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Famous people · Lake Grove
Lake Grove counts 3 famous people, first among them Joe Scally
Most widely known is Joe Scally, the American soccer player, with articles in 30 languages. The next two names are Arthur Holmes Howell and Alycia Lane. Of the towns next door, Smithtown lists the most: 36, with Melissa Joan Hart first. The list comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Joe Scally
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Arthur Holmes Howell
Youngest
2002
Joe Scally
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Lake Grove
Ranked by languages covered: Joe Scally with 30, then Arthur Holmes Howell with 7 and Alycia Lane with 4.
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What Lake Grove is known for
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The longest list nearby is Smithtown’s, with 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Grove 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 (4)
- Melissa Joan Hart: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Awkwafina: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Floyd: Ralph Earl (Earle), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Soledad O'Brien: The Rudz from Milwaukee, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons