Thurman Brooks Rice (Aug. 17, 1888-Dec. 27, 1952). Physician, public health leader, medical historian, educator, and author, Thurman Brooks Rice, a native Hoosier,… Read More »Thurman Brooks Rice
Myra Reynolds Richards (Jan. 31, 1882-Dec. 28, 1934). Born in Indianapolis, Richards studied art at the under painter and sculptor . From 1918… Read More »Myra Reynolds Richards
Henry J. Richardson Jr. (June 21, 1902-Dec. 5, 1983). Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Richardson came to Indianapolis in his teens to study at ,… Read More »Henry J. Richardson Jr.
Roselyn C. Richardson (Aug. 23, 1913-July 8, 2005). African American equal rights activist Roselyn Comer Richardson was born in Roberta, Georgia, in 1913.… Read More »Roselyn C. Richardson
Mary Rigg (Oct. 1, 1887-June 19, 1971). Mary Rigg was born on a farm in Grinnell, Kansas. She and her family moved… Read More »Mary Rigg
James Whitcomb Riley (Oct. 7, 1849-July 22, 1916). Born in the small town of Greenfield, Indiana, Riley was once regarded as America’s most-loved… Read More »James Whitcomb Riley
Richard Osborne Ristine (Jan. 19, 1920-Jun. 20, 2009). Born in Indianapolis and raised in Crawfordsville, Ristine graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta… Read More »Richard Osborne Ristine
James O. Ritchey (Feb. 1, 1891-Dec. 4, 1981). Born on a farm in Carroll County, Indiana, James O. Ritchey earned his B.S. (1916)… Read More »James O. Ritchey
Joseph Elmer Ritter (July 20, 1892-June 10, 1967). Ritter was born in New Albany, Indiana. Upon entering St. Meinrad Seminary in 1906, he… Read More »Joseph Elmer Ritter
Addison Locke Roache (Nov. 3, 1817-Apr. 24, 1906). Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, to Dr. Stephen Roache and Elmira Sloan McCorkle of North… Read More »Addison Locke Roache
