Notable Births & Deaths for North Hampton ...

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

• 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 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Bailey Aldrich<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 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
• Lee Bergere
  • Actor. He was born in Brooklyn (NY) on April 10, 1918 (a Wednesday) and died in Fremont (NH) on January 31, 2007 (a Wednesday) at the age of 88. We don't have any burial details.
  • Fremont is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lee Bergere<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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of North Hampton.
  • 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 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest of North Hampton.
  • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Junius Brutus Booth, Jr.<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 southwest of North Hampton.
  • 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Capp<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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nathaniel Currier<1>
• William E. 'Wild Bill' Donovan
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lawrence (MA) on October 13, 1876 (a Friday) and died in Forsyth (NY) on December 9, 1923 (a Sunday) at the age of 47. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
  • Lawrence is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William E. 'Wild Bill' Donovan<1>
• John A. 'Jocko' Flynn
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lawrence (MA) on June 30, 1864 (a Thursday) and died in Lawrence (MA) on December 31, 1907 (a Tueday) at the age of 43.
  • Lawrence is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of North Hampton.
  • Lawrence is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John A. 'Jocko' Flynn<1>
• Robert Gerard Goulet
  • Actor, singer. He was born in Lawrence (MA) on November 26, 1933 (a Sunday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on October 30, 2007 (a Tueday) at the age of 73. The body was cremated.
  • Lawrence is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Gerard Goulet<1>
• Raymond Greenleaf
  • Actor. He was born in Gloucester (MA) on January 1, 1892 (a Friday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on October 29, 1963 (a Tueday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Gloucester is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Raymond Greenleaf<1>
• William Morris Hunt
  • Artist. He was born in Brattleboro (VT) on March 31, 1824 (a Wednesday) and died in Portsmouth (NH) on September 8, 1879 (a Monday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery (Windham County, Vermont).
  • Portsmouth is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Morris Hunt<1>
• Zena Keefe
  • Actress. She was born in San Francisco (CA) on June 26, 1896 (a Friday) and died in Danvers (MA) on November 17, 1976 (a Wednesday) at the age of 80. She is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Danvers is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Zena Keefe<1>
• Leo Penn
  • Director, producer, writer, actor. He was born in Lawrence (MA) on August 27, 1921 (a Saturday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on September 5, 1998 (a Saturday) at the age of 77.
  • Lawrence is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leo Penn<1>
• Johnny Pesky
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Portland (OR) on September 27, 1919 (a Saturday) and died in Danvers (MA) on August 13, 2012 (a Monday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Swampscott Cemetery (Essex County, Massachusetts).
  • Danvers is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Johnny Pesky<1>
• Jane Pierce
  • Born: Jane Means Appleton
  • Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Franklin Pierce (1853 - 1857). She was born in Hampton (NH) on March 12, 1806 (a Wednesday) and died in Andover (MA) on December 2, 1863 (a Wednesday) at the age of 57. She is buried at Old North Cemetery (Merrimack County, New Hampshire).
  • Hampton is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the south of North Hampton.
  • Andover is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jane Pierce<1>
• Winfield Townley Scott
  • Author. He was born in Haverhill (MA) on April 30, 1910 (a Saturday) and died in Santa Fe (NM) on April 28, 1968 (a Sunday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Santa Fe Memorial Gardens (Santa Fe County, New Mexico).
  • Haverhill is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Winfield Townley Scott<1>
• Jack Sharkey
  • Born: Joseph Paul Zukhauskas
  • Professional boxer. He was born in Binghamton (NY) on October 25, 1902 (a Saturday) and died in Beverly (MA) on August 17, 1994 (a Wednesday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Prospect Cemetery (Rockingham County, New Hampshire).
  • Beverly is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jack Sharkey<1>
• Francis Edgar Stanley
  • Automotive pioneer. He was born in Kingfield (ME) on June 1, 1849 (a Friday) and died in Wenham (MA) on July 13, 1918 (a Saturday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Newton Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Wenham is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of North Hampton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Francis Edgar Stanley<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for North Hampton: northhampton-nh.gov/

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/