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Notable Births & Deaths for Banksville ...

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

  • Slim Aarons
    • Photographer. He was born in New York (NY) on October 29, 1916 (a Sunday) and died in Montrose (NY) on May 23, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
    • Montrose is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Slim Aarons<1>
  • Frank Abbundando
  • June Allyson
    • Born: Ella Geisman
    • Actress. She was born in Bronx (NY) on October 7, 1917 (a Sunday) and died in Ojai (CA) on July 8, 2006 (a Saturday) at the age of 88. The body was cremated.
    • Bronx is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: June Allyson<1>
  • Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong
    • Full name: Louis Daniel Armstrong
    • Trumpeter, composer, singer, actor. He was born in New Orleans (LA) on August 4, 1901 (a Sunday) and died in Corona (NY) on July 6, 1971 (a Tueday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Flushing Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
    • Corona is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong<1>
  • Peter Arno
    • Born: Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.
    • Cartoonist. He was born in New York (NY) on January 8, 1904 (a Friday) and died in Port Chester (NY) on February 22, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Port Chester is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<1>
  • Brooke Astor
    • Born: Roberta Brooke Russell
    • Philanthropist. She was born in Portsmouth (NH) on March 30, 1902 (a Sunday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on August 13, 2007 (a Monday) at the age of 105. She is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Briarcliff Manor is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
  • Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
  • Doe Avedon
  • Faith Baldwin
    • Author. She was born in New Rochelle (NY) on October 1, 1893 (a Sunday) and died in Norwalk (CT) on March 18, 1978 (a Saturday) at the age of 84.
    • New Rochelle is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Banksville.
    • Norwalk is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Faith Baldwin<1>
  • Anne Bancroft
    • Born: Anna Maria Louisa Italiano
    • Oscar winning actress, singer, director, screenwriter. She was born in Bronx (NY) on September 17, 1931 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on June 6, 2005 (a Monday) at the age of 73. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Bronx is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Anne Bancroft<1>
  • Billy Bang
    • Born: William Vincent Walker
    • Musician. He was born in Mobile (AL) on September 20, 1947 (a Saturday) and died in Bronx (NY) on April 11, 2011 (a Monday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
    • Bronx is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Billy Bang<1>
  • Chuck Barris
    • Entertainer, producer, author. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on June 3, 1929 (a Monday) and died in Palisades (NY) on March 21, 2017 (a Tueday) at the age of 87. The body was cremated.
    • Palisades is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chuck Barris<1>
  • J.J. Barry
  • James Barton
  • Terry Becker
    • Actor, director, producer. He was born in Bronx (NY) on August 5, 1921 (a Friday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on December 30, 2014 (a Tueday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Eden Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Bronx is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Terry Becker<1>
  • Laurie Hope Beechman
  • Harry Belafonte
    • Born: Harold George Bellanfanti, Jr.
    • Singer, actor, activist. He was born in Harlem (NY) on March 1, 1927 (a Tueday) and died on April 25, 2023 (a Tueday) at the age of 96. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Harlem is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Belafonte<1>
  • Richard Belzer
    • Full name: Richard Jay Belzer
    • Actor, comedian, author. He was born in Bridgeport (CT) on August 4, 1944 (a Friday) and died in Bozouls (France) on February 19, 2023 (a Sunday) at the age of 78. The body was cremated.
    • Bridgeport is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Belzer<1>
  • Jay Black
    • Musician. He was born in Astoria (NY) on November 2, 1938 (a Wednesday) and died in Queens (NY) on October 22, 2021 (a Friday) at the age of 82. We don't have any burial details.
    • Astoria is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Banksville.
    • Queens is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jay Black<1>
  • Holbrook Blinn
  • Nellie Bly
    • Born: Elizabeth Jane Cochrane
    • Journalist. She was born in Cochrans Mills (PA) on May 5, 1864 (a Thursday) and died in Bronx (NY) on January 27, 1922 (a Friday) at the age of 57. She is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
    • Bronx is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Banksville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nellie Bly<1>

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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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