Lyman S. Ayres (Sept. 4, 1824-May 7, 1896). Ayres was born and raised on a farm near Oswego, New York, and began his mercantile career at the age of 19 as a peddler… Read More »Lyman S. Ayres
Robert Bruce Bagby (Sept. 3, 1846-Jan. 24, 1903). Robert Bruce Bagby was born in Virginia to formerly enslaved parents who had purchased their freedom. In 1857, he moved with his mother, father, and… Read More »Robert Bruce Bagby
Max A. Bahr (Mar. 21, 1872-Jan. 24, 1953). An 1893 graduate of Shortridge High School, Bahr earned his medical degree from the city’s Central College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1896. Following a… Read More »Max A. Bahr
Robert L. Bailey (June 29, 1885-Mar. 4, 1940). Born in Florence, Alabama, Bailey attended public schools before graduating from Talladega College in 1906. In 1912, he earned a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from… Read More »Robert L. Bailey
David Nathaniel Baker (Dec. 21, 1931 – Mar. 29, 2016). Born in Indianapolis, David Baker was an extraordinarily accomplished American jazz composer, conductor, musician, and professor who founded the Jazz Studies program at… Read More »David Nathaniel Baker
Arcada Campbell Stark Balz (Dec. 31, 1879-Aug. 18, 1973). Born in Morgan County on a farm near Bloomington, Indiana, Arcada Stark’s family moved to Colorado and Kansas before settling in Indianapolis. She attended Manual… Read More »Arcada Campbell Stark Balz
John F. Barnhill (Jan. 2, 1865-Mar. 10, 1943). John F. Barnhill was a nationally known pioneer surgeon of the head and neck. A native of Flora, Indiana, Barnhill received his M.D. degree from… Read More »John F. Barnhill
John J. Barton (June 23, 1906-May 4, 2004). The son of Irish immigrants Patrick and Nora Prendergast Barton, John J. Barton was born in Indianapolis. He graduated from Cathedral High School and earned… Read More »John J. Barton
Carl Barus (Oct. 12, 1823-June 7-1908). Born in Prussian Silesia, Barus studied organ and piano in Brieg and Breslau. In 1849 he immigrated to the United States because of political turmoil in… Read More »Carl Barus
James Franklin Baskett (Feb. 16, 1904-July 9, 1948). James Franklin Baskett was born in Indianapolis and attended Arsenal Technical High School. Though he aspired to study pharmacology, Baskett lacked the money to continue… Read More »James Franklin Baskett
