#1Famous people · Patchogue
14 famous people were born in Patchogue, more of them performers than in most towns
Kevin Connolly, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period. Over 104 years of births, the list goes from Grant Martin Overton (1887) to James Gordon (1991). Per head, the list is long: 11.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Kevin Connolly
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Grant Martin Overton
Youngest
1991
James Gordon
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
What stands out about Patchogue’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Patchogue is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 3 times.
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 Patchogue’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 5 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineMilitaryPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Patchogue
Performers take two of the three places.
#1LK#2
Film, TV & Stage
Leila Kenzle
born 1960American therapist and former actress
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Writing & Arts
Emily Newton Barto
1896–1968Painter, illustrator, writer, craftsperson, art teacher
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in Patchogue
A further 11 follow, born between 1887 and 1991.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, East Patchogue lists the most people: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Patchogue 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 (7)
- Kevin Connolly: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Newton Barto: Andrew Herman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Wolfe: Dmys management, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Porter: Time Inc., illustration by Henry Koerner. Time failed to renew the copyrights of many early issues; see wikisource:Time (magazine)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Castellano: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gordon: David from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Pelletreau: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons