#1Famous people · Smithtown
36 famous people were born in Smithtown, more of them performers than in most towns
Melissa Joan Hart, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. Since 1970, 22 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9. Born in 1743, Thomas Tredwell is the first name on record, and Ryan Ufko, born in 2005, the most recent.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Melissa Joan Hart
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1743
Thomas Tredwell
Youngest
2005
Ryan Ufko
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Smithtown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Smithtown’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 9.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableMilitaryScience & MedicineMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Smithtown
Three names lead: Melissa Joan Hart (53 languages), William Weld (30) and Cooper Andrews (20).
#1
#2Politics & Law
William Weld
born 1945American politician, Governor of Massachusetts
30 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Cooper Andrews
born 1985American actor from New York (born. 1985)
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Smithtown is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Smithtown
The rest number 33, with 12 athletes among them.
Adam Conover
born 1983American comedian, writer, voice actor, and television host
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Huntington has the longest list next door: 81.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smithtown 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 (24)
- Melissa Joan Hart: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Weld: Gary Johnson from Taos, NM, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Andrews: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael P. Murphy: The original uploader was Joebengo at English Wikipedia. (Original text: U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED) 071001-N-0000X-001), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Palmieri: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Biggio: eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Higgins: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Dowling: Quantum pundit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Brennan: Executive Office of the Governor of Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Tredwell: "Plattsburgh Sentinel" newspaper., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward H. Smith: William Smith Pelletreau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hull Wickham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius N. Nooy: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Sabatini: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Ian Fox: Ceepunkt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Anderson: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mario Mattera: NY Senate Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael J. Epstein: Sophia Cacciola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tobias Harris: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Awkwafina: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Floyd: Ralph Earl (Earle), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosie O'Donnell: chattingjason (Jason Chatting), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Candice Night: Nsoveiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons