Famous people · Centre Island
Born near Centre Island: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Frank Brickowski, from Bayville, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Thomas Pynchon, with articles in 77 languages. Of the bordering towns, Bayville has a list, with Frank Brickowski. No famous person’s birth in Centre Island is on record yet.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Thomas Pynchon
Best known
Thomas Pynchon
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Centre Island’s famous people
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Famous people born near Centre Island
Nobody born in Centre Island is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centre Island 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 (4)
- Thomas Pynchon: Photo presumably taken by "Mr. DiLillo", who was identified as staff photographer of The Oysterette (Mead 1989, p. 170)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Beer: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norris Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate McKinnon: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons