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The following is a list of notable people who have been born or lived in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. Organized alphabetically by field of study and then by last name.

== Actors ==
* [[Abraham Benrubi]] (1969– ), actor, best known for ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]''
* [[Monte Blue]] (1887–1963), silent film/character actor
* [[Connie Booth]] (1944– ), actress, screenwriter
* [[Steve Burton (actor)|Steve Burton]] (1970– ), television actor
* [[Joyce DeWitt]] (1949– ), actress, best known for ''[[Three's Company]]''
* [[Cullen Douglas]] (1967– ), actor, producer, director, best known for Grey’s Anatomy and Pure Genius
* [[Robert Emhardt]] (1914–1994), Actor
* [[Mike Epps]] (1970– ), stand6up comedian, actor, producer, writer, rapper
* [[Frances Farmer]] (1913–1970), actress
* [[Rhett Fisher]] (1980– ), actor, best known for ''[[Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue]]''
* [[Brendan Fraser]] (1968– ), film actor
* [[Ken Foree]] (1948– ), actor
* [[Vivica A. Fox]] (1964- ) actress
* [[Doug Jones (actor)|Doug Jones]] (1960– ), actor
* [[Brook Kerr]] (1973– ), actress
* [[Forrest Landis]] (1994– ), actor
* [[Priscilla Lawson]] (1914–1958), actress
* [[Marjorie Main]] (1890–1975), actress
* [[Steve McQueen]] (1930–1980), Academy Award-nominated actor
* [[Julie McWhirter]] (1947– ), actress
* [[Margo Moore]] (1931–2000), actress
* [[Dohn Norwood]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/indyshowcaseradio/2014/04/30/talking-hell-on-wheels-dohn-norwood-returns|title=Talking Hell on wheels Dohn Norwood returns|website=BlogTalkRadio|access-date=2018-01-03}}</ref>(1974– ) actor, [[Hell on Wheels (TV series)]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.amc.com/shows/hell-on-wheels/talk/2013/09/qa-dohn-norwood-psalms|title=Q&A – Dohn Norwood (Psalms)|work=AMC|access-date=2018-01-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dayo Okeniyi]] (1988– ), film actor
* [[Jake Short]] (1997– ), actor
* [[Steve Talley]] (1981– ), television/film actor
* [[Harry von Zell]] (1906–1981), television/film actor and radio announcer, best known for ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]''
* [[Clifton Webb]] (1889–1966), stage/film actor
* [[Sasheer Zamata]] (1986– ), comedian, actress, former [[Saturday Night Live cast members|cast member]] on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''

== Artists ==
* [[Vija Celmins]] (1938– ), visual artist
* [[Don Gummer]], artist
* [[John Wesley Hardrick]] (1891–1968), artist
* [[Ron McQueeney]], photographer
* [[Wilhelmina Seegmiller]] (1866–1913), author, illustrator, art teacher
*[[Sheida Soleimani]] (1990–), contemporary artist, born in Indianapolis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://decordova.org/sheida-soleimani|title=Sheida Soleimani bio|website=decordova.org|access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref>
* [[Jeremy Spencer (drummer)|Jeremy Spencer]], musician (1973– )

== Athletes ==

*[[Donie Bush]] (1887–1972), [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) player/manager
*[[George Bailey (racing driver)|George Bailey]] (1900–1940), [[IndyCar Series]] driver
*[[Bryce Campbell (rugby union)|Bryce Campbell]] (1994– ), plays for the [[United States national rugby union team]]
*[[Rodney Carney]] (1984– ), [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) player
*[[Oscar Charleston]] (1896–1954), baseball player, member of [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]
*[[Mike Conley Jr.]] (1987– ), NBA player
*[[Hooks Dauss]] (1889–1963), MLB player
*[[Euphrasia Donnelly]] (1905–1963), swimmer, [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist (1924)
*[[Stu Douglass]] (1990– ), [[American-Israeli]] basketball player for the Israeli team [[Maccabi Ashdod B.C.|Maccabi Ashdod]]
*[[Jack Doyle (American football)|Jack Doyle]] (1990– ), [[National Football League]] (NFL) tight end
*[[Jeff George]] (1967– ), NFL quarterback
*[[Eric Gordon]] (1988– ), NBA player
*[[Greg Graham]] (1970– ), NBA player
*[[Marcellus Greene]] (1957– ), NFL player
*[[Gordon Hayward]] (1990– ), NBA player
*[[Alan Henderson]] (1972– ), NBA player
*[[John F. Hennessey]] (1900–1981), tennis player (1920s)
*[[Oral Hildebrand]] (1907–1977), MLB All-Star pitcher
*[[George Hill (basketball)|George Hill]] (1986– ), NBA player
*[[Lauren Holiday]] (1987– ), [[United States women's national soccer team|US Women's National Soccer]] player, Olympic gold medalist, 2015 Women's World Cup champion
*[[Lester Horton]] (1906–1953), dancer and choreographer
* [[Tommy Hunter (baseball)|Tommy Hunter]] (1986– ), Major League baseball pitcher for [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
*[[Kenny Irwin]] (1969–2000), [[NASCAR]] driver
*[[Jack Johnson (ice hockey)|Jack Johnson]] (1987– ) NHL player
*[[Mathias Kiwanuka]] (1983– ), NFL player
*[[Ken Klee]] (1971– ), [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) player
*[[Chuck Klein]] (1904–1958), MLB player
*[[Kyle Krisiloff]] (1986– ), NASCAR driver
*[[Shawn Langdon]] (2007– ), Current NHRA Funny Car Driver 2013 Top Fuel Champion 2 Time Super Comp Champion
*[[Brad Leaf]] (1960–), [[American-Israeli]] basketball player for [[Hapoel Galil Elyon]] and [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] of the [[Israel Premier League]]
*[[Courtney Lee]] (1985– ), NBA player
*[[Don Leppert]] (1931– ), MLB player
*[[Lori Lindsey]] (1980– ), [[United States women's national soccer team|U.S. Women's National Soccer]] player, Olympic gold medalist
*[[Zack Martin]] (1990– ), NFL player
*[[George McGinnis]] (1950– ), NBA player
*[[Frank McKinney]] (1938–1992), diver, Olympic gold medalist (1960), banking executive
*[[Terry McLaurin]] [[Ohio State Buckeyes]] and [[Washington Redskins]] wide receiver
*[[Eric Montross]] (1971– ), NBA player
*[[Greg Oden]] (1988– ), NBA player
*[[Austin Price]] (born 1995), basketball player in the [[Israeli Premier Basketball League]]
*[[Derrick Ransom]] (1976– ), [[National Football League]] (NFL) player defensive tackle
*[[Matt Reiswerg]] (born 1980), soccer player, coach, and administrator
*[[Oscar Robertson]] (1938– ), basketball player, member of [[Basketball Hall of Fame]]
*[[Sally Schantz]], figure skater, U.S. ice dancing champion (1963)
*[[Judy Schwomeyer]] (1950– ), figure skater, U.S. ice dancing champion (1968–72)
*[[Sandra Spuzich]] (1937–2015), [[LPGA]] pro golfer
*[[Brad Stevens]] (1976– ), President of Basketball Operations and former head coach of the [[Boston Celtics]]
*[[Major Taylor]] (1878–1932), cyclist
*[[Jeff Teague]] (1988– ), NBA player
*[[Johnny Weaver]] (1935–2008), pro wrestler, first to use the sleeper hold "Weaver Lock"
*[[Randy Wittman]] (1959– ), NBA head coach
*[[Greg Wojciechowski]] (1951– ), wrestler
*[[Sean Woods]] (1970– ), college basketball coach
*[[T. J. Yates]] (1987–), former quarterback who is currently the wide receivers coach for the [[Atlanta Falcons]]

== Business and philanthropy ==
[[File:Colonel Eli Lilly, Josiah Kirby Lilly Sr., Eli Lilly Jr..jpg|thumb|right|Colonel [[Eli Lilly]] (right) with son [[Josiah K. Lilly Sr.]] (left) and grandson [[Eli Lilly (industrialist, born 1885)|Eli Lilly]] (center)]]
* [[Steve Bellamy]], sports media entrepreneur, founder of [[The Ski Channel]] and [[The Tennis Channel]]
* [[Steve Ells]], founder, CEO of [[Chipotle Mexican Grill]]
* [[Scott Flanders]], businessman and former CEO of Playboy, Inc.
* [[John Geisse]], businessman, founder of [[Target Stores]]
* [[Bob Glenalvin]], first manager of [[Detroit Tigers]]
*[[Sid Grauman]], founder of [[TCL Chinese Theatre|Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] in Hollywood, former home of the [[Academy Awards]]
*[[Scott A. Jones]], co-founder of [[ChaCha (search engine)|ChaCha]]
* [[Eli Lilly]], founder, president of pharmaceutical company [[Eli Lilly and Company]]
*[[Josiah K. Lilly Sr.]], president of pharmaceutical company [[Eli Lilly and Company]]
*[[Ruth Lilly]], philanthropist
*[[Kim Ng]], [[Major League Baseball]] executive
*[[Freeman Ransom]], lawyer, businessman, civic leader<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/history/black_history/black_hoosiers.html |title=Notable names in local Black history |publisher=The Indianapolis Star |date=February 10, 2000 |accessdate=June 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104211223/http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/history/black_history/black_hoosiers.html |archive-date=January 4, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*[[Willard Ransom]], lawyer, businessman, civic leader<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2021 |title=Willard B. (Mike) Ransom |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/willard-b-mike-ransom/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Henry J. Richardson Jr.]], lawyer and civil rights activist, member of the [[Indiana House of Representatives]] (1932–36), and a judge in [[Marion County, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite journal| author=Charles Latham Jr.| title =Henry J. Richardson Papers: Historical Sketch | journal =Black History News and Notes | issue =51 | page=1 | publisher =Indiana Historical Society | location =Indianapolis | date =February 1993}}</ref>
*[[Madam C.J. Walker]], pioneering African-American businesswoman, first female self-made millionaire in America
*[[Margaret Ray Wickens]] (1843–1918), organizer and social reformer

== Entertainment ==
[[File:Dave Letterman.jpg|180px|thumb|[[David Letterman]]]]
* [[Rupert Boneham]], reality show contestant, ''[[Survivor: Pearl Islands]]'', ''[[Survivor: All-Stars]]'', ''[[Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains]]'', "[[Survivor: Blood vs. Water]]; politician
* [[June Cochran]], model, [[Miss Indiana USA]] 1960, ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playmate of the Year]] 1963
* [[Ken Hixon]], screenwriter
* [[David Letterman]], television personality, former host of [[Late Show with David Letterman|The Late Show]] (1993–2015)
* [[Ryan Murphy (writer)|Ryan Murphy]], film and television screenwriter, director, and producer, notably ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'', '''[[American Horror Story]]'' and ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''
* [[Blair St. Clair]] (Andrew Bryson), drag performer
* [[Marc Summers]], game show host, television personality
* [[Dan Wakefield]], screenwriter, novelist
* [[Marjorie Wallace]], [[Miss World]] 1973

== Journalists and media ==
* [[Roy Blount Jr.]], journalist, author
*[[Scott Evans (host)|Scott Evans]], television personality
* [[Louis McHenry Howe]], reporter for the [[New York Herald]], political advisor to [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|President Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
* [[Jack Olsen]], journalist and author
*[[Jane Pauley]], television personality, journalist
*[[Myrta Pulliam]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning journalist

== Military ==
* [[Timothy Maude]], [[U.S. Army]] Lieutenant General, the highest ranking military officer killed in the [[September 11 attacks]]
* [[Thomas A. Morris]], railroad executive, civil engineer, Union General in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]
* [[Norris W. Overton]], [[U.S. Air Force]] Brigadier General
* [[Raymond A. Spruance]], commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet (1944–1945)

== Musicians ==
*[[Mark Battles]], rapper-songwriter, founder of record label Fly America
*[[Scrapper Blackwell]], blues musician and songwriter, writer of the earliest version of "[[Sweet Home Chicago]]"
*[[Darrell Clanton]], singer<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=94|isbn=0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
*[[Dorian (rapper)|Dorian]], hip-hop recording artist and music producer
*[[Babyface (musician)|Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds]], [[R&B]] music producer/performer
*[[Guitar Pete Franklin]], blues musician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/guitar-pete-franklin-mn0001535184/biography|title=Guitar Pete Franklin Biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=2014-09-17}}</ref>
*[[Jan Garber]], bandleader
*[[Blind Leroy Garnett]], boogie-woogie and ragtime pianist and songwriter
*[[Billy Henderson (American singer)|Billy Henderson]], singer, member of [[The Spinners (American group)]]
*[[John Hiatt]], musician
*[[Freddie Hubbard]], jazz trumpeter
*[[J. J. Johnson]], jazz trombonist
*[[Josh Kaufman]], singer-songwriter, contestant on [[The Voice (U.S. season 6)|''The Voice (U.S. Season 6)'']]
*[[Adam Lambert]], singer, runner-up of ''[[American Idol (season 8)|American Idol]]'' [[American Idol (season 8)|(Season 8)]]
*[[Adrianne Lenker]], musician, singer songwriter of the indie band, Big Thief
*[[Ted Leo]], musician
*[[Charles Scott Leonard]], member of the a cappella group [[Rockapella]]
*[[Margot & the Nuclear So and So's]], indie rock band formed in Indianapolis
*[[Tim McIlrath]], musician
*[[Wes Montgomery]], jazz guitarist
*[[Plumb (singer)|Plumb]], singer/songwriter
* [[Hal Rayle]], voice artist
*[[Larry Ridley]], jazz bassist
*[[June Rochelle]], singer/songwriter
*[[David Michael Schuster]], opera singer
*[[George Shirley]], operatic tenor
*[[Noble Sissle]], composer
*[[Tiara Thomas]], singer-songwriter
*[[Albert Von Tilzer]], composer, notably "[[Take Me Out to the Ball Game]]"
*[[Pharez Whitted]], jazz trumpeter
*[[Keke Wyatt]], R&B singer

== Politicians ==
* [[James Bingham (Indiana politician)|James Bingham]], [[Indiana Attorney General]] (1907–1911)
* [[Maria Cantwell]], U.S. Senator from Washington
* [[Paul Cantwell]], Indiana state representative
* [[André Carson]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] for Indiana, second Muslim to be elected to the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] (2008)
* [[Julia Carson]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] for Indiana; grandmother of [[André Carson]]
* [[Harriette Bailey Conn]], state representative and the first African American to serve as Indiana's state public defender
* [[Ray Crowe]], basketball coach and politician
* [[John J. Dillon (politician)|John J. Dillon]], [[Indiana Attorney General]] (1965-1969)
* [[Charles W. Fairbanks]], 26th Vice President of the United States (1905–1909)
* [[William T. Francis]], [[United States Ambassador to Liberia]] (1927–1929)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/chiefsofmission/liberia|title= Chiefs of Mission for Liberia|publisher= [[U.S. Department of State]]|accessdate= September 11, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Benjamin Harrison]], 23rd President of the United States (1889–1893); lived and died in Indianapolis
* [[Thomas A. Hendricks]], 21st Vice President of the United States (1863–1869)
* [[Eric Holcomb]], Governor of Indiana
* [[William A. Ketcham]], [[Indiana Attorney General]] (1894–1898), Commander-in-Chief of the [[Grand Army of the Republic]] (1920–1921).
* [[Jon Krahulik]], Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]] (1990–1993)
* [[Daisy Riley Lloyd]], first female African American to serve in the Indiana legislature
* [[Richard Lugar]], U.S. Senator from Indiana
* [[Frank E. McKinney]], Democratic Party chairman
* [[Dan Quayle]], 44th Vice President of the United States (1989–1993)
* [[Charles Ray (Indiana judge)|Charles Ray]], Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]] (1865–1871)
* [[Edwin K. Steers]], [[Indiana Attorney General]] (1953–1965)
* [[Ted Stevens]], former U.S. Senator from [[Alaska]]
* [[Mark Warner]], U.S. Senator from Virginia
* [[Mike Pence]], 48th Vice President of the United States (2017–2021)

== Writers ==
* [[Margaret C. Anderson]], critic, editor and publisher
* [[John David Anderson]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianaauthorsaward.org/the-authors/the-winners|title=The Winners - Indiana Authors Award|website=www.indianaauthorsaward.org|language=en|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref> (1975– ), children's book author of ''Ms. Bixby's Last Day'', 2017 Indiana Authors Award Winner<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indypl.org/about/news/2017/four-top-authors-named-2017-indiana-authors-award-winners/|title=Four Top Authors Named as 2017 Indiana Authors Award Winners {{!}} The Indianapolis Public Library|website=www.indypl.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref>
* [[Allan Bloom]], philosopher and essayist
* [[A'Lelia Bundles]] (1952– ),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aleliabundles.com/|title=A'Lelia Bundles|website=www.aleliabundles.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref> TV producer, journalist, and author of ''On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker''
* [[Jared Carter (poet)|Jared Carter]] (1939– ), poet, author of ''Work, for the Night Is Coming'' (1981), and winner of the [[Walt Whitman Award]] and the [[Poets' Prize]].
* [[Matt Dellinger]] (1975– ), author of ''Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway''
* [[Mari Evans]] (1923–2017), poet, author of ''I Am a Black Woman'' (1970), winner of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters poetry award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mari-evans|title=Mari Evans|date=2018-01-02|website=Poetry Foundation|language=en-us|others=Poetry Foundation|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref>
* [[Janet Flanner]], Paris correspondent of [[The New Yorker]]
*[[Hildegarde Flanner]], poet
*[[John Green]], children's book award-winning author of ''[[The Fault in Our Stars]]''; [[vlogger]]
* [[Alex Hall (author)|Alex Hall]], author of ''[[Ben Drowned]]'' (2010)
* [[Joseph Hayes (author)|Joseph Hayes]], author
* [[Phillip Hoose]] (1947– ),<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.philliphoose.com/books/perfect-once-removed/|title=Perfect Once Removed|work=Phillip Hoose, National Book Award Winner|access-date=2018-01-02|language=en-US}}</ref> award-winning children's book author of ''[[Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice]]''
* [[Kathryn Lasky]] (1944– ),<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kathrynlasky.com/about|title=Get to know Kathryn Lasky|last=Lasky|first=Kathryn|work=Kathryn Lasky|access-date=2018-01-02|language=en-US}}</ref> children's book author of ''[[Guardians of Ga'Hoole]]''
*[[Charles Major (writer)|Charles Major]], author
*[[Elizabeth Miller (novelist)|Elizabeth Miller]] (1878–1961), novelist
*[[Bill Peet]] (1915–2002), children's book author and illustrator of ''Pamela Camel'',
*[[Madelyn Pugh]], script-writer [[I Love Lucy]] television program
*[[Booth Tarkington]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning author
*[[Kurt Vonnegut]], author
*[[James Whitcomb Riley]], poet

== Other ==
* [[Frank J. Anderson]], former Sheriff of [[Marion County, Indiana]] (2003–2011)
* [[Herb Baumeister]], suspected serial killer
* [[Kent Brantly]], physician, author, speaker, first American to be treated for the Ebola virus in 2014, [[Time Person of the Year|TIME Person of the Year]] 2014
* [[Emmett I. Brown Jr.]], professional photographer, documented [[Indiana Avenue]]'s jazz scene in the 1940s and 50s, editor ''[[Sepia (magazine)|Sepia]]'' magazine
* [[John P. Donohue]], professor, doctor, pioneered treatments for testicular cancer
* [[John Dillinger]], bank robber
* [[Jared Fogle]], [[Subway restaurant]] endorser, motivational speaker, and convicted child pornographer
* [[Ruth M. Gardiner]], first nurse killed in action during [[World War II]]
* [[Michael Graves]], architect
* [[Margaret Yandes Holliday]], Presbyterian missionary in [[Tabriz]] from 1883 to 1919
* [[Peter Kassig]], aid worker, taken hostage and ultimately beheaded by [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|The Islamic State]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/10/03/reports-indianapolis-man-named-next-isis-target/16667489/|title=Indianapolis native Peter Kassig named next ISIS target|author=Brian Eason, Stephanie Wang and Michael Anthony Adams|date=October 3, 2014|publisher=Indystar.com|accessdate=December 21, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Justin Knapp]], Wikipedia editor
* [[John Morton-Finney]], Buffalo soldier, lawyer, educator and civil rights leader
* [[Irvine Page]], physiologist, former president of the [[American Heart Association]] (1956–1957)
* [[John C. Rule]], historian at [[Ohio State University]]
* [[Bill Shirk]], escape artist, president of Hoosier Broadcasting Corp.
* [[Avriel Shull]], architect
* [[William V. Wheeler]], founder of Wheeler Mission Ministries of Indianapolis
* [[David A. Wolf]], astronaut
* [[Evans Woollen III]], architect, founder and principal of [[Woollen, Molzan and Partners]]<ref>Mary Ellen Gadski, "Woollen, Molzan and Partners" in {{cite book | editor =David J. Bodenhamer and Robert G. Barrows|title =The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis | publisher =Indiana University Press | year =1994 | location =Bloomington and Indianapolis | pages =1453–54 | isbn =0-253-31222-1}}</ref>

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{Indianapolis}}

[[Category:Lists of people from Indiana|Indianapolis]]
[[Category:People from Indianapolis| ]]

List of people from Indianapolis - Revision history

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