List of Sons and Daughters of the City of Indianapolis
This is a list of public figures that American US in the city of Indianapolis ( Indiana ) were born. The list does not claim to be complete.
19th century
1801-1880
- John Coburn (1825-1908), politician
- John Taffe (1827-1884), politician
- William A. Pile (1829–1889), general and politician
- Allen M. Fletcher (1853–1922), politician and governor of Vermont from 1912 to 1915
- Merrill Moores (1856-1929), politician
- Mary Harrison McKee (1858–1930), daughter of US President Benjamin Harrison
- Harry S. New (1858-1937), politician
- Emil Klein (1865–1943), history painter and illustrator
- George Andrew Reisner (1867–1942), Egyptologist
- Waldo A. Evans (1869-1936), naval officer
- Booth Tarkington (1869-1946), writer
- Frederick Burton (1871–1957), actor
- Moritz Hainebach (1872–1941), German violinist and violin and piano teacher
- Frederick Coffay Yohn (1875–1933), painter
- Reginald H. Sullivan (1876–1980), politician
- Mary Quinn Sullivan (1877–1939), art teacher, art collector, gallery owner and one of the three founding curators of the New York Museum of Modern Art
- Major Taylor (1878-1932), cyclist
- Albert Von Tilzer (1878–1956), music producer
- Sid Grauman (1879–1950), theater director and actor
1881-1900
- Woody Headspeth (1881-1941), racing cyclist
- Johnny Aitken (1885–1918), racing car driver
- Margaret Anderson (1886–1973), writer; Founder and Editor of "The Little Review"
- Julia Lee Niebergall (1886–1968), pianist and composer
- Monte Blue (1887–1963), actor
- May Aufderheide (1888–1972), composer
- Richard H. Ranger (1889–1962), electrical technician, engineer and inventor
- Norman Scott (1889–1942), two-star admiral in World War II
- Noble Sissle (1889-1975), African American singer and lyricist
- Clifton Webb (1889-1966), actor
- Carl Zigrosser (1891–1975), art historian
- Janet Flanner (1892–1978), writer, journalist and feminist eccentric
- Reginald DuValle (1893–1953), jazz musician and music teacher
- Jan Garber (1894–1977), violinist and big band leader
- Walter Bedell Smith (1895–1961), general, diplomat and director of the CIA
- Robert Twyman (1897–1976), politician
- Charlie Davis (1899–1991), jazz musician and band leader
- J. Russel Robinson (1892–1963), pianist and composer
20th century
1901-1920
- Irvine Page (1901-1991), physiologist
- John Dillinger (1903-1934), bank robber
- James Baskett (1904–1948), film and stage actor
- Clarence Melvin Zener (1905-1993), physicist
- Harry von Zell (1906–1981), radio and television speaker, actor and singer
- Evangeline Walton (1907-1996), fantasy writer
- Harold Courlander (1908–1996), novelist and anthropologist
- Laurence Wylie (1909–1996), anthropologist and novelist
- Jimmy Jackson (1910–1984), racing car driver
- Reunald Jones (1910–1989), jazz musician
- Catherine Lucile Moore (1911–1987), science fiction and fantasy writer
- Priscilla Lawson (1914–1958), actress
- Bobby Sherwood (1914–1980), jazz musician, band leader and actor
- Bernard Vonnegut (1914–1997), scientist
- Gardner Ackley (1915–1998), economist and diplomat
- Trigger Alpert (1916–2013), jazz musician and photographer
- James McClure (1916-2005), table tennis player
- Alberta Adams (1917-2014), blues singer
- John Fitch (1917–2012), racing car driver
- John C. Greene (1917-2008), historian of science
- Joseph Hayes (1918-2006), writer
- Bill Jennings (1919–1978), jazz guitarist
- Leroy Warriner (1919–2003), racing car driver
- Jackie Holmes (1920–1995), racing car driver
1921-1930
- Francis Marion Busby (1921-2005), science fiction writer
- Monk Montgomery (1921–1982), modern jazz bassist
- Madelyn Pugh (1921–2011), screenwriter and television producer
- Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007), writer
- Philip Warren Anderson (1923–2020), professor of theoretical physics, Nobel Prize winner 1977
- Wes Montgomery (1923-1968), jazz musician
- Ted Stevens (1923-2010), Alaska politician and senator
- Paul Weeden (1923–2011), jazz guitarist
- JJ Johnson (1924-2001), jazz musician
- Elmer Gill (1926-2004), jazz musician
- Alonzo Pookie Johnson (1927–2005), jazz musician and music teacher
- Carl Perkins (1928-1958), jazz pianist
- Leroy Vinnegar (1928-1999), jazz bassist
- Benny Barth (* 1929), jazz musician
- Will Insley (1929–2011), painter, architect and planner of utopian city models
- Dick Weber (1929–2005), professional bowling player
- Allan Bloom (1930–1992), philosopher and professor
- Bob Hammer (* 1930), jazz musician, pianist and arranger
- James McGarrell (1930-2020), painter
- Steve McQueen (1930–1980), film and television actor
- Buddy Montgomery (1930–2009), vibraphonist, composer and pianist of modern jazz
1931-1940
- David Baker (1931-2016), jazz musician
- Thurston Harris (1931-1990), R&B singer
- Andrew Jacobs Junior (1932–2013), politician
- Richard Lugar (1932–2019), Indian politician and senator
- Peter Lupus (* 1932), bodybuilder and actor
- William Ruckelshaus (1932–2019), lawyer, politician and manager
- Bobby Lewis (1933-2020), rock and roll and R&B singer
- David Young (1933–2009), jazz saxophonist
- Michael Graves (1934–2015), architect and designer
- George Shirley (born 1934), opera singer
- Clayton Eshleman (* 1935), poet, translator and editor
- Thomas J. O'Brien (1935–2018), Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Phoenix
- Melvin Rhyne (1936–2013), organist of modern jazz
- Larry Ridley (* 1937), jazz bassist and music teacher
- James Spaulding (* 1937), jazz musician
- Dan Burton (born 1938), politician
- Freddie Hubbard (1938-2008), jazz trumpeter
- Orlester Watson Cavanaugh (1939-2005), drummer and singer
- Mary-Dell Chilton (* 1939), microbiologist and geneticist
- Ronnie Haig (* 1939), rockabilly musician
- Virgil Jones (1939–2012), trumpeter and flugelhorn player of modern jazz
- Larry Bland (1940-2007), historian
- Thomas M. Scanlon (* 1940), moral philosopher
- Claude Sifferlen (1940-2010), jazz pianist
- James Sloyan (* 1940), film and stage actor
- Michael Troy (1940-2019), swimmer
1941-1950
- Ray Appleton (1941–2015), jazz musician and percussionist
- Alan Somers (born 1941), swimmer
- Anthony W. England (born 1942), astronaut
- Carl Saunders (* 1942), jazz musician, arranger, composer and band leader
- Spanky Davis (1943-2014), jazz musician
- Dick Van Arsdale (born 1943), basketball player
- Connie Booth (* 1944), screenwriter and actress
- Allen Hatcher (* 1944), mathematician
- Mary Mackey (* 1945), writer
- Kathleen Ellis (* 1946), swimmer and Olympic champion
- Gloria Gresham (* 1946), costume designer
- Herbert Baumeister (1947–1996), serial killer
- Steve Englehart (* 1947), comic book author
- David Letterman (born 1947), talk show host
- Dan Quayle (* 1947), 44th Vice President of the USA
- Thomas Becker (* 1948), bobsleigh athlete
- Ken Foree (born 1948), actor
- Francis Kenny (* 1948 or 1949), cameraman
- Howard Arthur Allen (born 1949), serial killer
- Michael Berkowitz (* 1949), musician
- Marilyn Quayle (born 1949), lawyer; Wife of Dan Quayle, former US Vice President
- Terry Lester (1950-2003), actor
- Gaylen Ross (born 1950), filmmaker and actress
1951-1960
- Jim Jontz (1951-2007), politician
- John Hiatt (born 1952), country singer and songwriter
- Gordon Letwin (* 1952), software developer
- Jim Miller (≈1953–2019), jazz drummer
- Marvin Johnson (born 1954), boxer
- Terry Lingner (* 1954), entrepreneur and racing car driver
- Michael Anthony Perry (* 1954), Roman Catholic religious chaplain; since 2013 Minister General of the Franciscan Order
- Mark Warner (born 1954), Governor and Senator of Virginia
- Robert Gambill (* 1955), opera singer
- Ratzo Harris (* 1955), jazz musician
- Dick Nalley (1955-2002), bobsledder
- Chris MacAllister (* 1956), racing car driver
- David Alexander Wolf (* 1956), astronaut
- Dwane Casey (born 1957), basketball coach
- Maria Cantwell (* 1958), politician and senator from Washington
- Bart Peterson (* 1958), politician and Mayor of Indianapolis from 2000 to 2008
- Michael Quigley (* 1958), legal scholar and politician
- Kenneth Edmonds (* 1959), R'n'B and pop singer, songwriter and producer
- Tom Schneider (* 1959), poker player
- Jeffrey St. Clair (* 1959), author, publicist and investigative journalist
- Doug Jones (born 1960), actor
- Hyapatia Lee (* 1960), dancer and porn actress
- Pharez Whitted (* 1960), jazz trumpeter
1961-1980
- Chris Doleman (1961-2020), American football player
- Kyle Gregory (* 1962), jazz musician
- Stephen Sommers (* 1962), director, screenwriter and film producer
- Frank Glover (* 1963), jazz musician and composer
- Ron Miles (* 1963), modern jazz trumpeter
- Todd Witsken (1963-1998), tennis player
- Vincent Ventresca (born 1965), actor
- Brendan Fraser (* 1968), film actor
- Abraham Benrubi (born 1969), actor
- Maicel Malone-Wallace (* 1969), track and field athlete
- Mike Epps (* 1970), actor, comedian and rapper
- Ken Klee (* 1971), ice hockey player and coach
- Anthony Montgomery (born 1971), film actor
- Lamon Brewster (* 1973), heavyweight boxer
- André Carson (* 1974), politician
- Plumb (* 1975), singer of Christian pop and rock music
- Aron Ralston (* 1975), mountaineer and author
- Serena Auñón (* 1976), astronaut
- Margaret Shapiro (* 1976), triathlete
- John Green (* 1977), writer and video blogger
- Tim McIlrath (* 1978), lead singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter
- Kazem Abdullah (* 1979), conductor and musician
- Katie Douglas (* 1979), basketball player
- Jermaine Dearman (born 1980), basketball player
- Jason Gardner (born 1980), basketball player and coach
- John-Michael Liles (* 1980), ice hockey player
- Lori Lindsey (* 1980), soccer player
1981-2000
- Ed Carpenter (born 1981), racing car driver
- Steve Talley (born 1981), actor
- Adam Lambert (* 1982), singer and musical actor
- Shyra Ely (born 1983), basketball player
- Jeremy Trueblood (born 1983), American football player
- Stanley Burrell (born 1984), basketball player
- Drake Younger (born 1984), wrestler
- Alison Bales (born 1985), basketball player
- Courtney Lee (born 1985), basketball player
- George Hill (* 1986), basketball player
- Michael Anthony Scott (born 1986), basketball player
- Lauren Holiday (* 1987), soccer player
- Jack Johnson (born 1987), ice hockey player
- Jordan Seabrook (born 1987), football player
- Eric Gordon (* 1988), basketball player
- Jeff Teague (born 1988), basketball player
- Thomas Finchum (* 1989), water diver
- Logan Huffman (born 1989), actor
- Gordon Hayward (born 1990), basketball player
- Zack Martin (born 1990), American football player
- Samantha Peszek (* 1991), artistic gymnast
- Perry Kitchen (born 1992), soccer player
- Marquis Teague (* 1993), basketball player
- Brooke Austin (born 1996), tennis player
- Trevor Jackson (* 1996), actor, singer and dancer
- Jake Short (born 1997), actor
See also
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