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Notable Births & Deaths for Blandon ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Blandon. 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.
- Coit Albertson (Actor)
- Full name: Edward Coit Albertson
- He was born in Reading (PA) on October 14, 1880 (a Thursday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on December 13, 1953 (a Sunday) at the age of 73. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
- Reading is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south of Blandon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Coit Albertson<1>
- Paul Althouse (Opera singer)
- He was born in Reading (PA) on December 2, 1889 (a Monday) and died in New York (NY) on February 15, 1954 (a Monday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
- Reading is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south of Blandon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Althouse<1>
- Gary S. Becker (Nobel Prize winning economist, author)
- Full name: Gary Stanley Becker
- He was born in Pottsville (PA) on December 2, 1930 (a Tueday) and died in Chicago (IL) on May 3, 2014 (a Saturday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
- Pottsville is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest of Blandon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gary S. Becker<1>
- George Washington Bradley (Major League Baseball)
- Steve Carruthers (Actor)
- He was born in Reading (PA) on August 15, 1900 (a Wednesday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on March 1, 1983 (a Tueday) at the age of 82. We don't have any burial details.
- Reading is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south of Blandon.
- Naomi Childers (Actress)
- Full name: Naomi Weston Childers
- She was born in Pottstown (PA) on November 15, 1892 (a Tueday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on May 9, 1964 (a Saturday) at the age of 71. She is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
- Pottstown is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Blandon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Naomi Childers<1>
- Michael Constantine (Actor)
- Born: Gus Efstratiou
- He was born in Reading (PA) on May 22, 1927 (a Sunday) and died in Reading (PA) on August 31, 2021 (a Tueday) at the age of 94. The body was cremated.
- Reading is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south of Blandon.
- Reading is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south of Blandon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Michael Constantine<1>
- Darryl Dawkins (Professional basketball)
- He was born in Orlando (FL) on January 11, 1957 (a Friday) and died in Allentown (PA) on August 27, 2015 (a Thursday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery (Northampton County, Pennsylvania).
- Allentown is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast of Blandon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Darryl Dawkins<1>
- Joe 'Jumping Joe' Dugan (Major League Baseball)
- Charles Albert Fechter (Actor)
- He was born in London (England) on October 24, 1824 (a Sunday) and died in Quakertown (PA) on August 5, 1879 (a Tueday) at the age of 54. He is buried at Mt. Vernon Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
- Quakertown is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Blandon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Albert Fechter<1>
- Samuel Jay 'Sam' Field (Major League Baseball)
- Richard E. 'Dick' Gernet (Major League Baseball)
- Harry H. Gilbert (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Pottstown (PA) on July 7, 1868 (a Tueday) and died in Pottstown (PA) on December 23, 1909 (a Thursday) at the age of 41. He is buried at Pottstown Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
- Pottstown is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Blandon.
- Pottstown is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Blandon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry H. Gilbert<1>
- John G. Gilbert (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Pottstown (PA) on January 8, 1864 (a Friday) and died in Pottstown (PA) on November 12, 1903 (a Thursday) at the age of 39. He is buried at Pottstown Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
- Pottstown is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Blandon.
- Pottstown is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Blandon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: John G. Gilbert<1>
- Jacob 'Jake' Goodman (Major League Baseball)
- Betty Harte (Actress, screenwriter)
- Born: Daisey Mae Light
- She was born in Lebanon (PA) on May 13, 1882 (a Saturday) and died in Sunland (CA) on January 3, 1965 (a Sunday) at the age of 82. She is buried at Glen Haven Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
- Lebanon is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Blandon.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Betty Harte<1>
- Hugh J. High (Major League Baseball)
- Elisha Albright Hoffman (Composer)
- Henry 'Two-Bits' Homan (Professional football)
- Lido Anthony 'Lee' Iacocca (Automobile executive)
- George John 'Whitey' Kurowski (Major League Baseball)
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. |
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