Notable Alumni of Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Mike Pence 1959–

48th US Vice President, former Indiana governor

Juris Doctor · Class of 1986

Also attended: Hanover College, Purdue University-Main Campus

Spouse: Karen Pence (Butler University)

Child: Charlotte Pence (DePaul University)

Dan Quayle 1947–

44th Vice President of the United States

Also attended: DePauw University, Purdue University-Main Campus

Spouse: Marilyn Quayle (Northwestern University, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis)

Child: Ben Quayle (Duke University, Vanderbilt University)

Dan Coats 1943–

5th Director of National Intelligence, former Indiana senator

Juris Doctor · Class of 1971

Also attended: Wheaton College (IL), Purdue University-Main Campus

Todd Young 1972–

United States Senator from Indiana

Juris Doctor · Class of 2006

Also attended: University of Chicago, United States Naval Academy, Purdue University-Main Campus

Oksana Markarova 1976–

Former Ukrainian ambassador to the US and finance minister

Also attended: Indiana University-Bloomington, Purdue University-Main Campus

Paul H. O'Neill 1935–2020

72nd U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

Also attended: California State University--Fresno, Claremont Graduate University, Indiana University-Bloomington

Marilyn Quayle 1949–

Lawyer, novelist and Second Lady 1989–1993

Also attended: Northwestern University, Purdue University-Main Campus

Spouse: Dan Quayle (DePauw University, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis)

Child: Ben Quayle (Duke University, Vanderbilt University)

Jerome Adams 1974–

20th Surgeon General of the United States

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of Indianapolis, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Chen Ching-min 1966–

Taiwanese nurse, health scientist and politician

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 2007

Also attended: University of Illinois at Chicago, Purdue University-Main Campus

Eleanor Lambert 1903–2003

Fashion publicist who promoted American fashion

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

Child: Bill Berkson (Columbia University in the City of New York, The New School)

David Starr Jordan 1851–1931

Ichthyologist and founding president of Stanford University

Also attended: Butler University, Indiana University-Bloomington, Cornell University

Child: Edith Jordan Gardner (Cornell University, Stanford University)

David Wolf 1956–

Retired astronaut, physician and engineer

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

Vija Celmins 1938–

Latvian-American visual artist

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

Bill Peet 1915–2002

Disney animator, story writer and children's book author

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

Norman Bridwell 1928–2014

Author and creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog

Also attended: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Purdue University-Main Campus

Bill Justice 1914–2011

Disney animator and Imagineer

Portrait painting · Attended until 1935

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

Don Gummer 1946–

Sculptor

Also attended: Yale University, Purdue University-Main Campus

Spouse: Meryl Streep (Yale University, Vassar College)

Child: Henry Wolfe Gummer (Dartmouth College)

Lester Horton 1906–1953

Dancer, choreographer and teacher

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

Trischa Zorn 1964–

Paralympic swimmer, blind from birth

Juris Doctor · Class of 2005

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

George Hill 1986–

Professional basketball player, formerly Indiana Pacers

Chet Jastremski 1941–2014

Swimmer, 1964 Olympic bronze medalist

Also attended: Indiana University-Bloomington, Purdue University-Main Campus

Gary Dilley 1945–

Swimmer and 1964 Tokyo Olympic silver medalist

Also attended: Michigan State University, Purdue University-Main Campus

Alex Young 1989–

American professional basketball player

Justin Banned for Life Knapp 1982–

First person to make over one million Wikipedia edits

Attended until 2009

Also attended: The University of Texas Permian Basin, University of the People

Alice Wong 1974–2025

Disability rights activist and writer

Also attended: University of California-San Francisco