List of Long Islanders

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

Born on Long Island

 * Aljamain Sterling (martial artist) Uniondale, New York
 * 50 Cent (rapper, actor) South Jamaica, Queens
 * 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) Greenpoint, 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * John Moschitta, Jr. (FedEx TV commercial personality) Uniondale, 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
 * Charlie Murphy (actor, comedian) Brooklyn
 * Eddie Murphy (actor, comedian, musician) Bushwick, New York
 * Michael Patrick Murphy (former Navy SEAL) Smithtown, New York
 * Frank Nappi (author) Farmingdale, New York
 * Anthony Nese (pro wrestler) Ridge, 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Paul Bowles (composer, author, and translator) Jamaica, New York
 * Edith Bouvier Beale (socialite) East Hampton, New York
 * Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (socialite) East Hampton, New York
 * Peter Breggin (psychiatrist) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
 * Jim Brown (former professional football player and actor) Manhasset, New York
 * Lorraine Bracco (actress) Hicksville, New York
 * Edward Burns (actor) Valley Stream, New York
 * Elaine Chao (businesswoman and politician, Secretary of Labor from 2001 to 2009 and Secretary of Transportation from 2017 to 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
 * John DiResta (comedian, actor, and former New York City Transit Police officer) Five Towns, 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 general 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
 * Gary Valentine (actor, comedian) Mineola, 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)
 * 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

 * Nikola Tesla (inventor, engineer, and futurist)
 * The Good Rats (rock band)
 * Ultra High Frequency (rock band)