Philip Lawrence
Philip Martin Lawrence II (born July 17, 1974) is an American songwriter, record producer, singer, performer and entrepreneur from Evansville, Indiana. He is best known for his longtime creative partnership with Bruno Mars and as a member of the songwriting and production team The Smeezingtons. Lawrence has co-written and produced numerous internationally successful songs, including […]
Brandon Gaudin
Brandon Michael Gaudin (born December 18, 1983) is an American sports broadcaster from Evansville, Indiana. He is best known as the television play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves and as the play-by-play voice of EA Sports’ Madden NFL video game series. Gaudin has also called NFL, Major League Baseball, college football, college basketball and college […]
Lloyd Winnecke
Lloyd Winnecke Lloyd Winnecke (born June 6, 1960) is an American businessman, former television journalist and politician who served as the 34th mayor of Evansville, Indiana, from 2012 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Winnecke was elected to three consecutive terms and previously served on the Vanderburgh County Council and Vanderburgh County Commission. […]
Jonathan Weinzapfel
Jonathan Weinzapfel Jonathan David Weinzapfel (born November 16, 1965) is an American attorney, politician and former mayor of Evansville, Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as mayor of Evansville from 2004 to 2011 and previously represented Indiana’s 76th district in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003. He later served […]
David Weir
David Gillespie Weir (born 10 May 1970 in Falkirk) is a professional association football player who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers, where he is club captain. Weir began his professional career with Falkirk after having attended the University of Evansville in the United States. After four seasons with the Bairns, Weir then moved […]
Geno Washington
Geno Washington (born William Francis Washington, December 21, 1943) is an American R&B and soul singer from Evansville, Indiana, best known as the lead singer of the British soul group Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band. Washington became one of the prominent performers of Britain’s 1960s R&B and soul scene, where his energetic live […]
Mike Warnke
Michael Alfred Warnke (born November 19, 1946) is an American Christian evangelist, comedian and author who was born in Evansville, Indiana. He became nationally known during the 1970s and 1980s through Christian comedy recordings, speaking appearances and his bestselling book The Satan Seller, in which he claimed to have been a Satanic high priest before […]
Michael Vandeveer
Michael D. Vandeveer (born August 22, 1941) is an American politician and former public official who served as mayor of Evansville, Indiana, from 1980 to 1987. A Democrat, Vandeveer previously served as an at-large member of the Evansville City Council from 1975 to 1979. He was elected mayor in 1979, reelected in 1983, and resigned […]
Captain Henry Vanderburgh
Henry Vanderburgh (c. 1760 – April 5, 1812) was an American military officer, lawyer, judge, and early Indiana Territory official. Vanderburgh County, Indiana, which includes the city of Evansville, was named in his honor when the county was organized in 1818. Vanderburgh was born around 1760 in Troy, New York, and served in the Continental […]
Josh Tudela
Josh Tudela Joshua “Josh” Tudela (born March 13, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player, coach and businessman from Evansville, Indiana. A midfielder, Tudela starred at North High School before becoming an All-American and two-time NCAA national champion at Indiana University. He was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy with the 20th overall pick […]