22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hewlett Neck
Mike Portnoy, born in Long Beach, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Frank Wilczek, with articles in 73 languages. Over the border in Woodmere, 6 names are on record, led by Harvey Milk. No famous person’s birth in Hewlett Neck is on record yet.
What stands out about Hewlett Neck’s famous people
Famous people born near Hewlett Neck
Nobody born in Hewlett Neck is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Matt Reeves
born 1966American film writer, director and producer

June Diane Raphael
born 1980American actress, comedian, and screenwriter


Medea Benjamin
born 1952American political activist and author


Telly Savalas
1922–1994American film and television actor and singer

Kash Patel
born 1980Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation



Kim Richards
born 1964American actress and television personality



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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Woodmere: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hewlett Neck and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (17)
- Frank Wilczek: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Satriani: Michael Hanselmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin James: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Telly Savalas: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kash Patel: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Lauter: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Reeves: Matt_Reeves.jpg: Ronald Woan derivative work: Nightscream, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Conroy: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Dunn: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Nieder: Press photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Jaeckel: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June Diane Raphael: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Richards: Hayu / Evolution Media / Bravo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Yule: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prodigy: Shakti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Milk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Phillip Haskell: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

