John Hiatt rock guitarist (Indianapolis) – Michael Jackson pop singer/songwriter (Gary) – John Mellencamp rock singer/ songwriter (Seymour) – Wes Montgomery jazz guitarist (Indianapolis) – Rich Mullin Christian singer/songwriter (Richmond) – Cole Porter composer/songwriter (Peru) – Axl Rose rock singer (Lafayette) – David Lee Roth rock singer (Bloomington) – Henry Lee Summer rock singer/songwriter (Brazil) – Deniece Williams singer/songwriter (Gary) – The Jackson Five pop music group (Gary) – The Four Freshman vocal quartet (Indianapolis) – Sports wrestler (Indianapolis) William “Dick the Bruiser” Afflis – Steve Alford basketball player/coach (NewCastle) – John Andretti racecar driver (Indianapolis) – Damon Bailey basketball player (Heltonville) – Larry Bird basketball player, coach, general manager (French Lick) – Calbert Chaney basketball player (Evansville) – Len Dawson football player (West Lafayette – Katie Douglas basketball player (Indianapolis) – Charles Finley- baseball team owner (LaPorte) Carl Fisher built Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis) – Ford Frick sportswriter and baseball commentator (Wawaka) – Katie Gearlds basketball player (Beech Grove) – Jeff Gordon racecar driver (Pittsboro) – Mark Herrman football player (Carmel) – Tony Hinkle basketball player/coach/ athletic administrator (Logansport) – Tony Hulman owner Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Terre Haute) – Shawn Kemp basketball player (Elkhart) – Don Lash track and field athlete (Bluffton/Auburn) – Rick Mount basketball player (Lebanon) – Ryan Newman racecar driver (South Bend) – Oscar Robertson basketball player (Indianapolis) – Scott Skiles basketball player (Plymouth) – Tony Stewart racecar driver (Columbus) – Brad Stephens basketball coach (Zionsville) – Hank Stram football player (Gary) – Major Taylor cyclist (Indianapolis) – Bonzi Wells basketball player (Muncie) – John Wooden basketball player/ coach (Martinsville) – Mike Woodson basketball player (Indianapolis) – Rod Woodson football player (Fort Wayne) – Fuzzy Zoeller golfer (New Albany) – Miscellaneous Johnny Appleseed folk legend (buried in Fort Wayne) – Bill Blass fashion designer (Fort Wayne) – Frank Borman astronaut (Gary) – Ambrose Burnside Civil War general (Liberty) – Charles Conn musical instrument maker (Elkhart) – George Rogers Clark Revolutionary War hero (Clarksville) –
John Hiatt – rock guitarist (Indianapolis) Michael Jackson – pop singer/songwriter (Gary) John Mellencamp – rock singer/ songwriter (Seymour) Wes Montgomery – jazz guitarist (Indianapolis) Rich Mullin – Christian singer/songwriter (Richmond) Cole Porter – composer/songwriter (Peru) Axl Rose – rock singer (Lafayette) David Lee Roth – rock singer (Bloomington) Henry Lee Summer – rock singer/songwriter (Brazil) Deniece Williams – singer/songwriter (Gary) The Jackson Five – pop music group (Gary) The Four Freshman – vocal quartet (Indianapolis) Sports William “Dick the Bruiser” Afflis – wrestler (Indianapolis) Steve Alford – basketball player/coach (NewCastle) John Andretti – racecar driver (Indianapolis) Damon Bailey – basketball player (Heltonville) Larry Bird – basketball player, coach, general manager (French Lick) Calbert Chaney – basketball player (Evansville) Len Dawson – football player (West Lafayette Katie Douglas – basketball player (Indianapolis) Charles Finley- baseball team owner (LaPorte) Carl Fisher – built Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis) Ford Frick – sportswriter and baseball commentator (Wawaka) Katie Gearlds – basketball player (Beech Grove) Jeff Gordon – racecar driver (Pittsboro) Mark Herrman – football player (Carmel) Tony Hinkle – basketball player/coach/ athletic administrator (Logansport) Tony Hulman – owner Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Terre Haute) Shawn Kemp – basketball player (Elkhart) Don Lash – track and field athlete (Bluffton/Auburn) Rick Mount – basketball player (Lebanon) Ryan Newman – racecar driver (South Bend) Oscar Robertson – basketball player (Indianapolis) Scott Skiles – basketball player (Plymouth) Tony Stewart – racecar driver (Columbus) Brad Stephens – basketball coach (Zionsville) Hank Stram – football player (Gary) Major Taylor – cyclist (Indianapolis) Bonzi Wells – basketball player (Muncie) John Wooden – basketball player/ coach (Martinsville) Mike Woodson – basketball player (Indianapolis) Rod Woodson – football player (Fort Wayne) Fuzzy Zoeller – golfer (New Albany) Miscellaneous Johnny Appleseed – folk legend (buried in Fort Wayne) Bill Blass – fashion designer (Fort Wayne) Frank Borman – astronaut (Gary) Ambrose Burnside – Civil War general (Liberty) Charles Conn – musical instrument maker (Elkhart) George Rogers Clark – Revolutionary War hero (Clarksville)
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