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Notable Births & Deaths for Iowa City ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Iowa City. 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)
- Eddy Chandler (Actor)
- Full name: Edward Chandler
- He was born in Wilton (IA) on March 12, 1894 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 23, 1948 (a Tueday) at the age of 54. He is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
- Wilton is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Iowa City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eddy Chandler<1>
- Michael George 'Shotgun' Chartak (Major League Baseball)
- Paul Conrad (Political cartoonist)
- Frank Conroy (Author)
- He was born in New York (NY) on January 15, 1936 (a Wednesday) and died in Iowa City on April 6, 2005 (a Wednesday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Conroy<1>
- Wade Crosby (Actor)
- Don DeFore (Actor)
- Born: Donald John DeFore
- 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 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Iowa City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Don DeFore<1>
- Bobby Driscoll (Actor)
- Lew Fonseca (Major League Baseball)
- Full name: Lewis Albert Fonseca
- He was born in Oakland (CA) on January 21, 1899 (a Saturday) and died in Ely (IA) on November 26, 1989 (a Sunday) at the age of 90. He is buried at All Saints Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
- Ely is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Iowa City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lew Fonseca<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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east of Iowa City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Herbert Hoover<1>
- James Alfred Van Allen (Scientist, astrophysicist)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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