#1Famous people · Copiague
6 famous people were born in Copiague, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American actor Kene Holliday, covered in 9 languages. Shelton Jones, the American basketball player, comes second, with Chris Chetti third. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. 2 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Kene Holliday
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1949
Kene Holliday
Youngest
1974
Chris Chetti
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Copiague’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Copiague’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 2 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Copiague is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Copiague
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Copiague
Here are 3 more, born from 1950 to 1970.
No one matches both filters.
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Amityville has the longest list next door: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Copiague 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 (7)
- Kene Holliday: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donnie McClurkin: Simon Beckford, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Webb: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Snot Dudley: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alec Baldwin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Hartley: Missy from Brooklyn, New York City, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrel Young: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons