Indianapolis
Indianapolis ranks 143rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Denver, Chennai, and Odessa. Memorable people born in Indianapolis include David Letterman, Kurt Vonnegut, and John Dillinger. Memorable people who died in Indianapolis include Benjamin Harrison, Frances Farmer, and Hermann Joseph Muller. Indianapolis has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many racing drivers, and politicians. Indianapolis is located in United States.
Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River. The city's official slogan, "Crossroads of America", reflects its historic importance as a transportation hub and its relative proximity to other major North American markets. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1858 and 2001, Indianapolis was the birth place of 81 globally memorable people, including David Letterman, Kurt Vonnegut, and John Dillinger. Additionaly, 25 globally memorable people have passed away in Indianapolis including Benjamin Harrison, Frances Farmer, and Hermann Joseph Muller.
People Born in Indianapolis
Go to all RankingsDavid Letterman
PRESENTER
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 1
Kurt Vonnegut
WRITER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 2
John Dillinger
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1934
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 3
Philip Warren Anderson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 4
Brendan Fraser
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 5
Max Emmerich
ATHLETE
1879 - 1956
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 6
Dan Quayle
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 7
Wes Montgomery
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1968
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 8
Clarence Zener
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1993
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 9
George Andrew Reisner
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1942
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 10
Freddie Hubbard
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2008
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 11
Connie Booth
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Indianapolis
Go to all RankingsDavid Buss
PSYCHOLOGIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 28
Kathy Ellis
SWIMMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 33
Gaylen Ross
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 39
John Fitch
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2012
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 43
Maicel Malone-Wallace
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 32.31
Rank: 59
JaJuan Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.33
Rank: 70
Caleb Swanigan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1997 - 2022
HPI: 15.64
Rank: 77
Alec Yoder
GYMNAST
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 78
Cole Hocker
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 79
Sarah Bacon
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 80
Steele Johnson
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 81
People Deceased in Indianapolis
Go to all RankingsBenjamin Harrison
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1901
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 1
Frances Farmer
ACTOR
1913 - 1970
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 2
Hermann Joseph Muller
BIOLOGIST
1890 - 1967
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 3
Ei-ichi Negishi
CHEMIST
1935 - 2021
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 4
Max Emmerich
ATHLETE
1879 - 1956
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 5
Wes Montgomery
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1968
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 6
Charles W. Fairbanks
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1918
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 7
Thomas A. Hendricks
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1885
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 8
J. J. Johnson
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2001
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 9
Ray Brown
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 10
Eli Lilly
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1898
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 11
Manny Ayulo
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1955
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Indianapolis
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Most individuals born in present day Indianapolis were actors (15), basketball players (12), politicians (10), athletes (6), and writers (5), while most who died were racing drivers (5), politicians (3), musicians (3), biologists (2), and athletes (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Indianapolis, including Brendan Fraser, Connie Booth, and Doug Jones. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Indianapolis, including Brendan Fraser, Connie Booth, and Doug Jones.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Indianapolis since 1700.