Notable Births & Deaths for Savage ...

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

• Richard Mann Allan     (Actor)
  • He was born in Jacksonville (IL) on June 22, 1923 (a Friday) and died in Prospect (KY) on September 6, 1999 (a Monday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Gillham Cemetery (Scott County, Illinois).
  • Jacksonville is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Mann Allan<1>
• Carl Jerome Barber     (Professional golf)
  • He was born in Woodson (IL) on April 25, 1916 (a Tueday) and died in Glendale (CA) on September 23, 1994 (a Friday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Woodson is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carl Jerome Barber<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Floyd Eldon Davis<1>
• Grant Foreman     (Author)
  • He was born in Detroit (IL) on June 3, 1869 (a Thursday) and died in Muskogee (OK) on April 21, 1953 (a Tueday) at the age of 83.
  • Detroit is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Grant Foreman<1>
• Geraldine Hall     (Actress)
  • She was born in Springfield (IL) on January 31, 1905 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on September 18, 1970 (a Friday) at the age of 65. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Springfield is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Geraldine Hall<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eliza Poor Donner Houghton<1>
• Mitchell Ingraham     (Actor)
  • He was born in Rushville (IL) on February 16, 1872 (a Friday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on September 23, 1944 (a Saturday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Rushville is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mitchell Ingraham<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Savage.
  • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Savage.
  • Springfield is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Emil 'Dutch' Leonard<1>
• Mary Lincoln     (Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (1861 - 1865))
  • Born: Mary Ann Todd
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Savage.
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Savage.
  • Springfield is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lindsay Vachel Lindsay<1>
• Frank McErlane     (Crime figure)
  • He was born in Chicago (IL) on February 5, 1894 (a Monday) and died in Beardstown (IL) on October 8, 1932 (a Saturday) at the age of 38. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Beardstown is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank McErlane<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).
  • Springfield is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Papai<1>
• Charles Edgar Ray     (Actor)
  • He was born in Jacksonville (IL) on March 15, 1891 (a Sunday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on November 23, 1943 (a Tueday) at the age of 52. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Jacksonville is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Edgar Ray<1>
• William G. 'Billy' Rogell     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Springfield (IL) on November 24, 1904 (a Thursday) and died in Sterling Heights (MI) on August 9, 2003 (a Saturday) at the age of 98. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery (Oakland County, Michigan).
  • Springfield is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William G. 'Billy' Rogell<1>
• Liam Sullivan     (Actor)
  • He was born in Jacksonville (IL) on May 18, 1923 (a Friday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on April 19, 1998 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Diamond Grove Cemetery (Morgan County, Illinois).
  • Jacksonville is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Liam Sullivan<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Savage.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Benjamin Platt Thomas<1>

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