List of people from Evansville, Indiana
This a List of people from Evansville, Indiana. This list includes people who either were born in Evansville, Indiana or lived in or around the city for a period of time.
Government, law and activism[]
- Albion Fellows Bacon, reformer and writer
- Conrad Baker, 15th Governor of Indiana (1867-1873) and 15th Lieutenant Governor (1861-1867)
- George Washington Buckner, physician, U.S. minister to Liberia
- Larry Bucshon, U.S. Representative (2011–present)
- Suzanne Crouch, current Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and former Indiana State Auditor
- Charles Harvey Denby, U.S. Union officer in the Civil War; diplomat
- Charles Denby, Jr., U.S. diplomat in China and later in Vienna, Austria
- Edwin C. Denby, Secretary of the Navy (1921-1924) and notable figure in the Teapot Dome scandal
- Winfield K. Denton, U.S. Representative (1949-1953, 1955–1966)
- Brad Ellsworth, U.S. Representative (2007-2011), 2010 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate
- John H. Foster, U.S. Representative (1905-1909)
- John W. Foster, U.S. Secretary of State (1892-1893)
- James S. Harlan, lawyer and commerce specialist
- John Hostettler, U.S. Representative (1995-2007)
- Henry S. Johnston, 7th Governor of Oklahoma
- Joseph Lane, General, first Governor of Oregon Territory, one of Oregon's first two U.S. Senators, and 1860 candidate for Vice President on the Democratic Party ticket
- Robert D. Orr, 45th Governor of Indiana (1981-1989)
- Gary R. Pfingston, 10th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (1990-1994)
- Randall Shepard, Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- Sallie Wyatt Stewart, former President of the National Association of Colored Women
- Barbara Underwood, Attorney General of New York
[]
- Marty Amsler, NFL defensive end[1]
- Chic Anderson, sportscaster
- Aaron Barrett, MLB pitcher
- Alan Benes, MLB pitcher
- Andy Benes, MLB pitcher, member of US Olympic team, #1 draft pick
- Sean Bennett, NFL player, New York Giants
- McKinley Brewer, Negro league baseball player
- Drew Butera, MLB catcher
- Jamey Carroll, MLB infielder
- Rudy Charles, WWE & former Total Nonstop Action Wrestling referee
- Calbert Cheaney, Harrison High School, Indiana and NBA player
- Deke Cooper, North High School, University of Notre Dame, NFL player
- Jerry Dale, MLB umpire
- Phelps Darby, coach of Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
- Luke Drone, NFL and AF2 player
- Todd Duffee, UFC fighter, actor
- Jerad Eickhoff, MLB pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies
- Bob Ford, North High School, Purdue basketball player, sportscaster
- Bob Griese, Rex Mundi High School, Purdue and NFL quarterback, All-Pro, Hall of Famer, Super Bowl champion, sportscaster
- Harley Grossman, MLB pitcher
- Bob Hamilton, professional golfer, winner of 1944 PGA Championship
- Kevin Hardy, Harrison High School, University of Illinois, NFL linebacker
- Lilly King, swimmer, gold medalist at 2016 Summer Olympics[2]
- Michael Klueh, swimmer, world champion
- Luke Kruytbosch, sportscaster
- Kyle Kuric, Memorial High School, University of Louisville basketball player, professional basketball player in Spain
- Don Mattingly, MLB player for New York Yankees, former manager of Los Angeles Dodgers, current manager of Miami Marlins
- Walter McCarty, NBA player, assistant coach for Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics, former head coach for University of Evansville.
- Arad McCutchan, basketball coach
- Dorothy Montgomery, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player; cytologist at Welborn Clinic
- Jerry Nemer (1912–1980), basketball player and attorney
- Ray Newman, MLB player for Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers
- Jeff Overton, professional golfer
- Tubby Rohsenberger, NFL player
- Vince Russo, former WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling writer; podcaster for Podcast One
- Dave Schellhase, basketball player, Purdue University
- Paul Splittorff, MLB pitcher, Kansas City Royals
- Larry Stallings, NFL linebacker, St Louis Cardinals
- Scott Studwell, NFL player, Minnesota Vikings
- Ray Cariens, Racing Driver
Performing and visual arts[]
Actors, actresses and directors[]
- AJ Alexander, Playboy model and actress
- Tom Armstrong, cartoonist creator of Marvin
- Billie Bennett, silent-film actress
- Budd Boetticher, film director
- Avery Brooks, actor, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Spenser: For Hire
- Joe Cook, actor, entertainer, and comedian
- Louise Dresser, Academy Award-nominated actress
- David Emge, actor, known for Dawn of the Dead
- Ron Glass, actor, known for Barney Miller and Firefly
- Phil Goss, actor and TV personality in Poland, voice-over professional for MTV and VH1 in Europe
- 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
- Roger Mobley, child actor of 1960s, later a Christian pastor in Texas
- Jama Williamson, actress, known for playing Principal Mullins in the Nickelodeon series School of Rock and Wendy Haverford in "Parks and Recreation"
Music[]
- Michael Barber, rapper, music producer
- Kyle Burns, musician, member of Forever the Sickest Kids
- Sid Catlett, musician, jazz drummer
- John Cowan, singer, bassist John Cowan Band and New Grass Revival
- Jody Davis, guitarist for Newsboys
- Neal Doughty, keyboard player, REO Speedwagon's only remaining founding member
- Jace Everett, country music singer
- Josh Gard, electronic music producer, DJ
- Ernie Haase, Southern gospel tenor vocalist
- Joe Hinton, R&B singer; biggest hit "Funny", 1964
- Philip Martin Lawrence II, American songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and voice actor; best known for his work with The Smeezingtons and teaming with Bruno Mars
- Mock Orange, indie-rock band
- Noncompliant, DJ and record producer
- Fred Rose, musician, Hall of Fame songwriter and music publishing executive
- Ryan Seaton, gospel solo artist
- Timmy Thomas, singer-songwriter, musician, record producer
- Andy Timmons, guitarist, musical director, and solo artist
- Geno Washington, soul singer
Media and artists[]
- David Horsey, cartoonist for Los Angeles Times
- Edward McKnight Kauffer, artist and graphic designer, grew up in Evansville[3]
- Barbara Kinney, photojournalist and White House photographer during Clinton administration
- Karl Kae Knecht, cartoonist for Evansville Courier
- Casey Stegall, national correspondent for Fox News Channel
- William Snyder (photojournalist), four-time Pulitzer Prize winning photographer
Authors, producers, playwrights, writers, and poets[]
- Marilyn Durham, author of The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
- Bettiola Heloise Fortson, poet and author of Mental Pearls: original poems and essays
- Annie Fellows Johnston, author of The Little Colonel series
- Edward J. Meeman, journalist and environmental crusader, born in Evansville in 1889[4]
- Molly Newman, playwright and television producer
- Paul Osborn, playwright, screenwriter of East of Eden
- Steven Sater, Broadway lyricist, playwright and poet
- Winifred Sackville Stoner, Jr., prolific child author and poet
- Matt Williams, producer of The Cosby Show, Home Improvement, and Roseanne
Academics[]
- Margaret K. Butler, mathematician
- Elbert Frank Cox, mathematician
- Raymond Geuss, philosopher and university professor
- Clark Kimberling, mathematician
- Paul Musgrave, professor and expert in American foreign policy matters
- Henry Babcock Veatch, philosopher and writer
- John D. Wiley, educator
- Lester M. Wolfson, founding chancellor of Indiana University South Bend
Business[]
- Charles T. Hinde, successful businessman, riverboat captain, and original investor of the Hotel del Coronado
- Mary Fendrich Hulman, wife of industrialist Tony Hulman and matriarch of the Hulman-George family
- Edward Mead Johnson, businessman, co-founder of Johnson & Johnson, and founder of Mead Johnson & Co.
- Aaron Patzer, entrepreneur and founder of Mint.com, a personal financial management service
- Francis Joseph Reitz, banker, civic leader, and philanthropist
- John Augustus Reitz, lumber magnate, civic leader, and philanthropist
- Ray Ryan, gambler, oilman, promoter, developer
- Ruth Siems, Stove Top Stuffing creator
Religion[]
- Mary Simpson, one of the first women ordained a priest by the American Episcopal Church
- John Roach Straton, minister
- Paul E. Waldschmidt, Roman Catholic bishop
- Mike Warnke, Christian comedian, discredited "expert" on Satanism
References[]
- ^ "Marty Amsler NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "Lilly King - Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Edward McKnight Kauffer". Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. September 10, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ "Edward John Meeman". Tennessee Encyclopedia. January 1, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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