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Notable Births & Deaths for Guthrie ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Guthrie.  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. 
- Raymond A. Brown     (Actor)
 - Ethel Clayton     (Actress)
 - Lulu Jean Espey Crampton     (Actress)
 - Frances Louise McDormand     (Oscar nominated actress)
- Born: Cynthia Ann Smith
 - She was born  in Gibson City (IL) on June 23, 1957 (a Sunday)
 - Gibson City  is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest of Guthrie.
 
  - Frank Wesley Griffith     (Major League Baseball)
- He was born  in Gilman (IL) on November 18, 1872 (a Monday) and died  in Waterman (IL) on December 13, 1908 (a Sunday) at the age of 36.  
 - Gilman  is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast of Guthrie.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Wesley Griffith<1>
 
  - Earl Andrew Hamilton     (Major League Baseball)
 - Hazel Keener     (Actress)
- Full name: Hazel Ona Keener
 - She was born  in Fairbury (IL) on October 22, 1904 (a Saturday) and died  in Pacific Grove (CA) on August 7, 1979 (a Tueday) at the age of 74.  She is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).  
 - Fairbury  is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest of Guthrie.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hazel Keener<1>
 
  - Jess Kirkpatrick     (Actor)
- Full name: Jess Betram Kirkpatrick
 - He was born  in Champaign (IL) on October 2, 1897 (a Saturday) and died  in La Jolla (CA) on August 9, 1976 (a Monday) at the age of 78.  He is buried at El Camino Memorial Park (San Diego County, California).  
 - Champaign  is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Guthrie.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jess Kirkpatrick<1>
 
  - Paul Christian Lauterbur     (Chemist, inventor, Nobel Prize winner)
 - Frances Mcdormand     (Oscar winning actress)
- She was born  in Gibson City (IL) on June 23, 1957 (a Sunday)
 - Gibson City  is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest of Guthrie.
 
  - Francis Xavier 'Big Jeff' Pfeffer     (Major League Baseball)
 - Virginia Sale     (Actress)
 - Betty Jane Watson     (Entertainer)
- Born: Elizabeth Jane Watson
 - She was born  in Le Roy (IL) on December 28, 1921 (a Wednesday) and died  in Pompano Beach (FL) on February 21, 2016 (a Sunday) at the age of 94.  
 - Le Roy  is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Guthrie.
 
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Betty Jane Watson<1>
 
   
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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