Notable Births & Deaths for Ada ...

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

• Neil Alden Armstrong
  • Astronaut, test pilot. He was born in Wapakoneta (OH) on August 5, 1930 (a Tueday) and died in Cincinnati (OH) on August 25, 2012 (a Saturday) at the age of 82. The body was cremated.
  • Wapakoneta is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Ada.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Neil Alden Armstrong<1>
• Walter Baldwin
  • Full name: Walter S. Baldwin, Jr.
  • Actor. He was born in Lima (OH) on January 2, 1889 (a Wednesday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on January 27, 1977 (a Thursday) at the age of 88. We don't have any burial details.
  • Lima is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west of Ada.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Walter Baldwin<1>
• Larry Cox
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Bluffton (OH) on September 11, 1947 (a Thursday) and died in Bellefontaine (OH) on February 17, 1990 (a Saturday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Gethsemani Cemetery (Allen County, Ohio).
  • Bluffton is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north of Ada.
  • Bellefontaine is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Ada.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Larry Cox<1>
• C.J. 'Pappy' Hart
  • Car racing pioneer. He was born in Findlay (OH) on April 29, 1911 (a Saturday) and died in Placentia (CA) on June 25, 2004 (a Friday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park (Orange County, California).
  • Findlay is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast of Ada.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: C.J. 'Pappy' Hart<1>
• Frank McKinney 'Kin' Hubbard
  • Cartoonist. He was born in Bellefontaine (OH) on September 1, 1868 (a Tueday) and died in Indianapolis (IN) on December 26, 1930 (a Friday) at the age of 62. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery (Marion County, Indiana).
  • Bellefontaine is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Ada.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank McKinney 'Kin' Hubbard<1>
• Kin Hubbard
  • Cartoonist. He was born in Bellefontaine (OH) on September 1, 1868 (a Tueday) and died in Indianapolis (IN) on December 26, 1930 (a Friday) at the age of 62. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery (Marion County, Indiana).
  • Bellefontaine is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Ada.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Kin Hubbard<1>
• Michael Timothy 'Jimmy' Walsh
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lima (OH) on March 25, 1886 (a Thursday) and died in Baltimore (MD) on January 21, 1947 (a Tueday) at the age of 60. He is buried at New Cathedral Cemetery (Baltimore City, Maryland).
  • Lima is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west of Ada.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Michael Timothy 'Jimmy' Walsh<1>

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