
Born near Belle Terre: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ted Chiang, from Port Jefferson, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Awkwafina, with articles in 56 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Belle Terre. Over the border in Port Jefferson, 20 names are on record, led by Ted Chiang.
What stands out about Belle Terre’s famous people
Famous people born near Belle Terre
Nobody born in Belle Terre is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Dan Gurney
1931–2018American racing driver, constructor and team owner

Awkwafina
born 1988American actress, comedian, and rapper


William Weld
born 1945American politician, Governor of Massachusetts

Cooper Andrews
born 1985American actor from New York (born. 1985)


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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Port Jefferson lists the most people: 20.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belle Terre and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Awkwafina: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Joan Hart: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Chiang: Arturo Villarrubia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Gurney: Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- William Weld: Gary Johnson from Taos, NM, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. B. Sweeney: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Andrews: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
