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. […]
Dick Spain
Richard “Dick” Spain was born 20th May, 1893, Evansville, Indiana. He attended Central High School. Richard Spain played two seasons in the NFL with the Evansville Crimson Giants during the 1921 and 1922 seasons. Spain was born on May 18, 1893 in Evansville, Indiana.
Walter Riggs
Walter Riggs was a former basketball player and coach inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. High School Riggs went to Central High School in Evansville, Indiana. On the basketball team he led Central to a regional title as a senior after leading them to a city title. College Riggs played at Evansville College […]
Boots Randolph
Boots Randolph Homer Louis “Boots” Randolph III (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007) was an American saxophonist and recording artist best known for his hit instrumental “Yakety Sax.” Although born in Paducah, Kentucky, Randolph spent an important part of his youth in Evansville, Indiana, where he attended Central High School and developed his skills […]
Heath Phillips
Heath Michael Phillips (born March 24, 1982) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from Evansville, Indiana who played for the Chicago White Sox. Central High School Phillips was born and raised in Evansville and attended Central High School, graduating in 2000. A left-handed pitcher, Phillips attracted the attention of professional scouts while at Central. […]
Aaron Patzer
Aaron Patzer (born November 20, 1980) is an American technology entrepreneur best known as the founder of Mint.com, the personal finance website acquired by Intuit for approximately $170 million in 2009. Patzer grew up in Evansville, Indiana, and graduated from Central High School. Evansville and Education Patzer was born in Madison, Wisconsin, but attended Central […]
Preston Mattingly
Preston Mattingly (born August 28, 1987) is an American baseball executive and former professional baseball player from Evansville, Indiana. He is the Vice President and General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Mattingly is the son of Evansville native, former New York Yankees star and Major League manager Don Mattingly. Central High […]
Charles Hornbostel
Charles Christian “Chuck” Hornbostel (September 26, 1911 – January 13, 1989) was an American middle-distance runner and two-time Olympian from Evansville, Indiana. One of the nation’s leading runners of the 1930s, Hornbostel won three consecutive NCAA championships and competed for the United States at the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. Evansville and Central High School […]
Lee Hamilton
Lee Herbert Hamilton (April 20, 1931 – February 3, 2026) was an American politician and statesman who grew up in Evansville, Indiana. He represented Indiana’s 9th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years, from 1965 to 1999, and later served as vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission. Evansville and Early Life […]
Andy Benes
Andrew Charles Benes (born August 20, 1967 in Evansville, Indiana) is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four teams: the San Diego Padres, the Seattle Mariners, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks, in a fourteen-year career from 1989 to 2002. His brother Alan also pitched in the […]