#1Center Moriches counts 4 famous people, first among them Sue Wicks
At the top of the list is the American basketball player and coach Sue Wicks, covered in 11 languages. Anthony Leone is second and William Woolfolk third. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.4, close to the 3.9 of the typical New York town. From William Woolfolk to Anthony Leone, the births on the list run from 1917 to 1987.

Born in Center Moriches
Three names lead: Sue Wicks (11 languages), Anthony Leone (3) and William Woolfolk (3).
#1When Center Moriches’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Center Moriches is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest 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 Center Moriches
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Center Moriches?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Center Moriches’ most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is East Moriches.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Center Moriches 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 (2)
- Sue Wicks: Danny Karwoski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher E. Gerty: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
