of the September 11 attacks in New York Scott Ian (born 1963), musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist, backing and additional lead vocalist of Anthrax Ron Jeremy (born 1953), pornographic actor, director Judge Thomas Jones (1731–1792), colonial politician Mike Jorgensen (born 1948), New York Mets first baseman Buster Keaton (1895–1966), comedian/actor Robert E. Kramek (1939–2016), U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Helmy Kresa (1904-1991), songwriter and the principal arranger and orchestrator for Irving Berlin. Richard Larson (born 1943), operations researcher and educator, who has been a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Steve Lawrence (born 1935) and Eydie Gorme (1928–2013), popular singers Dan Lilker (born 1964), musician Veronica Lueken (1923–1995), Marian visionary Bernard Madoff (born 1938), imprisoned financial figure Arvind Mahankali (born 2000), 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Walter G. McGahan (1902-1981), lawyer and politician who served in the New York State Senate in the 1950s. Richard Milner, historian of science and a singer who stars in the musical 'Charles Darwin: Live & in Concert. Paul Newman (1925–2008), actor David Nolan (born 1946), historian and author of Fifty Feet in Paradise Anthony Raneri (born 1982), frontman of Bayside Donald L. Pilling (1943–2008), former Vice Chief of Naval Operations. José Reyes (born 1983), former shortstop for the New York Mets Nolan Ryan (born 1947), pitcher, lived here while playing for the New York Mets Tom Seaver (1944–2020), pitcher best known for playing with the New York Mets, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame Butch Seewagen (born 1946), former professional tennis player. Abe Simon (1913–1969), boxer and actor Matt Striker (born 1974), WWE wrestler Fred Stone (1873–1959), actor Ken Strong (1906–1979), New York Giants running back and kicker, member of Football Hall of Fame Gloria Swanson (1899–1983), actress Macrae Sykes (c. 1910-1996), former chairman of the American Stock Exchange. Norma Talmadge (1894–1957), actress Clark Terry (1920–2015), Hall of Fame musician Neil Turbin (born 1963), thrash metal vocalist known for being the first full-time vocalist for the band Anthrax and current lead vocalist and songwriter of the heavy metal band DeathRiders. Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926), actor Dave Valle (born 1960), MLB player for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers and the Texas Rangers Reginald VelJohnson, (born 1952), actor Edward Villella (born 1936), ballet dancer Christopher Walken (born 1943), actor Pearl White (1889–1938), actress, star of "The Perils of Pauline" Robert Wilder (1901–1974), author of Flamingo Road'' and