Notable Births & Deaths for Islip ...

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

• 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Islip.
  • 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Islip.
  • 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.
  • Norwalk is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Islip.
  • 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest of Islip.
  • 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of Islip.
  • 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west of Islip.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Barton<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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east of Islip.
  • 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Islip.
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Islip.
  • 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Islip.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Solon Hannibal Borglum<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Islip.
  • 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west of Islip.
  • 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Islip.
  • 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Islip.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Thacker Burleigh<1>
• Ernest Trow Carter
  • Composer. He was born in Orange (NJ) on September 3, 1866 (a Monday) and died in Stamford (CT) on June 21, 1953 (a Sunday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
  • Stamford is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Islip.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ernest Trow Carter<1>
• Harry Chapin
  • Born: Harry Forster Chapin
  • Singer, songwriter, activist. He was born in New York (NY) on December 7, 1942 (a Monday) and died in Jericho (NY) on July 16, 1981 (a Thursday) at the age of 38. He is buried at Huntington Rural Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Jericho is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west of Islip.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Chapin<1>
• Ruth Chatterton
  • Actress, aviator, novelist. She was born in New York (NY) on December 24, 1892 (a Saturday) and died in Norwalk (CT) on November 24, 1961 (a Friday) at the age of 68. She is buried at Beechwoods Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Norwalk is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Islip.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ruth Chatterton<1>
• Robert 'Bob' Chipman
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Brooklyn (NY) on October 11, 1918 (a Friday) and died in Huntington (NY) on November 8, 1973 (a Thursday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Cemetery of the Holy Rood (Nassau County, New York).
  • Huntington is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest of Islip.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert 'Bob' Chipman<1>
• Mady Christians
  • Actress. She was born in Vienna (Austria) on January 19, 1892 (a Tueday) and died in South Norwalk (CT) on October 28, 1951 (a Sunday) at the age of 59. She is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • South Norwalk is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Islip.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mady Christians<1>
• John William Coltrane
  • Musician, composer. He was born in Hamlet (NC) on September 23, 1926 (a Thursday) and died in Huntington (NY) on July 17, 1967 (a Monday) at the age of 40. He is buried at Pinelawn Memorial Park (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Huntington is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest of Islip.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John William Coltrane<1>
• Lawrence 'Larry' Conley
  • Musician. He was born in Keithsburg (IL) on November 29, 1895 (a Friday) and died in Copiague (NY) on February 29, 1960 (a Monday) (which is Leap Day) at the age of 64. He is buried at Long Island National Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Copiague is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Islip.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence 'Larry' Conley<1>

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