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People from Indianapolis (and the entire State of Indiana) are called "Hoosiers".
AnswerPeople from the state of Indiana are called "Hoosiers." The meaning of this more than a hundred-year-old nickname is unknown. Indiana University's team name is the Hoosiers, and the state lottery is the Hoosier Lottery.Hoosiers who speed on the highway are affectionately known as "Hurryin' Hoosiers" by out-of-state drivers.
The Indiana University Hoosiers won the NCAA basketball championship in 1984. They beat the No. 1 ranked team of the University of North Carolina.
Hoosiers are from Indiana . there nickname is the hoosier state and they are known as the " Cross Roads of America " . And why do you think they got they name hoosier ,because when the pioneers were first coming though they would yell " WHO'S THERE" And it would sound like " HOOSIER " . So that's where it all started .
The more popular nickname for the locals in Indiana is "Hoosier". "Indianan" or "Indianian" are also considered nicknames but are rarely used compared to "Hoosier".