#1Famous people · Glen Cove
49 famous people were born in Glen Cove, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Thomas Pynchon, the American novelist, with articles in 77 languages. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,288 towns in New York with famous people list more. 4 were born in 1970 or later. From Daniel Daly to Mike Grella, the births on the list run from 1873 to 1987.
Born here
49
notable people
Best known
Thomas Pynchon
in 77 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Daniel Daly
Youngest
1987
Mike Grella
Most common field
Sports
17 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Glen Cove’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Glen Cove
Thomas Pynchon leads with articles in 77 languages, ahead of Lee Ranaldo (39) and MaliVai Washington (26).
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#3Through the years
When Glen Cove’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 15 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableFilm, TV & StageMusicBusinessMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Glen Cove is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
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 Glen Cove
46 more, from 1873 to 1987.
John Edward
born 1969American television personality and professional psychic medium
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Milton Hopkins
1906–1983American botanist, historian, professor, and textbook editor
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Timothy J. Kelly
born 1969United States District Judge for the District of Columbia
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Glen Cove home
One more notable person made the town home: Peter Fleming.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Oyster Bay, with 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glen Cove 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 (19)
- 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
- Lee Ranaldo: Alterna2 http://www.alterna2.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MaliVai Washington: Robbie Mendelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Hawkins: Ed Webster, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Drayton: Mario De Biassi/Giorgio Lotti (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Davis: Bill Apter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Remsen: episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Bird: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Suozzi: Österreichisches Außenministerium (BMEIA/ Michael Gruber), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Daly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Grella: Elomen76~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augusta Read Thomas: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ridley Pearson: Terry Ballard from Merrick, New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Pierce: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Valentine: The University of Rochester, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Fleming: Bo Mertz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norris Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate McKinnon: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyia Batten: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons