Notable Births & Deaths for Compo ...

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

• 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Abbundando<1>
• Peter Arno     (Cartoonist)
  • Born: Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.
  • 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<1>
• Brooke Astor     (Philanthropist)
  • Born: Roberta Brooke Russell
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
• Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson     (Author)
  • She was born in Rensselaer (IN) on January 7, 1863 (a Wednesday) and died in Manhasset (NY) on November 4, 1942 (a Wednesday) at the age of 79. She is buried at Weston Cemetery (Jasper County, Indiana).
  • Manhasset is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson<1>
• Doe Avedon     (Actress, model)
  • She was born in Old Westbury (NY) on April 7, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on December 18, 2011 (a Sunday) at the age of 86. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Old Westbury is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Doe Avedon<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.
  • New Rochelle is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Compo.
  • Norwalk is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the west of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Faith Baldwin<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chuck Barris<1>
• J.J. Barry     (Actor)
  • He was born in New York (NY) on April 25, 1932 (a Monday) and died in Huntington Station (NY) on August 15, 1990 (a Wednesday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Cemetery of the Holy Rood (Nassau County, New York).
  • Huntington Station is located 18 miles [29 km] to the south of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: J.J. Barry<1>
• Maurice Barrymore     (Actor)
  • Born: Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe
  • He was born in Punjab (India) on September 21, 1849 (a Friday) and died in Amityville (NY) on March 26, 1905 (a Sunday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Mt. Vernon Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Amityville is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Maurice Barrymore<1>
• James Barton     (Actor)
  • He was born in Gloucester City (NJ) on November 1, 1890 (a Saturday) and died in Mineola (NY) on December 19, 1962 (a Wednesday) at the age of 72. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • Mineola is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Barton<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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Laurie Hope Beechman<1>
• Richard Belzer     (Actor, comedian, author)
  • Full name: Richard Jay Belzer
  • 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast of Compo.
  • 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 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast of Compo.
  • 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Holbrook Blinn<1>
• Ann Blyth     (Oscar nominated actress)
  • Full name: Ann Marie Blyth
  • She was born in Mount Kisco (NY) on August 16, 1928 (a Thursday)
  • Mount Kisco is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Compo.
• 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, Jr.<1>
• Evangeline Cory Booth     (Social reformer)
  • She was born in London (England) on December 25, 1865 (a Monday) and died in Hartsdale (NY) on July 17, 1950 (a Monday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Hartsdale is located 23 miles [37 km] to the west of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Evangeline Cory Booth<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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Compo.
  • 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Compo.
  • 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Solon Hannibal Borglum<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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north of Compo.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jonathan Brandis<1>

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