#1Famous people · Farmingdale
From 1848 to 1996, Farmingdale was the birthplace of 6 famous people
Gregory W. Carman, the united States judge, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list’s best known name, Gregory W. Carman, dates from 1937. For every 10,000 residents there are 7.1 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Gregory W. Carman
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Susannah Lattin
Youngest
1996
Tom Kennedy
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Farmingdale
First, Gregory W. Carman (7 languages), then Susannah Lattin (4) and Jack Lamabe (2).
#1SL#2
Notable
Susannah Lattin
1848–1868(1848-1868) died at an illegal adoption clinic
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JL#3
Through the years
When Farmingdale’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Farmingdale is known for
2 of them work in Sports, 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
Everyone else born in Farmingdale
3 more, 2 of them musicians.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Farmingdale home
One more notable person made the town home: Vincent Danz.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Bethpage, with 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmingdale 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 (5)
- Gregory W. Carman: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jed Davis: Ryan Mechan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Danz: Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Mendenhall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Slater: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Savage: YanRB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons