Notable Births & Deaths for Piqua ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Piqua. 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Berenice Abbott<1>
• 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Neil Alden Armstrong<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bernie Babcock<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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ollie M. Cline<1>
• Larry Cox
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Bluffton (OH) on September 11, 1947 (a Thursday) and died in Bellefontaine (OH) on February 17, 1990 (a Saturday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Gethsemani Cemetery (Allen County, Ohio).
  • Bellefontaine is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Larry Cox<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • Dayton is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Laurence Dunbar<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • Dayton is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alaina Reed Hall<1>
• Frank McKinney 'Kin' Hubbard
  • Cartoonist. He was born in Bellefontaine (OH) 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).
  • Bellefontaine is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank McKinney 'Kin' Hubbard<1>
• Kin Hubbard
  • Cartoonist. He was born in Bellefontaine (OH) 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).
  • Bellefontaine is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Kin Hubbard<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Franklin Kettering<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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Christian Lauterbur<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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Piqua.
  • Springfield is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Piqua.
  • 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Piqua.
  • Springfield is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Johnny D. Lytle<1>
• Don 'Monk' Meineke
  • Professional basketball. He was born in Dayton (OH) on October 30, 1930 (a Thursday) and died in Dayton (OH) on September 3, 2013 (a Tueday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Dayton is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • Dayton is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Don 'Monk' Meineke<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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Henry Russell Miller<1>
• Kathleen O'Connor
  • Actress. She was born in Dayton (OH) on July 7, 1894 (a Saturday) and died in North Hollywood (CA) on June 24, 1957 (a Monday) at the age of 62. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Dayton is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Piqua.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Kathleen O'Connor<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Piqua: www.piquaoh.org/

The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.oh.us/

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