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

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Samuel Merrill
Samuel Merrill

(Oct. 29, 1792-Aug. 24, 1855). Born in Peacham, Vermont, Samuel Merrill attended Dartmouth College from 1812 to 1813, then left… Read More »Samuel Merrill

Doris Honig Merritt
Doris Honig Merritt

(July 16, 1923-April 12, 2022). Born in New York City, Doris Merritt was the daughter of Haron and Lillian Honig.… Read More »Doris Honig Merritt

George Jo Mess
George Jo Mess

(June 30, 1898-June 24, 1962). George Jo Mess was born in Cincinnati but grew up in Indianapolis, where his family… Read More »George Jo Mess

Emma Messing
Emma Messing

(Oct. 29, 1872–April 21, 1950). Emma Messing was a vaudeville actress, a stenographer, and a pioneering figure in American diplomacy… Read More »Emma Messing

Mayer Messing
Mayer Messing

(Dec. 10, 1843 – Jan. 30, 1930). Rabbi Mayer Messing was a prominent Jewish religious leader and philanthropist, best known… Read More »Mayer Messing

Harvey Nathaniel Middleton
Harvey Nathaniel Middleton

(Feb. 15, 1895-Mar. 18, 1978). Born in Denmark, South Carolina, Middleton graduated from Benedict College in 1919. After a brief… Read More »Harvey Nathaniel Middleton

James L. Mitchell
James L. Mitchell

(Sept. 29, 1834-Feb. 22, 1894). James L. Mitchell was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, and lived in Monroe County, Indiana,… Read More »James L. Mitchell

Samuel Grant Mitchell

(1783-1837). Samuel Grant Mitchell relocated to Indianapolis in April 1821. He was the first physician to practice medicine in the… Read More »Samuel Grant Mitchell

Lynn Hopkins Molzan
Lynn Hopkins Molzan

(Dec. 11, 1937-Oct. 29, 2020). Originally from Tacoma, Washington, Lynn Hopkins Molzan studied at the University of Washington and Pratt… Read More »Lynn Hopkins Molzan

John Leslie (Wes) Montgomery
John Leslie (Wes) Montgomery

(Mar. 6, 1923-June 15, 1968). Born John Leslie Montgomery in Indianapolis, Montgomery took up the guitar in 1943, joining the… Read More »John Leslie (Wes) Montgomery

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