Biographical Records

Notable People from Indiana

2,195 notable figures born in Indiana, showing page 3 of 44, ranked by historical prominence.

Joaquin Miller
Joaquin Miller
American poet and frontiersman (1837–1913)
1837 – 1913
frontiersmannovelistjournalist
Robert Keith
Robert Keith
American actor (1898–1966)
1898 – 1966
film actortelevision actorplaywright
Buck Jones
Buck Jones
American actor (1891-1942)
1890 – 1942
film actorfilm directoractor
Norman Foster
Norman Foster
American film director and actor (1903–1976)
1903 – 1976
film actorfilm producerdirector
Kenneth Rexroth
American poet (1905–1982)
1905 – 1982
criticliterary criticconscientious objector
Strother Martin
Strother Martin
American actor (1919-1980)
1919 – 1980
film actortelevision actorcharacter actor
Clyde Lovellette
Clyde Lovellette
American basketball player (1929–2016)
1929 – 2016
basketball player
James Samuel Coleman
James Samuel Coleman
American sociologist (1926–1995)
1926 – 1995
sociologisteducatorwriter
Lloyd C. Douglas
American novelist (1877–1951)
1877 – 1951
novelistpriestwriter
Charles Murray
Charles Murray
American film actor of the silent era (1872-1941)
1872 – 1941
film actoractor
Frederick Terman
American electronic engineer (1900-1982)
1900 – 1982
academic administratorelectrical engineeruniversity teacher
Bill Thompson
Bill Thompson
voice actor (1913-1971)
1913 – 1971
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem
American composer and diarist (1923–2022)
1923 – 2022
diaristuniversity teacherpianist
David Canary
David Canary
American actor (1938–2015)
1938 – 2015
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Art LaFleur
American actor (1943–2021)
1943 – 2021
film actortelevision actoractor
Anissa Jones
Anissa Jones
American actress (1958-1976)
1958 – 1976
actor
Junior Bridgeman
Junior Bridgeman
American basketball player and businessman
1953 – 2025
restaurateurbasketball player
Shannon Hoon
American singer-songwriter
1967 – 1995
film directorguitaristsinger-songwriter
James Whitcomb Riley
James Whitcomb Riley
American poet from Indianapolis (1849–1916)
1849 – 1916
poetwriter
Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce
American silent film actress (1860–1946)
1860 – 1946
film actoractor
Sid Grauman
Sid Grauman
American showman (1879-1950)
1879 – 1950
theatre entrepreneurfilm actorbusinessperson
Valeska Suratt
Valeska Suratt
American actress (1882-1962)
1882 – 1962
theatre makerstage actorfilm actor
James Baskett
James Baskett
actor (1904-1948)
1904 – 1948
film actorstage actormusician
Forrest Tucker
Forrest Tucker
American actor (1919–1986)
1919 – 1986
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Gale Robbins
Gale Robbins
American singer, and actress (1921-1980)
1921 – 1980
film actormodelsinger
Ralph McQuarrie
Ralph McQuarrie
American conceptual designer and illustrator (1929-2012)
1929 – 2012
designerillustratoractor
Alex Karras
Alex Karras
American football player, sportscaster and actor (1935–2012)
1935 – 2012
professional wrestlerAmerican football playerfilm actor
George Brown Goode
George Brown Goode
American ichthyologist (1851-1896)
1851 – 1896
ichthyologistzoologistwriter
Frank Fetter
Frank Fetter
American economist (1863-1949)
1863 – 1949
university teachereconomistwriter
William Harrison Hays
William Harrison Hays
American politician (1879–1954)
1879 – 1954
jurisprudencepublic figurejurist
Max Ehrmann
American writer, poet, and attorney (1872–1945)
1872 – 1945
philosopherjuristpoet
Rose McConnell Long
Rose McConnell Long
American politician (1892-1970)
1892 – 1970
politician
Ken Maynard
Ken Maynard
American actor and stunt performer (1895-1973)
1895 – 1973
circus performerfilm actorfilm director
David Smith
American visual artist (1906-1965)
1906 – 1965
designervisual artistsculptor
Don Larsen
Don Larsen
American professional baseball player, pitcher (1929–2020)
1929 – 2020
baseball player
Dick Barnett
Dick Barnett
American basketball player
1936 – 2025
basketball playerbasketball coach
Dick Van Arsdale
Dick Van Arsdale
American basketball player, coach, executive (1943–2024)
1943 – 2024
basketball playerbasketball coachwriter
Jackie Walorski
Jackie Walorski
American politician (1963-2022)
1963 – 2022
philanthropistjournalistpolitician
Alice Wong
Alice Wong
American disability activist (1974–2025)
1974 – 2025
disability rights activistactivistblogger
Newton Booth
Newton Booth
Governor of California (1825-1892)
1825 – 1892
juristgovernorpolitician
Joseph Nelson Rose
Joseph Nelson Rose
U.S. botanist (1862–1928)
1862 – 1928
scientific collectorbotanical collectorbotanist
Wilbur Wright
Wilbur Wright
American aviation pioneer (1867-1912)
1867 – 1912
aircraft pilotinventorbusinessperson
Max Emmerich
athletics competitor (1879–1956)
1879 – 1956
athletics competitorartistic gymnast
Marshall Taylor
Marshall Taylor
American racing cyclist (1878-1932)
1878 – 1932
sport cyclistwriter
Louis Wilkins
Louis Wilkins
athletics competitor (1882-1950)
1882 – 1950
athletics competitor
Elizebeth Smith Friedman
Elizebeth Smith Friedman
American cryptanalyst and author (1892-1980)
1892 – 1980
cryptographercryptanalystmathematician
Sherman Minton
Sherman Minton
US Supreme Court justice from 1949 to 1956
1890 – 1965
politicianlawyerwriter
Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Hillyer
Film director, Screenwriter (1893-1969)
1893 – 1969
film directorscreenwriter
Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon
US musician (1905–1973)
1905 – 1973
jazz musicianbanjoistjazz guitarist
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle
American actress (1907-1986)
1907 – 1986
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
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