Albion Fellows Bacon
Albion Fellows Bacon (April 8, 1865 – December 10, 1933) was an American reformer and writer from Evansville, Indiana. Bacon became Indiana’s foremost “municipal housekeeper,” a Progressive Era term for women who applied their domestic skills to social problems plaguing their communities. She is remembered most for her efforts to improve public housing standards. Biography Fellows was […]
Henry Babcock Veatch, Jr.
Henry Babcock Veatch, Jr. (September 26, 1911 – July 9, 1999) was a twentieth-century American philosopher. Life and career Veatch was born in Evansville, Indiana. He obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1937 and spent his career at Indiana University (1937–1965), Northwestern University (1965–1973), and Georgetown University (1973–1983) where he was Philosophy Department Chair from 1973 […]
Tom Armstrong
Tom Armstrong is an American cartoonist and a graduate of the University of Evansville. He was the original artist on the newspaper comic strip John Darling, which he drew from 1980 through 1984. He also created the daily newspaper comic strip Marvin in 1982, and has worked on it continuously since then. He received the […]
Chic Anderson
Charles David (Chic) Anderson “Chic Anderson” (December 17, 1931 – March 24, 1979) was an American sportscaster and public address announcer specializing in Thoroughbred horse racing. He was one of American sports’ most famous PA voices, and remains among its most revered race callers. Racing Background A native of Evansville, Indiana Anderson got his start […]
Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur Mattingly (born April 20, 1961) is an American professional baseball first baseman, coach and manager. Mattingly is currently the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Nicknamed “The Hit Man”, and “Donnie Baseball”, he spent his entire 14-year career playing for the New York Yankees. The Evansville legend still calls Evansville, […]
AJ Alexander
Amanda Jane Herrmann (born September 16, 1980) is an American model and actress, better known by her stage name, AJ Alexander. She was the Playmate of the Month for the May 2008 issue of Playboy magazine. Early life Alexander was born in Evansville, Indiana nd a graduate of William Henry Harrison High School. Alexander, who is of German, […]