Notable Births & Deaths for Adelphi ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Adelphi. 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of Adelphi.
  • 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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Shana Alexander<1>
• Nelson Algren
  • Born: Nelson Ahlgren Abraham
  • Author. He was born in Detroit (MI) on March 28, 1909 (a Sunday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on May 9, 1981 (a Saturday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Long Island City is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the north of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nelson Algren<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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cosmo Francis 'Gus' Allegretti<1>
• June Allyson
  • Born: Ella Geisman
  • Actress. She was born in Bronx (NY) on October 7, 1917 (a Sunday) and died in Ojai (CA) on July 8, 2006 (a Saturday) at the age of 88. The body was cremated.
  • Bronx is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: June Allyson<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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north of Adelphi.
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gerald Anthony<1>
• Dorothy Appleby
  • Actress. She was born in Portland (ME) on January 6, 1906 (a Saturday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on August 8, 1990 (a Wednesday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Forest City Cemetery (Cumberland County, Maine).
  • Long Island City is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the north of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dorothy Appleby<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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north of Adelphi.
  • 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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elizabeth Arden<1>
• Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong
  • Full name: Louis Daniel Armstrong
  • Trumpeter, composer, singer, actor. He was born in New Orleans (LA) on August 4, 1901 (a Sunday) and died in Corona (NY) on July 6, 1971 (a Tueday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Flushing Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • Corona is located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong<1>
• Peter Arno
  • Born: Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.
  • Cartoonist. He was born in New York (NY) on January 8, 1904 (a Friday) and died in Port Chester (NY) on February 22, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • New York is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest of Adelphi.
  • Port Chester is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Arnold<1>
• Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
  • Author. She was born in Rensselaer (IN) on January 7, 1863 (a Wednesday) and died in Manhasset (NY) on November 4, 1942 (a Wednesday) at the age of 79. She is buried at Weston Cemetery (Jasper County, Indiana).
  • Manhasset is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson<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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eleanor Audley<1>
• Doe Avedon
  • Actress, model. She was born in Old Westbury (NY) on April 7, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on December 18, 2011 (a Sunday) at the age of 86. She is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Old Westbury is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Doe Avedon<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 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest of Adelphi.
  • Manhattan is located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north of Adelphi.
  • 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stefano Badami<1>
• Eugene T. 'Gene' Bagley
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in New York (NY) on June 7, 1861 (a Friday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on August 15, 1901 (a Thursday) at the age of 40. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • New York is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest of Adelphi.
  • Long Island City is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the north of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene T. 'Gene' Bagley<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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: David Bailey<1>
• Faith Baldwin
  • Author. She was born in New Rochelle (NY) on October 1, 1893 (a Sunday) and died in Norwalk (CT) on March 18, 1978 (a Saturday) at the age of 84.
  • New Rochelle is located 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast of Adelphi.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Faith Baldwin<1>

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