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Notable Births & Deaths for Browns ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Browns. 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Slim Aarons<1>
  • Frank Abbundando
  • Platt Adams
    • Olympic Gold Medalist. He was born in Belleville (NJ) on March 23, 1885 (a Monday) and died in Normandy Beach (NJ) on February 27, 1961 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Rosedale Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
    • Belleville is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Platt Adams<1>
  • Glenn Anders
    • Actor. He was born in Los Angeles (CA) on September 1, 1889 (a Sunday) and died in Englewood (NJ) on October 26, 1981 (a Monday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Englewood is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Glenn Anders<1>
  • Gerald Anthony
  • Phil Arnold
    • Actor. He was born in Hackensack (NJ) on September 15, 1909 (a Wednesday) and died in Van Nuys (CA) on May 9, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Eden Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Hackensack is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Arnold<1>
  • Timothy Shay Arthur
  • 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).
    • Briarcliff Manor is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
  • Wendy Barrie
    • Actress. She was born in Hong Kong (China) on April 18, 1912 (a Thursday) and died in Englewood (NJ) on February 2, 1978 (a Thursday) at the age of 65. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Englewood is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wendy Barrie<1>
  • Chuck Barris
    • Entertainer, producer, author. 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chuck Barris<1>
  • Lawrence Peter 'Yogi' Berra
  • Alice Guy Blache
    • Director. She was born in Paris (France) on July 1, 1873 (a Tueday) and died in Mahwah (NJ) on March 24, 1968 (a Sunday) at the age of 94. She is buried at Maryrest Cemetery (Bergen County, New Jersey).
    • Mahwah is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alice Guy Blache<1>
  • Alice Stone Blackwell
  • Robert Blake
    • Born: Michael James Gubitosi
    • Actor. He was born in Nutley (NJ) on September 18, 1933 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 9, 2023 (a Thursday) at the age of 89.
    • Nutley is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Blake<1>
  • Holbrook Blinn
  • Carol Haney Blyden
    • Born: Carolyn Grace Haney
    • Dancer. She was born in New Bedford (MA) on December 24, 1924 (a Wednesday) and died in Saddle Brook (NJ) on May 10, 1964 (a Sunday) at the age of 39. She is buried at Holyhood Cemetery (Norfolk County, Massachusetts).
    • Saddle Brook is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carol Haney Blyden<1>
  • Ruggiero 'Richie the Boot' Boiardo
    • Also known as: Ruggiero 'Richie the Boot' Boiardo
    • Crime figure. He was born in Naples (Italy) on December 8, 1890 (a Monday) and died in Livingston (NJ) on October 29, 1984 (a Monday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery (Bergen County, New Jersey).
    • Livingston is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ruggiero 'Richie the Boot' Boiardo<1>
  • Cesare 'The Tall Guy' Bonventre
    • Crime figure. He was born in Castellammare del Golfo (Sicilia) on January 1, 1951 (a Monday) and died in Garfield (NJ) on April 16, 1984 (a Monday) at the age of 33. He is buried at St. Charles RC Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
    • Garfield is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cesare 'The Tall Guy' Bonventre<1>
  • Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Dr. Joyce Brothers
    • Full name: Joyce Diane Brothers
    • Psychologist, TV personality, advice columnist, writer. She was born in Brooklyn (NY) on October 20, 1927 (a Thursday) and died in Fort Lee (NJ) on May 13, 2013 (a Monday) at the age of 85. She is buried at Beth David Cemetery (Nassau County, New York).
    • Fort Lee is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Browns.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dr. Joyce Brothers<1>

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The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

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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