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

List

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:100%; font-size:100;"

! colspan="7" | Born on Long Island

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!

!

! Date of birth

! Place of birth

! Date of death

! Place of death

! Occupation

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| style="text-align: left;" | A+

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| 29 August 1981

| Hempstead, New York

| —

| —

| rapper

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| style="text-align: left;" | Criss Angel

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| 19 December 1967

| Hempstead, New York

| —

| —

| illusionist

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Richard Angelo

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| 20 August 1962

| West Islip, New York

| —

| —

| serial killer

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Judd Apatow

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| 6 December 1967

| Flushing, New York

| —

| —

| movie producer

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Chris Armas

|

| 27 August 1972

| The Bronx, New York

| —

| —

| soccer player

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Ashanti

|

| 13 October 1980

| Glen Cove, New York

| —

| —

| entertainer

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Alec Baldwin

|

| 3 April 1953

| Massapequa, New York

| —

| —

| actor

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Daniel Baldwin

|

| 5 October 1960

| Massapequa, New York

| —

| —

| actor

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Stephen Baldwin

|

| 12 May 1966

| Massapequa, New York

| —

| —

| actor

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | William Baldwin

|

| 21 February 1963

| Massapequa, New York

| —

| —

| actor

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Jon Bellion

|

|26 December 1990

|Lake Grove, New York

| —

| —

|singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Matt Bennett

|

| 13 November 1991

| Massapequa, New York

| —

| —

| actor, singer, screenwriter

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Craig Biggio

|

| 14 December 1965

| Smithtown, New York

| —

| —

| baseball player

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Sue Bird

|

| 16 October 1980

| Syosset, New York

| —

| —

| basketball player

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Brendan B. Brown

|

| 11 October 1973

| Northport, New York

| —

| —

| singer, songwriter

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Dan Budnik

|

| 20 May 1933

| Mineola, New York

| —

| —

| photographer

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Mariah Carey

|

| 27 March 1969

| Huntington, New York

| —

| —

| singer, songwriter

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Marie Colvin

|

|12 January 1956

|Oyster Bay, New York

|22 February 2012

|Homs, Syria

|journalist

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Anthony Cumia

|

| 26 April 1961

| Elwood, New York

| —

| —

| radio personality

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Taylor Dayne

|

| 7 March 1962

| Baldwin, New York

| —

| —

| actress, singer

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Adam Fox

|

| 17 February 1998

| Jericho, New York

| —

| —

| ice hockey player

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Chris Jericho

|

| 9 November 1970

| Manhasset, New York

| —

| —

| actor, musician, wrestler

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Kalomira

|

| 31 January 1985

| West Hempstead, New York

| —

| —

| singer and musician

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Jesse Lacey

|

| 10 July 1978

| Levittown, New York

| —

| —

| musician

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Lindsay Lohan

|

| 2 July 1986

| The Bronx, New York

| —

| —

| actress, singer

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Meredith O'Connor

|

| 12 July 1996

| Huntington, New York

| —

| —

| musician

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Howard Stern

|

| 12 January 1954

| Jackson Heights, Queens, New York

| —

| —

| radio personality

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Meg Whitman

|

| 4 August 1956

| Cold Spring Harbor, New York

| —

| —

| business executive

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Bruce Wolosoff

|

| 27 March 1955

| Manhattan, New York

| —

| —

| composer

|-

| style="text-align: left;" |

|

|

|

|

|

|

|-

! colspan="7" | Raised on Long Island (but not born on Long Island)

|-

! Name

!

! Date of birth

! Place of birth

! Date of death

! Place of death

! Occupation

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Derrick Adkins

|

| 2 July 1970

| Brooklyn, New York

| —

| —

| track athlete

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Mick Foley

|

| 7 June 1965

| Bloomington, Indiana

| —

| —

| wrestler

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Susan Foster

|

| —

|Queens, New York

| —

| —

| jewelry designer

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Bill Freiberger

|

| 17 January 1962

| Brooklyn, New York

| —

| —

| television writer

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Moira Kelly

|

| 6 March 1968

| Queens, New York

| —

| —

| actress

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Ron Kovic

|

| 4 July 1946

| Ladysmith, Wisconsin

| —

| —

| activist

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | pH-1 (Harry Park)

|

| 23 July 1989

| South Korea

| —

| —

| rapper

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Jerry Seinfeld

|

| 29 April 1954

| Brooklyn, New York

| —

| —

| comedian

|-

! colspan="7" | 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

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Lloyd Banks

|

| 30 April 1982

| New Carrollton, Maryland

| —

| —

| rapper

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Raoul Barré

|

| 29 January 1874

| Montréal, Québec, Canada

| 21 May 1932

| Montréal, Québec, Canada

| animator, artist, cartoonist

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Theodore Roosevelt

|

| 27 October 1858

| Flatiron District, New York

| 6 January 1919

| Oyster Bay, New York

| 26th president of the United States

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | John Serry Sr

|

| 29 January 1915

| Brooklyn, New York

| 14 September 2003

| Valley Stream, New York

|musician, composer

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | William Patrick Stuart-Houston

|

| 12 March 1911

| Liverpool, United Kingdom

| 14 July 1987

| Patchogue, New York

| nephew of Adolf Hitler

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Tazz

|

| 11 October 1967

| Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York

| —

| —

| wrestler

|-

| style="text-align: left;" | Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia

|

| 22 August 1903

| Mikhailovskoe, Russian Empire

| 17 September 1965

| Glen Cove, New York

| princess of Russia

|-

|}

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
  • Courtney M. Leonard (artist and filmmaker)
  • 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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