Notable Births & Deaths for Wapakoneta ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Wapakoneta. 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 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.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Neil Alden Armstrong<1>
• Walter Baldwin
  • Full name: Walter S. Baldwin, Jr.
  • Actor. He was born in Lima (OH) on January 2, 1889 (a Wednesday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on January 27, 1977 (a Thursday) at the age of 88. We don't have any burial details.
  • Lima is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Wapakoneta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Walter Baldwin<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).
  • Bluffton is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Wapakoneta.
  • Bellefontaine is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Wapakoneta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Larry Cox<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Wapakoneta.
  • 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Wapakoneta.
  • 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Wapakoneta.
  • 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Wapakoneta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Henry Russell Miller<1>
• John Adams Tavener
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Celina (OH) on December 27, 1897 (a Monday) and died in Fort Worth (TX) on September 14, 1969 (a Sunday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park (Tarrant County, Texas).
  • Celina is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Wapakoneta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Adams Tavener<1>
• Michael Timothy 'Jimmy' Walsh
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lima (OH) on March 25, 1886 (a Thursday) and died in Baltimore (MD) on January 21, 1947 (a Tueday) at the age of 60. He is buried at New Cathedral Cemetery (Baltimore City, Maryland).
  • Lima is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Wapakoneta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Michael Timothy 'Jimmy' Walsh<1>

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