#1Business
Steven A. Cohen
born 1956American hedge fund manager and philanthropist
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Famous people · Great Neck
Performers stand out among the 25 famous people born in Great Neck
Most widely known is Steven A. Cohen, the American hedge fund manager and philanthropist, with articles in 13 languages. Emily Hughes is second and Carol Bruce third. Between 1920 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1872, Joseph Peter Grace, Sr. is the first name on record, and Michael Blum, born in 1993, the most recent.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Steven A. Cohen
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Joseph Peter Grace, Sr.
Youngest
1993
Michael Blum
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
10 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Great Neck’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Great Neck is known for
Business people stand out most, at 4.7 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.
Through the years
When Great Neck’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
Film, TV & StageBusinessMusicSportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitaryNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Great Neck
Steven A. Cohen has articles in 13 languages, Emily Hughes in 12 and Carol Bruce in 11.
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Everyone else born in Great Neck
Another 22, 9 of them performers.
Melissa Lee
born 1974American reporter, journalist, and news anchor for CNBC
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Danielle Bernstein
born 1992American fashion designer, blogger, and social media influencer
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A chosen home
Also called Great Neck home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 5 in all, led by David Baltimore.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Manhasset, at 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Great Neck 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 (13)
- Steven A. Cohen: JetSetJeri2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Hughes: vesperholly, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Bruce: Dell Publishing, 1946, sourced from https://archive.org/details/modernscreen3233unse Possible copyright status Library of Congress has determined that this item is not in copyright Language English Call number PN1993 .M334 Digitizing sponsor Library…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Kantor: HM2021, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Ahdoot: "Yellowbkpk", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gail Dolgin: Inelli29, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Evan: Escady, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Lee: dennis crowley from new york city, usa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Baltimore: Bob Paz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugo Weisgall: Jik jik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Pulver: Jeffpulver, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrie Chase: NBC-photographer: Frank Carroll, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Roma: Shera57 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons