Michael Chiarello
(1962-2023) Chef, writer. Michael Chiarello was born in Red Bluff, California, and died in Napa, California. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.
County: Dutchess
Paul La Farge
(1970-2023) Novelist, short story writer. Paul La Farge was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Justus Rosenberg
(1921-2021) Professor, author. Justus Rosenberg died in Rhinebeck, New York.
Laszlo Z. Bito
(1934-2021) Scientist, novelist. Laszlo Z. Bito was born in and died in Budapest, Hungary.
Barbara Rose
(1936-2020) Critic, historian. Barbara Rose was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in Concord, New Hampshire.
Ella Maria Dietz Clymer
(1847-1920) Ella Maria Dietz Clymer was born in New York City and died in Greater London, England.
Elise Justine Bayard
(1823-1853) Poet. Elise Justine Bayard was born in Fishkill, New York, and died in New York City. Her poems were published in The Knickerbocker, a literary magazine published in New York City, and the Literary World.
Joel Benton
(1832-1911) Poet, writer, biographer, editor, essayist, journalist. Joel Benton was born in Amenia, New York, and died in Poughkeepsie, New York.
James Grant Wilson
(1832-1914) Novelist. James Grant Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and died in New York City.
Edward Davis Wood Jr.
(1924-1978) Author. Ed Wood was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.