List of Long Islanders

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This is a list of notable people either born in, from or connected to Long Island.

List[]

Born on Long Island
Name Date of Birth Place of Birth Date of Death Place of Death Job
Angelo, Richard 20 August 1962 Long Island — — serial killer
Apatow, Judd 6 December 1967 New York City, New York — — movie producer
Armas, Chris 27 August 1972 The Bronx, New York — — soccer player
Wolosoff, Bruce 27 March 1955 Manhattan, New York — — composer
Baldwin, Alexander R 3 April 1953 Massapequa, New York — — actor
Baldwin, Daniel L 5 October 1960 Massapequa, New York — — actor
Baldwin, Stephen A 12 May 1966 Massapequa, New York — — actor
Baldwin, William J 21 February 1963 Massapequa, New York — — actor
Bellion, Jonathan D 26 December 1990 Lake Grove, New York — — Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Rapper
Bennett, Matthew H 13 November 1991 Massapequa, New York — — actor, singer, screenwriter
Biggio, Craig A 14 December 1965 Smithtown, New York — — baseball player
Bird, Suzanne B 16 October 1980 Syosset, New York — — basketball player
Brown, Brendan B 11 October 1973 Northport, New York — — singer, songwriter
Budnik, Dan 20 May 1933 Long Island, New York — — photographer
Carey, Mariah 27 March 1970 Huntington, New York — — singer, songwriter
Colvin, Marie C 12 January 1956 Oyster Bay, New York 22 February 2012 Homs, Syria journalist
Cumia, Anthony 26 April 1961 New York City, New York — — radio personality
Douglas, Ashanti S 13 October 1980 Glen Cove, New York — — entertainer
Fox, Adam 17 February 1998 Jericho, New York — — Ice hockey player
Whitman, Margaret C 4 August 1956 Cold Spring Harbor, New York — — business executive
Irvine, Christopher K 9 November 1970 Manhasset, New York — — actor, musician, wrestler
Lacey, Jesse T 10 July 1978 Levittown, New York — — musician
Levins, Andre 29 August 1981 Hempstead, New York — — rapper
Lohan, Lindsay M 2 July 1986 New York City, New York — — actress
O'Connor, Meredith 12 July 1996 — — musician
Sarantakos, Christopher N 19 December 1967 Hempstead, New York — — illusionist
Sarantis, Kalomira 31 January 1985 West Hempstead, New York — — singer and musician
Stern, Howard A 12 January 1954 Jackson Heights, Queens, New York — — radio personality
Whitman, Margaret C 4 August 1956 Cold Spring Harbor, New York — — business executive
Wunderman, Leslie 7 March 1962 Baldwin, New York — — actress, singer
Raised on Long Island (but not born on Long Island)
Name Date of Birth Place of Birth Date of Death Place of Death Occupation
Adkins, Derrick R 2 July 1970 Brooklyn, New York — — track athlete
Foley, Michael F 7 June 1965 Bloomington, Indiana — — wrestler
Foster, Susan H — Queens, New York — — Jewelry Designer
Kelly, Moira 6 March 1968 Queens, New York — — actress
Park, Harry 23 July 1989 South Korea — — rapper
Seinfeld, Jerry 29 April 1954 Brooklyn, New York — — comedian
Freiberger, Bill 17 January 1962 Brooklyn, New York — — television writer
Moved to Long Island as an adult (neither born nor raised on Long Island)
Name Date of Birth Place of Birth Date of Death Place of Death Occupation
Barré, Raoul 29 January 1874 Montréal, Québec, Canada 21 May 1932 Montréal, Québec, Canada animator, artist, cartoonist
Georgievna, Xenia 22 August 1903 Mikhailovskoe, Russian Empire 17 September 1965 Glen Cove, New York Princess of Russia
Lloyd, Christopher C 30 April 1982 New Carrollton, Maryland — — rapper
Roosevelt, Theodore 27 October 1858 New York City, New York 6 January 1919 Oyster Bay, New York 26th President of the United States
Senerchia, Peter 11 October 1967 Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York — — wrestler
Stuart-Houston, William P 12 March 1911 Liverpool, United Kingdom 14 July 1987 Patchogue, New York nephew of Adolf Hitler

Born on Long Island[]

  • Madison Beer (singer, model)
  • Donatella Arpaia (restaurateur and a television personality)
  • Alec Baldwin (actor)
  • Daniel Baldwin (actor)
  • Stephen Baldwin (actor)
  • William Baldwin (actor)
  • Jon Bellion (singer/songwriter)
  • Pat Benatar (singer)
  • Tony Bennett (singer)
  • Meredith O'Connor (singer)
  • Nikki Blonsky (actress)
  • Brian Bloom (actor)
  • Nicholas Braun
  • Michael "Mikey" Brenley
  • Hoodie Allen (Rapper)
  • Jim Breuer (comedian)
  • Brian Burns (actor)
  • Edward Burns (actor, screenwriter)
  • Ken Burns (filmmaker)
  • Steve Buscemi (actor)
  • Mariah Carey (singer)
  • Ryan Cassata (musician)
  • Tricia Cast (actress)
  • Frank Catalanotto (baseball player)
  • Speedy Claxton (basketball player)
  • LL Cool J (rapper)
  • Kevin Connolly (actor)
  • Marcus Stroman (baseball player)
  • Steven Matz (baseball player)
  • Kevin Conroy (actor)
  • Kevin Covais (Singer, American Idol)
  • Bob Costas (sportscaster)
  • Billy Crystal (actor)
  • Anthony Cumia (podcaster, radio host)
  • Chuck D (rapper)
  • Jennifer Capriati (tennis player)
  • Rodney Dangerfield (comedian)
  • Lama Surya Das (Buddhist teacher)
  • Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'Abate (radio personality)
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (guitarist)
  • Fran Drescher (actress)
  • Dave Dictor
  • James Dolan (CEO)
  • William "Flavor Flav" Drayton (rapper)
  • Billy Donovan (basketball coach)
  • Ashanti (Singer) (singer)
  • Meredith Eaton-Gilden
  • Jumbo Elliot (football player)
  • Julius Erving (basketball Player)
  • Boomer Esiason (NFL quarterback)
  • Edie Falco (actress)
  • Jack Feldman (lyricist)
  • Jay Fiedler (football player)
  • "50 Cent" Curtis Jackson (rapper, actor)
  • Amy Fisher (former convicted attempted murderer)
  • Flavor Flav (rapper)
  • William Floyd (signer, Declaration of Independence)
  • Melvin Fowler
  • Mike Francesa (sports radio commentator)
  • D'Brickashaw Ferguson (NFL player)
  • Art Garfunkel (singer)
  • Debbie Gibson (singer)
  • Ilana Glazer (comedian, writer, actress)
  • Tony Graffanino
  • Bob Griffin (basketball player, English Literature professor)
  • Leroy Grumman (engineer, co-founder Northrop-Grumman)
  • Tom Gugliotta
  • Aaron Hall and Damion Hall (R&B Singers of the group Guy)
  • Melissa Joan Hart (actress)
  • Joey Heatherton
  • Frank Nappi (author)
  • Christopher Higgins (hockey player)
  • Gregg "Opie" Hughes (radio host)
  • Sarah Hughes (figure skater)
  • Rakim (MC)
  • Kevin James (actor, comedian)
  • Christine Jorgensen
  • Bob Keeshan
  • Jackie Kennedy Onassis (former First Lady)
  • Brian Kilmeade (Fox News personality)
  • Mike Komisarek
  • Tony Kornheiser (sports personality)
  • Michael Kors
  • Ron Kovic (activist, author)
  • Saul Kripke
  • Jonathan Larson
  • Cyndi Lauper (singer)
  • Lori Loughlin (actress)
  • Charles Ludlam (playwright, theater producer)
  • Patti LuPone (actress, singer)
  • Ralph Macchio (actor)
  • Jackie Martling (Former head writer for The Howard Stern Show)
  • Lisa Matassa (singer)
  • Idina Menzel (actress, singer)
  • Method Man (rapper)
  • Charlie McAvoy (NHL defenseman)
  • Kate McKinnon (comedian)
  • "Stuttering" John Melendez (comedian)
  • Harvey Milk (politician)
  • Larry Miller (comedian, actor)
  • John Moschitta, Jr. (FedEx TV commercial personality)
  • Eddie Money (musician)
  • Jane Monheit
  • Brandon Moore
  • Kevin Moore (keyboard player/ex-Dream Theater, Chroma Key, O.S.I.)
  • Rob Moore (American football)
  • Charlie Murphy (actor, comedian)
  • Eddie Murphy (actor, comedian, musician)
  • Michael Patrick Murphy (former Navy SEAL)
  • John Myung (bassist, Dream Theater)
  • Eric Nystrom (hockey player)
  • Soledad O'Brien (news anchor)
  • Rosie O'Donnell (comedian)
  • Bill O'Reilly (commentator)
  • Mike Petke (soccer player)
  • John Petrucci (guitarist, Dream Theater)
  • Mike Portnoy (drummer, ex-Dream Theater)
  • Prodigy (rapper)
  • Steve Park (race car driver)
  • Rosie Perez (actress)
  • Thomas Pynchon (author)
  • R.A. the Rugged Man
  • Lou Reed (singer)
  • Rev. Run (rapper)
  • Kim Richards (actress)
  • Ray Romano (comedian)
  • Susan Sarandon (actress)
  • Joe Satriani (guitarist)
  • John Savage (actor)
  • Telly Savalas (actor)
  • Anthony Scaramucci (White House Communications Director and founder of SkyBridge Capital)
  • Erik "Everlast" Schrody (singer)
  • Chuck Schuldiner
  • Rob Scuderi
  • Cletus Seldin (boxer)
  • Eric Sermon
  • Matt Serra
  • Brian Setzer (guitarist)
  • Kevin Shinick (writer, actor, director)
  • Talia Shire (actress)
  • Jamie-Lynn Sigler (actress)
  • DJ Skribble (disc jockey)
  • Helen Slater (actress)
  • Dee Snider (singer)
  • Eric Spoto (Power Lifter)
  • Martin Tankleff (falsely convicted of murdering parents in 1988, served 17 years in prison)
  • John Tesh (TV and radio Personality)
  • Vinny Testaverde (former NFL Quarterback)
  • Laurence Traiger (Composer)
  • Thomas Truxtun
  • Steve Vai (guitarist)
  • Frank Viola
  • Leslie West
  • Walt Whitman (poet)
  • John Williams (composer)
  • Carl Yastrzemski (baseball player)
  • Amos Zereoué (NFL player, retired)
  • Richard Zimler (novelist)
  • Anthony Nese (pro wrestler)
  • Andrew Barth Feldman (actor)
  • Joe Iconis (composer/songwriter)

Raised on Long Island (but not born on Long Island)[]

  • Gustav Åhr (Lil Peep), (rapper)
  • Lyle Alzado (professional American football player)
  • Bruce Arena (soccer coach)
  • Kenia Arias (singer)
  • Dave Attell (comedian)
  • David Baltimore (biologist)
  • Pat Benatar (singer)
  • Ross Bleckner (artist)
  • Paul Bowles (composer, author, and translator)
  • Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (socialite)
  • Edith Bouvier Beale (socialite)
  • Peter Breggin (psychiatrist)
  • Jim Brown (former professional American football player and actor)
  • Lorraine Bracco (actress)
  • Edward Burns (actor)
  • Elaine Chao (businesswoman and politician, Secretary of Labor from 2001 to 2009 and Secretary of Transportation from 2017 to 2021)
  • Ben Cohen (businessman)
  • Kenneth Cole (clothing designer)
  • Margaret Colin (actress)
  • Francis Ford Coppola (movie director)
  • Al D'Amato (politician)
  • Tony Danza (actor)
  • Robert Davi (actor, singer, writer, and director)
  • Ted Demme (director, producer, and actor)
  • Michael Dempsey (Bassist)
  • Brian Dennehy (actor)
  • Howard Deutch (director)
  • John DiResta (comedian, actor, and former New York City Transit Police officer)
  • Elliot Easton (guitarist, The Cars)
  • EPMD (rap group)
  • Edie Falco (actress)
  • Martin Feldstein (economist)
  • Reggie Fils-Aime (businessman, former president of Nintendo of America)
  • J. P. Foschi (former professional American football player)
  • Susan Foster (jewelry designer)
  • Bill Freiberger (television writer and producer)
  • Kate French (actress and model)
  • Barbara Gaines (TV producer)
  • Rande Gerber (entertainment industry businessman)
  • Louis Gerstner, Jr. (businessman, former chairman and executive officer of IBM)
  • Lisa "Lisa G" Glasberg (radio personality)
  • Louise Glück (poet, essayist, and winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature)
  • Doris Kearns Goodwin (historian)
  • Jerry Greenfield (businessman)
  • Morlon Greenwood (former professional American football player)
  • William Griffin Jr. (Rakim) (rapper)
  • Al Groh (American football analyst and former player and coach)
  • Carolyn Gusoff (reporter)
  • Steve Guttenberg (actor)
  • LisaGay Hamilton (actress)
  • Sean Hannity (Fox News commentator)
  • Kemp Hannon (politician)
  • Kene Holliday (actor)
  • Emily Hughes (former figure skater)
  • Glenn Hughes (singer)
  • Billy Idol (singer)
  • Michael Isikoff (investigative journalist)
  • David Israel (television producer, writer, former sportswriter, and general columnist)
  • Billy Joel (singer)
  • Dean Kamen (engineer, inventor, and businessman)
  • Donna Karan (fashion designer)
  • Andy Kaufman (comedian)
  • Brian Keith (actor)
  • Moira Kelly (actress)
  • George Kennedy (actor)
  • Gene Larkin (former professional baseball player)
  • Peggy Lipton (actress)
  • Denise Lor (singer and actress)
  • Cynthia Loving (Lil' Mo) (singer, songwriter, rapper, television and radio personality)
  • Craig Mack (rapper and record producer)
  • John Mackey (former professional American football player)
  • Jeffrey MacDonald (convicted murderer)
  • Steve Madden (designer)
  • Ira Magaziner (political advisor)
  • Melanie Martinez (singer)
  • Ashley Massaro (professional wrestler, reality television contestant, television host, model, and radio personality)
  • Michael McKean (actor)
  • Idina Menzel (actress, singer, and songwriter)
  • Adam, Ryan, and Jack Metzger (AJR) (pop trio and multi-instrumentalists)
  • Bruce Murray (sportscaster)
  • Keith Murray (rapper)
  • Dan Nelson (singer)
  • Shane Olivea (former professional American football player)
  • Harry Park (pH-1) (rapper)
  • Adam Pascal (actor, singer, and musician)
  • Rick Pasqualone (actor)
  • Chrisette Michele Payne (singer-songwriter)
  • Robert Phillips (classical guitarist)
  • Natalie Portman (actress)
  • The Product G&B (R&B duo)
  • Jef Raskin (human–computer interface expert, conceived and started the Macintosh project at Apple)
  • C.J. Ramone (bassist, The Ramones)
  • Don Rickles (comedian)
  • Evan Roberts (radio personality)
  • Ray Romano (comedian)
  • Seth Rudetsky (musician, actor, writer, and radio host)
  • Zack Ryder (wrestler)
  • Stephanie Saland (ballet dancer and teacher)
  • Jack Scalia (actor)
  • Laura Schlessinger (talk show host and author)
  • John Sebastian (singer)
  • Jerry Seinfeld (comedian)
  • Tyler-Justin Sharpe (Lil Tecca) (rapper)
  • Cindy Sherman (photographer, director)
  • Richard Shindell (singer)
  • Trevor Smith Jr. (Busta Rhymes) (rapper)
  • Jim Steinman (composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright)
  • Susan Sullivan (actress)
  • Wally Szczerbiak (former professional basketball player)
  • Laurence Traiger (composer)
  • Fred Travalena (comedian)
  • Jenna Ushkowitz (Actress)
  • Gary Valentine (actor, comedian)
  • Stuart Weitzman (shoe designer)
  • John Wilson (filmmaker)
  • Alan Zweibel (producer)

Moved to Long Island as an adult (neither born nor raised on Long Island)[]

  • Harry Chapin (musician, composer)
  • John Coltrane (saxophonist)
  • Perry Como (musician)
  • Nelson DeMille
  • Manuel De Peppe (actor, singer, composer, arranger, music producer)
  • Francis Scott Fitzgerald (writer)
  • John Ford (musician)
  • Victoria Gotti (reality-show star)
  • Sal Governale
  • Joseph Heller (author)
  • Otto Hermann Kahn (investment banker, collector, philanthropist and patron of the arts)
  • Roger Wolfe Kahn (bandleader, composer, nightclub owner, aviator and Otto Hermann Kahn's son)
  • Jack Kerouac (writer)
  • Willem de Kooning (painter)
  • Guy Lombardo (band leader)
  • Ashley Massaro
  • Costantino Nivola (artist and sculptor)
  • Jackson Pollock (painter)
  • Mario Puzo (writer)
  • Jean Ritchie (dulcimer player)
  • Bret Saberhagen (baseball player)
  • John Serry, Sr.
  • C. O. Simpkins, Sr. (dentist and civil rights activist)
  • Robert Sobel
  • John Philip Sousa (composer)
  • P. G. Wodehouse (writer)

Connected to Long Island[]

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