
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Merrick
Julius Erving, born in East Meadow, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Joe Satriani, with articles in 55 languages. Over the border in East Meadow, 17 names are on record, led by Julius Erving. The New York lists hold names for 1,283 towns.
What stands out about North Merrick’s famous people
Famous people born near North Merrick
Nobody born in North Merrick is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Medea Benjamin
born 1952American political activist and author



Telly Savalas
1922–1994American film and television actor and singer

Stephen Baldwin
born 1966American actor and political activist


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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering North Merrick.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Merrick 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 (10)
- Joe Satriani: Michael Hanselmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold E. Varmus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Erving: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Vai: Wojciech Pędzich, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Telly Savalas: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Baldwin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Rosenbaum: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cardona: Anton Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aljamain Sterling: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tatyana Ali: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons



