Michael Barber

Michael Barber is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and writer from Evansville, Indiana. Barber has been recognized as one of the highest-selling independent hip-hop artists from the state of Indiana and is best known for being one of the final artists associated with the original incarnation of Death Row Records. During his music career, Barber […]

Conrad Baker

Conrad Baker (February 12, 1817 – April 28, 1885) was a state representative, 15th Lieutenant Governor, and the 15th Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1867 to 1873. Baker had served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of colonel but resigned following his election as lieutenant governor, […]

Charles Graham Baker

Charles Graham Baker (16 July 1883 – 15 May 1950) was an American screenwriter and director. He wrote for over 170 films between 1915 and 1948. He and his father invented the game of Gin rummy in 1909. He was born in Evansville, Indiana. He and his father, Elwood T. Baker, invented the game of Gin Rummy […]

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, […]

Walter McCarty

Walter Lee McCarty (born February 1, 1974) is an American former basketball player, and current head coach with the University of Evansville. McCarty played for the NBA’s New York Knicks, Boston Celtics,Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Clippers. Born in Evansville, Indiana, the 6-foot, 10-inch (2.08 m) McCarty played college basketball at the University of […]