Notable Births & Deaths for New Canaan ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding New Canaan. 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 23 miles [37 km] to the west of New Canaan.
  • 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of New Canaan.
  • 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest of New Canaan.
  • 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 18 miles [29 km] to the west of New Canaan.
  • 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of New Canaan.
  • 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 south of New Canaan.
  • 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of New Canaan.
  • Norwalk is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast of New Canaan.
  • 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 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of New Canaan.
  • 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south of New Canaan.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: J.J. Barry<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of New Canaan.
  • 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest of New Canaan.
  • 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east of New Canaan.
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of New Canaan.
  • 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west of New Canaan.
  • 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west of New Canaan.
• 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 18 miles [29 km] to the west of New Canaan.
  • 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 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest of New Canaan.
  • 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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south of New Canaan.
  • 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest of New Canaan.
  • 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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south of New Canaan.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Solon Hannibal Borglum<1>
• Sully Boyar     (Actor)
  • Born: Israel Sully Boyarsky
  • He was born in Williamsburg (NY) on December 14, 1923 (a Friday) and died in Whitestone (NY) on March 23, 2001 (a Friday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Whitestone is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of New Canaan.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sully Boyar<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Canaan: www.newcanaan.info/

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/