Notable Births & Deaths for Rochester ...

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

• Dimitra Arliss
  • Actress. She was born in Lorain (OH) on October 23, 1932 (a Sunday) and died in Westwood (CA) on January 26, 2012 (a Thursday) at the age of 79. She is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lorain is located 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dimitra Arliss<1>
• 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Rochester.
  • 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dr. Edwin Eugene Beeman<1>
• Marjorie Lyman Henderson Buell
  • Cartoonist. She was born in Philadelphia (PA) on December 11, 1904 (a Sunday) and died in Elyria (OH) on May 30, 1993 (a Sunday) at the age of 88. She is buried at Westwood Cemetery (Lorain County, Ohio).
  • Elyria is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marjorie Lyman Henderson Buell<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Rochester.
  • Wooster is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dean Chance<1>
• William H. 'Dad' Clarke
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Oswego (NY) on January 7, 1865 (a Saturday) and died in Lorain (OH) on June 3, 1911 (a Saturday) at the age of 46. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Lorain County, Ohio).
  • Lorain is located 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William H. 'Dad' Clarke<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Rochester.
  • 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Rochester.
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Rochester.
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles W. 'the Black Cyclone' Follis<1>
• Robert 'Lefty' Grove
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lonaconing (MD) on March 6, 1900 (a Tueday) and died in Norwalk (OH) on May 22, 1975 (a Thursday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Frostburg Memorial Park (Allegany County, Maryland).
  • Norwalk is located 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert 'Lefty' Grove<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Rochester.
  • 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles W. 'Charlie' Ingraham<1>
• Victor Felix 'Vic' Janowicz
  • Professional football. He was born in Elyria (OH) on February 26, 1930 (a Wednesday) and died in Columbus (OH) on February 27, 1996 (a Tueday) at the age of 66. He is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery (Franklin County, Ohio).
  • Elyria is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Victor Felix 'Vic' Janowicz<1>
• Edwin John McKean
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Grafton (OH) on June 6, 1864 (a Monday) and died in Cleveland (OH) on August 16, 1919 (a Saturday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Cuyahoga County, Ohio).
  • Grafton is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edwin John McKean<1>
• Dayton Clarence Miller
  • Medical pioneer. He was born in Strongsville (OH) on March 13, 1866 (a Tueday) and died in Cleveland (OH) on February 22, 1941 (a Saturday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery (Cuyahoga County, Ohio).
  • Strongsville is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dayton Clarence Miller<1>
• Toni Morrison
  • Born: Chloe Ardelia Wofford
  • Nobel laureate, author, teacher, professor emeritus. She was born in Lorain (OH) on February 18, 1931 (a Wednesday) and died in New York (NY) on August 5, 2019 (a Monday) at the age of 88. We don't have any burial details.
  • Lorain is located 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Toni Morrison<1>
• Frank O'Connor
  • Actor, painter. He was born in Lorain (OH) on September 22, 1897 (a Wednesday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on November 9, 1979 (a Friday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Lorain is located 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank O'Connor<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Rochester.
  • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Rochester.
  • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Rochester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert F. Simon<1>

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