Notable Births & Deaths for Rockport ...

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

• Edwin Adams
  • Actor. He was born in Medford (MA) on February 3, 1834 (a Monday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on October 28, 1877 (a Sunday) at the age of 43. He is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Medford is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edwin Adams<1>
• Hannah Adams
  • Author. She was born in Medford (MA) on October 2, 1755 (a Thursday) and died in Brookline (MA) on December 15, 1831 (a Thursday) at the age of 76. She is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Medford is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hannah Adams<1>
• Harry Agganis
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lynn (MA) on April 20, 1929 (a Saturday) and died in Cambridge (MA) on June 27, 1955 (a Monday) at the age of 26.
  • Lynn is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Agganis<1>
• Jack Albertson
  • Full name: Harold Albertson
  • Actor, comedian, dancer, singer. He was born in Malden (MA) on June 16, 1907 (a Sunday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on November 25, 1981 (a Wednesday) at the age of 74. The body was cremated.
  • Malden is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jack Albertson<1>
• Thomas Bailey Aldrich
  • Author, poet, editor. He was born in Portsmouth (NH) on November 11, 1836 (a Friday) and died in Boston (MA) on March 19, 1907 (a Tueday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Portsmouth is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Rockport.
  • Boston is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Bailey Aldrich<1>
• Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • Author. He was born in Chelsea (MA) on January 13, 1832 (a Friday) and died in Natick (MA) on July 18, 1899 (a Tueday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Chelsea is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Horatio Alger, Jr.<1>
• Mary Carew Armstrong
  • Olympic Gold Medalist. She was born in Medford (MA) on September 18, 1913 (a Thursday) and died in Framingham (MA) on July 12, 2002 (a Friday) at the age of 88.
  • Medford is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Carew Armstrong<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).
  • Portsmouth is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
• Leonard Bernstein
  • Born: Israel Isidore Beilin
  • Composer, conductor and pianist. He was born in Lawrence (MA) on August 25, 1918 (a Sunday) and died in New York (NY) on October 14, 1990 (a Sunday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Lawrence is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leonard Bernstein<1>
• Howard Carleton 'Dick' Blaisdell
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Bradford (MA) on June 18, 1862 (a Wednesday) and died in Malden (MA) on August 20, 1886 (a Friday) at the age of 24. He is buried at Riverview Cemetery (Essex County, Massachusetts).
  • Bradford is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Rockport.
  • Malden is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Howard Carleton 'Dick' Blaisdell<1>
• Junius Brutus Booth, Jr.
  • Actor. He was born in Charleston (SC) on December 22, 1821 (a Saturday) and died in Manchester By The Sea (MA) on September 16, 1883 (a Sunday) at the age of 61. He is buried at Rosedale Cemetery (Essex County, Massachusetts).
  • Manchester By The Sea is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Junius Brutus Booth, Jr.<1>
• Nathaniel Bowditch
  • Scientist. He was born in Salem (MA) on March 26, 1773 (a Friday) and died in Boston (MA) on March 16, 1838 (a Friday) at the age of 65. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Salem is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Boston is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nathaniel Bowditch<1>
• Walter Brennan
  • Full name: Walter Andrew Brennan
  • Actor, singer. He was born in Lynn (MA) on July 25, 1894 (a Wednesday) and died in Oxnard (CA) on September 21, 1974 (a Saturday) at the age of 80. He is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lynn is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Walter Brennan<1>
• Patricia 'Pat' Brown
  • Professional baseball. She was born in Charlestown (MA) on April 21, 1931 (a Tueday) and died in Park Ridge (IL) on June 17, 2012 (a Sunday) at the age of 81. She is buried at Winthrop Cemetery (Suffolk County, Massachusetts).
  • Charlestown is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Patricia 'Pat' Brown<1>
• William Wells Brown
  • Author, historian. He was born in Lexington (KY) on November 6, 1814 (a Sunday) and died in Chelsea (MA) on November 6, 1884 (a Thursday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Cambridge Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Chelsea is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Wells Brown<1>
• John Horne Burns
  • Author. He was born in Andover (MA) on October 7, 1916 (a Saturday) and died in Cecina (Italy) on August 11, 1953 (a Tueday) at the age of 36. He is buried at Holyhood Cemetery (Norfolk County, Massachusetts).
  • Andover is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Horne Burns<1>
• Al Capp
  • Born: Alfred Gerald Caplin
  • Cartoonist. He was born in New Haven (CT) on September 28, 1909 (a Tueday) and died in South Hampton (NH) on November 5, 1979 (a Monday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Mt. Prospect Cemetery (Essex County, Massachusetts).
  • South Hampton is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Capp<1>
• Joe Coleman
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Medford (MA) on July 30, 1922 (a Sunday) and died in Fort Myers (FL) on April 9, 1997 (a Wednesday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens (Lee County, Florida).
  • Medford is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joe Coleman<1>
• Chick Corea
  • Full name: Armando Anthony Corea
  • Composer, keyboardist, bandleader. He was born in Chelsea (MA) on June 12, 1941 (a Thursday) and died in Tampa (FL) on February 9, 2021 (a Tueday) at the age of 79. We don't have any burial details.
  • Chelsea is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chick Corea<1>
• Nathaniel Currier
  • Lithographer. He was born in Roxbury (MA) on March 27, 1813 (a Saturday) and died in Amesbury (MA) on November 20, 1888 (a Tueday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Amesbury is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nathaniel Currier<1>
• Thomas Pelham 'Tom' Curtis
  • Olympic Gold Medalist in the 110 meter hurdles. He was born in San Francisco (CA) on January 9, 1873 (a Thursday) and died in Nahant (MA) on May 23, 1944 (a Tueday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Nahant is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Rockport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Pelham 'Tom' Curtis<1>

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