Linda Laubenstein lahir pada tanggal 21 Mei 1947, di [[Boston]], Massachusetts dari pasangan Priscilla dan George Laubenstein.<ref name="Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science">{{Cite book|last=Harvey|first=Joy|last2=Ogilvie|first2=Marilyn Bailey|year=2000|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century|location=New York|publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]]|isbn=0-203-80145-8|volume=2|chapter=Laubenstein, Linda (1947–1992)|author-link=Joy Harvey|author-link2=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie|chapter-url=http://www.bookrags.com/tandf/laubenstein-linda-tf/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623214218/http://www.bookrags.com/tandf/laubenstein-linda-tf/|archive-date=23 Juni 2010|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Laubenstein meninggal pada tanggal 15 Agustus 1992 saat tinggal di rumah keluarganya di [[Chatham, Massachusetts]].<ref name="NYT obit">{{cite news|last=Lambert|first=Bruce|date=17 Agustus 1992|title=Linda Laubenstein, 45, Physician And Leader in Detection of AIDS|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/17/nyregion/linda-laubenstein-45-physician-and-leader-in-detection-of-aids.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=2 Mei 2022|subscription=yes}}</ref>