Biographical Records

Notable People from Indiana

2,195 notable figures born in Indiana, showing page 5 of 44, ranked by historical prominence.

Melba Phillips
Melba Phillips
American physicist and science educator (1907–2004)
1907 – 2004
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Anthony Caruso
Anthony Caruso
film, television actor (1916-2003)
1916 – 2003
television actoractor
Birch Bayh
Birch Bayh
American lawyer and politician (1928-2019)
1928 – 2019
farmerlawyerpolitician
John Bromfield
John Bromfield
actor and commercial fisherman (1922-2005)
1922 – 2005
film actortelevision actoractor
Willis Carto
Willis Carto
American activist (1926-2015)
1926 – 2015
conspiracy theoristjournalistpolitician
Drake Hogestyn
Drake Hogestyn
American actor (1953–2024)
1953 – 2024
baseball playeractor
Denny Miller
Denny Miller
American actor (1934-2014)
1934 – 2014
autobiographerfilm actorbasketball player
David Darling
American musician
1941 – 2021
cellistjazz musicianfilm score composer
David Emge
David Emge
American actor (1946–2024)
1946 – 2024
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Sylvia Likens
Sylvia Likens
American torture and murder victim (1949–1965)
1949 – 1965
Ron Bonham
Ron Bonham
American basketball player (1942-2016)
1942 – 2016
basketball player
Rich Mullins
Rich Mullins
American Christian Musician (1955–1997)
1955 – 1997
recording artistsingercomposer
William Hayden English
William Hayden English
American politician (1822–1896)
1822 – 1896
member of parliamenthistorianpolitician
Samuel Duvall
American archer (1836–1908)
1836 – 1908
archer
Oliver Perry Hay
Oliver Perry Hay
American paleontologist (1846–1930)
1846 – 1930
herpetologistichthyologistpaleontologist
Clara Shortridge Foltz
Clara Shortridge Foltz
American lawyer and women's rights activist (1849-1934)
1849 – 1934
suffragettejuristlawyer
Elwood Haynes
Elwood Haynes
American inventor (1857–1925)
1857 – 1925
racing automobile driverinventorentrepreneur
Ida Husted Harper
Ida Husted Harper
American suffragist and writer (1851-1931)
1851 – 1931
suffragistjournalistbiographer
Lydia Knott
Lydia Knott
American actress (1866-1955)
1866 – 1955
film actorstage actoractor
Gene Stratton-Porter
Gene Stratton-Porter
American writer and naturalist (1863–1924)
1863 – 1924
ecologistnovelistchildren's writer
Arthur F. Andrews
American cyclist (1876–1930)
1876 – 1930
sport cyclist
Kid McCoy
Kid McCoy
American boxer (1872-1940)
1872 – 1940
boxerfilm actor
William S. Sadler
William S. Sadler
Psychiatrist and author (1875–1969)
1875 – 1969
surgeonpsychologistpsychiatrist
Lacey Hearn
Lacey Hearn
American Olympic runner (1881–1969)
1881 – 1969
athletics competitor
Margaret Caroline Anderson
Margaret Caroline Anderson
American editor, author (1886–1973)
1886 – 1973
autobiographerliterary criticpublisher
Herbert Yardley
Herbert Yardley
American cryptographer (1889–1958)
1889 – 1958
cryptographernovelistmathematician
Charles Dingle
Charles Dingle
American actor (1887-1956)
1887 – 1956
film actortelevision actoractor
Richard Byrd
Richard Byrd
American discus thrower (1892–1958)
1892 – 1958
athletics competitorbaseball player
Ray Enright
American film director, screenwriter and film editor (1896–1965)
1896 – 1965
film screenwriterfilm editordirector
Julanne Johnston
Julanne Johnston
American actress (1900-1988)
1900 – 1988
film actoractor
Jimmy Jackson
racecar driver (1910-1984)
1910 – 1984
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
Emil Konopinski
Emil Konopinski
American physicist (1911–1990)
1911 – 1990
theoretical physicistnuclear physicistuniversity teacher
Kathleen Burke
Kathleen Burke
American actress (1913-1980)
1913 – 1980
film actoractor
Larry Crockett
racecar driver
1926 – 1955
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
Robert Kearns
American engineer and inventor (1927–2005)
1927 – 2005
inventor
Gil Hodges
Gil Hodges
United States Marine; American Hall of Fame baseball player (1924–1972)
1924 – 1972
baseball player
Helene Stanley
Helene Stanley
American actress (1929-1990)
1928 – 1990
actor
Mark Souder
Mark Souder
American politician (1950–2022)
1950 – 2022
politician
Jan Johnson
American athletics competitor (1950–2025)
1950 – 2025
pole vaulter
Michael Alig
Michael Alig
American club promoter, murderer and socialite
1966 – 2020
promoter
Lydia Moss Bradley
Lydia Moss Bradley
American philanthropist; founded Bradley University, Bradley Park (1816-1908)
1816 – 1908
philanthropist
John Alexander McClernand
John Alexander McClernand
Union United States Army general (1812-1900)
1812 – 1900
military officerpoliticianlawyer
James Henry Lane
James Henry Lane
American Senator and Union Army general (1814–1866)
1814 – 1866
lieutenant governorBrigadegeneralmilitary officer
George W. McCrary
George W. McCrary
American politician (1835–1890)
1835 – 1890
politicianlawyerwriter
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo
US criminal and gunfighter (1850–1882)
1850 – 1882
gunfightercowboy
Andy Adams
Andy Adams
American writer of western fiction (1859–1935)
1859 – 1935
novelistwriter
Harry Stewart New
Harry Stewart New
American politician (1858–1937)
1858 – 1937
journalistpoliticianwriter
Frederick Burton
Frederick Burton
American actor (1871-1957)
1871 – 1957
actor
George Thomas Moore
George Thomas Moore
American botanist (1871–1956)
1871 – 1956
botanistwriter
Clark Wissler
Clark Wissler
American anthropologist (1870–1947)
1870 – 1947
anthropologistcuratorpsychologist
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