Notable Births & Deaths for Port Chester ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Port Chester. 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).
  • New York is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Montrose is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Port Chester.
  • 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).
  • New York is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Ossining is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Abbundando<1>
• Platt Adams     (Olympic Gold Medalist)
  • He was born in Belleville (NJ) on March 23, 1885 (a Monday) and died in Normandy Beach (NJ) on February 27, 1961 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Rosedale Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
  • Belleville is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Platt Adams<1>
• Robert Fick Fiore Adler     (Actor)
  • He was born in Hoboken (NJ) on March 24, 1906 (a Saturday) and died in Glendale (CA) on December 19, 1987 (a Saturday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Hoboken is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Fick Fiore Adler<1>
• Nelson Algren     (Author)
  • Born: Nelson Ahlgren Abraham
  • He was born in Detroit (MI) on March 28, 1909 (a Sunday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on May 9, 1981 (a Saturday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Long Island City is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nelson Algren<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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Glenn Anders<1>
• Dorothy Appleby     (Actress)
  • She was born in Portland (ME) on January 6, 1906 (a Saturday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on August 8, 1990 (a Wednesday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Forest City Cemetery (Cumberland County, Maine).
  • Long Island City is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dorothy Appleby<1>
• Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong     (Trumpeter, composer, singer, actor)
  • Full name: Louis Daniel Armstrong
  • He was born in New Orleans (LA) on August 4, 1901 (a Sunday) and died in Corona (NY) on July 6, 1971 (a Tueday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Flushing Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • Corona is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong<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 on February 22, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • New York is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Arnold<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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
• 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south of Port Chester.
  • 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 Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Old Westbury is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Doe Avedon<1>
• Eugene T. 'Gene' Bagley     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in New York (NY) on June 7, 1861 (a Friday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on August 15, 1901 (a Thursday) at the age of 40. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • New York is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Long Island City is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene T. 'Gene' Bagley<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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Norwalk is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast of Port Chester.
  • 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chuck Barris<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).
  • New York is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Huntington Station is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: J.J. Barry<1>
• Maurice Barrymore     (Actor)
  • Born: Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Maurice Barrymore<1>
• Gregg Barton     (Actor)
  • Born: Harold Wilson Barker
  • He was born in Long Island City (NY) on June 5, 1912 (a Wednesday) and died in Fallbrook (CA) on November 28, 2000 (a Tueday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery (San Diego County, California).
  • Long Island City is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gregg Barton<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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Port Chester.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Barton<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Port Chester: www.portchesterny.com/

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

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