Biographical Records

Notable People from Indiana

2,195 notable figures born in Indiana, showing page 24 of 44, ranked by historical prominence.

Porter Meriwether
American professional basketball player (1940–2009)
1940 - 2009
basketball player
Charles D. Herron
Charles D. Herron
United States general (1877–1977)
1877 - 1977
military personnel
Simeon K. Wolfe
Simeon K. Wolfe
American politician (1824–1888)
1824 - 1888
politicianlawyerjudge
Thomas J. Cason
Thomas J. Cason
American politician (1828–1901)
1828 - 1901
politicianlawyerjudge
Thomas R. Cobb
Thomas R. Cobb
American politician (1828–1892)
1828 - 1892
politicianlawyer
John Henry Tihen
John Henry Tihen
Catholic bishop
1861 - 1940
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Jack Parkinson
American basketball player (1924–1997)
1924 - 1997
basketball player
Ray Ragelis
American basketball player (1928-1983)
1928 - 1983
basketball coachbasketball player
William E. Niblack
William E. Niblack
American politician (1822–1893)
1822 - 1893
politicianlawyerjudge
Norm Sloan
Norm Sloan
American college basketball player, basketball coach (1926–2003)
1926 - 2003
basketball coachbasketball player
Albert Lee Stephens, Sr.
Albert Lee Stephens, Sr.
American judge (1874-1965)
1874 - 1965
lawyerjudge
William L. Springer
William L. Springer
American politician (1909–1992)
1909 - 1992
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Omar Bundy
Omar Bundy
United States Army general
1861 - 1940
military officer
Alice Williams Brotherton
Alice Williams Brotherton
American author, poet (1848-1930)
1848 - 1930
poetwriter
Constance Cumbey
American lawyer, activist and writer
1944 - 2025
lawyerwriter
Grover Hartley
Grover Hartley
American baseball player (1888–1964)
1888 - 1964
baseball player
Mel Payton
American basketball player (1926–2001)
1926 - 2001
basketball player
Lucy Fitch Perkins
Lucy Fitch Perkins
American children's book illustrator and writer (1865-1937)
1865 - 1937
children's writerillustratorwriter
John Millikin
John Millikin
American general
1888 - 1970
military personnel
Catharine Merrill
Catharine Merrill
American Civil War nurse and professor
1824 - 1900
university teachernursewriter
Al Orth
Al Orth
baseball player (1872–1948)
1872 - 1948
baseball player
Meredith Nicholson
Meredith Nicholson
American politician
1866 - 1947
novelistshort story writerjournalist
Milton Reeves
Milton Reeves
Automobile maker
1864 - 1925
automotive engineerinventor
Walker Whiteside
Walker Whiteside
American actor (1869-1942)
1869 - 1942
stage actorwriteractor
Madelyn Pugh
Madelyn Pugh
American television writer and screenwriter (1921-2011)
1921 - 2011
manufacturertelevision producerscreenwriter
John Janisch
American basketball player
1920 - 1992
basketball player
Alice Fischer
Alice Fischer
American actress
1869 - 1947
actor
Rose Melville
Rose Melville
American actress
1867 - 1946
stage actoractor
James Robert Weir
American mycologist (1881–1943)
1881 - 1943
scientific collectormycologistbotanical collector
Mary Anne Marchino
American swimmer
1938 - 2021
swimmer
Earl Hogan
Earl Hogan
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1920-2007)
1920 - 2007
politician
Paul W. Shafer
Paul W. Shafer
American politician (1893-1954)
1893 - 1954
publishereditorreporter
Herbert Hice Whetzel
Herbert Hice Whetzel
American mycologist and plant pathologist (1877–1944)
1877 - 1944
botanical collectorphytopathologistmycologist
Lou Criger
Lou Criger
American baseball player
1872 - 1934
baseball player
Dave Robbins
Composer and jazz musician
1923 - 2005
jazz musicianbandleadercomposer
Robert Coulson
American writer (1928–1999)
1928 - 1999
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Paul Unruh
American basketball player (1928–2023)
1928 - 2023
basketball player
Melvin E. Biddle
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1923 - 2010
military personnel
Martin A. Morrison
Martin A. Morrison
American politician (1862-1944)
1862 - 1944
politicianlawyer
Dan Voorhees Stephens
Dan Voorhees Stephens
American politician (1868-1939)
1868 - 1939
politicianwriter
Edmund H. Hinshaw
Edmund H. Hinshaw
American politician (1860-1932)
1860 - 1932
politicianlawyer
Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson
American politician (1906-1990)
1906 - 1990
head teacherpolitician
Cecil Ferguson
Cecil Ferguson
American baseball player
1883 - 1943
baseball player
Bill Rariden
Bill Rariden
American baseball player
1888 - 1942
baseball player
Bill Collins
Bill Collins
outfielder
1882 - 1961
baseball player
Hod Eller
Hod Eller
American baseball player (1894–1961)
1894 - 1961
baseball player
Susanna Way Dodds
Susanna Way Dodds
American physician
1830 - 1911
physician
Mary Holloway Wilhite
Mary Holloway Wilhite
American physician, philanthropist, suffragist, women's rights activist, writer
1831 - 1892
suffragistphysicianwriter
John H. Cassady
John H. Cassady
American admiral
1893 - 1969
military officeradmiral
John Simpson Hastings
John Simpson Hastings
United States federal judge (1898–1977)
1898 - 1977
judge
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