Port Jefferson, New York
Port Jefferson, New York ranks 5,090th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee, Labin, and Cassino. Memorable people born in Port Jefferson, New York include Dan Gurney, Ted Chiang, and Cathy Downs. Memorable people who died in Port Jefferson, New York include John Buscema. Port Jefferson, New York has been the birth place of many racing drivers, and writers and the death place of many comic artists. Port Jefferson, New York is located in United States.
Port Jefferson, also known as Port Jeff, is an incorporated village in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. Officially known as the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson, the population was 7,962 as of the 2020 United States census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1926 and 1967, Port Jefferson, New York was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Dan Gurney, Ted Chiang, and Cathy Downs. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Port Jefferson, New York including John Buscema.
People Born in Port Jefferson, New York
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Dan Gurney
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 1
Ted Chiang
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 2
Cathy Downs
ACTOR
1926 - 1976
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Port Jefferson, New York
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Port Jefferson, New York were racing drivers (1), writers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were comic artists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, racing drivers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Port Jefferson, New York, including Dan Gurney. Whereas, throughout history, racing drivers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Port Jefferson, New York, including Dan Gurney.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Port Jefferson, New York since 1700.
