This is a list of notable people either born in, from or connected to Long Island.
List
editBorn on Long Island | ||||||
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Angelo, Richard | 20 August 1962 | West Islip, New York | — | — | serial killer | |
Apatow, Judd | 6 December 1967 | Flushing, New York | — | — | movie producer | |
Armas, Chris | 27 August 1972 | The Bronx, New York | — | — | soccer player | |
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 | |
Bellion, Jonathan D | 26 December 1990 | Lake Grove, New York | — | — | singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper | |
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 | |
Budnik, Dan | 20 May 1933 | Mineola, New York | — | — | photographer | |
Carey, Mariah | 27 March 1969 | Huntington, New York | — | — | singer, songwriter | |
Colvin, Marie C | 12 January 1956 | Oyster Bay, New York | 22 February 2012 | Homs, Syria | journalist | |
Cumia, Anthony | 26 April 1961 | Elwood, New York | — | — | radio personality | |
Douglas, Ashanti S | 13 October 1980 | Glen Cove, New York | — | — | entertainer | |
Fox, Adam | 17 February 1998 | Jericho, New York | — | — | ice hockey player | |
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 D | 2 July 1986 | The Bronx, New York | — | — | actress, singer | |
O'Connor, Meredith | 12 July 1996 | Huntington, New York | — | — | musician | |
Sarantakos, Christopher N | 19 December 1967 | Hempstead, New York | — | — | illusionist | |
Sarantis, Kalomira | 31 January 1985 | West Hempstead, New York | — | — | singer and musician | |
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 | |
Wolosoff, Bruce | 27 March 1955 | Manhattan, New York | — | — | composer | |
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 | |
Foster, Susan H | — | Queens, New York | — | — | jewelry designer | |
Freiberger, Bill | 17 January 1962 | Brooklyn, New York | — | — | television writer | |
Kelly, Moira | 6 March 1968 | Queens, New York | — | — | actress | |
Kovic, Ron | 4 July 1946 | Ladysmith, Wisconsin | — | — | activist | |
pH-1 (Harry Park) | 23 July 1989 | South Korea | — | — | rapper | |
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 | |
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 | Flatiron District, 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 | |
Serry Sr., John | 29 January 1915 | Brooklyn, New York | 14 September 2003 | Valley Stream, New York | musician, composer | |
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- Aljamain Sterling (martial artist) Uniondale, New York
- 50 Cent (rapper, actor) South Jamaica, Queens
- Hoodie Allen (rapper) Plainview, New York
- Donatella Arpaia (restaurateur and television personality) Woodmere, New York
- Ashanti (singer) Glen Cove, New York
- Alec Baldwin (actor) Amityville, New York
- Daniel Baldwin (actor) Massapequa, New York
- Stephen Baldwin (actor) Massapequa, New York
- William Baldwin (actor) Massapequa, New York
- Madison Beer (singer, model) Jericho, New York
- Jon Bellion (singer/songwriter) Lake Grove, New York
- Pat Benatar (singer) Greenpoint, New York
- Tony Bennett (singer) Long Island City, New York
- Nikki Blonsky (actress) Great Neck, New York
- Brian Bloom (actor) Merrick, New York
- Nicholas Braun (actor) Bethpage, New York
- Michael "Mikey" Brenley (wrestler) Patchogue, New York
- Jim Breuer (comedian) Valley Stream, New York
- Brian Burns (actor) Gibson, New York
- Edward Burns (actor, screenwriter) Woodside, New York
- Ken Burns (filmmaker) Brooklyn
- Steve Buscemi (actor) Brooklyn
- Jennifer Capriati (tennis player) New York City
- Mariah Carey (singer) Huntington, New York
- Ryan Cassata (musician) Stony Brook, New York
- Tricia Cast (actress) Medford, New York
- Frank Catalanotto (baseball player) Smithtown, New York
- Chuck D (rapper) Roosevelt, New York
- Speedy Claxton (basketball player) Hempstead, New York
- Kevin Connolly (actor) Patchogue, New York
- Kevin Conroy (actor) Westbury, New York
- Bob Costas (sportscaster) Queens
- Kevin Covais (singer, American Idol) Levittown, New York
- Billy Crystal (actor) Upper East Side, New York
- Anthony Cumia (podcaster, radio host) Flushing, New York
- Rodney Dangerfield (comedian) Deer Park, New York
- Lama Surya Das (Buddhist teacher) Valley Stream, New York
- Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'Abate (radio personality) Brooklyn, New York
- Buck Dharma (guitarist, real name Donald Roeser) Queens
- Dave Dictor (musician) Glen Cove, New York
- James Dolan (CEO) Massapequa, New York
- Billy Donovan (basketball coach) Rockville Centre, New York
- Fran Drescher (actress) Queens
- Meredith Eaton-Gilden (actress) Five Towns, New York
- Jumbo Elliot (football player) Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
- Julius Erving (basketball player) Roosevelt, New York
- Boomer Esiason (NFL quarterback) East Islip, New York
- Everlast (singer) Hempstead, New York
- Edie Falco (actress) Brooklyn
- Andrew Barth Feldman (actor) Manhasset, New York
- Jack Feldman (lyricist) Garden City, New York
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson (NFL player) Freeport, New York
- Jay Fiedler (football player) Oceanside, New York
- Amy Fisher (former convicted attempted murderer) Merrick, New York
- Flavor Flav (rapper, real name William Drayton) Roosevelt, New York
- William Floyd (signer, Declaration of Independence) Brookhaven, New York
- Melvin Fowler (former football player) Brooklyn, New York
- Adam Fox (NHL player) Jericho, New York
- Mike Francesa (sports radio commentator) Long Beach, New York
- Art Garfunkel (singer) Forest Hills, New York
- Louis Gerstner, Jr. (businessman, former chairman and executive officer of IBM) Mineola, New York
- Debbie Gibson (singer) Merrick, New York
- Ilana Glazer (comedian, writer, actress) St. James, New York
- Tony Graffanino (MLB player) Amityville, New York
- Bob Griffin (basketball player, English literature professor) Port Washington, New York
- Leroy Grumman (engineer, co-founder of Northrop Grumman) Huntington, New York
- Tom Gugliotta (former professional basketball player) Huntington Station, New York
- Aaron Hall (R&B singer of the group Guy) The Bronx, New York
- Damion Hall (R&B singer of the group Guy) The Bronx
- Melissa Joan Hart (actress) Smithtown, New York
- Mo Heart (drag queen) Uniondale, New York
- Joey Heatherton (actress, singer and dancer) Rockville Centre, New York
- Christopher Higgins (hockey player) Smithtown, New York
- Emily Hughes (former figure skater) Great Neck, New York
- Gregg "Opie" Hughes (radio host) Centerport, New York
- Sarah Hughes (figure skater) Great Neck, New York
- Joe Iconis (composer/songwriter) Garden City, New York
- Michael Isikoff (investigative journalist) Syosset, New York
- Kevin James (actor, comedian) Mineola, New York
- Christine Jorgensen (actress, singer, activist) Belmont, New York
- Bob Keeshan (producer, actor) Lynbrook, New York
- Jackie Kennedy Onassis (former First Lady) Southampton, New York
- Brian Kilmeade (Fox News personality) Massapequa, New York
- Mike Komisarek (former professional ice hockey defender) West Islip, New York
- Tony Kornheiser (sports personality) Lynbrook, New York
- Michael Kors (fashion designer) Merrick, New York
- Saul Kripke (analytic philosopher) Bay Shore, New York
- Jonathan Larson (composer) White Plains, New York
- Cyndi Lauper (singer) Ozone Park, New York
- LL Cool J (rapper) Bay Shore, New York
- Lori Loughlin (actress) Queens
- Charles Ludlam (playwright, theater producer) Floral Park, New York
- Patti LuPone (actress, singer) Northport, New York
- Ralph Macchio (actor) Huntington, New York
- Jackie Martling (former head writer for The Howard Stern Show) Mineola, New York
- Lisa Matassa (singer) Manhasset, New York
- Steven Matz (baseball player) Stony Brook, New York
- Charlie McAvoy (NHL defenseman) Long Beach, New York
- Kate McKinnon (comedian) Sea Cliff, New York
- "Stuttering" John Melendez (comedian) Massapequa, New York
- Idina Menzel (actress, singer) Manhattan
- Method Man (rapper) Hempstead, New York
- Harvey Milk (politician) Woodmere, New York
- Larry Miller (comedian, actor) Brooklyn, New York
- John Moschitta, Jr. (FedEx TV commercial personality) Uniondale, New York
- Eddie Money (musician) Manhattan
- Jane Monheit (jazz singer) Oakdale, New York
- Brandon Moore (linebacker/head coach) East Meadow, New York
- Kevin Moore (keyboard player/ex-Dream Theater, Chroma Key, O.S.I.) Kings Park, New York
- Rob Moore (football player) Hempstead, New York
- Charlie Murphy (actor, comedian) Brooklyn
- Eddie Murphy (actor, comedian, musician) Bushwick, New York
- Michael Patrick Murphy (former Navy SEAL) Smithtown, New York
- Frank Nappi (author) Farmingdale, New York
- Anthony Nese (pro wrestler) Ridge, New York
- Eric Nystrom (hockey player) Syosset, New York
- Soledad O'Brien (news anchor) St. James, New York
- Meredith O'Connor (singer) Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Rosie O'Donnell (comedian) Commack, New York
- Bill O'Reilly (commentator) Washington Heights, New York
- Steve Park (race car driver) East Northport, New York
- Rosie Perez (actress) Bushwick, New York
- Mike Petke (soccer player) Bohemia, New York
- John Petrucci (guitarist, Dream Theater) Kings Park, New York
- Mike Portnoy (drummer, Dream Theater) Long Beach, New York
- Prodigy (rapper) Hempstead, New York
- Thomas Pynchon (author) Glen Cove, New York
- R.A. the Rugged Man (rapper) Suffolk County, New York
- Rakim (MC) Wyandanch, New York
- Lou Reed (singer) Brownsville, New York
- Rev. Run (rapper) Hollis, New York
- Kim Richards (actress) Mineola, New York
- Ray Romano (comedian) Queens
- Susan Sarandon (actress) Jackson Heights, New York
- Joe Satriani (guitarist) Westbury, New York
- John Savage (actor) Old Bethpage, New York
- Telly Savalas (actor) Garden City, New York
- Anthony Scaramucci (White House Communications Director and investment manager) Port Washington, New York
- Chuck Schuldiner (musician) Glen Cove, New York
- Rob Scuderi (former professional ice hockey defender) Syosset, New York
- Cletus Seldin (boxer) East Yaphank, New York
- Eric Sermon (rapper) Bayshore, New York
- Matt Serra (martial artist) East Meadow, New York
- Brian Setzer (guitarist) Massapequa, New York
- Kevin Shinick (writer, actor, director) Merrick, New York
- Talia Shire (actress) Lake Success, New York
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler (actress) Jericho, New York
- DJ Skribble (disc jockey) Elmont, New York
- Helen Slater (actress) Bethpage, New York
- Dee Snider (singer) Astoria, New York
- Eric Spoto (power lifter) Nesconset, New York
- Marcus Stroman (baseball player) Medford, New York
- Sugar and Spice West Babylon, New York
- Martin Tankleff (falsely convicted of murdering parents in 1988, served 17 years in prison) Belle Terre, New York
- John Tesh (TV and radio personality) Garden City, New York
- Vinny Testaverde (former NFL quarterback) Brooklyn
- Thorgy Thor (drag queen) Ronkonkoma, New York
- Laurence Traiger (composer) Bellmore, New York
- Thomas Truxtun Hempstead, New York
- Steve Vai (guitarist) Carle Place, New York
- Frank Viola (former MLB player) East Meadow, New York
- Leslie West (guitarist) Forest Hills, New York
- Walt Whitman (poet) West Hills, New York
- John Williams (composer) Flushing, New York
- Carl Yastrzemski (baseball player) Southampton, New York
- Amos Zereoué (NFL player, retired) Hempstead, New York
- Zillakami (singer, rapper, songwriter) Islip, New York
- Richard Zimler (novelist) Roslyn Heights, New York
Raised on Long Island (but not born on Long Island)
edit- AJR (Adam, Ryan, and Jack Metzger, pop trio and multi-instrumentalists) Bayside, New York
- Lyle Alzado (professional football player) Cedarhurst, New York
- Bruce Arena (soccer coach) Franklin Square, New York
- Kenia Arias (singer) Medford, New York
- Dave Attell (comedian) Rockville Centre, New York
- David Baltimore (biologist) Great Neck, New York
- Pat Benatar (singer) Lindenhurst, New York
- Ross Bleckner (artist) Hewlett, New York
- Paul Bowles (composer, author, and translator) Jamaica, New York
- Edith Bouvier Beale (socialite) East Hampton, New York
- Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (socialite) East Hampton, New York
- Peter Breggin (psychiatrist) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
- Jim Brown (former professional football player and actor) Manhasset, New York
- Lorraine Bracco (actress) Hicksville, New York
- Edward Burns (actor) Valley Stream, New York
- Elaine Chao (businesswoman and politician, Secretary of Labor from 2001 to 2009 and Secretary of Transportation from 2017 to 2021) Syosset, New York
- Ben Cohen (businessman) Merrick, New York
- Kenneth Cole (clothing designer) Great Neck, New York
- Margaret Colin (actress) Baldwin, New York
- Francis Ford Coppola (movie director) Great Neck, New York
- Al D'Amato (politician) Island Park, New York
- Tony Danza (actor) Malverne, New York
- Robert Davi (actor, singer, writer, and director) Patchogue, New York
- Ted Demme (director, producer, and actor) Rockville Centre, New York
- Brian Dennehy (actor) Mineola, New York
- Howard Deutch (director) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
- John DiResta (comedian, actor, and former New York City Transit Police officer) Five Towns, New York
- Elliot Easton (guitarist, The Cars) Massapequa, New York
- EPMD (rap group) Brentwood, New York
- Edie Falco (actress) North Babylon, New York
- Martin Feldstein (economist) Rockville Centre, New York
- Reggie Fils-Aimé (businessman, former president of Nintendo of America) Brentwood, New York
- J. P. Foschi (former professional football player) Mineola, New York
- Susan Foster (jewelry designer) East Hampton, New York
- Bill Freiberger (television writer and producer) North Babylon, New York
- Kate French (actress and model) Quogue, New York
- Barbara Gaines (TV producer) Hewlett, New York
- Rande Gerber (entertainment industry businessman) Hewlett, New York
- Lisa "Lisa G" Glasberg (radio personality) Woodmere, New York
- Louise Glück (poet, essayist, and winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
- Doris Kearns Goodwin (historian) Rockville Centre, New York
- Jerry Greenfield (businessman) Merrick, New York
- Morlon Greenwood (former professional football player) Freeport, New York
- Al Groh (American football analyst and former player and coach) Manhasset, New York
- Carolyn Gusoff (reporter) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
- Steve Guttenberg (actor) North Massapequa, New York
- LisaGay Hamilton (actress) Stony Brook, New York
- Sean Hannity (Fox News commentator) Franklin Square, New York
- Kemp Hannon (politician) Garden City, New York
- Max Hechtman (filmmaker) East Meadow, New York
- Kene Holliday (actor) Copiague, New York
- Glenn Hughes (singer) Mineola, New York
- Billy Idol (singer) Patchogue, New York
- David Israel (television producer, writer, former sportswriter, and general columnist) Melville, New York
- Billy Joel (singer) Oyster Bay, New York
- Dean Kamen (engineer, inventor, and businessman) Rockville Centre, New York
- Donna Karan (fashion designer) Woodmere, New York
- Andy Kaufman (comedian) Great Neck, New York
- Brian Keith (actor) East Rockaway, New York
- Moira Kelly (actress) Ronkonkoma, New York
- George Kennedy (actor) Mineola, New York
- Gene Larkin (former professional baseball player) North Bellmore, New York
- Lil' Mo (singer, songwriter, rapper, television and radio personality; real name Cynthia Loving) Long Island, New York
- Lil Peep (rapper, real name Gustav Åhr) Long Beach, New York
- Lil Tecca (rapper, real name Tyler-Justin Sharpe) Cedarhurst, New York
- Peggy Lipton (actress) Lawrence, New York
- Denise Lor (singer and actress) Jackson Heights, New York
- Jeffrey MacDonald (convicted murderer) Medford, New York
- Craig Mack (rapper and record producer) Brentwood, New York
- John Mackey (former professional football player) Roosevelt, New York
- Steve Madden (designer) Lawrence, New York
- Ira Magaziner (political advisor) Long Island, New York
- Biz Markie (rapper) Brentwood, New York
- Melanie Martinez (singer) Baldwin, New York
- Ashley Massaro (professional wrestler, reality television contestant, television host, model, and radio personality) Babylon, New York
- Michael McKean (actor) Sea Cliff, New York
- Idina Menzel (actress, singer, and songwriter) Syosset, New York
- MF Doom (rapper) Long Beach, New York
- Bruce Murray (sportscaster) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
- Keith Murray (rapper) Central Islip, New York
- John Myung (bassist, Dream Theater) Kings Park, New York
- Dan Nelson (singer) Levittown, New York
- Shane Olivea (former professional football player) Long Beach, New York
- Adam Pascal (actor, singer, and musician) Woodbury, New York
- Rick Pasqualone (actor) Albertson, New York
- Chrisette Michele Payne (singer-songwriter) Patchogue, New York
- pH-1 (rapper, real name Harry Park) Long Island, New York
- Robert Phillips (classical guitarist) Deer Park, New York
- Natalie Portman (actress) Jericho, New York
- The Product G&B (R&B duo) Hempstead, New York
- Rakim (rapper, real name William Griffin Jr.) Wyandanch, New York
- C. J. Ramone (bassist, The Ramones) Deer Park, New York
- Jef Raskin (human–computer interface expert, conceived and started the Macintosh project at Apple) Stony Brook, New York
- Busta Rhymes (rapper, real name Trevor Smith Jr.) Uniondale, New York
- Don Rickles (comedian) Jackson Heights, New York
- Evan Roberts (radio personality) Cedarhurst, New York
- Ray Romano (comedian) Forest Hills, New York
- Seth Rudetsky (musician, actor, writer, and radio host) North Woodmere, New York
- Zack Ryder (wrestler) Merrick, New York
- Stephanie Saland (ballet dancer and teacher) Great Neck, New York
- Jack Scalia (actor) Brentwood, New York
- Laura Schlessinger (talk show host and author) Jericho, New York
- John Sebastian (singer) Greenwich Village, New York
- Jerry Seinfeld (comedian) Massapequa, New York
- Cindy Sherman (photographer, director) Huntington, New York
- Richard Shindell (singer) Port Washington, New York
- Jim Steinman (composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright) Hewlett, New York
- Susan Sullivan (actress) Freeport, New York
- Wally Szczerbiak (former professional basketball player) Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Laurence Traiger (composer) Bellmore, New York
- Fred Travalena (comedian) Long Island, New York
- Jenna Ushkowitz (actress) East Meadow, New York
- Gary Valentine (actor, comedian) Mineola, New York
- Stuart Weitzman (shoe designer) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
- John Wilson (filmmaker) Rocky Point, New York
- Alan Zweibel (producer) Wantagh, New York
Moved to Long Island as an adult (neither born nor raised on Long Island)
edit- Marco Arment (developer, podcaster)
- Eric Booker (YouTuber, competitive eater)
- Harry Chapin (musician, composer)
- John Coltrane (saxophonist)
- Perry Como (musician)
- Manuel De Peppe (actor, singer, composer, arranger, music producer)
- Nelson DeMille
- F. Scott Fitzgerald (writer)
- John Ford (musician)
- Victoria Gotti (reality-show star)
- Sal Governale (comedian)
- 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 (wrestler)
- Costantino Nivola (artist and sculptor)
- Jackson Pollock (painter)
- Mario Puzo (writer)
- Jean Ritchie (dulcimer player)
- Bret Saberhagen (baseball player)
- John Serry, Sr. (musician, composer)
- C. O. Simpkins, Sr. (dentist and civil rights activist)
- Robert Sobel (professor)
- John Philip Sousa (composer)
- P. G. Wodehouse (writer)
Connected to Long Island
edit- Nikola Tesla (inventor, engineer, and futurist)
- The Good Rats (rock band)
- Ultra High Frequency (rock band)