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==Notable people== *[[Gary Ackerman]] β Former Democratic Congressman for [[New York's 5th congressional district|New York State's 5th congressional district]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Parks|first=Jessica|date=2019-08-27|title=Suit alleges Ackerman committed sex abuse as camp director β News|url=https://theislandnow.com/news-98/suit-alleges-ackerman-committed-sex-abuse-as-camp-director/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=The Island Now}}</ref> *[[Thomas Benton Ackerson]] β Real estate developer who founded the [[T. B. Ackerson Company]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Village of Flower Hill Β» Village History |url=https://villageflowerhill.org/village-history/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=villageflowerhill.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1924-05-30 |title=Obituary for I. ACKERSON (Aged 68) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-union-obituary-for-i-ackerson-ag/73272579/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |work=Times Union |pages=2}}</ref> *[[Eric Asimov]] β Dining reporter for ''[[The New York Times]].''<ref>{{Cite news |date=1989-07-18 |title=Eric Asimov Wed To Jacalyn Lee |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/18/style/eric-asimov-wed-to-jacalyn-lee.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[Emile Zola Berman]] (1902β1981) β litigator whose defense roster included [[Sirhan Sirhan]]. *[[Rick Berman]] β Hollywood producer and screenwriter. *[[Alison Bernstein]] β Historian and [[Ford Foundation]] program officer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hershey |first=Ed |date=October 28, 1969 |title=Vassar Trustee Is Quite a Young Lady |work=[[Newsday]] |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> *[[Hazel Nell Dukes]] β Civil rights activist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newsday: Civil rights activist Hazel Dukes honored with street naming in Roslyn Heights {{!}} News {{!}} Roslyn Landmark Society |url=https://www.roslynlandmarks.org/news/newsday-civil-rights-activist-hazel-dukes-honored-with-street-naming-in-roslyn-heights |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=www.roslynlandmarks.org}}</ref> *[[John Giorno]] (1936β2019) β Artist and poet.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Randy |date=2019-10-13 |title=John Giorno, Who Moved Poetry Beyond the Printed Page, Dies at 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/13/obituaries/john-giorno-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[Rick Hoffman]] (born 1970) β Actor. *[[Salman Khan]] β Actor and producer.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Weldon |first=Rose |date=2020-12-04 |title=Former home of J.P. Morgan asking $1.2M in Roslyn Heights - The Island Now News |url=https://islandnow.net/former-home-of-j-p-morgan-asking-1-2m-in-roslyn-heights/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416163139/https://islandnow.net/former-home-of-j-p-morgan-asking-1-2m-in-roslyn-heights/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=The Island Now |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Kenneth G. Langone]] β Billionaire businessman and co-founder of [[Home Depot]]; grew up in Roslyn Heights.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenneth G. Langone |url=https://www.niaf.org/wallofhonor/kenneth-g-langone/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=The National Italian American Foundation}}</ref> *[[Shep Messing]] β Olympic soccer goalkeeper and current broadcaster.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 7, 1964 |title=Roslyn's Goals One Consolation |pages=59C |work=[[Newsday]] |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> *[[John Pierpont Morgan]] β Banker, financier, and art collector; founder of [[J.P. Morgan & Co.]]<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonfiglio |first=Briana |date=2021-04-27 |title=J.P. Morganβs Former Victorian Home in Roslyn Heights Asks $1.2M |url=https://www.longislandpress.com/2021/04/27/j-p-morgans-former-victorian-home-in-roslyn-heights-asks-1-2m/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.longislandpress.com |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Larry Nagler]] (born 1940) β Tennis player, [[1960 NCAA Tennis Championships|1960 NCAA Tennis Singles Champion]] and [[1960 NCAA Tennis Championships|Doubles Champion]]. *[[Chris Miller (writer)|Chris Miller]] β Author and co-writer, ''[[Animal House]]''. *[[Mike Pollock (voice actor)|Mike Pollock]] (born 1965) β Voice actor. *[[Darren Rovell]] (born 1978) β Sports business analyst. *[[Van Toffler]] β President of MTV. *[[Harry Wachtel]] (1917β1997) β Lawyer and businessman. *[[Fred Wilpon]] β Owner of the [[New York Mets]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Isaacs |first=Stan |date=1994-03-26 |title=If They Don't Win, Fly a Plane |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/26/opinion/if-they-dont-win-fly-a-plane.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[Jeff Wilpon]] β Chief Operating Officer of the New York Mets.<ref name=":4" /> *[[Richard Zimler]] β Novelist.
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