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Famous people · Hempstead
Musicians stand out among the 27 famous people born in Hempstead
The best known is the American rapper and actor Method Man, with articles in 45 languages. The next two names are Bill Nieder and Prodigy. 11 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.6, close to the 3.9 of the typical New York town.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Method Man
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
1734
Benjamin Halsted
Youngest
1994
Adil Gowani
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hempstead’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hempstead is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 3.4 times.
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 Hempstead
Two of the three are musicians.
#2
#3Through the years
When Hempstead’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotableFaithWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hempstead
Another 24, 8 of them athletes.
William Laing
1831–1864American Union Army soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor
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A chosen home
Also called Hempstead home
Born elsewhere, Eddie August Schneider lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Garden City leads the towns around it, with 17 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hempstead 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 (15)
- Bill Nieder: Press photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prodigy: Shakti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Nicholas: User:Juliux, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Hicks: H. Inman, artist Maverick, Peter, 1780-1831, engraver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shalom H. Schwartz: Original uploaded by Maksim Rudnev (Transfered by Ravit), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roc Marciano: Devon Guerrero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlene Lipsey: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig S. Harris: Mundi-Joe Tilburg, The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donovan Smith: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon McNally: Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tu Holloway: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie August Schneider: Wide World Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Telly Savalas: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aljamain Sterling: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kalomira: Daniel Aragay from Terrassa, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons