Notable Births & Deaths for Mansfield ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Mansfield. 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 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).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Darrell Banks<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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of Mansfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gates Brown<1>
• Ollie M. Cline
  • Professional football. He was born in Mount Vernon (OH) on December 31, 1925 (a Thursday) and died in Springfield (OH) on May 12, 2001 (a Saturday) at the age of 75.
  • Mount Vernon is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Mansfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ollie M. Cline<1>
• Daniel Decatur 'Dan' Emmett
  • Composer. He was born in Mount Vernon (OH) on October 29, 1815 (a Sunday) and died in Mount Vernon (OH) on June 28, 1904 (a Tueday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Mound View Cemetery (Knox County, Ohio).
  • Mount Vernon is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Mansfield.
  • Mount Vernon is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Mansfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Daniel Decatur 'Dan' Emmett<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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of Mansfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Warren Harding<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Mansfield.
  • 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast of Mansfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Franklin Kettering<1>
• Paul Lynde
  • Actor, comedian. He was born in Mount Vernon (OH) on June 13, 1926 (a Sunday) and died in Beverly Hills (CA) on January 10, 1982 (a Sunday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Amity Cemetery (Knox County, Ohio).
  • Mount Vernon is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Mansfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Lynde<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).
  • Bucyrus is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Mansfield.
  • Galion is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west of Mansfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert C. 'Bob' Monnett<1>
• Luke Perry
  • Born: Coy Luther Perry, III
  • Actor. He was born in Mansfield 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).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Luke Perry<1>
• Robert F. Simon
  • Actor. He was born in Mansfield 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).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert F. Simon<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mansfield: www.ci.mansfield.oh.us/

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandcountyoh.us/

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