Amelia Earhart fight pioneer (West Lafayette) – Steve Ellis founder of Chipotle restaurants (Indianapolis) – Jared Fogle Subway spokesperson (Indianapolis) – Kevin Ford astronaut (Portland) – Roy Halston Frowock fashion designer (Evansville) – Richard Gatling inventor of the Gatling gun (Indianapolis) – Mother George Civil War nurse (Fort Wayne) – Gus Grissom astronaut (Mitchell) – Elwood Haynes automobile inventor (Kokomo) – Jimmy Hoffa labor leader (Brazil) – Brian Lamb created C-SPAN television – Eli Lilly pharmaceutical magnet (Indianapolis) – Jane Pauley television journalist (Indianapolis) – Sarah Purcell talk show host (Richmond) – Orville Redenbacher popcorn manufacturer (Valparaiso – Alvah Curtis Roebuck cofounder of Sears and Roebuck (Lafayette) – Harlan Sanders founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (Henryville) – John Schnatter founder of – Papa John’s Pizza (Jeffersonville) Will Shortz New York Times crossword puzzle writer/NPR radio host (Crawfordsville) – Tavis Smiley talk show host, commentator, writer (Kokomo) – Nancy Snyderman medical journalist (Fort Wayne) – Katie Stam Miss America (Seymour) – David and Peter Turnley international photographers and Pulitzer Prize recipient (Fort Wayne) – David Wolf astronaut (Indianapolis) – Wilbur Wright airplane inventor (Millville) – John Poindexter- national security advisor under Reagan (Odon) Writers George Ade - (Kentland) Charles Beard- (Knightstown) Sarah Bolton Madison and Indianapolis) – Morman Bridwell (Kokomo) – Meg Cabot (Bloomington) – Beatirce Shenk DeRegniers (Lafayette) – Lloyd Douglas (Monroeville) – Theodore Dreiser (Terre Haute) – Edward Eggleston (Vevay) – Mari Evans - Indianapolis Karen Joy Fowler (Bloomington) – John Green (Indianapolis) – Richard Gruelle (Indianapolis) – Kin Hubbard (Indianapolis) – Emily Kimbrough (Muncie) – Haven Kimmel (Mooreland) – Kathryn Lasky (Indianapolis) – Ross Lockridge (Bloomington) – Charles Major (Shelbyville) – Meredith Nicholson (Crawfordsville) – Gene Stratton Porter (Geneva) – Ernie Pyle (Dana) – Phyllis Naylor Reynolds (Poplar) – James Whitcomb Riley (Indianapolis, Greenfield) – Scott Russell Sanders (Bloomington) – Sandy Sasso (Indianapolis) –
Amelia Earhart – fight pioneer (West Lafayette) Steve Ellis – founder of Chipotle restaurants (Indianapolis) Jared Fogle – Subway spokesperson (Indianapolis) Kevin Ford – astronaut (Portland) Roy Halston Frowock – fashion designer (Evansville) Richard Gatling – inventor of the Gatling gun (Indianapolis) Mother George – Civil War nurse (Fort Wayne) Gus Grissom – astronaut (Mitchell) Elwood Haynes – automobile inventor (Kokomo) Jimmy Hoffa – labor leader (Brazil) Brian Lamb – created C-SPAN television Eli Lilly – pharmaceutical magnet (Indianapolis) Jane Pauley – television journalist (Indianapolis) Sarah Purcell – talk show host (Richmond) Orville Redenbacher – popcorn manufacturer (Valparaiso Alvah Curtis Roebuck – cofounder of Sears and Roebuck (Lafayette) Harlan Sanders – founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (Henryville) John Schnatter – founder of Papa John’s Pizza (Jeffersonville) Will Shortz – New York Times crossword puzzle writer/NPR radio host (Crawfordsville) Tavis Smiley – talk show host, commentator, writer (Kokomo) Nancy Snyderman – medical journalist (Fort Wayne) Katie Stam – Miss America (Seymour) David and Peter Turnley – international photographers and Pulitzer Prize recipient (Fort Wayne) David Wolf – astronaut (Indianapolis) Wilbur Wright – airplane inventor (Millville) John Poindexter- national security advisor under Reagan (Odon) Writers George Ade - (Kentland) Charles Beard- (Knightstown) Sarah Bolton – Madison and Indianapolis) Morman Bridwell – (Kokomo) Meg Cabot – (Bloomington) Beatirce Shenk DeRegniers – (Lafayette) Lloyd Douglas – (Monroeville) Theodore Dreiser – (Terre Haute) Edward Eggleston – (Vevay) Mari Evans - Indianapolis Karen Joy Fowler – (Bloomington) John Green – (Indianapolis) Richard Gruelle – (Indianapolis) Kin Hubbard – (Indianapolis) Emily Kimbrough – (Muncie) Haven Kimmel – (Mooreland) Kathryn Lasky – (Indianapolis) Ross Lockridge – (Bloomington) Charles Major – (Shelbyville) Meredith Nicholson – (Crawfordsville) Gene Stratton Porter – (Geneva) Ernie Pyle – (Dana) Phyllis Naylor Reynolds – (Poplar) James Whitcomb Riley – (Indianapolis, Greenfield) Scott Russell Sanders – (Bloomington) Sandy Sasso – (Indianapolis)