List of Long Islanders
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This is a list of famous people from Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island.
People from Brooklyn and Queens are on List of people from New York City.
[edit] Born either in Nassau or in Suffolk County
- Brendan Brown (singer-songwriter)
- A+ (rapper)
- Tatyana Ali (actress)
- Carol Alt (model-actress)
- Criss Angel (illusionist)
- Judd Apatow (movie producer)
- Chris Armas (soccer player)
- Kyle Casey "KC" Armstrong (radio personality)
- Ashanti (singer)
- Alec Baldwin (actor)
- Daniel Baldwin (actor)
- Stephen Baldwin (actor)
- William Baldwin (actor)
- Craig Biggio (baseball player)
- Sue Bird (basketball player)
- Nikki Blonsky (actress)
- Brian Bloom
- Nicholas Braun
- Michael "Mikey" Brenley
- Jim Breuer (comedian)
- Brian Burns (actor)
- Edward Burns (actor)
- Steve Buscemi (actor)
- Mariah Carey (singer)
- Tricia Cast
- Frank Catalanotto (baseball player)
- Speedy Claxton (basketball player)
- LL Cool J (rapper)
- Kevin Connolly (actor)
- Kevin Covais (Singer, American Idol)
- Bob Costas (sportscaster)
- Billy Crystal (comedian)
- Anthony Cumia
- Chuck D (rapper)
- Jennifer Capriati (tennis player)
- Rodney Dangerfield (comedian)
- Lama Surya Das (Buddhist teacher)
- Taylor Dayne (singer)
- Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'Abate (radio personality)
- Dave Dictor
- James Dolan (CEO)
- William "Flavor Flav" Drayton (rapper)
- Billy Donovan (basketball coach)
- Meredith Eaton-Gilden
- Jumbo Elliot (football player)
- Julius Erving (basketball Player)
- Boomer Esiason (NFL quarterback)
- Edie Falco (actress)
- Jay Fiedler (football player)
- Amy Fisher (former convicted attempted murderer)
- William Floyd (signer, Declaration of Independence)
- Melvin Fowler
- Mike Francesa (sports radio commentator)
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson
- Debbie Gibson (singer)
- Tony Graffanino
- Rachel Green (character of sitcom Friends )
- Leroy Grumman (engineer, co-founder Northrop-Grumman)
- Tom Gugliotta
- Melissa Joan Hart (actress)
- Joey Heatherton
- Christopher Higgins (hockey player)
- Gregg "Opie" Hughes (radio host)
- Sarah Hughes (figure skater)
- Bob Iger
- Kevin James (actor, comedian))
- Chris Jericho (wrestler, musician)
- Billy Joel (singer)
- Christine Jorgensen
- Bob Keeshan
- Michael Evans[disambiguation needed
] - Jackie Kennedy Onassis (former First Lady)
- Brian Kilmeade (Fox News personality)
- Mike Komisarek
- Tony Kornheiser (sports personality)
- Michael Kors
- Ron Kovic (activist, author)
- Saul Kripke
- William "Brimstone" Kucmierowski (wrestler)
- Jesse Lacey (musician)
- Jonathan Larson
- Lindsay Lohan (actress)
- Lori Loughlin (actress)
- Charles Ludlam (playwright, theater producer)
- Patti LuPone
- Ralph Macchio (actor)
- Lisa Matassa (singer)
- Method Man (rapper)
- "Stuttering" John Melendez (comedian)
- Harvey Milk (politician)
- John Moschitta, Jr. (FedEx TV commercial personality)
- Eddie Money (musician)
- Jane Monheit
- Brandon Moore
- Kevin Moore (keyboard player/ex-Dream Theater, Chroma Key, O.S.I.)
- Rob Moore (American football)
- Charlie Murphy (actor, comedian)
- Eddie Murphy (ctor, comedian, musician)
- Michael Patrick Murphy (former Navy SEAL)
- John Myung (bassist, Dream Theater)
- Yvette Nelson
- Eric Nystrom
- Soledad O'Brien (news anchor)
- Rosie O'Donnell (comedian)
- Bill O'Reilly (commentator)
- John Petrucci (guitarist, Dream Theater)
- Mike Portnoy (drummer, ex-Dream Theater)
- Prodigy (rapper)
- Jesse Park (NAVY Seal, Physician Assistant, Entrepreneur, Oncologist, Musician)
- Steve Park (race car driver)
- Thomas Pynchon
- Lou Reed (singer)
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (guitarist)
- Juan Romero
- Matt Serra
- Joe Satriani (guitarist)
- John Savage (actor)
- Telly Savalas (actor)
- Erik "Everlast" Schrody (singer)
- Rob Scuderi
- Brian Setzer (guitarist)
- Eric Sermon
- Chuck Schuldiner
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler (actress)
- DJ Skribble (disc jockey)
- Dee Snider (singer)
- Howard Stern (radio host)
- John Tesh (TV and radio Personality)
- Vinny Testaverde (former NFL Quarterback)
- Laurence Traiger (Composer)
- Thomas Truxtun
- Steve Vai (guitarist)
- Frank Viola
- Leslie West
- Meg Whitman (CEO)
- Walt Whitman (poet)
- John Williams (composer)
- Daniel Wilson (Soulless Daywalker)
- Carl Yastrzemski
- Amos Zereoué (NFL player, retired)
[edit] Raised either in Nassau or in Suffolk County (but born in neither)
- Derrick Adkins (track athlete)
- Lyle Alzado (NFL player)
- Bruce Arena (soccer coach)
- Kenia Arias (singer)
- Dave Attell (comedian)
- David Baltimore (biologist)
- Pat Benatar (singer)
- Ross Bleckner
- Paul Bowles
- Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (socialite)
- Edith Bouvier Beale (socialite)
- Peter Breggin
- Jim Brown (NFL player / actor)
- Lorraine Bracco (actress)
- Edward Burns (actor)
- Elaine Chao
- Ben Cohen (businessman)
- Kenneth Cole (clothing designer)
- Francis Ford Coppola (movie director)
- EPMD (rap group)
- Al D'Amato (politician)
- Tony Danza (actor)
- Robert Davi
- Ted Demme
- Brian Dennehy (actor)
- Howard Deutch
- John DiResta
- Martin Feldstein
- Mick Foley (Wrestler)
- John Paul Foschi
- Kate French
- John Fugelsang
- Barbara Gaines (TV producer)
- Rande Gerber
- Louis Gerstner, Jr.
- Lisa "Lisa G" Glasberg
- Louise Glück (poet)
- Doris Kearns Goodwin (historian)
- Jerry Greenfield (businessman)
- Morlon Greenwood
- Al Groh (football coach)
- Carolyn Gusoff (reporter)
- Lisa Gay Hamilton
- Sean Hannity (Fox News commentator)
- Kemp Hannon (politician)
- Kene Holliday (actor)
- Emily Hughes
- Glenn Hughes (singer)
- Billy Idol (singer)
- Michael Isikoff
- David Israel
- Dean Kamen
- Donna Karan (fashion designer)
- Andy Kaufman (comedian)
- Brian Keith (actor)
- Moira Kelly
- George Kennedy (actor)
- Billy Koch
- Gene Larkin
- Peggy Lipton (actress)
- Craig Mack
- John Mackey (American football)
- Jeffrey MacDonald (convicted murderer)
- Steve Madden (designer)
- Ira Magaziner
- Ashley Massaro
- Michael McKean(actor)
- Idina Menzel
- Chrisette Michelle
- Lil Mo
- Bruce Murray (sportscaster)
- Keith Murray
- Dan Nelson (singer)
- Shane Olivea
- Adam Pascal
- Robert Phillips
- Natalie Portman (actress)
- The Product G&B
- Rakim (rapper)
- Jef Raskin
- CJ Ramone (bassist, The Ramones)
- Busta Rhymes (rapper)
- Don Rickles (comedian)
- Evan Roberts (radio personality)
- Ray Romano (comedian)
- Seth Rudetsky
- Jack Scalia (actor)
- Laura Schlessinger
- John Sebastian (singer)
- Jerry Seinfeld (comedian)
- Cindy Sherman (photographer, director)
- Richard Shindell (singer)
- Jim Steinman
- Susan Sullivan (actress)
- Wally Szczerbiak (basketball player)
- Laurence Traiger (composer)
- Fred Travalena (comedian)
- Gary Valentine (actor, comedian)
- Stuart Weitzman (shoe designer)
- Alan Zweibel (producer)
- Andy LoCascio (TV personality)
- Elliot Easton (guitarist, The Cars)
- Zack Ryder (wrestler)
[edit] Moved either to Nassau or to Suffolk County as an adult (neither born nor raised in either)
- Raoul Barré
- Lloyd Banks
- Brand New
- Sterling Brinkley
- Harry Chapin (musician, composer)
- John Coltrane (saxophonist)
- Perry Como (musician)
- Nelson DeMille
- Francis Scott Fitzgerald (writer)
- John Ford (musician)
- Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia
- Victoria Gotti (reality-show star)
- Sal Governale
- William Hitler (Adolf Hitler's nephew)
- Joseph Heller (author)
- Jack Kerouac (writer)
- Willem de Kooning (painter)
- Guy Lombardo (band leader)
- Ashley Massaro
- Costantino Nivola (artist and sculptor)
- Jackson Pollock (painter)
- Mario Puzo (writer)
- Jean Ritchie (dulcimer player)
- Theodore Roosevelt (U.S. president, conservationist)
- Carol Ryder (attorney)
- Bret Saberhagen (baseball player)
- John Serry, Sr.
- Robert Sobel
- John Philip Sousa (composer)
- Tazz (Wrestler)
- James Dewey Watson (biologist)
