Notable Births & Deaths for Harrisburg ...

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

• Theodore Wade 'Ted' Abernathy
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Stanley (NC) on March 6, 1933 (a Monday) and died in Gastonia (NC) on December 16, 2004 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Gaston Memorial Park (Gaston County, North Carolina).
  • Stanley is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Harrisburg.
  • Gastonia is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Theodore Wade 'Ted' Abernathy<1>
• Elvia Allman
  • Full name: Elvia Beatrice Allman
  • Actress. She was born in Enochville (NC) on September 19, 1904 (a Monday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on March 6, 1992 (a Friday) at the age of 87.
  • Enochville is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elvia Allman<1>
• Reverend Ernest Angley
  • Full name: Ernest Winston Angley
  • Televangelist, author. He was born in Mooresville (NC) on August 9, 1921 (a Tueday) and died in Akron (OH) on May 7, 2021 (a Friday) at the age of 99.
  • Mooresville is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Reverend Ernest Angley<1>
• Vernon 'Vern' Adair Benson
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Granite Quarry (NC) on September 19, 1924 (a Friday) and died in Salisbury (NC) on January 20, 2014 (a Monday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Rowan Memorial Park (Rowan County, North Carolina).
  • Granite Quarry is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast of Harrisburg.
  • Salisbury is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Vernon 'Vern' Adair Benson<1>
• Virginia Dale
  • Actress. She was born in Charlotte (NC) on July 1, 1917 (a Sunday) and died in Burbank (CA) on October 3, 1994 (a Monday) at the age of 77. She is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Charlotte is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Virginia Dale<1>
• Clarence T. Dixon
  • Musician. He was born in Charlotte (NC) on June 4, 1923 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on January 25, 1992 (a Saturday) at the age of 68. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Charlotte is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clarence T. Dixon<1>
• Ivan Nathaniel Dixon III
  • Actor, director, producer. He was born in New York (NY) on April 6, 1931 (a Monday) and died in Charlotte (NC) on March 16, 2008 (a Sunday) at the age of 76. The body was cremated.
  • Charlotte is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ivan Nathaniel Dixon III<1>
• Annie Montrose Hagins
  • Actress, activist. She was born in Charlotte (NC) on June 12, 1917 (a Tueday) and died in Rancho Palos Verdes (CA) on October 24, 2012 (a Wednesday) at the age of 95. She is buried at Green Hills Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Charlotte is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Annie Montrose Hagins<1>
• Wilbert Harrison
  • Full name: Wilbert Huntington Harrison
  • Singer. He was born in Charlotte (NC) on January 5, 1929 (a Saturday) and died in Spencer (NC) on October 26, 1994 (a Wednesday) at the age of 65. He is buried at North Pinewood Cemetery (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina).
  • Charlotte is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Harrisburg.
  • Spencer is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wilbert Harrison<1>
• Daisy and Violet Hilton
  • Conjoined twins, sideshow performers. She was born in Brighton (England) on February 5, 1908 (a Wednesday) and died in Charlotte (NC) on January 4, 1969 (a Saturday) at the age of 60.
  • Charlotte is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Daisy and Violet Hilton<1>
• Andrew Jackson
  • 7th President of the US (1829 - 1837). He was born in Waxhaw (NC) on March 15, 1767 (a Sunday) and died in Hermitage (TN) on June 8, 1845 (a Sunday) at the age of 78.
  • Waxhaw is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Andrew Jackson<1>
• Clyde Kluttz
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Rockwell (NC) on December 12, 1917 (a Wednesday) and died in Salisbury (NC) on May 12, 1979 (a Saturday) at the age of 61. He is buried at Rowan Memorial Park (Rowan County, North Carolina).
  • Rockwell is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast of Harrisburg.
  • Salisbury is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clyde Kluttz<1>
• Oscar Micheaux
  • Director, writer, producer. He was born in Metropolis (IL) on January 2, 1884 (a Wednesday) and died in Charlotte (NC) on March 25, 1951 (a Sunday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Great Bend Cemetery (Barton County, Kansas).
  • Charlotte is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Oscar Micheaux<1>
• James Polk
  • Full name: James Knox Polk
  • 11th President of the US (1845 - 1849). He was born in Pineville (NC) on November 2, 1795 (a Monday) and died in Nashville (TN) on June 15, 1849 (a Friday) at the age of 53.
  • Pineville is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Polk<1>
• Erwin Coolidge 'Bob' Porterfield
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Newport (VA) on August 10, 1923 (a Friday) and died in Charlotte (NC) on April 28, 1980 (a Monday) at the age of 56. He is buried at Sharon Memorial Park (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina).
  • Charlotte is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Erwin Coolidge 'Bob' Porterfield<1>
• Edward Glenn 'Fireball' Roberts
  • Race car driver. He was born in Tavares (FL) on January 20, 1929 (a Sunday) and died in Charlotte (NC) on July 2, 1964 (a Thursday) at the age of 35. He is buried at Daytona Memorial Park (Volusia County, Florida).
  • Charlotte is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Glenn 'Fireball' Roberts<1>
• Jackie Torrence
  • Storyteller. She was born in Chicago (IL) on February 12, 1944 (a Saturday) and died in Granite Quarry (NC) on November 30, 2004 (a Tueday) at the age of 60. She is buried at Rowan Memorial Park (Rowan County, North Carolina).
  • Granite Quarry is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast of Harrisburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jackie Torrence<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Harrisburg: www.harrisburg.nc.us/

The official website for Cabarrus County: www.co.cabarrus.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/