List of sons and daughters of Long Island
This list includes personalities on Long Iceland in the US state of New York were born:
for Brooklyn and Queens , boroughs of New York City to the west of Long Island, see:
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- 3LAU (* 1991), DJ and music producer
A.
- A + (born 1982), rapper
- David Abram (* 1957), cultural ecologist, philosopher and author
- Frank Albanese (1931–2015), actor
- Chris Algieri (* 1984), professional boxer
- Carol Alt (* 1960), photo model and actress
- Cooper Andrews (born 1985), actor
- Criss Angel (* 1967), magician, musician and actor
- Richard Angelo (born 1962), serial killer
- Judd Apatow (* 1967), director, screenwriter and producer
- Samuel Aronson (* 1942), experimental elementary particle physicist
- Ashanti (* 1980), singer
- Kenny Atkinson (* 1967), basketball player and coach
B.
- Gus Backus (1937–2019), musician and pop singer
- Donald Bain (1935-2017), writer
- Alec Baldwin (born 1958), actor
- Daniel Baldwin (born 1960), actor
- Stephen Baldwin (born 1966), actor
- William Baldwin (born 1963), actor
- Rob Barraco , keyboardist
- Cyia Batten (* 1972), actress, dancer and model
- Martin Bäumer (* 1967), politician
- Catherine Esther Beecher (1800–1878), writer
- Mark Belger (* 1954), middle distance runner
- Jean-Robert Bellande (* 1970), poker player
- Jon Bellion (* 1990), pop musician and songwriter
- Steve Bellone (* 1969), politician
- Steve Benjamin (* 1955), sailor
- Matt Bennett (born 1991), actor
- Daniel J. Bernstein (* 1971), mathematician, cryptologist and programmer
- Richard Barry Bernstein (1923–1990), chemist
- Laurie Bird (1953–1979), actress and photographer
- Sue Bird (* 1980), basketball player
- Tim Bishop (born 1950), politician
- Nikki Blonsky (* 1988), actress
- Brian Bloom (born 1970), actor and voice actor
- David Blue (born 1982), actor
- Nicholas Braun (* 1988), actor
- Mike Brennan (* 1986), ice hockey player
- Lisa Brenner (* 1974), film actress
- Caleb Brewster (1747-1827), spy
- Anthony G. Brown (born 1961), politician
- Carol Bruce (1919–2007), singer, stage and film actress
- Lenny Bruce (1925–1966), stand-up comedian and satirist
- Teddy Bunn (1910–1978), jazz guitarist
- Erik Burgdoerfer (* 1988), ice hockey player
- Jon Burr (* 1953), jazz bassist, pianist and composer
- Adam Busch (* 1978), actor
C.
- James Calderaro (born 1965), poker player
- Cecile Callan (born 1957), actress
- James Cantor (* 1966), sexologist and psychologist
- Jennifer Capriati (* 1976), tennis player
- Pat Cardi (born 1952), film actor
- Vivien Cardone (* 1993), film actress
- Mariah Carey (born 1970), singer
- Gregory W. Carman (* 1937), lawyer and politician
- Elbert N. Carvel (1910-2005), politician
- Neil Cavuto (born 1958), television presenter and commentator
- Patricia Charbonneau (born 1959), actress
- Kenneth Chenault (* 1951), company manager
- Ted Chiang (* 1967), science fiction writer
- Natalie Čikoš (* 1994), Croatian-American soccer player
- Wally Cirillo (1927–1977), jazz pianist
- Emmy Clarke (born 1991), film actress
- Mary Louise Cleave (* 1947), astronaut
- William W. Cocks (1861-1932), politician
- David X. Cohen (* 1966), screenwriter and film producer
- Michael Cohen (* 1966), lawyer
- Robert F. Coleman (1954-2014), mathematician
- Oran Coltrane (* 1967), jazz and pop musician and DJ
- Ravi Coltrane (* 1965), jazz saxophonist
- Marie Colvin (1956–2012), journalist
- Cliff Compton (born 1979), wrestler
- Alfred Conkling (1789–1874), politician
- Kevin Connolly (* 1974), actor and director
- Kevin Conroy (born 1955), actor and voice actor
- Marty Cook (* 1947), jazz trombonist and composer
- Mercator Cooper (1803–1872), ship's captain
- Alicia Coppola (* 1968), actress
- Frank Coraci (* 1966), film director, actor and screenwriter
- Alex Cord (* 1933), actor and author
- Ellie Cornell (born 1963), actress
- Justine Cotsonas (born 1985), actress
- Randy Coven (1960-2014), bassist
- James W. Covert (1842–1910), lawyer and politician
- Elise Cowen (1933–1962), poet
- Shana Cox (* 1985), sprinter
- Sindee Coxx (* 1970), porn actress
- Barbara Crampton (born 1958), actress
- Les Crane (1933-2008), radio and television presenter
- Billy Crudup (born 1968), actor
- Michael Cudlitz (* 1964), actor
- Bronson M. Cutting (1888-1935), politician
- Billy Crystal (born 1948), comedian, actor and director
D.
- Chuck D (* 1960), rapper, radio presenter and political activist
- Daniel Daly (1873-1937), Marine
- Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004), comedian and actor
- Ed Danowski (1911-1997), football player
- Kenny Davern (1935-2006), jazz musician
- John Davis (1921-1984), weightlifter
- Patrick Day (1992-2019), boxer
- Taylor Dayne (born 1962), singer
- Kim DeCesare (born 1991), soccer player
- Eddie DeLange (1904–1949), songwriter and band leader
- Jonathan Demme (1944-2017), film director
- Benjamin DeMott (1924–2005), author, cultural critic and professor
- Richard DeRosa (* 1955), jazz musician
- Torrey DeVitto (* 1984), actress and model
- Robert DiBernardo (1937–1986), mafia gangster
- Chris DiMarco (* 1968), professional golfer
- Joe Donnelly (born 1955), politician
- Billy Donovan (born 1965), basketball coach
- Doctor Dré (* 1963), actor, rapper, television and radio presenter
- Molly Dreska (* 1988), soccer player
- Gail Dolgin (1945-2010), documentary filmmaker
- Nelson Doubleday Jr. (1933–2015), co-owner of the New York Mets
- Jonathan Dowling (1955-2020), physicist
- Michael Dowling (* 1958), economist
- Cathy Downs (1924–1976), actress
- Paul Drayton (1939-2010), sprinter and Olympic champion
- Crystal Dunn (* 1992), soccer player
- Joseph Patrick Dwyer (1977–2008), soldier in the Iraq war
E.
- Meredith Eaton (born 1974), actress
- Adam Ebbin (* 1963), politician
- Tiffany Ecker (* 1984), mountain bike world champion
- Caldwell Edwards (1841-1922), politician
- David Eigenberg (born 1964), actor
- Ron Eldard (born 1965), actor
- Adrienne Elisha (1958–2017), composer and violist
- Julius Erving (born 1950), basketball player
- Boomer Esiason (born 1961), football player
- Everlast (* 1969), hip-hop musician and rapper
F.
- John Faso (* 1952), politician
- Robert Feke (1705–1750), painter
- Theresa Ferrara (1952–1979), FBI informant
- Timothy Ferriss (* 1977), author and entrepreneur
- William Fichtner (born 1956), actor
- Ken Filiano (* 1952), jazz bassist
- Amy Fisher (born 1974), former murder suspect
- Flavor Flav (born 1959), rapper
- Alex Flinn (* 1966), author of children's books
- Charles A. Floyd (1791–1873), lawyer and politician
- John G. Floyd (1806–1881), lawyer and politician
- William Floyd (1734–1821), Representative of the Continental Congress and Senator
- David R. Floyd-Jones (1813–1871), lawyer and politician
- Michael Forbes (* 1952), politician
- Jeffrey Ford (* 1955), fantasy, science fiction and mystery author
- Yance Ford (* before 1994), producer and director in the field of documentary film
- Adam Fox (born 1998), ice hockey player
- Rik Fox (born 1955), musician
- Alex Foxen (born 1991), poker player
- Marcel Freeman (* 1960), tennis player
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen junior (1912–2005), soldier in World War II
- Peter Frenette (* 1992), ski jumper
- David M. Friedman (* 1958), lawyer and US ambassador to Israel
G
- Michael Galeota (1984-2016), actor
- Jackie Geary (born 1977), actress
- Pamela Geller (* 1958), blogger, author, political activist and commentator
- David Gelston (1744–1828), trader and politician
- Louis Gerstner, Jr. (born 1942), chairman of the Carlyle Group
- Jack Giarraputo , film producer
- Chris Gibson (* 1964), politician
- Kenneth Goldsmith (born 1961), poet, university professor and author
- Rick Goldsmith (born 1951), documentary filmmaker
- Lisa Goldstein (* 1981), actress
- Morton Gould (1913–1996), composer, conductor and pianist
- Jerry Grayson (1935-2013), actor
- Everett Peter Greenberg (* 1948), microbiologist
- Stephen Gregory (born 1965), film actor
- Joel Greenblatt (* 1957), fund manager and university professor
- Luke Greenfield (* 1972), director and film producer
- Felix Grucci (* 1951), politician
- Leroy Grumman (1895–1982), designer and aircraft manufacturer
- Dan Gurney (1931–2018), racing car driver, designer and team owner
H
- Leonard W. Hall (1900–1979), politician
- Jehiel H. Halsey (1788–1867), lawyer and politician
- Nicoll Halsey (1782–1865), lawyer and politician
- Silas Halsey (1743–1832), doctor and politician
- Allen Hanlon (1919–1986), jazz and studio musician
- Amy Hargreaves (born 1970), actress
- Fletcher Harper (1806–1877), printer and publisher
- Craig Harris (* 1953), jazz trombonist
- Emily Hart (* 1986), actress
- Melissa Joan Hart (born 1976), actress, voice actress and producer
- Hal Hartley (* 1959), film director and screenwriter
- Jonathan Nicoll Havens (1757–1799), politician
- Curt Hawkins (born 1985), wrestler
- Jeff Hawkins (* 1957), IT entrepreneur and neuroscientist
- William C. Hayes (1903–1963), Egyptologist
- Robert M. Hazen (* 1948), mineralogist, crystal chemist and astrobiologist
- Joey Heatherton (born 1944), actress, dancer and singer
- Ken Hechler (1914-2016), politician
- Jennifer Michael Hecht (* 1965), philosophy historian, university lecturer and writer
- August Heckscher (1913–1997), editor, author and university professor
- John Hendrickson (1872-1925), marksman
- Richard Henning (* 1964), Roman Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop
- Stacy Herbert (* 1968), television presenter and film producer
- Billy Herrington (1969-2018), porn actor and model
- Carl Herz (1930–1995), Canadian-American mathematician
- Edward Hibbert (* 1955), actor and literary agent
- Frederick C. Hicks (1872–1925), politician
- Whitehead Hicks (1728–1780), Mayor of New York City
- Christopher Higgins (born 1983), ice hockey player
- Scotti Hill (* 1964), guitarist and songwriter
- Jilliane Hoffman (* 1967), writer
- Orlando Hubbs (1840-1930), politician
- Emily Hughes (* 1989), figure skater
- Sarah Hughes (* 1985), figure skater
- George Huntington (1850-1916), medical doctor
I.
- Neil Immerman (* 1953), scientist in the field of theoretical computer science
J
- Chip Jackson (* 1950), fusion and modern jazz bassist
- Richard Jaeckel (1926–1997), actor
- Kevin James (born 1965), comedian and actor
- Matthew James (* 20th century), actor
- Mike James (* 1975), professional basketball player
- Marie C. Jerge (* 195x), Lutheran Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Chris Jericho (* 1970), wrestler and musician
- Ariana Jollee (* 1982), porn actress
- Samuel Jones (1734–1819), lawyer and politician
- Jeff Jordan (* 1956), bobsledder
K
- Jenny Kallur (* 1981), athlete
- Susanna Kallur (* 1981), track and field athlete
- Dean Kamen (* 1951), entrepreneur and inventor
- Edna F. Kelly (1906–1997), politician
- James Patrick Kelly (born 1951), science fiction writer
- Mike Keneally (born 1961), musician
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), journalist, editor and First Lady of the USA
- Bryn Kenney (born 1986), poker player
- Alan Keyes (born 1950), politician
- Brian Kilmeade (born 1964), television presenter
- Adrienne King (born 1960), actress
- Gamaliel King (1795-1875), architect
- Gilbert King (* 1962), author and photographer
- Keith Kinkaid (* 1989), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb (* 1948), comic producer and artist
- Mike Komisarek (* 1982), ice hockey player
- Michael Kors (* 1959), fashion designer
- Saul Kripke (* 1940), philosopher and logician
- Arthur H. Kunz (1934–1993), urban planner
- Mitch Kupchak (* 1954), basketball player and sports manager
L.
- Jesse Lacey (born 1978), musician
- Christopher Lambert (born 1957), actor
- Andy Laster (* 1961), saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
- Ed Lauter (1938-2013), actor
- Effingham Lawrence (1820–1878), politician
- Nathaniel Lawrence (1761–1797), lawyer and politician
- Rick Lazio (* 1958), politician
- John LeBoutillier (born 1953), politician
- Marshall Lefferts (1821–1876), engineer and civil war soldier
- Norman F. Lent (1931–2012), lawyer and politician
- Ezra L'Hommedieu (1734-1811), politician
- Donny Lia (* 1980), racing car driver
- Lil 'Mo (* 1978), singer
- Lil Peep (1996-2017), rapper
- Louis Liotti (born 1985), ice hockey player
- Dennis Lipscomb (1942-2014), actor
- Allie Long (* 1987), soccer player
- Nick Long Jr. (1904–1949), dancer and actor
- Othneil Looker (1757-1845), politician
- Chuck Lorre (* 1952), film producer, screenwriter, director
- Allen Lowe (* 1954), musician, composer and music historian
- Carey Lowell (born 1961), film actress
- LP (* 1968), singer
- Charles Ludlam (1943–1987), actor and playwright
- Patti LuPone (* 1949), singer and actress
M.
- Ralph Macchio (born 1961), actor
- Talitha MacKenzie , singer and ethnomusicologist
- Ed Mangano (* 1962), politician
- Mitchell Manzanilla (Supercoven) , rapper
- Ken Marino (* 1968), actor, comedian, director and screenwriter
- Patricia Marmont (born 1921), British actress
- Ashley Massaro (1979-2019), wrestler and model
- Christopher Masterson (born 1980), actor
- Alanna Masterson (born 1988), actress
- Danny Masterson (born 1976), actor
- Gina Mastrogiacomo (1961-2001), actress
- Heather Matarazzo (born 1982), actress
- Steven Matz (born 1991), baseball player
- Charlie McAvoy (born 1997), ice hockey player
- Kerry McCoy (born 1974), wrestler
- Mac McDonald (born 1949), actor
- Patrick McEnroe (born 1966), tennis player
- Buddy McGirt (* 1964), boxer and boxing trainer
- Shannon McNally (* 1973), singer and musician
- Brian McNamara (born 1960), actor
- Daniel Mendelsohn (* 1960), journalist and book author
- Carlos Mendes (* 1980), football player
- Emily Menges (* 1992), soccer player
- Sally Menke (1953–2010), film editor and producer
- Method Man (born 1971), rapper
- Dan Meuser (* 1964), politician
- Mimi Michaels (* 1983), actress
- Chrisette Michele (* 1982), R&B singer
- Mark Militano (born 1954), figure skater
- Melissa Militano (* 1955), figure skater
- Harvey Milk (1930–1978), politician and civil rights activist
- Alice Miller (* 1939), politician and educator
- Arthur C. Miller (1895-1970), cinematographer
- Jason Anthony Miller (1939–2001), actor and playwright
- Jeffrey Glenn Miller (1950–1970), student and victim of the Kent State massacre
- Mark Mobius (* 1936), portfolio manager
- Joelle Mogensen (1953–1982), French singer
- Jane Monheit (* 1977), jazz singer
- Kevin Moore (* 1967), keyboardist and composer
- Greg Mottola (born 1964), filmmaker
- Maxi Mounds (* 1972), nude model, stripper, author and porn actress
- William Sidney Mount (1807–1868), painter
- Suzanne Mueller (* 20th century), cellist
- Anne M. Mulcahy (* 1952), manager
- Prentice Mulford (1834-1891), journalist, philosopher and writer
- Jim Mulholland (born around 1950), screenwriter, film producer and actor
- Michael P. Murphy (1976-2005), soldier
- John F. Murray (1927-2020), medical professional
N
- Arthur J. Nascarella (born 1944), actor
- Robert Neary (born 1965), actor
- Ingrid Neel (* 1998), tennis player
- Tony Nese (born 1985), wrestler
- Todd Neufeld (* 1981), jazz guitarist
- Candice Night (born 1971), singer
- Natalie Norwick (1923–2007), actress
- John Barry Nusum (born 1981), football player
- Eric Nystrom (born 1983), ice hockey player
O
- Soledad O'Brien (born 1966), journalist
- Cameron Ocasio (* 1999), actor
- Kevin O'Connell (born 1957), sound engineer
- Gavin O'Connor (* 1964), film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor
- Rosie O'Donnell (born 1962), actress, presenter and producer
- Rob O'Gara (born 1993), ice hockey player
- Fred Ohms (1918–1956), jazz and studio musician
- Denis O'Leary (1863–1943), lawyer and politician
- Kevin O'Neill (* 1961), director, producer and effects creator
- Donna Orender , sports officer
P
- Daryl Palumbo (* 1979), singer
- Suzy Parker (1932–2003), photo model and actress
- Tim Parker (* 1993), football player
- Gregory Lawrence Parkes (born 1964), Roman Catholic bishop
- Claire Parkinson (* 1948), climate researcher
- William H. Pauley III (* 1952), US federal judge
- David Paymer (born 1954), actor
- Ridley Pearson (born 1953), writer
- Dale Peck (* 1967), writer and literary critic
- John Petrucci (* 1967), guitarist
- Peter A. Peyser (1921–2014), politician
- Ethan Phillips (* 1955), actor and author
- Jodi Picoult (* 1967), writer
- Chester Pierce (1927-2016), psychiatrist
- Samuel Pierce (1922-2000), politician
- Job Pierson (1791–1860), lawyer and politician
- Otis G. Pike (1921–2014), lawyer and politician
- Zephaniah Platt (1735–1807), lawyer and politician
- Mark Polizzotti (* 1957), writer, literary translator and publisher's editor
- Michael Pollan (* 1955), journalist
- Tracy Pollan (born 1960), actress
- Mike Portnoy (born 1967), drummer
- Danny Porush (* 1957), entrepreneur and stockbroker
- Jotham Post junior (1771-1817), politician
- Prodigy (1974-2017), rapper
- Orel Odinov Protopopescu , children's author and poet
- Lilly Pulitzer (1931–2013), fashion creator and designer
- Thomas Pynchon (* 1937), writer
R.
- Robert B. Radnitz (1924–2010), film producer
- Lee Radziwill (1933–2019), interior designer, actress and author
- Randy Rainbow (born 1981), comedian and singer
- Rakim (born 1968), rapper
- Michael Rakowitz (* 1973), artist
- Johnny Ramone (1948-2004), guitarist
- June Diane Raphael (born 1980), actress and screenwriter
- RA the Rugged Man (* 20th century), rapper
- Samuel Reber (1903–1971), diplomat
- Arthur Benjamin Reeve (1880–1936), journalist and writer
- Tapping Reeve (1744-1823), lawyer
- Henry Augustus Reeves (1832–1916), lawyer and politician
- Matt Reeves (born 1966), director, screenwriter and film producer
- Bert Remsen (1925–1999), actor and casting director
- Erik Rhodes (1982-2012), porn actor
- Joel Rifkin (born 1959), serial killer
- Lee Rocker (born 1961), musician
- Bob Rohrbach (* 1955), soccer player
- Kermit Roosevelt (1889–1943), writer, businessman and officer
- Theodore Roosevelt junior (1887–1944), businessman, author, politician and army officer
- Susan Rose-Ackerman (* 1942), economist
- Benjamin Rosenbaum (* 1969), science fiction and fantasy writer
- Mary Rosenblum (1952–2018), writer of science fiction and detective stories
- Grant Rosenmeyer (* 1991), actor
- Louis Rossetto (* 1949), author, journalist and entrepreneur
- Noah Rubin (* 1996), tennis player
- Rick Rubin (* 1963), music producer
- Gene Ruggiero (1910-2002), film editor
- Henry Norris Russell (1877-1957), astronomer
- Zack Ryder (born 1985), wrestler
S.
- Louis Sachar (* 1954), children's book author
- Sven Salumaa (* 1966), tennis player
- John Sanborn (* 1954), video artist
- Chanté Sandiford (* 1990), soccer player and coach
- Nathan Sanford (1777–1838), politician
- Brian Saramago (born 1998), football player
- Joe Satriani (* 1956), guitarist
- John Savage (born 1949), actor
- Telly Savalas (1922–1994), actor
- Joe Scally (* 2002), soccer player
- Anthony Scaramucci (born 1964), hedge fund manager, author, and White House communications director
- Cassie Scerbo (* 1990), actress, singer and dancer
- Larry Schneider (* 1949), jazz saxophonist
- Chuck Schuldiner (1967–2001), guitarist and singer
- Shalom H. Schwartz (* around 1940), social psychologist, intercultural researcher and author
- Nathaniel Scudder (1733–1781), doctor and politician
- Townsend Scudder (1865–1960), lawyer and politician
- Rob Scuderi (* 1978), ice hockey player
- John A. Searing (1805–1876), politician
- George Segal (born 1934), actor
- Brian Setzer (* 1959), musician and actor
- Edgar A. Sharp (1876–1948), politician
- Burt Shavitz (1935–2015), dropout, beekeeper and entrepreneur
- Mark Allen Shepherd (born 1961), film actor
- Brian Shi (* 2000), tennis player
- Talia Shire (born 1946), actress
- George Sidney (1916–2002), director and film producer
- Alexandra Silk (* 1963), porn actress and director
- Robert B. Silvers (1929-2017), editor
- Peter Silvester (1734–1808), lawyer, judge and politician
- Phillip Simmonds (* 1986), tennis player
- Anne Simon (* 1956), biologist, scientist and university professor
- Dean Skelos (* 1948), politician
- Helen Slater (* 1963), actress and singer-songwriter
- JD Slater (* 1955), film director, composer and porn actor
- Lindsay Sloane (born 1977), film actress
- Edward H. Smith (1809–1885), lawyer and politician
- John Smith (1752-1816), politician
- Parrish Smith , PMD (born 1968), rapper and hip-hop producer
- William Stephens Smith (1755–1816), officer and politician
- Guy Stevenson (* 20th century), actor and screenwriter
- Joe Smith Junior (born 1989), light heavyweight boxer and WBC International Champion (2016-2017)
- Gary Smulyan (* 1956), baritone saxophonist of modern jazz
- Dee Snider (* 1955), musician and singer
- Lisa Sokolov (* 1954), jazz singer and music therapist
- Henry Southard (1747–1842), politician
- Francis B. Spinola (1821-1891), officer and politician
- Peter J. Stadelman (1871–1954), businessman and politician
- Ryan Star (born 1978), musician
- Rod Steiger (1925–2002), actor
- Jeffrey Steingarten (* 1945), lawyer and gastronomy critic
- George Sterling (1869–1926), poet and playwright
- Tabitha Stevens (* 1970), porn actress
- David Strickland (1969–1999), actor
- Selah B. Strong (1792–1872), lawyer and politician
- Gerry Studds (1937-2006), politician
- Thomas Suozzi (* 1962), politician
- Brandon Sutter (* 1989), ice hockey player
- John Cleves Symmes (1742–1814), lawyer and politician
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- Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835), politician
- Sarah Stewart Taylor (* 1971), journalist and writer
- Jeanine Tesori (* 1961), composer and arranger
- Augusta Read Thomas (* 1964), composer and music teacher
- Jackie Tohn (* 1980), actress and musician
- David Torn (* 1953), jazz guitarist and composer
- George Townsend (1769–1844), politician
- Micah Townshend (1749-1832), politician
- Timothy Treadwell (1957-2003), animal filmmaker and animal rights activist
- Thomas Tredwell (1743–1831), lawyer and politician
- Thomas Truxtun (1755-1822), naval officer
- David Gardiner Tyler (1846-1927), politician
- Julia Tyler (1820–1889), wife of US President John Tyler
V
- Steve Vai (* 1960), guitarist
- David Vanderbilt (* 1954), theoretical solid-state physicist
- Robert Varkonyi (born 1961), poker player
- Ryan Vesce (born 1982), ice hockey player
- Frank Vignola (* 1965), jazz guitarist
- Alexa Vojvodić (* 1992), soccer player
W.
- Ty Walker (born 1997), snowboarder
- MaliVai Washington (born 1969), tennis player
- Ed Wasser (born 1964), actor
- Jon Weeks (born 1986), American football player
- David Weir (1944–2012), racing car driver
- Allan C. Weisbecker (* 1948), writer, screenwriter and surfer
- William Weld (* 1945), lawyer and politician
- Dave Weldon (born 1953), politician
- Erinn Westbrook (* 1991), actress, singer, dancer and model
- Meg Whitman (born 1956), manager and billionaire
- Walt Whitman (1819-1892), poet
- Eliphalet Wickes (1769–1850), lawyer and politician
- William H. Wickham (1832-1893), politician
- Marinus Willett (1740-1830), revolutionary and military
- Benjamin A. Willis (1840–1886), lawyer, officer and politician
- Richard Wilson (1920–1987), science fiction writer, fan, and journalist
- Judd Winick (* 1970), comic book author and illustrator
- Tyler Winklevoss (* 1981), rower, entrepreneur and venture capitalist
- Meg Wolitzer (* 1959), author
- Silas Wood (1769–1847), professor, lawyer, politician and writer
- Abraham Woodhull (1750-1826), spy
- Caleb Smith Woodhull (1792–1866), politician
- Wyandanch (1571–1659), Sachem of the Montaukett
- Jim Wynorski (* 1950), director, screenwriter and film producer
Y
- Carl Yastrzemski (* 1939), baseball player
- Arthur Yorinks (* 1953), children's author, playwright and theater director
- Brandee Younger (* 1983), jazz musician
Z
- Lee Zeldin (* 1980), politician
- Richard Zimler (* 1956), American-Portuguese journalist and writer
- Adam Zolotin (born 1983), actor