Notable Births & Deaths for Brewster ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Brewster. 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Slim Aarons<1>
• Frank Abbundando
  • Crime figure. He was born in New York (NY) on July 11, 1910 (a Monday) and died in Ossining (NY) on February 19, 1942 (a Thursday) at the age of 31. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • Ossining is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Abbundando<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 south of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<1>
• Timothy Shay Arthur
  • Author. He was born in Newburgh (NY) on June 22, 1809 (a Thursday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on March 6, 1885 (a Friday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Woodlands Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Newburgh is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Timothy Shay Arthur<1>
• 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
• Frank F. Bahret
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Poughkeepsie (NY) in 1858 and died in Poughkeepsie (NY) on March 30, 1888 (a Friday). He is buried at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery (Dutchess County, New York).
  • Poughkeepsie is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Brewster.
  • Poughkeepsie is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank F. Bahret<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.
  • Norwalk is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Faith Baldwin<1>
• James Goodwin Batterson
  • Architect. He was born in Bloomfield (CT) on February 23, 1823 (a Sunday) and died in Bloomfield (CT) on September 18, 1901 (a Wednesday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery (Hartford County, Connecticut).
  • Bloomfield is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Brewster.
  • Bloomfield is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Goodwin Batterson<1>
• Laurie Hope Beechman
  • Actress. She was born in Philadelphia (PA) on April 4, 1953 (a Saturday) and died in White Plains (NY) on March 8, 1998 (a Sunday) at the age of 44. She is buried at Montefiore Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • White Plains is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Laurie Hope Beechman<1>
• Richard Belzer
  • Full name: Richard Jay Belzer
  • Actor, comedian, author. He was born in Bridgeport (CT) on August 4, 1944 (a Friday) and died in Bozouls (France) on February 19, 2023 (a Sunday) at the age of 78. The body was cremated.
  • Bridgeport is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Belzer<1>
• Holbrook Blinn
  • Actor. He was born in Stonestown (CA) on January 23, 1872 (a Tueday) and died in Croton-on-Hudson (NY) on June 24, 1928 (a Sunday) at the age of 56. He is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Croton-on-Hudson is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Holbrook Blinn<1>
• Ann Blyth
  • Full name: Ann Marie Blyth
  • Oscar nominated actress. She was born in Mount Kisco (NY) on August 16, 1928 (a Thursday)
  • Mount Kisco is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Brewster.
• Jane Matilda Bolin
  • Jurist. She was born in Poughkeepsie (NY) on April 11, 1908 (a Saturday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on January 8, 2007 (a Monday) at the age of 98. She is buried at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery (Dutchess County, New York).
  • Poughkeepsie is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jane Matilda Bolin<1>
• Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Physicist. He was born in Rome (GA) on September 28, 1912 (a Saturday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on March 6, 2004 (a Saturday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Bonaventure Cemetery (Chatham County, Georgia).
  • Briarcliff Manor is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, Jr.<1>
• Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Physicist. He was born in Rome (GA) on September 28, 1912 (a Saturday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on March 6, 2004 (a Saturday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Bonaventure Cemetery (Chatham County, Georgia).
  • Briarcliff Manor is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, Jr.<1>
• Evangeline Cory Booth
  • Social reformer. She was born in London (England) on December 25, 1865 (a Monday) and died in Hartsdale (NY) on July 17, 1950 (a Monday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Hartsdale is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Evangeline Cory 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 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Brewster.
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Brewster.
  • 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 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Solon Hannibal Borglum<1>
• Jonathan Brandis
  • Actor. He was born in Danbury (CT) on April 13, 1976 (a Tueday) and died in West Hollywood (CA) on November 12, 2003 (a Wednesday) at the age of 27. The body was cremated.
  • Danbury is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the east of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jonathan Brandis<1>
• Herbert Theodore 'Buttons' Briggs
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Poughkeepsie (NY) on July 8, 1875 (a Thursday) and died in Cleveland (OH) on February 18, 1911 (a Saturday) at the age of 35. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Cuyahoga County, Ohio).
  • Poughkeepsie is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Brewster.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Herbert Theodore 'Buttons' Briggs<1>

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