Notable Births & Deaths for Chapel Hill ...

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

• Willa Beatrice Brown
  • Aviation pioneer. She was born in Glasgow (KY) on January 22, 1906 (a Monday) and died in Chicago (IL) on July 18, 1992 (a Saturday) at the age of 86. She is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Glasgow is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Chapel Hill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Willa Beatrice Brown<1>
• Harry Leon Collins
  • Magician, entertainer. He was born in Glasgow (KY) on April 27, 1920 (a Tueday) and died in Louisville (KY) on May 3, 1985 (a Friday) at the age of 65. He is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery (Jefferson County, Kentucky).
  • Glasgow is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Chapel Hill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Leon Collins<1>
• Bill Miner
  • Full name: Ezra Allen Miner
  • Outlaw, train and stagecoach robber. He was born in Bowling Green (KY) on September 22, 1843 (a Friday) and died in Milledgeville (GA) on September 2, 1914 (a Wednesday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Memory Hill Cemetery (Baldwin County, Georgia).
  • Bowling Green is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Chapel Hill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bill Miner<1>
• Theodore R. 'Terrible Ted' Page
  • Negro League Baseball. He was born in Glasgow (KY) on April 22, 1903 (a Wednesday) and died in Pittsburgh (PA) on December 1, 1984 (a Saturday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Allegheny Cemetery (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania).
  • Glasgow is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Chapel Hill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Theodore R. 'Terrible Ted' Page<1>
• Jim Varney
  • Full name: James Albert Varney
  • Actor. He was born in Lexington (KY) on June 15, 1949 (a Wednesday) and died in White House (TN) on February 10, 2000 (a Thursday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • White House is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Chapel Hill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jim Varney<1>

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