Notable Births & Deaths for Port Jefferson ...

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

• 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Port Jefferson.
  • 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of Port Jefferson.
  • 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 18 miles [29 km] to the west of Port Jefferson.
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Port Jefferson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Maurice Barrymore<1>
• Richard Belzer
  • Full name: Richard Jay Belzer
  • Actor, comedian, author. He was born in Bridgeport (CT) on August 4, 1944 (a Friday) and died in Bozouls (France) on February 19, 2023 (a Sunday) at the age of 78. The body was cremated.
  • Bridgeport is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north of Port Jefferson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Belzer<1>
• Marian Bergeron
  • Miss America (1933), singer. She was born in West Haven (CT) on May 3, 1918 (a Friday) and died in Kettering (OH) on October 22, 2002 (a Tueday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Woodland Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • West Haven is located 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Port Jefferson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marian Bergeron<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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south of Port Jefferson.
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Port Jefferson.
  • 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 west of Port Jefferson.
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Port Jefferson.
  • 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of Port Jefferson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dave Brubeck<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Port Jefferson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Iola Brubeck<1>
• George F. Bryant
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Bridgeport (CT) on February 10, 1857 (a Tueday) and died in Boston (MA) on June 12, 1907 (a Wednesday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery (Suffolk County, Massachusetts).
  • Bridgeport is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north of Port Jefferson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George F. Bryant<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Port Jefferson.
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Port Jefferson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Thacker Burleigh<1>
• George W. Bush
  • Full name: George Walker Bush
  • 43rd President of the US (2001 - 2009). He was born in New Haven (CT) on July 6, 1946 (a Saturday)
  • New Haven is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north of Port Jefferson.
• Al Capp
  • Born: Alfred Gerald Caplin
  • Cartoonist. He was born in New Haven (CT) on September 28, 1909 (a Tueday) and died in South Hampton (NH) on November 5, 1979 (a Monday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Mt. Prospect Cemetery (Essex County, Massachusetts).
  • New Haven is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north of Port Jefferson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Capp<1>
• Bliss Carman
  • Poet. He was born in Fredericton (NB) on April 15, 1861 (a Monday) and died in New Canaan (CT) on June 8, 1929 (a Saturday) at the age of 68. He is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery (York County, New Brunswick).
  • New Canaan is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Port Jefferson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bliss Carman<1>
• Karen Carpenter
  • Singer. She was born in New Haven (CT) on March 2, 1950 (a Thursday) and died in Downey (CA) on February 4, 1983 (a Friday) at the age of 32. She is buried at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • New Haven is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north of Port Jefferson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Karen Carpenter<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Port Jefferson.
  • 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Port Jefferson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Chapin<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Port Jefferson: www.portjeff.com/

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

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