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Famous people · Middle Island
Middle Island, birthplace of the Haitian/american soccer player Jerrod Laventure
Jerrod Laventure, the Haitian/american soccer player, was born in 1983. Their story is told in 6 languages. Of the bordering towns, Miller Place has the longest list: 5, with Caleb Smith Woodhull at the top. In New York, 1,288 towns have someone on the list.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Jerrod Laventure
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1983
Jerrod Laventure
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Middle Island
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Close by, Miller Place counts 5 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middle Island 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)
- Caleb Smith Woodhull: Booth's History of New York, Volume 6, Mary Louise Booth, 1859, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Louise Booth: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Nese: bplatzner1, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons