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Famous people · Hicksville
12 famous people were born in Hicksville, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American soccer player Tim Parker, with articles in 13 languages. The American television personality and medium Theresa Caputo ranks second, ahead of Gary D. Schmidt. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 8 of them. Only 159 of the 1,283 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Tim Parker
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Jerome Steinert
Youngest
1997
Cailey Hutchison
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Hicksville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hicksville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 5 births.
SportsBusinessFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hicksville is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 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 Hicksville
Tim Parker has articles in 13 languages, Theresa Caputo in 11 and Gary D. Schmidt in 8.
TC#2
Film, TV & Stage
Theresa Caputo
born 1966American television personality and medium
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Hicksville
A further 9 follow, born between 1883 and 1997.
Dennis Michael Lynch
born 1969American entrepreneur, documentary film maker, and conservative commentator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Hempstead leads the towns around it, with 30 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hicksville 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 (8)
- Gary D. Schmidt: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Steinert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Michael Lynch: Michael Vadon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cailey Hutchison: Puffycoombes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norris Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Slater: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Crampton: Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Beer: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons