#1The American professional wrestler Tony Nese is the one famous person from Ridge
Tony Nese, the American professional wrestler, was born in 1985. Readers can find them written up in 18 languages. Across the town line, Brookhaven lists 10, William Floyd first. In New York, 1,257 towns have someone on the list.

Born in Ridge
#1Who’s the most famous person from Ridge?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Ridge’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Brookhaven counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridge 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 (4)
- Tony Nese: bplatzner1, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Floyd: Ralph Earl (Earle), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis G. Pike: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Louise Booth: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


