Notable Births & Deaths for Gordola ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Gordola. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Ansel Adams     (Photographer)
  • Full name: Ansel Easton Adams
  • He was born in San Francisco (CA) on February 20, 1902 (a Thursday) and died in Monterey (CA) on April 22, 1984 (a Sunday) at the age of 82. The body was cremated.
  • Monterey is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ansel Adams<1>
• Lloyd Francis Bacon     (Actor, director)
  • He was born in San Jose (CA) on December 4, 1889 (a Wednesday) and died in Burbank (CA) on November 15, 1955 (a Tueday) at the age of 65. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (California).
  • San Jose is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lloyd Francis Bacon<1>
• Harold Homer 'Hal' Chase     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Los Gatos (CA) on February 13, 1883 (a Tueday) and died in Colusa (CA) on May 18, 1947 (a Sunday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Oak Hill Memorial Park (Santa Clara County, California).
  • Los Gatos is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harold Homer 'Hal' Chase<1>
• Jerry Coleman     (Major League Baseball)
  • Born: Gerald Francis Coleman
  • He was born in San Jose (CA) on September 14, 1924 (a Sunday) and died in San Diego (CA) on January 5, 2014 (a Sunday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Miramar National Cemetery (San Diego County, California).
  • San Jose is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jerry Coleman<1>
• Charles 'Chas' Crocker     (Railroad tycoon, industrialist)
  • He was born in Troy (NY) on September 16, 1822 (a Monday) and died in Monterey (CA) on August 14, 1888 (a Tueday) at the age of 65. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery (Alameda County, California).
  • Monterey is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles 'Chas' Crocker<1>
• Vernon Dent     (Actor)
  • Full name: Vernon Bruce Dent
  • He was born in San Jose (CA) on February 16, 1895 (a Saturday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on November 5, 1963 (a Tueday) at the age of 68. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • San Jose is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Vernon Dent<1>
• John Denver     (Singer, musician, songwriter, actor, environmentalist, humanitarian)
  • Born: Henry John Detschendorf, Jr.
  • He was born in Roswell (NM) on December 31, 1943 (a Friday) and died in Pacific Grove (CA) on October 12, 1997 (a Sunday) at the age of 53. The body was cremated.
  • Pacific Grove is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Denver<1>
• Rosana DeSoto     (Actress)
  • She was born in San Jose (CA) on September 2, 1950 (a Saturday)
  • San Jose is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Gordola.
• Dustin Diamond     (Actor)
  • Full name: Dustin Neil Diamond
  • He was born in San Jose (CA) on January 7, 1977 (a Friday) and died in Cape Coral (FL) on February 1, 2021 (a Monday) at the age of 44. The body was cremated.
  • San Jose is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dustin Diamond<1>
• Frank Drake     (Astrophysicist, astrobiologist)
  • Full name: Donald Frank Drake
  • He was born in Chicago (IL) on May 28, 1930 (a Wednesday) and died in Aptos (CA) on September 2, 2022 (a Friday) at the age of 92. We don't have any burial details.
  • Aptos is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Drake<1>
• Beverly Garland     (Actress)
  • Born: Beverly Lucy Fessenden
  • She was born in Santa Cruz (CA) on October 17, 1926 (a Sunday) and died on December 5, 2008 (a Friday) at the age of 82. The body was cremated.
  • Santa Cruz is located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the east of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Beverly Garland<1>
• Farley Granger     (Actor)
  • Full name: Farley Earle Granger, Jr.
  • He was born in San Jose (CA) on July 1, 1925 (a Wednesday) and died in New York (NY) on March 27, 2011 (a Sunday) at the age of 85. The body was cremated.
  • San Jose is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Farley Granger<1>
• Steve Harwell     (Musician)
  • Full name: Steven Scott Harwell
  • He was born in Santa Clara (CA) on January 9, 1967 (a Monday) and died in Boise City (ID) on September 4, 2023 (a Monday) at the age of 56. He is buried at Los Gatos Memorial Park (Santa Clara County, California).
  • Santa Clara is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Steve Harwell<1>
• Albert B. Haskell     (Actor)
  • He was born in Watsonville (CA) on December 4, 1886 (a Saturday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on January 6, 1969 (a Monday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Watsonville is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Albert B. Haskell<1>
• Don Hicks     (Actor)
  • Full name: Donald McCollum Hicks
  • He was born in Santa Clara (CA) on March 2, 1891 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on December 31, 1964 (a Thursday) at the age of 73. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Santa Clara is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Don Hicks<1>
• John Hoyt     (Actor)
  • Born: John McArthur Hoysradt
  • He was born in Bronxville (NY) on October 5, 1904 (a Wednesday) and died in Santa Cruz (CA) on September 15, 1991 (a Sunday) at the age of 86. The body was cremated.
  • Santa Cruz is located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the east of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Hoyt<1>
• Edgar Kennedy     (Actor)
  • Full name: Edgar Livingston Kennedy
  • He was born in Monterey (CA) on April 26, 1890 (a Saturday) and died in Beverly Hills (CA) on November 9, 1948 (a Tueday) at the age of 58.
  • Monterey is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edgar Kennedy<1>
• Ernie Lombardi     (Major League Baseball)
  • Born: Ernesto Natali Lombardi
  • He was born in Oakland (CA) on April 6, 1908 (a Monday) and died in Santa Cruz (CA) on September 26, 1977 (a Monday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery (Alameda County, California).
  • Santa Cruz is located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the east of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ernie Lombardi<1>
• Edmund Lowe     (Actor)
  • Full name: Edmund Dantes Lowe
  • He was born in San Jose (CA) on March 3, 1890 (a Monday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on April 21, 1971 (a Wednesday) at the age of 81. He is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • San Jose is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edmund Lowe<1>
• J. Peverell Marley     (Cinematographer)
  • Full name: John Peverell Marley
  • He was born in Cupertino (CA) on August 14, 1899 (a Monday) and died in Santa Barbara (CA) on February 2, 1964 (a Sunday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Cupertino is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: J. Peverell Marley<1>
• Jenna McMahon     (Actress, writer, producer)
  • Born: Mary Virginia Skinner
  • She was born in Kansas City (MO) on May 14, 1933 (a Sunday) and died in Monterey (CA) on March 2, 2015 (a Monday) at the age of 81. We don't have any burial details.
  • Monterey is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Gordola.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jenna McMahon<1>

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