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Famous people · Wantagh
Wantagh counts 6 famous people, first among them Lonny Ross
Articles in 12 languages make the American television actor Lonny Ross the best known. Most were born since 1970: 4 of them. The list comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9. Births span 1958 to 2000, from Tom Junod to Lonny Ross.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Lonny Ross
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1958
Tom Junod
Youngest
2000
Lonny Ross
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
What stands out about Wantagh’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wantagh’s famous people were born
The 2000s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wantagh
Lonny Ross has articles in 12 languages, Gian Villante in 8 and Trent Kowalik in 8.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Trent Kowalik
born 1995American ballet dancer and actor
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What Wantagh is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 5.3 times as common.
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A further 3 follow, born between 1958 and 1976.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wantagh 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 (4)
- Trent Kowalik: Gary Vorwald, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Junod: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Nolin: Jrchun, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tatyana Ali: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons