Notable Births & Deaths for Oak Ridge ...

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

• Berenice Abbott
  • Photographer. She was born in Springfield (OH) on July 17, 1898 (a Sunday) and died in Monson (ME) on December 9, 1991 (a Monday) at the age of 93.
  • Springfield is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Berenice Abbott<1>
• Albert J. 'Ali Baba' Babartsky
  • Professional football. He was born in Shenandoah (PA) on April 19, 1915 (a Monday) and died in Dayton (OH) on December 29, 2002 (a Sunday) at the age of 87. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Dayton is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Albert J. 'Ali Baba' Babartsky<1>
• Bernie Babcock
  • Author, playwright, journalist. She was born in Union (OH) on April 28, 1868 (a Tueday) and died in Petit Jean (AR) on June 14, 1962 (a Thursday) at the age of 94. She is buried at Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery (Pulaski County, Arkansas).
  • Union is located 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bernie Babcock<1>
• Marian Bergeron
  • Miss America (1933), singer. She was born in West Haven (CT) on May 3, 1918 (a Friday) and died in Kettering (OH) on October 22, 2002 (a Tueday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Woodland Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Kettering is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marian Bergeron<1>
• Johnny Black
  • Songwriter. He was born in Saint Louis (MO) on September 30, 1891 (a Wednesday) and died in Hamilton (OH) on June 9, 1936 (a Tueday) at the age of 44. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery (Hamilton County, Ohio).
  • Hamilton is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Johnny Black<1>
• Erma Bombeck
  • Born: Erma Louise Fiste
  • Columnist. She was born in Bellbrook (OH) on February 21, 1927 (a Monday) and died in San Francisco (CA) on April 22, 1996 (a Monday) at the age of 69. She is buried at Woodland Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Bellbrook is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Erma Bombeck<1>
• Gay Brewer, Jr.
  • Professional golf. He was born in Middletown (OH) on March 19, 1932 (a Saturday) and died in Lexington (KY) on August 31, 2007 (a Friday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Middletown is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gay Brewer, Jr.<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.
  • Springfield is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ollie M. Cline<1>
• Elinor Martineau Coyle
  • Author, photographer, historian. She was born in Marinette (WI) on June 7, 1909 (a Monday) and died in Dayton (OH) on August 21, 1997 (a Thursday) at the age of 88. She is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery (Saint Louis City, Missouri).
  • Dayton is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elinor Martineau Coyle<1>
• Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • Poet, novelist, playwright. He was born in Dayton (OH) on June 27, 1872 (a Thursday) and died in Dayton (OH) on February 9, 1906 (a Friday) at the age of 33. He is buried at Woodland Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Dayton is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Dayton is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Laurence Dunbar<1>
• Merie Ireland Earls
  • Actress. She was born in Morrow (OH) on May 13, 1889 (a Monday) and died in Glendale (CA) on November 4, 1984 (a Sunday) at the age of 95. She is buried at Green Lawn Cemetery (Franklin County, Ohio).
  • Morrow is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Merie Ireland Earls<1>
• Charles F. Engle
  • Race car driver. He was born in Dayton (OH) on January 2, 1907 (a Wednesday) and died in Dayton (OH) on September 21, 1974 (a Saturday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Dayton is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Dayton is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles F. Engle<1>
• William 'Bill Mackey' Gretsinger
  • Race car driver. He was born in Dayton (OH) on December 15, 1927 (a Thursday) and died in Winchester (IN) on July 29, 1951 (a Sunday) at the age of 23. He is buried at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Dayton is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William 'Bill Mackey' Gretsinger<1>
• Alaina Reed Hall
  • Born: Bernice Ruth Reed
  • Actress, singer. She was born in Springfield (OH) on November 10, 1946 (a Sunday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on December 17, 2009 (a Thursday) at the age of 63. The body was cremated.
  • Springfield is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alaina Reed Hall<1>
• Clarence M. Jones
  • Musician. He was born in Wilmington (OH) on August 15, 1889 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on June 1, 1949 (a Wednesday) at the age of 59. He is buried at Sugar Grove Cemetery (Clinton County, Ohio).
  • Wilmington is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clarence M. Jones<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).
  • Dayton is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Franklin Kettering<1>
• Brooks Lawrence
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Springfield (OH) on January 30, 1925 (a Friday) and died in Springfield (OH) on April 27, 2000 (a Thursday) at the age of 75.
  • Springfield is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Oak Ridge.
  • Springfield is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooks Lawrence<1>
• Edward Lewber
  • Race car driver. He was born in Dayton (OH) on June 26, 1917 (a Tueday) and died in Xenia (OH) on April 24, 1995 (a Monday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Dayton is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Xenia is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Lewber<1>
• Johnny D. Lytle
  • Musician. He was born in Springfield (OH) on October 13, 1932 (a Thursday) and died in Springfield (OH) on December 15, 1995 (a Friday) at the age of 63.
  • Springfield is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Oak Ridge.
  • Springfield is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Johnny D. Lytle<1>
• John Martinkovic
  • Professional football. He was born in Hamilton (OH) on April 4, 1927 (a Monday) and died in Allouez (WI) on February 8, 2018 (a Thursday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Allouez Catholic Cemetery (Brown County, Wisconsin).
  • Hamilton is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Martinkovic<1>
• Phyllis McGuire
  • Full name: Phyllis Jean McGuire
  • Singer, entertainer. She was born in Middletown (OH) on February 14, 1931 (a Saturday) and died in Las Vegas (NV) on December 29, 2020 (a Tueday) at the age of 89. She is buried at Palm Eastern Cemetery (Clark County, Nevada).
  • Middletown is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest of Oak Ridge.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phyllis McGuire<1>

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