#1Famous people · West Babylon
7 famous people were born in West Babylon, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 12 languages make the American football player Jovan Belcher the best known. Dan Deacon and Kevin Russo follow. More than half were born since 1970, 6 in all. The list comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 residents, below the 3.9 of the typical town in New York.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Jovan Belcher
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1929
Owen H. Johnson
Youngest
1998
Gustavo Fernandes
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about West Babylon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When West Babylon’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What West Babylon is known for
West Babylon has 2× 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.
The best known
Born in West Babylon
Three names lead: Jovan Belcher (12 languages), Dan Deacon (10) and Kevin Russo (6).
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Everyone else born in West Babylon
Of the other 4, 3 are athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Babylon 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 (7)
- Jovan Belcher: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Russo: BubbaFan on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devonte Green: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alyssa Murray: STXLaxInfo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Hartley: Missy from Brooklyn, New York City, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Dangerfield: Press photo, photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Green: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons