#15 famous people were born in Ronkonkoma
With articles in 4 languages, Joe Jones is the most widely known. The American singer Lennon Murphy ranks second, ahead of Thorgy Thor. Since 1970, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Joe Jones, born in 1965, to Keith Detelj, born in 1985.
What stands out about Ronkonkoma’s famous people
When Ronkonkoma’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Ronkonkoma
Joe Jones leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Lennon Murphy (4) and Thorgy Thor (4).
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#3What Ronkonkoma is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Ronkonkoma
2 more, best known first.

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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Smithtown, with 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ronkonkoma 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 (9)
- Joe Jones: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lennon Murphy: Frank Ockenfels, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorgy Thor: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Weik: New York Senate Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Joan Hart: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tobias Harris: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Floyd: Ralph Earl (Earle), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Candice Night: Nsoveiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Petke: Doug Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons




