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Famous people · Hauppauge

The 6 famous people born in Hauppauge, led by Candice Night

Articles in 28 languages make the American musician Candice Night the best known. Gary Flood and James Hagens follow. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The list comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9.

#1 best knownCandice NightMusic · born 1971
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Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Candice Night
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Wilmot Moses Smith
Youngest
2006
James Hagens
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Hauppauge’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Hauppauge’s famous people were born

The 1970s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Candice NightWilmot Moses Smith
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & Law

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

The best known

Born in Hauppauge

Candice Night leads with articles in 28 languages, ahead of Gary Flood (4) and James Hagens (4).

Candice Night#1
Music

Candice Night

born 1971

American musician

28 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GF#2
Sports

Gary Flood

born 1985

American soccer player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JH#3
Sports

James Hagens

born 2006

American ice hockey player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Hauppauge is known for

Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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 Hauppauge

Of the other 3, 2 are performers.

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Tom Kirdahy

born 1963

American theatre producer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Wilmot Moses Smith

Wilmot Moses Smith

1852–1906

American judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Jeff Rossen

born 1976

American television journalist and NBC reporter

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Hauppauge home

Born elsewhere, Donna Murphy lived here.

Donna Murphy

Donna Murphy

born 1959

American actress, singer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Smithtown, with 36.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hauppauge 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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