Notable Births & Deaths for Babylon ...

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

• 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Babylon.
  • 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).
  • Port Chester is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson<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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Doe Avedon<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Babylon.
  • Norwalk is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Faith Baldwin<1>
• J.J. Barry
  • Actor. He was born in New York (NY) on April 25, 1932 (a Monday) and died in Huntington Station (NY) on August 15, 1990 (a Wednesday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Cemetery of the Holy Rood (Nassau County, New York).
  • Huntington Station is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: J.J. Barry<1>
• Maurice Barrymore
  • Born: Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe
  • Actor. He was born in Punjab (India) on September 21, 1849 (a Friday) and died in Amityville (NY) on March 26, 1905 (a Sunday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Mt. Vernon Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Amityville is located 5 miles [8 km] to the west of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Maurice Barrymore<1>
• James Barton
  • Actor. He was born in Gloucester City (NJ) on November 1, 1890 (a Saturday) and died in Mineola (NY) on December 19, 1962 (a Wednesday) at the age of 72. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • Mineola is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Barton<1>
• Clarence H. Bassett
  • Singer. He was born in Jamaica (NY) on March 13, 1936 (a Friday) and died in Richmond (VA) on January 25, 2005 (a Tueday) at the age of 68. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Richmond City, Virginia).
  • Jamaica is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clarence H. Bassett<1>
• Jay Black
  • Musician. He was born in Astoria (NY) on November 2, 1938 (a Wednesday) and died in Queens (NY) on October 22, 2021 (a Friday) at the age of 82. We don't have any burial details.
  • Queens is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jay Black<1>
• Ballington Booth
  • Social reformer. He was born in Brighouse (England) on July 28, 1857 (a Tueday) and died in Blue Point (NY) on October 5, 1940 (a Saturday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Blue Point is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ballington Booth<1>
• Sydney Barton Booth
  • Actor. He was born in Boston (MA) on January 29, 1873 (a Wednesday) and died in Stamford (CT) on February 5, 1937 (a Friday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Rosedale Cemetery (Essex County, Massachusetts).
  • Stamford is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sydney Barton Booth<1>
• Victor Borge
  • Pianist, conductor, composer, comedian, actor. He was born in Copenhagen (Denmark) on January 3, 1909 (a Sunday) and died in Greenwich (CT) on December 23, 2000 (a Saturday) at the age of 91.
  • Greenwich is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Victor Borge<1>
• Solon Hannibal Borglum
  • Artist. He was born in Ogden (UT) on December 22, 1868 (a Tueday) and died in Stamford (CT) on January 31, 1922 (a Tueday) at the age of 53. He is buried at Silvermine Cemetery (Fairfield County, Connecticut).
  • Stamford is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Solon Hannibal Borglum<1>
• Sully Boyar
  • Born: Israel Sully Boyarsky
  • Actor. He was born in Williamsburg (NY) on December 14, 1923 (a Friday) and died in Whitestone (NY) on March 23, 2001 (a Friday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Whitestone is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sully Boyar<1>
• Teresa Brewer
  • Born: Theresa Breuer
  • Singer. She was born in Toledo (OH) on May 7, 1931 (a Thursday) and died in New Rochelle (NY) on October 17, 2007 (a Wednesday) at the age of 76. She is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • New Rochelle is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Teresa Brewer<1>
• Dave Brubeck
  • Composer, pianist. He was born in Concord (CA) on December 6, 1920 (a Monday) and died in Norwalk (CT) on December 5, 2012 (a Wednesday) at the age of 92.
  • Norwalk is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dave Brubeck<1>
• Lenny Bruce
  • Born: Leonard Alfred Schnedier
  • Writer, comedian. He was born in Mineola (NY) on October 13, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on August 3, 1966 (a Wednesday) at the age of 40. He is buried at Eden Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Mineola is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lenny Bruce<1>
• William Frank Buckley
  • Author, conservative commentator. He was born in New York (NY) on November 24, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in Stamford (CT) on February 27, 2008 (a Wednesday) at the age of 82. He is buried at St. Bernard Cemetery (Litchfield County, Connecticut).
  • Stamford is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Frank Buckley<1>
• Harry Thacker Burleigh
  • Singer, composer, arranger. He was born in Erie (PA) on December 2, 1866 (a Sunday) and died in Stamford (CT) on September 12, 1949 (a Monday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Erie Cemetery (Erie County, Pennsylvania).
  • Stamford is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Thacker Burleigh<1>
• Harry Carey
  • Born: Henry DeWitt Carey
  • Actor. He was born in City Island (NY) on January 16, 1878 (a Wednesday) and died in Brentwood (CA) on September 21, 1947 (a Sunday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
  • City Island is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Babylon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Carey<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Babylon: www.townofbabylon.com/

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/