Notable natives and residents Muncie, Indiana

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1 notable natives , residents

1.1 general
1.2 arts
1.3 sports





notable natives , residents

from left right: george, lucius, frank, edmund, , william ball.



note: list not include ball state university graduates. please see list of ball state university alumni notable alumni.


general

ball brothers, industrialists , philanthropists, founders of ball corporation
daniel canan, mayor
benjamin victor cohen, key figure in administrations of presidents franklin d. roosevelt , harry s. truman
george r. dale, editor of muncie post-democrat (1920–1936), gained national attention speaking out against ku klux klan
bertha fry, supercentarian, third oldest person on earth @ time of death, november 14, 2007 (113 years)
gregory h. williams, lawyer , author of life on color line: true story of white boy discovered black; 27th president of university of cincinnati, , 11th president of city college of new york

arts

wayman elbridge adams, painter known rapid approach stylized portraiture works
j. ottis adams, hoosier group artist
ray boltz, contemporary christian musical artist
angelin chang, grammy award-winning classical pianist
trevor chowning, pop artist , former hollywood talent agent/producer
mary jane croft, actress
jim davis, cartoonist, creator of comic strip garfield
emily kimbrough, author , magazine editor, our hearts young , gay , how dear heart

sports

cliff baldwin, football player
ron bonham, former all-american muncie central basketball standout, cincinnati bearcats, indiana pacers, , nba champion boston celtics
zora g. clevenger, coach in college football hall of fame
buck crouse, professional baseball player, chicago white sox
bill dinwiddie, professional basketball player
dave duerson, all-american defensive notre dame; played 11 seasons nfl s chicago bears, new york giants, , phoenix cardinals
hod eller, professional baseball player 1919 world series champion cincinnati reds
brandon gorin, professional football player, new england patriots, arizona cardinals, st. louis rams, , denver broncos
jeremy hazelbaker, professional baseball player, arizona diamondbacks
ryan kerrigan, purdue university football standout, professional football player washington redskins
richie lewis, professional baseball player, baltimore orioles, florida marlins, detroit tigers, oakland athletics, , cincinnati reds
adam lind, professional baseball player, seattle mariners
matt painter, purdue university men s basketball head coach
john paul, jr., indy car driver
jamill smith, professional football player
frank thomas, notre dame quarterback , roommate of george gipper gipp; head football coach of university of alabama 1931-46, won 2 national championships
bonzi wells, former muncie central high school , ball state university standout, professional basketball player, houston rockets, memphis grizzlies, new orleans hornets, portland trail blazers, , sacramento kings




^ life , times of george dale, muncie mayor , editor . ball state university. retrieved 2012-08-25. 
^ bertha fry, world s 3rd oldest person, dies in muncie . retrieved 2012-08-25. 
^ griner, pp. 7–9 , 13–14.
^ ray boltz
^ official website of garfield , friends
^ jim davis :: profile
^ emily kimbrough
^ dave duerson past stats, statistics, history, , awards – databasefootball.com
^ brandon gorin | nfl football @ cbssports.com
^ player bio: matt painter :: men s basketball
^ bonzi wells statistics – basketball-reference.com






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