No one born in Shirley has made the famous people list yet
Of the bordering towns, Yaphank has the longest list: 2, with Mary Louise Booth at the top. The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81. In New York, 1,280 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Shirley), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Shirley has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Shirley
The fullest list close by belongs to Yaphank, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shirley 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 (3)
- Mary Louise Booth: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Barnes Arico: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons