List of Long Islanders
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This is a list of notable people either born in, from or connected to Long Island.
List
| Born on Long Island | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Occupation | ||
| A+ | 29 August 1981 | Hempstead, New York | — | — | rapper | |
| Criss Angel | 19 December 1967 | Hempstead, New York | — | — | illusionist | |
| Richard Angelo | 20 August 1962 | West Islip, New York | — | — | serial killer | |
| Judd Apatow | 6 December 1967 | Flushing, New York | — | — | movie producer | |
| Chris Armas | 27 August 1972 | The Bronx, New York | — | — | soccer player | |
| Ashanti | 13 October 1980 | Glen Cove, New York | — | — | entertainer | |
| Alec Baldwin | 3 April 1953 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor | |
| Daniel Baldwin | 5 October 1960 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor | |
| Stephen Baldwin | 12 May 1966 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor | |
| William Baldwin | 21 February 1963 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor | |
| Jon Bellion | 26 December 1990 | Lake Grove, New York | — | — | singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper | |
| Matt Bennett | 13 November 1991 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor, singer, screenwriter | |
| Craig Biggio | 14 December 1965 | Smithtown, New York | — | — | baseball player | |
| Sue Bird | 16 October 1980 | Syosset, New York | — | — | basketball player | |
| Brendan B. Brown | 11 October 1973 | Northport, New York | — | — | singer, songwriter | |
| Dan Budnik | 20 May 1933 | Mineola, New York | — | — | photographer | |
| Mariah Carey | 27 March 1969 | Huntington, New York | — | — | singer, songwriter | |
| Marie Colvin | 12 January 1956 | Oyster Bay, New York | 22 February 2012 | Homs, Syria | journalist | |
| Anthony Cumia | 26 April 1961 | Elwood, New York | — | — | radio personality | |
| Taylor Dayne | 7 March 1962 | Baldwin, New York | — | — | actress, singer | |
| Adam Fox | 17 February 1998 | Jericho, New York | — | — | ice hockey player | |
| Chris Jericho | 9 November 1970 | Manhasset, New York | — | — | actor, musician, wrestler | |
| Kalomira | 31 January 1985 | West Hempstead, New York | — | — | singer and musician | |
| Jesse Lacey | 10 July 1978 | Levittown, New York | — | — | musician | |
| Lindsay Lohan | 2 July 1986 | The Bronx, New York | — | — | actress, singer | |
| Meredith O'Connor | 12 July 1996 | Huntington, New York | — | — | musician | |
| Howard Stern | 12 January 1954 | Jackson Heights, Queens, New York | — | — | radio personality | |
| Meg Whitman | 4 August 1956 | Cold Spring Harbor, New York | — | — | business executive | |
| Bruce Wolosoff | 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 | |
| Derrick Adkins | 2 July 1970 | Brooklyn, New York | — | — | track athlete | |
| Mick Foley | 7 June 1965 | Bloomington, Indiana | — | — | wrestler | |
| Susan Foster | — | Queens, New York | — | — | jewelry designer | |
| Bill Freiberger | 17 January 1962 | Brooklyn, New York | — | — | television writer | |
| Moira Kelly | 6 March 1968 | Queens, New York | — | — | actress | |
| Ron Kovic | 4 July 1946 | Ladysmith, Wisconsin | — | — | activist | |
| pH-1 (Harry Park) | 23 July 1989 | South Korea | — | — | rapper | |
| Jerry Seinfeld | 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 | |
| Lloyd Banks | 30 April 1982 | New Carrollton, Maryland | — | — | rapper | |
| Raoul Barré | 29 January 1874 | Montréal, Québec, Canada | 21 May 1932 | Montréal, Québec, Canada | animator, artist, cartoonist | |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 27 October 1858 | Flatiron District, New York | 6 January 1919 | Oyster Bay, New York | 26th president of the United States | |
| John Serry Sr | 29 January 1915 | Brooklyn, New York | 14 September 2003 | Valley Stream, New York | musician, composer | |
| William Patrick Stuart-Houston | 12 March 1911 | Liverpool, United Kingdom | 14 July 1987 | Patchogue, New York | nephew of Adolf Hitler | |
| Tazz | 11 October 1967 | Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York | — | — | wrestler | |
| Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia | 22 August 1903 | Mikhailovskoe, Russian Empire | 17 September 1965 | Glen Cove, New York | princess of Russia | |
Born on Long Island
- 50 Cent (rapper, actor), South Jamaica, Queens
- 6ix9ine (rapper), Bushwick, Brooklyn
- 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), Lindenhurst, 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
- Don Genalo (former PBA Bowler), Merrick, 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
- Stanley Green (historian and writer), Brooklyn, New York[1]
- 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
- 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
- John Moschitta, Jr. (FedEx TV commercial personality), Uniondale, New York
- Charlie Murphy (actor, comedian), Brooklyn
- Eddie Murphy (actor, comedian, musician), Bushwick, New York
- Michael Patrick Murphy (former Navy SEAL), Smithtown, 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
- Aesop Rock (rapper, producer), Northport, 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
- Hagan Scotten (former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of 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
- David Silverman (writer, animator, and director on The Simpsons), Long Island, New York[2]
- 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
- Aljamain Sterling (martial artist), Uniondale, 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
- Michael Gerard Tyson (boxing heavyweight champion), Fort Greene, Brooklyn
- 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)
- 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
- Edith Bouvier Beale (socialite), East Hampton, New York
- Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (socialite), East Hampton, New York
- Paul Bowles (composer, author, and translator), Jamaica, New York
- Lorraine Bracco (actress), Hicksville, New York
- Peter Breggin (psychiatrist), Hewlett Bay Park, New York
- Jim Brown (former professional football player and actor), Manhasset, New York
- Edward Burns (actor), Valley Stream, New York
- Elaine Chao (businesswoman and politician, secretary of Labor 2001–2009 and secretary of Transportation 2017–2021), 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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)
- 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)
- Chang Kee Jung (physicist)
- 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
- Blue Öyster Cult (rock band)
- The Good Rats (rock band)
- Nikola Tesla (inventor, engineer, and futurist)
- Ultra High Frequency (rock band)