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Notable Births & Deaths for Denton ...

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

  • Gene Autry
    • Full name: Orvon Grover Autry
    • Actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, baseball owner. He was born in Tioga (TX) on September 29, 1907 (a Sunday) and died in Studio City (CA) on October 2, 1998 (a Friday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Tioga is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast of Denton.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gene Autry<1>
  • Frank Edgar Cornish, IV
  • Bettye 'Mighty Mite' Danoff
  • Al Dexter
  • Mike Gaechter
    • Full name: Michael Theodore Gaechter
    • Professional football. He was born in Santa Monica (CA) on January 9, 1940 (a Tueday) and died in Frisco (TX) on August 17, 2015 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Restland Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
    • Frisco is located 18 miles [29 km] to the east of Denton.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mike Gaechter<1>
  • Frank Lane
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Cincinnati (OH) on February 1, 1896 (a Saturday) and died in Richardson (TX) on March 19, 1981 (a Thursday) at the age of 85. He is buried at Restland Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
    • Richardson is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Denton.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Lane<1>
  • Suzanne Lawrence
  • Harvey Martin
    • Professional football. He was born in Dallas (TX) on November 16, 1950 (a Thursday) and died in Grapevine (TX) on December 24, 2001 (a Monday) at the age of 51. He is buried at Restland Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
    • Grapevine is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Denton.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harvey Martin<1>
  • Forrest Matthews
  • Chadwick Todd Matz
  • Peter William Mayhew
    • Actor. He was born in Barnes (England) on May 19, 1944 (a Friday) and died in Boyd (TX) on April 30, 2019 (a Tueday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Azleland Memorial Park (Parker County, Texas).
    • Boyd is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Denton.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter William Mayhew<1>
  • Jerry Mays
    • Born: Gerald Avery Mays
    • Professional football. He was born in Dallas (TX) on November 24, 1939 (a Friday) and died in Lewisville (TX) on July 17, 1994 (a Sunday) at the age of 54. He is buried at Restland Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
    • Lewisville is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast of Denton.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jerry Mays<1>
  • Byron Nelson
    • Professional golf. He was born in Waxahachie (TX) on February 4, 1912 (a Sunday) and died in Roanoke (TX) on September 26, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 94. He is buried at Roselawn Memorial Park (Denton County, Texas).
    • Roanoke is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south of Denton.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Byron Nelson<1>
  • Adam Roarke
    • Born: Richard Jordan Gerler
    • Actor, director. He was born in Brooklyn (NY) on August 8, 1937 (a Sunday) and died in Euless (TX) on April 27, 1996 (a Saturday) at the age of 58.
    • Euless is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Denton.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Adam Roarke<1>
  • Mark Tuinei
    • Professional football. He was born in Oceanside (CA) on March 31, 1960 (a Thursday) and died in Plano (TX) on May 6, 1999 (a Thursday) at the age of 39. He is buried at Hawaiian Memorial Park (Honolulu County, Hawaii).
    • Plano is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Denton.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mark Tuinei<1>

The official website for Denton: www.cityofdenton.com/

The official website for Denton County: www.co.denton.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.









 

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