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The following is a list of notable natives, residents, or former residents of Fort Wayne, Indiana .
Artists, designers, and architects Bill Blass , fashion designer [1] Richard "Grass" Green , cartoonistJohn Hambrock , cartoonistEric Kuhne , architectDick Moores , cartoonist [2] Gray Morrow , comic book illustrator, art director for Spider-Man Bruce Nauman , artistRichard Nunez , artist [3] Frederick William Sievers , sculptorAlvin M. Strauss , architectBrentwood S. Tolan , architectThomas J. Tolan , architectGeorge Washington Whistler , railroad engineerAthletes Manager of the Cleveland Indians from 2003–2009, Fort Wayne native Eric Wedge Baseball
Isabel Álvarez , All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playerLenna Arnold , All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (1946 Fort Wayne Daisies )Phyllis Bookout , All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (1953 Fort Wayne Daisies )Rob Bowen , MLB (2003–2008)[4] Minnesota Twins , San Diego Padres , Chicago Cubs , Oakland Athletics Dottie Wiltse Collins , All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1944–1950; Minneapolis Millerettes , Fort Wayne Daisies )David Doster , MLB (1996, 1999)[4] Philadelphia Phillies Bill Everitt , MLB (1895–1901)[4] Chicago Colts/Orphans , Washington Senators Louie Heilbroner , manager , MLB (1900) St. Louis Cardinals Butch Henline , MLB (1921–1931)[4] New York Giants , Philadelphia Phillies , Brooklyn Robins , Chicago White Sox Harold Greiner (1907–1993), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League manager (Fort Wayne Daisies ) and restaurant entrepreneurKevin Kiermaier , MLB player (2013–present) Tampa Bay Rays Naomi Meier , All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playerRalph Miller , MLB (1920–1924)[4] Philadelphia Phillies , Washington Senators Jarrod Parker , MLB pitcher, Arizona Diamondbacks (2011) and Oakland Athletics (2012–2013)[4] Eric Wedge , player, MLB (1991–1994)[4] Boston Red Sox , Colorado Rockies ; manager, MLB (2003–2009)[4] Cleveland Indians , (2011–2013)[4] Seattle Mariners Steve Hargan , MLB pitcher (1965–1972, 1974–1977) Cleveland Indians , Texas Rangers , Toronto Blue Jays , Atlanta Braves Josh VanMeter , MLB utility (2019–present) Cincinnati Reds Professional basketball
Dan Godfread , NBA (1990/91–1991/92)[5] Minnesota Timberwolves , Houston Rockets Henry James , NBA (1990/91–1997/98)[5] Cleveland Cavaliers , Utah Jazz , Sacramento Kings , Los Angeles Clippers , Houston Rockets , Atlanta Hawks Kyle Macy , NBA (1980/81–1986/87)[5] Phoenix Suns , Chicago Bulls , Indiana Pacers ; sportscasterMason Plumlee , NBA (2013–present)[5] Brooklyn Nets , Portland Trail Blazers , Denver Nuggets Miles Plumlee , NBA (2012–present)[5] Indiana Pacers , Phoenix Suns , Milwaukee Bucks , Charlotte Hornets , Atlanta Hawks , Memphis Grizzlies Bill Roberts , NBA (1948/49–1949/50)[5] Chicago Stags , Boston Celtics , St. Louis Bombers Caleb Swanigan , NBA (2017–present)[5] Portland Trail Blazers , Sacramento Kings College basketball
Pro Football Hall of Famer and Fort Wayne native Rod Woodson Professional football
Scott Auer , NFL (1984–1985) Kansas City Chiefs Mike Augustyniak , NFL (1981–1983)[6] New York Jets Jason Baker , NFL (2001–2012)[6] San Francisco 49ers , Philadelphia Eagles , Kansas City Chiefs , Indianapolis Colts , Denver Broncos , Carolina Panthers Bill Boedeker , NFL (1946–1950)[6] Chicago Rockets , Cleveland Browns , Philadelphia Eagles , Green Bay Packers Johnny Bright , CFL (1952–1964), Calgary Stampeders , Edmonton Eskimos , subject of the "Johnny Bright Incident "Vaughn Dunbar , NFL (1992–1995)[6] New Orleans Saints , Jacksonville Jaguars Tyler Eifert , NFL (2013–present) Cincinnati Bengals Eric England , NFL (1994–1996)[6] Arizona Cardinals Trai Essex , NFL (2005–2012)[6] Pittsburgh Steelers , Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII championJason Fabini , NFL (1998–2008)[6] New York Jets , Dallas Cowboys , Washington Redskins James Hardy , NFL (2008–2011)[6] Buffalo Bills Selwyn Lymon , NFL (no professional games played) Miami Dolphins Austin Mack , Ohio State wide receiver and New York Giants 2020 free agent.[7] Le'Ron McClain , NFL (2007–2013)[6] Baltimore Ravens Bernard Pollard , NFL (2006–2014)[6] Kansas City Chiefs , Houston Texans , Baltimore Ravens Emil Sitko , NFL (1950–1952)[6] San Francisco 49ers , Chicago Cardinals Jaylon Smith , NFL (2016–present) Dallas Cowboys Lamar Smith , NFL (1994–2003)[6] Seattle Seahawks , New Orleans Saints , Miami Dolphins , Carolina Panthers Rod Smith , NFL (2015–present)[6] Seattle Seahawks , Dallas Cowboys Anthony Spencer , NFL (2007–present)[6] Dallas Cowboys Drue Tranquill , NFL (2019-present)[6] Los Angeles Chargers Elmer Wilkens , NFL (1925)[6] Green Bay Packers Rod Woodson , NFL (1987–2003)[6] Pittsburgh Steelers , San Francisco 49ers , Baltimore Ravens , Oakland Raiders , Pro Football Hall of Famer Golf
Professional Hockey
Martial arts
Soccer
Olympic swimming and diving
Matt Vogel , swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, 1976 Summer Olympics Sharon Wichman , swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, 1968 Summer Olympics Steve Bigelow , swimmer, 1988 Summer Olympics Dan Zehr , swimmer, 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field
Volleyball
Other notables
Authors and writers Eric Baus , poetE. Jean Carroll , author, journalistConstance Cumbey , author, lawyerLes Edgerton , authorAshley C. Ford , author and essayistEdith Hamilton , author, mythology expertStephen King , best-selling author (spent parts of childhood in the city)[10] Ross Lockridge, Jr. , novelistMichael A. Martone , authorGeorge Jean Nathan , author, drama critic, founder of American Spectator William Rockhill Nelson , founder of the Kansas City Star Emmanuel Ortiz , poet, writerCharlie Savage , New York Times Pulitzer Prize winnerBusiness leaders Andrew George Burry , philanthropist, paper box manufacturerPatrick M. Byrne , president and CEO of Overstock.com Dirk Gates , founder and CEO of Xircom and Xirrus Jeff Hammerbacher , founder of Cloudera [11] Angie Hicks , founder and CMO of AngiesList.com Zach Klein , co-founder of social networking site Vimeo Nord Krauskopf , founder of K&K Insurance ; NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car owner (1966–1977)Russell W. Kruse , auctioneer, founder of Kruse International Cook Lougheed , philanthropist, entrepreneur, and Allen County CouncilmanDale W. McMillen , founder of Central Soya Cosette Simon , philanthropist, politician, first female Mayor of Fort Wayne (1985)Chuck Surack , philanthropist, founder of Sweetwater Sound Dave Thomas , founder of Wendy's International Kevin Wall , Emmy Award-winning producer, environmentalist, founder of Live Earth Childe Wills , associate of Henry Ford Fred Zollner , industrialist, founder of the NBA and Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons Inventors and scientists Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of the modern television, lived in Fort Wayne from 1948–1967 Media Fort Wayne native and screen legend Carole Lombard Julia Barr , two-time Daytime Emmy award-winning actress, All My Children Jill Bennett , actressNicole Briscoe , 1998 Miss Illinois Teen USA , host of ESPN2 's NASCAR Now Eric Bruskotter , actorDan Butler , actorAnn Colone , broadcaster, talkshow hostJenna Fischer , Emmy -nominated actress, The Office Sharon Gabet , actressHilliard Gates , sportscasterMolly Hagan , actressDrake Hogestyn , actorNeil LaBute , director, screenwriter, playwrightStephanie Larimore , model, Playboy Playmate of the Month Carole Lombard , Oscar -nominated actress, My Man Godfrey Shelley Long , Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actress, Cheers Marilyn Maxwell , actressPatrick McVey , actorBree Olsen , pornographic actressRobert Rusler , actorAndrea Russett , actress, Internet celebrity Chris Schenkel , sportscasterJan Schweiterman , actorCarrie M. Shoaff , artist, author, potter, playwright, correspondentHerb Shriner , comedian, game show hostNancy Snyderman , MD, journalist, NBC News chief medical editorZuzanna Szadkowski , actressLyn Thomas , actressRandy Thompson , actorDavid Turnley , photographerPeter Turnley , photographerHerb Vigran , actorDick York , Emmy-nominated actor, Bewitched Emir Sinanović , vlogger, Internet celebrity Music File:Nyzzy Nyce at DOPE on Fairfax.png Fort Wayne native and national recording artist DeAngelo Samuel, aka Nyzzy Nyce Joey Allen , glam metal guitarist, Warrant Jeoffrey Benward , contemporary Christian singer, songwriterSonny Charles , soul singer, Checkmates, Ltd. , Steve Miller Band Daniel E. Gawthrop , contemporary classical composerHeather Headley , Tony and Grammy Award -winning Broadway actress and R&B singerEdwin C. Metcalfe , saxophonist with Spike Jones Megan Mullins , Country singerNiyoki , gospel musician Nyzzy Nyce , hip hop rapperAmanda Perez , R&B singerPetra , Grammy-winning Christian rock bandJon Schaffer , heavy metal guitarist, songwriter, Iced Earth Troy Shondell , rock and roll singer, songwriterJordan Witzigreuter , pop singer (stage name The Ready Set )Addison Agen , singer and finalist on The Voice Physicians and medical researchers Alice Hamilton , MD, first woman on faculty of Harvard Medical School ; sister of Edith Hamilton Jane Henney , MD, first woman Commissioner of the FDA (1998–2001)Leonard A. Scheele , MD, seventh U.S. Surgeon General (1948–1956)Susan Smalley , Ph.D., first to conduct genome-wide study in ADHD Allen Steere , MD, identifier of Lyme disease Public servants Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and first Comptroller of the Currency, Hugh McCulloch E. Ross Adair , U.S. Representative (1951–1971), United States Ambassador to Ethiopia (1971–1974)Robert E. Armstrong , Fort Wayne Mayor (1975–1979), Allen County Councilman (1990–2002)Paul W. Baade , Major General in the United States Army Harry W. Baals , Fort Wayne Mayor (1934–1947, 1951–1954)Paul Frank Baer , first flying ace in American military aviationTim Berry , Indiana State Treasurer (1999–2007), Indiana State Auditor (2007–2013), Indiana Republican Party Chairman (2013–present)Samuel Bigger , Indiana State Representative (1834–1835), Indiana Circuit Court Judge (1835–1840), seventh Governor of Indiana (1840–1843)James W. Borden , judge and diplomatRandy Borror , Indiana State Representative (2001–2010)Claude Bowers , writer, U.S. Ambassador to Spain (1933–1939), U.S. Ambassador to Chile (1939–1953)Samuel Brenton , U.S. Representative (1851–1853, 1855–1857)Susan Brooks , Deputy Mayor of Indianapolis (1998–1999), U.S. Attorney for Southern Indiana (2001–2007), U.S. Representative (2013–present)James R. Clapper , Director of National Intelligence (2010–2017)Daniel R. Coats , U.S. Representative (1981–1989), United States Ambassador to Germany (2001–2005), U.S. Senator (1989–1999, 2011–present)Walpole G. Colerick , U.S. Representative (1879–1883)Joseph K. Edgerton , U.S. Representative (1863–1865)Shirley Adele Field , judge, Oregon State Representative (1956–1960, 1962–1966)Eliza George , Civil War nurse (1863–1865)Phil GiaQuinta , Indiana State Representative (2006–present)George W. Gillie , U.S. Representative (1939–1949)Timothy Goeglein , White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs Deputy Director (2001–2008)Allen Hamilton , Allen County sheriff (1824–1826), Fort Wayne Postmaster (1825–1831), Allen County Auditor, Clerk, and Recorder (1831–1838)Mitch Harper , Indiana State Representative (1978–1990), Fort Wayne City Councilman (2008–present)Tom Hayhurst , doctor, Fort Wayne City Councilman (1996–2008)Paul Helmke , Fort Wayne Mayor (1988–2000), President of Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (2006–2011)Tom Henry , Fort Wayne City Councilman (1984–2004), Fort Wayne Mayor (2008–present)Richard E. Hoagland , U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan (2003–2006), U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan (2008–2011), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia (2013–2015)William J. Hosey , Fort Wayne Mayor (1905–1909, 1913–1917, 1921–1925, 1929–1934)Merchant W. Huxford , doctor, Fort Wayne Mayor (1845–1849)Samuel D. Jackson , U.S. Senator (1944)Matt Kelty , politician, architectEdward H. Kruse , U.S. Representative (1949–1951)Henry Lawton , U.S. Army General (1861–1865, 1867–1899), namesake of Lawton, Oklahoma Thomas R. Marshall , 27th Governor of Indiana (1909–1913), 28th U.S. Vice President (1913–1921)Hugh McCulloch , first Comptroller of the Currency (1863–1865), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1865–1869, 1884–1885)Robert Meyers , Fort Wayne Mayor (1954–1959), Allen County Superior Court Judge (1971–1985)Winfield Moses , Fort Wayne City Councilman (1972–1979), Mayor (1980–1987), Indiana State Representative (1992–2012)Cherrish Pryor , Indiana State Representative (2008–present)Ben Quayle , U.S. Representative (2011–2013)Graham Richard , entrepreneur, Fort Wayne Mayor (2000–2008)James M. Robinson , judge, U.S. Representative (1897–1905)Mark Souder , U.S. Representative (1995–2010)Harold J. Warner , Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice (1955–1957)James Bain White , U.S. Representative (1887–1889)George W. Wood , first Fort Wayne Mayor (1840–1841)Religious leaders John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, is believed to have died in Fort Wayne. Herman Joseph Alerding , bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (1900–1924)John Chapman , Swedenborgian , nurseryman, missionary, famous American folklore figure Johnny AppleseedJohn Michael D'Arcy , auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Boston (1974–1985), bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (1985–2009)William Edward McManus , auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Chicago (1967–1976), bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (1976–1985)Archbishop John F. Noll , bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (1925–1956), founder of Our Sunday Visitor Wilhelm Sihler , Lutheran minister and founder of Concordia Theological Seminary Alexa Suelzer , Roman Catholic nun , author, educator, theologianRobert Thieme , author, Pastor of Berachah Church (1950–2003)Miscellaneous Charlie Brandt , serial killerDean Corll , serial killerAlexander Ewing , soldier during the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 , later a founding resident of Fort WayneFred Meyer , businessman and chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 1988 to 1994; former Fort Wayne residentAlixa Naff , historianML Procise , concert sound engineerMargaret Ringenberg , aviatorErnest Gottlieb Sihler , professor of classics at New York UniversityArt Smith , aviatorHomer Van Meter , infamous bank robber who worked with John Dillinger References
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