Dennis M. Ritchie
1941–2011American computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programming language
Famous people · Tuckahoe
Born near Tuckahoe: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Dennis M. Ritchie, was born in Bronxville, 1 mi away. Mark Zuckerberg is the most widely known, written about in 168 languages. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Mark Zuckerberg
Best known
Mark Zuckerberg
in 168 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tuckahoe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tuckahoe
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Antony Blinken
born 1962American lawyer and diplomat (born 1962) and former United States Secretary of State
Jay Leno
born 1950American television host and comedian
Lynn Conway
1938–2024American computer scientist and electrical engineer
George E. Smith
1930–2025Nobel prize winning American physicist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tuckahoe and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. 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)
- Jon Voight: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis M. Ritchie: Denise Panyik-Dale, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlos Alazraqui: Tastes like lead, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antony Blinken: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Leno: US mission to the European Union, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Leonard Schawlow: Jose Mercado / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Howard Northrop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Smith: Prolineserver, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Moynihan: jjharpsip, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons