John J. Barton The son of Irish immigrants Patrick and Nora Prendergast Barton, John J. Barton was born in Indianapolis on June 23,… Read More »John J. Barton
Carl Barus Born on Oct. 12, 1823, in Prussian Silesia, Barus studied organ and piano in Brieg and Breslau. In 1849 he… Read More »Carl Barus
James Franklin Baskett James Franklin Baskett was born on Feb. 16, 1904, in Indianapolis and attended Arsenal Technical High School. Though he aspired… Read More »James Franklin Baskett
Herbert L. Bass Herbert Bass was born on November 13, 1877. A native and lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Bass designed numerous notable public… Read More »Herbert L. Bass
Hervey Bates Sr. Hervey Bates was born on January 25, 1795, at Fort Washington (now Cincinnati). He was the son of Daniel Bates… Read More »Hervey Bates Sr.
Herbert R. Baumeister Indiana’s most notorious serial killer, Herbert R. Baumeister, was born on April 7, 1947, in Indianapolis’ neighborhood to Elizabeth (Schmidt)… Read More »Herbert R. Baumeister
Simon Paul Baus Born on September 4, 1882, in Indianapolis, Baus studied under at and was a student of and at the .… Read More »Simon Paul Baus
Phillip Louis Bayt Jr. Born on September 29, 1910, the second of 11 children to his Slovenian and Austrian parents, Phillip Bayt Jr. attended… Read More »Phillip Louis Bayt Jr.
Emmett James Bean A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Bean was born on July 28, 1897. He entered the U.S. Military Academy as a… Read More »Emmett James Bean
Mary Ritter Beard Mary Ritter was born on August 5, 1876, into an affluent and education-minded Methodist family in Indianapolis. Her father, Eli… Read More »Mary Ritter Beard
