Notable Births & Deaths for Norco ...

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

• Nicholas James 'Nick' Adenhart
  • Professional baseball. He was born in Silver Spring (MD) on August 24, 1986 (a Sunday) and died in Fullerton (CA) on April 9, 2009 (a Thursday) at the age of 22. He is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery (Washington County, Maryland).
  • Fullerton is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nicholas James 'Nick' Adenhart<1>
• Matthew Ansara
  • Actor, bodybuilder. He was born in Los Angeles (CA) on August 29, 1965 (a Sunday) and died in Monrovia (CA) on June 25, 2001 (a Monday) at the age of 35. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Monrovia is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Matthew Ansara<1>
• Richard Willard Armour
  • Author, poet. He was born in San Pedro (CA) on July 15, 1906 (a Sunday) and died in Claremont (CA) on February 28, 1989 (a Tueday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Pomona Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Claremont is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Willard Armour<1>
• Loyd Arms
  • Professional football. He was born in Sulphur (OK) on September 24, 1919 (a Wednesday) and died in Garden Grove (CA) on June 18, 1999 (a Friday) at the age of 79. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery (Riverside County, California).
  • Garden Grove is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Loyd Arms<1>
• Raymond Bailey
  • Full name: Raymond Thomas Bailey
  • Actor, comedian. 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Norco.
  • 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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the east of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Baker<1>
• Griff Barnett
  • Actor. He was born in Blue Ridge (TX) on November 12, 1884 (a Wednesday) and died in El Monte (CA) on January 12, 1958 (a Sunday) at the age of 73. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • El Monte is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Griff Barnett<1>
• Norman H. Bartold
  • Full name: Norman Hillman Bartold
  • Actor. 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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the east of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Norman H. Bartold<1>
• Gordon Lee 'Tex' Beneke
  • Singer, musician, actor. He was born in Fort Worth (TX) on February 12, 1914 (a Thursday) and died in Santa Ana (CA) on May 30, 2000 (a Tueday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park (Tarrant County, Texas).
  • Santa Ana is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gordon Lee 'Tex' Beneke<1>
• Frank Bonner
  • Born: Frank Woodrow Boers, Jr.
  • Actor, director. 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Bonner<1>
• Cornelia 'Corrie' Ten Boom
  • Author. She was born in Haarlem (Netherlands) on April 15, 1892 (a Friday) and died in Placentia (CA) on April 15, 1983 (a Friday) at the age of 91. She is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park (Orange County, California).
  • Placentia is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cornelia 'Corrie' Ten Boom<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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Evelyn 'Pinky' Pinckert Brier<1>
• Ollie 'Downtown' Brown
  • Full name: Ollie Lee Brown
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Tuscaloosa (AL) on February 11, 1944 (a Friday) and died in Buena Park (CA) on April 16, 2015 (a Thursday) at the age of 71.
  • Buena Park is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ollie 'Downtown' Brown<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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the east of Norco.
  • 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Norco.
  • 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 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nicholas Caldwell<1>
• Bobby Chacon
  • Professional boxer. He was born in Pacoima (CA) on November 28, 1951 (a Wednesday) and died in Lake Elsinore (CA) on September 7, 2016 (a Wednesday) at the age of 64. He is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lake Elsinore is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bobby Chacon<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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Brooks Ching<1>
• Eldridge Cleaver
  • Full name: Leroy Eldridge Cleaver
  • Activist, Black Panther leader, writer. He was born in Wabbaseka (AR) on August 31, 1935 (a Saturday) and died in Pomona (CA) on May 1, 1998 (a Friday) at the age of 62. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Pomona is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eldridge Cleaver<1>
• Bill Cobbs
  • Full name: Wilbert Francisco Cobbs
  • Actor. 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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the east of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bill Cobbs<1>
• Glenn Corbett
  • Born: Glenn Edwin Rothenburg
  • Actor. He was born in El Monte (CA) on August 17, 1933 (a Thursday) and died in San Antonio (TX) on January 16, 1993 (a Saturday) at the age of 59. He is buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery (Bexar County, Texas).
  • El Monte is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Norco.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Glenn Corbett<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Norco: www.norco.ca.us/

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

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