#1Famous people · New Hyde Park
15 famous people were born in New Hyde Park, more of them performers than in most towns
Most widely known is Crystal Dunn, the American soccer player, with articles in 28 languages. The largest group, 8, was born since 1970. Over 119 years of births, the list goes from Wally Van (1880) to Caitlin Cosme (1999). The list comes to 14.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Crystal Dunn
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Wally Van
Youngest
1999
Caitlin Cosme
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about New Hyde Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What New Hyde Park is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.8 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When New Hyde Park’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in New Hyde Park
Two of the three are performers.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in New Hyde Park
12 more, best known first.
Katerina Katakalides
born 1998American model and beauty pageant titleholder
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Philip Christ
?–1933Politician and businessman from New Hyde Park, New York, United States
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Garden City: 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Hyde Park 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 (5)
- Crystal Dunn: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Van: Stacy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Mordente: The Tony Awards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Telly Savalas: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Cord: Betty Wills, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons