Biographical Records

Notable People from Indiana

2,195 notable figures born in Indiana, showing page 29 of 44, ranked by historical prominence.

Sheldon Vanauken
American journalist
1914 – 1996
literary scholarnovelistuniversity teacher
Cyrus J. Colter
American author, lawyer and professor (1910–2002)
1910 – 2002
short story writernovelistuniversity teacher
John Sines
American basketball player
1917 – 1978
basketball coachbasketball player
William Perigo
William Perigo
American college basketball coach
1911 – 1990
basketball coachbasketball player
Paul K. Weimer
American electrical engineer (1914-2005)
1914 – 2005
physicistengineer
Harry J. Sonneborn
American businessman (1915–1992)
1915 – 1992
businessperson
Joseph Robert Crowley
Catholic bishop
1915 – 2003
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Thomas H. Brown
Thomas H. Brown
American politician in Michigan (1917-2002)
1917 – 2002
politician
Dave Williams
American basketball player (1913-1983)
1913 – 1983
basketball player
Fran Carlon
Fran Carlon
American stage, radio and television actress
1913 – 1993
television actorstage actoractor
Henry Hasse
American science fiction writer (1913–1977)
1913 – 1977
science fiction writernovelist
John L. McKenzie
Roman Catholic theologian (1910-1991)
1910 – 1991
university teachertheologianwriter
John Townsend
John Townsend
American basketball player, born 1916
1916 – 2001
basketball player
Len Gilmore
American baseball player (1917-2011)
1917 – 2011
baseball player
Augustus L. Hart
Augustus L. Hart
politician
1849 – 1901
politicianlawyer
Alfred Dickey
Alfred Dickey
American politician
1846 – 1901
politician
Ralph Vaughn
Ralph Vaughn
American basketball player (1918–1998)
1918 – 1998
basketball player
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
Richard L. Roudebush
Richard L. Roudebush
U.S. Representative from Indiana
1918 – 1995
politician
Susan Merrill Ketcham
Susan Merrill Ketcham
American painter (1841–1930)
1841 – 1930
visual artistpainter
Reed Crandall
American comic book artist (1917–1982)
1917 – 1982
pencillercomics artist
Joel H. Elliott
Joel H. Elliott
American army officer (1840–1868)
1840 – 1868
military officer
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
Lucius A. Barbour
Lucius A. Barbour
American military personnel (1846-1922)
1846 – 1922
military personnel
Ronald Akers
American university teacher
1939 – 2024
criminologistsociologistuniversity teacher
John J. Williams
John J. Williams
Union Army soldier
1843 – 1865
military personnel
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
American editor and author (1841-1925)
1841 – 1925
editorbiographerteacher
Frank J. Hall
American politician (1844-1925)
1844 – 1925
politicianlawyer
Winfield Scott Stratton
Winfield Scott Stratton
Discovered the Independence Lode that began the Cripple Creek Gold Rush; philanthropist.
1848 – 1902
explorer
Joe Hale
American animator and layout artist (1925–2025)
1925 – 2025
layout artistscreenwriter
Joseph H. Higgins
(1925-1998) American actor
1925 – 1998
film actoractor
Bob Royer
American basketball player (1927–1973)
1927 – 1973
basketball player
Bill Tosheff
NBA player (1926–2011)
1926 – 2011
basketball player
Carl Shaeffer
American professional basketball player (1924-1974)
1924 – 1974
basketball player
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
Dick Weber
American bowling player (1929-2005)
1929 – 2005
bowler
Edward W. McGaughey
Edward W. McGaughey
American politician (1817-1852)
1817 – 1852
politicianlawyer
Elmer Gill
American musician and pianist (1926-2004)
1926 – 2004
musicianpianist
Ricky Renée
Ricky Renée
American actor, film producer and musician (1929–2017)
1929 – 2017
film actorfilm producermusician
Theresa Dyer
Theresa Dyer
American poet from Oregon (1842-1882)
1845 – 1882
poetwriter
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
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