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This is a list of notable people either born in, from or connected to Long Island.
| Born on Long Island
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| Name
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Date of Birth
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Place of Birth
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Date of Death
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Place of Death
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Job
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| Angelo, Richard
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20 August 1962
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Long Island
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serial killer
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| Apatow, Judd
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6 December 1967
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New York City, New York
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movie producer
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| Armas, Chris
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27 August 1972
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The Bronx, New York
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soccer player
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| Wolosoff, Bruce
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27 March 1955
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Manhattan, New York
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composer
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| Baldwin, Alexander R
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3 April 1953
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Massapequa, New York
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actor
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| Baldwin, Daniel L
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5 October 1960
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Massapequa, New York
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actor
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| Baldwin, Stephen A
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12 May 1966
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Massapequa, New York
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actor
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| Baldwin, William J
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21 February 1963
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Massapequa, New York
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actor
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| Bellion, Jonathan D
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26 December 1990
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Lake Grove, New York
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Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Rapper
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| Bennett, Matthew H
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13 November 1991
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Massapequa, New York
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actor, singer, screenwriter
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| Biggio, Craig A
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14 December 1965
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Smithtown, New York
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baseball player
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| Bird, Suzanne B
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16 October 1980
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Syosset, New York
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basketball player
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| Brown, Brendan B
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11 October 1973
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Northport, New York
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singer, songwriter
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| Budnik, Dan
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20 May 1933
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Long Island, New York
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photographer
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| Carey, Mariah
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27 March 1969
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Huntington, New York
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singer, songwriter
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| Colvin, Marie C
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12 January 1956
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Oyster Bay, New York
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22 February 2012
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Homs, Syria
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journalist
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| Cumia, Anthony
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26 April 1961
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New York City, New York
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radio personality
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| Douglas, Ashanti S
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13 October 1980
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Glen Cove, New York
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entertainer
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| Fox, Adam
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17 February 1998
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Jericho, New York
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Ice hockey player
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| Whitman, Margaret C
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4 August 1956
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Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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business executive
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| Irvine, Christopher K
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9 November 1970
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Manhasset, New York
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actor, musician, wrestler
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| Lacey, Jesse T
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10 July 1978
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Levittown, New York
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musician
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| Levins, Andre
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29 August 1981
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Hempstead, New York
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rapper
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| Lohan, Lindsay M
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2 July 1986
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New York City, New York
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actress
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| O'Connor, Meredith
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12 July 1996
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Huntington, New York
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musician
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| Sarantakos, Christopher N
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19 December 1967
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Hempstead, New York
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illusionist
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| Sarantis, Kalomira
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31 January 1985
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West Hempstead, New York
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singer and musician
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| Stern, Howard A
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12 January 1954
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Jackson Heights, Queens, New York
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radio personality
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| Whitman, Margaret C
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4 August 1956
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Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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business executive
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| Wunderman, Leslie
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7 March 1962
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Baldwin, New York
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actress, singer
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| Raised on Long Island (but not born on Long Island)
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| Name
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Date of Birth
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Place of Birth
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Date of Death
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Place of Death
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Occupation
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| Adkins, Derrick R
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2 July 1970
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Brooklyn, New York
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—
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track athlete
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| Foley, Michael F
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7 June 1965
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Bloomington, Indiana
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wrestler
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| Foster, Susan H
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Queens, New York
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Jewelry Designer
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| Kelly, Moira
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6 March 1968
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Queens, New York
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actress
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| Park, Harry
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23 July 1989
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South Korea
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rapper
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| Seinfeld, Jerry
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29 April 1954
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Brooklyn, New York
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comedian
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| Freiberger, Bill
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17 January 1962
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Brooklyn, New York
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television writer
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| Moved to Long Island as an adult (neither born nor raised on Long Island)
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| Name
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Date of Birth
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Place of Birth
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Date of Death
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Place of Death
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Occupation
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| Barré, Raoul
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29 January 1874
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Montréal, Québec, Canada
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21 May 1932
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Montréal, Québec, Canada
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animator, artist, cartoonist
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| Georgievna, Xenia
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22 August 1903
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Mikhailovskoe, Russian Empire
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17 September 1965
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Glen Cove, New York
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Princess of Russia
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| Lloyd, Christopher C
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30 April 1982
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New Carrollton, Maryland
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rapper
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| Roosevelt, Theodore
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27 October 1858
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New York City, New York
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6 January 1919
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Oyster Bay, New York
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26th President of the United States
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| Senerchia, Peter
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11 October 1967
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Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York
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wrestler
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| Stuart-Houston, William P
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12 March 1911
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Liverpool, United Kingdom
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14 July 1987
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Patchogue, New York
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nephew of Adolf Hitler
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Born on Long Island[edit]
- Madison Beer (singer, model)
- Donatella Arpaia (restaurateur and a television personality)
- Alec Baldwin (actor)
- Daniel Baldwin (actor)
- Stephen Baldwin (actor)
- William Baldwin (actor)
- Jon Bellion (singer/songwriter)
- Pat Benatar (singer)
- Tony Bennett (singer)
- Meredith O'Connor (singer)
- Nikki Blonsky (actress)
- Brian Bloom (actor)
- Nicholas Braun
- Michael "Mikey" Brenley
- Hoodie Allen (Rapper)
- Jim Breuer (comedian)
- Brian Burns (actor)
- Edward Burns (actor, screenwriter)
- Ken Burns (filmmaker)
- Steve Buscemi (actor)
- Mariah Carey (singer)
- Ryan Cassata (musician)
- Tricia Cast (actress)
- 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)
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (guitarist)
- Fran Drescher (actress)
- Dave Dictor
- James Dolan (CEO)
- William "Flavor Flav" Drayton (rapper)
- Billy Donovan (basketball coach)
- Ashanti (Singer) (singer)
- Meredith Eaton-Gilden
- Jumbo Elliot (football player)
- Julius Erving (basketball Player)
- Boomer Esiason (NFL quarterback)
- Edie Falco (actress)
- Jack Feldman (lyricist)
- Jay Fiedler (football player)
- "50 Cent" Curtis Jackson (rapper, actor)
- Amy Fisher (former convicted attempted murderer)
- Flavor Flav (rapper)
- William Floyd (signer, Declaration of Independence)
- Melvin Fowler
- Adam Fox (NHL player)
- Mike Francesa (sports radio commentator)
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson (NFL player)
- Art Garfunkel (singer)
- Debbie Gibson (singer)
- Ilana Glazer (comedian, writer, actress)
- Tony Graffanino
- Bob Griffin (basketball player, English Literature professor)
- Leroy Grumman (engineer, co-founder Northrop-Grumman)
- Tom Gugliotta
- Aaron Hall and Damion Hall (R&B Singers of the group Guy)
- Melissa Joan Hart (actress)
- Joey Heatherton
- Frank Nappi (author)
- Christopher Higgins (hockey player)
- Gregg "Opie" Hughes (radio host)
- Sarah Hughes (figure skater)
- Rakim (MC)
- Kevin James (actor, comedian)
- 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
- Cyndi Lauper (singer)
- Lori Loughlin (actress)
- Charles Ludlam (playwright, theater producer)
- Patti LuPone (actress, singer)
- Ralph Macchio (actor)
- Jackie Martling (Former head writer for The Howard Stern Show)
- Lisa Matassa (singer)
- Idina Menzel (actress, singer)
- Method Man (rapper)
- Charlie McAvoy (NHL defenseman)
- Kate McKinnon (comedian)
- "Stuttering" John Melendez (comedian)
- Harvey Milk (politician)
- Larry Miller (comedian, actor)
- 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)
- Eric Nystrom (hockey player)
- Soledad O'Brien (news anchor)
- Rosie O'Donnell (comedian)
- Bill O'Reilly (commentator)
- Mike Petke (soccer player)
- John Petrucci (guitarist, Dream Theater)
- Mike Portnoy (drummer, ex-Dream Theater)
- Prodigy (rapper)
- Steve Park (race car driver)
- Rosie Perez (actress)
- Thomas Pynchon (author)
- R.A. the Rugged Man
- Lou Reed (singer)
- Rev. Run (rapper)
- Kim Richards (actress)
- Ray Romano (comedian)
- Susan Sarandon (actress)
- Joe Satriani (guitarist)
- John Savage (actor)
- Telly Savalas (actor)
- Anthony Scaramucci (White House Communications Director and founder of SkyBridge Capital)
- Erik "Everlast" Schrody (singer)
- Chuck Schuldiner
- Rob Scuderi
- Cletus Seldin (boxer)
- Eric Sermon
- Matt Serra
- Brian Setzer (guitarist)
- Kevin Shinick (writer, actor, director)
- Talia Shire (actress)
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler (actress)
- DJ Skribble (disc jockey)
- Helen Slater (actress)
- 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)
- Richard Zimler (novelist)
- Anthony Nese (pro wrestler)
- Andrew Barth Feldman (actor)
- Joe Iconis (composer/songwriter)
Raised on Long Island (but not born on Long Island)[edit]
- Gustav Åhr (Lil Peep), (rapper)
- Lyle Alzado (professional American football player)
- Bruce Arena (soccer coach)
- Kenia Arias (singer)
- Dave Attell (comedian)
- David Baltimore (biologist)
- Pat Benatar (singer)
- Ross Bleckner (artist)
- Paul Bowles (composer, author, and translator)
- Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (socialite)
- Edith Bouvier Beale (socialite)
- Peter Breggin (psychiatrist)
- Jim Brown (former professional American football player and actor)
- Lorraine Bracco (actress)
- Edward Burns (actor)
- Elaine Chao (businesswoman and politician, Secretary of Labor from 2001 to 2009 and Secretary of Transportation from 2017 to 2021)
- Ben Cohen (businessman)
- Kenneth Cole (clothing designer)
- Margaret Colin (actress)
- Francis Ford Coppola (movie director)
- Al D'Amato (politician)
- Tony Danza (actor)
- Robert Davi (actor, singer, writer, and director)
- Ted Demme (director, producer, and actor)
- Michael Dempsey (Bassist)
- Brian Dennehy (actor)
- Howard Deutch (director)
- John DiResta (comedian, actor, and former New York City Transit Police officer)
- Elliot Easton (guitarist, The Cars)
- EPMD (rap group)
- Edie Falco (actress)
- Martin Feldstein (economist)
- Reggie Fils-Aime (businessman, former president of Nintendo of America)
- J. P. Foschi (former professional American football player)
- Susan Foster (jewelry designer)
- Bill Freiberger (television writer and producer)
- Kate French (actress and model)
- Barbara Gaines (TV producer)
- Rande Gerber (entertainment industry businessman)
- Louis Gerstner, Jr. (businessman, former chairman and executive officer of IBM)
- Lisa "Lisa G" Glasberg (radio personality)
- Louise Glück (poet, essayist, and winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature)
- Doris Kearns Goodwin (historian)
- Jerry Greenfield (businessman)
- Morlon Greenwood (former professional American football player)
- William Griffin Jr. (Rakim) (rapper)
- Al Groh (American football analyst and former player and coach)
- Carolyn Gusoff (reporter)
- Steve Guttenberg (actor)
- LisaGay Hamilton (actress)
- Sean Hannity (Fox News commentator)
- Kemp Hannon (politician)
- Kene Holliday (actor)
- Emily Hughes (former figure skater)
- Glenn Hughes (singer)
- Billy Idol (singer)
- Michael Isikoff (investigative journalist)
- David Israel (television producer, writer, former sportswriter, and general columnist)
- Billy Joel (singer)
- Dean Kamen (engineer, inventor, and businessman)
- Donna Karan (fashion designer)
- Andy Kaufman (comedian)
- Brian Keith (actor)
- Moira Kelly (actress)
- George Kennedy (actor)
- Gene Larkin (former professional baseball player)
- Peggy Lipton (actress)
- Denise Lor (singer and actress)
- Cynthia Loving (Lil' Mo) (singer, songwriter, rapper, television and radio personality)
- Craig Mack (rapper and record producer)
- John Mackey (former professional American football player)
- Jeffrey MacDonald (convicted murderer)
- Steve Madden (designer)
- Ira Magaziner (political advisor)
- Melanie Martinez (singer)
- Ashley Massaro (professional wrestler, reality television contestant, television host, model, and radio personality)
- Michael McKean (actor)
- Idina Menzel (actress, singer, and songwriter)
- Adam, Ryan, and Jack Metzger (AJR) (pop trio and multi-instrumentalists)
- Bruce Murray (sportscaster)
- Keith Murray (rapper)
- Dan Nelson (singer)
- Shane Olivea (former professional American football player)
- Harry Park (pH-1) (rapper)
- Adam Pascal (actor, singer, and musician)
- Rick Pasqualone (actor)
- Chrisette Michele Payne (singer-songwriter)
- Robert Phillips (classical guitarist)
- Natalie Portman (actress)
- The Product G&B (R&B duo)
- Jef Raskin (human–computer interface expert, conceived and started the Macintosh project at Apple)
- C.J. Ramone (bassist, The Ramones)
- Don Rickles (comedian)
- Evan Roberts (radio personality)
- Ray Romano (comedian)
- Seth Rudetsky (musician, actor, writer, and radio host)
- Zack Ryder (wrestler)
- Stephanie Saland (ballet dancer and teacher)
- Jack Scalia (actor)
- Laura Schlessinger (talk show host and author)
- John Sebastian (singer)
- Jerry Seinfeld (comedian)
- Tyler-Justin Sharpe (Lil Tecca) (rapper)
- Cindy Sherman (photographer, director)
- Richard Shindell (singer)
- Trevor Smith Jr. (Busta Rhymes) (rapper)
- Jim Steinman (composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright)
- Susan Sullivan (actress)
- Wally Szczerbiak (former professional basketball player)
- Laurence Traiger (composer)
- Fred Travalena (comedian)
- Jenna Ushkowitz (Actress)
- Gary Valentine (actor, comedian)
- Stuart Weitzman (shoe designer)
- John Wilson (filmmaker)
- Alan Zweibel (producer)
Moved to Long Island as an adult (neither born nor raised on Long Island)[edit]
- Marco Arment (developer, podcaster)
- 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)
- Victoria Gotti (reality-show star)
- Sal Governale
- Joseph Heller (author)
- Otto Hermann Kahn (investment banker, collector, philanthropist and patron of the arts)
- 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)
- P. G. Wodehouse (writer)
Connected to Long Island[edit]
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