Famous people · Matinecock
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Matinecock
Frank Brickowski, born in Bayville, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Thomas Pynchon, with articles in 77 languages. Of the towns next door, Glen Cove lists the most: 49, with Thomas Pynchon first. No famous person’s birth in Matinecock is on record yet.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Thomas Pynchon
Best known
Thomas Pynchon
in 77 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Matinecock
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
1887–1944US Army Medal of Honor recipient
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The most names next door are in Glen Cove: 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Matinecock 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 (9)
- 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
- Madison Beer: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norris Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate McKinnon: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beatrice Straight: N/A studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Ranaldo: Alterna2 http://www.alterna2.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler: MgCupcake, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Roosevelt Jr.: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyia Batten: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons