Francis Joseph Reitz
Francis Joseph Reitz (July 7, 1841 – December 11, 1930) was an Evansville banker, businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist whose financial contributions helped shape education and charitable institutions in the city. Two of Evansville’s best-known high schools, F.J. Reitz High School and Reitz Memorial High School, bear his name. Early Life Francis Joseph Reitz was […]
Matthew Alan
Matthew Alan, born Matthew Gerbig, is an American actor and producer from Evansville, Indiana. He is known for appearances in television series including 13 Reasons Why, Castle Rock, Snowfall, Lost, Grey’s Anatomy and Presumed Innocent. Early Life Alan was raised in Evansville and graduated from F.J. Reitz High School in 1996. While at Reitz, he […]
Don Hansen
Don Hansen (August 20, 1944 – September 5, 2021) was an American professional football linebacker from Evansville, Indiana, who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Hansen attended F.J. Reitz High School in Evansville, where he played football for the Panthers. He later attended the University of Illinois, playing linebacker for the Fighting […]
F.J. Reitz High School
Francis Joseph Reitz High School, commonly known as F.J. Reitz High School or simply Reitz, is a public high school located at 350 Dreier Boulevard on Evansville’s West Side. Opened in 1918, Reitz is one of Evansville’s oldest and most recognizable schools and has developed an especially strong identity within the city’s West Side community. […]
Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett is an Evansville, Indiana, entrepreneur, former educator and basketball apparel executive best known as a co-founder of 19nine, a retro college basketball apparel company. He also briefly served on the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) Board of School Trustees in 2024. Barnett is an Evansville native and graduate of Reitz High School. He […]
Khristian Lander
Khristian Lander (born August 9, 2002) is an American basketball player from Evansville, Indiana. A highly recruited point guard at F.J. Reitz High School, Lander was considered one of the top high school basketball prospects in the United States before reclassifying and enrolling early at Indiana University. He played two seasons for the Indiana Hoosiers […]
Brian Claybourn
Brian Claybourn (born October 21, 1981) is an American former professional football punter and placekicker from Evansville, Indiana. Claybourn played for the Canadian Football league after playing college at Western Kentucky University. Claybourn went to Reitz High School. Early Life and High School Claybourn was a standout punter and kicker at FJ Reitz High School […]
Matt Williams
Matt Williams (born Matthew D. Williams November 2, 1964 in Evansville, Indiana) is an American television producer and television writer. He was the producer of the TV series Roseanne and Home Improvement and films such as What Women Want, and has written for The Cosby Show and A Different World as well as writing the […]
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: […]
Bob Hamilton
Robert T. Hamilton (January 10, 1916 – December 6, 1990) was an American professional golfer. He was born, raised, and died in Evansville, Indiana. He attended and graduated from Evansville Reitz High School in 1934. Hamilton won ten professional titles, including one major, the PGA Championship in 1944 at Manito Golf and Country Club in […]