Roy Halston Frowick
Roy Halston Frowick (April 23, 1932 – March 26, 1990), known professionally as Halston, was an influential American fashion designer who spent part of his youth in Evansville, Indiana. He became one of the most famous American designers of the 1970s. Evansville and early life Halston was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and developed an […]
John H. Foster
John Hopkins Foster (January 31, 1862 – September 5, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Evansville, Indiana. Early Life and Schooling Born in Evansville, Indiana, Foster attended the common schools of his native city and was graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington in 1882 and from the law department of Columbian University (now George Washington University), Washington, […]
Bob Ford
Robert “Bob” Alan Ford (born January 26, 1950) is a former American basketball player and broadcaster from Evansville, Indiana. Ford attended North High School, where he helped lead the Huskies to the 1967 Indiana state basketball championship, the first state title in school history. He graduated in 1968 and was selected to the Indiana All-Star […]
Sal Fasano
Salvatore Frank Fasano (born August 10, 1971) is an American retired Major League Baseball catcher, and currently the Roving Catching Instructor for the Toronto Blue Jays. Fasano played college baseball for the University of Evansville purple aces. Jeff Pearlman of ESPN.com said of Fasano: “When I think of Sal Fasano, however, I think of greatness. […]
Jace Everett
Jace Everett (born May 27, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Evansville, Indiana. His music blends country, rock, blues and Americana. Everett began his recording career in Nashville and released his self-titled debut album in 2005. He is best known for the song “Bad Things,” which became the opening theme for the […]
Robert Morgan Evans
General Robert Morgan Evans (February 17, 1782 – December 14, 1842) was an American pioneer, soldier, businessman and politician for whom Evansville, Indiana, was named. An important figure in the early development of southwestern Indiana, Evans served in the Indiana territorial and state legislatures and later became Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives. Early […]
Kate Endress
Kate Endress is a former professional basketball player and entrepreneur who grew up in Evansville, Indiana. She played in the WNBA and later became the founder of the technology company DITTO. Evansville and basketball career Endress attended Reitz Memorial High School in Evansville, where she starred in basketball and was named a 2001 Indiana All-Star […]
David Emge
David Emge (September 9, 1946 – January 20, 2024) was an American actor from Evansville, Indiana, best known for playing Stephen “Flyboy” Andrews in George A. Romero’s 1978 horror classic Dawn of the Dead. Emge was born and raised in Evansville and attended Reitz High School before earning a bachelor’s degree in drama from the […]
Brad Ellsworth
John Bradley “Brad” Ellsworth (born September 11, 1958) is an American former politician and law enforcement officer with longtime ties to Evansville, Indiana. He served as Vanderburgh County Sheriff from 1999 to 2007 and represented Indiana’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Evansville career Ellsworth was born in […]
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois (November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was an American-born author, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American and other causes, as well as spouse of noted African-American thinker, writer, and activist W. E. B. Du Bois. Biography She was born Lola Shirley Graham in Evansville, Indiana, in 1896, but often gave her […]