Capital of Indiana, and county seat of Marion County.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| H. Gardner Ackley |
Economist |
30-Jun-1915 |
12-Feb-1998 |
US Ambassador to Italy, 1968-69 |
| Margaret Anderson |
Author |
24-Nov-1886 |
18-Oct-1973 |
Founder of the Little Review |
| Philip W. Anderson |
Physicist |
13-Dec-1923 |
|
Solid state physics |
| Mike Aulby |
Bowling |
25-Mar-1960 |
|
Professional bowler, retired |
| Allan Bloom |
Philosopher |
14-Sep-1930 |
7-Oct-1992 |
The Closing of the American Mind |
| Roy Blount, Jr. |
Author |
5-Oct-1941 |
|
Humorist |
| Monte Blue |
Actor |
11-Jan-1887 |
18-Feb-1963 |
Orphans of the Storm |
| Theodore R. Boehm |
Judge |
12-Sep-1938 |
|
Justice, Indiana Supreme Court |
| Connie Booth |
Actor |
1944 |
|
Polly Shearman on Fawlty Towers |
| Dan Burton |
Politician |
21-Jun-1938 |
|
Congressman, Indiana 5th |
| Steve Burton |
Actor |
28-Jun-1970 |
|
General Hospital |
| Maria Cantwell |
Politician |
13-Oct-1958 |
|
US Senator from Washington |
| André Carson |
Politician |
16-Oct-1974 |
|
Congressman, Indiana 7th |
| Carol G. Dawson |
Government |
8-Sep-1937 |
|
Conservative activist |
| John Dillinger |
Criminal |
22-Jun-1903 |
22-Jul-1934 |
Public Enemy Number One |
| Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds |
Musician |
10-Apr-1958 |
|
Put Your Heart on the Line |
| Robert Emhardt |
Actor |
24-Jul-1914 |
26-Dec-1994 |
The Intruder |
| Mike Epps |
Actor |
18-Nov-1970 |
|
Next Friday |
| Janet Flanner |
Journalist |
13-Mar-1892 |
7-Nov-1978 |
The New Yorker |
| Jared Fogle |
Meme |
1-Dec-1977 |
|
Chubby perv and former Subway spokesman |
| Ken Foree |
Actor |
29-Feb-1948 |
|
Dawn of the Dead |
| Vivica Fox |
Actor |
30-Jul-1964 |
|
Booty Call |
| Brendan Fraser |
Actor |
3-Dec-1968 |
|
The Mummy |
| Stephen Goldsmith |
Politician |
12-Dec-1946 |
|
Mayor of Indianapolis 1992-99 |
| Michael Graves |
Architect |
9-Jul-1934 |
12-Mar-2015 |
Postmodern architect, New York Five |
| David A. Hager |
Business |
14-Oct-1956 |
|
COO of Kerr-McGee, 2005-06 |
| Louis McHenry Howe |
Government |
14-Jan-1871 |
18-Apr-1936 |
Close advisor to FDR |
| Freddie Hubbard |
Jazz Musician |
7-Apr-1938 |
29-Dec-2008 |
Hard-bop jazz trumpet soloist |
| Andrew Jacobs, Jr. |
Politician |
24-Feb-1932 |
29-Dec-2013 |
Congressman from Indiana, 1965-97 |
| J. J. Johnson |
Jazz Musician |
22-Jan-1924 |
4-Feb-2001 |
Jazz trombonist |
| Doug Jones |
Actor |
24-May-1960 |
|
Pan's Labyrinth |
| Jim Jontz |
Politician |
18-Dec-1951 |
14-Apr-2007 |
Congressman from Indiana, 1987-93 |
| Ron Klain |
Attorney |
8-Aug-1961 |
|
Vice President Biden's Chief of Staff, 2009-11 |
| Jeff Kottkamp |
Politician |
12-Nov-1960 |
|
Lt. Governor of Florida, 2007-11 |
| Adam Lambert |
Singer |
29-Jan-1982 |
|
American Idol |
| Janet Langhart |
First Lady |
22-Dec-1941 |
|
Ex-First Lady of the Pentagon |
| Bud Lee |
Film Director |
Sep-1955 |
|
Prodigious porn director |
| Hyapatia Lee |
Pornstar |
11-Nov-1960 |
|
Hy Heeled Drifter, Titty Committee |
| Terry Lester |
Actor |
13-Apr-1950 |
28-Nov-2003 |
The Young and the Restless |
| David Letterman |
Talk Show Host |
12-Apr-1947 |
|
The Late Show |
| Todd Lickliter |
Basketball |
17-Apr-1955 |
|
Head Coach, University of Iowa |
| Ruth Lilly |
Philanthropist |
2-Aug-1915 |
30-Dec-2009 |
Philanthropic heir to Lilly fortune |
| Dick Lugar |
Politician |
4-Apr-1932 |
|
US Senator from Indiana |
| Peter Lupus |
Actor |
17-Jun-1932 |
|
Willy Armitage on Mission: Impossible |
| Charles Major |
Novelist |
25-Jul-1856 |
13-Feb-1913 |
When Knighthood Was in Flower |
| Roger A. Meece |
Diplomat |
1949 |
|
US Ambassador to Congo, 2004-07 |
| Anthony Montgomery |
Actor |
2-Jun-1971 |
|
Ensign Mayweather on Star Trek: Enterprise |
| Wes Montgomery |
Jazz Musician |
6-Mar-1925 |
15-Jun-1968 |
Superb jazz guitarist |
| Ryan Murphy |
Screenwriter |
9-Nov-1965 |
|
Creator, Glee |
| Woodrow A. Myers, Jr. |
Doctor |
14-Feb-1954 |
|
EVP at Wellpoint, 2000-05 |
| Robert Paige |
Actor |
2-Dec-1910 |
21-Dec-1987 |
Son of Dracula |
| Jane Pauley |
Talk Show Host |
31-Oct-1950 |
|
Host of Today Show, 1976-89 |
| Bart Peterson |
Politician |
15-Jun-1958 |
|
Mayor of Indianapolis |
| Dan Quayle |
Politician |
4-Feb-1947 |
|
Vice President under George H.W. Bush |
| Marilyn Quayle |
First Lady |
29-Jul-1949 |
|
Wife of Dan Quayle |
| Mike Quigley |
Politician |
17-Oct-1958 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 5th |
| Trista Rehn |
Actor |
28-Oct-1972 |
|
The Bachelorette |
| Adam Rifkin |
Film Director |
31-Dec-1966 |
|
Detroit Rock City |
| Jill S. Ruckelshaus |
Business |
1937 |
|
Wife of William Ruckelshaus |
| William Ruckelshaus |
Government |
24-Jul-1932 |
|
Twice EPA administrator |
| Jake Short |
Actor |
30-May-1997 |
|
Fletcher Quimby on A.N.T. Farm |
| Noble Sissle |
Composer |
10-Jul-1889 |
17-Dec-1975 |
Shuffle Along |
| Walter Bedell Smith |
Government |
5-Oct-1895 |
9-Aug-1961 |
CIA Director, 1950-53 |
| Stephen Sommers |
Screenwriter |
20-Mar-1962 |
|
The Mummy |
| Brad Stevens |
Basketball |
22-Oct-1976 |
|
Head Coach, Boston Celtics |
| Ted Stevens |
Politician |
18-Nov-1923 |
10-Aug-2010 |
US Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009 |
| Patty Stonesifer |
Business |
1956 |
|
Co-Chair of Gates Foundation |
| Marc Summers |
Talk Show Host |
11-Nov-1951 |
|
Super Sloppy Double Dare |
| Booth Tarkington |
Novelist |
29-Jul-1869 |
19-May-1946 |
The Magnificent Ambersons |
| John D. Tinder |
Judge |
17-Feb-1950 |
|
7th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Albert Von Tilzer |
Songwriter |
29-Mar-1878 |
1-Oct-1956 |
Take Me Out To The Ball Game |
| Kurt Vonnegut |
Novelist |
11-Nov-1922 |
11-Apr-2007 |
Slaughterhouse Five |
| Kristina Wagner |
Actor |
30-Oct-1963 |
|
General Hospital |
| Jack Walton |
Politician |
6-Mar-1881 |
25-Nov-1949 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1923, impeached |
| Mark Warner |
Politician |
15-Dec-1954 |
|
US Senator from Virginia |
| Clifton Webb |
Actor |
11-Nov-1889 |
13-Oct-1966 |
Laura |
| Dick Weber |
Bowling |
23-Dec-1929 |
13-Feb-2005 |
Professional bowler |
| Lauren Weedman |
Comic |
1969 |
|
The Daily Show correspondent |
| Randy Wittman |
Basketball |
28-Oct-1959 |
|
Head Coach, Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Mike Woodson |
Basketball |
24-Mar-1958 |
|
Former Coach, New York Knicks |
| Marguerite Young |
Author |
28-Aug-1908 |
17-Nov-1995 |
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling |
| Harry von Zell |
Actor |
11-Jul-1906 |
21-Nov-1981 |
You're in the Navy Now |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Myles Brand |
Educator |
17-May-1942 |
16-Sep-2009 |
President of the NCAA, 2003-09 |
| Julia Carson |
Politician |
8-Jul-1938 |
15-Dec-2007 |
Congresswoman from Indiana, 1997-2007 |
| George N. Craig |
Politician |
6-Aug-1909 |
17-Dec-1992 |
Governor of Indiana, 1953-57 |
| Charles W. Fairbanks |
Politician |
11-May-1852 |
4-Jun-1918 |
Vice President under Theodore Roosevelt |
| Frances Farmer |
Actor |
19-Sep-1913 |
1-Aug-1970 |
Hollywood actress, institutionalized |
| Benjamin Harrison |
Head of State |
20-Aug-1833 |
13-Mar-1901 |
23rd President of the US, 1889-93 |
| Thomas Andrews Hendricks |
Politician |
7-Sep-1819 |
25-Nov-1885 |
Grover Cleveland's Vice President |
| Kin Hubbard |
Cartoonist |
1-Sep-1868 |
26-Dec-1930 |
Abe Martin of Brown County |
| Andrew Jacobs, Jr. |
Politician |
24-Feb-1932 |
29-Dec-2013 |
Congressman from Indiana, 1965-97 |
| Andrew Jacobs, Sr. |
Politician |
22-Feb-1906 |
17-Dec-1992 |
Congressman from Indiana, 1949-51 |
| J. J. Johnson |
Jazz Musician |
22-Jan-1924 |
4-Feb-2001 |
Jazz trombonist |
| Etheridge Knight |
Poet |
19-Apr-1931 |
10-Mar-1991 |
Poems from Prison |
| Eli Lilly |
Business |
8-Jul-1838 |
6-Jun-1898 |
Founder of Eli Lilly & Co. |
| Ruth Lilly |
Philanthropist |
2-Aug-1915 |
30-Dec-2009 |
Philanthropic heir to Lilly fortune |
| Wes Montgomery |
Jazz Musician |
6-Mar-1925 |
15-Jun-1968 |
Superb jazz guitarist |
| Oliver Perry Morton |
Politician |
4-Aug-1823 |
1-Nov-1877 |
US Senator from Indiana, 1867-77 |
| Hermann J. Muller |
Scientist |
21-Dec-1890 |
5-Apr-1967 |
Genetic effects of radiation |
| Ken Olsen |
Business |
20-Feb-1925 |
6-Feb-2011 |
Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation |
| Robert D. Orr |
Politician |
17-Nov-1917 |
10-Mar-2004 |
Governor of Indiana, 1989-92 |
| Samuel M. Ralston |
Politician |
1-Dec-1857 |
14-Oct-1925 |
Governor of Indiana, 1913-17 |
| James Whitcomb Riley |
Poet |
7-Oct-1849 |
22-Jul-1916 |
The Hoosier Poet |
| Arthur R. Robinson |
Politician |
12-Mar-1881 |
17-Mar-1961 |
US Senator from Indiana, 1925-35 |
| J. Patrick Rooney |
Business |
13-Dec-1927 |
15-Sep-2008 |
Golden Rule Insurance |
| Booth Tarkington |
Novelist |
29-Jul-1869 |
19-May-1946 |
The Magnificent Ambersons |
| Bill Vukovich |
Auto Racing |
13-Dec-1918 |
30-May-1955 |
Winner, 1953 and 1954 Indianapolis 500 |
| Matthew E. Welsh |
Politician |
15-Sep-1912 |
28-May-1995 |
Governor of Indiana, 1961-65 |
| Ryan White |
Victim |
6-Dec-1971 |
8-Apr-1990 |
Suburban kid, AIDS activist |
| Marguerite Young |
Author |
28-Aug-1908 |
17-Nov-1995 |
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling |
