funk, professional wrestler (Hammond, Indiana, Hammond) * Sarah Hildebrandt, Olympic Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler (Granger, Indiana, Granger) * Marvin Johnson (boxer), Marvin Johnson, boxer (Indianapolis) * Julie Kedzie, mixed martial artist (Bloomington) * Glenn Keeney, martial arts pioneer (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Chris Lytle, UFC fighter (Indianapolis) * Stevan Mićić, Olympic freestyle wrestler (Cedar Lake, Indiana, Cedar Lake) * Craig Pumphrey, martial artist ( New Albany) * Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman, wrestling valet (Gary) * Andrew Tate, kick-boxer (Merrillville) * Miguel Torres (fighter), Miguel Torres, bantamweight boxer and UFC fighter (

) * The Ultimate Warrior, professional wrestler ( Crawfordsville) * Bill Wallace (martial arts), Bill Wallace, world karate champion (Muncie) * Eddie Wineland, UFC fighter (Chesterton, Indiana, Chesterton) * Drake Younger, professional wrestler (Indianapolis) * Tony Zale, boxer (Gary)

Other sports figures

* Mike Aulby, professional bowler (Indianapolis) * Lloy Ball, Olympic volleyball player (born in Fort Wayne, raised in Woodburn, Indiana, Woodburn) * Amy Yoder Begley, Olympic long-distance runner (Kendallville) * Greg Bell (athlete), Greg Bell, athlete, gold medalist in long jump at 1956 Summer Olympics (Terre Haute) * Lindsay Benko, 2000 Olympics swimmer (Elkhart, Indiana, Elkhart) * David Boudia, Olympic diver (Noblesville) * Donald Brashear, hockey player (

) * Euphrasia Donnelly, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist (Indianapolis) * Mary Beth Dunnichay, Olympic diver (Elwood) * Ray Ewry, athlete, winner of eight Olympic gold medals (Lafayette) * Charlie Finley, MLB owner of Kansas City/Oakland A's; NHL owner of Oakland/California Seals; ABA owner of Memphis Pros/Tams (LaPorte) * Ford Frick, writer and Commissioner of Major League Baseball (Wawaka, Indiana, Wawaka) * Nick Goepper, freeskier, Winter Olympics, Winter X Games (Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Lawrenceburg) * Dan Harrigan, swimmer, 1976 Olympic bronze medalist (

) * Tony Hulman, owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Terre Haute) * Lauren Johnson, runner ( Huntington) * Lilly King, swimmer, two-time Olympic Games, Olympian (Evansville) * Mike LaRocco, motocross racer (Michigan City, Indiana) * Don Lash, long-distance runner (Bluffton, Indiana, Bluffton and Auburn, Indiana, Auburn) * Dan Patch, pacer (Oxford, Indiana, Oxford) * Aron Ralston, mountain climber (Indianapolis) * Bridget Sloan, Olympic gymnast, silver medalist (Pittsboro, Indiana, Pittsboro) * Major Taylor, cyclist (Indianapolis) * Mike Troy, swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist (Indianapolis) * Sharon Wichman, swimmer, gold medalist at 1968 Summer Olympics (Fort Wayne)

Business

* Steve Bellamy, sports and media businessman * Bill Blass, fashion designer (Fort Wayne) * Junior Bridgeman, former NBA player; CEO of Bridgeman Foods, world's second-largest Wendy's franchisee (East Chicago) * Niki Christoff, political operative and business executive (Pittsboro, Indiana, Pittsboro) * Charles G. Conn, manufacturer of band instruments (Elkhart) * Steve Ells, founder and CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill (Indianapolis) * Michael L. Eskew, former CEO of United Parcel Service, UPS (Vincennes) * Carl G. Fisher, founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Prest-O-Lite (Greensburg, Indiana, Greensburg) * Richard Jordan Gatling, inventor of gatling gun (Indianapolis) * Halston, fashion designer (Evansville) * Mark C. Honeywell, founder of Honeywell, Honeywell International, Inc. (Wabash, Indiana, Wabash) * Gary Hoover, founder of Bookstop and Hoover's (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Edward Mead Johnson, co-founder of Johnson & Johnson; founder of Mead Johnson, Mead Johnson & Co. (Evansville) * E.W. Kelley, founder of Steak 'n Shake restaurant chain and benefactor of Indiana University's Kelley School of Business (Sharpsville, Indiana, Sharpsville) * Robert A. McDonald, Chairman, President and CEO of Procter & Gamble (Gary) * Norman Norell, fashion designer (Noblesville, Indiana, Noblesville) * Aaron Patzer, founder of Mint.com (Evansville) * Orville Redenbacher, businessman, popcorn mogul (

) * Francis Joseph Reitz, banker and philanthropist (Evansville) * Alvah Curtis Roebuck, co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company (Lafayette) * Colonel Sanders, founder of KFC (Henryville, Indiana, Henryville) * John Schnatter, founder and CEO of Papa John's Pizza ( Jeffersonville) * Eugene Stoner, firearms designer (Gosport, Indiana, Gosport) * Fred Zollner, industrialist and founder of the Fort Wayne Pistons NBA franchise

Education

* Enoch Albert Bryan, president, Vincennes University and Washington State University (Bloomington) * Robert Hugh Ferrell, Robert H. Ferrell, historian (Indiana University) * Agnes Moore Fryberger, music educator, University of Louisville * Albert Fredrick Ottomar Germann, physical chemistry, physical chemist, university professor, and chemical entrepreneur (Peru, Indiana, Peru) * Frank Erhart Emmanuel Germann, physical chemistry, physical chemist and university professor (Peru, Indiana, Peru) * Ray Ginger, Harvard professor in labor history (discipline), labor history and economic history; target of House Committee on Unamerican Activities, ending his academic career ( Greencastle and Indianapolis) * Charles Royal Johnson, mathematician, College of William & Mary professor (Elkhart) * Frank Curry Mathers, physical chemistry, physical chemist, professor, president of Electrochemical Society (Monroe County, Indiana, Monroe County) * George P. Smith II, Catholic University of America professor of Law (Wabash, Indiana, Wabash) * William B. Pickett, historian (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute) * Herman B Wells, president, Indiana University (Jamestown, Indiana, Jamestown)

Art, literature and media

* George Ade, author and journalist (Kentland, Indiana, Kentland) * J. Ottis Adams, artist (Indianapolis) * Marie Louise Andrews, writer, journalist (

) * Radley Balko, journalist, blogger (Greenfield, Indiana, Greenfield) * Charles A. Beard, historian ( Knightstown) * Albert J. Beveridge, historian (Indianapolis) * Emily Lucas Blackall, writer, philanthropist ( Salem) * Allan Bloom, philosopher, classicist, academic (Indianapolis) * Mae St. John Bramhall, actress, writer, poet (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Adelia Pope Branham, poet, writer (Greenfield, Indiana, Greenfield) * Norman Bridwell, author ( Kokomo) * Mary Blatchley Briggs, writer, social organizer (Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso) * Alice Williams Brotherton, poet, writer (Cambridge City, Indiana, Cambridge City) * Bubba the Love Sponge, radio personality (Warsaw, Indiana, Warsaw) * Clarence Joseph Bulliet, art critic, journalist, author * Meg Cabot, author (Bloomington) * Jared Carter (poet), Jared Carter, poet ( Elwood) * Emily Thornton Charles, poet, journalist, newspaper founder, suffragist (Lafayette) * William Merritt Chase, painter (Johnson County, Indiana, Nineveh, Johnson County) * Will Cuppy, humorist (Auburn, Indiana, Auburn) * Jim Davis (cartoonist), Jim Davis, cartoonist (Fairmount, Indiana, Fairmount) * Lloyd C. Douglas, author (Columbia City, Indiana, Columbia City) * Theodore Dreiser, author (Terre Haute) * Amanda Ruter Dufour, poet ( Jeffersonville) * Marilyn Durham, author (Evansville) * Mike Emrick, Mike "Doc" Emrick, sportscaster (La Fontaine, Indiana, La Fontaine) * Clayton Eshleman, poet (Indianapolis) * Anna Farquhar, writer, editor (Brookville) * William Forsyth (artist), artist (Indianapolis) * Ford Frick, sportswriter, Commissioner of Baseball (Wawaka, Indiana, Wawaka) * Bill Frink, sportscaster (Elkhar]) * David Goodnow, television journalist (Vincennes) * Michael Graves, architect, designer (Indianapolis) * Avani Gregg, social media personality (Brownsburg, Indiana, Brownsburg) * Art Green (artist), Art Green, painter (member of The Hairy Who) * John Green (author), John Green, author (Indianapolis) * Johnny Gruelle, illustrator of ''Raggedy Ann'' books (Indianapolis) * Richard Gruelle, artist (Indianapolis) * Mark Hampton, interior designer (Plainfield, Indiana, Plainfield) * Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, writer, lecturer, philanthropist (Crawfordsville) * David Haugh, sportswriter (North Judson, Indiana, North Judson) * Christine Howser, author * Kin Hubbard, humorist, writer, cartoonist (Indianapolis) * Robert Indiana, artist ( New Castle) * Steve Inskeep, journalist, radio host (Carmel, Indiana, Carmel) * Ross Lockridge Jr., author (Bloomington) * John T. McCutcheon, cartoonist (Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette) * Jason Matheson, radio personality on KTMY * Edward J. Meeman, journalist (Evansville) * Dale Messick, comic strip artist (

) * Minnie Myrtle Miller, writer, poet (Brookville, Indiana, Brookville) * Bruce Nauman, artist (Fort Wayne) * Meredith Nicholson, author ( Crawfordsville) * Dave Niehaus, sportscaster (Princeton, Indiana, Princeton) * Jack Olsen, journalist and author (Indianapolis) * Bill Peet, author, Disney artist, Caldecott Honor recipient (Grandview, Indiana, Grandview) * Jon Petrovich, television executive (Gary) * Edith Pfau, painter, sculptor, art educator (Jasper) * David Graham Phillips, journalist, novelist (

) * Gene Stratton Porter, author (Wabash County, Indiana, Wabash County) * Nelson Poynter, publisher (Sullivan) * Ernie Pyle, newsman, legendary war correspondent during World War II (Dana, Indiana, Dana) * Emily Lee Sherwood Ragan, writer, journalist (Madison) * Frank Reynolds, television journalist (

) * E. A. Richardson, poet, first Poet Laureate of Indiana (Pike County, Indiana, Pike County) * James Whitcomb Riley, poet (Greenfield, Indiana, Greenfield) * William Edouard Scott, artist (Indianapolis) * Zerna Sharp, author and educator (Frankfort, Indiana, Frankfort) * Michael Shelden, author of ''George Orwell: Ten Animal Farm Letters to His Agent, Leonard Moore'' (Terre Haute) * Carrie M. Shoaff, artist, potter, writer, correspondent ( Huntington) * Will Shortz, editor of ''The New York Times'' crossword puzzle and host of the puzzle segment on National Public Radio's ''Weekend Edition'' Sunday ( Crawfordsville) * David Smith (sculptor), David Smith, Abstract expressionism, Abstract Expressionist sculptor (Decatur, Indiana, Decatur) * Amy Spindler, journalist (Michigan City, Indiana, Michigan City) * Otto Stark, artist (Indianapolis) * T. C. Steele, artist (Indianapolis) * Evaleen Stein, poet, writer, limner (Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette) * Rex Stout, author, creator of Nero Wolfe (Noblesville, Indiana, Noblesville) * Maria Straub, writer, hymnwriter (DeKalb County, Indiana, DeKalb County) * Martina Swafford, poet (Terre Haute) * Booth Tarkington, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ''Alice Adams (novel), Alice Adams'', ''Seventeen (Tarkington novel), Seventeen'', and ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' (Indianapolis) * James Alexander Thom, author (Indianapolis, Brown County, Indiana, Brown County) * E. S. L. Thompson, poet, writer (Vevay, Indiana, Vevay) * Kurt Vonnegut, author (Indianapolis) *

, author ( Crawfordsville) * Jason Whitlock, sportswriter (Indianapolis) * Mary Holloway Wilhite, physician, philanthropist, suffragist, women's rights activist, writer (near Crawfordsville) * J.N. Williamson, author (Noblesville, Indiana, Noblesville) * Marguerite Young, poet, author, critic (Indianapolis)

Science and medicine

* Gordon Allport, psychologist, one of the founding figures of personality psychology (Montezuma, Indiana, Montezuma) * Philip Warren Anderson, Nobel Prize in Physics (Indianapolis) * Herbert C. Brown, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (

) * Roy Cizek, inventor and pioneer in sound reproduction engineering (Terre Haute, Indiana) * Larry M. Davis, forensic psychiatrist, pioneer of the insanity defense, criminal insanity defense (Indianapolis) * David Deming, geologist and geophysicist (Terre Haute, Indiana) * Katharine Jane Densford, Director of the University of Minnesota University of Minnesota School of Nursing, School of Nursing, provided important nursing leadership during World War II * James Bert Garner, chemist, inventor of the gas mask (Lebanon, Indiana, Lebanon) * Elwood Haynes, inventor of stainless steel ( Kokomo) * Jane E. Henney, first female commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (Woodburn, Indiana, Woodburn) * C. Francis Jenkins, inventor of the motion picture projector and television (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Gene Likens, discovered acid rain in North America (Pierceton, Indiana, Pierceton) * Colonel Eli Lilly, founder of Eli Lilly and Company, Eli Lilly (Indianapolis) * Salvador E. Luria, Nobel Prize in Medicine (Bloomington) * Robert Staughton Lynd, sociology, directed first Middletown studies ( New Albany) * Ben Roy Mottelson, Nobel Prize in Physics (

) * Hermann Joseph Muller, Nobel Prize in Medicine (Bloomington) * Elinor Ostrom, first woman to win Nobel Prize in Economics (Bloomington) * E. J. Pennington, inventor and promoter of many mechanical devices (Moores Hill, Indiana, Moores Hill) * Edward Mills Purcell, Nobel Prize in Physics (

) * George Andrew Reisner, archaeologist of ancient Egypt and Palestine (Indianapolis) * Paul A. Samuelson, first American to win the Nobel Prize in Economics (Gary) * Ada Estelle Schweitzer, physician and public health advocate (La Grange County, Indiana, La Grange County) * Julian Schwinger, Nobel Prize in Physics (

) * Vernon L. Smith, Vernon Smith, Nobel Prize in Economics (

) * Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize in Economics (Gary) * Lewis Terman, psychologist, inventor of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Stanford-Binet I.Q. test and pioneer in educational psychology (Johnson County, Indiana, Johnson County) * Harold Urey, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Walkerton, Indiana, Walkerton) * James D. Watson, Nobel Prize in Medicine (Bloomington) * R. M. Wilson, mathematician (Gary)

Aviation and space

* Joseph P. Allen, astronaut ( Crawfordsville) * Lawrence Dale Bell, Lawrence Bell, aviator (Mentone, Indiana, Mentone) * Frank Borman, astronaut (Gary) * Kenneth Bowersox, astronaut (

) * Mark N. Brown, astronaut (Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso) * Anthony W. England, astronaut (Indianapolis) * Kevin A. Ford, astronaut (Montpelier, Indiana, Montpelier) * Gus Grissom, astronaut (Mitchell, Indiana, Mitchell) * Margaret Ringenberg, aviator (

) * Jerry L. Ross, Jerry Ross, astronaut (Crown Point, Indiana, Crown Point) * Janice E. Voss, astronaut (

) * Charles D. Walker, astronaut (

) * David Wolf (astronaut), David Wolf, astronaut (Indianapolis) * Wilbur Wright, inventor (Millville, Henry County, Indiana, Millville)

Religious and spiritual figures

* Irvin Baxter Jr., Pentecostal pastor (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Simon Bruté, Catholic missionary and bishop (Vincennes) * Anthony Deydier, Catholic missionary (Evansville) * David C. Fisher, Conservative Congregational pastor (Warsaw, Indiana, Warsaw) * Esther G. Frame, Quaker minister and evangelist (

) * Benjamin Franklin (clergyman), Benjamin Franklin, figure in the Restoration Movement (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Hobart Freeman, charismatic preacher (Kosciusko County, Indiana, Kosciusko County) * Brother Jim, Jim Gilles, campus preacher (Evansville) * Jeff Godwin, preacher and author (Bloomington) * Ted Haggard, evangelical pastor (Yorktown, Indiana, Yorktown) * Garfield Thomas Haywood, pastor and songwriter ( Greencastle) * Jack Hyles, Baptist preacher (Hammond, Indiana, Hammond) * Gerald Archie Mangun, Pentecostal pastor (La Paz, Indiana, La Paz) * Isaac McCoy, Baptist missionary (Vincennes) * Lee Roberson, Baptist preacher (English, Indiana, English) * Mary Simpson (Episcopal priest), Mary Simpson, Episcopalian priest (Evansville) * Brother Jed, Jed Smock, campus preacher (Terre Haute) * Edward Sorin, Catholic priest (Notre Dame, Indiana, Notre Dame) * Lester Sumrall, Pentecostal pastor (

) * Robert Thieme, non-denominational Christian pastor (Fort Wayne) * Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson, Pentecostal pastor (Westfield, Indiana, Westfield) * Wilbur Glenn Voliva, evangelist (Merom, Indiana, Merom) * Mike Warnke, evangelist and comedian (Evansville) * Warren W. Wiersbe, pastor and writer (

) * David Wilkerson, evangelical pastor (Hammond, Indiana, Hammond) * Milton Wright (bishop), Milton Wright, United Brethren bishop (Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana, Rushville Township)

Notorious and infamous Hoosiers

* Michael Alig, founding member of Club Kids, murderer (

) * Lowell Amos, murderer (Anderson, Indiana, Anderson) * Gertrude Baniszewski, murderer (Indianapolis) * Sam Bass (outlaw), Sam Bass, train robber (Mitchell, Indiana, Mitchell) * Herb Baumeister, serial killer (Westfield, Indiana, Westfield) * Curly Bill Brocius, outlaw, nemesis of Wyatt Earp ( Crawfordsville) * John Dillinger, bank robber (Mooresville, Indiana, Mooresville) * Belle Gunness, serial killer (La Porte, Indiana, La Porte) * Jimmy Hoffa, labor-union leader (

) * Jim Jones, cult founder/leader (Richmond, Indiana, Richmond) * Steven Timothy Judy, murderer (Indianapolis) * Tony Kiritsis, hostage-taker (Indianapolis) * Harry Pierpont, Prohibition era gangster (Muncie) * Reno Gang, Reno Brothers, murderers, committed the first three peacetime train robberies in U.S. history (Rockford, Jackson County, Indiana, Rockford) * Johnny Ringo, gunfighter (Greens Fork, Indiana, Greens Fork) * D.C. Stephenson, Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, convicted murderer and rapist (Evansville) * Eric Justin Toth, formerly wanted by the FBI under accusations of possessing and producing child pornography. Replaced Osama Bin Laden on FBI Ten Most Wanted list (Highland, Lake County, Indiana, Highland) * Homer Van Meter, criminal and bank robber (Fort Wayne) * Jared Fogle, former spokesman for Subway restaurants and convicted sex offender.

Other

* David Camm, man who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of his family (Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana, Georgetown) * Peter Kassig, aid worker, taken hostage and ultimately beheaded by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Islamic State (Indianapolis) * David E. Kendall, attorney (Sheridan, Indiana, Sheridan) * Sylvia Likens, murder victim (Indianapolis) * Madge Oberholtzer, murder victim (Clay City, Indiana, Clay City) * Shanda Sharer, murder victim ( New Albany) * Robert Shields (diarist), Robert Shields, minister and teacher who wrote a 37.5-million-word diary, possibly the longest ever written (Seymour)

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