Notable Births & Deaths for Peekskill ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Peekskill. 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 2 miles [3.2 km] to the south of Peekskill.
  • 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Abbundando<1>
• Glenn Anders     (Actor)
  • He was born in Los Angeles (CA) on September 1, 1889 (a Sunday) and died in Englewood (NJ) on October 26, 1981 (a Monday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Englewood is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Glenn Anders<1>
• Gerald Anthony     (Actor)
  • Born: Gerald Bucchiarelli
  • He was born in Pittsburgh (PA) on July 31, 1951 (a Tueday) and died in Butler (NJ) on May 28, 2004 (a Friday) at the age of 52. He is buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania).
  • Butler is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gerald Anthony<1>
• Peter Arno     (Cartoonist)
  • Born: Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.
  • 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 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<1>
• Phil Arnold     (Actor)
  • Full name: Philip Aronoff Arnold
  • He was born in Hackensack (NJ) on September 15, 1909 (a Wednesday) and died in Van Nuys (CA) on May 9, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Eden Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Hackensack is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Arnold<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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Timothy Shay Arthur<1>
• Brooke Astor     (Philanthropist)
  • Born: Roberta Brooke Russell
  • 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Peekskill.
  • 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Peekskill.
  • Poughkeepsie is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Peekskill.
  • 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.
  • New Rochelle is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Peekskill.
  • Norwalk is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Faith Baldwin<1>
• Wendy Barrie     (Actress)
  • She was born in Hong Kong (China) on April 18, 1912 (a Thursday) and died in Englewood (NJ) on February 2, 1978 (a Thursday) at the age of 65. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Englewood is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wendy Barrie<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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Peekskill.
  • 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Laurie Hope Beechman<1>
• George Berkeley     (Actor)
  • He was born in Ridgewood (NJ) on June 13, 1921 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on February 1, 1992 (a Saturday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Ridgewood is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Berkeley<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 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest of Peekskill.
  • 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 5 miles [8 km] to the south of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Holbrook Blinn<1>
• Carol Haney Blyden     (Dancer)
  • Born: Carolyn Grace Haney
  • She was born in New Bedford (MA) on December 24, 1924 (a Wednesday) and died in Saddle Brook (NJ) on May 10, 1964 (a Sunday) at the age of 39. She is buried at Holyhood Cemetery (Norfolk County, Massachusetts).
  • Saddle Brook is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carol Haney Blyden<1>
• Ann Blyth     (Oscar nominated actress)
  • Full name: Ann Marie Blyth
  • She was born in Mount Kisco (NY) on August 16, 1928 (a Thursday)
  • Mount Kisco is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Peekskill.
• 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jane Matilda Bolin<1>
• Cesare 'The Tall Guy' Bonventre     (Crime figure)
  • He was born in Castellammare del Golfo (Sicilia) on January 1, 1951 (a Monday) and died in Garfield (NJ) on April 16, 1984 (a Monday) at the age of 33. He is buried at St. Charles RC Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Garfield is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cesare 'The Tall Guy' Bonventre<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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Peekskill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, Jr.<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Peekskill: www.ci.peekskill.ny.us/

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

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