Notable Births & Deaths for Lake Elsinore ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Lake Elsinore. 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.

• Leon Ames     (Actor)
  • He was born in Portland (IN) on January 20, 1902 (a Monday) and died in Laguna Beach (CA) on October 12, 1993 (a Tueday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Laguna Beach is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leon Ames<1>
• Jimmy Austin     (Professional baseball)
  • Full name: James Phillip Austin
  • He was born in Swansea (Wales) on December 8, 1879 (a Monday) and died in Laguna Beach (CA) on March 6, 1965 (a Saturday) at the age of 85.
  • Laguna Beach is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jimmy Austin<1>
• Raymond Bailey     (Actor, comedian)
  • Full name: Raymond Thomas Bailey
  • He was born in San Francisco (CA) on May 6, 1904 (a Friday) and died in Irvine (CA) on April 15, 1980 (a Tueday) at the age of 75. The body was cremated.
  • Irvine is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Raymond Bailey<1>
• George Baker     (Cartoonist)
  • He was born in Lowell (MA) on May 22, 1915 (a Saturday) and died in Riverside (CA) on May 7, 1975 (a Wednesday) at the age of 60. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery (Riverside County, California).
  • Riverside is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Baker<1>
• Norman H. Bartold     (Actor)
  • Full name: Norman Hillman Bartold
  • He was born somewhere in Alameda County on August 6, 1928 (a Monday) and died in Riverside (CA) on May 28, 1994 (a Saturday) at the age of 65. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery (Riverside County, California).
  • Riverside is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Norman H. Bartold<1>
• Gregg Barton     (Actor)
  • Born: Harold Wilson Barker
  • He was born in Long Island City (NY) on June 5, 1912 (a Wednesday) and died in Fallbrook (CA) on November 28, 2000 (a Tueday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery (San Diego County, California).
  • Fallbrook is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gregg Barton<1>
• Robyn Bernard     (Actress)
  • She was born on May 26, 1959 (a Tueday) and died in San Jacinto (CA) on March 12, 2024 (a Tueday) at the age of 64. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • San Jacinto is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robyn Bernard<1>
• Frank Bonner     (Actor, director)
  • Born: Frank Woodrow Boers, Jr.
  • He was born in Little Rock (AR) on February 28, 1942 (a Saturday) and died in Laguna Niguel (CA) on June 16, 2021 (a Wednesday) at the age of 79. The body was cremated.
  • Laguna Niguel is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Bonner<1>
• Grace Bradley Boyd     (Actress)
  • She was born in Brooklyn (NY) on September 21, 1913 (a Sunday) and died in Dana Point (CA) on September 21, 2010 (a Tueday) at the age of 97. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Dana Point is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Grace Bradley Boyd<1>
• William Boyd     (Actor)
  • Full name: William Lawrence Boyd
  • He was born in Hendrysburg (OH) on June 5, 1895 (a Wednesday) and died in South Laguna (CA) on September 12, 1972 (a Tueday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • South Laguna is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Boyd<1>
• Evelyn 'Pinky' Pinckert Brier     (Aviation pioneer)
  • She was born in Medford (WI) on April 12, 1909 (a Monday) and died in Redlands (CA) on January 20, 2008 (a Sunday) at the age of 98. She is buried at Montecito Memorial Park (San Bernardino County, California).
  • Redlands is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Evelyn 'Pinky' Pinckert Brier<1>
• Robert Brubaker     (Actor)
  • He was born in Robinson (IL) on October 9, 1916 (a Monday) and died in Riverside (CA) on April 15, 2010 (a Thursday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Riverside is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Brubaker<1>
• Jon Bunch     (Singer, songwriter)
  • He was born in Harbor City (CA) on October 25, 1970 (a Sunday) and died in Irvine (CA) on January 31, 2016 (a Sunday) at the age of 45. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Irvine is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jon Bunch<1>
• Nicholas Caldwell     (Singer)
  • He was born in Loma Linda (CA) on April 5, 1944 (a Wednesday) and died in San Francisco (CA) on January 5, 2016 (a Tueday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Rolling Hills Memorial Park (Contra Costa County, California).
  • Loma Linda is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nicholas Caldwell<1>
• Jeanne Carmen     (Actress, model)
  • Full name: Jeanne Laverne Carmen
  • She was born in Paragould (AR) on August 4, 1930 (a Monday) and died in Irvine (CA) on December 20, 2007 (a Thursday) at the age of 77. She is buried at Pacific View Memorial Park (Orange County, California).
  • Irvine is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jeanne Carmen<1>
• Bobby Chacon     (Professional boxer)
  • He was born in Pacoima (CA) on November 28, 1951 (a Wednesday) and died in Lake Elsinore on September 7, 2016 (a Wednesday) at the age of 64. He is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bobby Chacon<1>
• Lon Chaney, Jr.     (Actor)
  • Born: Chreighton Tull Chaney
  • He was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on February 10, 1906 (a Saturday) and died in San Clemente (CA) on July 12, 1973 (a Thursday) at the age of 67. We don't have any burial details.
  • San Clemente is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lon Chaney, Jr.<1>
• America Chedister     (Actress)
  • Born: America Cooney
  • She was born somewhere in Benton County on October 21, 1895 (a Monday) and died in South Laguna (CA) on November 1, 1975 (a Saturday) at the age of 80. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • South Laguna is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: America Chedister<1>
• William Brooks Ching     (Actor)
  • He was born in Saint Louis (MO) on October 2, 1913 (a Thursday) and died in Tustin (CA) on July 1, 1989 (a Saturday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park (Orange County, California).
  • Tustin is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Brooks Ching<1>
• Bill Cobbs     (Actor)
  • Full name: Wilbert Francisco Cobbs
  • He was born in Cleveland (OH) on June 16, 1934 (a Saturday) and died in Riverside (CA) on June 25, 2024 (a Tueday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery (Riverside County, California).
  • Riverside is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bill Cobbs<1>
• Dolores Costello     (Actress)
  • She was born in Pittsburgh (PA) on September 17, 1903 (a Thursday) and died in Fallbrook (CA) on March 1, 1979 (a Thursday) at the age of 75. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Fallbrook is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south of Lake Elsinore.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dolores Costello<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake Elsinore: www.lake-elsinore.org/

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/