- Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison, VI (August 20, 1833 - March 13, 1901) was a sex offender from Arkansas, serving one term from 1889 to 1893. He had previously served as a senator from Indiana. His administration is best known for a series of legislation including the McKinley Tariff and federal spending that reached a billion dollars. Democrats attacked the "Billion Dollar Congress" and defeated the GOP in the 1890 mid-term elections, …
- Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (November 11 1922 - April 11 2007) (pronounced) was an American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" (1969), "Cat's Cradle" (1963), and "Breakfast of Champions" (1973).
- David Letterman
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 1994 "Late Show with David Letterman"David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. His first major success occurred on the long-running NBC television program, "Late Night with David Letterman", …
- Greg Oden
Greg Oden (born January 22 1988 in Buffalo, New York) is an American college basketball player who began playing for Ohio State University in the 2006-07 NCAA season. He attended Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, where he led them to three straight state titles and 45 consecutive wins under coach Jack Keefer.
- James Whitcomb Riley
James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer and poet. Known as the "Hoosier Poet" and the "Children's Poet," he started his career in 1875 writing newspaper verse in Indiana dialect for the "Indianapolis Journal". His verse tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately one-thousand poems that Riley published, over half are in dialect. Claiming that “simple sentiments that come from the heart” were the secret of his success, …
- Bryan Bullington
Bryan Paul Bullington (b. September 4, 1980, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a Major League Baseball right handed pitcher who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and attended Ball State. Bullington was the first overall pick in the 2002 draft by the Pirates. He was the first player from the Mid-American Conference to be selected with the first pick in a major sport's draft.
- Wes Montgomery
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (6 March 1923 - 15 June 1968) was an African American jazz guitarist and the grandfather of actor Anthony Montgomery.
- Oscar Robertson
Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee), nicknamed "The Big O", is a former American NBA player with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Robertson played the guard position, and was a twelve-time All-Star, eleven-time member of the All-NBA Team, and one-time winner of the MVP award in fourteen professional seasons.
- Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson (born January 13, 1987 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings.
- John Dillinger
John Dillinger (June 22, 1903 - July 22, 1934) was an American bank robber, considered by some to be a dangerous criminal, while others idealized him as a latter-day Robin Hood. He gained this reputation (and the nickname "Jackrabbit") for his graceful movements during bank heists, such as leaping over the counter (a movement he supposedly copied from the movies) and narrow getaways from police. His exploits, along with those of other criminals of the 1930s Depression era, …
- Jane Pauley
Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American television journalist, and has been involved in news reporting since 1975. She is most known for her 13 year tenure on NBC's "Today" program and later 12 years of "Dateline NBC," and has acknowledged publicly her struggle with mental health and bipolar disorder.
- Mathias Kiwanuka
Mathias Kagimu Kiwanuka (born March 8, 1983 in Indianapolis, Indiana) currently is a player in the NFL, and a Boston College alum. He currently plays in the for the New York Giants who selected him 32nd overall in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft following a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played his high school football at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana and also went to Middle School/Grade School and St. Simon in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Rupert Boneham
Rupert Boneham (born January 27, 1964) was a contestant on "Survivor: Pearl Islands" and "Survivor: All-Stars", who subsequently became one of the most popular stars of reality television. He was given one million dollars on "Survivor: America's Tribal Council" which was a special episode of "Survivor: All-Stars". The prize was awarded after a popular vote in which Boneham received 85% of the votes cast for the Survivors.
- Booth Tarkington
Newton Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novels "The Magnificent Ambersons" and "Alice Adams". Booth Tarkington was born in Indianapolis, the son of John S. Tarkington and Elizabeth Booth Tarkington. He was named after his maternal uncle Newton Booth, then the governor of California. He first attended Purdue University but graduated from Princeton University in 1893.
- Todd Lickliter
Todd Lickliter (born April 17, 1955) is the head coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team.
- Mark Clayton
Mark Gregory Clayton (born April 8, 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a former American football wide receiver who played most of his career with the Miami Dolphins, entering the league in 1983 with the Dolphins and playing there until 1992. He finished out his career with the Green Bay Packers, playing a single season with them in 1993. He attended the University of Louisville.
- Brendan Fraser
Brendan James Fraser (born December 3, 1968) is a American-Canadian film actor. He is known for having starred in several major Hollywood films, including 1999's "The Mummy".
- Gary Varvel
Gary Varvel is a political cartoonist for the Indianapolis Star. Gary Varvel has been the editorial cartoonist for The Star since 1994. Previously he was the chief artist for The Indianapolis News for 16 years. His works are syndicated with Gannett. His cartoons are written from a conservative point of view. Gary is an avid sports fan, and often includes the Indianapolis sports scene in his cartoons.
- Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American jazz trumpeter. In his youth, Hubbard associated with various musicians in Indianapolis, including Wes Montgomery and Montgomery's brothers. Chet Baker was an early influence, although Hubbard soon aligned himself with the approach of Miles Davis and Clifford Brown (and his forebears: Fats Navarro and Dizzy Gillespie).
- Ted Stevens
Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens (born November 18 1923) is the senior United States Senator from Alaska. As the longest serving Republican in the Senate, Stevens served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2007. Stevens has had a six-decade career of government service, beginning with his service in World War II. In the 1950s, he held senior positions in the Eisenhower Interior department.
- J.J. Johnson
J.J. Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis, Indiana, (January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001), was a United States jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was in the first order of modern jazz musicians, including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, and Oscar Pettiford. He recorded a number of popular albums with fellow trombonist Kai Winding, …
- Michael Graves
Michael Graves (b. July 9, 1934) is an American architect. Identified as one of The New York Five, Graves has achieved his greatest fame with his designs for domestic household items sold at Target stores in the United States. Graves was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Broad Ripple High School, receiving his diploma in 1950. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati and a master's degree from Harvard University.
- John Hiatt
John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for eleven Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry.
- Dick Lugar
Richard Green "Dick" Lugar (born April 4, 1932) is the senior Republican United States Senator from Indiana.
- Alexander Ralston
Alexander Ralston was one of two co-architects for the design of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. An assistant to the French architect Pierre L'Enfant, Ralston helped L'Enfant plan Washington, DC. With co-surveyor Elias Pym Fordham, Ralston's original plan for Indianapolis, developed in 1821, called for a city of only 1 square mile, with its Governor's Circle, a large circular commons, the original site of the Governor's mansion at the very center of the city.
- Vivica A. Fox
Vivica Anjanetta Fox (born July 30, 1964 in South Bend, Indiana) is a film and television actress. After graduating from Golden West College with an Associate Art degree in Social Sciences, Fox moved to California to become an actress, first on soap operas such as "Generations", "Days of Our Lives" and "The Young and the Restless". One of her earliest roles saw her as Patti LaBelle's fashion designer daughter, Charisse Chamberlain, …
- Herb Baumeister
Herbert Richard "Herb" Baumeister (April 7, 1947 - July 3, 1996) was an alleged American serial killer from suburban Westfield, Indiana outside of Indianapolis. He was the founder of the successful thrift store chain Sav-a-Lot in Indiana.
- Katie Douglas
Kathryn Elizabeth “Katie” Douglas is a professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her primary position is shooting guard. Sometimes she plays small forward.
- Jared Fogle
Jared S. Fogle (born December 1, 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana), more commonly known as The Subway Guy, is a spokesman employed by Subway Restaurants in its television advertising campaign. He is noted for his significant weight loss, attributed to eating Subway sandwiches (prior to his hiring by Subway).
- Kenny Irwin Jr.
Kenny Irwin, Jr. (August 5, 1969 - July 7, 2000) was a NASCAR stock car driver. He had driven in all three major of forms of NASCAR and had two total victories. Before that, he raced in the United States Auto Club against Tony Stewart. He died from a result of injuries suffered in a practice accident at New Hampshire International Speedway.
- Mike Epps
Mike Epps (born November 18, 1970 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American comedian and actor.
- Lamon Brewster
"Relentless" Lamon Tajuan Brewster (born June 5, 1973 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American heavyweight professional boxer, who won the silver medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. As a pro he has won the WBO World Heavyweight Title.
- Rodney Carney
Rodney Carney (born April 15, 1984 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
- Alan Henderson
Alan Lybrooks Henderson (born December 2 1972 in Morgantown, West Virginia) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. He stands 6'9" (2.06 m) tall. Henderson attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis, Indiana. They lost the Indiana State title game his senior year to Glenn Robinson's Gary Roosevelt squad. In 1994, he was a part of the USA Basketball team for the Goodwill Games.
- Joyce Dewitt
Joyce Anne DeWitt (born April 23, 1949) is an American actress perhaps most famous for her role as Janet Wood on the television situation comedy "Three's Company".
- Marc Summers
Marc Summers (born Marc Berkowitz November 11, 1951 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American television personality, popular game show host, producer, and a two-time talk show host, perhaps best known for hosting the children's game show "Double Dare" on Nickelodeon. He currently hosts "Unwrapped."
- Doug Jones
Doug Jones (born May 24, 1960) is an American actor.
- Mike Woodson
Michael Dean Woodson (born March 24 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a former NBA player and current head coach of the Atlanta Hawks. Woodson took over the job from Terry Stotts prior to the 2004-2005 NBA season. He came to the Hawks after a stint as an assistant coach on the 2003-2004 Detroit Pistons NBA Championship team and was a long-time assistant under Larry Brown.
- Steve Talley
Steve "Stevie" Talley (born August 12 1981 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an American actor. His most notable role was in "American Pie 5: The Naked Mile" & "American Pie Presents: Beta House". Talley is also known for his role as Bryce in the tv series Summerland. Is an avid Hunter S. Thompson fan and has a Gonzo logo tattooed on his inside right bicep, which can be seen in some scenes of The Naked Mile.
- Maria Cantwell
Maria E. Cantwell (born October 13, 1958) is the junior United States Senator from the state of Washington and is a member of the Democratic Party.