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This is a list of some famous people who were born or lived in Indiana.
[edit] Founders and pioneers
[edit] Military
[edit] Politicians and activists
- Frank J. Anderson, Marion County Sheriff Indianapolis
- Birch Bayh, former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate (Terre Haute)
- Evan Bayh, U.S. Senator and former Governor of Indiana (Shirkieville)
- Otis R. Bowen, Governor of Indiana and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Maria Cantwell, Congresswoman and U.S. Senator (Indianapolis)
- Homer E. Capehart, businessman and U.S. Senator (Algiers)
- Schuyler Colfax, U.S. Vice President (South Bend)
- Eugene V. Debs, labor and political leader (Terre Haute)
- Dan Quayle, former U.S. Senator and U.S. Vice President (Indianapolis)
- Richard Lugar, U.S. Senator and former Mayor of Indianapolis (Indianapolis)
- Thomas Marshall, U.S. Vice President (North Manchester)
- John Roberts, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice (Long Beach)
- Benjamin Harrison, U.S. President
- William Henry Harrison, U.S. President and Governor of Indiana Territory
- Sherman Minton, U.S. Senator and Supreme Court Justice
- Oliver P. Morton, Governor of Indiana
- Mike Pence, US Congressman
- Ted Stevens, U.S. Senator
[edit] Native American leaders
[edit] Entertainment
[edit] Film and theatre
- Leon Ames, actor (Portland)
- Anne Baxter, actress (Michigan City)
- James Dean, actor (Fairmount)
- Heather Douglas, actress, (New Albany)
- Irene Dunne, actress, (Madison)
- Vivica A. Fox actress (Indianapolis)
- Brendan Fraser, actor, (Indianapolis)
- Greg Kinnear, actor (Logansport)
- Elmo Lincoln, actor (Rochester)
- Carole Lombard, actress, (Fort Wayne)
- Marjorie Main, actress (Acton)
- Steve McQueen, actor, (Beech Grove)
- Sydney Pollack, actor, producer, director, (Lafayette)
- Jo Anne Worley, actress (Lowell)
- David Canary, actor (Elwood)
- Major Dodge, actor, producer, model, (New Albany)
[edit] Comedians
- Hoagy Carmichael, songwriter (Bloomington)
- Paul Dresser, songwriter (Terre Haute)
- Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, singer, producer (Indianapolis)
- Bill Gaither, singer (Alexandria)
- Gloria Gaither, songwriter (Alexandria)
- Bobby Helms, singer (Bloomington)
- Janet Jackson, singer (Gary)
- Michael Jackson, singer (Gary)
- JJ Johnson, jazz trombonist (Indianapolis)
- Mick Mars (real name Robert Deal), Mötley Crüe lead guitarist (Terre Haute)
- Jon McLaughlin, singer-songwriter (Anderson, Indiana)
- John Mellencamp, singer, songwriter, musician (Seymour)
- Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist (Indianapolis)
- Cole Porter, songwriter (Peru)
- Ned Rorem, composer (Richmond)
- Axl Rose, singer (Lafayette)
- David Lee Roth, singer (Bloomington)
- Connie Smith, singer (Elkhart)
- Steve Wariner, singer (Noblesville, Indiana)
[edit] Television
- Arija Bareikis, actress (Bloomington)
- Julia Barr, actor (Fort Wayne)
- Avery Brooks, actor (Evansville)
- Dan Butler, actor (Fort Wayne)
- Mary Jane Croft actress (Muncie)
- Scatman Crothers, actor (Terre Haute)
- Chad Everett, actor (South Bend)
- Jenna Fischer, actress (Fort Wayne)
- Dolores Fuller, actress (South Bend)
- Will Geer, actor (Frankfort)
- Florence Henderson, actress (Dale)
- Drake Hogestyn, actor (Fort Wayne)
- David Letterman, late night entertainer (Indianapolis)
- Shelley Long, actress (Fort Wayne)
- Karl Malden, actor (Gary)
- Alvy Moore, actor (Vincennes) and (Terre Haute)
- Jane Pauley, news anchor (Indianapolis)
- Dick York, actor (Fort Wayne)
[edit] Modeling
[edit] Sports
- John Andretti, racer (Indianapolis)
- William "Dick the Bruiser" Afflis, football player and professional wrestler (Lafayette)
- Larry Bird, basketball player (French Lick)
- Clint Barmes, baseball player (Vincennes)
- Phil Bradley, baseball player (Bloomington)
- Donald Brashear, hockey player (Bedford)
- Donie Bush, baseball player (Indianapolis)
- Max Carey, baseball player (Terre Haute)
- Mark Clayton, football player (Indianapolis)
- Lou Criger, baseball player (Elkhart)
- Nig Cuppy, baseball player (Logansport)
- Chad Curtis, baseball player (Marion)
- George Crowe, baseball player (Whiteland)
- Trai Essex, Football player (Fort Wayne)
- Jason Fabini, football player (Fort Wayne)
- Bob Friend, baseball player (West Lafayette)
- Bill Garrett (William Leon Garrett), basketball player (Shelbyville)
- Jeff George, football player (Indianapolis)
- Jeff Gordon, racer (Pittsboro)
- Bob Griese, football player (Evansville)
- Rex Grossman, football player (Bloomington)
- Billy Herman, baseball player (New Albany)
- Gil Hodges, baseball player (Princeton)
- Tony Hulman, owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Shawn Kemp, basketball player (Elkhart)
- Jeff King, baseball player (Marion)
- Chuck Klein, baseball player (Indianapolis)
- Don Larsen, baseball player (Michigan City)
- Don Lash, long-distance runner (Bluffton and Auburn)
- Kenny Lofton, baseball player (East Chicago)
- Don Mattingly, baseball player (Evansville)
- John Mengelt, basketball player (Elwood)
- Brad Miller, basketball player (Kendallville)
- Rick Mirer, football quarterback (Goshen)
- Ryan Newman, racer (South Bend)
- Greg Oden, basketball player (Indianapolis)
- Mike Phipps, football player (Columbus)
- Dan Plesac, baseball player (Gary)
- Zach Randolph, baskeball player (Marion)
- Sam Rice, baseball player (Morocco)
- Oscar Robertson, basketball player (Indianapolis)
- Scott Rolen, baseball player (Jasper)
- Edd Roush, baseball player (Oakland City)
- Everett Scott, baseball player (Bluffton)
- Tony Stewart, racer (Columbus)
- Charles "Chuck" Taylor, basketball player, sports shoe pioneer (Brown County)
- Marshall "Major" Taylor, cyclist (Indianapolis)
- Sam Thompson, baseball player (Danville)
- Dickie Thon, baseball player (South Bend)
- Bonzi Wells basketball player (Muncie)
- Cy Williams, baseball player (Wadena)
- John Wooden, basketball player and coach (Martinsville)
- Rod Woodson, football player and television analyst (Fort Wayne)
- Rollie Zeider, baseball player (Hoover and Auburn)
- Fuzzy Zoeller, golfer (New Albany)
[edit] Business
[edit] Art and literature
- George Ade, author and journalist, (Kentland)
- William Merritt Chase, painter, (Nineveh, Johnson County)
- Will Cuppy, humorist (Auburn)
- Jim Davis, cartoonist (Fairmount)
- Lloyd C. Douglas, author, (Monroeville)
- Theodore Dreiser, author (Terre Haute)
- Stephen King, author (Fort Wayne)
- Ross Lockridge, Jr., author (Bloomington)
- Bubba the Love Sponge, radio personality (Warsaw)
- John T. McCutcheon, cartoonist (Lafayette)
- David Smith, Abstract Expressionist sculptor (Decatur)
- Gene Stratton Porter, author (Wabash County)
- Ernie Pyle, newsman, legendary war correspondent during World War II (Dana)
- James Whitcomb Riley, poet (Greenfield)
- 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)
- Booth Tarkington, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Alice Adams, Seventeen, and The Magnificent Ambersons (Indianapolis)
- Kurt Vonnegut, author (Indianapolis)
[edit] Science and medicine
[edit] Space exploration
[edit] Notorious & Infamous Indiana
[edit] Famous Indiana Bands
