20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Quiogue
The nearest, Whit Betts, was born in Westhampton Beach, 1 mi away. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is the most widely known, written about in 102 languages. No famous person on record lists Quiogue as their birthplace yet. Next door, the list for Westhampton Beach holds Whit Betts.
What stands out about Quiogue’s famous people
Famous people born near Quiogue
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
1929–1994First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963

Mary L. Cleave
1947–2023American engineer and NASA astronaut





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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quiogue 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)
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Mark Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Steiger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary L. Cleave: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Coraci: Frank_Coraci_and_Kate_Beckinsale.jpg: Mario Antonio Pena Zapatería from Irun, Spain derivative work: Tm, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Annacone: JC (Graffiti By Numbers), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Yastrzemski: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Bloch: Bob Lee, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Bishop: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons