Notable Births & Deaths for Girard ...

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

• Ralph 'Wild Red' Berry
  • Professional wrestler. He was born in Conway Springs (KS) on November 20, 1906 (a Tueday) and died in Pittsburg (KS) on July 28, 1973 (a Saturday) at the age of 66. He is buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery (Crawford County, Kansas).
  • Pittsburg is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast of Girard.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ralph 'Wild Red' Berry<1>
• Roy E. Glenn, Sr.
  • Actor. He was born in Pittsburg (KS) on June 3, 1914 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 12, 1971 (a Friday) at the age of 56. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Pittsburg is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast of Girard.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Roy E. Glenn, Sr.<1>
• Fred McMullin
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Scammon (KS) on October 13, 1891 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on November 20, 1952 (a Thursday) at the age of 61. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Scammon is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south of Girard.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Fred McMullin<1>
• Gordon A. Parks, Sr.
  • Director, photographer. He was born in Fort Scott (KS) on November 30, 1912 (a Saturday) and died in New York (NY) on March 7, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery (Bourbon County, Kansas).
  • Fort Scott is located 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Girard.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gordon A. Parks, Sr.<1>
• ZaSu Pitts
  • Born: Eliza Susan Pitts
  • Actress. She was born in Parsons (KS) on January 3, 1894 (a Wednesday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on June 7, 1963 (a Friday) at the age of 69.
  • Parsons is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Girard.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: ZaSu Pitts<1>
• Harlow Shapley
  • Astronomer, cosmologist, humanitarian. He was born in Nashville (MO) on November 2, 1885 (a Monday) and died in Boulder (CO) on October 20, 1972 (a Friday) at the age of 86.
  • Nashville is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Girard.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harlow Shapley<1>

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The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcountykansas.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/