- 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). - 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, … - 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", … - Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is a professional American race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a four-time NASCAR Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) Series champion, three-time Daytona 500 winner, and driver of the #24 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS/Impala SS. His primary sponsor is DuPont, though he occasionally drives a Pepsi-themed car or a Nicorette-themed car. - 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. - 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). - 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, … - 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. - 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, … - Sidney Taurel
Sidney Taurel (born February 9, 1949 in Casablanca, Morocco) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Eli Lilly and Company, a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical corporation. - 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. - 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, … - 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, … - Jason Whitlock
Jason Lee Whitlock (b. 27 April 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an African-American sportswriter for "The Kansas City Star" and for AOL Sports, a former contibutor to ESPN and a former radio personality for WHB and KCSP sports stations in the Kansas City area. - 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. - Dick Lugar
Richard Green "Dick" Lugar (born April 4, 1932) is the senior Republican United States Senator from Indiana. - 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. - Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 - November 7, 1980) was an Academy Award-nominated American movie actor, nicknamed "The King of Cool". He was one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s due to a popular "anti-hero" persona. McQueen was combative with directors and producers; regardless, he was able to command large salaries and was in high demand. - 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. - 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". - Randy West
Randy West (born 1960, Indianapolis, Indiana) is a noted American fine art photographer, perhaps best known for his distinctive and avant-garde use of the photographic medium, as seen across several series of his work. West is also on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts, and a director of the school's Master of Fine Arts program for photography, video, and related media. - 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." - 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). - Steve Burton
Steve Burton (born Jack Stephen Burton on June 28 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actor. Having graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California, he got his break as a surfer boy on the sitcom "Out of This World" in 1987. He is best known for playing as Jason (Quartermaine) Morgan on "General Hospital" from 1991 to 2000 and from 2002 to the present. His first acting teacher was Brooke Bundy (Diana Taylor on GH). - 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. - 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. - 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. - Walter Bedell Smith
General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith GBE KCB (October 5, 1895 – August 9, 1961) was Dwight D. Eisenhower's Chief of Staff during Eisenhower's tenure at SHAEF and Director of the CIA from 1950 to 1953. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1949. Smith's first military service was as a private in the Indiana National Guard. He continued his service during World War I, in the 4th Division of the United States Army as an Infantry Reserve Officer. - Allan Bloom
Allan David Bloom (14 September, 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana - 7 October, 1992 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American philosopher, essayist and academic. Bloom championed the idea of 'Great Books' education, as did his mentor Leo Strauss, and became famous for criticism of contemporary American higher education in his bestselling 1987 book, "The Closing of the American Mind". In 2000, years after Bloom's passing, Saul Bellow, … - Billy Henderson
Billy Henderson (9 August 1939, Detroit, Michigan - 2 February 2007, Dayton Beach, Florida) was an African-American singer. He was an original member of The Spinners, a soul vocal group. The Spinners were formed in 1954 by five friends including Henderson from a High School in Ferndale, Michigan. They had several hits, especially in the 1970s, such as "I'll Be Around" (1972) and "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love", … - Peter Lupus
Peter Lupus is an American bodybuilder and actor, born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 17, 1932. Standing 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) with a developed physique, Lupus earned the titles of Mr. Indianapolis, Mr. Indiana, Mr. Hercules and Mr. International Health Physique. Lupus was one of many bodybuilders who followed Steve Reeves into the sword and sandal films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, … - 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. - 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. - Eric Montross
Eric Scott Montross (born September 23 1971 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. A native of Indiana, Montross is the oldest child of Scott and Janice Montross, and has one sister, Christine. Montross is 7 tall and wears size 19 shoes. He attended Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis and graduated in 1990. He was the starting center for the Indiana State Indiana state champion Wildcats for Lawrence North in 1989. - Marilyn Quayle
Marilyn Tucker Quayle (born July 29, 1949) is the wife of former U.S. Vice President James Danforth Quayle and held the unofficial title of Second Lady of the United States from 1989 until 1993. Born Marilyn Tucker in Indianapolis, Indiana, she is a daughter of Warren S. Tucker and his wife, the former Mary Alice Craig. Quayle received a bachelor's degree in political science from Purdue University. - June Cochran
June Cochran (born 20 February 1942 in Indianapolis, Indiana, died 21 May 2004 in Wisconsin) was an American model and beauty queen. Cochran won the Miss Indiana USA pageant in 1960 but was unplaced at the national competition. She was later "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1962 issue and Playmate of the Year for 1963. Her original pictorial was photographed by Don Bronstein. - Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson (born October 25, 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a former professional American football player who played running back for eleven seasons for the Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, and Jacksonville Jaguars. He has a wife and five children. He now ministers as the chaplain to the Jacksonville Jaguars. - 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". - Connie Booth
Constance Booth (known as "Connie"), born 1944 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, is an American writer and actress best known for her appearances on British television, and particularly for her work with John Cleese. - Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane (born Radric Davis), is a American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and moved to Atlanta during the 4th grade, attending Shy Haven Elementary School and first began recording in the studio at the age of 14 while attending Ronald E. McNair Junior High School. He later, in June 1998, graduated from Ronald E. McNair Senior High school.
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