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Famous, infamous, and otherwise notable people who left their mark on Circle City.

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Ruth Pratt Bobbs
Ruth Pratt Bobbs

Ruth Pratt Bobbs was born on September 3, 1884, in Indianapolis. The daughter of Julius Fisher Pratt and Mary Ann… Read More »Ruth Pratt Bobbs

Walter C. Boetcher
Walter C. Boetcher

Born on November 13, 1881, a native of La Porte, Indiana, Boetcher spent most of his life in Indianapolis, moving… Read More »Walter C. Boetcher

Diedrich August Bohlen
Diedrich August Bohlen

Born on January 17, 1827, in Cadenberg, Land Hadeln, Kingdom of Hanover, Bohlen received his architectural training at the Holzminden… Read More »Diedrich August Bohlen

Nathaniel Bolton

Born on July 25, 1803, in Chillicothe, Ohio, Bolton came to Indiana in 1820 when George Smith, his stepfather, established… Read More »Nathaniel Bolton

Sarah T. Bolton
Sarah T. Bolton

Born Sarah Tittle Barrett on December 18, 1814, at Newport Barracks, Kentucky, she moved with her family to Indiana when… Read More »Sarah T. Bolton

William Henry Book
William Henry Book

As executive vice president of the Indianapolis from 1934 to 1963,  William Henry (Bill) Book was a significant force in… Read More »William Henry Book

Charles Andrews Bookwalter
Charles Andrews Bookwalter

Bookwalter was born on December 7, 1860, on a farm near Wabash, Indiana, and his family moved to Fort Wayne… Read More »Charles Andrews Bookwalter

Lawrence M. (Larry) Borst Jr.
Lawrence M. (Larry) Borst Jr.

Born on July 16, 1927, in Champaign County, Ohio, Borst moved to Indianapolis in 1952 and opened an animal clinic… Read More »Lawrence M. (Larry) Borst Jr.

Mary Elizabeth Bostwick
Mary Elizabeth Bostwick

Bostwick was born on February 11, 1886, in Denver, Colorado. After dropping out of high school, she got her start… Read More »Mary Elizabeth Bostwick

Charles H. Boswell
Charles H. Boswell

Born on October 31, 1909, in Henderson, Kentucky, “Charlie” Boswell had a hardscrabble youth in the city’s area. A graduate… Read More »Charles H. Boswell

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