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Photo: Jkingny · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Lattingtown
A single famous person was born in Lattingtown: George Townsend
The American politician George Townsend was born in 1769. Their birth falls before independence. 4 languages have an article about them. Glen Cove, which borders it, has 49 on its list, the best known Thomas Pynchon.
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notable people
Best known
George Townsend
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1769
George Townsend
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Lattingtown
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lattingtown 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 (3)
- Thomas Pynchon: Photo presumably taken by "Mr. DiLillo", who was identified as staff photographer of The Oysterette (Mead 1989, p. 170)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norris Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyia Batten: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons