List of Famous people born in Indiana, United States of America
Jane L. Kelly
Jane Louise Kelly is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Glenn Robinson
Glenn Alan Robinson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed Big Dog, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1994 to 2005 for the Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, and San Antonio Spurs. Robinson attended Purdue University, was the first overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and is the father of Glenn Robinson III, who played college basketball at the University of Michigan and plays in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings.
Todd Duffee
Todd Duffee is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He trains with the American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida and has also competed in the Super Fight League in India, Jungle Fight in Brazil, and Dynamite!! 2010 in Japan. In addition to his mixed martial arts career he had a role in the 2010 film Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown. Duffee has also appeared on the front cover of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
Nan Whaley
Nannette L. Whaley is an American politician serving as the mayor of Dayton, Ohio, having been elected in November 2013 following two City Commission terms.
Sarah Logan
Sarah Rowe is an American retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name Sarah Logan where she was a member of the stable The Riott Squad with Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott.
Darius Garland
Darius Kinnard Garland is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Mike Braun
Michael K. Braun is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Indiana. Previously, he represented the 63rd district in the Indiana House of Representatives from 2014 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Braun was elected to the United States Senate in 2018, defeating Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly.
Shelley Long
Shelley Lee Long is an American actress and comedian. Long is known for playing Diane Chambers on the sitcom Cheers, for which she received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She won two Golden Globe Awards for the role. Long reprised her role as Diane Chambers in three episodes of the spin-off Frasier, for which she received an additional guest star Emmy nomination. In 2009, she began playing a recurring role as DeDe Pritchett on the ABC comedy series Modern Family.
Ben Higgins
Benjamin "Ben" Higgins is an American reality television star who starred on the 20th season of ABC's The Bachelor, after appearing on the 11th season of The Bachelorette.
Walter McCarty
Walter Lee McCarty is an American basketball coach and former professional player. McCarty played for the NBA's New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Clippers. He last served as head coach of the Evansville Purple Aces.