Notable Births & Deaths for Highland Falls ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Highland Falls. 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 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south of Highland Falls.
  • 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south of Highland Falls.
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Highland Falls.
  • 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north of Highland Falls.
  • 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Highland Falls.
  • 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 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Highland Falls.
  • Poughkeepsie is located 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Highland Falls.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank F. Bahret<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 south of Highland Falls.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chuck Barris<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Highland Falls.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Laurie Hope Beechman<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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Highland Falls.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alice Guy Blache<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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south of Highland Falls.
  • 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Highland Falls.
• 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 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Highland Falls.
  • 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Highland Falls.
  • 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Highland Falls.
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Highland Falls.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Evangeline Cory 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Highland Falls.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Victor Borge<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east of Highland Falls.
  • 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 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Highland Falls.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Herbert Theodore 'Buttons' Briggs<1>
• Iola Brubeck
  • Lyricist. She was born in Corning (CA) on August 14, 1923 (a Tueday) and died in Wilton (CT) on March 12, 2014 (a Wednesday) at the age of 90.
  • Wilton is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Highland Falls.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Iola Brubeck<1>
• Northern James Calloway
  • Actor. He was born in New York (NY) on January 22, 1948 (a Thursday) and died in Ossining (NY) on January 9, 1990 (a Tueday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Ossining is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south of Highland Falls.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Northern James Calloway<1>
• Northern James Calloway
  • Actor. He was born in New York (NY) on January 22, 1948 (a Thursday) and died in Ossining (NY) on January 9, 1990 (a Tueday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Ossining is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south of Highland Falls.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Northern James Calloway<1>

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