Notable Births & Deaths for Perkasie ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Perkasie. 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Drexel Hill is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Law Anderson<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hobart 'Hobey' Amory Hare Baker<1>
• John Charles Barclay
  • Inventor. He was born in Greensburg (PA) on April 17, 1856 (a Thursday) and died in Easton (PA) on August 24, 1934 (a Friday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Mt. Hebron Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
  • Easton is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Charles Barclay<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Haverford is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • 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 18 miles [29 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Boyle<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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Perkasie.
  • 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stephan William Burns<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Carr<1>
• Anna Case
  • Opera singer. She was born in Clinton (NJ) on October 29, 1888 (a Monday) and died in New York (NY) on January 7, 1984 (a Saturday) at the age of 95. She is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Clinton is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Anna Case<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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Walker 'Ready' Cash<1>
• 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).
  • Philadelphia is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Norristown is located 18 miles [29 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John J. 'Jack' Clements<1>
• Robert Cornelius
  • Photography pioneer. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on March 1, 1809 (a Wednesday) and died in Frankford (PA) on August 10, 1893 (a Thursday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Philadelphia is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Frankford is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Cornelius<1>
• Judge Joseph Crater
  • Full name: Joseph Force Crater
  • New York State Supreme Court judge - disappeared and never found. He was born in Easton (PA) on January 5, 1889 (a Saturday)
  • Easton is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Perkasie.
• Larry Julian 'Crash' Crockett
  • Race car driver. He was born in Cambridge City (IN) on October 23, 1926 (a Saturday) and died in Langhorne (PA) on March 20, 1955 (a Sunday) at the age of 28.
  • Langhorne is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Larry Julian 'Crash' Crockett<1>
• Louisa Knapp Curtis
  • Journalist, author. She was born in Boston (MA) on October 21, 1851 (a Tueday) and died in Cheltenham (PA) on February 25, 1910 (a Friday) at the age of 58. She is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Cheltenham is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louisa Knapp Curtis<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 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Darryl Dawkins<1>
• Henry Van Dyke
  • Poet, author. He was born in Germantown (PA) on November 20, 1852 (a Saturday) and died in Princeton (NJ) on April 10, 1933 (a Monday) at the age of 80. He is buried at Princeton Cemetery (Mercer County, New Jersey).
  • Germantown is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Henry Van Dyke<1>
• Delmer 'Del' Ennis
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on June 8, 1925 (a Monday) and died in Huntingdon Valley (PA) on February 8, 1996 (a Thursday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Hillside Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • Philadelphia is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south of Perkasie.
  • Huntingdon Valley is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Delmer 'Del' Ennis<1>
• 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 5 miles [8 km] to the northwest of Perkasie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Albert Fechter<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Perkasie: www.perkasieborough.org/

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/