Notable Births & Deaths for Harrodsburg ...

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

• Madeline McDowell Breckinridge     (Activist, suffragette)
  • She was born in Woodlake (KY) on May 20, 1872 (a Monday) and died in Lexington (KY) on November 25, 1920 (a Thursday) at the age of 48. She is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Madeline McDowell Breckinridge<1>
• Sophonisha Preston Breckinridge     (Social reformer)
  • She was born in Lexington (KY) on April 1, 1866 (a Sunday) and died in Chicago (IL) on July 30, 1948 (a Friday) at the age of 82. She is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sophonisha Preston Breckinridge<1>
• Gay Brewer, Jr.     (Professional golf)
  • He was born in Middletown (OH) on March 19, 1932 (a Saturday) and died in Lexington (KY) on August 31, 2007 (a Friday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gay Brewer, Jr.<1>
• William Wells Brown     (Author, historian)
  • He was born in Lexington (KY) on November 6, 1814 (a Sunday) and died in Chelsea (MA) on November 6, 1884 (a Thursday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Cambridge Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Wells Brown<1>
• Leslie Carter     (Actress)
  • Born: Caroline Louise Dudley
  • She was born in Lexington (KY) on June 10, 1862 (a Tueday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on November 13, 1937 (a Saturday) at the age of 75. She is buried at Woodland Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leslie Carter<1>
• Mary Barr Clay     (Activist, suffragette)
  • She was born in Lexington (KY) on October 2, 1839 (a Wednesday) and died in Richmond (KY) on October 12, 1924 (a Sunday) at the age of 85. She is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Richmond is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Barr Clay<1>
• Joyce Compton     (Actress)
  • She was born in Lexington - Fayette (KY) on January 27, 1907 (a Sunday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on October 13, 1997 (a Monday) at the age of 90. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lexington - Fayette is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joyce Compton<1>
• Theodore 'Ted' Conovar     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Lexington (KY) on March 10, 1868 (a Tueday) and died in Paris (KY) on July 27, 1910 (a Wednesday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Theodore 'Ted' Conovar<1>
• Todd Duncan     (Opera singer)
  • Full name: Robert Todd Duncan
  • He was born in Danville (KY) on February 2, 1903 (a Monday) and died in Washington, DC on February 28, 1998 (a Saturday) at the age of 95. He is buried at Ft. Lincoln Cemetery (Prince George's County, Maryland).
  • Danville is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Todd Duncan<1>
• Ralph Wesley Foody     (Actor)
  • He was born in Chicago (IL) on November 13, 1928 (a Tueday) and died in Lexington (KY) on November 21, 1999 (a Sunday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ralph Wesley Foody<1>
• Wallace Clayton 'Wah Wah' Jones     (Professional basketball)
  • He was born in Harlan (KY) on July 14, 1926 (a Wednesday) and died in Lexington (KY) on July 27, 2014 (a Sunday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wallace Clayton 'Wah Wah' Jones<1>
• Ralph Godfrey Kercheval     (Professional football)
  • He was born in Salt Lick (KY) on December 1, 1911 (a Friday) and died in Lexington (KY) on October 6, 2010 (a Wednesday) at the age of 98. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ralph Godfrey Kercheval<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.
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Lincoln<1>
• Louis Mason     (Actor)
  • He was born in Danville (KY) on June 1, 1888 (a Friday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on November 12, 1959 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Danville is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis Mason<1>
• Stephen Frank 'Steve' Meilinger     (Professional football)
  • He was born in Bethlehem (PA) on December 12, 1930 (a Friday) and died in Lexington (KY) on September 14, 2015 (a Monday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stephen Frank 'Steve' Meilinger<1>
• David S. 'Davey' Moore     (Professional boxer)
  • He was born in Lexington (KY) on November 1, 1933 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 25, 1963 (a Monday) at the age of 29.
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: David S. 'Davey' Moore<1>
• Thomas Satterwhite Noble     (Painter)
  • He was born in Lexington (KY) on May 29, 1835 (a Friday) and died in New York (NY) on April 27, 1907 (a Saturday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery (Hamilton County, Ohio).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Satterwhite Noble<1>
• Julia Amanda Perry     (Composer)
  • She was born in Lexington (KY) on March 25, 1927 (a Friday) and died in Akron (OH) on April 24, 1979 (a Tueday) at the age of 52. She is buried at Glendale Cemetery (Summit County, Ohio).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Julia Amanda Perry<1>
• Gail Robinson     (Opera singer)
  • She was born in Jackson (TN) on August 7, 1946 (a Wednesday) and died in Lexington (KY) on October 19, 2008 (a Sunday) at the age of 62. She is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Shelby County, Tennessee).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gail Robinson<1>
• Marvin Smith     (Photographer)
  • He was born in Nicholasville (KY) on February 16, 1910 (a Wednesday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on November 9, 2003 (a Sunday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Cove Haven Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Nicholasville is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marvin Smith<1>
• Jim Varney     (Actor)
  • Full name: James Albert Varney
  • 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).
  • Lexington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Harrodsburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jim Varney<1>

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