List of Long Islanders
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This is a list of notable people from Long Island.
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| Born on Long Island | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name Darrell Black | Place of Birth Brooklyn New York | Date of Death - | Place of Death - | Comedian | |
| Alt, Carol A | 1 December 1960 | Flushing, New York | — | — | actress, model |
| Apatow, Judd | 6 December 1967 | New York City, New York | — | — | movie producer |
| Armas, Chris | 27 August 1972 | The Bronx, New York | — | — | soccer player |
| Wolosoff, Bruce | 27 March 1955 | Great Neck, New York | — | — | composer |
| Baldwin, Alexander R | 3 April 1953 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor |
| Baldwin, Daniel L | 5 October 1960 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor |
| Baldwin, Stephen A | 12 May 1966 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor |
| Baldwin, William J | 21 February 1963 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor |
| Bennett, Matthew H | 13 November 1991 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor, singer, screenwriter |
| Biggio, Craig A | 14 December 1965 | Smithtown, New York | — | — | baseball player |
| Bird, Suzanne B | 16 October 1980 | Syosset, New York | — | — | basketball player |
| Brown, Brendan B | 11 October 1973 | Northport, New York | — | — | singer, songwriter |
| Carey, Mariah | 27 March 1970 | Huntington, New York | — | — | singer |
| Colvin, Marie C | 12 January 1956 | Oyster Bay, New York | 22 February 2012 | Homs, Syria | journalist |
| Cumia, Anthony | 26 April 1961 | New York City, New York | — | — | radio personality |
| Douglas, Ashanti S | 13 October 1980 | Glen Cove, New York | — | — | entertainer |
| Irvine, Christopher K | 9 November 1970 | Manhasset, New York | — | — | actor, musician, wrestler |
| Lacey, Jesse T | 10 July 1978 | Levittown, New York | — | — | musician |
| Levins, Andre | 29 August 1981 | Hempstead, New York | — | — | rapper |
| Lohan, Lindsay M | 2 July 1986 | New York City, New York | — | — | actress |
| Sarantakos, Christopher N | 19 December 1967 | Long Island, New York | — | — | illusionist |
| Sarantis, Kalomira | 31 January 1985 | West Hempstead, New York | — | — | singer |
| Stern, Howard A | 12 January 1954 | Jackson Heights, Queens, New York | — | — | radio personality |
| Whitman, Margaret C | 4 August 1956 | Cold Spring Harbor, New York | — | — | business executive |
| Wunderman, Leslie | 7 March 1962 | Baldwin, New York | — | — | actress, singer |
| Raised on Long Island (but not born on Long Island) | |||||
| Name | Date of Birth | Place of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Death | Occupation |
| Adkins, Derrick R | 2 July 1970 | Brooklyn, New York | — | — | track athlete |
| Foley, Michael F | 7 June 1965 | Bloomington, Indiana | — | — | wrestler |
| Kelly, Moira | 6 March 1968 | Queens, New York | — | — | actress |
| Seinfeld, Jerry | 29 April 1954 | Brooklyn, New York | — | — | comedian |
| Moved to Long Island as an adult (neither born nor raised on Long Island) | |||||
| Name | Date of Birth | Place of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Death | Occupation |
| Barré, Raoul | 29 January 1874 | Montréal, Québec, Canada | 21 May 1932 | Montréal, Québec, Canada | animator, artist, cartoonist |
| Gatbsy, Jay | 2 September 1899 | North Dakota | 29 July 1932 | East Egg | Protagonist of the Great Gatsby |
| Georgievna, Xenia | 22 August 1903 | Mikhailovskoe, Russian Empire | 17 September 1965 | Glen Cove, New York | Princess of Russia |
| Lloyd, Christopher C | 30 April 1982 | New Carrollton, Maryland | — | — | rapper |
| Roosevelt, Theodore | 27 October 1858 | New York City, New York | 6 January 1919 | Oyster Bay, New York | 26th President of the United States |
| Senerchia, Peter | 11 October 1967 | Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York | — | — | wrestler |
| Stuart-Houston, William P | 12 March 1911 | Liverpool, United Kingdom | 14 July 1987 | Patchogue, New York | nephew of Adolf Hitler |
Born on Long Island[edit]
- Jackie Martling (Former head writer for the Howard Stern Show)
- Donatella Arpaia (restaurateur and a television personality)
- Nikki Blonsky (actress)
- Brian Bloom
- Nicholas Braun
- Michael "Mikey" Brenley
- Jim Breuer (comedian)
- Brian 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)
- Marcus Stroman (baseball player)
- Steven Matz (baseball player)
- Kevin Conroy (actor)
- Kevin Covais (Singer, American Idol)
- Bob Costas (sportscaster)
- Billy Crystal (actor)
- Anthony Cumia (podcaster, radio host)
- Chuck D (rapper)
- Jennifer Capriati (tennis player)
- Rodney Dangerfield (comedian)
- Lama Surya Das (Buddhist teacher)
- 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)
- Jack Feldman (lyricist)
- 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(NFL player)
- 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)
- Rakim(MC)
- Kevin James (actor, comedian)
- Billy Joel (singer)
- Christine Jorgensen
- Bob Keeshan
- 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
- Jonathan Larson
- 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 (actor, comedian, musician)
- Michael Patrick Murphy (former Navy SEAL)
- John Myung (bassist, Dream Theater)
- Yvette Nelson
- Eric Nystrom (hockey player)
- 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)
- Steve Park (race car driver)
- Thomas Pynchon
- R.A. the Rugged Man
- Lou Reed (singer)
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (guitarist)
- Matt Serra
- Joe Satriani (guitarist)
- John Savage (actor)
- Telly Savalas (actor)
- Erik "Everlast" Schrody (singer)
- Rob Scuderi
- Brian Setzer (guitarist)
- Eric Sermon
- Chuck Schuldiner
- Cletus Seldin (boxer)
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler (actress)
- DJ Skribble (disc jockey)
- Dee Snider (singer)
- Eric Spoto (Power Lifter)
- Martin Tankleff (falsely convicted of murdering parents in 1988, served 17 years in prison)
- John Tesh (TV and radio Personality)
- Vinny Testaverde (former NFL Quarterback)
- Laurence Traiger (Composer)
- Thomas Truxtun
- Steve Vai (guitarist)
- Frank Viola
- Leslie West
- Walt Whitman (poet)
- John Williams (composer)
- Carl Yastrzemski (baseball player)
- Amos Zereoué (NFL player, retired)
Raised on Long Island (but not born on Long Island)[edit]
- Michael Dempsey (God)
- Lyle Alzado (NFL player)
- Michael Arbouet (indie director)
- Bruce Arena (soccer coach)
- Kenia Arias (singer)
- Dave Attell (comedian)
- David Baltimore (biologist)
- Pat Benatar (singer)
- Darrell Black (Visual Artist)
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)
- Margaret Colin (actress)
- 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
- Edie Falco (actress)
- Martin Feldstein
- 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)
- Steve Guttenberg (actor)
- 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)
- Denise Lor (singer/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
- C.J. 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)
- Jenna Ushkowitz (Actress)m
Moved either to Long Island as an adult (neither born nor raised on Long Island)[edit]
- Sterling Brinkley
- Harry Chapin (musician, composer)
- John Coltrane (saxophonist)
- Perry Como (musician)
- Nelson DeMille
- Manuel De Peppe (actor, singer, composer, arranger, music producer)
- Francis Scott Fitzgerald (writer)
- John Ford (musician)
- Jay Gatsby (protagonist of the Great Gatsby)
- Victoria Gotti (reality-show star)
- Sal Governale
- Joseph Heller (author)
- Otto Hermann Kahn (investment banker, collector, philanthropist and patron of the arts; He was the owner of Oheka Castle located on the North Shore of Long Island, in Huntington, New York - the second largest private residence in the USA)
- Roger Wolfe Kahn (bandleader, composer, nightclub owner, aviator and Otto Hermann Kahn's son)
- 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)
- Bret Saberhagen (baseball player)
- John Serry, Sr.
- C. O. Simpkins, Sr. (dentist and civil rights activist)
- Robert Sobel
- John Philip Sousa (composer)
- James Dewey Watson (biologist)