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

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Fraze Donnelly Berlin 
Fraze Donnelly Berlin 

(June 6, 1905-May 20, 1963). Euphrasia Louise Donnelly was born in Indianapolis to Maurice and Sarah Donnelly as one of… Read More »Fraze Donnelly Berlin 

Albert Jeremiah Beveridge
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge

(Oct. 6, 1862-Apr. 27, 1927). Born in Highland County Ohio, Albert Beveridge moved with his family to Moultrie County Illinois,… Read More »Albert Jeremiah Beveridge

Thomas W. Binford
Thomas W. Binford

(Apr. 6, 1924-Jan. 14, 1999). Thomas W. Binford played important roles as a civic and civil rights leader and was… Read More »Thomas W. Binford

Joseph Jenkins Bingham
Joseph Jenkins Bingham

(Jan. 6, 1815-Jan. 12, 1896). Born in New York City, Bingham migrated to the Midwest where he engaged in a… Read More »Joseph Jenkins Bingham

George Joseph Biskup
George Joseph Biskup

(Aug. 23, 1911-Oct. 17, 1979). Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, of Czech ancestry, Biskup was ordained in Rome on March… Read More »George Joseph Biskup

Charles H. Black
Charles H. Black

(Oct. 5, 1852-Aug. 19, 1918). Charles Black, a carriage builder in Indianapolis, asserted that he built the first gasoline-powered automobile… Read More »Charles H. Black

Cleo W. Blackburn
Cleo W. Blackburn

(Sept. 27, 1909-June 6, 1978). Born in Port Gibson, Mississippi, Blackburn came to Indianapolis in 1932 to attend . After… Read More »Cleo W. Blackburn

Walter S. Blackburn
Walter S. Blackburn

(Feb. 21, 1938-Aug. 9, 2000). Walter Scott Blackburn was born on February 21, 1938, to Dr. (a minister and civic… Read More »Walter S. Blackburn

Isaac Blackford
Isaac Blackford

(Nov. 6, 1786-Dec. 31, 1859). Born in Boundbrook, New Jersey, Blackford graduated from Princeton University. He read and practiced law… Read More »Isaac Blackford

Francis (Scrapper) Blackwell
Francis (Scrapper) Blackwell

(Feb. 21, 1903-Oct. 7, 1962). Born in Syracuse, South Carolina, Francis (Scrapper) Blackwell arrived in Indianapolis at age three and… Read More »Francis (Scrapper) Blackwell

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