Biographical Records

Notable People from Indiana

2,195 notable figures born in Indiana, showing page 28 of 44, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert Kessler
former American professional basketball player for the Indianapolis Kautskys (1914–2001)
1914 - 2001
basketball player
Robert Shields
American diarist (1918-2007)
1918 - 2007
diaristteacherwriter
John W. Kirklin
American surgeon (1917–2004)
1917 - 2004
cardiac surgeonuniversity teachersurgeon
William E. Cox
William E. Cox
American politician (1861-1942)
1861 - 1942
politicianlawyer
John Taffe
John Taffe
Union United States Army officer (1827-1884)
1827 - 1884
politicianlawyer
Richard L. Roudebush
Richard L. Roudebush
U.S. Representative from Indiana
1918 - 1995
politician
Emma Ghent Curtis
Emma Ghent Curtis
American novelist, poet, newspaper publisher, populist, and suffragist
1860 - 1918
novelistsuffragistpublisher
Reed Crandall
American comic book artist (1917–1982)
1917 - 1982
pencillercomics artist
Roberta Cowing
American scientific illustrator and artist
1860 - 1924
scientific illustratorartist
Thomas B. Dewey
American writer (1915–1981)
1915 - 1981
novelistwriter
Armando Frigo
American soccer player (1917-1943)
1917 - 1943
association football player
George Pearcy
American basketball player
1919 - 1992
basketball player
John Hanna
American politician (1827-1882)
1827 - 1882
politicianlawyer
Franklin Landers
Franklin Landers
American politician (1825-1901)
1825 - 1901
politician
Louis Paul Dessar
American painter (1867-1952)
1867 - 1952
painter
Lindley H. Hadley
Lindley H. Hadley
American politician (1861–1948)
1861 - 1948
politicianlawyer
Ronald Akers
American university teacher
1939 - 2024
criminologistsociologistuniversity teacher
John S. Benham
John S. Benham
American politician (1863-1935)
1863 - 1935
politician
John H. Foster
John H. Foster
American politician (1862-1917)
1862 - 1917
politicianlawyerjudge
Evans Woollen
Evans Woollen
College football coach
1864 - 1942
politicianlawyerwriter
Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina
Catholic bishop
1868 - 1952
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Joe Hale
American animator and layout artist (1925–2025)
1925 - 2025
layout artistscreenwriter
Joseph H. Higgins
(1925-1998) American actor
1925 - 1998
film actoractor
E. J. Pennington
American motorcycle designer (1860–1911)
1860 - 1911
inventormechanical engineer
Bob Royer
American basketball player (1927–1973)
1927 - 1973
basketball player
Bill Tosheff
NBA player (1926–2011)
1926 - 2011
basketball player
Charles E. Cox
Charles E. Cox
Indiana State Supreme Court judge
1860 - 1936
lawyerwriterjudge
Carl Shaeffer
American professional basketball player (1924-1974)
1924 - 1974
basketball player
Charles Denby, Jr.
Charles Denby, Jr.
diplomat (1861-1938)
1861 - 1938
diplomat
Milton Wright
Milton Wright
father of the Wright brothers (1828-1917)
1828 - 1917
editortheologianpriest
Dorothy Meyer
American actress
1924 - 1987
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Evelyn Lord Smithson
Classicist and archaeologist of ancient Greece (1923-1992)
1923 - 1992
archaeologistclassical scholar
Marty Wyall
Marty Wyall
American aviator
1922 - 2017
aircraft pilot
Samuel Herschel Schulman
Samuel Herschel Schulman
exodus 1947's survivor
1928 - 2019
Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist (1928–1958)
1928 - 1958
jazz pianist
Joseph Hamilton Lambert
Joseph Hamilton Lambert
American pioneer
1825 - 1909
horticulturistbanker
Dick Weber
American bowling player (1929-2005)
1929 - 2005
bowler
Andrew J. Cummins
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1868-1923)
1868 - 1923
military personnel
Elmer Gill
American musician and pianist (1926-2004)
1926 - 2004
musicianpianist
Amalia Küssner Coudert
Amalia Küssner Coudert
American miniaturist painter (1863-1932)
1863 - 1932
painter
Ricky Renée
Ricky Renée
American actor, film producer and musician (1929–2017)
1929 - 2017
film actorfilm producermusician
Frank P. Bohn
Frank P. Bohn
American politician (1866-1944)
1866 - 1944
bankerpolitician
Ralph W. Moss
Ralph W. Moss
American politician (1862-1919)
1862 - 1919
politician
James W. Dunbar
James W. Dunbar
American politician (1860-1943)
1860 - 1943
politician
Charles Yale Knight
American printer and newspaper publisher (1868–1940)
1868 - 1940
inventor
Jack Olsen
American crime, sports and games writer (1925-2002)
1925 - 2002
novelistjournalistwriter
James H. Kasler
James H. Kasler
Colonel in the United States Air Force (1926-2014)
1926 - 2014
military officer
Janet Gray Hayes
Janet Gray Hayes
American mayor
1926 - 2014
politician
Joe Hinton
American musician
1929 - 1968
musiciansinger
Lou Karras
American football player (1927-2018)
1927 - 2018
American football player
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