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Famous People from Indiana
Indiana
Biographies, Famous People from Indiana
Alexander McGillivray
- Anne Baxter (1923 - 1985) Famous
actress; born in Michigan City.
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Larry Bird (1956 - ) Basketball Hall
of Famer who led the Boston Celtics to three
NBA championships (1981, 1984, 1986); born
in West Baden
- Bill Blass (1922 - ) Fashion
designer; born in Fort Wayne.
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Jim Davis (1945 - ) Creator of
Garfield; born in Marion.
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James Dean (1931 - 1955) Famous
actor for movies like Rebel Without a Cause;
born in Marion.
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Benjamin Harrison (1833 - 1901) 23rd
President of the United States; lived in
Indianapolis, where he practiced law.
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Michael Jackson (1958 - ) Singer and
songwriter famous for songs such as Thriller
and Beat It; born in Gary.
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David Letterman (1947- ) Comedian
late night talk show host; born in
Indianapolis.
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John Cougar Mellencamp (1951 - )
singer, songwriter; born in Seymour.
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Jane Pauley (1950 - ) Television
journalist that hosts Dateline; born in
Indianapolis.
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Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - ) Well-known
author of books such as Slaughterhouse Five;
born in Indianapolis.
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Wilbur Wright (1867 -1912) Inventor;
born near Millville.
More Famous People of Indiana
- George Ade humorist, Kentland
- Leon Ames actor, Portland
- Hoagy Carmichael songwriter,
Bloomington
- Eugene V. Debs Socialist leader,
Terre Haute
- Theodore Dreiser writer, Terre
Haute
- Bernard F. Gimbel merchant,
Vincennes
- Virgil Grissom astronaut,
Mitchell
- Alfred Bertram Guthrie author,
Bedford
- Phil Harris actor, band leader,
Linton
- John Milton Hay statesman, Salem
- James R. Hoffa labor leader,
Brazil
- Buck Jones actor, Vincennes
- Eli Lilly pharmaceuticals,
Indianapolis
- Carole Lombard actress, Fort
Wayne
- Shelley Long actress, Fort Wayne
- Marjorie Main actress, Acton
- James McCracken tenor, Gary
- Joaquin Miller poet, Liberty
- Andrew J. Moyer inventor, Star
City
- Paul Osborn playwright,
Evansville
- Cole Porter songwriter, Peru
- Ernest Taylor Pyle journalist,
Dana
- J. Danforth Quayle vice
president, Indianapolis
- James Whitcomb Riley poet,
Greenfield
- Ned Rorem composer, Richmond
- Red Skelton comedian, Vincennes
- Rex Stout mystery writer,
Noblesville
- Booth Tarkington author,
Indianapolis
- Twyla Tharp dancer,
choreographer, Portland
- Forrest Tucker actor, Plainfield
- Harold C. Urey physicist,
Walkerton
- Jessamyn West author, North
Vernon
- Wendell Willkie lawyer, Elwood
- Willis Van Devanter Supreme Court
justice, Marion
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