Famous people · Port Jefferson Station
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Port Jefferson Station
Closest of all is Ted Chiang, from Port Jefferson, 1 mi away. Awkwafina is the most widely known, written about in 56 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Port Jefferson Station yet. Across New York, the lists cover 1,300 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Awkwafina
Best known
Awkwafina
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Port Jefferson Station’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Port Jefferson Station
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)
Michael P. Murphy
1976–2005Naval Special Warfare Operator US Navy SEAL
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Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Port Jefferson Station 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 (9)
- 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
- Cooper Andrews: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael P. Murphy: The original uploader was Joebengo at English Wikipedia. (Original text: U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED) 071001-N-0000X-001), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent Barreta: Carter Sterling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons