Notable residents North Babylon, New York

popular culture

north babylon has had number of persons in recent years have gained short-term fame. erik chopin, manager of emma s deli , catering, winner of season 3 of nbc s series biggest loser. 1 of chopin s employees, valerie wilson, gained fame in 2006 when second time in 4 years won million-dollar annuity prize in lottery.

socialite, paris hilton gal-pal , brief reality tv star allison melnick grew in north babylon, attending peter j. brennan jhs , north babylon hs graduating in 1989.

rupaul s drag race season 6 contestant darienne lake, aka gregory meyer, grew in poet section of north babylon, attending parliament place elementary school, until 1980s before moving rochester, ny.

the sopranos actress edie falco lived @ end of gracie drive next parliament place school several years in late 1960s , 1970s.

patricia kennealy-morrison, exchanged marriage vows in celtic pagan handfasting ceremony in june 1970 doors singer jim morrison, , author of twelve books. in oliver stone s film doors, kennealy-morrison appears in brief cameo wiccan priestess. kennealy-morrison s character portrayed kathleen quinlan.

billy hayes wrote autobiographical midnight express, made film oliver stone.

model , body builder billy herrington, 1987 graduate of north babylon high school has gained international fame aniki .

steve cuozzo new york post writer/editor north babylon.

drew g. montalvo international dj & producer north babylon.

ll cool j (a.k.a., james todd smith) lived on lakeway avenue , attended belmont elementary school, , robert moses junior hs in 70 s , 80 s.

athletics

danny green, basketball guard university of north carolina hails north babylon, achieved success led him 2009 ncaa men s basketball tournament. green signed san antonio spurs in march 2011. danny green won nba championship 2014 san antonio spurs, beating miami heat in 5 games, 4-1.

bria hartley professional wnba basketball player new york liberty. played point guard uconn women s basketball team, , won back national championships in 2013 , 2014. drafted seattle storm 7th overall pick in 2014 wnba draft , traded washington mystics played until january 2017 before being traded new york liberty clear salary cap.

north babylon high school graduate derek brower played syracuse orangemen ncaa div. 1 men s basketball team. brower became central figure in ncaa implementing intentional foul rule basketball. in ncaa tournament junior season, western kentucky decided best chance of overcoming large syracuse lead deliberately foul brower before syracuse inbound basketball. resulted in comical sight of brower running around court (without ball) trying avoid being intentionally fouled western kentucky players.

richard scooter berry, 2005 graduate north babylon high school, defensive end arena football league s jacksonville sharks. has gained notoriety picture 2007 circulating on internet sitting next fellow west virginia player johnny dingle - forming picture of dingle berry .

olympiads joseph , thomas fitzgerald (1996 olympics - team handball) hail north babylon - growing , graduating north babylon high school.

historic persons

august belmont, noted 19th-century financier, raised racing horses @ estate belmont lake state park. there still flat circular plot of ground south of southern state parkway on western side of belmont avenue trainers worked horses when in new york racing season. former driveway of belmont s estate lined tall pine trees still visible in median of southern state parkway west of belmont avenue.

austin corbin, developed coney island in 1870s before became manager of long island railroad, built summer residence along shores of known deer lake. later, col. m. robert guggenheim, industrialist , brother-in-law founder of newsday, reside on same estate - known parkdale estates - in large home on deer park avenue. years lakes known deer lake named guggenheim lakes.

politicians

current suffolk county executive steve bellone graduated north babylon high school in 1987 , elected office in 2012 after serving babylon town supervisor 2001 2011.