Staten Island Richmond County, New York

About

Staten Island is a city located in the county of Richmond in the U.S. state of New York. Its population at the 2010 census was 468,730 and a population density of 1,769 people per km².

Geography

Staten Island is located at 40°33'44"N 74°8'23"W (40.5623300, -74.1398600). It has 6 neighbors: Manhattan, Carteret, Elizabeth, Linden, Perth Amboy and Brooklyn.

USS Leyte Gulf 'CG 55' under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge image

Staten Island Quick Facts

People born in Staten Island, including politician from New York James Guyon, television personality Angelina Pivarnick, singer, songwriter, musician and activist Joan Baez, you can see a list of people who born in Staten Island.

• Satsvarupa dasa Goswami (American poet and writer, guru in ISKCON)
• Ron Dante (American musician, songwriter, record producer)
• Don Joseph (American musician)
• Jacob Tyson (American politician (1773-1848))
• Gary Hartstein (American physician)
• Obadiah Bowne (American politician (1822-1874))
• Emilio Estevez (American actor, director, and writer)
• Mabel Normand (American actress, screenwriter and film director)
• Theodore Sturgeon (American speculative fiction writer (1918-1985))
• Ingrid Michaelson (American singer-songwriter)
• Frankee (American R&B singer)
• Maggie Rizer (fashion model)
• Kenny Washington (American musician)
• Ricky Schroder (American actor)
• Cornelius Vanderbilt II (American businessman, philanthropist, and tycoon)
• Ghostface Killah (American rapper from New York)
• Eddie Kaye Thomas (American actor)
• Blackie Lawless (American singer, musician, and songwriter)