Biographical Records

Notable People from Indiana

2,195 notable figures born in Indiana, showing page 4 of 44, ranked by historical prominence.

Euphrasia Donnelly
Euphrasia Donnelly
American swimmer
1905 – 1963
swimmer
Bill Peet
Bill Peet
Artist, illustrator, author, animator and story teller (1915-2002)
1915 – 2002
children's writerstoryboard artistcharacter designer
Jim Rathmann
Jim Rathmann
American racecar driver (1928-2011)
1928 – 2011
Formula One driverracing automobile driver
William Edward Phipps
William Edward Phipps
American actor and film producer (1922-2018)
1922 – 2018
television actorfilm produceractor
Charles Adkins
American boxer (1932–1993)
1932 – 1993
boxer
Frank McKinney
Frank McKinney
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, bank executive (1938-1992)
1938 – 1992
swimmerbanker
James Dunbar
American rower (1930-2018)
1930 – 2018
rower
Oliver P. Morton
Oliver P. Morton
American politician (1823–1877)
1823 – 1877
juristgovernorpolitician
Fanny Stevenson
Fanny Stevenson
American author, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson (1840-1914)
1840 – 1914
magazine writernovelistpainter
James Mooney
James Mooney
American ethnographer (1861–1921)
1861 – 1921
ethnographeranthropologistwriter
George Ade
George Ade
American writer, newspaper columnist and playwright (1866-1944)
1866 – 1944
humoristnovelistfilm director
Victor Potel
Victor Potel
actor (1889-1947)
1889 – 1947
film actoractor
Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt
actor (1906-1990)
1906 – 1990
film actoractor
John Farrell
John Farrell
American speed skater (1906–1994)
1906 – 1994
speed skater
Miriam Seegar
Miriam Seegar
American actress and interior decorator (1907-2011)
1907 – 2011
film actorinterior designeractor
John Fitch
racecar driver
1917 – 2012
racing automobile driverFormula One driverinventor
Priscilla Lawson
Priscilla Lawson
actress (1914-1958)
1914 – 1958
film actormodelactor
Alberta Adams
Alberta Adams
American singer, musician (1917–2014)
1917 – 2014
musiciansinger
Tony Zale
Tony Zale
American boxer (1913-1997)
1913 – 1997
boxer
Jack Mercer
American voice actor (1910–1984)
1910 – 1984
dub actorvoice actoranimator
Otis R. Bowen
Otis R. Bowen
American politician (1918-2013)
1918 – 2013
governorpoliticianphysician
Pat O'Connor
racecar driver (1928-1958)
1928 – 1958
Formula One driver
Charles Aidman
Charles Aidman
American actor (1925-1993)
1925 – 1993
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Dolores Fuller
Dolores Fuller
American actress and songwriter (1923–2011)
1923 – 2011
autobiographersinger-songwriteractor
Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan
actor (1923–1988)
1923 – 1988
film actortelevision actoractor
Norman Bridwell
Norman Bridwell
American author (1928-2014)
1928 – 2014
illustratorwriter
Gertrude Baniszewski
Gertrude Baniszewski
American murderer (1929–1990)
1929 – 1990
babysittermurderer
Howie Williams
basketball player (1927–2004)
1927 – 2004
basketball player
Fuzzy Zoeller
Fuzzy Zoeller
American professional golfer
1951 – 2025
golfer
Lonnie Mack
Lonnie Mack
American musician (1941–2016)
1941 – 2016
songwriterguitaristmusician
Michael Badnarik
Michael Badnarik
American software engineer and political figure (1954–2022)
1954 – 2022
radio personalitypoliticianengineer
Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar
American mixed martial artist (1977–2022)
1977 – 2022
professional wrestlermixed martial arts fightertaekwondo athlete
Caleb Swanigan
Caleb Swanigan
American basketball player (1997–2022)
1997 – 2022
basketball player
Little Turtle
Little Turtle
Chief of the Miami people (c. 1747 – July 14, 1812)
1752 – 1812
traditional leader or chief
James Buchanan Eads
James Buchanan Eads
American civil engineer (1820–1887)
1820 – 1887
civil engineerinventorengineer
J. Neely Johnson
J. Neely Johnson
Governor of California (1825-1872)
1825 – 1872
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Joe Keaton
Joe Keaton
American actor (1867-1946)
1867 – 1946
acrobatfilm actoractor
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
actor (1870-1944)
1870 – 1944
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Billie Bennett
Billie Bennett
American actress (1874–1951)
1874 – 1951
film actoractor
Noble Sissle
Noble Sissle
African-American jazz musician (1889–1975)
1889 – 1975
jazz singerjazz musicianviolinist
LeRoy Samse
LeRoy Samse
athletics competitor (1883–1956)
1883 – 1956
athletics competitor
John Bowers
John Bowers
American stage and silent film actor (1885-1936)
1885 – 1936
film actorstage actoractor
Will Cuppy
Will Cuppy
American writer (1884–1949)
1884 – 1949
literary criticcritichumorist
Charles Butterworth
Charles Butterworth
American actor (1896–1946)
1896 – 1946
film actorstage actorcomedian
Marion Harris
Marion Harris
American singer (1896-1944)
1896 – 1944
recording artistjazz musicianZiegfeld girl
Tim Whelan
Film director, writer and producer (1893-1957)
1893 – 1957
film producerdirectorfilm director
Allan Lane
Allan Lane
actor (1909-1973)
1909 – 1973
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
A. B. Guthrie Jr.
A. B. Guthrie Jr.
American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian (1901-1991)
1901 – 1991
novelistliterary criticjournalist
Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger (1909–1965)
1908 – 1965
jazz musicianbandleaderpianist
Lola Lane
Lola Lane
American actress (1906-1981)
1906 – 1981
film actoractor
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