Notable Births & Deaths for Shippensburg ...

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

• Max Bishop     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Waynesboro (PA) on September 5, 1899 (a Tueday) and died in Waynesboro (PA) on February 24, 1962 (a Saturday) at the age of 62.
  • Waynesboro is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south of Shippensburg.
  • Waynesboro is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south of Shippensburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Max Bishop<1>
• Dr. John Stough Bobbs     (Medical pioneer, state senator)
  • He was born in Green Village (PA) on December 22, 1809 (a Friday) and died in Indianapolis (IN) on May 1, 1870 (a Sunday) at the age of 60. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery (Marion County, Indiana).
  • Green Village is located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest of Shippensburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dr. John Stough Bobbs<1>
• Walter C. 'Walt' Brown     (Race car driver)
  • He was born in Springfield (NY) on December 30, 1911 (a Saturday) and died in Carlisle (PA) on July 29, 1951 (a Sunday) at the age of 39. He is buried at St. Charles RC Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Carlisle is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast of Shippensburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Walter C. 'Walt' Brown<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).
  • Cove Gap is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Shippensburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Buchanan<1>
• John Hamilton     (Actor)
  • Full name: John Rummel Hamilton
  • He was born in Shippensburg on January 16, 1887 (a Sunday) and died in Glendale (CA) on October 16, 1958 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Hamilton<1>
• Jane Harrison     (Daughter-in-law of William Harrison - since his wife Anna Harrison was too ill to travel, Jane served as the de facto First Lady for the Harrison Presidency (1889 - 1893))
  • She was born in Mercersburg (PA) on July 23, 1804 (a Monday) and died on May 11, 1846 (a Monday) at the age of 41. We don't have any burial details.
  • Mercersburg is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Shippensburg.
• Donald 'Don' Heffner     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Rouzerville (PA) on February 8, 1911 (a Wednesday) and died in Pasadena (CA) on August 1, 1989 (a Tueday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Rouzerville is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south of Shippensburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Donald 'Don' Heffner<1>
• Harriet Lane     (Niece of James Buchanan - she acted as the de facto First Lady for James Buchanan during his Presidency (1857 - 1861))
  • She was born in Mercersburg (PA) on May 9, 1830 (a Sunday) and died in Narragansett (RI) on July 3, 1903 (a Friday) at the age of 73. She is buried at Green Mount Cemetery (Baltimore City, Maryland).
  • Mercersburg is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Shippensburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harriet Lane<1>
• William Harrison 'Billy' Myers     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Enola (PA) on August 14, 1910 (a Sunday) and died in Carlisle (PA) on April 10, 1995 (a Monday) at the age of 84.
  • Carlisle is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast of Shippensburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Harrison 'Billy' Myers<1>
• Edward Stewart 'Gettysburg Eddie' Plank     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Gettysburg (PA) on August 31, 1875 (a Tueday) and died in Gettysburg (PA) on February 24, 1926 (a Wednesday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery (Adams County, Pennsylvania).
  • Gettysburg is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Shippensburg.
  • Gettysburg is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Shippensburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Stewart 'Gettysburg Eddie' Plank<1>
• Paul Vathis     (Photographer)
  • He was born in Jim Thorpe (PA) on October 18, 1925 (a Sunday) and died in Mechanicsburg (PA) on December 10, 2002 (a Tueday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania).
  • Mechanicsburg is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Shippensburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Vathis<1>
• Bud Yorkin     (Director)
  • Full name: Alan David Yorkin
  • He was born in Washington (PA) on February 22, 1926 (a Monday) and died in Bel Air (CA) on August 18, 2015 (a Tueday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Washington is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north of Shippensburg.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bud Yorkin<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shippensburg: www.borough.shippensburg.pa.us/

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