From Indiana
Entertainment
[edit] Film and theatre
Anne Baxter
James Dean
Karl Malden
Sydney Pollack
* Leon Ames, actor (Portland)
* Anne Baxter, actress (Michigan City)
* Abraham Benrubi, actor (Bloomington)
* Monte Blue, actor, (Indianapolis)
* Avery Brooks, actor, (Evansville)
* David Canary, actor (Elwood)
* James Dean, actor (Fairmount)
* Major Dodge, actor, producer, model, (New Albany)
* Heather Douglas, actress, (New Albany)
* Irene Dunne, actress, (Madison)
* Jenna Fischer, actress, (Fort Wayne)
* Ken Foree, actor, (Indianapolis)
* Vivica A. Fox actress (Indianapolis)
* Brendan Fraser, actor, (Indianapolis)
* Sid Grauman, impresario (Indianapolis)
* Phil Harris, actor (Linton)
* Doug Jones, actor (Indianapolis)
* Greg Kinnear, actor (Logansport)
* Elmo Lincoln, actor (Rochester)
* Sarah Litzsinger, actress, (Indianapolis)
* Carole Lombard, actress, (Fort Wayne)
* Marjorie Main, actress (Acton)
* Karl Malden, actor, (Gary)
* John McMartin, actor, (Warsaw)
* Steve McQueen, actor, (Beech Grove)
* Michael Michele, actress, (Evansville)
* Sydney Pollack, actor, producer, director, (Lafayette)
* James Rebhorn, actor, (Anderson)
* Max Terhune, actor, (Anderson)
* Forrest Tucker, actor, (Plainfield)
* Clifton Webb, actor, (Indianapolis)
* Isiah Whitlock, Jr., actor, (South Bend)
* Jo Anne Worley, actress, (Lowell)
[edit] Comedians
* Red Skelton, comedian (Vincennes)
* David Letterman, comedian (Indianapolis)
* Jim Gaffigan, comedian (Chesterton)
* Mike Epps, comedian (Indianapolis)
* Herb Shriner, comedian (Fort Wayne)
[edit] Musicians
Hoagy Carmichael
Janet Jackson
Michael Jackson
Axl Rose
* Amanda Perez R&B artist, singer, songwriter, producer (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
* Scrapper Blackwell Blues Legend, writer of the earliest version of Sweet Home Chicago (Indianapolis)
* Amanda Overmyer singer, American Idol (season 7) finalist (Camden)
* Kyle Cook, Matchbox Twenty guitarist (Frankfort, Indiana)
* Shannon Hoon, Blind Melon singer (Lafayette, Indiana)
* Joshua Bell, violinist
* Hoagy Carmichael, songwriter (Bloomington)
* Leroy Carr, blues pianist and songwriter (Indianapolis)
* Randy Carr, singer, songwriter, producer (Columbus)
* Paul Dresser, songwriter (Terre Haute)
* Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, singer, producer (Indianapolis)
* Janie Fricke, singer (South Whitley)
* Bill Gaither, singer (Alexandria)
* Gloria Gaither, songwriter (Alexandria)
* Crystal Gayle, singer (Wabash)
* Krystal Harris, pianist, singer-songwriter (Anderson)
* Bobby Helms, singer (Bloomington)
* John Hiatt, singer, songwriter (Indianapolis)
* Janet Jackson, singer (Gary)
* Michael Jackson, singer (Gary)
* JJ Johnson, jazz trombonist (Indianapolis)
* Mick Mars (real name Robert Deal), Mötley Crüe lead guitarist (Terre Haute)
* Rich Mullins,Christian Contemporary Artist (Richmond, Indiana)
* Ryan McCombs, singer (Dunkirk, Indiana)*
* Jon McLaughlin, singer-songwriter (Anderson, Indiana)
* John Mellencamp, singer, songwriter, musician (Seymour)
* Luke Menard, singer, musician (Crawfordsville, Indiana)
* Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist (Indianapolis)
* Cole Porter, songwriter (Peru)
* Ned Rorem, composer (Richmond)
* Axl Rose, Guns N' Roses singer (Lafayette)
* David Lee Roth, Van Halen singer (Bloomington)
* Connie Smith, singer (Elkhart)
* Izzy Stradlin, Guns N' Roses rhythm guitarist (Lafayette)
* Steve Wariner, singer (Noblesville, Indiana)
* Deniece Williams, singer (Gary, Indiana)
* DJ Ashba, lead guitarits of Sixx:A.M. Monticello, Indiana
[edit] Musical groups
* The Ataris
* Blind Melon
* Days of the New
* Doppelganger
* Haste The Day
* Hoosier Hot Shots
* Iced Earth
* The Jackson 5
* Margot and the Nuclear So and So's
* Mock Orange
* Murder by Death
* Wright Brothers Band