Notable Births & Deaths for El Paso ...

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

• Amy 'Lefty' Applegren
  • Professional baseball. She was born in Peoria (IL) on November 16, 1926 (a Tueday) and died in Washington (IL) on April 3, 2011 (a Sunday) at the age of 84.
  • Peoria is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west of El Paso.
  • Washington is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of El Paso.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Amy 'Lefty' Applegren<1>
• Sam 'Mad Sam' DeStefano
  • Crime figure. He was born in Streator (IL) on September 13, 1909 (a Monday) and died in Chicago (IL) on April 14, 1973 (a Saturday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Streator is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of El Paso.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sam 'Mad Sam' DeStefano<1>
• Joe Dowell
  • Singer. He was born in Bloomington (IN) on January 23, 1940 (a Tueday) and died in Bloomington (IL) on February 4, 2016 (a Thursday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Highland Lawn Cemetery (Vigo County, Indiana).
  • Bloomington is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of El Paso.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joe Dowell<1>
• Marie Litta
  • Opera singer. She was born in Bloomington (IL) on June 1, 1856 (a Sunday) and died in Bloomington (IL) on July 7, 1883 (a Saturday) at the age of 27. She is buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery (McLean County, Illinois).
  • Bloomington is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of El Paso.
  • Bloomington is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of El Paso.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marie Litta<1>
• John Joseph 'Jack' Powell
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Bloomington (IL) on July 9, 1874 (a Thursday) and died in Chicago (IL) on October 17, 1944 (a Tueday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Bloomington is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of El Paso.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Joseph 'Jack' Powell<1>
• Charles Gardner 'Old Hoss' Radbourn
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Rochester (NY) on December 11, 1854 (a Monday) and died in Bloomington (IL) on February 5, 1897 (a Friday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery (McLean County, Illinois).
  • Bloomington is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of El Paso.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Gardner 'Old Hoss' Radbourn<1>
• Harold Augustus Sinclair
  • Author. He was born in Chicago (IL) on May 8, 1907 (a Wednesday) and died in Normal (IL) on March 24, 1966 (a Thursday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Park Hill Cemetery (McLean County, Illinois).
  • Normal is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south of El Paso.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harold Augustus Sinclair<1>
• Clyde William Tombaugh
  • Astronomer, discoverer of Pluto. He was born in Streator (IL) on February 4, 1906 (a Sunday) and died in Las Cruces (NM) on January 17, 1997 (a Friday) at the age of 90. The body was cremated.
  • Streator is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of El Paso.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clyde William Tombaugh<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for El Paso: www.elpasoil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov