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Notable Births & Deaths for Pleasant Grove Estates ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Pleasant Grove Estates. 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.
- Gordon Beecher (Composer)
- Ollie Josephine Prescott Baird Bennett (Medical pioneer)
- Luzerne Atwell 'Lu' Blue (Major League Baseball)
- John Wilkes Booth (Presidental assassin, actor)
- David McDowell Brown (Astronaut, USN, aviator, flight surgeon)
- Roy Buchanan (Musician)
- Chet Bulger (Professional football)
- Born: Chester Noyes Bulger
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Chet Bulger<1>
- He was born in Rumford (ME) on September 18, 1917 (a Tuesday) and died in Fairfax (VA) on February 19, 2009 (a Thursday).
- Rumford is located in Oxford County, Maine.
- Fairfax is located in Fairfax City and is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Pleasant Grove Estates (which is located in Charles County).
- At the time of his death, he was 91.
- Sandra Bullock (Oscar winning actress)
- Full name: Sandra Annette Bullock
- She was born in Arlington (VA) on July 26, 1964 (a Sunday).
- Arlington is located in Arlington County and is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north of Pleasant Grove Estates (which is located in Charles County).
- John Gadsby Chapman (Artist)
- Glenda Hope Crane (Actress)
- John Charles Daly (Journalist, game show host)
- Dr. Abraham Flexner (Medical pioneer)
- Ernie 'Tennessee Ernie' Ford (Singer, TV Host, Radio announcer)
- Full name: Ernest Jennings Ford
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Ernie 'Tennessee Ernie' Ford<1>
- He was born in Bristol (TN) on February 13, 1919 (a Thursday) and died in Reston (VA) on October 17, 1991 (a Thursday).
- Bristol is located in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
- Reston is located in Fairfax County and is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Pleasant Grove Estates (which is located in Charles County).
- At the time of his death, he was 72.
- Matthew Alexander Henson (Explorer)
- Grace Hopper (Rear Admiral, computer scientist, mathematician)
- Shirley Valerie Horn (Musician)
- Thornton James 'Pookie' Hudson (Singer)
- Herbert 'Herb' Kalin (Musician, singer)
- Michael David Kilian (Journalist)
- George Harold Kojac (Olympic Gold Medalist)
- Elaine Konigsburg (Author)
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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