dude? you're a music fan aren't you? Axl W. Rose! Shannon Hoon! Michael F'ing Jackson!

David Letterman, Jimmy Hoffa, John Mellencamp, Johnny Appleseed (if that's his real name), Kurt Vonnegut, Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, Robert Indiana, Orville Redenbacher, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Shawn Kemp, John Wooden, Don Mattingly.

MATTINGLY! totally forgot about that. he's my boy!

Ummm. Lauren Bacall, Stephen Sprouse, Halston, Norman Norell, Bill Blass, Wes Montgomery, J.J. Johnson, the Olympic diver guy, David Lee Roth, Ernie Pyle...

wait, David Lee Roth? really? SWEET!

Red Skeleton, Sydney Pollack, Babyface, Burl Ives, Vivica A. Fox, Greg Kinnear, Jim Gaffigan, Brendan Fraser, Mike Epps, Greg Oden, Cole Porter...many more.

John Dillinger, Vivica A. Fox, Babyface, Scott Rolen, Henry Lee Summer, Greg Kinnear, Jim Gaffigan, Chuck Taylor, Jared the Subway Guy, Jim Jones, Brendan Fraser.

Carole Lombard was born in Fort Wayne. Her former house is a bed and breakfast now and it is for sale.

Shelly Long of Cheers,Ft.Wayne.

Here are some others: Architect Michael Graves, composer David Baker, Eli Lilly, actor Doug Jones, martial artist Chris Scott "Lights Out" Lytle, baseball player Oscar Charleston, jazz bassist Leroy Vinnegar, astronaut David Wolf, inventor Wilbur Wright of the Wright Brothers, second black world champion in any sport - cyclist Marshall Taylor...

Jenna Fischer (Pam on the US version of The Office) is from Ft. Wayne. Journalist Jane Pauley is from Indy. I can't think of anyone else who hasn't already been named.

What about old Ben Harrison? Also Playmates Jami Ferrell and Karen McDougal (one of the best of all time!), Fuzzy Zoeller, Colonel Sanders, and Bubba The Love Sponge.

I'd recommend my old prof Nelson Price's book Indiana Legends: Famous Hoosiers from Johnny Appleseed to David Letterman.

Fawn Libowitz ( died in a kiln explosion, from Ft. Wayne, and Frank Burns was also from Ft. Wayne). Yeah I know they are fictional, but Funny!

is this Fawn Libowitz from Animal House because if so, then bethscott, you my friend are GENIUS!

Ryan Murphy (Director/writer - Nip Tuck, Director - Running with Scissors), Rhymefest

WOW!!!! I never knew about Jenna Fischer or Greg Kinnear....interesting stuff.

Rhymefest is originally from Chicago, he just lives here now.

Rhymefest? LOL, I thought this was about 'famous', not 15 minutes of alleged fame, especially since he cut most of his Hoosier ties(you know the ones who helped him get the deal with Clive) as soon as he got signed. John Wooden.

Darn his name escapes me now but the guy who draws Garfield is from Muncie...Garfield has been around a long time now...