Notable Births & Deaths for Salisbury ...

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

• 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 southwest of Salisbury.
  • 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Salisbury.
  • 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 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 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south of Salisbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Vernon 'Vern' Adair Benson<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).
  • Spencer is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast of Salisbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wilbert Harrison<1>
• Clyde Kluttz
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Rockwell (NC) on December 12, 1917 (a Wednesday) and died in Salisbury 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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast of Salisbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clyde Kluttz<1>
• Julia Mae Brown Mainer
  • Musician. She was born in Mocksville (NC) on March 13, 1919 (a Thursday) and died in Flint (MI) on January 21, 2015 (a Wednesday) at the age of 95. She is buried at Crestwood Memorial Cemetery (Genesee County, Michigan).
  • Mocksville is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north of Salisbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Julia Mae Brown Mainer<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 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south of Salisbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jackie Torrence<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Salisbury: www.ci.salisbury.nc.us/

The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

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