Notable Births & Deaths for Briarwood ...

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

• David Hayes Agnew
  • Medical pioneer. He was born in Christiana (PA) on November 24, 1818 (a Tueday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on March 22, 1892 (a Tueday) at the age of 73. He is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • Christiana is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: David Hayes Agnew<1>
• Coit Albertson
  • Actor. 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of Briarwood.
  • 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Althouse<1>
• Samuel Barber
  • Composer. He was born in West Chester (PA) on March 9, 1910 (a Wednesday) and died in New York (NY) on January 23, 1981 (a Friday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Oaklands Cemetery (Chester County, Pennsylvania).
  • West Chester is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Samuel Barber<1>
• Peter Boyle
  • Full name: Peter Lawrence Boyle
  • Actor. He was born in Norristown (PA) on October 18, 1935 (a Friday) and died in New York (NY) on December 12, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Green River Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Norristown is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Boyle<1>
• George Washington Bradley
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Reading (PA) on July 13, 1850 (a Saturday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on October 2, 1931 (a Friday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Northwood Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Reading is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Washington Bradley<1>
• Lydia Bruce
  • Born: Lydia Slubowski
  • Actress, dancer. She was born in Detroit (MI) on January 8, 1931 (a Thursday) and died in Lancaster (PA) on May 7, 2008 (a Wednesday) at the age of 77. She is buried at Pine Grove Cemetery (Strafford County, New Hampshire).
  • Lancaster is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lydia Bruce<1>
• James Buchanan
  • 15th President of the US (1857 - 1861). He was born in Cove Gap (PA) on April 23, 1791 (a Saturday) and died in Lancaster (PA) on June 1, 1868 (a Monday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Woodward Hill Cemetery (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania).
  • Lancaster is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Buchanan<1>
• Cabell 'Cab' Calloway
  • Singer, bandleader. He was born in Rochester (NY) on December 25, 1907 (a Wednesday) and died in Hockessin (DE) on November 18, 1994 (a Friday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Hockessin is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cabell 'Cab' Calloway<1>
• 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of Briarwood.
• John J. 'Jack' Clements
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on July 24, 1864 (a Sunday) and died in Norristown (PA) on May 23, 1941 (a Friday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Arlington Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
  • Norristown is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John J. 'Jack' Clements<1>
• Michael Constantine
  • Born: Gus Efstratiou
  • Actor. 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of Briarwood.
  • Reading is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Michael Constantine<1>
• Charles Demuth
  • Painter. He was born in Lancaster (PA) on November 8, 1883 (a Thursday) and died in Lancaster (PA) on October 24, 1935 (a Thursday) at the age of 51. He is buried at Lancaster Cemetery (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania).
  • Lancaster is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Briarwood.
  • Lancaster is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Demuth<1>
• Harry Dunn
  • Artist. He was born in West Chester (PA) on May 3, 1929 (a Friday) and died in West Chester (PA) on June 9, 1998 (a Tueday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Oaklands Cemetery (Chester County, Pennsylvania).
  • West Chester is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast of Briarwood.
  • West Chester is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Dunn<1>
• Jacob Eichholtz
  • Artist. He was born in Lancaster (PA) on November 2, 1776 (a Saturday) and died in Lancaster (PA) on May 10, 1842 (a Tueday) at the age of 65. He is buried at Woodward Hill Cemetery (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania).
  • Lancaster is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Briarwood.
  • Lancaster is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jacob Eichholtz<1>
• Samuel Jay 'Sam' Field
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on October 12, 1848 (a Thursday) and died in Sinking Spring (PA) on October 28, 1904 (a Friday) at the age of 56.
  • Sinking Spring is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Samuel Jay 'Sam' Field<1>
• Richard E. 'Dick' Gernet
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Reading (PA) on September 28, 1928 (a Friday) and died in Reading (PA) on November 30, 2017 (a Thursday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery (Berks County, Pennsylvania).
  • Reading is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of Briarwood.
  • Reading is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard E. 'Dick' Gernet<1>
• Leighton P. 'Whitey' Gibson
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lancaster (PA) on October 6, 1868 (a Tueday) and died on October 11, 1907 (a Friday) at the age of 39. He is buried at Lancaster Cemetery (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania).
  • Lancaster is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leighton P. 'Whitey' Gibson<1>
• 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of Briarwood.
  • Pottstown is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of Briarwood.
  • 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of Briarwood.
  • Pottstown is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John G. Gilbert<1>
• William Evans Garrett Gilmore
  • Olympic Gold Medalist. He was born in Wayne (PA) on February 16, 1895 (a Saturday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on December 5, 1969 (a Friday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Wayne is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Briarwood.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Evans Garrett Gilmore<1>

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