Notable Births & Deaths for Cedar Rapids ...

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

• Michael George 'Shotgun' Chartak
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Brooklyn (NY) on April 28, 1916 (a Friday) and died in Cedar Rapids on July 25, 1967 (a Tueday) at the age of 51. He is buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery (Linn County, Iowa).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Michael George 'Shotgun' Chartak<1>
• Paul Conrad
  • Political cartoonist. He was born in Cedar Rapids on June 27, 1924 (a Friday) and died in Rancho Palos Verdes (CA) on September 4, 2010 (a Saturday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Green Hills Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Conrad<1>
• Frank Conroy
  • Author. He was born in New York (NY) on January 15, 1936 (a Wednesday) and died in Iowa City (IA) on April 6, 2005 (a Wednesday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Iowa City is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Cedar Rapids.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Conroy<1>
• Don DeFore
  • Born: Donald John DeFore
  • Actor. He was born in Cedar Rapids on August 25, 1913 (a Monday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on December 22, 1993 (a Wednesday) at the age of 80. He is buried at Westwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Don DeFore<1>
• Herbert Hoover
  • 31st President of the US (1929 - 1933). He was born in West Branch (IA) on August 10, 1874 (a Monday) and died in New York (NY) on October 20, 1964 (a Tueday) at the age of 90.
  • West Branch is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Cedar Rapids.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Herbert Hoover<1>
• Edmund John 'Bing' Miller
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Vinton (IA) on August 30, 1894 (a Thursday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on May 7, 1966 (a Saturday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • Vinton is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Cedar Rapids.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edmund John 'Bing' Miller<1>
• James Alfred Van Allen
  • Scientist, astrophysicist. He was born in Mount Pleasant (IA) on September 7, 1914 (a Monday) and died in Iowa City (IA) on August 9, 2006 (a Wednesday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Southampton Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Iowa City is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Cedar Rapids.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Alfred Van Allen<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cedar Rapids: www.cedar-rapids.org/

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/