Biographical Records

Notable People from Indiana

2,195 notable figures born in Indiana, showing page 8 of 44, ranked by historical prominence.

Patrick McVey
Patrick McVey
American actor (1910-1973)
1910 – 1973
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Ole Olsen
Ole Olsen
American vaudevillian and comedian (1892-1963)
1892 – 1963
actor
William Wesley Peters
William Wesley Peters
American architect
1912 – 1991
engineerarchitect
John Riley Tanner
John Riley Tanner
Governor of Illinois from 1897 to 1901
1844 – 1901
sheriffgovernorpolitician
Newell Sanders
Newell Sanders
American politician (1850–1939)
1850 – 1939
politicianbusinesspersonwriter
Stuart Randall
Stuart Randall
American actor (1909-1988)
1909 – 1988
television actoractor
Bill Shirley
American actor, singer, Broadway theatre producer (1921-1989)
1921 – 1989
theatrical producervoice actorsinger
Larry Steers
Larry Steers
actor (1888-1951)
1888 – 1951
actor
Derrick Norman Lehmer
Derrick Norman Lehmer
American mathematician (1867–1938)
1867 – 1938
university teachermathematicianwriter
Fred Gamble
Fred Gamble
actor (1868-1939)
1868 – 1939
actor
Baby Huey
Baby Huey
American singer (1944–1970)
1944 – 1970
singer
William Temple Hornaday
William Temple Hornaday
American conservationist and zoologist (1854–1937)
1854 – 1937
scientific collectorexplorerdirector
John Shaw Billings
John Shaw Billings
American surgeon, statistician, United States Army officer, designer of New York Public library (1838–1913)
1838 – 1913
statisticianbotanistsurgeon
Bill Blass
American fashion designer (1922-2002)
1922 – 2002
fashion designer
Elwood Hillis
Elwood Hillis
American politician (1926–2023)
1926 – 2023
lawyerpolitician
Clifford M. Hardin
Clifford M. Hardin
American politician (1915–2010)
1915 – 2010
university teacherpoliticianwriter
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois
American composer and writer (1896–1977)
1896 – 1977
oratoractivistbiographer
Daniel Garber
Daniel Garber
American artist (1880-1958)
1880 – 1958
sculptorpaintergraphic artist
Lawrence Dale Bell
Lawrence Dale Bell
American industrialist, founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation (1894–1956)
1894 – 1956
military flight engineerindustrialistengineer
Sid Catlett
Sid Catlett
American musician (1910–1951)
1910 – 1951
jazz musicianbasketball playermusician
Earl C. Slipher
American astronomer and politician (1883-1964)
1883 – 1964
politicianastronomer
Chubby Johnson
Chubby Johnson
American actor
1902 – 1974
television actorjournalistactor
Clifford Smith
American film director, actor and producer (1894-1937)
1894 – 1937
film actorfilm producerfilm director
Herb Baumeister
American serial killer (1947-1996)
1947 – 1996
criminalserial killerentrepreneur
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American jazz trumpeter (1927-2001)
1927 – 2001
trumpeterjazz musicianmusician
James Hill
James Hill
American film producer (1916–2001)
1916 – 2001
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Samuel D. Jackson
Samuel D. Jackson
American politician (1895–1951)
1895 – 1951
politicianlawyer
Leroy Vinnegar
American jazz bassist (1928–1999)
1928 – 1999
jazz bassistrecording artistjazz musician
George Washington Whistler
George Washington Whistler
railroad engineer; (1800-1849)
1800 – 1849
railway engineercivil engineer
Max Carey
Max Carey
American baseball player and manager (1890–1976)
1890 – 1976
baseball player
Leo Sharp
Leo Sharp
American horticulturist and drug trafficker (1924-2016)
1924 – 2016
drug traffickerhorticulturist
James McCracken
James McCracken
American opera singer (1926–1988)
1926 – 1988
opera singermusiciansinger
Ruth Page
Ruth Page
American dancer (1899-1991)
1899 – 1991
dancerchoreographerballet dancer
Robert Adair
Physicist and author (1924–2020)
1924 – 2020
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Frank Gray
American physicist
1887 – 1969
physicistengineer
Joe Dawson
Joe Dawson
American racing driver & Winner of the 1912 Indianapolis 500 (1889–1946)
1889 – 1946
racing automobile driver
James E. Newcom
American film editor (1905–1990)
1905 – 1990
film editorfilm producer
Jeremy Michael Boorda
Jeremy Michael Boorda
United States admiral (1939–1996)
1939 – 1996
military officer
Jonas H. Ingram
Jonas H. Ingram
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient, American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1886–1952)
1886 – 1952
military officer
Alan Abel
Alan Abel
American percussionist (1928-2020)
1928 – 2020
percussionistcomposer
John F. Hennessey
John F. Hennessey
American tennis player (1900–1981)
1900 – 1981
tennis player
John MacLeod
American basketball coach (1937–2019)
1937 – 2019
basketball coach
Myron McCormick
Myron McCormick
American actor (1908–1962)
1908 – 1962
television actorstage actormusician
May Wallace
May Wallace
actress (1877-1938)
1877 – 1938
film actoractor
William Louis Culberson
American lichenologist (1929-2003)
1929 – 2003
lichenologistscientific collectorbotanical collector
John Scott Harrison
John Scott Harrison
American politician (1804–1878)
1804 – 1878
politician
Chuck Klein
Chuck Klein
American baseball player and coach (1904–1958)
1904 – 1958
baseball player
Sam Rice
Sam Rice
American baseball player (1890–1974)
1890 – 1974
baseball player
Monk Montgomery
Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist (1921–1982)
1921 – 1982
jazz musiciandouble-bassistmusician
James Eli Watson
James Eli Watson
American politician, Indiana (Republican)
1864 – 1948
politicianlawyerwriter
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