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Notable Births & Deaths for Eagle Harbor ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Eagle Harbor. 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.
- Ollie Josephine Prescott Baird Bennett (Medical pioneer)
- Luzerne Atwell 'Lu' Blue (Major League Baseball)
- John Gadsby Chapman (Artist)
- Leon Day (Negro League Baseball)
- Mac 'The Knife' Foster (Professional boxer)
- Dashiell Hammett (Author)
- Matthew Alexander Henson (Explorer)
- Shirley Valerie Horn (Musician)
- Thornton James 'Pookie' Hudson (Singer)
- Herbert 'Herb' Kalin (Musician, singer)
- Bristol Robotham 'Bris' Lord (Major League Baseball)
- Shelley Isabel Mann (Olympic Gold Medalist)
- Stephen J. 'Steve' Matthias (Major League Baseball)
- James Monroe (5th President of the US (1817 - 1825))
- Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd (Physician)
- He was born on December 20, 1833 (a Friday) and died in Waldorf (MD) on January 10, 1883 (a Wednesday).
- Waldorf is located in Charles County and is 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west of Eagle Harbor (which is located in Prince George's County).
- At the time of his death, he was 49.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd<1>
- Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr. (Author)
- Willard Scott (Weather personality, actor, author)
- Full name: Willard Herman Scott, Jr.
- He was born in Alexandria (VA) on March 7, 1934 (a Wednesday) and died in Delaplane (VA) on September 4, 2021 (a Saturday).
- Alexandria is located in and is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Eagle Harbor (which is located in Prince George's County).
- Delaplane is located in Fauquier County, Virginia.
- At the time of his death, he was 87.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Willard Scott<1>
- Barry Shetrone (Professional baseball)
- Merriman Smith (Journalist)
- Wernher Von Braun (Scientist)
- George Washington (1st President of the US (1789 - 1797))
- He was born in Colonial Beach (VA) on February 22, 1732 (a Friday) and died in Mount Vernon (VA) on December 14, 1799 (a Saturday).
- Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County and is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Eagle Harbor (which is located in Prince George's County).
- Mount Vernon is located in Fairfax County and is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Eagle Harbor (which is located in Prince George's County).
- At the time of his death, he was 67.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for George Washington<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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