Notable Births & Deaths for Bastrop ...

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

• Dabney Coleman     (Actor)
  • Full name: Dabney Wharton Coleman
  • He was born in Austin (TX) on January 3, 1932 (a Sunday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on May 16, 2024 (a Thursday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery Annex (Travis County, Texas).
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dabney Coleman<1>
• Forrest A. Crawford     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Rockdale (TX) on May 10, 1881 (a Tueday) and died in Austin (TX) on March 27, 1908 (a Friday) at the age of 26. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Travis County, Texas).
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Forrest A. Crawford<1>
• Cedric Montgomery Durst     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Austin (TX) on August 23, 1896 (a Sunday) and died in San Diego (CA) on February 16, 1971 (a Tueday) at the age of 74. He is buried at El Camino Memorial Park (San Diego County, California).
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cedric Montgomery Durst<1>
• Patricia Pauline C. Bienek Gallagher     (Author)
  • She was born in Lockhart (TX) on August 18, 1917 (a Saturday) and died in San Antonio (TX) on June 16, 2006 (a Friday) at the age of 88. She is buried at San Fernando Cemetery #3 (Bexar County, Texas).
  • Lockhart is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Patricia Pauline C. Bienek Gallagher<1>
• Robert Gottschall     (Actor)
  • He was born in Dallas (TX) on September 15, 1915 (a Wednesday) and died in Austin (TX) on January 3, 2005 (a Monday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery (Bexar County, Texas).
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Gottschall<1>
• Larry Hovis     (Actor, singer)
  • He was born in Wapato (WA) on February 20, 1936 (a Thursday) and died in Austin (TX) on September 9, 2003 (a Tueday) at the age of 67. The body was cremated.
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Larry Hovis<1>
• Lady Bird Johnson     (Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson (1963 - 1969))
  • She was born in Karnack (TX) on December 22, 1912 (a Sunday) and died in Austin (TX) on July 11, 2007 (a Wednesday) at the age of 94. She is buried at Johnson Family Cemetery (Gillespie County, Texas).
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lady Bird Johnson<1>
• Brady Keys     (Professional football)
  • He was born in Austin (TX) on May 19, 1936 (a Tueday) and died in New York (NY) on October 24, 2017 (a Tueday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brady Keys<1>
• Cody Longo     (Actor, musician)
  • Full name: Cody Anthony Longo
  • He was born in Littleton (CO) on March 4, 1988 (a Friday) and died in Austin (TX) on February 8, 2023 (a Wednesday) at the age of 34.
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cody Longo<1>
• Philip McKeon     (Actor)
  • Full name: Philip Anthony McKeon
  • He was born in Westbury (NY) on November 11, 1964 (a Wednesday) and died in Austin (TX) on December 10, 2019 (a Tueday) at the age of 55. The body was cremated.
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Philip McKeon<1>
• Justin Mentell     (Actor, artist)
  • He was born in Austin (TX) on December 16, 1982 (a Thursday) and died in Mineral Point (WI) on February 1, 2010 (a Monday) at the age of 27. He is buried at Restland Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Justin Mentell<1>
• James Michener     (Pulitzer Prize winning author)
  • Full name: James Albert Michener
  • He was born in Doylestown (PA) on February 3, 1907 (a Sunday) and died in Austin (TX) on October 16, 1997 (a Thursday) at the age of 90.
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Michener<1>
• Buddy Miles     (Musician)
  • Full name: George Allen Miles, Jr.
  • He was born in Omaha (NE) on September 5, 1947 (a Friday) and died in Austin (TX) on February 26, 2008 (a Tueday) at the age of 60. The body was cremated.
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Buddy Miles<1>
• Paul A. Partain     (Actor)
  • He was born in Georgetown (TX) on November 22, 1946 (a Friday) and died in Austin (TX) on January 28, 2005 (a Friday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Clairette Cemetery (Erath County, Texas).
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul A. Partain<1>
• Julie Powell     (Author)
  • Born: Julie Ann Foster
  • She was born in Austin (TX) on April 20, 1973 (a Friday) and died in Olivebridge (NY) on October 26, 2022 (a Wednesday) at the age of 49. The body was cremated.
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Julie Powell<1>
• Zachary Scott     (Actor)
  • He was born in Austin (TX) on February 21, 1914 (a Saturday) and died in Austin (TX) on October 3, 1965 (a Sunday) at the age of 51.
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Zachary Scott<1>
• Hilton Smith     (Negro League Baseball)
  • He was born in Giddings (TX) on February 27, 1907 (a Wednesday) and died in Kansas City (MO) on November 18, 1983 (a Friday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery (Jackson County, Missouri).
  • Giddings is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hilton Smith<1>
• Jerry Jeff Walker     (Singer, songwriter)
  • Born: Ronald Clyde Crosby
  • He was born in Oneonta (NY) on March 16, 1942 (a Monday) and died in Austin (TX) on October 23, 2020 (a Friday) at the age of 78. We don't have any burial details.
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jerry Jeff Walker<1>
• Steven Weinberg     (Nobel laureate, theoretical physicist)
  • He was born in New York (NY) on May 3, 1933 (a Wednesday) and died in Austin (TX) on July 23, 2021 (a Friday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Texas State Cemetery (Travis County, Texas).
  • Austin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Bastrop.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Steven Weinberg<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bastrop: www.cityofbastrop.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/