
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Plainedge
Closest of all is Julius Erving, from East Meadow, 4 mi away. Of the towns next door, Hempstead lists the most: 30, with Method Man first. The best known of them is Alec Baldwin, with articles in 89 languages. The list for Plainedge is empty for now.
What stands out about Plainedge’s famous people
Famous people born near Plainedge
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Stephen Baldwin
born 1966American actor and political activist

William Baldwin
born 1963American actor, producer, and writer




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Famous people from the towns next door
Hempstead leads the towns around it, with 30 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plainedge 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 (11)
- Alec Baldwin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Beer: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Erving: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norris Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Baldwin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Baldwin: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tatyana Ali: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Slater: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Crampton: Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory W. Carman: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Nigro: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons




