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Famous people · Captree

Next door to Captree, Islip lists 16 famous people

No famous person on record lists Captree as their birthplace yet. 1,262 towns in New York have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names. Huntington has the second-longest list in New York, after New York City, with 81.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Captree), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Captree has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Captree

Nearby, Islip has the most on record, with 16.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Captree 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.

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