LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.indy.gov/

Population:
781870 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1822

County:
Marion County

Capital of Indiana, and county seat of Marion County.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Indianapolis Times
The Indianapolis Star

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Crossroads Bible College	1980
Martin University	1977
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis	1969
North Central High School, Indianapolis, IN	1956
University of Indianapolis	1902
Broad Ripple High School, Indianapolis, IN	1886
Butler University	1855
Marian College Indiana	1851

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art	2003
Indiana Medical History Museum	1969
Children's Museum of Indianapolis	1925
Indianapolis Museum of Art	1883
Indiana State Museum	1862

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Wellpoint Health Networks	2004
Guidant	1994
Anthem	1993
Emmis Communications	1980
Bindley Western Industries	1968
Kite Realty Group Trust	1968
Simon Property Group	1960
Barnes & Thornburg	1940
Great Lakes Chemical	1933
Marsh Supermarkets	1931
Calumet Specialty Products	1916
Eli Lilly	1876
L. S. Ayres	1872
Baker & Daniels	1863
Clarian Health Partners
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
H. Gardner Ackley	Economist	30-Jun-1915	12-Feb-1998	US Ambassador to Italy, 1968-69
Margaret Anderson	Author	24-Nov-1886	18-Oct-1973	Founder of the Little Review
Philip W. Anderson	Physicist	13-Dec-1923		Solid state physics
Mike Aulby	Bowling	25-Mar-1960		Professional bowler, retired
Allan Bloom	Philosopher	14-Sep-1930	7-Oct-1992	The Closing of the American Mind
Roy Blount, Jr.	Author	5-Oct-1941		Humorist
Monte Blue	Actor	11-Jan-1887	18-Feb-1963	Orphans of the Storm
Theodore R. Boehm	Judge	12-Sep-1938		Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
Connie Booth	Actor	1944		Polly Shearman on Fawlty Towers
Dan Burton	Politician	21-Jun-1938		Congressman, Indiana 5th
Steve Burton	Actor	28-Jun-1970		General Hospital
Maria Cantwell	Politician	13-Oct-1958		US Senator from Washington
André Carson	Politician	16-Oct-1974		Congressman, Indiana 7th
Carol G. Dawson	Government	8-Sep-1937		Conservative activist
John Dillinger	Criminal	22-Jun-1903	22-Jul-1934	Public Enemy Number One
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	Musician	10-Apr-1958		Put Your Heart on the Line
Mike Epps	Actor	18-Nov-1970		Next Friday
Janet Flanner	Journalist	13-Mar-1892	7-Nov-1978	The New Yorker
Jared Fogle	Meme	1-Dec-1977		Lost 245 lbs eating only fast food
Ken Foree	Actor	29-Feb-1948		Dawn of the Dead
Vivica Fox	Actor	30-Jul-1964		Booty Call
Brendan Fraser	Actor	3-Dec-1968		The Mummy
Stephen Goldsmith	Politician	12-Dec-1946		Mayor of Indianapolis 1992-99
David A. Hager	Business	14-Oct-1956		COO of Kerr-McGee, 2005-06
Louis McHenry Howe	Government	14-Jan-1871	18-Apr-1936	Close advisor to FDR
Freddie Hubbard	Jazz Musician	7-Apr-1938	29-Dec-2008	Hard-bop jazz trumpet soloist
Andrew Jacobs, Jr.	Politician	24-Feb-1932		Congressman from Indiana, 1965-97
Doug Jones	Actor	24-May-1960		Pan's Labyrinth
Jim Jontz	Politician	18-Dec-1951	14-Apr-2007	Congressman from Indiana, 1987-93
Jeff Kottkamp	Politician	12-Nov-1960		Lt. Governor of Florida
Janet Langhart	First Lady	22-Dec-1941		Ex-First Lady of the Pentagon
Bud Lee	Film Director	Sep-1955		Prodigious porn director
Hyapatia Lee	Pornstar	11-Nov-1960		Hy Heeled Drifter, Titty Committee
Terry Lester	Actor	13-Apr-1950	28-Nov-2003	The Young and the Restless
David Letterman	Talk Show Host	12-Apr-1947		The Late Show
Todd Lickliter	Basketball	17-Apr-1955		Head Coach, University of Iowa
Ruth Lilly	Philanthropist	2-Aug-1915		Philanthropist heir to Lilly fortune
Dick Lugar	Politician	4-Apr-1932		US Senator from Indiana
Peter Lupus	Actor	17-Jun-1932		Willy Armitage on Mission: Impossible
Charles Major	Novelist	25-Jul-1856	13-Feb-1913	When Knighthood Was in Flower
Roger A. Meece	Diplomat	1949		US Ambassador to Congo, 2004-07
Anthony Montgomery	Actor	2-Jun-1971		Ensign Mayweather on Star Trek: Enterprise
Wes Montgomery	Jazz Musician	6-Mar-1925	15-Jun-1968	Superb jazz guitarist
Woodrow A. Myers, Jr.	Doctor	14-Feb-1954		EVP at Wellpoint, 2000-05
Jane Pauley	Talk Show Host	31-Oct-1950		Host of Today Show, 1976-89
Bart Peterson	Politician	15-Jun-1958		Mayor of Indianapolis
Dan Quayle	Politician	4-Feb-1947		Vice President under George H.W. Bush
Marilyn Quayle	First Lady	29-Jul-1949		Wife of Dan Quayle
Trista Rehn	Actor	28-Oct-1972		The Bachelorette
Jill S. Ruckelshaus	Business	1937		Wife of William Ruckelshaus
William Ruckelshaus	Government	24-Jul-1932		Twice EPA administrator
Walter Bedell Smith	Government	5-Oct-1895	9-Aug-1961	CIA Director, 1950-53
Stephen Sommers	Screenwriter	20-Mar-1962		The Mummy
Ted Stevens	Politician	18-Nov-1923		US Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009
Patty Stonesifer	Business	c. 1956		Co-Chair of Gates Foundation
Marc Summers	Talk Show Host	11-Nov-1951		Super Sloppy Double Dare
Booth Tarkington	Novelist	29-Jul-1869	19-May-1946	The Magnificent Ambersons
Kurt Vonnegut	Novelist	11-Nov-1922	11-Apr-2007	Slaughterhouse Five
Kristina Wagner	Actor	30-Oct-1963		General Hospital
Mark Warner	Politician	15-Dec-1954		US Senator from Virginia
Clifton Webb	Actor	11-Nov-1889	13-Oct-1966	Laura
Dick Weber	Bowling	23-Dec-1929	13-Feb-2005	Professional bowler
Lauren Weedman	Comic	1969		The Daily Show correspondent
Randy Wittman	Basketball	28-Oct-1959		Head Coach, Minnesota Timberwolves
Mike Woodson	Basketball	24-Mar-1958		Head Coach, Atlanta Hawks
Marguerite Young	Author	28-Aug-1908	17-Nov-1995	Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Harry von Zell	Actor	11-Jul-1906	21-Nov-1981	You're in the Navy Now

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Julia Carson	Politician	8-Jul-1938	15-Dec-2007	Congresswoman from Indiana, 1997-2007
Charles W. Fairbanks	Politician	11-May-1852	4-Jun-1918	Vice President under Theodore Roosevelt
Frances Farmer	Actor	19-Sep-1913	1-Aug-1970	Hollywood actress dehumanized by insane asylum
Benjamin Harrison	Head of State	20-Aug-1833	13-Mar-1901	23rd President of the US, 1889-93
Thomas Andrews Hendricks	Politician	7-Sep-1819	25-Nov-1885	Grover Cleveland's Vice President
Kin Hubbard	Cartoonist	1-Sep-1868	26-Dec-1930	Abe Martin of Brown County
Andrew Jacobs, Sr.	Politician	22-Feb-1906	17-Dec-1992	Congressman from Indiana, 1949-51
Etheridge Knight	Poet	19-Apr-1931	10-Mar-1991	Poems from Prison
Eli Lilly	Business	8-Jul-1838	6-Jun-1898	Founder of Eli Lilly & Co.
Wes Montgomery	Jazz Musician	6-Mar-1925	15-Jun-1968	Superb jazz guitarist
Oliver Perry Morton	Politician	4-Aug-1823	1-Nov-1877	US Senator from Indiana, 1867-77
Hermann J. Muller	Scientist	21-Dec-1890	5-Apr-1967	Genetic effects of radiation
Robert D. Orr	Politician	17-Nov-1917	10-Mar-2004	Governor of Indiana, 1989-92
James Whitcomb Riley	Poet	7-Oct-1849	22-Jul-1916	The Hoosier Poet
J. Patrick Rooney	Business	13-Dec-1927	15-Sep-2008	Golden Rule Insurance
Booth Tarkington	Novelist	29-Jul-1869	19-May-1946	The Magnificent Ambersons
Matthew E. Welsh	Politician	15-Sep-1912	28-May-1995	Governor of Indiana, 1961-65
Ryan White	Victim	6-Dec-1971	8-Apr-1990	Suburban kid, AIDS activist
Marguerite Young	Author	28-Aug-1908	17-Nov-1995	Miss MacIntosh, My Darling

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