The following is a list of notable people who have been born or lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. Organized alphabetically by field of study and then by last name.
Actors
Abraham Benrubi (1969– ), actor, best known for ER and Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Monte Blue (1887–1963), silent film/character actor
Connie Booth (1944– ), actress, screenwriter
Steve Burton (1970– ), television actor
Joyce DeWitt (1949– ), actress, best known for Three's Company
Cullen Douglas (1967– ), actor, producer, director, best known for Grey’s Anatomy and Pure Genius Robert Emhardt (1914–1994), Actor Mike Epps (1970– ), stand6up comedian, actor, producer, writer, rapper Frances Farmer (1913–1970), actress Rhett Fisher (1980– ), actor, best known for Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue Brendan Fraser (1968– ), film actor Ken Foree (1948– ), actor Vivica A. Fox (1964- ) actress Doug Jones (1960– ), actor Brook Kerr (1973– ), actress Forrest Landis (1994– ), actor Priscilla Lawson (1914–1958), actress Marjorie Main (1890–1975), actress Steve McQueen (1930–1980), Academy Award-nominated actor Julie McWhirter (1947– ), actress Margo Moore (1931–2000), actress Dohn Norwood(1974– ) actor, Hell on Wheels (TV series) Dayo Okeniyi (1988– ), film actor Jake Short (1997– ), actor Steve Talley (1981– ), television/film actor Harry von Zell (1906–1981), television/film actor and radio announcer, best known for The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Clifton Webb (1889–1966), stage/film actor Sasheer Zamata (1986– ), comedian, actress, former cast member on Saturday Night Live
Artists
Vija Celmins (1938– ), visual artist
Don Gummer, artist
John Wesley Hardrick (1891–1968), artist
Ron McQueeney, photographer
Wilhelmina Seegmiller (1866–1913), author, illustrator, art teacher
Sheida Soleimani (1990–), contemporary artist, born in Indianapolis. Jeremy Spencer, musician (1973– )