Notable Births & Deaths for Shongum ...

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

• 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Platt Adams<1>
• Shana Alexander
  • Journalist, author. She was born in Manhattan (NY) on October 6, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in Hermosa Beach (CA) on June 23, 2005 (a Thursday) at the age of 79. She is buried at Westwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Manhattan is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Shana Alexander<1>
• Cosmo Francis 'Gus' Allegretti
  • Actor, puppeteer. He was born in Manhattan (NY) on April 6, 1927 (a Wednesday) and died in Phoenix (AZ) on July 26, 2013 (a Friday) at the age of 86. We don't have any burial details.
  • Manhattan is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cosmo Francis 'Gus' Allegretti<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Glenn Anders<1>
• Gerald Anthony
  • Born: Gerald Bucchiarelli
  • Actor. He was born in Pittsburgh (PA) on July 31, 1951 (a Tueday) and died in Butler (NJ) on May 28, 2004 (a Friday) at the age of 52. He is buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania).
  • Butler is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gerald Anthony<1>
• Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
  • Actor, comedian, director, screenwriter. He was born in Smith Center (KS) on March 24, 1887 (a Thursday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on June 29, 1933 (a Thursday) at the age of 46. The body was cremated.
  • Manhattan is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle<1>
• Elizabeth Arden
  • Businesswoman. She was born in Vaughan (ON) on December 31, 1878 (a Tueday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on October 18, 1966 (a Tueday) at the age of 87. She is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Manhattan is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elizabeth Arden<1>
• 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Arnold<1>
• Eleanor Audley
  • Born: Eleanor Zellman
  • Actress. She was born in Newark (NJ) on November 19, 1905 (a Sunday) and died in North Hollywood (CA) on November 25, 1991 (a Monday) at the age of 86. She is buried at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Newark is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eleanor Audley<1>
• Lauren Bacall
  • Born: Joan Betty Perske
  • Oscar nominated actress. She was born in New York (NY) on September 16, 1924 (a Tueday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on August 12, 2014 (a Tueday) at the age of 89. She is buried at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • New York is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Manhattan is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lauren Bacall<1>
• Stefano Badami
  • Crime figure. He was born in Corleone (Sicilia) on December 10, 1888 (a Monday) and died in Newark (NJ) on March 31, 1955 (a Thursday) at the age of 66. He is buried at Fairmount Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
  • Newark is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stefano Badami<1>
• David Bailey
  • Actor. He was born in Newark (NJ) on October 27, 1933 (a Friday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on November 25, 2004 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Newark is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: David Bailey<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wendy Barrie<1>
• Leila Bennett
  • Actress. She was born in Newark (NJ) on November 17, 1892 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on January 5, 1965 (a Tueday) at the age of 72. She is buried at Fairmount Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
  • Newark is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • New York is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leila Bennett<1>
• Lawrence Peter 'Yogi' Berra
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Saint Louis (MO) on May 12, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in West Caldwell (NJ) on September 22, 2015 (a Tueday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Morris County, New Jersey).
  • West Caldwell is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence Peter 'Yogi' Berra<1>
• Salome Bey
  • Musician, songwriter, producer. She was born in Newark (NJ) on October 10, 1933 (a Tueday) and died in Toronto (ON) on August 8, 2020 (a Saturday) at the age of 86. We don't have any burial details.
  • Newark is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Salome Bey<1>
• David Bispham
  • Opera singer. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on January 5, 1857 (a Monday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on October 2, 1921 (a Sunday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Manhattan is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: David Bispham<1>
• 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alice Guy Blache<1>
• Alice Stone Blackwell
  • Social reformer. She was born in Orange (NJ) on September 14, 1857 (a Monday) and died in Cambridge (MA) on March 15, 1950 (a Wednesday) at the age of 92. She is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery (Suffolk County, Massachusetts).
  • Orange is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alice Stone Blackwell<1>
• Vivian Blaine
  • Born: Vivian Stapleton
  • Actress, singer. She was born in Newark (NJ) on November 21, 1921 (a Monday) and died in New York (NY) on December 9, 1995 (a Saturday) at the age of 74. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Newark is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • New York is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Vivian Blaine<1>
• 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east of Shongum.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Blake<1>

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