#1Famous people · Merrick
Most of the 15 famous people born in Merrick came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Matt Cardona, the American professional wrestler, is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. From Richard Hewlett to Patrick Gardner, the births on the list run from 1729 to 1999. Per head, the list is long: 6.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9. Only 117 of the 1,265 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Matt Cardona
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1729
Richard Hewlett
Youngest
1999
Patrick Gardner
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Merrick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Merrick’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 8 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryScience & MedicineMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Merrick
Three names lead: Matt Cardona (32 languages), Scott Lipsky (22) and Kevin Shinick (16).
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What Merrick is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Merrick
A further 12 follow, born between 1729 and 1999.
Peter Oberacker
born 1963New York State Senator from the 51st state senate district
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Michael W. Ferro, Jr.
born 1966American business magnate, majority share owner and former Non-Executive Chairman of the United States' third-largest newspaper publisher Tronc.
BusinessWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merrick 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)
- Matt Cardona: Anton Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Lipsky: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Shinick: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Polsky: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Uberti: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Oberacker: NY Senate Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Slutsky: Marc Slutsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tatyana Ali: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons