Flew in/out of JFK for over 20 years till I set the parking brake for the last time. Only went to EWR a couple of times and never to TET, etc. That said, there were several controllers that I remember by voice but not by name. I had a somewhat distinctive radio voice and some of the “regulars” also knew me that way. It was very comforting to hear someone you at least recognized on the other end of the radio. They often did me quiet favors in routings, etc., because I never whined or squawked when they had to change my plans to clear up something I was never privy to. One of the ones I do remember is “Kennedy Steve” on Ground Control over there. Lots of youtube clips of him and how he (and the others) kept his (their) sanity on some of the “bad” nights is well beyond my reckoning. Blessings to the ATC folks, one and all, for what they do!