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Notable Births & Deaths for Lansing ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Lansing. 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.
- A.R. Ammons
- Full name: Archie Randolph Ammons
- Poet. He was born in Whiteville (NC) on February 26, 1926 (a Friday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on February 26, 2001 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
- Ithaca is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south of Lansing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: A.R. Ammons<1>
- Francis Bicknell Carpenter
- John Edgar Clapp
- Major League Baseball. He was born in Ithaca (NY) on July 15, 1851 (a Tueday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on December 18, 1904 (a Sunday) at the age of 53. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
- Ithaca is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south of Lansing.
- Ithaca is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south of Lansing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Edgar Clapp<1>
- Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye
- Nobel laureate, chemist, physicist. He was born in Maastricht (Netherlands) on March 24, 1884 (a Monday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on November 2, 1996 (a Saturday) at the age of 112. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
- Ithaca is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south of Lansing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye<1>
- William Desmond
- Born: William Mannion
- Actor. He was born in Horseheads (NY) on January 23, 1878 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on November 3, 1949 (a Thursday) at the age of 71.
- Horseheads is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Lansing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Desmond<1>
- Millard Fillmore
- 13th President of the US (1850 - 1853). He was born in Summer Hill (NY) on January 7, 1800 (a Tueday) and died in Buffalo (NY) on March 8, 1874 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Erie County, New York).
- Summer Hill is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast of Lansing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Millard Fillmore<1>
- Herbert Franklin
- Full name: Herbert Henry Franklin
- Automotive pioneer, inventor, businessman. He was born in Lisle (NY) on September 1, 1866 (a Saturday) and died in Syracuse (NY) on July 7, 1956 (a Saturday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Onondaga County, New York).
- Lisle is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east of Lansing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Herbert Franklin<1>
- Thomas Gold
- Astronomer, geoscientist. He was born in Vienna (Austria) on May 22, 1920 (a Saturday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on June 22, 2004 (a Tueday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
- Ithaca is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south of Lansing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Gold<1>
- Frederick L. 'Fred' Ketchum
- 1899/09/12:1901/05/04. He was born in Elmira (NY) on July 27, 1875 (a Tueday) and died in Cortland (NY) on March 12, 1908 (a Thursday) at the age of 32.
- Cortland is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast of Lansing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frederick L. 'Fred' Ketchum<1>
- John Joseph McGraw
- Lewis Henry Morgan
- Pioneering anthopologist and considered the father of ethnology. He was born in Aurora (NY) on November 21, 1818 (a Saturday) and died in Rochester (NY) on December 17, 1881 (a Saturday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery (Monroe County, New York).
- Aurora is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of Lansing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lewis Henry Morgan<1>
- Frederick Daniel Scott
- Elmer Ambrose Sperry
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lansing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/ The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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