18 famous people were born within 35 miles of University Gardens
Closest of all is Chris Jericho, from Manhasset, 2 mi away. New York City’s list, next door, has 99 names, Lana Del Rey first among them. Not one famous person on record comes from University Gardens yet. Famous people are on record for 1,300 of the towns in New York.
What stands out about University Gardens’ famous people
Famous people born near University Gardens
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Sean Spicer
born 1971American political strategist and former White House Press Secretary and Communications Director for President Donald Trump

Danielle Louise Moinet
born 1983American model, American football player and professional wrestler





Charles Ludlam
1943–1987American actor, writer and director
Billy Schaeffer
born 1951Former American Basketball Association player
John F. Campbell
born 1954American politician from Vermont
Robert S. Neuwirth
1933–2013American physician and inventor
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Famous people from the towns next door
New York City leads the towns around it, with 99 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is University Gardens 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)
- Billy Crudup: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Spicer: VOA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Dunn: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Louise Moinet: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick McEnroe: Robbie Mendelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Eigenberg: U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Cord: Betty Wills, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Angle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lana Del Rey: Mike Monaghan from Seattle, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
