Indiana University Notable Alumni
Discover the notable alumni of Indiana University. The list includes people like Dan Quayle, John Mellencamp, James Watson, Victor Oladipo & Jane Pauley. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as writers, intellectuals & academics, media personalities, scientists and activists etc.
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Birthdate: June 17, 1980
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lynwood, California, United States
Regarded as one of the greatest women's tennis players of all time, Venus Williams is credited with introducing never seen before power and athleticism to women's tennis along with her sister Serena. She is also credited with changing the long-standing practice of paying male tennis players more than their female counterparts as she won thefight for equal prize money.
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Kevin Kline(Academy Award-Winning Actor, Who Has Also Appeared in Several Productions of Shakespeare's Plays)
Birthdate: October 24, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Kline initially studied the piano and even wished to major in music, before he switched to acting. Known for his stellar performances in films such as A Fish Called Wanda, Silverado, and French Kiss. He has also voiced characters in movies such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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Halston(Fashion Designer)
Birthdate: April 23, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Died: March 26, 1990
Designer Halston began his career designing hats for American milliner Lilly Daché. He is primarily remembered for pioneering cashmere, or Ultrasued, in the mid-1970s. Known for his party-loving personality, he popularized the halter dress for women. He was also known for his homosexual relationship with Victor Hugo.
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James Watson(Molecular Biologist Who Co-discovered the Double Helix Structure of DNA With Francis Crick)
Birthdate: April 6, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
James Watson is a geneticist, molecular biologist, and zoologist. He is credited with co-authoring the academic paper that propounded the double helix structure of nucleic acids such as DNA for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. In 1977, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1997, he was awarded the National Medal of Science.
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Victor Oladipo(American-Nigerian Basketball Player Who Plays as a Shooting Guard)
Birthdate: May 4, 1992
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Professional basketball player Victor Oladipo currently plays for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He started playing basketball in high school and went to Indiana University Bloomington, where he played for the Indiana Hoosiers. He began his professional playing career in 2013 and has been going strong since then. He is also a singer.
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Jamie Hyneman(American Television Host and Special Effects Expert)
Birthdate: September 25, 1956
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Marshall
Jamie Hyneman is an American television host and special effects expert. He achieved popularity as the co-host of the popular TV series MythBusters. He is also credited with inventing an unmanned firefighting robotic vehicle called Sentry. Jamie Hyneman also co-designed Wavecam, an aerial cable robotic camera system used in entertainment and sports events.
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Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hartford
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: October 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Evansville, Indiana, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Robert M. Gates(Politician)
Birthdate: September 25, 1943
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
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Dan Quayle(Former Vice President of the United States)
Birthdate: February 4, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Indianapolis
The 44th vice president of the US, Dan Quayle officially visited 47 countries, establishing strong international ties with most countries, during his vice presidency. In 1999, he joined a private-equity firm named Cerberus Capital Management and continues to play an important role as the chairman of its Global Investments division.
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Colin Donnell(Actor)
Birthdate: October 9, 1982
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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John Wesley Shipp(Actor)
Birthdate: January 22, 1955
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Jean Shepherd(American Storyteller, Writer, Radio and TV Personality)
Birthdate: July 26, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: October 16, 1999
Jean Shepherd was a writer, storyteller, humorist, and radio and TV personality. In a long and productive career that spanned nearly five decades, he gave live performances, wrote scripts and stories, hosted radio shows, and even worked in a few films. He was posthumously inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. He was known to be a private person.
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Ryan Murphy(Screenwriter)
Birthdate: November 9, 1965
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Howard Ashman(Playwright, Lyricist & Stage Director)
Birthdate: May 17, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: March 14, 1991
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Sloane Stephens(Tennis Player)
Birthdate: March 20, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Plantation, Florida, United States
The daughter of swimmer Sybil Smith and football player John Stephens, Sloane Stephens was first introduced to tennis by her mother at age 9. The 2017 US Open champion has 6 singles titles in her kitty. Through the Sloane Stephens Foundation, she supports the needs of disadvantaged tennis players.
Recommended Lists:Birthdate: May 18, 1946
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: February 13, 2006
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Dick Enberg(Sportscaster)
Birthdate: January 9, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
Died: December 21, 2017
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Booker T. Jones(Musician)
Birthdate: November 12, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Aishah Hasnie(Journalist)
Birthdate: October 4, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lahore, Pakistan
Height: 3'3" (99 cm)
Recommended Lists:Birthdate: September 13, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gulfport
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Jamal Khashoggi(Journalist)
Birthdate: October 13, 1958
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Medina, Saudi Arabia
Died: October 2, 2018
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Todd Young(Politician)
Birthdate: August 24, 1972
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Chris Botti(Jazz trumpeter who won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album Impressions)
Birthdate: October 12, 1962
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: February 1, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bloomington
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Recommended Lists:Birthdate: May 8, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Francisco
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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René Girard(French Polymath, Historian and Philosopher of Social Science)
Birthdate: December 25, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Avignon, France
Died: November 4, 2015
René Girard was a French philosopher of social science, literary critic, and historian. Over the years, Girard's work has had an influence on disciplines like philosophy, anthropology, psychology, mythology, theology, economics, sociology, and cultural studies among other important disciplines. In 2006, René Girard was honored by the University of Tübingen with the prestigiousDr. Leopold Lucas Prize.
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Rob Wiethoff(Actor)
Birthdate: September 15, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Seymour, Indiana, USA
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Max Robinson(Broadcaster)
Birthdate: May 1, 1939
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Died: December 20, 1988
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Del Harris(Basketball coach)
Birthdate: June 18, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Plainfield, Indiana, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Garo Yepremian(Former Cypriot-Armenian American Football Placekicker)
Birthdate: June 2, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Larnaca, Cyprus
Died: May 15, 2015
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Chris Lytle(American Retired Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: August 18, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Randy Brecker(Trumpeter, Composer)
Birthdate: November 27, 1945
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, United States
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Lewis Terman(Psychologist, University teacher)
Birthdate: January 15, 1877
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Johnson County
Died: December 21, 1956
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Eriq Zavaleta(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Center-Back)
Birthdate: August 2, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Westfield, Indiana, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Gary Hall Sr.(American Former Competition Swimmer and Olympic Medalist)
Birthdate: August 7, 1951
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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David Starr Jordan(Botanist, Peace activist, Zoologist, Autobiographer, Ichthyologist)
Birthdate: January 19, 1851
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gainesville (village), New York
Died: September 19, 1931
Remembered as the first president of the Leland Stanford Junior University, now known as Stanford University, David Starr Jordan was a reputed ichthyologist. An anti-war activist, too, who opposed America’s participation in World War I, he spent his later years as the chief director of the World Peace Foundation.
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George Lakoff(American Philosopher and Cognitive Linguist)
Birthdate: May 24, 1941
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
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Hastings Banda(President)
Birthdate: February 15, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kasungu, Malawi
Died: November 25, 1997
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Cam Cameron(American football coach)
Birthdate: February 6, 1961
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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Phil Crane(Politician)
Birthdate: November 3, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: November 8, 2014
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Dane Fife(Basketball coach, Basketball player)
Birthdate: July 26, 1979
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Clarkston, Michigan, United States
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Charlie Hickcox(American Swimmer and Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: February 6, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Died: June 15, 2010
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Tan Kheng Hua(Actress)
Birthdate: January 17, 1963
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Singapore
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Robin Lakoff(American Linguist, Author, and Educator)
Birthdate: November 27, 1942
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Pamela Bryant(Actress, Model)
Birthdate: February 8, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: December 4, 2010
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Kenneth Sitzberger(American Competitive Diver and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: February 13, 1945
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Died: January 2, 1984
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Bob Jenkins(Sports announcer)
Birthdate: September 4, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Richmond, Indiana, United States
Died: August 9, 2021
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Dave Niehaus(Sportscaster)
Birthdate: February 19, 1935
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Princeton, Indiana, United States
Died: November 10, 2010
Recommended Lists:One of the most famous public universities in United States is called the, ‘Indiana University’. With over 110,436 students graduating from this college is every students dream. Apart from the two core universities, it has seven smaller other sub units. The most popular among the seven are, ‘Indiana University East’ and ‘Indiana University Northwest’. This reputed institution is basically a brand name only churning out the best brains in the world. Some of the popular alumni of this university are making a mark or themselves and upholding the name of their institution in various professional fields. From business to sports to politics most of the students of the ‘Indiana University have made sure that they give their best on whatever they put their hands on. Some of the notable alumni of this university are the famous composer, Hoagy Carmichael or the popular businessman Mark Cuban or the smiling talk show host, Tavis Smiley. These are some names among the many other people who have made not only themselves but also the entire university proud of their achievements. They are setting higher standards of excellence with every passing day only to become idols for the youth of today. ‘Indiana University’ has been out rightly one of the most strongest force behind most of the successful people in the world.
