Famous people · East Hills
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Hills
Frank Wilczek is the most widely known, written about in 73 languages. Of the towns next door, Oyster Bay lists the most: 25, with Henry Norris Russell first. The nearest, Mike Pollock, was born in Roslyn Heights, 1 mi away. No entry yet names East Hills as a birthplace.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Frank Wilczek
Best known
Frank Wilczek
in 73 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near East Hills
Nobody born in East Hills is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Oyster Bay leads the towns around it, with 25 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Hills 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 (11)
- Frank Wilczek: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Satriani: Michael Hanselmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin James: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Vai: Wojciech Pędzich, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Crudup: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate McKinnon: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beatrice Straight: N/A studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Conroy: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norris Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Banks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shamar Stephen: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons