Notable Births & Deaths for Wrights ...

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

• John Dickson Carr
  • Author. He was born in Uniontown (PA) on November 30, 1906 (a Friday) and died in Greenville (SC) on February 27, 1977 (a Sunday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Springwood Cemetery (Greenville County, South Carolina).
  • Uniontown is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest of Wrights.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Dickson Carr<1>
• Ralph Chambers
  • Actor. He was born in Uniontown (PA) on March 1, 1892 (a Tueday) and died in New York (NY) on March 10, 1968 (a Sunday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Uniontown is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest of Wrights.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ralph Chambers<1>
• Stephen Paul Courson
  • Professional football. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on October 1, 1955 (a Saturday) and died in Farmington (PA) on November 10, 2005 (a Thursday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery (Adams County, Pennsylvania).
  • Farmington is located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north of Wrights.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stephen Paul Courson<1>
• Myrna J. Darby
  • Actree. She was born in Connellsville (PA) on April 10, 1908 (a Friday) and died in New York (NY) on September 26, 1929 (a Thursday) at the age of 21. She is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
  • Connellsville is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Wrights.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Myrna J. Darby<1>
• Charles Cloyd 'Chuck' Hostetler
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in McClellandtown (PA) on September 22, 1903 (a Tueday) and died in Fort Collins (CO) on February 18, 1971 (a Thursday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Blue Eye Cemetery (Stone County, Missouri).
  • McClellandtown is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of Wrights.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Cloyd 'Chuck' Hostetler<1>
• Don Knotts
  • Full name: Jesse Donald Knotts
  • Actor, comedian. He was born in Morgantown (WV) on July 21, 1924 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on February 24, 2006 (a Friday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Westwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Morgantown is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west of Wrights.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Don Knotts<1>
• Ronald 'Ron' Lancaster
  • Professional football. He was born in Fairchance (PA) on October 14, 1938 (a Friday) and died in Hamilton (ON) on September 18, 2008 (a Thursday) at the age of 69. The body was cremated.
  • Fairchance is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Wrights.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ronald 'Ron' Lancaster<1>
• Edward Mallory
  • Actor. He was born in Cumberland (MD) on June 14, 1930 (a Saturday) and died in Salisbury (PA) on April 4, 2007 (a Wednesday) at the age of 76. He is buried at St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery (Allegany County, Maryland).
  • Salisbury is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east of Wrights.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Mallory<1>
• Matt McHugh
  • Full name: Matthew McHugh
  • Actor. He was born in Connellsville (PA) on January 22, 1894 (a Monday) and died in Northridge (CA) on February 22, 1971 (a Monday) at the age of 77. We don't have any burial details.
  • Connellsville is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Wrights.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Matt McHugh<1>
• John Y. Woodruff
  • Olympic Gold Medalist. He was born in Connellsville (PA) on July 5, 1915 (a Monday) and died in Fountain Hills (AZ) on October 30, 2007 (a Tueday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery (Marion County, Indiana).
  • Connellsville is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Wrights.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Y. Woodruff<1>

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