Notable Births & Deaths for Portsmouth ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Portsmouth. 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 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).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Bailey Aldrich<1>
• Brooke Astor
  • Born: Roberta Brooke Russell
  • Philanthropist. She was born in Portsmouth 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).
  • 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Portsmouth.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lee Bergere<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Portsmouth.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Howard Carleton 'Dick' Blaisdell<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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest of Portsmouth.
  • 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Portsmouth.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nathaniel Currier<1>
• William Morris Hunt
  • Artist. He was born in Brattleboro (VT) on March 31, 1824 (a Wednesday) and died in Portsmouth on September 8, 1879 (a Monday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery (Windham County, Vermont).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Morris Hunt<1>
• Alfred 'Fred' Parent
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Biddeford (ME) on November 25, 1875 (a Thursday) and died in Sanford (ME) on November 2, 1972 (a Thursday) at the age of 97. He is buried at St. Ignatius Cemetery (York County, Maine).
  • Sanford is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north of Portsmouth.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alfred 'Fred' Parent<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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of Portsmouth.
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Portsmouth.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Winfield Townley Scott<1>
• Jethro Warner
  • Actor. He was born in Dover (NH) on July 26, 1875 (a Monday) and died in New York (NY) on April 12, 1931 (a Sunday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Dover is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest of Portsmouth.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jethro Warner<1>
• Martha Wright
  • Born: Martha Lucile Wiederrecht
  • Actress, singer. She was born in Seattle (WA) on March 23, 1923 (a Friday) and died in Newburyport (MA) on March 1, 2016 (a Tueday) at the age of 93. She is buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery (San Diego County, California).
  • Newburyport is located 18 miles [29 km] to the south of Portsmouth.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Martha Wright<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Portsmouth: https://cityofportsmouth.com/

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

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