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Notable Births & Deaths for Rockingham ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Rockingham. 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)
- Brooke Astor (Philanthropist)
- 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of Rockingham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lee Bergere<1>
- Leonard Bernstein (Composer, conductor and pianist)
- Born: Israel Isidore Beilin
- 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Rockingham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leonard Bernstein<1>
- Howard Carleton 'Dick' Blaisdell (Major League Baseball)
- 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Rockingham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Horne Burns<1>
- Al Capp (Cartoonist)
- Born: Alfred Gerald Caplin
- 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south of Rockingham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Capp<1>
- Nathaniel Currier (Lithographer)
- Ronnie James Dio (Musician)
- William E. 'Wild Bill' Donovan (Major League Baseball)
- 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Rockingham.
- Lawrence is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Rockingham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: John A. 'Jocko' Flynn<1>
- William Lloyd Garrison (Abolitionist, social reformer)
- 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Rockingham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Gerard Goulet<1>
- George Henry Hall (Artist)
- William Morris Hunt (Artist)
- Alfred 'Fred' Parent (Major League Baseball)
- 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Rockingham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leo Penn<1>
- Jane Pierce (Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Franklin Pierce (1853 - 1857))
- Born: Jane Means Appleton
- 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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast of Rockingham.
- Andover is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Rockingham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jane Pierce<1>
- Winfield Townley Scott (Author)
- John 'Phenomental' Smith (Major League Baseball)
- John Francis 'Phenomenal' Smith (Major League Baseball)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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