Famous people · Poquott
Born near Poquott: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Awkwafina is the most widely known, written about in 56 languages. The nearest, Ted Chiang, was born in Port Jefferson, 2 mi away. No entry yet names Poquott as a birthplace. Next door, the list for East Setauket holds 2, Ben Brown first.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Awkwafina
Best known
Awkwafina
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Poquott’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Poquott
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dan Gurney
1931–2018American racing driver, constructor and team owner
Awkwafina
born 1988American actress, comedian, and rapper
William Weld
born 1945American politician, Governor of Massachusetts
Cooper Andrews
born 1985American actor from New York (born. 1985)
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Close by, the fullest list is East Setauket’s, at 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Poquott 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 (8)
- Awkwafina: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Joan Hart: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Chiang: Arturo Villarrubia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Gurney: Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- William Weld: Gary Johnson from Taos, NM, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. B. Sweeney: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Andrews: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons