Notable Births & Deaths for Colwyn ...

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

• Louisa May Alcott
  • Author. She was born in Germantown (PA) on November 29, 1832 (a Thursday) and died in Boston (MA) on March 6, 1888 (a Tueday) at the age of 55. She is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Germantown is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louisa May Alcott<1>
• Lloyd Alexander
  • Author. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on January 30, 1924 (a Wednesday) and died in Drexel Hill (PA) on May 17, 2007 (a Thursday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Arlington Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
  • Philadelphia is located 5 miles [8 km] to the northeast of Colwyn.
  • Drexel Hill is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lloyd Alexander<1>
• William Law Anderson
  • Professional golf. He was born in North Berwick (Scotland) on October 21, 1879 (a Tueday) and died in Chestnut Hill (PA) on October 25, 1910 (a Tueday) at the age of 31. He is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Chestnut Hill is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Law Anderson<1>
• Edward Enoch 'Jersey' Bakeley
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Blackwood (NJ) on April 17, 1864 (a Sunday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on February 17, 1915 (a Wednesday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Greenmount Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Blackwood is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast of Colwyn.
  • Philadelphia is located 5 miles [8 km] to the northeast of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Enoch 'Jersey' Bakeley<1>
• Hobart 'Hobey' Amory Hare Baker
  • Professional hockey, Hockey Hall of Fame - 1945. He was born in Bala - Cynwyd (PA) on January 15, 1892 (a Friday) and died in Toul (France) on December 21, 1918 (a Saturday) at the age of 26. He is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • Bala - Cynwyd is located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hobart 'Hobey' Amory Hare Baker<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 18 miles [29 km] to the west of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Samuel Barber<1>
• James Barton
  • Actor. He was born in Gloucester City (NJ) on November 1, 1890 (a Saturday) and died in Mineola (NY) on December 19, 1962 (a Wednesday) at the age of 72. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • Gloucester City is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the east of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Barton<1>
• Charles J. Bastian
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on July 4, 1860 (a Wednesday) and died in Pennsauken (NJ) on January 18, 1932 (a Monday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
  • Philadelphia is located 5 miles [8 km] to the northeast of Colwyn.
  • Pennsauken is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles J. Bastian<1>
• Robert Montgomery Bird
  • Playwright. He was born in New Castle (DE) on February 5, 1806 (a Wednesday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on January 23, 1854 (a Monday) at the age of 47. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • New Castle is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of Colwyn.
  • Philadelphia is located 5 miles [8 km] to the northeast of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Montgomery Bird<1>
• Joseph Emley Borden
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Jacobstown (NJ) on May 9, 1854 (a Tueday) and died in Yeadon (PA) on October 14, 1929 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Oaklands Cemetery (Chester County, Pennsylvania).
  • Yeadon is located Less than 2 miles to the north of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Emley Borden<1>
• Catherine Drinker Bowen
  • Author. She was born in Haverford (PA) on January 1, 1897 (a Friday) and died in Haverford (PA) on November 1, 1973 (a Thursday) at the age of 76. She is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • Haverford is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the north of Colwyn.
  • Haverford is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the north of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Catherine Drinker Bowen<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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Boyle<1>
• Carroll William Brown
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Woodbury (NJ) on February 2, 1887 (a Wednesday) and died in Burlington (NJ) on February 8, 1977 (a Tueday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Laurel Memorial Park (Atlantic County, New Jersey).
  • Woodbury is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast of Colwyn.
  • Burlington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carroll William Brown<1>
• Lawrence Lloyd Brown, Sr.
  • Musician. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on November 5, 1944 (a Sunday) and died in Chester (PA) on April 6, 2008 (a Sunday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Mt. Lawn Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
  • Philadelphia is located 5 miles [8 km] to the northeast of Colwyn.
  • Chester is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence Lloyd Brown, Sr.<1>
• William Havon 'Bill' Bruton
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lisman (AL) on December 22, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in Marshallton (DE) on December 5, 1995 (a Tueday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Gracelawn Memorial Park (New Castle County, Delaware).
  • Marshallton is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Havon 'Bill' Bruton<1>
• Jimmy 'Cowboy' Bryan
  • Race car driver. He was born in Phoenix (AZ) on January 28, 1926 (a Thursday) and died in Langhorne (PA) on June 19, 1960 (a Sunday) at the age of 34. He is buried at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery (Maricopa County, Arizona).
  • Langhorne is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jimmy 'Cowboy' Bryan<1>
• Stephan William Burns
  • Actor. He was born in Elkins Park (PA) on November 15, 1954 (a Monday) and died in Santa Barbara (CA) on February 22, 1990 (a Thursday) at the age of 35. He is buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery (Santa Barbara County, California).
  • Elkins Park is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stephan William Burns<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cabell 'Cab' Calloway<1>
• Mary Carr
  • Actress. She was born in Germantown (PA) on March 14, 1874 (a Saturday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on June 24, 1973 (a Sunday) at the age of 99. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Germantown is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Carr<1>
• William Walker 'Ready' Cash
  • Negro League Baseball. He was born in Round Oak (GA) on February 21, 1919 (a Friday) and died in Roxborough (PA) on September 12, 2011 (a Monday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Rolling Green Memorial Park (Chester County, Pennsylvania).
  • Roxborough is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Walker 'Ready' Cash<1>
• Joseph Phillip 'Joe' Cassidy
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Chester (PA) on February 8, 1883 (a Thursday) and died in Chester (PA) on March 25, 1906 (a Sunday) at the age of 23. He is buried at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
  • Chester is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest of Colwyn.
  • Chester is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest of Colwyn.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Phillip 'Joe' Cassidy<1>

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