List of people from Terre Haute, Indiana
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This is a list of the people born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Terre Haute, Indiana
and its surrounding metropolitan area.
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
and its surrounding metropolitan area.
Actors & Actresses
- Wally BrunerWally BrunerWally Bruner was an American journalist and television host. He covered Congress and the Lyndon Johnson administration for ABC News in the 1960s...
(actor, television personality) - Jose Pablo CantilloJose Pablo CantilloJose Pablo Cantillo is an American actor of Costa Rican descent.Jose Pablo Cantillo grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana, and attended Terre Haute South Vigo High School where he was a tennis standout for all 4 years, leading the Terre Haute South Braves to a State Runner-Up finish in 1996...
(movies, television) - Benjamin Scatman CrothersScatman CrothersBenjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and as Dick Hallorann in The Shining in 1980...
(musician, movies, television) - Johnnie DavisJohnnie DavisJohnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer....
also known as Johnnie "Scat" Davis (musician, band leader, movies) - Ross FordRoss FordRoss William Ford is a professional rugby union player who plays as hooker for both Edinburgh and Scotland. He signed for Edinburgh after starting his professional career with the Border Reivers, but after the Reivers disbandment in the summer of 2007, Ford was left without a club...
(theater, movies) - Jess HahnJess HahnJess Hahn was an American actor who mostly starred in French films....
(French movies) - Burl IvesBurl IvesBurl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American actor, writer and folk music singer. As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas, and voice work in theater, television, and motion pictures. Music critic John Rockwell said, "Ives's voice .....
(musician, actor, movies) - Chubby JohnsonChubby JohnsonChubby Johnson was an American movie and television supporting character actor with a genial demeanor and warm country-accented voice perfect for westerns...
(movies, television) - Grover JonesGrover JonesGrover Jones was an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote more than 104 films between 1920 and his death...
(screenwriter, producer, director, author) - Joe KeatonJoe KeatonJoe Keaton was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actor. He was the father of actor Buster Keaton.-Information:...
(vaudeville, movies, father of actor Buster KeatonBuster KeatonJoseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face".Keaton was recognized as the...
) - Dave Madden (movies, television - The Partridge FamilyThe Partridge FamilyThe Partridge Family is an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career. The series originally ran from September 25, 1970 until August 31, 1974, the last new episode airing on March 23, 1974, on the ABC network, as part of a Friday-night lineup...
) - Alvy MooreAlvy MooreJack Alvin "Alvy" Moore was an American light comic actor best known for his role as scatterbrained county agricultural agent "Hank Kimball" on the television series Green Acres....
(movies, television - Green AcresGreen AcresGreen Acres is an American television series starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm...
) - Laura Moore (theater, comic opera)
- Edward RosemanEdward RosemanEdward Roseman , sometimes identified as Edward F. Roseman, was an American actor, primarily during the silent film era.The son of a pharmacist, Roseman was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, christened Ernest Frederick Roseman...
(vaudeville, movies) - Valeska Suratt (theater, silent movies, vaudeville)
- Sean Michael ThomasSean Michael ThomasSean Michael Thomas is a television broadcast news journalist, author and illustrator currently living in Moscow, Russia. As a broadcaster, he is known on-air by his first and last name only, while his credits as an author list him with all three of his given names, Sean Michael Thomas.-Early...
(International Television News Reporter/Anchor - RT Russia TodayRussia TodayRussia Today may refer to:* Russia Today, an English language 24-hour television news channel from Russia. It was launched in 2005 and is not related to an online news service of the similar name operated by EIN News...
, freelance writer, children's book author/illustrator) - Bill ThompsonBill Thompson (voice actor)Bill Thompson was an American radio actor and voice actor whose career stretched from the 1930s until his death.-Early career:...
(voice actor, Fibber McGee and MollyFibber McGee and MollyFibber McGee and Molly was an American radio comedy series which maintained its popularity over decades. It premiered on NBC in 1935 and continued until its demise in 1959, long after radio had ceased to be the dominant form of entertainment in American popular culture.-Husband and wife in real...
) - Jerry Van DykeJerry Van DykeJerry Van Dyke is an American comedian and actor. He is the younger brother of comedian and actor Dick Van Dyke, and made his acting debut on The Dick Van Dyke Show with several guest appearances as Rob Petrie's brother, Stacey...
(television, movies) - Stuart VaughnStuart VaughnBorn as John Walker Vaughan in Terre Haute, Indiana on August 23, 1925, Stuart Vaughan was the Founding Artistic Director of the New York Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Repertory Theatre New Orleans, The New Globe Theatre and Artistic Director of New York’s Phoenix Theatre...
more correctly known as Stuart Vaughan (actor, award-winning director, Obie AwardObie AwardThe Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given by The Village Voice newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City...
, Drama Desk AwardDrama Desk AwardThe Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...
) - Hunter von LeerHunter von LeerHunter von Leer is an American actor who has appeared in films, television shows, and television movies.His first film role was in the 1972 movie Unholy Rollers. He also acted in the 1977 Mel Brooks film High Anxiety and in Brooks's 1981 History of the World: Part 1...
(movies)
Artists
- John Rogers CoxJohn Rogers CoxJohn Rogers Cox was an American painter from Terre Haute, Indiana. His style and subject matter align him with the Regionalist and Magic Realist landscape tradition.-Early life and education:...
(painter) - Amalia Küssner CoudertAmalia Küssner CoudertAmalia Küssner Coudert was an American miniaturist known for her portraits of prominent figures of the late 19th century including Caroline Astor, King Edward VII, Czar Nicholas II of Russia and Cecil Rhodes.-Early life:...
(miniaturist) - John HagerJohn Hager (cartoonist)John "Dok" Hager was an American cartoonist, creator of the comic strip Dok's Dippy Duck, which was published in the Seattle Times starting in 1917. Hager's nickname stems from his time as a dentist in Terre Haute, Indiana before he moved to Seattle, Washington in 1889 and began working for the...
also known as "Dok" Hager (cartoonist) - Harriet Goodhue HosmerHarriet Goodhue HosmerHarriet Goodhue Hosmer was an American sculptor.-Biography:Harriet Hosmer was born at Watertown, Massachusetts....
(sculptor) - Edith Pfau (painter, sculptor, art educator)
- Janet ScudderJanet ScudderJanet Scudder was an American sculptor.-Biography:Born as Netta Deweze Frazee, Scudder's childhood was marred by tragedy. Her father was a hardworking Terre Haute, Indiana confectioner who was active in community affairs. Her mother died, aged 38, on September 6, 1874...
(sculptor) - D. Omer SeamonD. Omer SeamonD. Omer "Salty" Seamon was an American painter known for his folksy watercolors and landscapes of Indiana and the Midwest. His work can be found in galleries and homes across the United States.-Early life:...
(painter)
Athletes
- Vic AldridgeVic AldridgeVictor "Vic" Aldridge , nicknamed the "Hoosier Schoolmaster," was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants, and was known to be an excellent curveball pitcher. Before his playing career he was a schoolmaster,...
(baseball) - Ray ArcelRay ArcelRay Arcel was a boxing trainer who was active from the 1920s through the 1980s. He trained eighteen world champions....
(boxing trainer, International Boxing Hall of FameInternational Boxing Hall of FameThe modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta...
) - Clint BarmesClint BarmesClint Harold Barmes [BAR-miss] is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He played for the Colorado Rockies from 2003-2010 and Houston Astros in 2011...
(baseball) - Bruce BaumgartnerBruce BaumgartnerBruce Robert Baumgartner is a retired American amateur wrestler and current Director of Athletics for the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania....
(wrestling, James E. Sullivan AwardJames E. Sullivan AwardThe James E. Sullivan Award, presented by the American Amateur Athletic Union , is awarded annually in April to "the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States". Often referred to as the Oscar of sports awards, it was first presented in 1930. The award is named for the AAU's founder and past...
winner, U.S. Olympic gold medalist) - Greg BellGreg Bell (athlete)Greg Bell is a former track and field athlete who won the Gold Medal in the Long Jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia....
(track and field; U.S. Olympic gold medalist) - Larry BirdLarry BirdLarry Joe Bird is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish...
(basketball player, coach, NBA executive) - Mordecai Three Finger Brown (baseball, National Baseball Hall of FameNational Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumThe National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
) - Bill ButlandBill ButlandWilburn Rue Butland was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox . Butland batted and threw right-handed...
(baseball) - Cam CameronCam Cameron-External links:...
(football, college and NFL football coach) - Max CareyMax CareyMax George Carey was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who starred for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961...
(baseball, National Baseball Hall of FameNational Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumThe National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
) - Lauren ClaryLauren ClaryLauren Clary is a noted High School & NCAA tennis standout. Honored more for her excellence off the court, Clary was a noted standout for the 2001 State Championship Girl's Tennis team from Terre Haute South Vigo High School. Prior to the state championship run in 2001, Lauren was also the #1...
(tennis) - Barry Collier (basketball coach, athletic administrator)
- Roger CounsilRoger CounsilRoger L. Counsil was one of the most successful gymnastics coaches in the United States and headed the United States Gymnastics Federation, now known as USA Gymnastics....
(swimmer, gymnastics coach) - Glenn M. CurtisGlenn M. CurtisGlenn M. Curtis is a former Head Basketball Coach. He was the Head Coach at Indiana State University from 1938-1946. He won 120+ games and led the Sycamores to three NAIA Tournaments, reaching the National Finals in 1946. The Sycamores also won the Midwest Invitational Tourney in 1946...
(high school, college and pro basketball coach) - Josh DevoreJosh DevoreJoshua M. Devore , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the major leagues from -. He would play for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, and Boston Braves....
(baseball) - Terry DischingerTerry DischingerTerence Gilbert "Terry" Dischinger is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. He currently practices orthodontics.-High school career:...
(basketball, U.S. Olympic gold medalist) - Brian DorsettBrian DorsettBrian Richard Dorsett is a retired professional baseball player who played 8 seasons for the Cleveland Indians, California Angels, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. Brian currently owns and operates a new car dealership in Terre Haute,...
(baseball) - Jim Jumbo ElliottJumbo Elliott (baseball)James Thomas "Jumbo" Elliott was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher, playing in the major leagues over parts of ten seasons with the St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Robins, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves. He was the National League wins leader in 1931 with...
(baseball) - Brian Evans (basketball)Brian Evans (basketball)Brian Keith Evans is an American professional basketball player who has formerly played in the NBA. A 6'8" and 220 lb forward, he played high school basketball at Terre Haute South, Indiana; Evans attended Indiana University from 1991–96, and played for the Hoosiers from 1992–96. Evans...
- Bud Fowler (baseball)
- Tiger Jack Fox (boxing)
- Rufus GilbertRufus GilbertRufus W. Gilbert was an American football and baseball player and coach in the United States. He was one of college football's head coaches with non-consecutive tenure.-Coaching career:...
(baseball, coach) - Vencie GlennVencie GlennVencie Leonard Glenn is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana State.Glenn also played for the San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota...
(football) - Alex GramanAlex GramanAlex Joseph Graman is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball and is currently their closer. He bats and throws left-handed.-College career:...
(baseball) - Scott HaffnerScott HaffnerScott Haffner is a retired American professional basketball player who graduated from Noblesville High School, Indiana and was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2nd round of the 1989 NBA Draft...
(basketball) - Frank HamblenFrank HamblenFrank Hamblen is a National Basketball Association coach and scout, and a former college basketball player at Syracuse University. He has served as an interim head coach for two different teams; for the Milwaukee Bucks in 1992 and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2005...
(basketball, NBA coach) - Russ HathawayRuss HathawayRussell Grant Hathaway was born on January 14, 1896 in Terre Haute, Indiana. After high school, Hathaway attended Indiana University. In November 1917 Hathaway made a 27-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter for the Hoosiers only points that game...
(football) - John Hazen (basketball)John Hazen (basketball)John Hazen is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from Indiana State University, Hazen played one season in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Boston Celtics. He averaged 3.0 points per game and 0.5 assists per game.-External links:*...
- Aubrey HerringAubrey HerringAubrey Herring is an American track and field athlete.He was born September 19, 1978 in Oklahoma and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1994 where he attended Warren Central High School and graduated in 1996. Aubrey was the 1996 Indiana State Champion in the 110M high hurdles and runner-up in the...
(track, hurdles, NCAA champion) - Eddie HickeyEddie HickeyEdgar S. "Eddie" Hickey was a college men's basketball coach. He coached at his alma mater of Creighton University , St. Louis University and Marquette University , compiling a 436-231 record...
(basketball coach, Basketball Hall of FameBasketball Hall of FameThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
) - Paul HumphreyPaul Humphrey (American football)Paul Humphrey was a center in the National Football League. He was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles and played that season with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Later he would play with the Milwaukee Chiefs of the American Football League.-References:*...
(football) - Tunch IlkinTunch IlkinTunch Ilkin is a Turkish sports broadcaster and a former American football player. He currently serves as a television and radio analyst for the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Biography:...
(NFL football) - Mark Jackson (football)
- Tommy JohnTommy JohnThomas Edward John Jr. is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball whose 288 career victories rank as the seventh highest total among left-handers in major league history...
(baseball) - Wally JohnsonWally JohnsonWally Johnson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.Johnson made his debut for Fitzroy in 1907 and finished the year as the club's joint Best and Fairest winner...
(baseball) - Neil JohnstonNeil JohnstonDonald Neil Johnston was an American Hall of Fame basketball player at the center position who played 8 years in the NBA from 1951 to 1959....
(baseball, basketball, Basketball Hall of FameBasketball Hall of FameThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
) - Doug KayDoug KayDoug Kay is a former Arena Football League coach for the Columbus Destroyers. In his first season at the helm, Kay guided the Destroyers to their best record in franchise history, while setting a franchise record for road wins in the process. He also guided the club to four home victories, which...
(football coach) - Bob King (basketball coach, administrator)
- Duane KluehDuane KluehDuane M. Klueh is a retired American basketball player and coach. He currently lives in Terre Haute, Indiana and was the head men's basketball coach at Indiana State University for 12 seasons...
(basketball, tennis, player, coach) - Greg LansingGreg LansingGreg Lansing is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach at Indiana State University. He was named to the position on June 15, 2010...
(basketball coach) - Danny LazarDanny LazarJohn Daniel Lazar is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in parts of two seasons, and , for the Chicago White Sox. An alum of Indiana State University, Lazar was elected to the ISU Hall of Fame in 2008 and inducted in 2009.-Sources:...
(baseball) - Bob Slick LeonardSlick LeonardWilliam Robert "Slick" Leonard is a former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'3" guard, Leonard played high school basketball at Terre Haute Gerstmeyer High School, where he excelled as a tennis player, as well...
(basketball, ABA and NBA coach) - Bryan LeturgezBryan LeturgezBryan Leturgez is an American football player, track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from 1987 to 1998.A native of Indiana he was born in Terre Haute and lived there off and on until 7th grade. Both his mother and father were in the education field and moved a number of times as...
(track and field, Olympic bobsled) - Clyde Lovellette (basketball, U.S. Olympic gold medalist, Basketball Hall of FameBasketball Hall of FameThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
) - Johnny MannJohnny MannJohnny Mann is an American arranger, composer, conductor, entertainer, and recording artist.-Career:...
(baseball) - Tony McGee (tight end)Tony McGee (tight end)Tony L. McGee is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for eleven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, the Dallas Cowboys, and the New York Giants from 1993 to 2003....
(football) - Dave McGinnisDave McGinnisDave McGinnis is the linebackers coach of the Tennessee Titans. He formerly was the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2000 through 2003.-Biography:...
(football, college and NFL coach) - Kevin McKennaKevin McKennaKevin James McKenna is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for 1. FC Köln in the German Bundesliga...
(basketball, player, coach) - Trent MilesTrent Miles-External links:* http://www.gosycamores.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=65234&SPID=7269&DB_OEM_ID=15200&ATCLID=1346309&Q_SEASON=2010...
(football coach) - Rick MinterRick MinterRick Minter is an American football coach in the United States. He is currently the co-defensive coordinator at the University of Kentucky...
(football coach) - Paul Moss (American football)Paul Moss (American football)Paul Moss was a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for two seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Gunners.-External links:...
(two-time college All-American, NFL) - Al MyersAl MyersJames Albert Myers , was a Major League Baseball second baseman from -. Known as "Cod" Myers, he owned the Health Office Saloon and built an apartment house in Terre Haute, Indiana. His daughter, Ernestine Myers, pursued a successful career in professional dance...
a/k/a as Albert "Cod" Myers (baseball) - Nancy Hanks (horse)Nancy Hanks (horse)Nancy Hanks was an undefeated Standardbred harness racing trotting mare named for Abraham Lincoln's mother.She was foaled in 1886 at Terre Haute, Indiana and was sired by Happy Medium, her dam Nancy Lee was by Dictator....
(harness racing) - Art NehfArt NehfArthur Neukom Nehf was an American baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves , New York Giants , Cincinnati Reds , and the Chicago Cubs...
(baseball) - Bill NelsonBill NelsonClarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior United States Senator from the state of Florida and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former U.S. Representative and former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida...
(baseball) - Steve NewtonSteve NewtonSteve Newton is an American basketball coach. He was head men's coach at Murray State University from 1985 to 1991 and at University of South Carolina from 1991–1993...
(basketball, player, coach) - Carl NicksCarl Nicks (basketball)Orlando Carl Nicks is a retired American American NBA player. At 6'1" 175 lb, Nicks played guard during his career.-Basketball career:...
(basketball) - Greg OdenGreg OdenGregory Wayne Oden, Jr. is an American basketball player at the center position. Oden is a member of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA....
(basketball) - Sean PaytonSean PaytonPatrick Sean Payton is the current head coach of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. Payton was a quarterback at Naperville Central High School and Eastern Illinois University and played professionally in 1987 and 1988...
(football, college and NFL football coach) - Jamie PetrowskiJamie PetrowskiJames Stanley Petrowski is an American football tight end for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
(football) - Jay Phillips (curling, lacrosse, hopskotch, tetherball,badminton, shuffleboard, and pogo jumping)
- Dave SchellhaseDave SchellhaseDave Schellhase is a retired American collegiate basketball coach and basketball player in the National Basketball Association .-Evansville North:...
(basketball, player, coach) - Ed SewardEd SewardEdward William Seward born as Edward William Sourhardt, , was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for six seasons from 1885 to 1891. Seward made his professional baseball debut in 1884 at age 16 with Terre Haute of the Northwestern League. Because of his age, he was referred to as "Kid" Seward...
, known as "Kid" Seward (baseball) - Dexter ShouseDexter ShouseDexter Wayne Shouse is a retired American basketball player who played college basketball at the University of South Alabama and in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1989-90 NBA season....
(basketball) - Zane SmithZane SmithZane William Smith is a former American Major League baseball player.-Career:Smith, a left-handed pitcher, played collegiately at Indiana State University. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft and made his Major League debut on September 10, 1984 for...
(baseball) - Gordon B. StaufferGordon B. StaufferGordon C. Stauffer is a retired American basketball coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at Indiana State University; leading their transition from NCAA College Division to Division I and membership in the Midwestern Conference and ultimately the Missouri Valley Conference...
(basketball coach) - Mitch StetterMitch StetterMitchel Blake Stetter is an American professional baseball pitcher.-College:Stetter attended Indiana State University where he was a pitcher. He was then drafted in the 16th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft...
(baseball) - Ace StewartAce StewartAsa "Ace" Stewart was a Major League Baseball player. Stewart played for Chicago Colts in the season. He batted and threw right-handed.Stewart was born and died in Terre Haute, Indiana.-External links:*...
(baseball) - Jerry SturmJerry SturmJerry Gordon Sturm is a former American college and professional football player. A center, he played college football at the University of Illinois, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos from 1961 through 1966, and later for several National Football...
(football) - Charles Bernard Bud TaylorBud TaylorCharles Bernard "Bud" Taylor was an American boxer from Terre Haute, Indiana. He was nicknamed the Terre Haute Terrier and the Blonde Terror of Terre Haute.-Pro Boxing Career:...
(boxer, bantamweight champion, International Boxing Hall of FameInternational Boxing Hall of FameThe modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta...
) - Harry Taylor (baseball)
- Joe ThatcherJoe ThatcherJoseph Andrew Thatcher is Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres. Nicknamed "The Prime Minister, and The Throw'in Kokomoan" he is 6'2" tall and weighs . In college, he pitched for Indiana State University...
(baseball) - Debi ThomasDebi ThomasDebra Janine "Debi" Thomas M.D. is an American figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion and 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, having taken part in the Battle of the Carmens at those games.-Personal life:...
(world champion figure skater) - Kurt ThomasKurt Thomas (gymnast)Kurt Bilteaux Thomas is an American Olympic gymnast.While at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana, Thomas became a member of the US Olympic team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1978, Thomas was the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal in floor exercise in a world championship...
(gymnastics, James E. Sullivan AwardJames E. Sullivan AwardThe James E. Sullivan Award, presented by the American Amateur Athletic Union , is awarded annually in April to "the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States". Often referred to as the Oscar of sports awards, it was first presented in 1930. The award is named for the AAU's founder and past...
winner) - Anthony ThompsonAnthony Thompson (football)Anthony Thompson is a former professional American football running back and a current pastor at the Lighthouse Community Church in Bloomington, Indiana.-College career:...
(football) - Lyle Bud TinningBud TinningLyle Forrest "Bud" Tinning was a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1930s.-Early Minor League Career:...
(baseball) - Paul Dizzy TroutDizzy TroutPaul Howard "Dizzy" Trout was a Major League Baseball pitcher primarily for the Detroit Tigers. Born in Sandcut, Indiana, he first played professionally in 1935 with the Terre Haute Tots in the Three-I League before signing with Detroit in 1939.Trout played for the Tigers for fourteen seasons,...
(baseball) - Robert Bobby TurnerBobby TurnerRobert "Bobby" Turner is the Washington Redskins running backs coach. He held the same position in Denver from 1995–2009; he also worked for 20 years as a college assistant and has 39 combined years of coaching experience at the professional, collegiate and high school levels.In his final...
(college and NFL player and coach) - Royce WaltmanRoyce WaltmanRoyce Waltman is a former NCAA Head Basketball Coach. He was the Head Coach at Indiana State University from 1997–2007; at the University of Indianapolis from 1992–1997 and the 2007-2008 season and at DePauw University from 1988-1992....
(college basketball coach) - Steve WeatherfordSteve WeatherfordSteven "Steve" Thomas Weatherford is an American football punter for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
(football) - Mike WesthoffMike WesthoffMike Westhoff is a special teams coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League. Westhoff is considered a "pioneering special teams coach" and his special teams units are generally ranked very highly in the NFL.-New York Jets:...
(college and NFL football coach) - John WoodenJohn WoodenJohn Robert Wooden was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period — seven in a row — as head coach at UCLA, an unprecedented feat. Within this period, his teams won a record 88 consecutive games...
(basketball, Basketball Hall of FameBasketball Hall of FameThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
)
Military
- Charles G. AbrellCharles G. AbrellCharles Gene Abrell was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps who served with Company E, 2nd Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions and sacrifice of life on June 10, 1951 near Hangnyong, Korea...
(Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
, Korean WarKorean WarThe Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
) - George W. BieglerGeorge W. BieglerGeorge W. Biegler was a United States Army Captain who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine-American War on October 21, 1900.-Biography:...
(Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
, Philippine-American WarPhilippine-American WarThe Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection , was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following...
) - Charles Cruft (general)Charles Cruft (general)Charles Cruft was a teacher, lawyer, railroad executive, and a Union general during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(teacher, newspaper publisher, lawyer, Union Civil War general) - Josiah SnellingJosiah SnellingColonel Josiah Snelling was the first commander of Fort Snelling, a fort located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in Minnesota. He was responsible for the initial design and construction of the fort, and he commanded it from 1820 through 1827. He had a reputation for...
(military leader) - William Maxwell Wood (naval surgeon, first Surgeon GeneralSurgeon General of the United States NavyThe Surgeon General of the United States Navy is the senior-most medical corps officer in the United States Navy.- Establishment of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery :...
of the U.S. Navy)
Musicians
- Leo BaxterLeo Baxter-Leo Baxter:Leo Baxter was born in northern Clay County, Indiana, in 1893. He lost his parents when he a small child and he was raised by an aunt and uncle. His uncle died and he and his aunt moved to Terre Haute in 1901. His first musical lessons were from a coal miner, then he took lessons...
(musician, composer, band director) - Steven CaldwellSteven CaldwellSteven Caldwell is a Scottish footballer who plays for Birmingham City as a defender. His younger brother Gary is also a defender and Scotland international.-Newcastle United:...
(musician, folk singer) - Johnnie DavisJohnnie DavisJohnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer....
also known as Johnnie "Scat" Davis (singer, bandleader) - Paul DresserPaul DresserJohann Paul Dresser, Jr. was a popular American songwriter of the late 19th century and early 20th century. As a child and adolescent he was frequently in trouble and spent several months in jail before joining a band of traveling minstrels...
(composer, "On The Banks of the Wabash, Far AwayOn the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away"On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" was among the best-selling songs of the 19th century in terms of sheet music sold. Written and composed by American songwriter Paul Dresser, it was published by the Tin Pan Alley firm of Howley, Haviland & Co. in October 1897. The lyrics of the ballad...
," "My Gal Sal,") - Edwin Franko GoldmanEdwin Franko GoldmanEdwin Franko Goldman is one of America's prominent band composers of the early 20th century. He composed over 150 works, more notably his marches. He is known for founding the renowned Goldman Band of New York City and the American Bandmasters Association...
(bandleader, composer) - Mick MarsMick MarsMick Mars is the lead guitarist for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.-Career:After his family relocated from Indiana, to California, Bob Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues based rock bands throughout the seventies, taking on menial day...
- born Robert Alan Deal (Mötley Crüe guitarist) - Hank RobertsHank RobertsHank Roberts is an American jazz cellist and vocalist. He plays the electric cello, and his style is a mixture of rock, jazz, avant garde, folk and classical influences...
(jazz cellist, vocalist) - Claude ThornhillClaude ThornhillClaude Thornhill was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader...
(pianist, arranger, bandleader, composer) - Indiana GreggIndiana GreggIndiana Gregg is a singer-songwriter living in Lenzie near Glasgow, Scotland. Her music contains elements of pop, soul and folk...
(singer/songwriter)
Politicians
- Simon BambergerSimon BambergerSimon Bamberger was the fourth Governor of Utah after it achieved statehood from territorial status in 1896. Bamberger bears the distinction of being the first non-Mormon, the first Democrat, and the first and to date only Jew to be elected Governor of the State of Utah...
(governor of Utah) - Birch BayhBirch BayhBirch Evans Bayh II is a former United States Senator from Indiana, having served from 1963 to 1981. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in the 1976 election, but lost to Jimmy Carter. He is the father of former Indiana Governor and former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh.-Life...
(U.S. Senator) - Evan BayhEvan BayhBirch Evans "Evan" Bayh III is a lawyer, advisor and former Democratic politician who served as the junior U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1999 to 2011. He earlier served as the 46th Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997. Bayh is a current Fox News contributor as of March 14, 2011.Bayh first held...
(governor of IndianaGovernor of IndianaThe Governor of Indiana is the chief executive of the state of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term, and responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state government. The governor also shares power with other statewide...
and U.S. Senator) - Thomas H. BlakeThomas H. BlakeThomas Holdsworth Blake was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Calvert County, Maryland, Blake attended the public schools.He studied law in Washington, D.C.....
(U.S. Congressman, Commissioner of the U.S. Land Office, resident trustee of Wabash & Erie Canal) - Newton BoothNewton BoothNewton Booth was an American politician.Born in Salem, Indiana, he attended the common schools. In 1841, his parents Beebe and Hannah Booth moved from Salem to Terre Haute, Indiana. Newton graduated from Asbury University, later renamed DePauw University, in nearby Greencastle, Indiana. He studied...
(governor of CaliforniaGovernor of CaliforniaThe Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...
, U.S. Senator) - Joseph Gurney CannonJoseph Gurney CannonJoseph Gurney Cannon was a United States politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and historians generally consider him to be the most dominant Speaker in United States history, with such...
(Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
) - P. Pete ChalosP. Pete ChalosPanagiotis Chalos sometimes known as Pete Panagiotis Chalos or P. Pete Chalos was the second-longest serving mayor in the history of Terre Haute, Indiana, serving from 1980 to 1996...
(four-term mayor of Terre Haute) - John G. DavisJohn G. DavisJohn Givan Davis was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Early life:Born near Flemingsburg, Kentucky, Davis moved to Indiana with his parents, who settled in Rockville, Parke County, in 1819. He attended the country schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(U.S. Congressman) - John Wesley DavisJohn Wesley DavisJohn Wesley Davis was a doctor and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1840s.-Early life and education:...
(physician, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, governor of the Oregon TerritoryOregon TerritoryThe Territory of Oregon was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 14, 1848, until February 14, 1859, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Oregon. Originally claimed by several countries , the region was...
) - Eugene Victor Debs (Socialist candidate for President)
- Joseph V. GraffJoseph V. GraffJoseph Verdi Graff was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Graff was graduated from the Terre Haute High School, and attended Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, one year....
(U.S. Congressman) - Abram A. HammondAbram A. HammondAbram Adams Hammond was the 12th Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. He succeeded to the office upon the death of Governor Ashbel P. Willard and completed the remaining three months of Willard's term.-Early life:...
(lieutenant governor of Indiana, governor of IndianaGovernor of IndianaThe Governor of Indiana is the chief executive of the state of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term, and responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state government. The governor also shares power with other statewide...
) - Edward A. HanneganEdward A. HanneganEdward Allen Hannegan was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana.-Early life and education:...
(U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator, diplomat) - Russell Benjamin HarrisonRussell Benjamin HarrisonRussell Benjamin Harrison , also known as Russell Lord Harrison, was the son of United States President Benjamin Harrison and Caroline Harrison.-Life:...
(son of President Benjamin Harrison) - William H. Harrison (Wyoming Congressman)William H. Harrison (Wyoming Congressman)William Henry Harrison was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative from Wyoming.-Political career:...
(five-term U.S. Congressman) - Elisha Mills HuntingtonElisha Mills HuntingtonElisha Mills Huntington was an American lawyer, politician, prosecutor, judge and federal jurist.Born in Butternuts, New York, Huntington moved to Terre Haute, Indiana to join his older brother Nathaniel Huntington. He read law and was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1827 on his 21st birthday...
(attorney, federal judge, Commissionar of U.S. Land Office) - Virginia E. JenckesVirginia E. JenckesVirginia Ellis Jenckes was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. She was the first woman to serve in the U.S. House from the state of Indiana....
(first U.S. Congresswoman from Indiana) - John Edward Lamb (Congressman, political leader)
- William Carr LaneWilliam Carr LaneWilliam Carr Lane was a doctor and the first Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, serving from 1823 to 1829 and 1837 to 1840...
(military surgeon, mayor St. Louis, governor New Mexico TerritoryNew Mexico Territorythumb|right|240px|Proposed boundaries for State of New Mexico, 1850The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of...
) - Dick Thompson MorganDick Thompson MorganDick Thompson Morgan was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life and education:Born at Prairie Creek, Indiana, Morgan attended the country schools and the Prairie Creek High School. In 1876 he received a bachelor's degree and in 1878 a master's degree both from Union Christian College,...
(author, U.S. Congressman) - John H. O'NeallJohn H. O'NeallJohn Henry O'Neall was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Newberry, South Carolina, O'Neall was left an orphan when eight years of age and was reared by his grandfather, who resided in Daviess County, Indiana....
(U.S. Congressman) - P.B.S. Pinchback (politician, governor of Louisiana)
- Edward James RoyeEdward James RoyeEdward James Roye served as the fifth President of Liberia from 1870 to his overthrow and subsequent violent death in 1871. He had previously served as the 4th Chief Justice of Liberia from 1865 until 1868...
(merchant, president of LiberiaLiberiaLiberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
) - Everett SandersEverett SandersJmes Everett Sanders was an American political figure. He was Presidential secretary to President Calvin Coolidge and chairman of the Republican National Committee.-Biography:...
(U.S. Congressman, secretary to President Calvin CoolidgeCalvin CoolidgeJohn Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
, chairman of the Republican National CommitteeRepublican National CommitteeThe Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...
) - John Gould StephensonJohn Gould StephensonJohn Gould Stephenson was an American physician and soldier. He was the fifth Librarian of the United States Congressfrom 1861 to 1864.-Biography:...
(fifth Librarian of Congress) - Richard Wigginton Thompson (U.S. Congressman and Secretary of the Navy under President Rutherford B. HayesRutherford B. HayesRutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution...
) - Ralph TuckerRalph TuckerRalph Tucker was the longest-serving mayor of Terre Haute, Indiana, serving from 1948 to 1968.-Biography:...
(five-term mayor of Terre Haute) - John Palmer UsherJohn Palmer UsherJohn Palmer Usher was a U.S. administrator who served in the Cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War....
(Indiana Attorney General, Secretary of Interior under President Abraham LincolnAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
) - Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator)
- Fred Wampler (Congressman)Fred Wampler (Congressman)Fred Wampler was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Carrier Mills, Illinois, Wampler earned a B.A. from Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana , and an M.A. in 1940 from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana...
- (U.S. Congressman) - James WhitcombJames WhitcombJames Whitcomb was a Democratic United States Senator and the eighth Governor of Indiana. As governor during the Mexican-American War, he oversaw the formation and deployment of the state's levies...
(Commissioner of U.S. Land Office, governor of Indiana, U.S. Senator)
Scientists & Engineers
- Willis BlatchleyWillis BlatchleyWillis Stanley Blatchley was an American entomologist, malacologist and geologist...
(scientist, naturalist) - H. R. CoxH. R. CoxHerald Rea Cox was an American bacteriologist. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, he graduated from Indiana State Normal School, now Indiana State University, in 1928 before obtaining his doctorate from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health....
, also known as Herald Rea Cox (bacteriologist) - Ernest R. DavidsonErnest R. DavidsonErnest R. Davidson, born October 12, 1936 in Terre Haute, Indiana, is Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. He graduated from Wiley High School, Terre Haute and Rose Polytechnic Institute....
(chemist, educator, National Medal of ScienceNational Medal of ScienceThe National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and...
recipient) - David DemingDavid DemingDavid Deming , an American geologist and geophysicist, is an associate professor of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. He graduated from North Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1972. He graduated from Indiana University in 1983 with a BS degree in geology, and...
(scientist, author, professor at the University of OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
) - Lee Alvin DuBridgeLee Alvin DuBridgeLee Alvin DuBridge was an American educator and physicist.DuBridge was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, and graduated from Cornell College in 1922, and then began a teaching assignment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, from which he received an M.A. degree in 1924 and a Ph.D. in 1926...
(educator, physicist, college administrator) - Barton Warren EvermannBarton Warren EvermannBarton Warren Evermann was an American ichthyologist. He was born in Monroe County, Iowa, and graduated from Indiana University in 1886. For 10 years, he served as teacher and superintendent of schools in Indiana and California. He was professor of biology at the Indiana State University in...
(biologist) - Thomas Lomar GrayThomas Lomar GrayThomas Lomar Gray was a Scottish engineer noted for his pioneering work in seismology.-Early life:Born in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, Gray graduated in 1878 from the University of Glasgow with a B.Sc. in engineering...
(educator, engineer, college administrator) - Sam HulbertSam HulbertSamuel Foster Hulbert is a scientist working in Ceramics Science and Biomaterials. He has carried out biomaterial work in artificial knees, hips and dental prostheses. He was president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.-Education:...
(educator, scientist, inventor) - Louis Johnson (founder of Johnson Bros. Motor Company, later Johnson Motor Company maker of Johnson OutboardsJohnson OutboardsJohnson Outboards was a US based manufacturer of outboard motors. The original company to make Johnson inboard motors and outboard motors was the Johnson Bros. Motor Company of Terre Haute, Indiana, United States...
) - James Arthur Lovell, Jr. (astronaut)
- William R. McKeen, Jr.William R. McKeen, Jr.William R. McKeen, Jr. was the inventor of the track motorcar. While serving as the superintendent of motive power and machinery for the Union Pacific he developed the McKeen railmotor, later launching the McKeen Motor Car Company at the insistence of UP head E.H. Harriman. His company was located...
(engineer, inventor of the McKeen railmotorMcKeen railmotorThe McKeen Railmotor was a 6 cylinder petrol engine with a passenger capacity of 73. When McKeen Company of Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A. first unveiled the car in 1915, the McKeen was among the first engines with a gasoline-powered motor...
and McKeen Car, founder of the McKeen Motor Car CompanyMcKeen Motor Car CompanyThe McKeen Motor Car Company of Omaha, Nebraska was a builder of internal combustion-engined railroad motor cars , constructing 152 between 1905–1917....
) - Thomas Corwin MendenhallThomas Corwin MendenhallThomas Corwin Mendenhall was an autodidact US physicist and meteorologist.-Biography:Mendenhall was born in Hanoverton, Ohio to Stephen Mendenhall, a farmer and carriage-maker,...
(American physicist) - William A. NoyesWilliam A. NoyesWilliam Albert Noyes was an American analytical and organic chemist. He made pioneering determinations of atomic weights, chaired the Chemistry Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1907 to 1926, was the founder and editor of several important chemical journals, and...
(chemist, educator, recipient of Priestley MedalPriestley MedalThe Priestley Medal is the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society and is awarded for distinguished service in the field of chemistry. Established in 1922, the award is named after Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen who immigrated to the United States of America in 1794...
and Gibbs Medal) - John Adelbert ParkhurstJohn Adelbert ParkhurstJohn Adelbert Parkhurst was an American astronomer.He was born in Dixon, Illinois, and attended public schools in the state at Marengo and Wheaton College. He then attended Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana, earning a B.Sc. in 1886. For the following two years he taught...
(astronomer) - William Wesley PetersWilliam Wesley PetersWilliam Wesley Peters was a noted architect and engineer, apprentice to and protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright.Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Peters was educated at Evansville College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
(architect, structural engineer) - Abe SilversteinAbe SilversteinAbraham "Abe" Silverstein was an American engineer who played an important part in the United States space program. He was a longtime manager at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics...
(engineer, space aerodynamicist) - Jill Bolte TaylorJill Bolte TaylorJill Bolte Taylor is a neuroanatomist who specializes in the postmortem investigation of the human brain. She is affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine and is the national spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center...
("The Singing Scientist," neuroanatomist, author) - Edward TryonEdward TryonEdward P. Tryon is an American scientist from Terre Haute, Indiana and a professor of physics at Hunter College in Manhattan. His specialization is in theoretical quark models, theoretical general relativity, and cosmology. In 1973 he proposed that the universe is a large-scale vacuum energy...
(astrophysicist, cosmologist)
Writers
- Lyman AbbottLyman AbbottLyman Abbott was an American Congregationalist theologian, editor, and author.-Early years:Lyman Abbott was born at Roxbury, Massachusetts on December 18, 1835, the son of the prolific author, educator and historian Jacob Abbott...
(minister, magazine publisher and editor) - Claude BowersClaude BowersClaude Gernade Bowers was an American writer, Democratic politician, and ambassador to Spain and Chile.-Biography:...
(journalist, author, diplomat) - Winnifred Harper CooleyWinnifred Harper CooleyWinnifred Harper Cooley was a U.S. author and lecturer. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, she was the daughter of Ida Husted Harper. In her 1904 publication, The New Womanhood, she advocated the feminist ideal of the New Woman. She also wrote I Knew Them When ...! published in 1940.-External links:**...
(author, journalist) - George W. CutterGeorge Washington CutterGeorge W. Cutter was an American poet.According to biographical material provided by a cousin, he was christened George Wales Cutter. The date and place of his birth is disputed, claimed by or traced to either Toronto, Canada or Massachusetts....
(The Song of Steam, Buena Vista) - Theodore DreiserTheodore DreiserTheodore Herman Albert Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of...
(author An American TragedyAn American Tragedy-Plot summary:The ambitious but immature Clyde Griffiths, raised by poor and devoutly religious parents who force him to participate in their street missionary work, is anxious to achieve better things. His troubles begin when he takes a job as a bellboy at a local hotel. The boys he meets are...
) - Max Ehrmann (A Prayer, DesiderataDesiderataDesiderata is a 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann...
) - Philip Jose FarmerPhilip José FarmerPhilip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories....
(science fiction author) - Ida Husted HarperIda Husted HarperIda Husted Harper was a prominent figure in the United States women's suffrage movement. She was an American author and journalist who wrote primarily to document the movement and show support of its ideals....
(suffragist, newspaper editor, History of Woman Suffrage, The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony) - John JakesJohn JakesJohn William Jakes is an American writer, best known for American historical fiction.-Early life and education:...
(author, Kent Family Chronicles) - Ray NeffRay NeffDr. Ray Neff, a retired health sciences professor at Indiana State University with a chemistry background, is a leading proponent of an alternative history theory about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and his killer John Wilkes Booth....
(educator, author, Dark Union) - Virginia Sorensen, also known as Virginia SorensonVirginia SorensonVirginia Sorensen, also credited as Virginia Sorenson, was the author of the 1957 John Newbery Medal winning Miracles on Maple Hill. Her first novel, A Little Lower Than the Angels, was written and published in 1942 while she resided in Terre Haute, Indiana, with her first husband Frederick C...
(winner of 1957 Newbery MedalNewbery MedalThe John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
) - Will WengWill WengWill Weng was an American journalist and crossword puzzle constructor who served as crossword puzzle editor for New York Times from 1969-1977....
(author, crossword puzzles editor New York Times)
Others
- Stephen Grover BurnettStephen Grover BurnettStephen Grover Burnett was an early settler in Indiana. He was born in Hanover, New Jersey, the 7th child of Justus Burnett and Lois Crane ....
(explorer, pioneer settler) - Horace G. BurtHorace G. BurtHorace Greeley Burt was President of Union Pacific Railroad from 1898 until 1904. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. He began his Railway service in 1868 with Chicago and North Western Railway as a resident engineer from 1873 until 1881. He was Division superintendent from 1881 until 1887,...
(president Union Pacific RailroadUnion Pacific RailroadThe Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
) - Ellen ChurchEllen ChurchEllen Church was the first female flight attendant in America .-Biography:Born in Cresco, Iowa on September 22, 1904, Church was a pilot and a nurse. Boeing Air Transit wouldn't hire her as a pilot, but did take her suggestion to hire nurses as stewardesses in order to calm passengers' fear of...
Marshall (first airline stewardess) - Lotus CoffmanLotus CoffmanLotus Delta Coffman was the fifth president of the University of Minnesota, serving from 1920 until his death in office on September 22, 1938....
(educator, college administrator) - W.C. Coup (circus magnate)
- Hubert L. Dreyfus (philosopher, educator, author)
- Stuart DreyfusStuart DreyfusA native of Terre Haute, Indiana, Stuart E. Dreyfus is Professor Emeritus at University of California, Berkeley in the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department. While at the Rand Corporation he was a programmer of the JOHNNIAC computer. While at Rand he was coauthor, with Richard...
(educator, author] - Mari Hulman GeorgeMari Hulman GeorgeMari Hulman George, born Mary Antonia Hulman on December 26, 1934, in Terre Haute, Indiana, is the daughter of the late Anton "Tony" Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman, prominent Indiana philanthropists and business owners...
(philanthropist) - Tony GeorgeTony GeorgeAnton Hulman "Tony" George was the former President and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hulman & Company, serving from 1989 to 2009. He was also formerly on the Board of Directors of both entities. He founded the Indy Racing League and co-owns Vision Racing...
(business executive, president of the Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
) - Robert Hayes GoreRobert Hayes GoreRobert Hayes Gore was a Florida politician and newspaper publisher who also served as the 11th civilian Governor of Puerto Rico from July 1933 to January 1934. He was born in Knottsville, Kentucky and became a newspaper writer, editor-publisher in the Scripps chain, soon heading newspapers in...
(newspaper executive, author, Governor of Puerto RicoGovernor of Puerto RicoThe Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...
) - Robert K. GreenleafRobert K. GreenleafRobert K. Greenleaf was the founder of the modern Servant leadership movement.Greenleaf was born in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1904. After graduating from Carleton College in Minnesota, he went to work for AT&T. For the next forty years he researched management, development, and education...
(business executive, author, educator) - Saint Mother Theodore Guerin (educator, religious leader)
- William King HarveyWilliam King HarveyWilliam King "Bill" Harvey was a Central Intelligence Agency officer, best known for his role in Operation Mongoose. He was known as "America's James Bond."...
(CIA, "America's James Bond") - Tony HulmanTony HulmanAnton "Tony" Hulman, Jr. was a businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana who rescued the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945 and made the Indianapolis 500 popular....
(industrialist, philanthropist. Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
) - Mary Fendrich HulmanMary Fendrich HulmanMary Fendrich Hulman was the wife of the late Indiana industrialist Anton "Tony" Hulman, Jr. and matriarch of the Hulman-George family which today controls Hulman & Co., the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy Racing League.-Early life:Born in Evansville, Indiana, Mary was the daughter of...
(philanthropist) - Wiles Robert HunterRobert Hunter (author)Robert Hunter was an American sociologist and progressive author.-Early life:Robert Hunter was born on April 10, 1874 at Terre Haute, Indiana the middle of five children born over thirteen years to William Robert and Caroline “Callie” Hunter...
(social reformer, author, golf course architect) - Martin David JenkinsMartin David JenkinsDr. Martin D. Jenkins, PhD was an African American educator, known for his pioneering work in the field of education.-Early life:The only child of David W. and Josephine Jenkins, Martin was born in Terre Haute, Indiana...
(educator, college administrator) - Robert JerryRobert JerryRobert H. Jerry, II is Dean of the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He succeeded Jon Mills, dean from 1999 to 2003 , who stepped down and returned to UF's faculty. Jerry became Dean of the College in July 2003....
(dean, University of Florida Levin College of Law) - Samantha JohnsonSamantha JohnsonSamantha Carrie Johnson is an actress, filmmaker, and beauty queen from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007....
(humanitarian) - Eva Mozes KorEva Mozes KorEva Mozes Kor is a survivor of the Holocaust who, with her twin sister Miriam, was subjected to human experimentation under Josef Mengele at Auschwitz. Both of her parents and two older sisters were killed at the camp; only she and Miriam survived...
(founder of CANDLES Holocaust Museum) - Abraham MarkleAbraham MarkleAbraham Markle was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada and co-proprietor of Terre Haute, Indiana.He was born in Ulster County, New York in 1770...
(miller, Canadian legislator, soldier, village proprietor) - Edison E. OberholtzerEdison E. OberholtzerEdison Ellsworth Oberholtzer was the founder and first president of the University of Houston. Oberholtzer obtained his undergraduate education at Westfield College in Westfield, Illinois and Indiana State Normal School . In 1915, he received his Master of Arts degree from the University of...
(educator, founder of the University of HoustonUniversity of HoustonThe University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
) - Frank PopoffFrank PopoffFrank Popoff or Frank Popov is the Chairman of Chemical Financial Corporation, a bank holding company, from April 2004 to present. He was the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Dow Chemical Company from December 2000 to April 2004, and Chairman of the Board from 1995 to November 2000...
(business executive, president of Dow Chemical and Chemical Financial Corp.)) - Wanda RameyWanda RameyWanda Ramey was a pioneering American television news reporter. She was married to Richard Queirolo and assumed his name, but continued to use her maiden name in her professional life.-Early life and education:Ramey was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, to parents Hiram and May Ramey...
(pioneer broadcast journalist) - Orville RedenbacherOrville RedenbacherOrville Clarence Redenbacher was an American businessman most often associated with the brand of popcorn that bears his name.-Early life:...
(popcorn entrepreneur, born in Brazil, IndianaBrazil, IndianaBrazil is a city in Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 7,912 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Clay County. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Vigo County farm agent) - Peter RiedelPeter RiedelPeter Riedel was a German gliding champion, and was Air Attaché for the Nazi government before and during World War II...
(pilot, gliding champion) - Chauncey RoseChauncey RoseChauncey Rose was a successful American businessman of the 19th century.-Early life:Chauncey Rose was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut to Scottish immigrants on December 24, 1794. Chauncey was one of eight children, all of whom died childless...
(railroad baron, philanthropist) - Leroy A. WilsonLeroy A. WilsonLeroy August Wilson , born in Terre Haute, Indiana, was a U.S. telephone businessman. He served as president of AT&T from 1948 to 1951....
(business executive, president of A T & T)