Mr. White pushed for economic development and was a champion of women and minority business owners.

Mr. Pinney, who held many distinctions as a writer, journalist and snake lover, was once described as “a hard man to pin down” because of his achievements.

Thomson’s 1951 “shot heard round the world” endures as perhaps the most dramatic play in baseball history.

Thomson’s 1951 “shot heard round the world” endures as perhaps the most dramatic play in baseball history.

Mr. Roth fled the McCarthy-era America of 1950 for a new life as a meticulous and often abrasive chronicler of British politicians.

Mr. Dillon, the longtime district attorney of Nassau County, N.Y., quietly oversaw high-profile prosecutions while using his office as a bully pulpit against abortion.

Mr. Simon, a former executive for the Bulova company, helped found a watchmaking school for soldiers who had been badly wounded in World War II.

Ms. Lincoln’s dramatic vocal command and tersely poetic songs made her a singular figure in jazz. She was also a civil rights advocate and acted in films with Sidney Poitier.

The developer of Milford Plaza had a longstanding business partnership with his brother, Seymour Milstein, until a bitter dispute left them estranged.

Ms. Buck served more than two decades in prison for her role in the 1981 Brink’s armored-car robbery in Rockland County, N.Y., in which three people were killed.