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List of people from Indiana

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This is a list of notable people who were born or lived in the American state of Indiana.

Military

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Martha Baker
Jeremy Michael Boorda
Ambrose Burnside
John Howard Cassady
George Rogers Clark
Sammy L. Davis
Jonathan D. George
William Grose
Scott S. Haraburda
Horace Meek Hickam
Jonas Ingram
Opha May Johnson
Henry Maston Mullinnix
John Poindexter
David M. Shoup
Walter Bedell Smith
Raymond Ames Spruance
Lew Wallace
Anthony Wayne
Samuel Woodfill

Politicians and activists

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George Washington Buckner
Benjamin Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
Richard Lugar
Mike Pence
Dan Quayle
John G. Roberts
Ted Stevens

Native American leaders

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Entertainment

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Film and theatre

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Anne Baxter
James Dean
Louise Fazenda
Carole Lombard
Karl Malden
Steve McQueen
Dean Norris
Sydney Pollack
Alice Terry
Clifton Webb

Comedians and humorists

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Red Skelton

Musicians

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Amanda Overmyer
Axl Rose
Janet Jackson
John Hiatt
Michael Jackson

Television

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Nicole Gale Anderson
Kate Bolduan
Joyce DeWitt
Jenna Fischer
Florence Henderson
David Letterman

Modeling

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Karen McDougal

Sportspeople

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Baseball

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Gil Hodges
Tommy John
Chuck Klein
Scott Rolen

Basketball

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Larry Bird
Skylar Diggins
Katie Douglas
George McGinnis
Blake Miller
Zach Randolph
Oscar Robertson

Basketball coaches

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Gregg Popovich
Sharon Versyp
John Wooden

Football

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Jay Cutler
Bob Griese
Jaylon Smith
Rod Woodson

Football coaches

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Hank Stram

Golf

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Race car drivers

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Jeff Gordon
Tony Stewart

Soccer

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Wrestlers, fighters, boxers

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Mick Foley
Chris Lytle
Bill Wallace

Other sports figures

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Ray Ewry
Lauren Holiday

Business

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Carl G. Fisher
Colonel Sanders

Education

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Art, literature and media

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James Whitcomb Riley
Kurt Vonnegut

Science and medicine

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Jane E. Henney
Julian Schwinger
Vernon L. Smith

Aviation and space

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Wilbur Wright

Religious and spiritual figures

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Notorious and infamous Hoosiers

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John Dillinger

Other

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "American Peace Society Photograph Collection, Swarthmore College Peace Collection". www.swarthmore.edu. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lilly King - Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Eason, Brian; Wang, Stephanie; Adams, Michael Anthony (October 3, 2014). "Indianapolis native Peter Kassig named next ISIS target". IndyStar.
  4. ^ Martin, Douglas (October 29, 2007). "Robert Shields, Wordy Diarist, Dies at 89". The New York Times.