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People

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

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J. Ottis Adams
J. Ottis Adams

Adams was born on July 8, 1851 in Amity, , Indiana, the grandson of one of that county’s pioneers. Adams’ early… Read More »J. Ottis Adams

Wayman Eldridge Adams
Wayman Eldridge Adams

Adams was born on September 23, 1883 in Delaware County, Indiana. His father Nelson Perry Adams, a stock breeder and… Read More »Wayman Eldridge Adams

Richard (Dick the Bruiser) Afflis  
Richard (Dick the Bruiser) Afflis  

Born on June 27, 1929 in Lafayette, Indiana, Richard Afflis was raised in Delphi before moving with his family to… Read More »Richard (Dick the Bruiser) Afflis  

Anna Margaret Ross Alexander
Anna Margaret Ross Alexander

Anna Margaret Ross Alexander was born on November 17, 1913 in Lafayette, Indiana, to Linn Carhahan Ross and Gladys Gould… Read More »Anna Margaret Ross Alexander

Frank Alexander
Frank Alexander

Frank Alexander was born on June 21, 1943 and grew up in Louisiana before his family moved to Fort Worth,… Read More »Frank Alexander

Kay Debow Alford
Kay Debow Alford

Kayanne DeBow Alford, known as “Kay,” was born on December 12, 1957 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Charles DeBow Jr. and… Read More »Kay Debow Alford

George Alig Sr.
George Alig Sr.

Born Johann Georg Alig on February 24, 1852 in Affeier, Switzerland, a small village in the eastern Alps in the… Read More »George Alig Sr.

Fredonia Allen
Fredonia Allen

Fredonia Allen was the founder and principal of Indianapolis’s Tudor Hall (see ), a nationally recognized college preparatory school for… Read More »Fredonia Allen

James A. Allison
James A. Allison

Allison was one of the founders of the and the . He also established a machine shop that became two… Read More »James A. Allison

Frank J. Anderson
Frank J. Anderson

Frank Anderson was born on September 1, 1938 and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he attended . He was… Read More »Frank J. Anderson

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