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William Hayden English, U.S. Congressman and Vice Presidential Candidate (Lexington) Charles W. Fairbanks, U.S. Senator and Vice President of the United States (Indianapolis) John W. Foster, U.S. Secretary of State (Evansville) Nora Trueblood Gause (1851–1955), humanitarian (Kokomo)
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 ...
Cook Lougheed, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and Allen County Councilman. Dale W. McMillen, founder of Central Soya. Cosette Simon, philanthropist, politician, first female Mayor of Fort Wayne (1985) Chuck Surack, philanthropist, founder of Sweetwater Sound. Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's International.
E. Jean Carroll, journalist and advice columnist. Siobhan Carroll, professor, scholar and writer. David Chalmers, leading philosopher in the area of philosophy of mind. Sarah Clarke, actress. Tan Kheng Hua, actress. Suzanne Collins, television writer, novelist known for The Hunger Games. Robert Coover, author.
James McDonald – economist at Brigham Young University. Deborah E. McDowell – English professor and author. Scott A. McLuckey – John A. Leighty Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University. Dorothy Runk Mennen – theatre professor, author, founding president of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association.
Rami Malek, actor, known for Bohemian Rhapsody, attended University of Evansville. Michael Michele, actress, best known for ER. Marilyn Miller, singer and dancer of 1920s and 1930s. Dylan Minnette, actor, known for his roles in 13 Reasons Why, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Goosebumps.
The NHLs in Indiana comprise approximately 2% of the 1,656 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana as of December 2009. The landmarks are among the most important nationally recognized historic sites in the state; the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is one other site that has high ...
The following is a list of notable people who were born, grew up, and spent a portion of life and or career in Hammond, Indiana. Robert K. Abbett - artist, illustrator; R.J.Q. Adams - historian; Norman C. Anderson - Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly; Michael Badnarik - Libertarian Party 2004 presidential candidate; Gerald R. Beaman - U.S ...