•
Danny Barnes (born 1989),
Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. •
Bruce R. Bent, co-creator of the
money market fund •
Bernie Bernthal (born 1960), soccer player. •
Ted Bessell (1935–96), television actor and director,
That Girl. •
Billy Bitter (born 1988), professional lacrosse player •
Mike Breen (born 1961),
NBA play-by-play commentator •
Jim Brown (born 1936), Hall of Fame football player and actor •
Craig Cohn (born 1983), professional wrestler better known as Craig Classic. •
Billy Crudup (born 1968), actor, in movies such as
Big Fish and
Almost Famous •
Jennifer S. DeSena – Attorney, civic leader, and politician serving as the 38th
Town Supervisor of
North Hempstead; lives in North Strathmore. •
R. A. Dickey (born 1974), former MLB pitcher for numerous teams, including
Toronto Blue Jays and the
New York Mets. •
Mike Dunlap (born 1957), former head coach of
Charlotte Bobcats NBA team. •
Don Dunphy (1908–98), television and radio sports announcer specializing in boxing. •
Melissa Errico, former ingenue in
Broadway musicals/performer; married to
Patrick McEnroe. •
Boomer Esiason (born 1961), former professional football player, sports radio talk show host of
WFAN's
Boomer and Carton, television commentator. •
Jinx Falkenburg (1919–2003), model and radio personality with husband
Tex McCrary. •
Peter T. Farrell (c. 1901–1992), judge who presided over the trial of bank robber
Willie Sutton. •
Jason Foley (born 1995), professional baseball player •
Mike Francesa (born 1954), sports radio talk show host of
WFAN's ''
Mike's On: Francesa on the FAN''. •
John A. Gambling (1930-2004), radio personality •
Ray Goulding (1922–90), radio personality, comedian, partner of
Bob Elliott of "
Bob and Ray" fame. •
J. Peter Grace (1913–95), former CEO of
W.R. Grace and Company. •
Al Groh (born 1944), former head coach of
New York Jets and the
University of Virginia. •
Leroy Grumman (1895–1982), founder of
Grumman Aircraft. •
Scotty Hill (1964), Guitarist and founder of the band Skid Row •
Ken Howard (1944–2016), actor, best known for the TV series
The White Shadow. •
Chris Jericho (born 1970),
AEW and
WWE professional wrestler, lead vocalist of
Fozzy. •
Alex Katz (born 1994), baseball pitcher •
Stephen A. Lesser (born 1944), architect, designer of
Faneuil Hall Marketplace in
Boston. •
Jackie MacMullan (born 1960), sportswriter. •
Jason Marquis (born 1978), major league baseball All Star pitcher. •
Leonard Marsh, co-founder of
Snapple. •
Jim McCann, founder and CEO of
1-800-Flowers. •
Patrick McEnroe (born 1966), tennis player, U.S.
Davis Cup captain, TV sportscaster •
J. R. Moehringer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author •
Chris Mullin (born 1963), Retired professional American basketball player •
George Nozuka, R&B/pop singer •
Bill O'Reilly (born 1949), television commentator and author •
Joan Whitney Payson (1903–75), heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, patron of the arts and art collector, member of the prominent
Whitney family; owner of the
New York Mets. •
Norman F. Penny – Banker, insurance broker, and politician who had served in the
New York State Assembly from 1938 to 1942; Penny was a major
Republican figure in Nassau County. Lived in North Strathmore. •
Charles A. Riley ll, author and art museum director •
Anthony Scaramucci (born 1964), 10-day
White House Communications Director and founder of
SkyBridge Capital •
Elie Siegmeister (1909–91), composer, educator and author •
Lynn Strait (1968-1998), former lead vocalist and lyricist for the nu metal band Snot •
Arthur Treacher (1894–1975), actor •
John Hay "Jock" Whitney (1904–82), Venture Capitalist, Publisher, Ambassador •
Payne Whitney (1876–1927), Industrialist, Philanthropist ==In popular culture==