4 famous people come from Bellport, Randy Smith the best known
Most widely known is Randy Smith, the American basketball player, with articles in 16 languages. Edward Richard Shaw and Bryan Johnson follow. The first birth on record is Edward Richard Shaw’s, in 1855, and the last Bryan Johnson’s, in 1988. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.

Born in Bellport
Athletes take two of the three places.
Edward Richard Shaw
1855–1903American academic and writer
When Bellport’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Bellport is known for
Share of Bellport’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Bellport
1 more, best known first.

Tommy Baldwin, Jr.
born 1966Motorsports driver and team owner from the United States
No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Bellport?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is East Patchogue’s, at 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bellport and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Tommy Baldwin, Jr.: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons