Notable Births & Deaths for San Clemente ...

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

• Jimmy Austin
  • Full name: James Phillip Austin
  • Professional baseball. 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jimmy Austin<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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Raymond Bailey<1>
• Gregg Barton
  • Born: Harold Wilson Barker
  • Actor. 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gregg Barton<1>
• Molly Bee
  • Born: Molly Gene Beachboard
  • Singer. She was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on August 18, 1939 (a Friday) and died in Oceanside (CA) on February 7, 2009 (a Saturday) at the age of 69. She is buried at El Camino Memorial Park (San Diego County, California).
  • Oceanside is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Molly Bee<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Bonner<1>
• Michele Lee Henson
  • Actress. She was born in Annapolis (MD) on February 26, 1942 (a Thursday) and died in Newport Beach (CA) on November 21, 2018 (a Wednesday) at the age of 76. She is buried at Grandview Cemetery (Larimer County, Colorado).
  • Newport Beach is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Michele Lee Henson<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 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bobby Chacon<1>
• Lon Chaney, Jr.
  • Born: Chreighton Tull Chaney
  • Actor. He was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on February 10, 1906 (a Saturday) and died in San Clemente on July 12, 1973 (a Thursday) at the age of 67. We don't have any burial details.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lon Chaney, Jr.<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Brooks Ching<1>
• Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan
  • Aviation pioneer. He was born in Galveston (TX) on January 22, 1907 (a Tueday) and died in Santa Ana (CA) on December 9, 1995 (a Saturday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park (Orange County, California).
  • Santa Ana is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan<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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dolores Costello<1>
• Del Crandall
  • Professional baseball. He was born in Ontario (CA) on March 5, 1930 (a Wednesday) and died in Mission Viejo (CA) on May 5, 2021 (a Wednesday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Loma Vista Memorial Park (Orange County, California).
  • Mission Viejo is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Del Crandall<1>
• Andy Devine
  • Full name: Andrew Vabre Devine
  • Actor. He was born in Flagstaff (AZ) on October 7, 1905 (a Saturday) and died in Orange (CA) on February 18, 1977 (a Friday) at the age of 71. The body was cremated.
  • Orange is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Andy Devine<1>
• Don Doll
  • Professional football. He was born in Los Angeles (CA) on August 29, 1926 (a Sunday) and died in San Juan Capistrano (CA) on September 22, 2010 (a Wednesday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery (San Diego County, California).
  • San Juan Capistrano is located 5 miles [8 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Don Doll<1>
• Herbert Stanley Dunn
  • Actor. He was born in Brooklyn (NY) on November 24, 1891 (a Tueday) and died in Costa Mesa (CA) on April 14, 1979 (a Saturday) at the age of 87. He is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park (Orange County, California).
  • Costa Mesa is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Herbert Stanley Dunn<1>
• Florida Friebus
  • Actress, writer. She was born in Auburndale (MA) on October 10, 1909 (a Sunday) and died in Laguna Niguel (CA) on May 27, 1988 (a Friday) at the age of 78. The body was cremated.
  • Laguna Niguel is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Florida Friebus<1>
• James Gammon
  • Full name: James Richard Gammon
  • Actor. He was born in Newman (IL) on April 20, 1940 (a Saturday) and died in Costa Mesa (CA) on July 16, 2010 (a Friday) at the age of 70. We don't have any burial details.
  • Costa Mesa is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Gammon<1>
• Mitzi Green
  • Born: Elizabeth Keno
  • Actress. She was born in Bronx (NY) on October 22, 1920 (a Friday) and died in Huntington Beach (CA) on May 24, 1969 (a Saturday) at the age of 48. She is buried at Eden Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Huntington Beach is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mitzi Green<1>
• William 'Willie' Harmatz
  • Jockey. He was born in Wilkes-Barre (PA) on February 9, 1931 (a Monday) and died in Vista (CA) on January 27, 2011 (a Thursday) at the age of 79. He is buried at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Vista is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William 'Willie' Harmatz<1>
• Stuart R. Heisler
  • Director. He was born in Los Angeles (CA) on December 5, 1894 (a Wednesday) and died in Oceanside (CA) on August 21, 1979 (a Tueday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Eternal Hills Memorial Park (San Diego County, California).
  • Oceanside is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast of San Clemente.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stuart R. Heisler<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Clemente: www.ci.san-clemente.ca.us/

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

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