#1Famous people · Roslyn
Business people stand out among the 18 famous people born in Roslyn
Nathan Banks is the best known, with articles in 15 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 12 of them. Only 101 of the 1,278 towns in New York with anyone on record list more. The list comes to 60.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Nathan Banks
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Nathan Banks
Youngest
1994
Michael Pollack
Most common field
Business
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Roslyn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Roslyn is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 8.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Roslyn’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
BusinessFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicSportsPolitics & LawNotableFaithWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Roslyn
Three names lead: Nathan Banks (15 languages), Richard Stephen Sackler (10) and Ken Hechler (9).
#1
#2Business
Richard Stephen Sackler
born 1945American billionaire businessman
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Roslyn
Here are 15 more, born from 1899 to 1994.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Roslyn home
One more notable person made the town home: Michael Crichton.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Roslyn Heights’, at 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roslyn 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 (7)
- Nathan Banks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Stephen Sackler: ProPublica, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Hechler: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Pollack: Muzikboy24, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney: User:Kimnelson46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Kurtz: Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Crichton: Jon Chase photo/Harvard News Office, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons