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Notable Births & Deaths for White Landing ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding White Landing. 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.
- Charles Benjamin 'Babe' Adams (Major League Baseball)
- Nicholas James 'Nick' Adenhart (Professional baseball)
- David McDowell Brown (Astronaut, USN, aviator, flight surgeon)
- He was born in Arlington (VA) on April 16, 1956 (a Monday) and died in Over Texas, killed when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1, 2003 (a Saturday) at the age of 46. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington County, Virginia).
- Arlington is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of White Landing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: David McDowell Brown<1>
- 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of White Landing.
- Michele Lee Henson (Actress)
- John Gadsby Chapman (Artist)
- Jack 'Flying' Cloud (Professional football)
- John Aloysius Fahey (Musician)
- He was born in Takoma Park (MD) on February 28, 1939 (a Tueday) and died in Salem (OR) on February 22, 2001 (a Thursday) at the age of 62.
- Takoma Park is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of White Landing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Aloysius Fahey<1>
- Dr. Abraham Flexner (Medical pioneer)
- Grace Hopper (Rear Admiral, computer scientist, mathematician)
- Born: Grace Brewster Murray
- She was born in New York (NY) on December 9, 1906 (a Sunday) and died in Arlington (VA) on January 1, 1992 (a Wednesday) at the age of 85. She is buried at Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington County, Virginia).
- Arlington is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of White Landing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Grace Hopper<1>
- Shirley Valerie Horn (Musician)
- She was born in Washington, DC on May 1, 1934 (a Tueday) and died in Cheverly (MD) on October 20, 2005 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. She is buried at Ft. Lincoln Cemetery (Prince George's County, Maryland).
- Cheverly is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of White Landing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Shirley Valerie Horn<1>
- Thornton James 'Pookie' Hudson (Singer)
- Ivan Wilfred 'Ching' Johnson (Professional hockey)
- Herbert 'Herb' Kalin (Musician, singer)
- Elaine Konigsburg (Author)
- Bristol Robotham Lord (Major League Baseball)
- Stephen J. 'Steve' Matthias (Major League Baseball)
- Ken Mattingly (Astronaut, USN, test pilot, aeronautical engineer)
- Full name: Thomas Kenneth Mattingly, II
- He was born in Chicago (IL) on March 17, 1936 (a Tueday) and died in Arlington (VA) on October 31, 2023 (a Tueday) at the age of 87. We don't have any burial details.
- Arlington is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of White Landing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ken Mattingly<1>
- Terry McCrea (Actor)
- Born: Terry Nelson Crummitt
- He was born in Silver Spring (MD) on October 3, 1972 (a Tueday) and died in Laurel (MD) on May 12, 2004 (a Wednesday) at the age of 31. He is buried at Union Cemetery (Montgomery County, Maryland).
- Silver Spring is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of White Landing.
- Laurel is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north of White Landing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Terry McCrea<1>
- Bill McGowan (Major League Baseball)
- 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) at the age of 49.
- Waldorf is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of White Landing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd<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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