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Notable Births & Deaths for Utopia ...

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

  • 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Platt Adams<1>
  • Jacob P. Adler
    • Born: Yankev Palovich Adler
    • Actor. He was born in Odessa (Ukraine) on February 12, 1855 (a Monday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on March 31, 1926 (a Wednesday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
    • Manhattan is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jacob P. Adler<1>
  • Robert Fick Fiore Adler
  • Shana Alexander
  • Nelson Algren
    • Born: Nelson Ahlgren Abraham
    • Author. 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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nelson Algren<1>
  • Cosmo Francis 'Gus' Allegretti
    • Actor, puppeteer. He was born in Manhattan (NY) on April 6, 1927 (a Wednesday) and died in Phoenix (AZ) on July 26, 2013 (a Friday) at the age of 86. We don't have any burial details.
    • Manhattan is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cosmo Francis 'Gus' Allegretti<1>
  • John Amos
    • Full name: John Allen Amos, Jr.
    • Actor. He was born in Newark (NJ) on December 27, 1939 (a Wednesday) and died in Inglewood (CA) on August 21, 2024 (a Wednesday) at the age of 84. The body was cremated.
    • Newark is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Amos<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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Glenn Anders<1>
  • Dorothy Appleby
  • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
    • Full name: Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle
    • Actor, comedian, director, screenwriter. He was born in Smith Center (KS) on March 24, 1887 (a Thursday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on June 29, 1933 (a Thursday) at the age of 46. The body was cremated.
    • Manhattan is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle<1>
  • Elizabeth Arden
  • Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong
    • Full name: Louis Daniel Armstrong
    • Trumpeter, composer, singer, actor. 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 4 miles [6.4 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong<1>
  • Peter Arno
    • Born: Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.
    • Cartoonist. 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).
    • New York is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Port Chester is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<1>
  • Phil Arnold
    • Full name: Philip Aronoff Arnold
    • Actor. 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Arnold<1>
  • Brooke Astor
    • Born: Roberta Brooke Russell
    • Philanthropist. 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
  • Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
  • Eleanor Audley
  • Doe Avedon
  • Lauren Bacall
    • Born: Joan Betty Perske
    • Oscar nominated actress. She was born in New York (NY) on September 16, 1924 (a Tueday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on August 12, 2014 (a Tueday) at the age of 89. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
    • New York is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Manhattan is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lauren Bacall<1>
  • Stefano Badami
    • Crime figure. He was born in Corleone (Sicilia) on December 10, 1888 (a Monday) and died in Newark (NJ) on March 31, 1955 (a Thursday) at the age of 66. He is buried at Fairmount Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
    • Newark is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stefano Badami<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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Long Island City is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the west of Utopia.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene T. 'Gene' Bagley<1>

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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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