Photo: Team jib · CC BY-SA 3.0Next door to Wading River, Riverhead lists 10 famous people
No entry yet names Wading River as a birthplace. Across New York, 1,265 towns list someone born there. New York City’s 99 names make the longest list in New York. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Wading River), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Wading River has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Wading River
Riverhead has the longest list next door: 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wading River 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)
- Otis G. Pike: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Floyd: Ralph Earl (Earle), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Nese: bplatzner1, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons