Notable Births & Deaths for Bethel ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Bethel. 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Slim Aarons<1>
• Frank Abbundando
  • Crime figure. He was born in New York (NY) on July 11, 1910 (a Monday) and died in Ossining (NY) on February 19, 1942 (a Thursday) at the age of 31. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • Ossining is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Abbundando<1>
• Peter William Appleton
  • Born: Peter William Jablonski
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Terryville (CT) on May 20, 1904 (a Friday) and died in Trenton (NJ) on January 18, 1974 (a Friday) at the age of 69. He is buried at St. Gertrudes Cemetery (Middlesex County, New Jersey).
  • Terryville is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter William Appleton<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Bethel.
  • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
• 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.
  • Norwalk is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Faith Baldwin<1>
• James Goodwin Batterson
  • Architect. He was born in Bloomfield (CT) on February 23, 1823 (a Sunday) and died in Bloomfield (CT) on September 18, 1901 (a Wednesday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery (Hartford County, Connecticut).
  • Bloomfield is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast of Bethel.
  • Bloomfield is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Goodwin Batterson<1>
• Charles Austin Beard
  • Historian. He was born on November 27, 1874 (a Friday) and died in North Haven (CT) on September 1, 1948 (a Wednesday) at the age of 73. He is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • North Haven is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Austin Beard<1>
• Laurie Hope Beechman
  • Actress. She was born in Philadelphia (PA) on April 4, 1953 (a Saturday) and died in White Plains (NY) on March 8, 1998 (a Sunday) at the age of 44. She is buried at Montefiore Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • White Plains is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Laurie Hope Beechman<1>
• Frank Beisler
  • Professional hockey. He was born in North Haven (CT) on October 9, 1913 (a Thursday) and died in North Haven (CT) on September 8, 1973 (a Saturday) at the age of 59. He is buried at St. Lawrence Cemetery (New Haven County, Connecticut).
  • North Haven is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Bethel.
  • North Haven is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Beisler<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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Belzer<1>
• Marian Bergeron
  • Miss America (1933), singer. She was born in West Haven (CT) on May 3, 1918 (a Friday) and died in Kettering (OH) on October 22, 2002 (a Tueday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Woodland Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • West Haven is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marian Bergeron<1>
• Holbrook Blinn
  • Actor. He was born in Stonestown (CA) on January 23, 1872 (a Tueday) and died in Croton-on-Hudson (NY) on June 24, 1928 (a Sunday) at the age of 56. He is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Croton-on-Hudson is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Holbrook Blinn<1>
• Ann Blyth
  • Full name: Ann Marie Blyth
  • Oscar nominated actress. She was born in Mount Kisco (NY) on August 16, 1928 (a Thursday)
  • Mount Kisco is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Bethel.
• Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Physicist. He was born in Rome (GA) on September 28, 1912 (a Saturday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on March 6, 2004 (a Saturday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Bonaventure Cemetery (Chatham County, Georgia).
  • Briarcliff Manor is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, Jr.<1>
• Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Physicist. He was born in Rome (GA) on September 28, 1912 (a Saturday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on March 6, 2004 (a Saturday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Bonaventure Cemetery (Chatham County, Georgia).
  • Briarcliff Manor is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, Jr.<1>
• Sydney Barton Booth
  • Actor. He was born in Boston (MA) on January 29, 1873 (a Wednesday) and died in Stamford (CT) on February 5, 1937 (a Friday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Rosedale Cemetery (Essex County, Massachusetts).
  • Stamford is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sydney Barton Booth<1>
• Victor Borge
  • Pianist, conductor, composer, comedian, actor. He was born in Copenhagen (Denmark) on January 3, 1909 (a Sunday) and died in Greenwich (CT) on December 23, 2000 (a Saturday) at the age of 91.
  • Greenwich is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Victor Borge<1>
• Solon Hannibal Borglum
  • Artist. He was born in Ogden (UT) on December 22, 1868 (a Tueday) and died in Stamford (CT) on January 31, 1922 (a Tueday) at the age of 53. He is buried at Silvermine Cemetery (Fairfield County, Connecticut).
  • Stamford is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Solon Hannibal Borglum<1>
• Ernest Borgnine
  • Born: Ermes Effron Borgnino
  • Oscar winning actor. He was born in Hamden (CT) on January 24, 1917 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on July 8, 2012 (a Sunday) at the age of 95. The body was cremated.
  • Hamden is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ernest Borgnine<1>
• Jonathan Brandis
  • Actor. He was born in Danbury (CT) on April 13, 1976 (a Tueday) and died in West Hollywood (CA) on November 12, 2003 (a Wednesday) at the age of 27. The body was cremated.
  • Danbury is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest of Bethel.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jonathan Brandis<1>

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