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

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Robert Lee Gholson Jr.
Robert Lee Gholson Jr.

(Jan. 23, 1931-Dec. 7, 1993). A native of Aberdeen, Mississippi, Robert Lee Gholson moved with his family to Gary, Indiana,… Read More »Robert Lee Gholson Jr.

Erroll Grandy
Erroll Grandy

(Jan. 1, 1918-June 12, 1991). Erroll Grandy was a pianist affectionately nicknamed the “godfather of Indianapolis jazz” in deference to… Read More »Erroll Grandy

Shirley Griffith
Shirley Griffith

(Apr. 26, 1908 -June 18, 1974). A native of Brandon, Mississippi, Griffith learned to play the guitar at age 10.… Read More »Shirley Griffith

Lillian Haydon Childress Hall
Lillian Haydon Childress Hall

(Feb. 24, 1889–Apr. 23, 1958). Born in Louisville, Kentucky, to George and Elizabeth Wintersmith Haydon, Lillian Childress Hall became Indiana’s… Read More »Lillian Haydon Childress Hall

Hampton Sisters
Hampton Sisters

Aletra Hampton (Oct. 8, 1915 – Nov. 13, 2007); Carmelita Hampton (Nov. 16, 1916 – May 16, 1987); Virtue Hampton… Read More »Hampton Sisters

Boniface Hardin
Boniface Hardin

(Nov. 18, 1933- Mar. 24, 2012). Born James Dwight Randolph Hardin in Louisville, Kentucky, Boniface Hardin entered St. Meinrad Seminary… Read More »Boniface Hardin

John Wesley Hardrick
John Wesley Hardrick

(Sept. 21, 1891-Oct. 18, 1968). Born in Indianapolis, African American artist John Wesley Hardrick attended Harriet Beecher Stowe Public School,… Read More »John Wesley Hardrick

Jerry Harkness
Jerry Harkness

(May 7, 1940-Aug. 24, 2021). Jerald (Jerry) Harkness was born in Harlem, New York, to Lindsey and Lucille (Bailey) Harkness.… Read More »Jerry Harkness

Ada Harris
Ada Harris

(Aug. 15, 1866- Sept. 12, 1927). Ada Harris was born in Campbell, Kentucky, to Robert Harris and Anna Tolliver. At… Read More »Ada Harris

Garfield Thomas Haywood
Garfield Thomas Haywood

(July 15, 1880-Apr. 12, 1931). African American minister and a major leader in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Garfield… Read More »Garfield Thomas Haywood

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