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

 
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Garo Z. Antreasian

(Feb. 16, 1922 – Nov. 3, 2018). Born in Indianapolis to Armenian immigrants fleeing the Turkish Genocide, Antreasian introduced himself to lithography using abandoned equipment at Arsenal Technical High School… Read More »Garo Z. Antreasian

Lionel F. Artis

(Dec. 3, 1895-Sept. 1, 1971). Born in Paris, Illinois, Artis moved to Indianapolis as a youth. He attended Butler University and in 1933 earned a degree in social science at… Read More »Lionel F. Artis

Henry Cornelius Atkins

(Nov. 27, 1868-June 15, 1944). Atkins was born in Atlanta, Idaho Territory, and moved to Indianapolis with his family at age two. He was one of the original pupils of… Read More »Henry Cornelius Atkins

May Frances Aufderheide

(May 21, 1888-Sept. 1, 1972). Daughter of John Henry and Lucy Deel Aufderheide of Indianapolis, May was raised in a middle-class family. Her father owned the successful Commonwealth Loan Company… Read More »May Frances Aufderheide

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

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