Editing Kings Point, New York (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Sol Atlas]] (1907–1973), real estate developer<ref name="NYTSol">{{cite news|title=Sol Atlas Dies; Build was 66   |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 31, 1973 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/31/archives/sol-atlas-dies-builder-was-66-expert-on-shopping-centers-also.html  }}</ref> 
* [[Sid Caesar]] (1922–2014), comic actor and writer, lived in Kings Point from the 1950s to the late 1970s in a home on the water <ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/realestate/dream-homes-in-kings-point-li.html?_r=0|title = Dream Homes in Kings Point, L.I.|newspaper = The New York Times|date = March 18, 2014|last1 = Fischler|first1 = Marcelle Sussman}}</ref>
* [[Barrie Chase]] (born 1933), actress and dancer, born in Kings Point
* [[Walter Chrysler]] (1875–1940), automobile pioneer, died in Kings Point
* [[George M. Cohan]] (1878–1942), entertainer, playwright, composer, actor, lyricist, singer, dancer and producer, lived in Kings Point 1914–1920 <ref name="nytimes.com" />
* [[Arthur G. Cohen]] (1930–2014), American businessman and real estate developer.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Douglas|date=August 15, 2014|title=Arthur G. Cohen, Real Estate Developer, Is Dead at 84 (Published 2014)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/16/nyregion/arthur-g-cohen-real-estate-developer-is-dead-at-84.html|access-date=October 13, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] (1896–1940), as noted below.
* [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] (1954–1994), professional tennis player, former Kings Point resident<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E00E4DC1138F933A05756C0A964948260 Sports People; Gerulaitis Fined $2,500], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 30, 1982. Accessed May 30, 2007. "Vitas Gerulaitis of Kings Point, L.I., has said he will appeal a fine of $2,500 imposed for his behavior in the French Open tennis tournament."</ref>
* [[W.R. Grace]], as noted above.
* [[Emily Hughes]] (born 1989), member of the U.S. figure skating team at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]]<ref name="Hughes">Powell, Shaun. [https://www.baltimoresun.com/2006/02/16/hughes-sisters-warm-bond-strengthened-by-time-on-ice/ "Hughes sisters' warm bond strengthened by time on ice"], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', February 16, 2006. Accessed October 26, 2016. "On a certain satisfaction level, this will mean almost as much to Sarah as it does to Emily. They come from a tight family of six kids, all born and raised on ice, all nurtured wonderfully in Kings Point, N.Y., by Amy and John Hughes, the Canadian who handed his love of skating down to his children."</ref>
* [[Sarah Hughes]] (born 1985), gold medalist in figure skating at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]<ref name="Hughes" />
* [[Andy Kaufman]] (1949–1984), comedian and actor
* [[Alan King (comedian)|Alan King]] (1927–2004), comedian and actor<ref>Weber, Bruce. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/09/national/alan-king-comic-with-chutzpah-dies-at-76.html "Alan King, Comic With Chutzpah, Dies at 76"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 9, 2004. Accessed August 27, 2007. "He was 76 and lived in Kings Point, N.Y."</ref>
* [[Morris S. Levy]], film and television producer<ref>Santa, John. [http://www.theislandnow.com/great_neck/news/great-neck-catches-case-of-affluenza-during-filming/article_07c9915e-e22e-11e1-a0ac-0019bb2963f4.html "Great Neck catches case of ''Affluenza'' during filming"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027125055/http://www.theislandnow.com/great_neck/news/great-neck-catches-case-of-affluenza-during-filming/article_07c9915e-e22e-11e1-a0ac-0019bb2963f4.html |date=October 27, 2016 }}, The Island Now, August 9, 2012. Accessed October 26, 2016. "But Morris S. Levy, who is a Kings Point resident and one of the film’s producers, said shooting in Great Neck concluded with Monday’s Steppingstone Park scene."</ref>
* [[Fred Ohebshalom]] (born 1952), New York City real estate developer
* [[Bobby Rosengarden]] (1924–2007), jazz drummer and bandleader, former Kings Point resident<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 9, 1973|title=Cynthia Krasnov Fiancee (Published 1973)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/12/09/archives/cynthia-krasnov-fiancee.html|access-date=October 13, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Tamir Sapir]] (1946/1947–2014), businessman and investor<ref>Clarke, Katherine. [http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/long-island-palace-owned-fertilizer-king-100m-article-1.2355985 "Long Island palace once home to billionaire fertilizer mogul Tamir Sapir wants $100M"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', September 10, 2015. Accessed October 26, 2016. "A castle-like Long Island estate once owned by Georgian taxi driver turned billionaire fertilizer mogul Tamir Sapir has hit the market for a jaw-dropping $100 million.... The main house on the eight-acre, Kings Point estate was first constructed in 1928 and was renovated over the last decade."</ref>
* [[Stanley Silverstein]] (1924–2016), entrepreneur who was co-founder of Nina Footwear<ref>Slotnik, Daniel E. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/business/stanley-silverstein-dead.html "Stanley Silverstein, Co-Founder of Nina Footwear, Dies at 91"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 25, 2016. Accessed October 25, 2016. "Mr. Silverstein remained active with Nina Footwear until his death and helped create the Silverstein Hebrew Academy, a religious school in Great Neck, N.Y. He lived in Kings Point, N.Y."</ref>