Notable Births & Deaths for Athens ...

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

• Norm Cook
  • Professional basketball. He was born in Chicago (IL) on March 21, 1955 (a Monday) and died in Lincoln (IL) on December 22, 2008 (a Monday) at the age of 53. He is buried at New Union Cemetery (Logan County, Illinois).
  • Lincoln is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast of Athens.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Norm Cook<1>
• Floyd Eldon Davis
  • Race car driver. He was born in Oakford (IL) on March 9, 1905 (a Thursday) and died in Indianapolis (IN) on May 31, 1977 (a Tueday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery (Marion County, Indiana).
  • Oakford is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest of Athens.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Floyd Eldon Davis<1>
• Eliza Poor Donner Houghton
  • Author. She was born in Springfield (IL) on March 8, 1843 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on February 19, 1922 (a Sunday) at the age of 78. She is buried at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Springfield is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south of Athens.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eliza Poor Donner Houghton<1>
• Theodore A. 'Ted' Lapka
  • Professional football. He was born in Hawthorne Place (IL) on April 20, 1920 (a Tueday) and died in Naperville (IL) on December 1, 2011 (a Thursday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Hawthorne Place is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south of Athens.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Theodore A. 'Ted' Lapka<1>
• Emil 'Dutch' Leonard
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Auburn (IL) on March 25, 1909 (a Thursday) and died in Springfield (IL) on April 17, 1983 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Auburn Cemetery (Sangamon County, Illinois).
  • Auburn is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Athens.
  • Springfield is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south of Athens.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Emil 'Dutch' Leonard<1>
• Mary Lincoln
  • Born: Mary Ann Todd
  • Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (1861 - 1865). She was born in Lexington (KY) on December 13, 1818 (a Sunday) and died in Springfield (IL) on July 16, 1882 (a Sunday) at the age of 63.
  • Springfield is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south of Athens.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Lincoln<1>
• Lindsay Vachel Lindsay
  • Poet. He was born in Springfield (IL) on November 10, 1879 (a Monday) and died in Springfield (IL) on December 5, 1931 (a Saturday) at the age of 52.
  • Springfield is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south of Athens.
  • Springfield is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south of Athens.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lindsay Vachel Lindsay<1>
• Al Papai
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Divernon (IL) on May 7, 1917 (a Monday) and died in Springfield (IL) on September 7, 1995 (a Thursday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Brush Creek Cemetery (Sangamon County, Illinois).
  • Divernon is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Athens.
  • Springfield is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south of Athens.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Papai<1>
• Jake Stahl
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Elkhart (IL) on April 13, 1879 (a Sunday) and died in Monrovia (CA) on September 18, 1922 (a Monday) at the age of 43. He is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Elkhart is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east of Athens.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jake Stahl<1>
• Benjamin Platt Thomas
  • Historian, author. He was born in Pemberton (NJ) on February 22, 1902 (a Saturday) and died in Springfield (IL) on November 29, 1956 (a Thursday) at the age of 54.
  • Springfield is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south of Athens.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Benjamin Platt Thomas<1>
• Eugene Earl 'Junior' Thompson
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Latham (IL) on June 7, 1917 (a Thursday) and died in Scottsdale (AZ) on August 24, 2006 (a Thursday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Green Acres Memorial Park (Maricopa County, Arizona).
  • Latham is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Athens.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Earl 'Junior' Thompson<1>

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