Editing Rockville Centre, New York (section)

== Notable people ==
Notable current and former residents of Rockville Centre include:

[[File:Sandy Koufax.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Famer [[Sandy Koufax]]]]
[[File:Floyd Patterson 1962b.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Famer [[Floyd Patterson]]]]
[[File:Rubin WM19 (17) (48521743381).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Noah Rubin (tennis)|Noah Rubin]]]]
[[File:Howard Stern.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Howard Stern]]]]
[[File:Vinny Testaverde.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Vinny Testaverde]]]]
* [[Kevin Anderson (soccer)|Kevin Anderson]] (born 1971), soccer player and coach
* [[Eddie Arcaro]] (1916–1997), jockey who was inducted into the horse racing Hall of Fame.<ref>Leggett, William. [https://www.si.com/vault/1957/06/17/602270/bioperse-top-jockey-eddie-arcaro "Bioperse: Top Jockey Eddie Arcaro"], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', June 17, 1957. Accessed January 6, 2017. "Today he lives in his tastefully furnished home in Rockville Centre, on New York's Long Island, together with his wife (the former Ruth Mishkell) and their two children, Carolyn, 15, and Bobby, 13 (see picture above)."</ref>
* [[Dave Attell]] (born 1965), comedian.<ref>Tannenbaum, Rob. [http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/features/n_8743/ "Comedy Schlub; Dave Attell's ''Insomniac'' kicks off its fourth season this week. A conversation with TV's funniest fat, bald, booze-loving loner."], ''[[New York (magazine)]]''. Accessed January 6, 2017. "Raised on Long Island, in Rockville Centre, Attell graduated from NYU in 1987 with a degree in communications, then began performing at open-mike nights, inspired by his comic heroes, Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison."</ref>
* [[Pete Axthelm]] (1943–1991), sportswriter, columnist and TV commentator.<ref>[[Garry Valk|Valk, Garry]]. [https://www.si.com/vault/1966/10/24/610656/letter-from-the-publisher "Letter from the Publisher"], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', October 24, 1966. Accessed January 6, 2017. "With Whit Tower still in PAris after his coverage of the Arc de Triomphe, Pete was a natural choice to report the Big A's Champagne Stakes (page 28). He knows Aqueduct well, although his heart still hungers for the verdant Belmont Park (when he was growing up in Rockville Centre, N.Y., he spent a lot of time at Belmont, where he began betting horses at the age of 16)."</ref>
* [[Gina Naomi Baez]], actress.<ref name="PatchLocal">{{cite news |last=Johnson|first=Natalie|title=Local Actress Shines in Starring Role |publisher=Patch |date=August 15, 2010 |url =https://patch.com/new-york/rockvillecentre/local-actress-shines-in-starring-role|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Sy Berger]] (1923–2014), baseball card designer with [[Topps]]<ref>Goldstein, Richard. [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/15/sports/baseball/sy-berger-91-dies-created-the-modern-baseball-trading-card.html?_r=0 "Sy Berger, Who Turned Baseball Heroes Into Brilliant Rectangles, Dies at 91"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 14, 2014. Accessed September 29, 2016. "Sy Berger, who transformed a boys’ hobby into a high-stakes pop culture niche as the father of the modern-day baseball trading card, died on Sunday at his home in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Long Island."</ref>
* [[Tommy Bianco]] (born 1952), third baseman who played for the [[Milwaukee Brewers]].<ref>[http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/49fc595e Tommy Bianco], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed January 6, 2017.</ref>
* [[John Byner]] (born 1938), [[impressionist (entertainment)|impressionist]], comedian and actor.<ref>Neuhaus, Cable. [http://people.com/archive/rude-crude-and-outrageous-john-byners-bizarre-behavior-makes-him-cables-king-of-comedy-vol-20-no-24/ "Rude, Crude and Outrageous, John Byner's Bizarre Behavior Makes Him Cable's King of Comedy"], ''[[People (magazine)]]'', December 12, 1983. Accessed January 6, 2017. "The chances of discovery were indeed bleak for Byner during his early years. The fifth of six children of Michael and Christina Biener, John does not have warm memories of his upbringing in Rockville Centre on Long Island, N.Y."</ref>
* [[John F. Carew]] (1873–1951), politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1913–1929.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1951/04/14/archives/john-f-carew-dies-retired-jurist-77-member-of-the-state-supreme.html "John F. Carew Dies; Retired Jurist, 77; Member of the State Supreme Court 14 Years Presided at Vanderbilt Custody Suit Awarded Child to Aunt Figured in 1915 Row"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 14, 1951. Accessed January 6, 2017. "Rockville Centre, L.I., April 13—Former State Supreme Court Justice John Francis Carew died here last night at his home, 141 South Park Avenue."</ref>
* [[Brian Cashman]] (born 1967), general manager of the [[New York Yankees]].<ref>Botte, Peter. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/cashman-boss-article-1.791612 "Cashman Knows Who's the Boss"] ''[[New York Daily News]]'', February 8, 1998. Accessed January 6, 2017. "Brian McGuire Cashman was born on July 3, 1967, in Rockville Centre, L.I."</ref>
* [[Max Caster]], professional wrestler for [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW)
* [[Kevin Connors]], [[ESPN]] anchor.
*[[Ted Demme]] (1963–2002), film director and producer. 
*[[Thomas DiNapoli]]. New York State Comptroller
*[[Billy Donovan]] (born 1965), head coach, Chicago Bulls, NBA.
*[[Crystal Dunn]] (born 1992), association football forward, [[United States women's national soccer team|U.S. Women's National Team]].
*[[Martin Feldstein]] (1935–2019) Chief of Economic Advisors to Ronald Reagan.
*[[Joseph Fins]] (1959–), physician and medical ethicist.
*[[Bethenny Frankel]] (1970–), entrepreneur.
*[[Joel Gallen]], television and film director/producer, and president of Tenth Planet Productions.
*[[Joe Gannascoli]], actor, [[Vito Spatafore]] on ''[[The Sopranos]]''
*[[Doris Kearns Goodwin]], author, historian, TV news analyst, 1995 Pulitzer Prize winner for history.
*[[Seth Grahame-Smith]], writer and film producer.
*[[Judy Griffin]], New York State Assemblywoman, currently lives in Rockville Centre
*[[Milton Gross]], Syndicated sports columnist for the ''[[New York Post]]''. (1912–1973)
*[[Mel Gussow]] (1933–2005), theater critic for ''[[The New York Times]]''.
*[[Amy Hargreaves]], actress.
*[[John D. Hawke Jr.|John D. Hawke Jr]]. (1933–2022), former [[Office of the Comptroller of the Currency|United States Comptroller of the Currency]]
*[[Jim Hayes (basketball)|Jim Hayes]] (1948–2009), all-time Boston University basketball scoring average leader.
*[[Joey Heatherton]] (1944–), actress and entertainer.
*[[Ray Heatherton]] (1909–97), actor.
*[[John E. Herbst]] (1959–), ambassador.
*[[Art Heyman]] (1941–2012), basketball player, All-American at Duke University.
*[[Henry Hill]] (1943–2012), mob informant.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124213/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402002222/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124213/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 2, 2010 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |title=The Cast Of Characters In The Bc Caper |date=February 16, 1981}}</ref>
*[[Donald Holder]], stage lighting designer.
*[[Billy Idol]], musician
*[[Dean Kamen]] (1951–), [[Segway Human Transporter]] inventor.<ref>Marshall, Angela. [http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1601&dept_id=479859&newsid=7668579&PAG=461&rfi=9 "Inventor wins national honor: Villager recognized for contributions to science"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505235810/http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1601&dept_id=479859&newsid=7668579&PAG=461&rfi=9 |date=May 5, 2008}}, ''Rockville Centre Herald'', April 10, 2003. "It is hardly a stretch of the imagination to believe that one day there will be a sign at the entrances to Rockville Centre saying 'Birthplace of Dean Kamen.'"</ref>
*[[Kerry Keating]], head coach, [[Santa Clara University]] Broncos, former UCLA assistant coach.<ref>[http://santaclarabroncos.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/keating_kerry00.html Kerry Keating] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205182628/http://santaclarabroncos.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/keating_kerry00.html |date=December 5, 2007 }}, [[CSTV]]. Accessed November 17, 2007. "Keating was born on July 15, 1971 in Stoughton, Mass., and was raised in Rockville Centre, N.Y. He attended high school at Archbishop Molloy and graduated from Seton Hall Prep."</ref>
*[[Kevin Kelton]] (1956–), TV writer-producer, wrote for ''Saturday Night Live''.
*[[Gilbert King (author)|Gilbert King]] (1962–), author, Pulitzer Prize winner.
*[[Billy Koch]] (1974-), former pitcher for the [[Toronto Blue Jays]].
*[[Sandy Koufax]] (1935–), Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher.
*[[Frank Layden]] (1932–), Niagara University coach, president and coach of NBA's [[Utah Jazz]].
*[[Kenny Laguna]], producer, songwriter and musician.
*[[David Wong Louie]] (1954–2018), novelist and short-story writer.<ref>Slotnik, Daniel E. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/27/obituaries/david-wong-louie-dies.html "David Wong Louie, Who Probed Ethnic Identity in Fiction, Dies at 63"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 27, 2018. Accessed November 25, 2020. "Mr. Louie was born on Dec. 20, 1954, in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Long Island, to Henry and Yu Lan (Mok) Louie."</ref>
*[[Brian Mahoney (basketball)|Brian Mahoney]] (born 1948), New York Nets player [ABA]; head coach at Manhattan College and St. John's University.
*[[Brendan Malone]] (1942–), assistant coach for [[Detroit Pistons]], former head coach of [[Toronto Raptors]] and [[Cleveland Cavaliers]].
*[[Terry McDermott (baseball)|Terry McDermott]], baseball player for L.A. Dodgers.
*[[Anne Meara]] (1929–2015), actress and comedian, mother of actor [[Ben Stiller]].
*[[Elliott Murphy]] (born 1949), singer-songwriter.
*[[John Nolan (musician)|John Nolan]] and [[Michelle Nolan]] of the band [[Straylight Run]].
*[[Mark O'Connell (musician)|Mark O'Connell]], drummer of the band [[Taking Back Sunday]], attended South Side High School.
*[[Daryl Palumbo]] (1979–), of the bands GlassJaw and [[Head Automatica]].
*[[Floyd Patterson]] (1935–2006), boxer, [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|Heavyweight Champion of the World]].<ref>Nichols, Joseph C. [https://www.nytimes.com/1960/06/19/archives/30000-expected-at-polo-grounds-johanssons-first-defense-likely-to.html "30,000 Expected at Polo Grounds; Johansson's First Defense Likely to Bring Receipts of $750,000 at Gate"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 19, 1960. Accessed December 8, 2007. "Ingemar Johansson, a 27-year-old native of Goteborg Sweden, will make the first defense of his world heavyweight championship tomorrow night. He will oppose the previous title-holder, Floyd Patterson of Rockville Centre, L.I., in a fight scheduled for fifteen rounds at the Polo Grounds."</ref>
*[[Frank Pellegrino (actor)|Frank Pellegrino]], actor and restaurateur.
*[[Tommy Rainone]] (1980–), welterweight boxer.
*[[June Diane Raphael]], actress, comedian, writer.
*[[Matt Reeves]] (1966–), film director.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wolfe |first=Alexandra |date=July 3, 2014 |title=Director Matt Reeves on 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/director-matt-reeves-on-dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-1404417101 |access-date=March 3, 2022 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
*[[Bob Richardson (photographer)|Bob Richardson]] (1928–2005), photographer.
*[[Tom Riker]] (1950–), basketball player.
*[[Joan Roberts]], created role of Laurey in original production of ''Oklahoma!'' on Broadway.
*[[Ted Robinson (sportscaster)|Ted Robinson]], Emmy Award-winning radio and TV sportscaster.
*[[Noah Rubin (tennis)|Noah Rubin]] (1996–), tennis player.
*[[Amy Schumer]] (1981–), comedian.
*[[Robert B. Silvers]] (1929–2017), editor of ''[[The New York Review of Books]]''
*[[Dean Skelos]], former New York State Senator; former New York State Senate Republican Majority Leader.
*[[Howard Stern]] (1954–), radio personality.<ref>[http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-hometown_stern,0,2669272.story?coll=ny_community_guide_lihistory_util Howard Stern] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219001538/http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-hometown_stern,0,2669272.story?coll=ny_community_guide_lihistory_util |date=December 19, 2007}}, ''[[Newsday]]''. Accessed December 4, 2007. "That was the last straw. In June, 1969, when Howard was 15, the Sterns made their move – to predominantly white, middle-class Rockville Centre."</ref>
*[[Paulette Tavormina]], photographer.
*[[Danielle Tumminio Hansen]], author, theologian, and religious leader.
*[[Vinny Testaverde]], College Hall of Fame quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner, 2-time NFL All Pro.
*[[Marc Turnesa]], golfer on the PGA Tour.
*[[Jay Wright (coach)|Jay Wright]] (1961–), head coach of [[Villanova Wildcats]] basketball team.