Boonville, Indiana
Notable people
Notable people
--------------

* [Louis A. Arnold](/wiki/Louis_A._Arnold "Louis A. Arnold") – [HVAC](/wiki/HVAC "HVAC") worker and [Socialist Party of America](/wiki/Socialist_Party_of_America "Socialist Party of America") [Wisconsin](/wiki/Wisconsin "Wisconsin") State Senator
* [Benoni S. Fuller](/wiki/Benoni_S._Fuller "Benoni S. Fuller") – schoolteacher, sheriff, and [Democratic](/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29 "Democratic Party (United States)") state legislator and Congressman
* [Barbara Maier Gustern](/wiki/Barbara_Maier_Gustern "Barbara Maier Gustern") \- singer and vocal coach
* [James A. Hemenway](/wiki/James_A._Hemenway "James A. Hemenway") \- lawyer, US Representative, US Senator
* [Monte M. Katterjohn](/wiki/Monte_M._Katterjohn "Monte M. Katterjohn") – [screenwriter](/wiki/Screenwriter "Screenwriter") for 68 films between 1912 and 1931
* [Menz Lindsey](/wiki/Menz_Lindsey "Menz Lindsey") – lawyer who was also a [quarterback](/wiki/Quarterback "Quarterback") in the early [National Football League](/wiki/National_Football_League "National Football League") for the [Evansville Crimson Giants](/wiki/Evansville_Crimson_Giants "Evansville Crimson Giants")
* [Philip Lutz, Jr.](/wiki/Philip_Lutz%2C_Jr. "Philip Lutz, Jr.") – 27th [Indiana Attorney General](/wiki/Indiana_Attorney_General "Indiana Attorney General") (1933\-37\)
* [W. Otto Miessner](/wiki/W._Otto_Miessner "W. Otto Miessner") – composer and music educator
* [Ken Penner](/wiki/Ken_Penner "Ken Penner") – [baseball](/wiki/Baseball "Baseball") [pitcher](/wiki/Pitcher "Pitcher") who played [Major League Baseball](/wiki/Major_League_Baseball "Major League Baseball") for two seasons (1916 and 1929\) between decades of a minor league career that lasted through 1943
* [Dustin Ransom](/wiki/Dustin_Ransom "Dustin Ransom") – musician, [producer](/wiki/Record_producer "Record producer"), [vocalist](/wiki/Vocalist "Vocalist"), [arranger](/wiki/Arranger "Arranger"), music [transcriber](/wiki/Transcriber "Transcriber"), and film composer
* [Rachel Rockwell](/wiki/Rachel_Rockwell "Rachel Rockwell") – [theatre director](/wiki/Theatre_director "Theatre director"), [choreographer](/wiki/Choreographer "Choreographer"), [dancer](/wiki/Dancer "Dancer") and actor
* [Robert G. Roeder](/wiki/Robert_G._Roeder "Robert G. Roeder") \- Professor at [The Rockefeller University](/wiki/The_Rockefeller_University "The Rockefeller University"), pioneer scientist in [eukaryotic transcription](/wiki/Eukaryotic_transcription "Eukaryotic transcription")
* [Jeremy Spencer](/wiki/Jeremy_Spencer_%28drummer%29 "Jeremy Spencer (drummer)") – musician, songwriter and record producer, co\-founder and drummer for heavy metal band [Five Finger Death Punch](/wiki/Five_Finger_Death_Punch "Five Finger Death Punch")
* [Travis Williams](/wiki/Travis_Williams_%28tailback%29 "Travis Williams (tailback)") – tailback in the National Football League's [Evansville Crimson Giants](/wiki/Evansville_Crimson_Giants "Evansville Crimson Giants")
* [John Riley Tanner](/wiki/John_Riley_Tanner "John Riley Tanner") (1844\-1901\), served as the 21st [Governor of Illinois](/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois "Governor of Illinois") from 1897\-1901\. He was born in Warrick County near Boonville.

How does W. Otto Miessner's music education relate to his career as a composer?