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Famous people · Syosset
19 famous people were born in Syosset, most of them since 1970
The best known is the American basketball player Sue Bird, with articles in 37 languages. The next two names are Aesop Rock and Shannon MacMillan. Betty Gillies, born in 1908, is the earliest name and 3LAU, born in 1991, the latest. The list comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Sue Bird
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Betty Gillies
Youngest
1991
3LAU
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Syosset’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Syosset’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 8 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Syosset
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Known for
What Syosset is known for
Syosset has 1.5× the usual share of athletes.
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 Syosset
Still to come: 16 more, from 1908 to 1991.
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Plainview has the longest list next door: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Syosset 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 (10)
- Aesop Rock: Alex Blackstock from San Francisco, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon MacMillan: Wendy Brown, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Scuderi: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 3LAU: User:Dana Kemmerle, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Nystrom: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Gillies: U.S. Air Force photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Isikoff: The original uploader was Emilyschneider at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Harris: Casey Florig, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Beer: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Lovett: nrkbeta, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons