Editing Nassau County, New York (section)

==Notable people==
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*[[Sean Hannity]] — conservative media host; grew up in Franklin Square, now lives in Centre Island
*[[Rupert Murdoch]] — lived in Centre Island
*[[MJF]] – professional Wrestler and current AEW World Champion, was born and lives in Plainview
*[[Matt Cardona]] – professional Wrestler, Lived in Nassau County
*[[Curt Hawkins|Brian Myers]] – professional Wrestler, lived in Nassau County
*[[Jon Gabrus]] — lived in Nassau County, worked at [[Jones Beach State Park]] as a lifeguard
* [[Bob Keeshan]] — (Captain Kangaroo) was born in Lynbrook<ref name="Vermont-The Green Mountain State">{{cite book|last1=Flocker|first1=Michael|title=Vermont: The Green Mountain State|date=2002|publisher=Gareth Stevens|page=41|isbn=9780836851465|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jaLwEg-PytsC&pg=PA41|access-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ben Cohen (businessman)|Ben Cohen]] & [[Jerry Greenfield]] – (of Ben & Jerry Ice Cream) both grew up in Merrick<ref name="Vermont-The Green Mountain State"/>
* [[Kevin James]] – was born in Mineola
* [[Tatyana Ali]] – from North Bellmore 
* [[Criss Angel]] – from East Meadow 
* [[Carmelo Anthony]] – is said to have a home in Hewlett Harbor
* [[Marc Anthony]] – had a home in Brookville, with Jennifer Lopez
* [[Judd Apatow]] – raised in Syosset
* [[Fred Armisen]] – grew up in Valley Stream
* [[Ashanti (singer)]] – native of Glen Cove 
* [[Dave Attell]] – raised in Rockville Centre 
* [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] – lived in Rockville Centre after getting married 
* [[John Barry (composer)]] – lived in Oyster Bay 
* The Baldwin brothers-in age order: [[Alec Baldwin]] (b. 1958), [[Daniel Baldwin]] (b. 1960), [[William Baldwin]] (b. 1963), and [[Stephen Baldwin]] (b. 1966) – were raised in the Nassau Shores area of Massapequa
* [[Bruce Blakeman]] – first Presiding Officer, Port Authority Commissioner, Councilman, County Executive. From Valley Stream, now lives in Atlantic Beach.
* [[Nikki Blonsky]] – grew up in Great Neck
* [[Stephen Boyd (American football)]] – native of Valley Stream 
* [[Lorraine Bracco]] – grew up in Hicksville 
* [[Nicholas Braun]] – native of Bethpage 
* [[Jim Breuer]] – grew up in Valley Stream
* [[Jim Brown]] – grew up in Manhasset 
* [[Lenny Bruce]] – native of Mineola and Bellmore 
* [[William Cullen Bryant]] – lived at Cedarmere in Roslyn Harbor
* [[Edward Burns]] – grew up in Valley Stream
* [[Steve Buscemi]] and Michael Buscemi– grew up in Valley Stream
* [[Cab Calloway]] – lived in Long Beach for a time 
* [[Eddie Cantor]] – lived in Great Neck
* [[Theresa Caputo]] – lives in Hicksville 
* [[William J. Casey]] – lived in Bellmore and Roslyn Harbor 
* [[Vernon and Irene Castle]] – lived in Long Beach 
* [[Elaine Chao]] – grew up in Syosset 
* [[Harry Chapin]] – lived in Jericho 
* [[Michael Cimino]] – grew up in Westbury
* [[Speedy Claxton]] – from Hempstead 
* [[Billy Crystal]] – is from Long Beach 
* [[Anthony Cumia]] – radio host, owns a home in Roslyn Heights
* [[Chuck D]] – grew up in Roosevelt 
* [[Al D'Amato]] – US Senator, former Hempstead Supervisor, lived in Island Park and Lido Beach
* [[Michelle DaRosa]] – also known as Michelle Nolan, grew up in Rockville Centre
* [[Carson Daly]] – resides in Flower Hill
* [[Tony Danza]] – Native of Malverne
* [[Candy Darling]] – lived in Massapequa Park
* [[Taylor Dayne]] – grew up in Baldwin 
* [[Dave DeBusschere]] – lived in Garden City
* [[Gary Dell'Abate]] – native of Uniondale 
* [[Nelson DeMille]] – lives in Garden City
* [[Ted Demme]] – native of Rockville Centre
* [[Jonathan Demme]] – grew up in Baldwin
* [[Brian Dennehy]] – grew up in Mineola 
* [[Tim Dillon (comedian)|Tim Dillon]] – grew up in Island Park
* [[Mort Drucker]] – lived in Syosset
* [[Julius Erving]] – native of Roosevelt 
* [[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]] – grew up in Valley Stream
* [[Perry Farrell]] – grew up in Woodmere 
* [[D'Brickashaw Ferguson]] – grew up in Freeport
* [[WC Fields]] – lived in Great Neck
* [[Flavor Flav]] – grew up in Freeport
* [[Whitey Ford]] – lived in Glen Cove 
* [[Mike Francesa]] – radio host. Born in Long Beach, lives in Flower Hill
* [[Bev Francis]] – IFBB professional Australian [[female bodybuilding|female bodybuilder]], [[powerlifting|powerlifter]], and national [[shot put]] champion; lives in Syosset
* [[William Gaddis]] – grew up in Massapequa; later lived in East Hampton
* [[John R. Gambling]] – radio host; lifelong county resident
* [[Joe Gatto (comedian)]] – lives in Lynbrook
* [[Pamela Geller]] – blogger, author, political activist, and commentator
* [[Debbie Gibson]] – grew up in Merrick 
* [[Danny Green (basketball)|Danny Green]] – played high school basketball in [[Manhasset]]
* [[Ellie Greenwich]] – lived in Levittown 
* [[Bill Griffith]] – raised in Levittown 
* [[Steve Guttenberg]] – raised in North Massapequa
* [[Tobias Harris]] – basketball player for the [[Philadelphia 76ers]], lives in Syosset
* [[George "Gabby" Hayes]] – lived in Baldwin 
* [[Joey Heatherton]] – grew up in Rockville Centre
* [[Ray Heatherton]] – lived in Rockville Centre
* [[Max Hechtman]] - lives in East Meadow<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dowd|first=Joe|title=East Meadow homecoming king's win part of documentary|url=https://www.newsday.com/news/east-meadow-homecoming-king-s-win-part-of-documentary-s53470|date=2014-11-02|access-date=2024-02-04|website=Newsday|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Weingrad|first=David|title=Rain doesn't dampen Jets' pride|url=https://www.liherald.com/stories/rain-doesnt-dampen-jets-pride,60414|date=2014-11-05|access-date=2024-03-05|website=Herald Community Newspapers|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ebert|first=Michael R.|title=LI high school journalists celebrate Press Day 2015 at Adelphi University|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/li-high-school-journalists-celebrate-press-day-2015-at-adelphi-university-b42517|date=2015-04-16|access-date=2024-02-04|website=Newsday|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=East Meadow filmmaker nominated for three awards at local festival|first=Brian|last=Stieglitz|url=https://www.liherald.com/eastmeadow/stories/east-meadow-filmmaker-nominated-for-three-awards-at-local-festival,127864|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Herald Community Newspapers|date=September 22, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Satnick|first=Randi|title=The Real Deal: A look through the lens of a young Long Island filmmaker|url=https://issuu.com/yournewsmag/docs/yournewsmag_v6__5_kv_web__2_/s/127614|website=Your News Mag|access-date=2024-02-04|language=en}}</ref>
* [[William S. Hofstra]] – lived in Hempstead 
* [[Red Holzman]] – lived in Cedarhurst 
* [[Al Iaquinta]] – grew up in Valley Stream
* [[Dan Ingram]] – native of Oceanside 
* [[Joan Jett]] – lives in Long Beach
* [[Billy Joel]] – grew up in Hicksville, and has a home in Centre Island
* [[Christine Jorgensen]] – lived in Massapequa Park 
* [[JWoww]] – lived in Franklin Square 
* [[Donna Karan]] – raised in Woodmere
* [[Andy Kaufman]] – raised in Great Neck and Westbury 
* [[Charlie Kaufman]] – grew up in Massapequa 
* [[Wendy Kaufman]] – lived in North Woodmere
* [[Doris Kearns Goodwin]] – lived in Rockville Centre
* [[Greg Kelly]] – native of Rockville Centre
* [[Alicia Keys]] – once had a home in Muttontown
* [[Jack Kirby]] – lived in Hewlett Harbor
* [[Aline Kominsky-Crumb]] – native of Long Beach 
* [[Michael Kors]] – grew up in Merrick 
* [[Sandy Koufax]] – lived in Rockville Centre
* [[Ron Kovic]] – from Massapequa 
* [[Ed Kranepool]] – lives in Old Westbury 
* [[Paul Krugman]] – grew up in Merrick 
* [[Tim Kubart]] – of Postmodern Jukebox is from Farmingdale 
* [[Jesse Lacey]] – native of Levittown 
* [[Erik Larson (author)]] – lived in Freeport
* [[Cyndi Lauper]] – briefly lived in Valley Stream 
* [[Adam Lazzara]] – lived in Bellmore 
* [[Stan Lee]] – lived in Hewlett Harbor
* [[Carol Leifer]] – grew up in East Williston 
* [[The Lemon Twigs]] – based out of Hicksville 
* [[John Lennon]] – briefly lived in Laurel Hollow
* [[Alan Jay Lerner]] – lived in Centre Island 
* [[Wendy Liebman]] – grew up in East Hills
* [[Scott Lipsky]] (born 1981) – tennis player, born in Hempstead
* [[Peggy Lipton]] – raised in Lawrence 
* [[Lindsay Lohan]] – her family resides in North Merrick
* [[Guy Lombardo]] – lived in Freeport
* [[Jennifer Lopez]] – had a home in Brookville, with Marc Anthony
* [[Susan Lucci]] – soap opera star grew up and still has a residence in Garden City
* [[Chuck Lorre]] – native of Plainview 
* [[Lori Loughlin]] – raised in Oceanside 
* [[Elliot S. Maggin]] – DC Comics writer lived in Merrick 
* The [[Marx Brothers]] – lived in Great Neck
* [[Jackie Martling]] – grew up in Mineola 
* [[Christopher Masterson]] and [[Danny Masterson]] are from East Williston 
* [[John McEnroe]] – lived in Cove Neck
* [[Michael McKean]] – raised in Sea Cliff 
* [[Kate McKinnon]] of ''Saturday Night Live'' – grew up in Sea Cliff
* [[Anne Meara]] – raised in Rockville Centre
* [[John Melendez]] – Stuttering John from Howard Stern show – from Massapequa 
* [[Idina Menzel]] – from Syosset 
* [[Method Man]] – lived in Hempstead
* [[Steve Madden]] – grew up in Lawrence 
* [[Larry Miller (comedian)|Larry Miller]] – grew up in Valley Stream
* [[Harvey Milk]] – native of Woodmere and Hewlett 
* [[MF Doom]] – lived in Long Beach 
* [[Eddie Money]] lived in Levittown 
* [[Les Moonves]] – grew up in Valley Stream 
* [[Rita Moreno]] – lived in North Valley Stream 
* [[Errol Morris]] – grew up in Hewlett 
* [[Sterling Morrison]] – native of East Meadow 
* [[John Moschitta Jr.]] – native of Uniondale 
* [[Charlie Murphy (actor)|Charlie Murphy]] – grew up in Roosevelt
* [[Eddie Murphy]] – grew up in Roosevelt 
* [[Elliott Murphy]] – from Rockville Centre
* [[Billy Murray (singer)]] – lived in Freeport
* [[John Nolan (musician)]] – grew up in Rockville Centre
* [[Ole Olsen (comedian)]] – lived for a time in Malverne
* [[Momina Mustehsan]] – Pakistani singer, engineer; lives part-time in Nassau County
* [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] – resides in Plandome; grew up in Westbury
* [[Daryl Palumbo]] – lived in Bellmore
* [[Adam Pascal]] – lived in Woodbury 
* [[Slim Jim Phantom]] – grew up in Massapequa 
* [[Natalie Portman]] – actress, grew up in Syosset
* [[Gary Portnoy]] – lived in North Woodmere 
* [[C.W. Post]] and his daughter [[Marjorie Merriweather Post]] lived in Brookville. Her daughter, actress [[Dina Merrill]] spent time there too 
* [[Thomas Pynchon]] – born in Glen Cove and grew up in Oyster Bay
* [[PH-1 (rapper)|pH-1]] — singer and rapper, grew up on Long Island
* [[Prodigy (rapper)]] – native of Hempstead 
* [[Sheryl Lee Ralph]] — graduated from Uniondale High School
* [[Lee Ranaldo]] – native of Glen Cove 
* [[Lou Reed]] – Grew up in Freeport
* [[Busta Rhymes]] – from Uniondale
* [[Joel Rifkin]] – lived in East Meadow 
* [[Theodore Roosevelt]], 26th US president, lived on Oyster Bay during his presidency. His estate, [[Sagamore Hill]], is now a US National Historic Site
* [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] and her father [[Elliott Roosevelt (socialite)|Elliott Roosevelt]] lived in Salisbury 
* [[Jeff Rosenstock]] – from Baldwin 
* [[Lonny Ross]] – native of Wantagh 
* [[Bob Rozakis]] and [[Laurie Rozakis]] live in the town of Oyster Bay
* [[Rick Rubin]] – grew up in Lido Beach 
* [[Scott Rudin]] – from Baldwin 
* [[Chris Russo]] – from Syosset 
* [[Telly Savalas]] – native of Garden City
* [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]] – lives in Valley Stream
* [[Jerry Seinfeld]] – grew up in Massapequa
* [[Brian Setzer]] – grew up in Massapequa
* [[Amy Schumer]] – from Oceanside
* [[Adrienne Shelly]] – grew up in Jericho 
* [[Kevin Shinick]] – native of Merrick 
* [[Jamie-Lynn Sigler]] – native of Jericho 
* [[Helen Slater]] – from Bethpage 
* [[Elinor Smith]] – lived in Freeport
* [[Greg Smith (American musician)]] – grew up in Valley Stream 
* [[Dee Snider]] – native of Baldwin 
* [[Lara Spencer]] – native of Garden City 
* [[Frank Springer]] – grew up in Malverne 
* [[Howard Stern]] – grew up in Roosevelt 
* [[Jim Steinman]] – native of Hewlett 
* [[Laura Stevenson]] – lived in Rockville Centre 
* [[Brandon Tartikoff]] - raised in Freeport
* [[Taz (wrestler)]] – lived in Massapequa 
* [[John Tesh]] – native of Garden City 
* [[Vinny Testaverde]] – grew up in Elmont
* [[LaMarcus Adna Thompson]] – lived in Glen Cove 
* [[Louis Comfort Tiffany]] – lived in Laurel Hollow 
* [[Moe Tucker]] – grew up in Levittown 
* [[Reginald VelJohnson]] – lives in Oceanside 
* [[Frank Viola]] – native of East Meadow 
* [[James Watson]] – lives in Laurel Hallow
* [[Chris Weidman]] – [[Mixed martial arts|Mixed martial artist]] and former middleweight champion in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] (honored with 'Chris Weidman Day' on July 17 in Nassau County)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/countyexecutive/newsrelease/2013/07-17-2013a.html |title=Mangano Declares July 17, 2013 Chris Weidman Day in Honor of Hometown Hero and UFC Champion |access-date=April 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073817/http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/countyexecutive/newsrelease/2013/07-17-2013a.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/chris-weidman-honored-by-nassau-executives-with-chris-weidman-day-1.5713634|title=Chris Weidman honored by Nassau executives with 'Chris Weidman Day'|author=Mark La Monica|work=Newsday|access-date=April 13, 2014|archive-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413151952/http://www.newsday.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/chris-weidman-honored-by-nassau-executives-with-chris-weidman-day-1.5713634|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/7/16/4529136/nassau-county-to-proclaim-july-17-as-chris-weidman-day|title=Nassau County to proclaim July 17 as 'Chris Weidman Day'|author=Helwani, Ariel|website=MMA Fighting|date=July 16, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2014|archive-date=November 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102204827/http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/7/16/4529136/nassau-county-to-proclaim-july-17-as-chris-weidman-day|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Leslie West]] – grew up in East Meadow and Lawrence 
* [[Walt Whitman]] – lived in Hempstead 
* [[Robin Wilson (musician)]] – lives in Valley Stream 
* [[Paul Zaloom]] – native of Garden City 
* [[Alan Zweibel]] – lived in Woodmere and Wantagh 
* [[Levar Stoney]] – mayor of [[Richmond, Virginia]]; was born in Nassau County
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