Auburn, Indiana - Notable Natives and Former Residents

Notable Natives and Former Residents

  • Gordon Buehrig (1904–1990), automobile designer, lived in Auburn for two years while designing the 1935–1936 Auburn Speedster and is buried in Roselawn Cemetery.
  • Errett Lobban Cord (1894–1974), industrialist, lived in Auburn while running the Auburn Automobile Company.
  • Will Cuppy (1884–1949), humorist and journalist, was born in Auburn, graduated from Auburn High School and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
  • Charles Eckhart (1841–1915), industrialist and philanthropist, founded the Eckhart Carriage Company, predecessor of the Auburn Automobile Company, and was Prohibition Party candidate for Governor of Indiana in 1900. He lived in Auburn from 1874 until his death and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
  • James I. Farley (1871–1948), member of US House of Representatives, 1933–1939, lived in Auburn while an executive of the Auburn Automobile Company and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
  • Walter Hartman Hodge (1896–1975) was an American lawyer and judge.
  • Don Lash (1912–1994), track and field champion who won the 1938 James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States, graduated from Auburn High School in 1933.
  • Charles A.O. McClellan (1835–1898), member of US House of Representatives, 1889–1892, lived in Auburn and practiced law there.
  • Colleen McNabb (b. 1975), jazz vocalist, grew up on a farm near Auburn.
  • Mark Shaw (b. 1945), attorney, author and network television personality, was born in Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School.
  • Rollie Zeider (1883–1967), major league baseball player, 1910–1918, played for Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Chi-Feds, Chicago Whales and Chicago Cubs. He grew up in Auburn and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
  • Margaret Jennings Kessler (b.1944), award winning artist, author of the books, Painting Better Landscapes and Color Harmony in Your Paintings, graduated from Auburn High School.

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