Jaquan Lyle
JaQuan Lyle (born February 24, 1996) is an American basketball player from Evansville, Indiana who played college basketball at Ohio State University and the University of New Mexico before beginning a professional career overseas. Bosse High School Lyle began his high school career at Benjamin Bosse High School in Evansville, where he quickly emerged as […]
Russell G. Lloyd Sr.
Russell G. Lloyd Sr. (March 29, 1932 – March 21, 1980) was an American attorney and Republican politician who served as mayor of Evansville, Indiana, from 1972 through 1979. Lloyd was elected mayor in 1971, becoming the first Republican elected to the office in Evansville since the 1950s. He was reelected four years later and […]
Lilly King
Lillia Camille “Lilly” King (born February 10, 1997) is an American Olympic swimmer from Evansville, Indiana, widely regarded as one of the greatest breaststroke swimmers in American history. King represented the United States at three Olympic Games — Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Tokyo in 2021 and Paris in 2024 — winning six Olympic medals: […]
Stan Levco
Stan Levco is the former elected Prosecutor in Vanderburgh County. Biography Levco attended and graduated from the University of Massachusetts before becoming a student of law at Indiana University. After his graduation from Indiana University and admission to the Indiana Bar in 1972, Mr. Levco began his legal career as Chief Deputy Prosecutor in Posey County. […]
Kyle Kuric
Kyle Matthew Kuric (born August 25, 1989) is an American-Slovak professional basketball player from Evansville, Indiana. A standout at Reitz Memorial High School and the University of Louisville, Kuric has gone on to a lengthy professional career in Europe, including five seasons with FC Barcelona. Evansville and Reitz Memorial High School Kuric grew up in […]
Luke Kruytbosch
Luke Kruytbosch (May 27, 1961 – July 14, 2008) was an American horse-racing announcer best known as the longtime voice of the Kentucky Derby. Kruytbosch served as track announcer at Churchill Downs from 1999 until his death and called ten Kentucky Derbys. He also had a strong connection to the Evansville area through his work […]
Frank Kramer
Frank Louis Kramer (1880-1958) was an American gold medal cyclist. He won 16 consecutive national championships from 1901 to 1916. He was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1988. Biography Kramer was born on September 15, 1880 in Evansville, Indiana. Kramer won the national championship in 1901 and raced in competitions in […]
Karl Kae Knecht
Karl Kae Knecht (December 4, 1883 – July 28, 1972) was an American artist who was the cartoonist for the Evansville Courier (now Evansville Courier & Press) from 1906 to 1960 and was instrumental in the founding of Evansville’s Mesker Park Zoo. His work was the subject of a book, The World of Karl Kae Knecht […]
Charles Knoll
Charles Elmer “Punch” Knoll (born October 7, 1881 in Evansvile, and died Indiana February 8, 1960 in Evansville, Indiana) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Washington Senators in 1905. He also spent 27 seasons playing in the minor leagues and managed in the minor leagues for 22 seasons. Major league career Knoll made […]
Steve Klein
Steve Klein (born May 11, 1975) is an American former professional soccer player and coach who was born in Evansville, Indiana. Klein played college soccer at Bowling Green State University before being selected by the New England Revolution in the 1997 MLS College Draft. He later played professionally for several clubs, including the Charleston Battery […]