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Famous people · Elmont

11 famous people were born in Elmont, more of them athletes than in most towns

Articles in 5 languages make the Greek-American soccer player Kalliopi Stratakis the best known. Jayden Reid and Michaelle C. Solages follow. More than half were born since 1970, 8 in all. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3, close to the 3.9 of the typical New York town.

#2 best knownJayden ReidSports · born 2001
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Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Kalliopi Stratakis
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Dave Gorman
Youngest
2001
Jayden Reid
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Elmont’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Elmont’s famous people were born

The 1990s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.

The American centuryToday19502000Jim FerryMichaelle C. SolagesJayden Reid
SportsNotablePolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Elmont is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 2 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 Elmont

Kalliopi Stratakis leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Jayden Reid (4) and Michaelle C. Solages (4).

KS#1
Sports

Kalliopi Stratakis

born 1978

Greek-American soccer player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Jayden Reid#2
Sports

Jayden Reid

born 2001

American soccer player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Michaelle C. Solages#3
Politics & Law

Michaelle C. Solages

born 1985

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Elmont

Of the other 8, 6 are athletes.

Jordan Dangerfield

Jordan Dangerfield

born 1990

American football safety

PP

Pauly Paulicap

born 1997

American basketball player

ZN

Zara Northover

born 1984

Jamaican athletics competitor

Jim Ferry

Jim Ferry

born 1967

American basketball player-coach

A chosen home

Also called Elmont home

One more notable person made the town home: Naomi Osaka.

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Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to New York City, with 99.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elmont 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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