List of Long Islanders

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

List

Born on Long Island

• 50 Cent (rapper, actor), South Jamaica, Queens
• 6ix9ine (rapper), Bushwick, Brooklyn
• Hoodie Allen (rapper), Plainview, New York
• Donatella Arpaia (restaurateur and television personality), Woodmere, New York
• Ashanti (singer), Glen Cove, New York
• Alec Baldwin (actor), Amityville, New York
• Daniel Baldwin (actor), Massapequa, New York
• Stephen Baldwin (actor), Massapequa, New York
• William Baldwin (actor), Massapequa, New York
• Madison Beer (singer, model), Jericho, New York
• Jon Bellion (singer/songwriter), Lake Grove, New York
• Pat Benatar (singer), Lindenhurst, New York
• Tony Bennett (singer), Long Island City, New York
• Nikki Blonsky (actress), Great Neck, New York
• Brian Bloom (actor), Merrick, New York
• Nicholas Braun (actor), Bethpage, New York
• Michael "Mikey" Brenley (wrestler), Patchogue, New York
• Jim Breuer (comedian), Valley Stream, New York
• Brian Burns (actor), Gibson, New York
• Edward Burns (actor, screenwriter), Woodside, New York
• Ken Burns (filmmaker), Brooklyn
• Steve Buscemi (actor), Brooklyn
• Jennifer Capriati (tennis player), New York City
• Mariah Carey (singer), Huntington, New York
• Ryan Cassata (musician), Stony Brook, New York
• Tricia Cast (actress), Medford, New York
• Frank Catalanotto (baseball player), Smithtown, New York
• Chuck D (rapper), Roosevelt, New York
• Speedy Claxton (basketball player), Hempstead, New York
• Kevin Connolly (actor), Patchogue, New York
• Kevin Conroy (actor), Westbury, New York
• Bob Costas (sportscaster), Queens
• Kevin Covais (singer, American Idol), Levittown, New York
• Billy Crystal (actor), Upper East Side, New York
• Anthony Cumia (podcaster, radio host), Flushing, New York
• Rodney Dangerfield (comedian), Deer Park, New York
• Lama Surya Das (Buddhist teacher), Valley Stream, New York
• Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'Abate (radio personality), Brooklyn, New York
• Buck Dharma (guitarist, real name Donald Roeser), Queens
• Dave Dictor (musician), Glen Cove, New York
• James Dolan (CEO), Massapequa, New York
• Billy Donovan (basketball coach), Rockville Centre, New York
• Fran Drescher (actress), Queens
• Meredith Eaton-Gilden (actress), Five Towns, New York
• Jumbo Elliot (football player), Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
• Julius Erving (basketball player), Roosevelt, New York
• Boomer Esiason (NFL quarterback), East Islip, New York
• Everlast (singer), Hempstead, New York
• Edie Falco (actress), Brooklyn
• Andrew Barth Feldman (actor), Manhasset, New York
• Jack Feldman (lyricist), Garden City, New York
• D'Brickashaw Ferguson (NFL player), Freeport, New York
• Jay Fiedler (football player), Oceanside, New York
• Amy Fisher (former convicted attempted murderer), Merrick, New York
• Flavor Flav (rapper, real name William Drayton), Roosevelt, New York
• William Floyd (signer, Declaration of Independence), Brookhaven, New York
• Melvin Fowler (former football player), Brooklyn, New York
• Adam Fox (NHL player), Jericho, New York
• Mike Francesa (sports radio commentator), Long Beach, New York
• Art Garfunkel (singer), Forest Hills, New York
• Don Genalo (former PBA Bowler), Merrick, New York
• Louis Gerstner, Jr. (businessman, former chairman and executive officer of IBM), Mineola, New York
• Debbie Gibson (singer), Merrick, New York
• Ilana Glazer (comedian, writer, actress), St. James, New York
• Tony Graffanino (MLB player), Amityville, New York
• Stanley Green (historian and writer), Brooklyn, New York
• Bob Griffin (basketball player, English literature professor), Port Washington, New York
• Leroy Grumman (engineer, co-founder of Northrop Grumman), Huntington, New York
• Tom Gugliotta (former professional basketball player), Huntington Station, New York
• Aaron Hall (R&B singer of the group Guy), The Bronx, New York
• Damion Hall (R&B singer of the group Guy), The Bronx
• Melissa Joan Hart (actress), Smithtown, New York
• Mo Heart (drag queen), Uniondale, New York
• Joey Heatherton (actress, singer and dancer), Rockville Centre, New York
• Christopher Higgins (hockey player), Smithtown, New York
• Emily Hughes (former figure skater), Great Neck, New York
• Gregg "Opie" Hughes (radio host), Centerport, New York
• Sarah Hughes (figure skater), Great Neck, New York
• Joe Iconis (composer/songwriter), Garden City, New York
• Michael Isikoff (investigative journalist), Syosset, New York
• Kevin James (actor, comedian), Mineola, New York
• Christine Jorgensen (actress, singer, activist), Belmont, New York
• Bob Keeshan (producer, actor), Lynbrook, New York
• Jackie Kennedy Onassis (former First Lady), Southampton, New York
• Brian Kilmeade (Fox News personality), Massapequa, New York
• Mike Komisarek (former professional ice hockey defender), West Islip, New York
• Tony Kornheiser (sports personality), Lynbrook, New York
• Michael Kors (fashion designer), Merrick, New York
• Saul Kripke (analytic philosopher), Bay Shore, New York
• Jonathan Larson (composer), White Plains, New York
• Cyndi Lauper (singer), Ozone Park, New York
• LL Cool J (rapper), Bay Shore, New York
• Lori Loughlin (actress), Queens
• Charles Ludlam (playwright, theater producer), Floral Park, New York
• Patti LuPone (actress, singer), Northport, New York
• Ralph Macchio (actor), Huntington, New York
• Jackie Martling (former head writer for The Howard Stern Show), Mineola, New York
• Lisa Matassa (singer), Manhasset, New York
• Steven Matz (baseball player), Stony Brook, New York
• Charlie McAvoy (NHL defenseman), Long Beach, New York
• Kate McKinnon (comedian), Sea Cliff, New York
• "Stuttering" John Melendez (comedian), Massapequa, New York
• Idina Menzel (actress, singer), Manhattan
• Method Man (rapper), Hempstead, New York
• Harvey Milk (politician), Woodmere, New York
• Larry Miller (comedian, actor), Brooklyn, New York
• Eddie Money (musician), Manhattan
• Jane Monheit (jazz singer), Oakdale, New York
• Brandon Moore (linebacker/head coach), East Meadow, New York
• Kevin Moore (keyboard player/ex-Dream Theater, Chroma Key, O.S.I.), Kings Park, New York
• Rob Moore (football player), Hempstead, New York
• John Moschitta, Jr. (FedEx TV commercial personality), Uniondale, New York
• Charlie Murphy (actor, comedian), Brooklyn
• Eddie Murphy (actor, comedian, musician), Bushwick, New York
• Michael Patrick Murphy (former Navy SEAL), Smithtown, New York
• Anthony Nese (pro wrestler), Ridge, New York
• Dan Nigro (Record producer), Massapequa, New York
• Eric Nystrom (hockey player), Syosset, New York
• Soledad O'Brien (news anchor), St. James, New York
• Meredith O'Connor (singer), Cold Spring Harbor, New York
• Rosie O'Donnell (comedian), Commack, New York
• Bill O'Reilly (commentator), Washington Heights, New York
• Steve Park (race car driver), East Northport, New York
• Rosie Perez (actress), Bushwick, New York
• Mike Petke (soccer player), Bohemia, New York
• John Petrucci (guitarist, Dream Theater), Kings Park, New York
• Mike Portnoy (drummer, Dream Theater), Long Beach, New York
• Prodigy (rapper), Hempstead, New York
• Thomas Pynchon (author), Glen Cove, New York
• R.A. the Rugged Man (rapper), Suffolk County, New York
• Rakim (MC), Wyandanch, New York
• Lou Reed (singer), Brownsville, New York
• Rev. Run (rapper), Hollis, New York
• Kim Richards (actress), Mineola, New York
• Aesop Rock (rapper, producer), Northport, New York
• Ray Romano (comedian), Queens
• Susan Sarandon (actress), Jackson Heights, New York
• Joe Satriani (guitarist), Westbury, New York
• John Savage (actor), Old Bethpage, New York
• Telly Savalas (actor), Garden City, New York
• Anthony Scaramucci (White House communications director and investment manager), Port Washington, New York
• Chuck Schuldiner (musician), Glen Cove, New York
• Hagan Scotten (former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York)
• Rob Scuderi (former professional ice hockey defender), Syosset, New York
• Cletus Seldin (boxer), East Yaphank, New York
• Eric Sermon (rapper), Bayshore, New York
• Matt Serra (martial artist), East Meadow, New York
• Brian Setzer (guitarist), Massapequa, New York
• Kevin Shinick (writer, actor, director), Merrick, New York
• Talia Shire (actress), Lake Success, New York
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler (actress), Jericho, New York
• David Silverman (writer, animator, and director on The Simpsons), Long Island, New York
• DJ Skribble (disc jockey), Elmont, New York
• Helen Slater (actress), Bethpage, New York
• Dee Snider (singer), Astoria, New York
• Eric Spoto (power lifter), Nesconset, New York
• Aljamain Sterling (martial artist), Uniondale, New York
• Marcus Stroman (baseball player), Medford, New York
• Sugar and Spice, West Babylon, New York
• Martin Tankleff (falsely convicted of murdering parents in 1988, served 17 years in prison), Belle Terre, New York
• John Tesh (TV and radio personality), Garden City, New York
• Vinny Testaverde (former NFL quarterback), Brooklyn
• Thorgy Thor (drag queen), Ronkonkoma, New York
• Laurence Traiger (composer), Bellmore, New York
• Thomas Truxtun, Hempstead, New York
• Michael Gerard Tyson (boxing heavyweight champion), Fort Greene, Brooklyn
• Steve Vai (guitarist), Carle Place, New York
• Frank Viola (former MLB player), East Meadow, New York
• Leslie West (guitarist), Forest Hills, New York
• Walt Whitman (poet), West Hills, New York
• John Williams (composer), Flushing, New York
• Carl Yastrzemski (baseball player), Southampton, New York
• Amos Zereoué (NFL player, retired), Hempstead, New York
• Zillakami (singer, rapper, songwriter), Islip, New York
• Richard Zimler (novelist), Roslyn Heights, New York

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

• AJR (Adam, Ryan, and Jack Metzger, pop trio and multi-instrumentalists), Bayside, New York
• Lyle Alzado (professional football player), Cedarhurst, New York
• Bruce Arena (soccer coach), Franklin Square, New York
• Kenia Arias (singer), Medford, New York
• Dave Attell (comedian), Rockville Centre, New York
• David Baltimore (biologist), Great Neck, New York
• Pat Benatar (singer), Lindenhurst, New York
• Ross Bleckner (artist), Hewlett, New York
• Edith Bouvier Beale (socialite), East Hampton, New York
• Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (socialite), East Hampton, New York
• Paul Bowles (composer, author, and translator), Jamaica, New York
• Lorraine Bracco (actress), Hicksville, New York
• Peter Breggin (psychiatrist), Hewlett Bay Park, New York
• Jim Brown (former professional football player and actor), Manhasset, New York
• Edward Burns (actor), Valley Stream, New York
• Elaine Chao (businesswoman and politician, secretary of Labor 2001–2009 and secretary of Transportation 2017–2021), Syosset, New York
• Ben Cohen (businessman), Merrick, New York
• Kenneth Cole (clothing designer), Great Neck, New York
• Margaret Colin (actress), Baldwin, New York
• Francis Ford Coppola (movie director), Great Neck, New York
• Al D'Amato (politician), Island Park, New York
• Tony Danza (actor), Malverne, New York
• Robert Davi (actor, singer, writer, and director), Patchogue, New York
• Ted Demme (director, producer, and actor), Rockville Centre, New York
• Brian Dennehy (actor), Mineola, New York
• Howard Deutch (director), Hewlett Bay Park, New York
• Elliot Easton (guitarist, The Cars), Massapequa, New York
• EPMD (rap group), Brentwood, New York
• Edie Falco (actress), North Babylon, New York
• Martin Feldstein (economist), Rockville Centre, New York
• Reggie Fils-Aimé (businessman, former president of Nintendo of America), Brentwood, New York
• J. P. Foschi (former professional football player), Mineola, New York
• Susan Foster (jewelry designer), East Hampton, New York
• Bill Freiberger (television writer and producer), North Babylon, New York
• Kate French (actress and model), Quogue, New York
• Barbara Gaines (TV producer), Hewlett, New York
• Rande Gerber (entertainment industry businessman), Hewlett, New York
• Lisa "Lisa G" Glasberg (radio personality), Woodmere, New York
• Louise Glück (poet, essayist, and winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature), Hewlett Bay Park, New York
• Doris Kearns Goodwin (historian), Rockville Centre, New York
• Jerry Greenfield (businessman), Merrick, New York
• Morlon Greenwood (former professional football player), Freeport, New York
• Al Groh (American football analyst and former player and coach), Manhasset, New York
• Carolyn Gusoff (reporter), Hewlett Bay Park, New York
• Steve Guttenberg (actor), North Massapequa, New York
• LisaGay Hamilton (actress), Stony Brook, New York
• Sean Hannity (Fox News commentator), Franklin Square, New York
• Kemp Hannon (politician), Garden City, New York
• Kene Holliday (actor), Copiague, New York
• Glenn Hughes (singer), Mineola, New York
• Billy Idol (singer), Patchogue, New York
• David Israel (television producer, writer, former sportswriter, and columnist), Melville, New York
• Billy Joel (singer), Oyster Bay, New York
• Dean Kamen (engineer, inventor, and businessman), Rockville Centre, New York
• Donna Karan (fashion designer), Woodmere, New York
• Andy Kaufman (comedian), Great Neck, New York
• Brian Keith (actor), East Rockaway, New York
• Moira Kelly (actress), Ronkonkoma, New York
• George Kennedy (actor), Mineola, New York
• Gene Larkin (former professional baseball player), North Bellmore, New York
• Lil' Mo (singer, songwriter, rapper, television and radio personality; real name Cynthia Loving), Long Island, New York
• Lil Peep (rapper, real name Gustav Åhr), Long Beach, New York
• Lil Tecca (rapper, real name Tyler-Justin Sharpe), Cedarhurst, New York
• Peggy Lipton (actress), Lawrence, New York
• Denise Lor (singer and actress), Jackson Heights, New York
• Jeffrey MacDonald (convicted murderer), Medford, New York
• Craig Mack (rapper and record producer), Brentwood, New York
• John Mackey (former professional football player), Roosevelt, New York
• Steve Madden (designer), Lawrence, New York
• Ira Magaziner (political advisor), Long Island, New York
• Biz Markie (rapper), Brentwood, New York
• Melanie Martinez (singer), Baldwin, New York
• Ashley Massaro (professional wrestler, reality television contestant, television host, model, and radio personality), Babylon, New York
• Michael McKean (actor), Sea Cliff, New York
• Idina Menzel (actress, singer, and songwriter), Syosset, New York
• MF Doom (rapper), Long Beach, New York
• Bruce Murray (sportscaster), Hewlett Bay Park, New York
• Keith Murray (rapper), Central Islip, New York
• John Myung (bassist, Dream Theater), Kings Park, New York
• Dan Nelson (singer), Levittown, New York
• Shane Olivea (former professional football player), Long Beach, New York
• Adam Pascal (actor, singer, and musician), Woodbury, New York
• Rick Pasqualone (actor), Albertson, New York
• Chrisette Michele Payne (singer-songwriter), Patchogue, New York
• pH-1 (rapper, real name Harry Park), Long Island, New York
• Robert Phillips (classical guitarist), Deer Park, New York
• Natalie Portman (actress), Jericho, New York
• The Product G&B (R&B duo), Hempstead, New York
• Rakim (rapper, real name William Griffin Jr.), Wyandanch, New York
• C. J. Ramone (bassist, The Ramones), Deer Park, New York
• Jef Raskin (human–computer interface expert, conceived and started the Macintosh project at Apple), Stony Brook, New York
• Busta Rhymes (rapper, real name Trevor Smith Jr.), Uniondale, New York
• Don Rickles (comedian), Jackson Heights, New York
• Evan Roberts (radio personality), Cedarhurst, New York
• Ray Romano (comedian), Forest Hills, New York
• Seth Rudetsky (musician, actor, writer, and radio host), North Woodmere, New York
• Zack Ryder (wrestler), Merrick, New York
• Stephanie Saland (ballet dancer and teacher), Great Neck, New York
• Jack Scalia (actor), Brentwood, New York
• Laura Schlessinger (talk show host and author), Jericho, New York
• John Sebastian (singer), Greenwich Village, New York
• Jerry Seinfeld (comedian), Massapequa, New York
• Cindy Sherman (photographer, director), Huntington, New York
• Richard Shindell (singer), Port Washington, New York
• Jim Steinman (composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright), Hewlett, New York
• Susan Sullivan (actress), Freeport, New York
• Wally Szczerbiak (former professional basketball player), Cold Spring Harbor, New York
• Laurence Traiger (composer), Bellmore, New York
• Fred Travalena (comedian), Long Island, New York
• Jenna Ushkowitz (actress), East Meadow, New York
• Stuart Weitzman (shoe designer), Hewlett Bay Park, New York
• John Wilson (filmmaker), Rocky Point, New York
• Alan Zweibel (producer), Wantagh, New York

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

• Marco Arment (developer, podcaster)
• Eric Booker (YouTuber, competitive eater)
• Harry Chapin (musician, composer)
• John Coltrane (saxophonist)
• Perry Como (musician)
• Manuel De Peppe (actor, singer, composer, arranger, music producer)
• Nelson DeMille
• F. Scott Fitzgerald (writer)
• John Ford (musician)
• Victoria Gotti (reality-show star)
• Sal Governale (comedian)
• Joseph Heller (author)
• Chang Kee Jung (physicist)
• 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 (wrestler)
• Costantino Nivola (artist and sculptor)
• Jackson Pollock (painter)
• Mario Puzo (writer)
• Jean Ritchie (dulcimer player)
• Bret Saberhagen (baseball player)
• John Serry, Sr. (musician, composer)
• C. O. Simpkins, Sr. (dentist and civil rights activist)
• Robert Sobel (professor)
• John Philip Sousa (composer)
• P. G. Wodehouse (writer)

Connected to Long Island

• Blue Öyster Cult (rock band)
• The Good Rats (rock band)
• Nikola Tesla (inventor, engineer, and futurist)
• Ultra High Frequency (rock band)

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