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Notable Births & Deaths for Carnegie ...

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

  • Sunset Carson     (Actor)
    • Born: Winifred Maurice Harrison
    • He was born in Gracemont (OK) on November 12, 1920 (a Friday) and died in Reno (NV) on May 1, 1990 (a Tueday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Highland Memorial Gardens (Madison County, Tennessee).
    • Gracemont is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Carnegie.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sunset Carson<1>
  • Louis Henry Kretlow     (Major League Baseball)
  • Cal 'Buster' McLish     (Major League Baseball)
    • Full name: Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish
    • He was born in Anadarko (OK) on December 1, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in Edmond (OK) on August 26, 2010 (a Thursday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma).
    • Anadarko is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Carnegie.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cal 'Buster' McLish<1>
  • Thomas Stafford     (Astronaut - Gemini 6, Gemini 9, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz, USAF)

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.