Notable Births & Deaths for Bellefontaine ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Bellefontaine. 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Bellefontaine.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Neil Alden Armstrong<1>
• Larry Cox
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Bluffton (OH) on September 11, 1947 (a Thursday) and died in Bellefontaine on February 17, 1990 (a Saturday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Gethsemani Cemetery (Allen County, Ohio).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Larry Cox<1>
• Frank McKinney 'Kin' Hubbard
  • Cartoonist. He was born in Bellefontaine 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).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank McKinney 'Kin' Hubbard<1>
• Kin Hubbard
  • Cartoonist. He was born in Bellefontaine 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).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Kin Hubbard<1>
• Paul Christian Lauterbur
  • Chemist, inventor, Nobel Prize winner. He was born in Sidney (OH) on May 6, 1929 (a Monday) and died in Urbana (IL) on March 27, 2007 (a Tueday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Graceland Cemetery (Shelby County, Ohio).
  • Sidney is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west of Bellefontaine.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Christian Lauterbur<1>
• Henry Russell Miller
  • Author. He was born in Sidney (OH) on May 12, 1872 (a Sunday) and died in Pittsburgh (PA) on December 16, 1955 (a Friday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Union Dale Cemetery (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania).
  • Sidney is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west of Bellefontaine.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Henry Russell Miller<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bellefontaine: www.ci.bellefontaine.oh.us/

The official website for Logan County: www.co.logan.oh.us/

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