List of Famous people born in Indiana, United States of America
Ken Williams
Ken Williams is an American retired game programmer who co-founded On-Line Systems together with his wife Roberta Williams. On-Line Systems eventually became Sierra On-Line and was ultimately renamed Sierra Entertainment. The couple were leading figures in the development of graphical adventure games. At its height, Sierra employed nearly 1,000 people prior to its acquisition in 1996.
Arija Bareikis
Arija Allison Bareikis is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Officer Chickie Brown in the TV crime drama Southland. She is also known for the films Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The Purge.
Chris Warren
Chris Warren Jr. is an American actor who is best known as Zeke Baylor in the High School Musical franchise. He also has roles in The Fosters and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. In 2019 he plays the role of Jason Parker in the ABC series Grand Hotel.
Douglas Lute
Lt. Gen. Douglas Edward Lute is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and public servant who served as the United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2013 to 2017. He was nominated for the post by President Obama on May 23, 2013, confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2013 by voice vote, and assumed his position on September 3, 2013.
Robert Keith
Robert Keith was an American stage and film actor who appeared in several dozen films, mostly in the 1950s as a character actor.
Eric Hillman
John Eric Hillman is a former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.
Bianca Ferguson
Bianca Ferguson is an American actress from Gary, Indiana.
Nick Popaditch
Nicholas Allen Popaditch is a medically retired United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who gained fame as the "Cigar Marine", recipient of the Silver Star and Purple Heart. He ran unsuccessfully as the 2010 Republican candidate for California's 51st congressional district, losing to incumbent Democrat Bob Filner. He ran again in 2012 in the 53rd congressional district, losing to incumbent Democrat Susan Davis.
Mark Warkentien
Mark Warkentien is a Special Assignment Evaluator for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He recently served as the New York Knicks' Director of Player Personnel. He is also the former Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Denver Nuggets, where he won the NBA Executive of the Year Award for the 2008–09 NBA season.
Calbert Cheaney
Calbert Nathaniel Cheaney is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. He starred as a player for the Indiana Hoosiers from 1989–93 under coach Bob Knight. Cheaney ended his career as a three-time All-American and remains the Big Ten's all-time leading scorer with 2,613 career points. He led Indiana to a 105–27 record and the NCAA Tournament all four years, including a Final Four appearance in 1992.