Notable Births & Deaths for Reidsville ...

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

• Charlotte Hawkins Brown
  • Born: Lottie Hawkins
  • Author, educator, founder of the Palmer Memorial Institute. She was born in Henderson (NC) on June 11, 1883 (a Monday) and died in Greensboro (NC) on January 11, 1961 (a Wednesday) at the age of 77.
  • Greensboro is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Reidsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charlotte Hawkins Brown<1>
• Hal 'Skinny' Brown
  • Full name: Harold Hector Brown
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Greensboro (NC) on December 11, 1924 (a Thursday) and died in Greensboro (NC) on December 17, 2015 (a Thursday) at the age of 91. We don't have any burial details.
  • Greensboro is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Reidsville.
  • Greensboro is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Reidsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hal 'Skinny' Brown<1>
• Mace Stanley Brown
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in North English (IA) on May 21, 1909 (a Friday) and died in Greensboro (NC) on March 24, 2002 (a Sunday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Westminster Gardens Cemetery (Guilford County, North Carolina).
  • Greensboro is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Reidsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mace Stanley Brown<1>
• Jim Thomas Clack
  • Professional football. He was born in Rocky Mount (NC) on October 26, 1947 (a Sunday) and died in Greensboro (NC) on April 7, 2006 (a Friday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Westminster Gardens Cemetery (Guilford County, North Carolina).
  • Greensboro is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Reidsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jim Thomas Clack<1>
• Wes Ferrell
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Greensboro (NC) on February 2, 1908 (a Sunday) and died in Sarasota (FL) on December 9, 1976 (a Thursday) at the age of 68. He is buried at New Garden Friends Cemetery (Guilford County, North Carolina).
  • Greensboro is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Reidsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wes Ferrell<1>
• Jester Joseph Hairston
  • Actor, musician, actor. He was born in Belews Creek (NC) on July 9, 1901 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on January 18, 2000 (a Tueday) at the age of 98. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Belews Creek is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west of Reidsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jester Joseph Hairston<1>
• Dolley Madison
  • Full name: Dorothea Dandridge Payne Todd-Madison
  • Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of James Madison (1809 - 1817). She was born in Guilford College (NC) on May 20, 1768 (a Friday) and died in Washington, DC on July 12, 1849 (a Thursday) at the age of 81.
  • Guilford College is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest of Reidsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dolley Madison<1>
• Mary Webb Nicholson
  • Aviation pioneer. She was born in Greensboro (NC) on July 12, 1905 (a Wednesday) and died in Worcestershire (England) on May 22, 1943 (a Saturday) at the age of 37. She is buried at New Garden Friends Cemetery (Guilford County, North Carolina).
  • Greensboro is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Reidsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Webb Nicholson<1>
• Tom Zachary
  • Full name: Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Graham (NC) on May 7, 1896 (a Thursday) and died in Burlington (NC) on January 24, 1969 (a Friday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Alamance Memorial Park (Alamance County, North Carolina).
  • Graham is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Reidsville.
  • Burlington is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Reidsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tom Zachary<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Reidsville: www.ci.reidsville.nc.us/

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nc.us/

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