Notable Births & Deaths for Holbrook ...

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

• Mace Stanley Brown
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in North English (IA) on May 21, 1909 (a Friday) and died in Greensboro (NC) on March 24, 2002 (a Sunday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Westminster Gardens Cemetery (Guilford County, North Carolina).
  • North English is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of Holbrook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mace Stanley Brown<1>
• Michael George 'Shotgun' Chartak
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Brooklyn (NY) on April 28, 1916 (a Friday) and died in Cedar Rapids (IA) on July 25, 1967 (a Tueday) at the age of 51. He is buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery (Linn County, Iowa).
  • Cedar Rapids is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Holbrook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Michael George 'Shotgun' Chartak<1>
• Paul Conrad
  • Political cartoonist. He was born in Cedar Rapids (IA) 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).
  • Cedar Rapids is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Holbrook.
  • 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Holbrook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Conroy<1>
• Don DeFore
  • Born: Donald John DeFore
  • Actor. He was born in Cedar Rapids (IA) 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).
  • Cedar Rapids is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Holbrook.
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Holbrook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Herbert Hoover<1>
• Francis D. Moran
  • Professional football. He was born in Belle Plaine (IA) on July 31, 1901 (a Wednesday) and died in New Milford (CT) on December 30, 1994 (a Friday) at the age of 93.
  • Belle Plaine is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Holbrook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Francis D. Moran<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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Holbrook.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Alfred Van Allen<1>

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