Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Stanwich. 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 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest of Stanwich.
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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west of Stanwich.
Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong (Trumpeter, composer, singer, actor)
Full name: Louis Daniel Armstrong
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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Stanwich.
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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the south of Stanwich.
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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Stanwich.
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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Stanwich.
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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Stanwich.
He was born in Harlem (NY) on March 1, 1927 (a Tueday) and died in New York (NY) on April 25, 2023 (a Tueday) at the age of 96. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
Harlem is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Stanwich.
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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east of Stanwich.
He was born in Harlem (NY) on July 12, 1908 (a Sunday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 27, 2002 (a Wednesday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Hillside Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
Harlem is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Stanwich.
He was born in Flushing (NY) on March 20, 1935 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on October 6, 1996 (a Sunday) at the age of 61. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
Flushing is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Stanwich.
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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Stanwich.
Queens is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Stanwich.
He was born in Queens (NY) on January 14, 1891 (a Wednesday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on January 18, 1938 (a Tueday) at the age of 47. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
Queens is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Stanwich.
She was born in Mount Kisco (NY) on August 16, 1928 (a Thursday)
Mount Kisco is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest of Stanwich.
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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of Stanwich.
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