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Famous people · Huntington
81 famous people were born in Huntington, more of them musicians than in most towns
Most widely known is Ralph Macchio, the American actor, with articles in 42 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 51 in all. Among the 1,292 towns in New York with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd. The list comes to 4 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9.
Born here
81
notable people
Best known
Ralph Macchio
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1735
Zephaniah Platt
Youngest
2008
Jack Kennedy
Most common field
Sports
21 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Huntington’s famous people
Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2008, among 61 since 1950.A town of musiciansAmong the 81 people born here, 8 are musicians: 1.8 times the usual share.Known worldwideRead in 42 languages, Ralph Macchio is known far beyond the town.81 notable peopleWith 81 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Huntington’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 22 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineNotableBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Huntington is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 1.8 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.
The best known
Born in Huntington
Languages with an article: 42 for Ralph Macchio, 40 for LP, 35 for Natalie Kuckenburg.
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Everyone else born in Huntington
78 more, 21 of them athletes.
Gavin O'Connor
born 1963American film director, screenwriter, producer, playwright and actor (b. 1963)
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Jeff Hawkins
born 1957American entrepreneur and neuroscientist; founder of Palm Computing
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John Scully
born 1958All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
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A chosen home
Also called Huntington home
Born elsewhere, John Derbyshire lived here.
John Derbyshire
born 1945British-born American far-right political commentator, writer, journalist and computer programmer
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Smithtown has the most on record: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huntington 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 (43)
- Natalie Kuckenburg: HollywoodA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Hennessy: Eric Chan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susanna Kallur: André Zehetbauer from Schwerin, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alicia Coppola: MR O from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gavin O'Connor: Me, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Hawkins: Jeff Kubina from the milky way galaxy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenny Kallur: Erik van Leeuwen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carin Cone: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leroy Grumman: U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Scheer: Robyn Von Swank, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony G. Brown: Maryland AG, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris DiMarco: Steven Newton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Sutter: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Algieri: User:Caporook, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Haridopolos: Cjfink84, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Kalina: Bryan Derballa, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Aquilino: United States Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Frevola: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- August Heckscher II: Public Relations Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Davern: Christian Plattner at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Ebbin: EbbinForVirginia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Kennedy: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bloomfield Jervis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judy Francesconi: Nakedbear, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Willard: Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard P. Mills: SGT Bryan Reed, USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel H. Aronson: Liz Seubert, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Young: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Nimmich: FEMA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Steffens: Gri3720, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Oman: US Copyright Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Chase: film screenshot (Supreme Pictures Corp.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eaddy Mays: Vanie Poyey Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Gale: HopsonRoad, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Strittmatter: Onetwo1 on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Daley: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Derbyshire: John Derbyshire or an associate, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Joan Hart: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norris Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Dangerfield: Press photo, photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Mottola: Peggster.net at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mythbusted/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Grendi: Late1 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Vesce: Artem Korzhimanov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons