Biographical Records

Notable People from Indiana

2,195 notable figures born in Indiana, showing page 7 of 44, ranked by historical prominence.

Norman Scott
Norman Scott
United States Navy Admiral and Medal of Honor recipient (1889–1942)
1889 – 1942
military officer
Don Herold
cartoonist (1889-1966)
1889 – 1966
humoristcartoonistillustrator
Harry Benham
Harry Benham
American actor (1884–1969)
1884 – 1969
singeractor
James A. Noe
James A. Noe
American politician (1890-1976)
1890 – 1976
governorfarmerpolitician
Janet Flanner
Janet Flanner
American journalist (1892–1978)
1892 – 1978
novelistfilm criticjournalist
Fred Rose
American music producer, publisher and songwriter (1898–1954)
1897 – 1954
librettiststreet artisteditor
Russell Collins
Russell Collins
actor (1897-1965)
1897 – 1965
television actorstage actoractor
Chuck Taylor
US basketball player and salesman (1901-1969)
1901 – 1969
basketball playerathlete
Eleanor Lambert
American fashion publicist (1903–2003)
1903 – 2003
publicistjournalistwriter
Cliff Griffith
racecar driver
1916 – 1996
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
Herschel Daugherty
American television and film director, actor (1910–1993)
1910 – 1993
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Vance Hartke
Vance Hartke
American politician (1919–2003)
1919 – 2003
politicianlawyerwriter
Richard Crane
Richard Crane
American actor (1918-1969)
1918 – 1969
television actorauthoractor
Paul Wolf
Paul Wolf
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder
1915 – 1972
swimmer
James Edwards
James Edwards
American actor (1918-1970)
1918 – 1970
film actortelevision actoractor
Edgar Whitcomb
Edgar Whitcomb
American politician (1917-2016)
1917 – 2016
juristgovernorpolitician
Jimmy Daywalt
racecar driver (1924-1966)
1924 – 1966
Formula One driverracing automobile driver
Jim McWithey
American racing driver
1927 – 2009
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
Bobby Grim
American racing driver
1924 – 1995
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
John Chamberlain
American artist (1927-2011)
1927 – 2011
draftspersonfilmmakerpainter
Jess Hahn
Jess Hahn
actor (1921-1998)
1921 – 1998
actor
Johnny Logan
Johnny Logan
American basketball player (1921–1977)
1921 – 1977
basketball coachbasketball playerscreenwriter
Richard Meredith
American ice hockey player (1932–2025)
1932 – 2025
ice hockey player
Mary Beth Edelson
American artist (1933–2021)
1933 – 2021
collagistinstallation artistprintmaker
Lloyd Haynes
Lloyd Haynes
United States Marine and actor
1934 – 1986
television actoractorscreenwriter
Timmy Thomas
Timmy Thomas
American musician (1944–2022)
1944 – 2022
songwritermusiciansinger-songwriter
Brian Binnie
Brian Binnie
United States naval aviator and commercial astronaut (1953–2022)
1953 – 2022
commercial astronauttest pilotaircraft pilot
Charles Edward Jones
Charles Edward Jones
American astronaut (1952-2001)
1952 – 2001
air force officermilitary flight engineermilitary historian
Todd Witsken
American tennis player (1963–1998)
1963 – 1998
tennis player
John Paul Jr.
American racecar driver born in 1960
1960 – 2020
racing automobile driver
John Shaw Billings
John Shaw Billings
American surgeon, statistician, United States Army officer, designer of New York Public library (1838–1913)
1838 – 1913
statisticianbotanistsurgeon
Jefferson C. Davis
Jefferson C. Davis
Union general in the American Civil War (1828–1879)
1828 – 1879
military officerpolitician
John Riley Tanner
John Riley Tanner
Governor of Illinois from 1897 to 1901
1844 – 1901
sheriffgovernorpolitician
Paul Dresser
Paul Dresser
American musician (1858–1906)
1858 – 1906
stage actorlyricistsongwriter
William Temple Hornaday
William Temple Hornaday
American conservationist and zoologist (1854–1937)
1854 – 1937
scientific collectorexplorerdirector
Newell Sanders
Newell Sanders
American politician (1850–1939)
1850 – 1939
politicianbusinesspersonwriter
Sam Thompson
Sam Thompson
American baseball player (1860–1922)
1860 – 1922
baseball player
Derrick Norman Lehmer
Derrick Norman Lehmer
American mathematician (1867–1938)
1867 – 1938
university teachermathematicianwriter
Fred Gamble
Fred Gamble
actor (1868-1939)
1868 – 1939
actor
James Carew
James Carew
American stage and film actor (1876-1938)
1876 – 1938
stage actoractor
Matilde Moisant
Matilde Moisant
American aviator (1878–1964)
1878 – 1964
aircraft pilot
Lon Poff
Lon Poff
actor (1870-1952)
1870 – 1952
film actoractor
Howdy Wilcox
Howdy Wilcox
American racing driver (1889–1923)
1889 – 1923
racing automobile driverengineer
Daniel Garber
Daniel Garber
American artist (1880-1958)
1880 – 1958
sculptorpaintergraphic artist
Larry Steers
Larry Steers
actor (1888-1951)
1888 – 1951
actor
Earl C. Slipher
American astronomer and politician (1883-1964)
1883 – 1964
politicianastronomer
Ole Olsen
Ole Olsen
American vaudevillian and comedian (1892-1963)
1892 – 1963
actor
Dwight H. Green
Dwight H. Green
American politician (1897-1958)
1897 – 1958
juristgovernorpolitician
Richard "Skeets" Gallagher
Richard "Skeets" Gallagher
American actor (1891-1955)
1891 – 1955
actor
Max Terhune
actor (1891-1973)
1891 – 1973
film actoractor
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