Notable Births & Deaths for Albion ...

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

• Darrell Banks     (Musician)
  • Born: Darrell Eubanks
  • He was born in Mansfield (OH) on July 25, 1937 (a Sunday) and died in Detroit (MI) on February 24, 1970 (a Tueday) at the age of 32. He is buried at Detroit Memorial Park (Macomb County, Michigan).
  • Mansfield is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Darrell Banks<1>
• Dr. Edwin Eugene Beeman     (Medical pioneer)
  • He was born in Lagrange (OH) on March 27, 1839 (a Wednesday) and died in Cleveland (OH) on November 6, 1906 (a Tueday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Harvard Grove Cemetery (Cuyahoga County, Ohio).
  • Lagrange is located 18 miles [29 km] to the north of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dr. Edwin Eugene Beeman<1>
• Keefe B. Brasselle     (Actor, producer, author)
  • Born: Henry Keefe Brasselle
  • He was born in Elyria (OH) on February 7, 1923 (a Wednesday) and died in Downey (CA) on July 7, 1981 (a Tueday) at the age of 58.
  • Elyria is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Keefe B. Brasselle<1>
• Marjorie Lyman Henderson Buell     (Cartoonist)
  • She was born in Philadelphia (PA) on December 11, 1904 (a Sunday) and died in Elyria (OH) on May 30, 1993 (a Sunday) at the age of 88. She is buried at Westwood Cemetery (Lorain County, Ohio).
  • Elyria is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marjorie Lyman Henderson Buell<1>
• Dean Chance     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Wooster (OH) on June 1, 1941 (a Sunday) and died in Wooster (OH) on October 11, 2015 (a Sunday) at the age of 74.
  • Wooster is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Albion.
  • Wooster is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dean Chance<1>
• Arthur Holly Compton     (Noble prize winning physicist)
  • He was born in Wooster (OH) on September 10, 1892 (a Saturday) and died in Berkeley (CA) on March 15, 1962 (a Thursday) at the age of 69.
  • Wooster is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Arthur Holly Compton<1>
• Edward Dickinson     (Author, musician)
  • He was born in West Springfield (MA) on October 10, 1853 (a Monday) and died in Oberlin (OH) on January 25, 1946 (a Friday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Westwood Cemetery (Lorain County, Ohio).
  • Oberlin is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Dickinson<1>
• Pearl M. Early     (Actress)
  • She was born in Wooster (OH) on December 30, 1878 (a Monday) and died in San Diego (CA) on June 17, 1960 (a Friday) at the age of 81. She is buried at Eternal Hills Memorial Park (San Diego County, California).
  • Wooster is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Pearl M. Early<1>
• Charles W. 'the Black Cyclone' Follis     (Played both professional football and baseball)
  • He was born in Cloverdale (VA) on February 3, 1879 (a Monday) and died in Wooster (OH) on April 5, 1910 (a Tueday) at the age of 31. He is buried at Wooster Cemetery (Wayne County, Ohio).
  • Wooster is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles W. 'the Black Cyclone' Follis<1>
• Robert 'Lefty' Grove     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Lonaconing (MD) on March 6, 1900 (a Tueday) and died in Norwalk (OH) on May 22, 1975 (a Thursday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Frostburg Memorial Park (Allegany County, Maryland).
  • Norwalk is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert 'Lefty' Grove<1>
• Guy Jackson Hecker     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Youngsville (PA) on April 3, 1856 (a Thursday) and died in Wooster (OH) on December 3, 1938 (a Saturday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Wooster Cemetery (Wayne County, Ohio).
  • Wooster is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Guy Jackson Hecker<1>
• Charles W. 'Charlie' Ingraham     (1883/07/04:1883/07/04)
  • He was born in Peru (OH) on April 8, 1860 (a Sunday) and died in Chicago (IL) on February 18, 1906 (a Sunday) at the age of 45. He is buried at Rosehill Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Peru is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles W. 'Charlie' Ingraham<1>
• Victor Felix 'Vic' Janowicz     (Professional football)
  • He was born in Elyria (OH) on February 26, 1930 (a Wednesday) and died in Columbus (OH) on February 27, 1996 (a Tueday) at the age of 66. He is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery (Franklin County, Ohio).
  • Elyria is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Victor Felix 'Vic' Janowicz<1>
• Charles Franklin Kettering     (Inventor)
  • He was born in Loudonville (OH) on August 29, 1876 (a Tueday) and died in Dayton (OH) on November 25, 1958 (a Tueday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Woodland Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Loudonville is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Franklin Kettering<1>
• Robert Edwin Lee     (Author)
  • He was born in Elyria (OH) on October 15, 1918 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on July 8, 1994 (a Friday) at the age of 75. We don't have any burial details.
  • Elyria is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Edwin Lee<1>
• Edwin John McKean     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Grafton (OH) on June 6, 1864 (a Monday) and died in Cleveland (OH) on August 16, 1919 (a Saturday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Cuyahoga County, Ohio).
  • Grafton is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edwin John McKean<1>
• Dayton Clarence Miller     (Medical pioneer)
  • He was born in Strongsville (OH) on March 13, 1866 (a Tueday) and died in Cleveland (OH) on February 22, 1941 (a Saturday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery (Cuyahoga County, Ohio).
  • Strongsville is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dayton Clarence Miller<1>
• Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Wooster (OH) on February 5, 1891 (a Thursday) and died in Cleveland (OH) on November 17, 1977 (a Thursday) at the age of 86.
  • Wooster is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh<1>
• Luke Perry     (Actor)
  • Born: Coy Luther Perry, III
  • He was born in Mansfield (OH) on October 11, 1966 (a Tueday) and died in Burbank (CA) on March 4, 2019 (a Monday) at the age of 52. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (California).
  • Mansfield is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Luke Perry<1>
• John Roseboro     (Major League Baseball, coach, actor)
  • Full name: John Junior Roseboro
  • He was born in Ashland (OH) on May 13, 1933 (a Saturday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on August 16, 2002 (a Friday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Ashland is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Roseboro<1>
• Robert F. Simon     (Actor)
  • Full name: Robert Frank Simon
  • He was born in Mansfield (OH) on December 2, 1908 (a Wednesday) and died in Tarzana (CA) on November 29, 1992 (a Sunday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Mansfield is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Albion.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert F. Simon<1>

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