Notable Births & Deaths for Ashland ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Ashland. 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. 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Ashland.
  • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dr. Edwin Eugene Beeman<1>
• Gates Brown
  • Born: William James Brown
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Crestline (OH) on May 2, 1939 (a Tueday) and died in Detroit (MI) on September 27, 2013 (a Friday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery (Richland County, Ohio).
  • Crestline is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gates Brown<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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Ashland.
  • Wooster is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Ashland.
  • 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Ashland.
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Ashland.
  • 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Ashland.
  • 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles W. 'the Black Cyclone' Follis<1>
• Warren Harding
  • Full name: Warren Gamaliel Harding
  • 29th President of the US (1921 - 1923). He was born in Blooming Grove (OH) on November 2, 1865 (a Thursday) and died in San Francisco (CA) on August 2, 1923 (a Thursday) at the age of 57. He is buried at Harding Memorial Park (Marion County, Ohio).
  • Blooming Grove is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Warren Harding<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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Ashland.
  • 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles W. 'Charlie' Ingraham<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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Franklin Kettering<1>
• Robert C. 'Bob' Monnett
  • Professional football. He was born in Bucyrus (OH) on February 27, 1910 (a Sunday) and died in Galion (OH) on August 2, 1978 (a Wednesday) at the age of 68. He is buried at Fairview Cemetery (Crawford County, Ohio).
  • Galion is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert C. 'Bob' Monnett<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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh<1>
• Luke Perry
  • Born: Coy Luther Perry, III
  • Actor. 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 (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Mansfield is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Luke Perry<1>
• Robert F. Simon
  • Actor. 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert F. Simon<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Ashland County: www.ashlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/