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

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Harry A. Davis
Harry A. Davis

(May 21, 1914-Feb. 9, 2006). Harry Allen Davis was an Indianapolis-based artist and educator. While he was born in the… Read More »Harry A. Davis

Madelyn Pugh Davis
Madelyn Pugh Davis

(Mar. 15, 1921-Apr. 20, 2011) Madelyn Pugh Martin Davis is best-known as one of two principal writers for I Love… Read More »Madelyn Pugh Davis

Maurice Davis
Maurice Davis

Rabbi Maurice Davis was an outspoken civil rights activist who used secular and faith-based outlets to advocate for community action… Read More »Maurice Davis

Roger Owen DeBruler
Roger Owen DeBruler

(Aug. 5, 1934–Feb. 13, 2017). Roger DeBruler was the longest-serving justice on the Indiana Supreme Court in the 20th century… Read More »Roger Owen DeBruler

Faburn E. DeFrantz
Faburn E. DeFrantz

(Feb. 9, 1885-Sept. 24, 1964). DeFrantz was born in Topeka, Kansas. He attended Washburn College and Kansas University. He studied… Read More »Faburn E. DeFrantz

John D. Defrees
John D. Defrees

(Nov. 8, 18l0-Oct. 19, 1882). Born in Sparta, Tennessee, Defrees was eight years old when his family moved to Ohio.… Read More »John D. Defrees

Christel DeHaan
Christel DeHaan

(Oct. 20, 1942-June 6, 2020). Christel DeHaan was a German-born Indianapolis philanthropist who cofounded and, upon its sale in 1996,… Read More »Christel DeHaan

Caleb Stone Denny
Caleb Stone Denny

(May 13, 1850-Mar. 24, 1926). Denny’s father, born in Kentucky, was opposed to slavery, and so settled in Monroe County,… Read More »Caleb Stone Denny

George Littrell Denny
George Littrell Denny

(July 7, 1878-Sept. 29, 1958). A native of Indianapolis and the son of , former three-time mayor of the city,… Read More »George Littrell Denny

Mae Dickinson

(Feb. 8, 1933-Jan. 17, 2017). Gurtha Mae Dickinson was born on February 8, 1933, in Mounds City, Illinois. She was… Read More »Mae Dickinson

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