Notable Births & Deaths for Silverado Canyon ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Silverado Canyon. 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nicholas James 'Nick' Adenhart<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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north of Silverado Canyon.
  • 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 18 miles [29 km] to the west of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Loyd Arms<1>
• 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest of Silverado Canyon.
  • 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest of Silverado Canyon.
  • 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 northeast of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Baker<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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west of Silverado Canyon.
  • 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south of Silverado Canyon.
  • 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cornelia 'Corrie' Ten Boom<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 23 miles [37 km] to the west of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ollie 'Downtown' Brown<1>
• Bill Burrud
  • Actor. He was born in Hollywood (CA) on January 12, 1925 (a Monday) and died in Sunset Beach (CA) on July 12, 1990 (a Thursday) at the age of 65. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery (Riverside County, California).
  • Sunset Beach is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bill Burrud<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nicholas Caldwell<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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Silverado Canyon.
  • 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east of Silverado Canyon.
  • 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 (CA) on July 12, 1973 (a Thursday) at the age of 67. We don't have any burial details.
  • San Clemente is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Silverado Canyon.
  • 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west of Silverado Canyon.
  • 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eldridge Cleaver<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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan<1>
• Charles Edward 'Charley' Cowan
  • Professional football. He was born on June 19, 1938 (a Sunday) and died in Whittier (CA) on April 29, 1998 (a Wednesday) at the age of 59. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Whittier is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Edward 'Charley' Cowan<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).
  • Ontario is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Silverado Canyon.
  • Mission Viejo is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Del Crandall<1>
• Dick Dale
  • Born: Richard Anthony Monsour
  • Musician. He was born in Boston (MA) on May 4, 1937 (a Tueday) and died in Loma Linda (CA) on March 16, 2019 (a Saturday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Loma Linda is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Silverado Canyon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dick Dale<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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