2 famous people were born in Montauk
Articles in 2 languages make the American politician Perry Belmont Duryea Jr. the best known. The list has one more: the American surfer Quincy Davis. The earliest on the list is Perry Belmont Duryea Jr., born in 1921, and the youngest Quincy Davis, born in 1995. 1,288 towns across New York can name a famous person born there.

Born in Montauk
#2What Montauk is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Also called Montauk home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Montauk, though born elsewhere.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montauk 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 (2)
- Quincy Davis: Morgan Maassen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Cavett: Nick Stepowyj at https://www.flickr.com/people/nickstep/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons