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      The following is a list of prominent people who were born in/lived in or around the U.S. state of New York, or for whom New York is a significant part of their identity.


      Government and politics




      = Presidents

      =

      Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886), 20th Vice President and 21st President of the United States – Schenectady
      Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), 8th Vice President and 8th President of the United States – Kinderhook
      Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States – Fayetteville
      Millard Fillmore (1800–1874), 12th Vice President and 13th President of the United States – Moravia
      Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 25th Vice President and 26th President of the United States – Manhattan
      Franklin D. Roosevelt (1883–1945), 32nd President of the United States – Hyde Park
      Éamon de Valera (1882–1975), 3rd President of Ireland – Manhattan
      Donald Trump (born 1946), 45th President of the United States – Queens


      = Vice presidents

      =

      Aaron Burr (1756–1836), 3rd Vice President of the United States – Manhattan
      George Clinton (1739–1812), 4th Vice President of the United States – Little Britain
      Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), 17th Vice President of the United States – Manhattan
      Levi P. Morton (1824–1920), 22nd Vice President of the United States – Albany
      Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), 41st Vice President of the United States – Albany
      James S. Sherman (1855–1912), 27th Vice President of the United States – Utica
      Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825), 6th Vice President of the United States – Scarsdale
      William A. Wheeler (1819–1887), 19th Vice President of the United States – Malone


      = Governors

      =
      DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), 6th Governor of New York, built the Erie Canal
      Andrew Cuomo (born 1957), 56th Governor of New York, praised for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but forced into resigning amid sexual harassment allegations
      Mario Cuomo (1932–2015), 52nd Governor of New York, father of Andrew Cuomo
      Howard Dean (born 1948), former Governor of Vermont (1991–2003), and 2004 Democratic candidate for president
      Thomas E. Dewey (1902–1971), 47th Governor of New York, Republican nominee for president in 1944 and 1948
      Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948), 36th Governor of New York, Secretary of State, 11th Chief Justice of the United States and 1916 Republican presidential nominee
      Kathy Hochul (born 1958), 57th (incumbent) Governor of New York, and first woman to hold that position
      John Jay (1745–1829), 1st Chief Justice of the United States, 2nd Governor of New York, and 8th President of the Continental Congress
      David Paterson (born 1954), 55th Governor of New York, first African American governor and lieutenant governor of New York
      George Pataki (born 1945), 53rd Governor of New York, governor during the 9/11 attacks
      L. Bradford Prince (1810–1886), Governor of New Mexico Territory and member of New York's state assembly and state senate
      Horatio Seymour (1810–1886), 18th Governor of New York and 1868 Democratic presidential nominee
      Al Smith (1873–1944), 42nd Governor of New York and 1928 Democratic presidential candidate
      Samuel J. Tilden (1814–1886), 25th Governor of New York and 1876 Republican presidential candidate


      = Senators

      =

      Barbara Boxer (born 1940), longtime United States Senator from California (1993–2017) – New York City
      Hillary Clinton (born 1947), former United States Secretary of State (2009–2013), New York Senator (2000–2009), and former First Lady (1993–2000), 2016 Democratic nominee for president – Chappaqua
      Roscoe Conkling (1829–1888), New York Senator (1867–1881) and leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party – Albany
      Al Franken (born 1951), Minnesota Senator (2009–2018) – New York City
      Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966), New York Senator since 2009 – Albany
      Bob Menendez (born 1954), New Jersey Senator (2006–2024) – New York City
      Chris Murphy (born 1973), former Congressman (2007–2013) and current Connecticut Senator since 2013 – White Plains
      Bernie Sanders (born 1941), Vermont Senator since 2007, former Mayor of Burlington, Vermont (1981–1989) and 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate – Brooklyn
      Chuck Schumer (born 1950), Democratic Leader of the United States Senate since 2017 and long-time New York Senator since 1999 cousin of comedian Amy Schumer – Brooklyn
      Robert F. Wagner (1877–1953), New York Senator (1927–1949) – Manhattan


      = Mayors

      =
      Eric Adams (born 1960), 110th (incumbent) Mayor of New York City
      Bill de Blasio (born 1961), 109th Mayor of New York City (2014–2021)
      Michael Bloomberg (born 1942), 108th Mayor of New York City (2002–2013)
      Rudy Giuliani (born 1944), 107th Mayor of New York City (1994–2001), mayor during the 9/11 attacks
      David Dinkins (1927–2020), 106th Mayor of New York City (1990-1993), first African-American Mayor of New York City
      Ed Koch (1924–2013) 105th Mayor of New York City (1978–1989)
      Fiorello La Guardia (1882–1947), 99th Mayor of New York City (1934–1945)
      John Lindsay (1921–2000), 103rd Mayor of New York City (1966–1973)
      Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1643–1700), 17th, and first native-born, mayor of New York City (1677–1678 and 1686–1688)
      Robert Anderson Van Wyck (1849–1918), 91st Mayor of New York City (1898–1901), first Mayor post-consolidation
      Robert F. Wagner Jr. (1910–1991), 102nd Mayor of New York City (1954–1965)
      Jimmy Walker (1881–1946), flamboyant 97th Mayor of New York City (1926–1932) forced into resigning by the Seabury Commission


      = Other politicians

      =
      Parmenio Adams (1776–1832), sheriff and US congressman
      Alan Bersin (born 1946) - President Obama's "Border Czar," US Attorney for the Southern District of California, California Secretary of Education, Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, US Department of Homeland Security Secretary for International Affairs, and INTERPOL vice president
      Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York State Senator
      Mario Biaggi (1917–2015), decorated policeman and US congressman
      Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005), US congresswoman and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate
      John "J.J." Dewey (1822–1891), territorial legislator in Minnesota
      August Dietrich, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
      William H. Donaldson (1931–2024), 27th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
      Asaph Elston (1845–1914), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
      Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), US congresswoman from New York and first female vice presidential candidate of a major political party in 1984
      Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804), first US secretary of the treasury
      Zach Iscol (born 1978), US Marine Corps veteran, entrepreneur, candidate in the 2021 New York City Comptroller election
      Boris Johnson (born 1964), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
      Lazarus Joseph (1891–1966), NY state senator and New York City Comptroller
      Jack Kemp (1935–2009), NFL football player for the Buffalo Bills, secretary of housing under President George H. W. Bush, and 1996 Republican nominee for vice president under Bob Dole
      Caroline Kennedy (born 1957), former U.S. ambassador to Japan (2013–2017), and daughter of former president John F. Kennedy and former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
      William Loeb Jr. (1866–1937), secretary to President Theodore Roosevelt
      Joseph McGoldrick (1901–1978), NYC comptroller and NY state residential rent control commissioner, lawyer, and professor
      Harvey Milk (1930–1978), first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California
      Mazi Melesa Pilip, Ethiopian-born American politician
      William M. Tweed (1823–1878), known as "Boss" Tweed; Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall


      = First Ladies

      =

      Barbara Bush (1925–2018), First Lady of the United States as the wife of George H. W. Bush
      Rose Cleveland (1846–1918), First Lady of the United States as the wife of Grover Cleveland
      Abigail Fillmore (1798–1853), First Lady of the United States as the wife of Millard Fillmore
      Mary Arthur McElroy (1841–1917), acting First Lady of the United States as the sister of Chester A. Arthur
      Elizabeth Monroe (1768–1830), First Lady of the United States as the wife of James Monroe
      Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), First Lady of the United States as the wife of John F. Kennedy
      Frances Cleveland (1864–1947), First Lady of the United States as the wife of Grover Cleveland
      Nancy Reagan (1921–2016), First Lady of the United States as the wife of Ronald Reagan
      Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962), First Lady of the United States as the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt
      Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820–1889), First Lady of the United States as the wife of John Tyler
      Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816–1889), First Lady of the United States as the wife of John Tyler


      Entertainment




      = Film, television, theater, and dance

      =

      George Abbott (1887–1995), stage producer
      Eva Allen Alberti (1856–1938), dramatics teacher
      Gia Allemand (1983–2013), actress
      Woody Allen (born 1935), actor, director, and writer
      June Allyson (1917–2006), actress
      Tyler Alvarez (born 1997), actor
      Michael Angarano (born 1987), actor
      Diane Arbus (1923–1971), photographer
      Moisés Arias (born 1994), actor
      Alan Arkin (1934–2023), actor
      Alison Arngrim (born 1962), actress and comedian
      Rosanna Arquette (born 1959), actress
      Jean Arthur (1900–1991), actress
      Jake T. Austin (born 1994), actor
      Awkwafina (born 1988), actress, rapper, and comedian
      Lauren Bacall (1924–2014), actress
      Morena Baccarin (born 1979), Brazilian-born actress
      Alec Baldwin (born 1958), actor, producer, and comedian
      Daniel Baldwin (born 1960), actor, director, and producer
      Stephen Baldwin (born 1966), actor, author, and producer
      William Baldwin (born 1963), actor, producer, and writer
      Lucille Ball (1911–1989), actress
      Anne Bancroft (1931–2005), actress
      Joseph Barbera (1911–2006), animator, producer, and director
      Mikhail Baryshnikov (born 1948), ballet dancer
      Frances Bavier (1902–1989), actor
      Barbara Bel Geddes (1922–2005), actress
      William Bendix (1906–1964), actor
      Constance Bennett (1904–1965), actress
      Matt Bennett (born 1991), actor
      Mabelle Biggart (1861–unknown), dramatic reader, preacher
      Yasmine Bleeth (born 1968), actress
      Corbin Bleu (born 1989), actor, model, singer-songwriter, dancer, and film producer
      Joan Blondell (1906–1979), actress
      Nikki Blonsky (born 1988), actress
      Ann Blyth (born 1928), actress
      Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), actor
      Shirley Booth (1898–1992), actress
      Clara Bow (1905–1965), actress
      Abigail Breslin (born 1996), actress
      Spencer Breslin (born 1992), actor
      Richard Bright (1937–2006), actor
      Matthew Broderick (born 1962), actor
      Adrien Brody (born 1973), actor
      Mel Brooks (born 1926), actor, producer, and director
      Steve Buscemi (born 1957), actor, comedian, and director
      Edd Byrnes (1932–2020), actor
      James Caan (1940–2022), actor
      James Cagney (1899–1986), actor
      Jeanne Cagney (1919–1984), actress
      William Cagney (1905–1988), actor
      Néstor Carbonell (born 1967), actor and director
      Richard S. Castellano (1933–1988), actor
      David Castro (born 1996), actor
      Raquel Castro (born 1994), actress, singer, and songwriter
      Harrison Chad (born 1992), actor and voice actor
      Timothée Chalamet (born 1995), actor
      Jeff Chandler (1918–1961), actor
      Chevy Chase (born 1943), actor and comedian
      Ruth Chatterton (1892–1961), actress
      James Coco (1930–1987), actor
      Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), actress
      Jennifer Connelly (born 1970), actress and model
      Elizabeth Marney Conner (1856–unknown), dramatic reader
      Kevin Conroy (1955–2022), actor and voice actor
      Francis Ford Coppola (born 1939), film director, producer, and screenwriter
      Kevin Corrigan (born 1969), actor
      Billy Crudup (born 1968), actor
      Tom Cruise (born 1962), actor
      Jon Cryer (born 1965), actor, screenwriter, television director, and film producer
      Billy Crystal (born 1948), actor
      Kieran Culkin (born 1982), actor
      Macaulay Culkin (born 1980), actor, Kevin McAllister from Home Alone
      Rory Culkin (born 1989), actor
      Tony Curtis (1925–2010), actor
      Alexandra Daddario (born 1986), actress
      Matthew Daddario (born 1987), actor
      Claire Danes (born 1979), actress
      Rodney Dangerfield (1921–2004), comedian and actor
      Marion Davies (1897–1961), actress
      Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990), actor and singer
      Agnes de Mille (1905–1993), dancer and choreographer
      Robert De Niro (born 1943), actor
      Willy DeVille (1950–2009), singer
      Don Diamont (born 1962), actor
      Guillermo Díaz (born 1975), Cuban-American actor
      Vin Diesel (born 1967), actor, producer, director, and screenwriter
      Ella Dietz (1847–1920), actress, poet
      Taye Diggs (born 1971), actor
      Matt Dillon (born 1964), actor
      Troy Donahue (1936–2001), actor
      Kether Donohue (born 1985), actress and singer
      Kirk Douglas (1916–2020), actor and father of Michael Douglas
      Michael Douglas (born 1944), actor, producer, and son of Kirk Douglas
      Robert Downey Jr. (born 1965), actor
      Robert Downey Sr. (1936–2021), actor, filmmaker, and father of Robert Downey Jr.
      Fran Drescher (born 1957), actress
      Lena Dunham (born 1986), actress, filmmaker, and writer
      Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), entertainer, actor, singer, and comedian
      Jesse Eisenberg (born 1983), actor
      Omar Epps (born 1973), actor
      Peter Falk (1927–2011), actor
      Alice Faye (1915–1998), actress
      Jane Fonda (born 1937), actress
      Spencer Fox (born 1993), actor
      James Gandolfini (1961–2013), actor and producer
      John Garfield (1913–1952), actor
      Ben Gazzara (1930–2012), actor
      Sarah Michelle Gellar (born 1977), actress
      Richard Genelle (1961–2008), actor
      Mel Gibson (born 1956), American-born Australian/Irish actor and filmmaker
      Jackie Gleason (1916–1987), actor
      Paulette Goddard (1910–1990), actress
      Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955), actress, comedian, and co-host of ABC's The View
      Cuba Gooding Jr. (born 1968), Academy Award-winning actor
      Elliott Gould (born 1938), actor
      Jennifer Grey (born 1960), actress
      Jason Griffith (born 1980), voice actor
      A. R. Gurney (1930–2017), playwright
      Maggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977), actress
      Estelle Harris (1928–2022), actress, voice actress, and comedian
      Jonathan Harris (1914–2002), actor
      Hurd Hatfield (1917–1998), actor
      Anne Hathaway (born 1982), actress
      Maya Hawke (born 1998), actress, model and singer-songwriter
      Susan Hayward (1917–1975), actress
      Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress
      Max Hechtman (born 1997), filmmaker, video editor, and videographer
      Kathleen Herles (born 1990), voice actress
      Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014), actor
      Judy Holliday (1921–1965), actress
      Whitney Houston (1963–2012), singer, actress, producer, and model
      Sarah Hyland (born 1990), actress
      Skai Jackson (born 2002), actress
      Rick Jason (1923–2000), actor
      Scarlett Johansson (born 1984), actress, model, and singer
      Jason Harris Katz (born 1969), voice actor and television host
      Danny Kaye (1911–1987), actor, singer
      Jack Kelly (1927–1992), actor
      Moira Kelly (born 1968), actress
      Morgana King (1930–2018), singer and actress
      Wayne Knight (born 1955), actor, voice artist, and comedian
      Ricki Lake (born 1968), actress, talk-show host
      Veronica Lake (1922–1973), actress
      Adam Lamberg (born 1984), actor
      Burt Lancaster (1913–1994), actor
      Michael Landon (1936–1991), actor
      Linda Larkin (born 1970), actress and voice actress
      Fredric Lebow (born 1956), screenwriter
      Peyton Elizabeth Lee (born 2004), actress
      Spike Lee (born 1957), director, producer
      Melissa Leo (born 1960), actress
      Laura Linney
      John Lithgow (born 1945), actor, comedian
      Aliana Lohan (born 1993), actress, singer and sister of actors Lindsay and Michael Lohan Jr.
      Lindsay Lohan (born 1986), actress, singer and sister of actors Ali and Michael Lohan Jr.
      Kristanna Loken (born 1979), actress
      Seth MacFarlane (born 1973), actor, writer, producer, and creator of Family Guy
      Steele MacKaye (1842–1894), playwright and actor
      John Marley (1907–1984), actor
      Vincent Martella (born 1992), actor
      John Martino (born 1937), actor
      Lee Marvin (1924–1987), actor
      James Maslow (born 1990), actor, singer, and dancer
      Alanna Masterson (born 1988), actress
      Christopher Masterson (born 1980), actor
      Danny Masterson (born 1976), actor
      Walter Matthau (1920–2000), actor
      Al Matthews (1942–2018), actor and singer
      Julianna Rose Mauriello (born 1991), actress and dancer
      Eaddy Mays, actress
      Jesse McCartney (born 1987), actor, singer-songwriter
      Thomas McDonell (born 1986), actor
      Michael McKean (born 1947), comedian, actor and musician
      Caleb McLaughlin (born 2001), actor
      Ethel Merman (1908–1984), actor and singer
      Lea Michele (born 1986), actress and singer
      Arthur Miller (1915–2005), playwright
      Lenny Montana (1926–1992), actor and professional wrestler
      Robert Montgomery (1904–1981), actor
      Charlie Murphy (1959–2017), actor and comedian
      Chad Michael Murray (born 1981), actor
      Jack Nicholson (born 1937), actor and filmmaker
      Dylan O'Brien (born 1991), actor
      Cameron Ocasio (born 1999), actor
      Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), actor
      Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953), playwright
      Lane Shi Otayonii, musician
      Al Pacino (born 1940), actor
      Hayden Panettiere (born 1989), actress, model, singer, and activist
      Jansen Panettiere (born 1994), actor and voice actor
      Connor Paolo (born 1990), actor
      Corey Parker (born 1965), actor
      George A. Parkhurst (1841–1890), actor
      Josh Peck (born 1986), actor
      Amanda Peet (born 1972), actress and writer
      Nicola Peltz (born 1995), actress
      Will Peltz (born 1986), actor
      Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), actor
      Regis Philbin (1931–2020), actor, singer, and television personality
      Priscilla Presley (born 1945), actress and business magnate
      Fátima Ptacek (born 2000), actress and voice actress
      Bill Pullman (born 1953), actor
      Mae Questel (1908–1998), actress
      George Raft (1901–1980), actor
      Gene Anthony Ray (1962–2003), actor
      Nancy Reagan (1921–2016), actress and former First Lady of the United States
      Alan Reed (1907–1977), actor and voice artist
      Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), actor
      Tara Reid (born 1975), actress
      Leah Remini (born 1970), actress
      Alfonso Ribeiro (born 1971), actor, television director, dancer, and television personality; host of America's Funniest Home Videos and season 19 winner of Dancing with the Stars
      Thelma Ritter (1902–1969), actress
      Emma Roberts (born 1991), actress and singer
      Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973), actor
      Ray Romano (born 1957), actor, comedian
      Saoirse Ronan (born 1994), American-born Irish actress
      Mickey Rooney (1920–2014), actor
      Emmy Rossum (born 1986), actress, singer-songwriter
      Mickey Rourke (born 1952), actor, screenwriter, and retired boxer
      Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor, comedian, writer, and producer
      Gianni Russo, actor, singer, and restaurateur
      Ernie Sabella (born 1949), actor and voice actor
      Zoe Saldana (born 1978), American-Dominican actress and dancer
      Ruben Santiago-Hudson (born 1956), actor and playwright
      Ben Schwartz (born 1981), actor, comedian, and writer
      Martin Scorsese (born 1942), director
      George Segal (1934–2021), actor
      Matthew Senreich (born 1974), screenwriter
      Charlie Sheen (born 1965), actor
      Talia Shire (née Coppola), actress
      Sylvia Sidney (1910–1999), actress
      Christian Slater (born 1969), actor
      Jamil Walker Smith (born 1982), actor
      Kevin Spacey (born 1959), actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and singer
      Sylvester Stallone (born 1946), actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
      Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990), actor
      Rod Steiger (1925–2002), actor
      Howard Stern (born 1954), actor, radio and television personality, author, and photographer
      Ben Stiller (born 1965), actor, comedian, and filmmaker
      Oliver Stone (born 1946), director
      Beatrice Straight (1914–2001), actress
      Lee Strasberg (1901–1982), Polish-born actor, director, and theatre practitioner
      Meryl Streep (born 1949) actress
      David Strickland (1969–1999), actor
      Kevin Sussman (born 1970), actor and comedian
      Veronica Taylor (born 1978), voice actress
      Benj Thall (born 1978), actor
      Leon Thomas III (born 1993), actor
      Charlotte Thompson (1843–1898), actress
      Gene Tierney (1920–1991), actress
      Ashley Tisdale (born 1985), actress, singer, and producer
      Michelle Trachtenberg (born 1985), actress
      Claire Trevor (1910–2000), actress
      John Turturro (born 1958), American-Italian actor, writer, and filmmaker
      Abe Vigoda (1921–2016), actor
      Denzel Washington (born 1954), Academy Award-winning actor
      Kerry Washington (born 1977), actress
      Michael Weatherly (born 1968), actor and director
      Scott Weinger (born 1975), actor, voice actor, writer, and producer
      Tuesday Weld (born 1943), actress
      Tom Welling (born 1977), actor, director, producer, and model
      Ming-Na Wen (born 1963), Macau-born actress and model
      Mae West (1893–1980), actor
      Kristen Wiig (born 1973), actress
      Olivia Wilde (born 1984), actress
      Tylen Jacob Williams (born 2001), actor
      Tyler James Williams (born 1992), actor
      Tyrel Jackson Williams (born 1997), actor
      Zelda Williams (born 1989), actress; daughter of late comedian and actor Robin Williams
      Lanford Wilson (1937–2011), playwright
      April Winchell (born 1960), actress
      Paul Winchell (1922–2005), actor and comedian
      Alex Wolff (born 1997), actor, musician, and composer
      Nick Zano (born 1978), actor
      Talia Ryder (born 2002), actress


      = Comedians, entertainers, and humorists

      =

      Pamela Adlon (born 1966), actress, voice actress, producer, and director
      Carlos Alazraqui (born 1962), actor and comedian
      Woody Allen (born 1935), comedian, screenwriter, director, actor, author, playwright, and musician
      Desmond Amofah (1990–2019), YouTuber better known as Etika
      Alec Baldwin (born 1958), actor, comedian, and producer
      Lucille Ball (1911–1989), comedian, actress
      Mike Bocchetti (born 1961), stand-up comedian and radio personality
      Zach Braff (born 1975), actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and producer
      Alyson Cambridge (born 1980), operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer
      Michael Carbonaro (born 1982), actor and magician
      Eddie Carmel, born Oded Ha-Carmeili (1936–1972), Israeli-born entertainer with gigantism and acromegaly, popularly known as "The Jewish Giant"
      George Carlin (1937–2008), comedian and actor
      Michael Cole (born 1968), WWE announcer
      Pete Davidson (born 1993), comedian and actor
      Philip DeFranco (born 1985), YouTuber and video blogger
      Danny DeVito (born 1944), comedian, actor, producer, and director
      John DiMaggio (born 1968), actor and comedian
      Jimmy Fallon (born 1974), comedian, actor, and television host
      Nika Futterman (born 1969), actress, voice actress, comedian, and singer
      Curly Howard (1903–1952), comedian, vaudevillian actor, and member of The Three Stooges
      Moe Howard (1897–1975), actor, comedian, and member of the Three Stooges
      Kevin James (born 1965), comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer
      Colin Jost (born 1982), comedian, actor and writer
      JWoww (real name Jennifer Farley) (born 1986), reality television personality
      Daniel Keem (born 1982), YouTuber better known as Keemstar
      Tom Kenny (born 1962), actor, comedian, voice of SpongeBob SquarePants
      Jimmy Kimmel (born 1967), comedian, producer, voice actor, musician, and television personality
      Jay Leno (born 1950), comedian, former host of The Tonight Show (1992–2014)
      Demetri Martin (born 1973), comedian
      Chico Marx (1887–1961), vaudeville comedian with the Marx Brothers
      Groucho Marx (1890–1977), vaudeville comedian with the Marx Brothers
      Gummo Marx (1892–1977), vaudeville comedian with the Marx Brothers
      Harpo Marx (1888–1964), vaudeville comedian with the Marx Brothers
      Zeppo Marx (1901–1979), vaudeville comedian with the Marx Brothers
      Jackie Mason (1928–2021), comedian and actor
      Kate McKinnon (born 1984), comedienne, actress, and voice actress
      Eddie Murphy (born 1961), comedian, actor, writer, singer, producer, and voice actor
      Rosie O'Donnell (born 1962), comedian, actress, and television personality
      Jordan Peele (born 1979), comedian, actor, film director, and screenwriter
      Melissa Rauch (born 1980), comedian and actress
      Kevin Michael Richardson (born 1964), actor and voice actor
      Adam Richman (born 1974), television personality
      Don Rickles (1926–2017), comedian
      Joan Rivers (1933–2014), actress and comedian
      Chris Rock (born 1965), comedian and actor
      Adam Sandler (born 1966), comedian, actor, screenwriter, film producer, and musician
      Adam Savage (born 1967), co-host of MythBusters
      Amy Schumer (born 1981), stand-up comedian and actress
      Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), comedian and actor
      Judy Sheindlin (born 1942), lawyer and television personality (Judge Judy)
      Rowena Granice Steele (1824–1901), performer, writer
      Martha Stewart (born 1941), businesswoman, writer, chef, and television personality
      Jon Stewart (born 1962), comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, media critic, and television personality; former host of The Daily Show (1999–2015)
      Fred Tatasciore (born 1967), voice actor
      John Valby (born 1944), comedian and musician


      = Singers and instrumentalists

      =

      Aaliyah (1979–2001), singer, actress, model, and dancer
      Christina Aguilera (born 1980), singer-songwriter, and actress
      Vinnie Amico, drummer
      Fiona Apple (born 1977), singer
      Arcángel, reggaeton singer
      Harold Arlen (1905–1986), composer
      Ashanti (born 1980), singer
      Adrienne Bailon (born 1983), singer
      David Baker, singer
      Chris Barnes (born 1967), musician
      Count Basie (1904–1984), jazz musician
      Bryan Bautista (born 1992), Dominican-American pop singer and contestant on NBC's The Voice season 10
      Jay Beckenstein (born 1951), saxophonist
      Madison Beer (born 1999), singer
      Pat Benatar (born 1953), singer
      Tony Bennett (1926–2023), jazz singer
      Mary J. Blige (born 1971), singer-songwriter, and actress
      Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and actor (Bon Jovi)
      Laura Branigan (1952–2004), singer
      Keith Buckley (born 1979), musician
      Clem Burke (born 1955), musician and drummer (Blondie)
      Maria Callas (1923–1977), opera singer
      Mariah Carey (born 1969), pop and R&B singer-songwriter
      Vanessa Carlton (born 1980), pop singer-songwriter
      Blue Ivy Carter (born 2012), singer
      Peter Case (born 1954), singer-songwriter
      Peter Cincotti (born 1983), singer-songwriter, and pianist
      Coko (born 1973), singer (SWV)
      John Coltrane (1926–1967), jazz musician
      Aaron Copland (1900–1990), composer
      Warren Cuccurullo (born 1956), rock guitarist
      Vic Dana (born 1942), singer
      Dawin (full name Dawin Polanco; born 1990), hip hop-R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
      Blossom Dearie (1924–2009), jazz singer and pianist
      Lana Del Rey (born 1985), singer-songwriter
      Rob Derhak (born 1968), bass guitarist
      Lance Diamond (1945–2015), singer
      Neil Diamond (born 1941), singer-songwriter
      Ani DiFranco (born 1970), singer-songwriter
      Jonathan Donahue (born 1966), rock musician
      JoAnn Falletta (born 1954), classical guitarist and orchestral conductor
      Morton Feldman (1926–1987), composer
      Ella Fitzgerald (1918–1996), singer
      John Flansburgh (born 1960), singer-songwriter
      Brendan Fletcher (born 1990), pop singer-songwriter and contestant on NBC's The Voice season 11
      Lukas Foss (1922–2009), composer and orchestral conductor
      Sawyer Fredericks (born 1999), contemporary folk singer-songwriter, and winner of NBC's The Voice season 8
      Dave Fridmann, producer
      Lady Gaga (real name Stefani Germanotta) (born 1986), singer-songwriter
      Art Garfunkel (born 1941), folk rock singer, poet, and actor (Simon & Garfunkel)
      Chuck Garvey, guitarist
      George Gershwin (1898–1937), composer
      Kim Gordon (born 1953), bass guitarist, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and visual artist (Sonic Youth)
      Lesley Gore (1946–2015), singer-songwriter, actress, and activist
      Andy Grammer (born 1983), singer-songwriter and record producer
      Grasshopper (born Sean Mackowiak; born 1967), rock musician
      Jim Hall (1930–2013), jazz guitarist
      Debbie Harry (born 1945), singer-songwriter, actress, and lead singer of Blondie
      Alan Heatherington (born 1945), orchestral conductor
      Ray Henderson (1897–1970), songwriter
      Lauryn Hill (born 1975), singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actress
      Joel Hirschhorn (1938–2005), songwriter
      Billie Holiday (1915–1959), jazz and blues singer
      Bob Holz (born 1958), drummer and composer
      Lena Horne (1917–2010), singer and actress
      Whitney Houston (1963–2012), singer, actress, producer, and model
      Freddie Jackson (born 1956), singer
      Rick James (1948–2004), singer
      Billy Joel (born 1949), pianist, singer-songwriter
      Joe Jonas (born 1989), singer-songwriter, actor, former member of the Jonas Brothers, brother of Nick, and current lead singer of DNCE
      Nick Jonas (born 1992), singer-songwriter, producer, actor, brother of Joe, and former member of the Jonas Brothers
      Jerome Kern (1885–1945), composer
      Alicia Keys (born 1981), singer-songwriter
      Carole King (born 1942), singer-songwriter
      Linda Király (born 1983), American-born Hungarian pop singer-songwriter and sister of Viktor
      Viktor Király (born 1984), American-born Hungarian pop singer and contestant on NBC's The Voice season 9
      Cyndi Lauper (born 1953), singer
      Jacquie Lee (born 1997), pop singer and contestant on NBC's The Voice season 5
      Mel Lewis (1929–1990), drummer
      John Linnell (born 1959), singer-songwriter
      Joe Locke (born 1959), jazz artist
      John Lombardo (born 1952), musician and songwriter
      Jennifer Lopez (born 1969), singer, actress, and dancer
      David Lucas (born 1937), composer
      Gary Mallaber (born 1946), drummer
      Barry Manilow (born 1943), singer-songwriter and musician
      Constantine Maroulis (born 1975), singer
      Melanie Martinez (born 1995), singer-songwriter, and music/video director
      Brian McKnight (born 1969), R&B singer
      Don McLean (born 1945), singer
      Don Menza (born 1936), saxophonist
      Idina Menzel (born 1971), singer-songwriter, actress, and voice of Elsa in Frozen
      Natalie Merchant (born 1963), singer-songwriter
      Stephanie Mills (born 1957), singer
      Janelle Monáe (born 1985), musician, model, and actress
      Gurf Morlix, musician
      Hani Naser (1950–2020), Jordanian-American musician
      Josh Newton (born 1973), bassist
      Willie Nile (born 1948), singer-songwriter
      Laura Nyro (1947–1997), singer-songwriter
      Colby O'Donis (born 1989), pop-R&B singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
      Olivia (born 1981), R&B singer known for contributing vocals to the 50 Cent song "Candy Shop"
      Jack Owen (born 1967), guitarist (Cannibal Corpse)
      Tina Parol (born 1988), singer-songwriter
      J.N. Pattison (1839-1905), pianist and composer
      Caroline Pennell (born 1996), singer-songwriter and contestant on NBC's The Voice season 5
      Alisan Porter (born 1981), retired actress, singer-songwriter, and winner of NBC's The Voice season 10
      Charlie Puth (born 1991), pop singer-songwriter and record producer
      Joey Ramone (1951–2001), punk rock singer-songwriter and musician (Ramones)
      Mary Ramsey (born 1963), musician
      Sharon Redd (1945–1992), singer
      Lou Reed (1942–2013), singer-songwriter, and guitarist
      Bebe Rexha (born 1989), singer-songwriter
      Neil Rosenshein (born 1947), operatic singer and lyric tenor
      Rahzel (born 1964), beatboxer
      Kevin Rudolf (born 1983), pop/indie rock singer, musician, and record producer
      Jason Sebastian Russo (born 1973), rock musician
      Justin Russo (born 1976), rock musician
      John Rzeznik (born 1965), musician (Goo Goo Dolls)
      Romeo Santos, singer
      Adam Schlesinger (1967–2020), musician (Fountains of Wayne), songwriter, producer, and arranger
      Al Schnier (born 1968), guitarist
      John Serry Sr. (1915–2003), concert accordionist, organist, composer, arranger, and educator
      Billy Sheehan (born 1953), bass guitarist
      Kevin Shields (born 1963), musician, singer-songwriter and record producer (My Bloody Valentine)
      Paul Simon (born 1941), folk rock musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and actor (Simon & Garfunkel)
      Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), iconic jazz/pop singer, actor, and producer
      Justine Skye (born 1995), singer
      Lonnie Smith (1942–2021), jazz organist
      Dee Snider, singer-songwriter; front man of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister
      Ronnie Spector (1943–2022), singer (The Ronettes)
      John Stevens (born 1987), singer
      Stevie J (born Steve Jordan), musician
      Barbra Streisand (born 1942), singer, actress
      Stan Szelest (1943–1991), musician
      Robby Takac (born 1964), musician (Goo Goo Dolls)
      George Tutuska, musician (Goo Goo Dolls, Jackdaw)
      Steven Tyler (born 1948), Hard rock musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, former television music competition judge, and lead singer of the rock band Aerosmith
      Sal Valentinetti (born 1995), Italian-American jazz singer and contestant on America's Got Talent season 11
      Grace VanderWaal (born 2004), singer-songwriter, ukuleleist, and winner of America's Got Talent season 11
      Luther Vandross (1951–2005), singer
      Jeremy Wall, jazz musician
      Luke Walter Jr. (1947–1996), Belgian musician
      Grover Washington Jr. (1943–1999), saxophonist
      Gerard Way (born 1977), pop punk-alternative/punk/emo rock musician, singer-songwriter, comic book writer, actor, and former lead singer of My Chemical Romance
      Alex Webster (born 1969), bassist (Cannibal Corpse)
      Mary Weiss (1948–2024), singer (The Shangri-Las)
      Cory Wells (1941–2015), singer
      Patrick Wilson (born 1969), drummer
      Jack Yellen (1892–1991), lyricist, composer


      = Rappers

      =

      2Pac (1971–1996), rapper, record producer, actor, and poet
      50 Cent (born 1975), rapper, actor, businessman, and actor
      Amil (born 1973), rapper and singer
      ASAP Rocky (born 1988), rapper, record producer, director, actor, and model
      Cardi B (born 1992), rapper
      Azealia Banks (born 1991), rapper
      Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, Belizean rapper and politician
      Beastie Boys (1979–2014), hip hop/hardcore punk band
      Big L (1974–1999), hip-hop recording artist
      Action Bronson (born 1983), rapper and television presenter
      Lola Brooke, rapper
      Foxy Brown (born 1978), rapper
      Busta Rhymes (born 1972), hip hop recording artist, actor, record producer, and record executive
      Cam'ron (born 1976), rapper, actor, and entrepreneur
      Sean Combs (born 1969), rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur (also known as "P. Diddy", "Puff Daddy", or "Diddy")
      Desiigner (born 1997), rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor
      DreamDoll (born 1992), rapper
      DMX (1970–2021), rapper, record producer, and actor
      Fabolous (born 1977), rapper
      Fivio Foreign (born 1990), rapper
      Ice Spice (born 2000), rapper
      Jadakiss (born 1975), rapper
      Jay-Z (born 1969), rapper, businessman, investor, and actor
      Fat Joe (born 1970), rapper
      Jim Jones (born 1976), hip-hop recording artist
      MC Jin, rapper and actor
      KRS-One (born 1965), rapper and occasional producer
      Lil' Kim (born 1975), rapper, songwriter, record producer, model, and actress
      LL Cool J (born 1968), rapper, actor, and host of Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle
      Lil Mama (born 1989), rapper and singer
      The Lox
      Biz Markie (1964–2021), rapper, DJ, and record producer
      Matisyahu (born 1979), rapper, reggae vocalist, beatboxer, and alternative rock musician
      Travie McCoy (born 1981), rapper singer, co-founder and lead singer of Gym Class Heroes
      MF Doom (born 1971), rapper and record producer
      Mobb Deep
      Mos Def (born 1973), hip hop recording artist, actor, and activist
      Remy Ma (born 1980), rapper
      Young M.A (born 1992), rapper
      Post Malone (born 1995), rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer
      Nicki Minaj (born 1982), rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress
      Nas (born 1973), hip hop recording artist, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur
      The Notorious B.I.G. (1972–1997), rapper and actor (also known as "Biggie Smalls" or "Biggie")
      Onyx
      Rakim (born 1968), rapper
      Remedy (born Ross Filler in 1972), rapper
      Ja Rule (born 1976), rapper
      Run-DMC
      Russ (born 1992), rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer
      Juelz Santana (born 1982), rapper and actor
      Bobby Shmurda (born 1994), rapper
      Freaky Tah (1971–1999), rapper
      Pop Smoke (1999–2020), rapper
      A Tribe Called Quest
      Sheck Wes (born 1998), rapper
      Wu-Tang Clan
      Adam Yauch (1964–2012), rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, director, and film distributor
      6ix9ine (born 1996), rapper, songwriter
      Joey Badass (born 1995), rapper
      Eli Da Vincii, rapper, songwriter
      Dusty Locane (born 1999), rapper
      Princess Nokia (born 1992), rapper
      Rich the Kid (born 1992), rapper


      = Bands

      =

      AJR (2005–), indie pop band
      American Authors (2006–), pop rock band
      Aventura, bachata group
      Beastie Boys (1979–2014), hip hop/hardcore punk band
      Blondie (1974–), new wave-punk rock band
      Cobra Starship (2006–2015), dance-pop band
      Blue Öyster Cult (1967–), rock band
      Foreigner
      Goo Goo Dolls (1985–), alternative-pop rock band
      Gym Class Heroes (1997–2012, 2018–2019, 2023‒present), rap rock band
      KIϟϟ (1973–), hard rock band
      Naturally 7, a cappella band
      Ramones (1974–1996), punk rock band
      Steely Dan (1971–), jazz rock band
      Twisted Sister (1972–), heavy metal band
      Vampire Weekend
      X Ambassadors (2009–), alternative/pop rock band


      Art, literature, journalism, and philosophy



      Lois Bryan Adams (1817–1870), writer, newspaper editor/proprietor
      Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871–1958), muckraker; born in Dunkirk
      Scott Adams (born 1957), cartoonist and creator of Dilbert
      George Worsley Adamson (1913–2005), illustrator and cartoonist
      Nancy H. Adsit (1825–1902), art educator
      Marv Albert (born 1941), basketball announcer on TNT
      Esther Saville Allen (1837–1913), author
      Lavilla Esther Allen (1834–1903), writer, poet, reader
      Estelle Mendell Amory (1845–1923), author
      Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906), women's rights activist
      Cory Arcangel (born 1978), artist
      Emma Whitcomb Babcock (1849–1926), litterateur, author
      William Bliss Baker (1859–1886), landscape painter
      Mary E. C. Bancker (1860–1921), author
      Josephine Cushman Bateham (1829–1901), reformer, editor, writer
      Lydia Baxter (1809–1874), poet, hymnist
      Lauren Belfer, author
      J. Bowyer Bell (1931–2003), historian, artist and art critic
      Timothy D. Bellavia (born 1971), artist and illustrator
      Emma Lee Benedict (1857–1937), author, editor
      Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), architect
      Jennie M. Bingham (1859–1933), author
      Suessa Baldridge Blaine (1860–1932), writer of temperance pageants
      Wolf Blitzer (born 1948), CNN journalist, host of The Situation Room
      Lawrence Block (born 1938), author
      Howard Bloom (born 1943), author
      Sophia Braeunlich (1854–1898), journalist
      Joseph Brodsky (1940–1996), Russian-American poet
      Dale Brown (born 1956), author
      Phoebe Hinsdale Brown (1783–1861), hymnist
      Gordon Bunshaft (1909–1990), architect
      Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967), artist
      Caroline Chesebro' (1825–1873), writer, publisher
      Charles Clough (born 1951), artist
      Jane Elizabeth Conklin (1831–1914), journalist, writer
      Frances Augusta Conant (1842–1903), journalist, editor
      Anderson Cooper (born 1967), CNN journalist and television personality
      Howard Cosell (1918–1995), ABC Sports broadcaster from 1953 until 1985
      Bob Costas (born 1952), longtime broadcaster for NBC Sports and television host of 12 Olympic Games
      Burton Crane (1901–1963), journalist
      Robert Creeley (1926–2005), poet
      Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900), artist
      Arthur B. Davies (1863–1928), artist
      Helen Aldrich De Kroyft (1818–1915), author
      Don DeLillo (born 1936), author
      Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), originator of Dewey Decimal System
      Amy Dickinson (born 1959), Chicago Tribune advice columnist
      Anna Bowman Dodd (1858–1929), author
      Amanda Minnie Douglas (1831–1916), writer
      Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), editor and publisher of abolitionist newspapers such as The North Star
      Arthur Dove (1880–1946), artist
      E. J. Eames (1813–1856), writer, poet
      Philip Evergood (1901–1973), artist
      Emma Pike Ewing (1838–1917), educator, author
      Mary Galentine Fenner (1839–1903), poet, litterateur
      Laura Dayton Fessenden (1852–1924), author
      Leslie Fiedler (1917–2003), literary critic
      Steve Fiorilla (1961–2009), artist
      Ira Joe Fisher (born 1947), author and weatherman; born and raised in Little Valley
      F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), author; raised in Buffalo
      Edith Willis Linn Forbes (1865–1945), poet, writer
      Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011), artist
      Kelly Freas (1922–2005), artist
      Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935), author
      E.B. Green (1855–1950), architect
      Julia Boynton Green (1861–1957), poet
      Terry Gross (born 1951), radio host of Fresh Air
      Caren Gussoff, author
      Alex Haley (1921–1992, author of Roots
      Mary C. F. Hall-Wood (1842/3–1899), poet, author
      Sean Hannity (born 1961), radio and television talk show host
      Alfred Harvey (1913–1994), writer and publisher; founder of Harvey Comics
      Richard Hofstadter (1916–1970), author and philosopher
      Paul Horgan (1903–1995), author
      Roni Horn (born 1955), artist
      Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915), philosopher and writer
      Sibyl Marvin Huse (1866–1939), author and teacher
      Idil Ibrahim, director
      Marilla Baker Ingalls (1828–1902), missionary, writer
      Washington Irving (1783–1859), author of Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
      Florence Carpenter Ives (1854–1900), journalist
      Henry James (1843–1916), author
      William James (1842–1910), philosopher
      Sally Jenkins (born 1960), sports columnist and feature writer for The Washington Post, and author
      Electa Amanda Wright Johnson (1838–1929), philanthropist, writer
      James A. Johnson (1865–1939), architect
      Mary Catherine Judd (1852–1930s), educator, author, peace activist
      Frank Judge, poet and translator
      Michael Kay (born 1961), play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees
      Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), artist
      Megyn Kelly (born 1970), political commentator
      John Kessel (born 1950), author
      Maria Brace Kimball (1852–1933), elocutionist, writer
      Larry King (1933–2021), television and radio host
      Verlyn Klinkenborg (born 1952), member of The New York Times writer and farmer; editorial board
      Nancy Kress (born 1948), author
      Matt Lauer (born 1957), anchor for The Today Show
      Zoe Leonard (born 1961), photographer and visual artist
      Martha D. Lincoln (1838–1911), author and journalist
      Robert Longo (born 1953), artist
      Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879–1962), writer and patron
      Bill Maher (born 1956), host of HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher
      Norman Mailer (1923–2007), author
      Francis A. Mallison (1832–1877), journalist and helped organize the Great Civil War Gold Hoax; from Rome
      Helen A. Manville (1839–1912), poet, litterateur
      Brice Marden (1938–2023), artist
      Herman Melville (1819–1891), author of Moby-Dick
      Jenny B. Merrill (1854–1934), educator, writer
      Magdalene Merritt (1864–1935), poet
      Al Michaels (born 1944), longtime sportscaster for both NBC Sports and ABC Sports; play-by-play announcer on Sunday Night Football
      Nettie Leila Michel (1863–1912), magazine editor, writer
      Marion Juliet Mitchell (1836–1917), poet
      Aja Monet, American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist and activist from Brooklyn, New York.
      Morilla M. Norton (1865-1916), author, poet
      David Muir (born 1973), ABC journalist and anchor
      Ogden Nash (1902–1971), poet
      Minerva Brace Norton (1837–1894), educator, author
      Emily S. Oakey (1829–1883), poet, hymnist
      Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938), author
      Jessie Fremont O'Donnell (1860–1897), writer, lecturer
      Elizabeth M. Olmsted (1825–1910), poet
      Bill O'Reilly (born 1949), host of The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News
      Anna Campbell Palmer (1854–1928), author
      Fanny Purdy Palmer (1839–1923), writer, poet
      Jane Marsh Parker (1836–1913), author, historian, clubwoman
      William Ordway Partridge (1861–1930), sculptor
      Jane Lippitt Patterson (1829–1919), writer, editor
      Margaret B. Peeke (1838–1908), lecturer, author
      Sarah Maria Clinton Perkins (1824–1905), minister, social reformer, editor, author
      Tim Powers (born 1952), author
      Thomas Pynchon (born 1937), author
      Harriet Newell Ralston (1828–1920), poet
      Ishmael Reed (born 1938), poet
      John Reed (born 1969), author of Snowball's Chance
      Emma May Alexander Reinertsen (1853–1920), writer
      Seymour Reit (1918–2001), writer and cartoonist
      Helen Hinsdale Rich (1827–1915), poet
      E. J. Richmond (1825–1918), author
      Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), painter
      Spain Rodriguez (1940–2012), cartoonist
      Milton Rogovin (1909–2011), photographer
      Charles Rohlfs (1853–1936), craftsman
      Al Roker (born 1954), weather anchor for NBC's Today
      Christopher Ross (1931–2023), sculptor
      Tim Russert (1950–2008), host of NBC's Meet the Press
      Vin Scully (1927–2022), longtime broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers
      David Sedaris (born 1956), humorist and author
      Mary Alice Seymour (1837–1897), music critic
      Emma Augusta Sharkey (1858–1902), journalist, writer
      Al Sharpton (born 1954), civil rights activist and radio talk show host
      Emma L. Shaw (1840–1924), magazine editor
      Grace Carew Sheldon (1855–1921), journalist, writer, editor
      Tony Sisti (1901–1983), painter
      Jeanie Oliver Davidson Smith (1836–1925), poet, romancist
      Lura Eugenie Brown Smith (1854/64–1935), journalist, newspaper editor, writer
      Harriet Mabel Spalding (1862–1935), poet, litterateur
      Eugene Speicher (1883–1962), painter
      Amelia M. Starkweather (1840–1926), educator, author
      Esther Baker Steele (1835–1911), educator, author, editor, philanthropist
      Cynthia Morgan St. John (1852–1919), Wordsworthian, book collector, and author
      Baby Storme, alt-pop singer
      Fran Striker (1903–1962), creator of the Lone Ranger and Green Hornet
      Elizabeth Swados (1951–2016), author
      Susie Forrest Swift (1862–1916), editor
      Jake Tapper (born 1969), news anchor for CNN
      Dorothy Thompson (1983–1961), journalist and radio broadcaster
      Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), artist
      Mike Tirico (born 1966), sportscaster
      Tom Toles (born 1951), cartoonist
      Sojourner Truth (1797–1883), slave and civil rights activist
      Israel Tsvaygenbaum (born 1961), Russian-American artist
      Mark Twain (1835–1910), author
      Andrew Vachss (1942–2021), author, activist, and lawyer
      Mary Crowell Van Benschoten (1840–1921), author, newspaper publisher/editor
      Emily Elizabeth Veeder (1841–1898), author
      Richard A. Waite (1848–1911), architect
      J. Alden Weir (1852–1919), painter
      Jane Meade Welch (1854–1931), journalist
      Edith Wharton (1862–1937), author
      Walt Whitman (1819–1892), poet
      Marion Wiesel (1931–2025), Austrian-American Holocaust survivor, humanitarian, and translator
      Brian Williams (born 1959), anchor of NBC Nightly News
      Jeneverah M. Winton (1837–1904), author, poet
      Julia McNair Wright (1840–1903), author
      Marie Robinson Wright (1853–1914), writer
      Julia Ditto Young (1857–1915), novelist, poet
      John Zogby (born 1948), pollster and blogger


      Sportspeople




      = Baseball

      =

      Harrison Bader (born 1994), Major League Baseball outfielder
      Moe Berg (1902–1972), Major League Baseball catcher and spy for the Office of Strategic Services
      Dellin Betances (born 1988), baseball pitcher
      Craig Biggio (born 1965), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Bobby Bonilla (born 1963), baseball player
      Ralph Branca (1926–2016), baseball pitcher
      Ken Brett (1948–2003), baseball pitcher
      Dan Brouthers (1858–1932), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Alexander Cartwright (1820–1892), "father of modern baseball", founding member of the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club
      Eddie Collins (1887–1951), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Jimmy Collins (1870–1943), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Bill Dahlen (1870–1950), baseball player
      George Davis (1870–1940), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Harry Eisenstat (1915–2003), baseball player
      Mike Epstein (born 1943), Major League Baseball first baseman
      Johnny Evers (1881–1947), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Whitey Ford (1928–2020), Baseball Hall of Famer
      John Franco (born 1960), baseball pitcher
      Frankie Frisch (1897–1973), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Sid Gordon (1917–1975), two-time All-Star major league baseball player
      Hank Greenberg (1911–1986), Baseball Hall of Famer (Greenwich Village)
      Bucky Harris (1896–1977), baseball manager
      Orel Hershiser (born 1958), baseball player and announcer
      Waite Hoyt (1899–1984), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Joe Kehoskie (born 1973), baseball executive; born in Auburn
      Willie Keeler (1872–1923), Baseball Hall of Famer
      King Kelly (1857–1894), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Sandy Koufax (born 1935), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Tim Locastro (born 1992), baseball player; born in Syracuse
      Rob Manfred (born 1958), MLB commissioner; born in Rome
      Jason Marquis (born 1978), Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher
      Edgar Martínez (born 1963), baseball player
      John McGraw (1873–1934), baseball manager; born in Truxton
      Bid McPhee (1859–1943), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Bob Melvin (born 1961), baseball player and manager
      Sam Nahem (1915–2004), Major League Baseball pitcher
      Joe Nathan (born 1974), baseball player, Minnesota Twins; born in Pine Bush
      Jim Palmer (born 1945), Baseball Hall of Famer
      A. J. Pierzynski (born 1976), baseball player (Chicago White Sox); born in Bridgehampton
      Lipman Pike (1845–1893), Major League Baseball player; two-time home run champion
      Old Hoss Radbourn (1854–1897), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Phil Rizzuto (1917–2007), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), Major League Baseball player
      Saul Rogovin (1923–1995), Major League Baseball pitcher
      Richie Scheinblum (1942–2021), Major League Baseball All-Star outfielder
      Norm Sherry (1931–2021), catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball
      Mose Solomon (1900–1966), the "Rabbi of Swat", Major League Baseball player
      Warren Spahn (1921–2003), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Joe Torre (born 1940), baseball player, manager, and executive
      Mickey Welch (1859–1941), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Lou Whitaker (born 1957), baseball player
      Deacon White (1847–1939), Baseball Hall of Famer
      Carl Yastrzemski (born 1939), Baseball Hall of Famer


      = Basketball

      =

      Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947), NBA Hall of Fame player
      Rawle Alkins (born 1997), basketball player in the NBA and Israeli Basketball Premier League
      Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), professional basketball player for the New York Knicks
      Nate Archibald (born 1948), NBA Hall of Fame basketball player
      Red Auerbach (1917–2006), basketball coach
      Desi Barmore (born 1960), basketball player
      David Bernsley (born 1969), American-Israeli basketball player
      Sue Bird (born 1980), Women's National Basketball Association point guard; two-time Olympic champion; four-time All-Star (Seattle Storm) (Syosset)
      Antonio Blakeney (born 1996), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
      Harry Boykoff (1922–2001), professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics
      Larry Brown (born 1940), professional All Star basketball player and coach
      Isaiah Cousins (born 1994), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
      Bob Cousy (born 1928), professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics
      Billy Cunningham (born 1943), basketball coach
      Jon Dalzell, basketball player
      John DiBartolomeo (born 1991), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
      Billy Donovan (born 1965), basketball coach
      Shay Doron (born 1985), professional basketball player
      Bryant Dunston (born 1986), basketball player
      Julius Erving (born 1950), NBA player
      Mickey Fisher (1904/05–1963), basketball coach
      Marty Friedman (1889–1986), Hall of Fame pro basketball player and coach
      Marcus Gaither (1961–2020), basketball player
      Jimmy Hall (born 1994), basketball player in the Israeli National League.
      Sidney Hertzberg (1922–2005), professional basketball player
      Art Heyman (1941–2012), professional basketball player
      Nat Holman (1896–1995), Hall of Fame basketball player
      Red Holzman (1920–1998), NBA Hall of Fame basketball player and coach
      Lamont Jones (born 1972), basketball player
      Michael Jordan (born 1963), iconic NBA Hall of Fame basketball player, businessman and owner/chairman of the Charlotte Hornets; considered the best basketball player of all time (Brooklyn)
      Sean Kilpatrick (born 1990), basketball player in NBA and for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Super League
      Ken Labanowski (born 1959), basketball player
      Christian Laettner (born 1969), former professional basketball player
      Sylven Landesberg (born 1990), basketball player
      Rudy LaRusso (1927–2004), professional basketball player
      Ivan Leshinsky (born 1947), American-Israeli basketball player
      Nancy Lieberman (born 1958), WNBA Hall of Fame basketball player, general manager, and coach (Olympic silver medal)
      Chris Mullin (born 1963), NBA Hall of Fame basketball player
      Boris Nachamkin (1933–2018), professional basketball player
      Joakim Noah (born 1985), professional basketball player (New York Knicks)
      Lamar Odom (born 1979), former professional basketball player
      Bernard Opper (1915–2000), professional basketball player
      Donna Orender (née Geils) (born 1957), college basketball player and Women's Professional Basketball League All-Star; WNBA president
      Rick Pitino (born 1952), basketball coach
      Tubby Raskin (1902–1981), basketball player and coach
      Pat Riley (born 1945), basketball player, coach, and executive; born in Rome
      Danny Schayes (born 1959), college and professional basketball player; son of Dolph Schayes
      Dolph Schayes (1928–2015), NBA Hall of Fame player and coach
      Ossie Schectman (1919–2013), basketball player; scored the first basket in NBA history
      Barney Sedran (1891–1964), NBA Hall of Fame basketball player
      Adam Silver (born 1962), NBA commissioner
      Lou Silver, basketball player
      Russ Smith, former NBA player, currently plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
      Alex Sobel (born 2000), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
      Sid Tannenbaum (1925–1986), professional basketball player
      Mark Turenshine (1944–2016), basketball player
      Jim Valvano (1946–1993), basketball coach
      Kemba Walker (born 1990), professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets
      Isaiah Whitehead (born 1995), player for the Brooklyn Nets (NBA), now in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
      Metta World Peace (born 1979), former professional basketball player
      Max Zaslofsky (1925–1985), professional basketball player
      Adam Kemp, (born 1990), professional basketball player


      = Boxing

      =

      Abe "The Little Hebrew" Attell (1883–1970), boxer, World Featherweight Champion
      Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe (born 1967), World Heavyweight Champion
      Shannon Briggs (born 1971), boxer, World Heavyweight Champion
      Al "Bummy" Davis (1920–1945), professional boxer (Brooklyn)
      Abe Goldstein (1898–1977), boxer, World Bantamweight champion
      Zab Judah (born 1977), boxer, World Welterweight and Junior Welterweight Champion Leiner; 1896–1947), boxer, World Lightweight Champion
      Solly Krieger (1909–1964), boxer, World Middleweight Champion
      Jake "Raging [Bronx] Bull" LaMotta (1922–2017), boxer, World Middleweight Champion
      Boyd Melson (born 1981), boxer, World Military Boxing Champions in the 69 kg. weight class
      Samuel Mosberg (1896–1967), boxer, Olympic light heavyweight champion
      Floyd Patterson (1935–2006), boxer, World Heavyweight Champion
      Sugar Ray Robinson (1921–1989), boxer, World Middleweight Champion
      Maxie "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom (1907–1976), World Light Heavyweight Champion
      Charlie Phil Rosenberg (1902–1976), boxer, World Bantamweight Champion
      Barney Ross (born Dov-Ber "Beryl" David Rosofsky; 1909–1967), boxer, world champion in three weight divisions: lightweight, light welterweight, and welterweight
      Isadore "Corporal Izzy" Schwartz (1902–1988), boxer, World Flyweight Champion
      Al "The Bronx Beauty" Singer (1909–1961), boxer, World Lightweight Champion
      Gene Tunney (1897–1978), boxer, World Heavyweight Champion
      Mike Tyson (born 1966), former professional boxer, World Heavyweight Champion


      = Fencing

      =

      Norman C. Armitage (born Norman Cudworth Cohn; 1907–1972), Olympic medalist saber fencer, 6x Olympian
      Albert Axelrod (1921–2004), Olympic medalist foil fencer, 5x Olympian
      Cliff Bayer (born 1977), 2x Olympic foil fencer
      Robert Blum (1928–2022), 2x Olympic saber fencer
      Daniel Bukantz (1917–2008), 4x Olympic foil fencer
      Herbert Cohen (born 1940), 2x Olympic foil fencer
      Gene Glazer (born 1939), 2x Olympic foil fencer
      Hal Goldsmith (born Hans Goldschmidt; 1930–2004), 3x Olympic foil fencer
      Ralph Goldstein (1913–1997), 2x Olympic épée fencer
      Julia Jones-Pugliese (1909–1993), national champion fencer and fencing coach
      Allan Kwartler (1917–1998), 3x Olympic sabre and foil fencer, Pan American Games and Maccabiah Games champion
      Ivan Lee (born 1981), Olympic saber fencer; banned for life
      Nate Lubell (1916–2006), 3x Olympic foil fencer
      Tim Morehouse (born 1978), Olympic medalist saber fencer, 3x Olympian
      Soren Thompson (born 1981), 2x Olympian, NCAA épée champion, world team champion


      = American football

      =

      Doc Alexander (1897–1975), football player and coach
      Lyle Alzado (1949–1992), football All Pro player (Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Raiders)
      Russ Brandon (born 1967), football executive
      Jim Brown (1936–2023), Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns)
      Tom Coughlin (born 1946), football coach
      Jordan Dangerfield (born 1990), NFL football player
      Boomer Esiason (born 1961), former football player (Cincinnati Bengals)
      D'Brickashaw Ferguson (born 1983), NFL offensive tackle (New York Jets)
      Jay Fiedler (born 1971), NFL football quarterback
      Brian Flores (born 1981), football coach
      Roger Goodell (born 1959), NFL commissioner; born in Jamestown
      Rob Gronkowski (born 1989), former football player (New England Patriots)
      Thomas Hennessy (born 1994), football player
      Arthur Jones (born 1986), football player
      Chandler Jones (born 1990), NFL outside linebacker
      Brett Kern (born 1986), NFL punter (Tennessee Titans)
      Vince Lombardi (1913–1970), football coach
      Sid Luckman (1916–1998), football player (Chicago Bears), inducted into Hall of Fame in 1965
      John Mackey (1941–2011), football player (Baltimore Colts), inducted into Hall of Fame in 1992
      Ali Marpet (born 1993), football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
      Doug Marrone (born 1964), football coach
      Josh Miller (born 1970), football player and football analyst
      Art Monk (born 1957), former football player (Washington Redskins), inducted into Hall of Fame in 2008
      Ed Newman (born 1951), All-Pro football player
      Joe Paterno (1926–2012), football coach
      Matt Patricia (born 1974), football coach
      Adam Podlesh (born 1983), football player
      Ray Rice (born 1987), former football player (Baltimore Ravens)
      Herb Rich (1928–2008), 2x All-Pro football player
      Aaron "Rosy" Rosenberg (1912–1979), 2x All-American college football player, and film and television producer
      Allie Sherman (1923–2015), National Football League player and head coach
      Will Smith (1981–2016), football player (New Orleans Saints) (born in Queens)
      Alan Veingrad (born 1963), NFL football player
      Pop Warner (1871–1954), football coach


      = Ice hockey

      =

      Gary Bettman (born 1952), NHL commissioner
      Ryan Callahan (born 1985), NHL ice hockey player (Tampa Bay Lightning) (Rochester)
      Tim Erixon (born 1991), American-born Swedish ice hockey player (Port Chester)
      Joel Farabee (born 2000), NHL ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers) (Cicero)
      Adam Fox (born 1998), NHL ice hockey defenseman (New York Rangers)
      Brian Gionta (born 1979), NHL ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres) (Rochester)
      Patrick Kane (born 1988), NHL ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks) (Buffalo)
      Seymour H. Knox III (1926–1996), co-founder of the Buffalo Sabres
      Alex "Mine Boy" Levinsky (1910–1990), American-born Canadian NHL player (Syracuse)
      Eric Nystrom (born 1983), NHL player
      Max Pacioretty (born 1988), NHL ice hockey player (Vegas Golden Knights)
      Mathieu Schneider (born 1969), NHL player


      = Soccer

      =

      Jordan Cila (born 1982), Major League Soccer midfielder
      Benny Feilhaber (born 1985), soccer midfielder
      Shep Messing (born 1949), Olympic soccer goalkeeper and current broadcaster
      Charlie Reiter (born 1988), soccer player
      Timothy Weah (born 2000), professional soccer player in Ligue 1 and member of the United States men's national soccer team
      Sara Whalen (born 1976), Olympic soccer player


      = Swimming

      =
      Ryan Lochte (born 1984), competitive swimmer, gold medalist at the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, and contestant on Dancing with the Stars season 23 (Rochester)
      Lia Neal (born 1995), competitive swimmer, silver and bronze Olympic medalist (Brooklyn)
      Ashley Twichell (born 1989), Olympic swimmer (Fayetteville)


      = Tennis

      =

      Marilyn Aschner (born 1948), tennis player
      Irvin Dorfman (1924–2006), tennis player
      Herbert Flam (1928–1980), tennis player
      Jim Grabb (born 1964), tennis player
      Jim Gurfein (born 1961), tennis player
      Ladislav Hecht (1909–2004), tennis player
      Scott Lipsky (born 1981), tennis player
      Jamie Loeb (born 1995), tennis player
      Bruce Manson (born 1956), tennis player
      John McEnroe (born 1959), tennis player
      Larry Nagler (born 1940), tennis player
      Renée Richards (born 1934), tennis player
      Noah Rubin (born 1996), tennis player
      Ed Rubinoff (born 1935), tennis player
      Julius Seligson (1909–1987), tennis player
      Bill Tilden (1893–1953), tennis player


      = Track and field

      =

      Andy Bloom (born 1973), Olympic shot putter
      Lillian Copeland (1904–1964), Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
      Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce Jenner) (born 1949), retired decathlete, gold medalist at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, and television personality
      Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (born 1942), long-distance runner


      = Other sports

      =

      Charles Ackerly (1898–1982), Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
      Carl Adams (born 1950), two-time NCAA wrestling champion, coach, and businessman
      Ed Banach (born 1960), Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
      Lou Banach (born 1960), Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
      Herman Barron (1909–1978), professional golfer
      Jeff Blatnick (1957–2012), Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling
      Benjamin Bradshaw (1879–1960), Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
      Kareem Campbell (born 1973) professional skateboarder
      Glenn Cowan (1952–2004), table tennis player
      Robert Curry (1882–1944), Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
      Kyle Dake (born 1991), Olympic freestyle wrestler, four-time World Champion, and four-time NCAA wrestling champion in four different weight classes
      Yianni Diakomihalis (born 1999), four-time NCAA wrestling champion, World medalist in freestyle wrestling
      Tommy Dreamer (born 1971), professional wrestler (Yonkers)
      Jim Drucker (born 1952/1953), former Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association, former Commissioner of the Arena Football League, and founder of NewKadia Comics
      Mick Foley (born 1965), professional wrestler and author
      Danielle Goldstein (born 1985), American-Israeli show jumper
      Nick Gwiazdowski (born 1992), two-time NCAA wrestling champion and two-time World medalist in freestyle wrestling
      Carol Heiss (born 1940), figure skater, 1960 Olympic champion, five-time World Champion
      Laurie Hernandez (born 2000), artistic gymnast, gold medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and winner of Dancing with the Stars season 23
      Jon Jones (born 1987), UFC light heavyweight champion
      Kristie Marano (born 1979), two-time World champion and nine-time World medalist in women's freestyle wrestling
      Colette Nelson (born 1974), professional bodybuilder
      Troy Nickerson (born 1987), NCAA wrestling champion, collegiate wrestling head coach
      Isidor Niflot (1881–1950), Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
      Beth Phoenix (born 1980), professional wrestler (born in Elmira, New York)
      Damian Priest (born 1982), professional wrestler (born in New York City but raised in Dorado, Puerto Rico)
      Otto Roehm (1882–1958), Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
      Aljamain Sterling (born 1989), UFC Champion
      Chris Weidman (born 1984), former UFC Middleweight Champion
      Claire Weinstein (born 2007), Olympic silver medalist freestyle swimmer
      Zelina Vega (born 1990), professional wrestler


      Business



      John Jacob Astor (1763–1848),fur trader and company founder
      Nicholas F. Brady, former CEO of Dillon Read and 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury
      Helen Gilman Noyes Brown, philanthropist, clubwoman
      C. Douglas Dillon (1909–2003), CEO of Dillon Read, United States Ambassador to France (1953–1957), and 57th United States Secretary of the Treasury
      George Eastman (1854–1932), founder of Eastman Kodak
      Joseph Ellicott (1760–1826), surveyor and city planner
      William Fargo (1818–1881), co-founder of American Express Company and Wells Fargo; Mayor of Buffalo
      Reggie Fils-Aimé (born 1961), president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America
      Debra Fox, founder of Fox Learning Systems
      Alexander Snow Gordon (died 1803), silversmith
      Scott Greenstein (born 1959), president and chief content officer of Sirius XM Satellite Radio
      E. H. Harriman, errand boy, broker, railroader
      George A. Hormel (1860–1946), founder of Hormel
      Jeremy Jacobs (born 1940), owner of Delaware North and Boston Bruins
      John J. Kennedy (1857–1914), financier and 45th New York State Treasurer
      Harriette A. Keyser (1841–1936), industrial reformer
      Seymour H. Knox I (1861–1915), businessman and co-founder of F. W. Woolworth Company
      Seymour H. Knox II (1898–1990), philanthropist and former director of Marine Midland Bank
      Reginald Lenna, CEO and philanthropist
      Jon L. Luther, food service executive
      Sherman J. Maisel (1918–2010), economist
      Jeremiah Milbank, banker, co-founder of Borden Milk Co. (1857)
      Jacquelyn Ottman, marketing consultant
      Henry Paulson (born 1946), former CEO of Goldman Sachs and United States Secretary of the Treasury
      Nelson Peltz (born 1942), billionaire businessman and investor
      Joseph R. Perella, financier
      Jeffry Picower (1942–2009), investor and noted philanthropist involved in the Madoff investment scandal
      Pat Powers (1870–1948), movie producer
      Donald Regan (1918–2003), CEO of Merrill Lynch and 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury
      Robert E. Rich Sr. (1913–2006), inventor and foodservice executive
      David Rockefeller (1915–2017), banker
      John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), philanthropist and founder of Standard Oil
      John D. Rockefeller Jr., philanthropist and financier
      William Rockefeller (1841–1941), co-founder of Standard Oil
      Alan Rosen (born 1969), restaurant and bakery owner, and author
      Jeffrey Rosen, billionaire businessman
      Robert Rubin (born 1938), former CEO of Goldman Sachs and 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury
      Scott Rudin, movie producer
      Frank Russek (1875/1876-1948), Polish-born American co-founder of the Russeks department store chain
      Jacob Schiff, Wall Street executive and banker
      Edward Selzer (1893–1970), movie producer
      Ellsworth Milton Statler (1863–1928), hotelier
      Stuart Sternberg (born 1959), owner of the Tampa Bay Rays
      Jill Stuart (born 1965), fashion designer
      Whitney Tilson (born 1966), hedge fund manager, philanthropist, author, and Democratic political activist
      Donald Trump Jr. (born 1977), businessman; eldest son of Donald Trump and brother of Eric, Ivanka, and Tiffany
      Eric Trump (born 1984), philanthropist and businessman; son of Donald Trump and brother of Ivanka, Tiffany, and Donald Jr.
      Ivanka Trump (born 1981), businesswoman, writer, and former fashion model; daughter of Donald Trump and sister of Eric, Donald Jr., and Tiffany
      Tiffany Trump (born 1993), daughter of Donald Trump and sister of Ivanka, Eric, and Donald Jr.
      Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877), ferry and tugboat captain, company founder, and railroader
      Sanford Weill (born 1933), former CEO of Citigroup
      Henry Wells (1805–1878), businessman
      Bob Weinstein (born 1954), movie producer and co-founder of Miramax Films and The Weinstein Company
      Harvey Weinstein (born 1952), movie producer and co-founder of Miramax Films and The Weinstein Company
      John G. Wickser (1858–1928), businessman and New York State Treasurer (1903–1904)
      Robert G. Wilmers (1934–2017), CEO of M&T Bank
      Christopher Woodrow (born 1977), movie producer and founder of Worldview Entertainment
      Mark Zuckerberg (born 1984), founder and CEO of Facebook


      Fashion, beauty, and modeling



      Keith Carlos (born 1987), fashion model, former football player, and winner of America's Next Top Model season 21
      Nyle DiMarco (born 1989), model, actor, deaf activist, and winner of Dancing with the Stars season 22 and America's Next Top Model season 22
      Barbie Ferreira (born 1996), actress and model
      Tom Ford (born 1961), fashion designer, film director, screenwriter, and film producer
      Mary Therese Friel (born 1960), beauty queen, model, businesswoman, and winner of Miss USA 1979
      Marc Jacobs (born 1963), fashion designer and former creative director of Louis Vuitton (1997–2014)
      Scarlett Johansson (born 1984), actress, model, and singer
      Calvin Klein (born 1942), fashion designer and founder of Calvin Klein Inc
      Michael Kors (born 1959), sportswear fashion designer; founder and CEO of Michael Kors Holdings
      Ralph Lauren (born 1939), fashion designer, philanthropist, business executive, and founder of the Ralph Lauren Corporation
      Stacy London (born 1969), stylist, fashion consultant
      Jackie Loughery (1930–2024), actress, beauty queen, and inaugural winner of Miss USA
      Erica Mena (born 1987), model and television personality
      Sienna Miller (born 1981), actress, model, and fashion designer
      Sarah Natochenny (born 1987), actress, film editor, fashion model, and voice actress
      Rachel Nichols (born 1980), actress and model
      Hayden Panettiere (born 1989), actress, model, singer, and activist
      Kimberly Pressler (born 1977), model, reality television star, and first runner-up at Miss USA 1995
      Tanya Roberts (1955–2020), actress, model
      Alexis Skyy (born 1994), model and television personality
      Carmen Marc Valvo (born 1953), evening-wear and high-end cocktail dress designer


      Lawyers and jurists



      Nicholas Allard (born 1952), Dean and President of Brooklyn Law School
      Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870–1938), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
      Alan Dershowitz (born 1938), Harvard Law School professor and scholar of United States constitutional law and criminal law
      Linda Fairstein (born 1947), prosecutor and author
      Gerrit Forbes (1836–1906), Justice of the Supreme Court of New York
      Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
      Henry Friendly (1903–1986), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
      Kumiki Gibson, lawyer
      Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–2020), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
      Arthur Goldberg (1908–1990), United States Secretary of Labor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations
      Edith Julia Griswold (1863–1926), in her day, she was the only woman patent expert
      Alvin Hellerstein (born 1933), United States federal judge
      John Jay (1745–1829), first Chief Justice of the United States
      Elena Kagan (born 1960), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
      A. Leo Levin (1919–2015), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
      John Roberts (born 1955), Chief Justice of the United States
      Antonin Scalia (1936–2016), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
      Sonia Sotomayor (born 1954), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
      Amy Wax (born 1953), Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School


      Religious leaders


      Marilla Baker Ingalls (1828–1902), missionary to Burma for 51 years
      Mary E. Norton (1833-1916), Congregational minister and home missionary worker
      Avraham Qanaï, leader of one of the first Karaite Jewish congregations in the United States
      Emanuel Rackman (1910–2008), Modern Orthodox rabbi; President of Bar-Ilan University
      Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902–1994), Orthodox Jewish rabbi


      Science and medicine



      Richard Axel (born 1946), scientist and Nobel Prize winner
      Cora Belle Brewster (1859–1937), physician, surgeon, medical writer, editor
      Flora A. Brewster (1852–1919), physician, surgeon, editor
      Mandy Cohen, physician and Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
      Anna Manning Comfort (1845–1931), physician
      Mary Gage Day (1857–1935), physician, medical writer
      Gertrude B. Elion (1918–1999), biochemist, pharmacologist and Nobel Prize winner
      Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988), physicist and Nobel prize winner
      Murray Gerstenhaber (1927–2024), mathematician and lawyer
      Carl Sagan (1934–1996), astronomer
      Jonas Salk (1914–1995), scientist and developed first polio vaccine
      George Herman Babcock (1832–1893), inventor
      William Martin Beauchamp, ethnologist and clergyman. Born in Orange County, he served an Episcopal parish in Baldwinsville for 35 years while also performing archæological research, particularly concerning the Haudenosaunee, and publishing his findings in eight books between 1892 and 1908.
      Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and the first female doctor in the United States, studied medicine at Geneva College.
      Willis Carrier, inventor
      Cornelius Cooper, African-American physician, famous for his lawsuit to separate from the U.S. Army as an objector to the war while attending West Point Military Academy
      Dr. Asa Fitch of Salem, first occupational entomologist in the United States. In 1838 he began to collect and study insects for New York state. In 1854 he became the first professional Entomologist of New York State Agricultural Society, commissioned by the State of New York.
      Dr. George Franklin Grant, born in Oswego, he was the first African-American professor at Harvard. He was also a Boston dentist, and the inventor of the golf tee.
      James Hall (paleontologist)
      Professor Joseph Henry, scientist who advanced the understanding of electricity, and who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
      Franklin B. Hough
      Irving Langmuir, chemist and physicist, Nobel laureate and resident of Schenectady.
      Eben Jenks Loomis, born at Oppenheim, was an astronomer. He was assistant in the Harvard American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac office from 1850 until his retirement in 1900. During this time he also held the position of special assistant at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, DC. He was a member of the United States eclipse expedition to Africa of 1889.
      Lewis Henry Morgan of Aurora and Rochester, ethnologist, anthropologist, writer and attorney. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels relied on his accounts of the evolution of indigenous peoples to fill in their own account of the development of capitalist society.
      Roger Tory Peterson, naturalist, ornithologist, writer and educator, born in Jamestown.
      Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, born in Guilderland.
      Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau, established the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium at Saranac Lake for treatment of tuberculosis.
      Charles Doolittle Walcott, paleontologist
      Dr. Mary Edwards Walker of Oswego, feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, suffragist, alleged spy, prisoner of war, surgeon, and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
      Henry Augustus Ward


      Foreign-born New Yorkers



      Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, Belizean rapper and politician
      Andrulla Blanchette (born 1966), British-born professional bodybuilder
      Maksim Chmerkovskiy (born 1980), Ukrainian-born Latin ballroom dancer, choreographer, and instructor from ABC's Dancing with the Stars; brother of Val
      Valentin Chmerkovskiy (born 1986), Ukrainian-born professional dancer from ABC's Dancing with the Stars; brother of Maks
      Laura Creavalle (born 1959), Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder
      Lisa Cross (born 1978), British-born professional bodybuilder
      Steven Derounian (1918–2007), Bulgarian-born politician and former United States Representative of New York (1953–1963, 1963–65)
      Heather Foster (born 1966), Jamaican-born American professional bodybuilder
      Bev Francis (born 1955), Australian-born professional bodybuilder, powerlifter, and national shot put champion
      Carolina Herrera (born 1939), Venezuelan-born fashion designer; dress designer of First Ladies from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to Michelle Obama
      Kyrie Irving (born 1992), Australian-born American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets (formerly for the Cleveland Cavaliers)
      John Kneller (1916–2009), English-American professor and fifth President of Brooklyn College
      John Leguizamo (born 1964), Colombian-born actor, voice actor, producer, and stand-up comedian
      Sean Patrick Maloney (born 1966), Canadian-born politician and U.S. Representative of New York since 2013
      Joel McHale (born 1971), Italian-born actor, comedian, writer, television producer, and television host
      Nicki Minaj (born 1982), Trinidadian-born rapper and singer
      Edward Mosberg (1926–2022), Polish-American Holocaust survivor, educator, and philanthropist
      Pelé (real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (born 1940), Brazilian-born iconic soccer player and honorary president of the New York Cosmos; considered the best soccer player of all time
      Keanu Reeves (born 1964), Lebanese-born Canadian/American actor, producer, and musician
      Alana Shipp (born 1982), Barbadian-born Israeli/American professional bodybuilder
      Gene Simmons (real name Chaim Weitz) (born 1949), Israeli-born musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, television personality, and lead singer of the band Kiss
      Albio Sires (born 1951), Cuban-born politician and United States Representative of New Jersey since 2006
      Snooki (real name Nicole Polizzi) (born 1987), Chilean-born reality television personality from Jersey Shore
      Amelie Veiller Van Norman (1844–1920), French-born American educator and civic reformer
      Bruce Willis (born 1955), German-born American actor, producer, and singer
      Jason Wu (born 1982), Taiwanese-born Canadian/American fashion designer and designer of First Lady Michelle Obama's dresses


      Infamous New Yorkers



      David Berkowitz (born 1953), serial killer (also known as "Son of Sam" and ".44 Caliber Killer")
      Billy the Kid (1859–1881), notorious wild west criminal
      Al Capone (1899–1947), gangster; co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit
      Frank Costello (1891–1973), Italian-American Mafia gangster
      Robert Garrow (1936–1978), spree killer
      David Hampton (1964–2003), actor and impostor; posed as Poitier's son "David" in 1983, which inspired a play and film
      Steven Hoffenberg (1945–2022), CEO and fraudster
      GypsyCrusader (born 1988), far-right political commentator, streamer, white supremacist, former Muay Thai fighter and convicted felon
      Lucky Luciano (1897–1962), mobster; considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States
      Timothy McVeigh (1968–2001), convicted terrorist responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing
      Eugene Palmer (born 1939), murderer and fugitive
      Larry Ray (born 1959), criminal convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, and other offenses, sentenced to 60 years in prison
      Theodore Rinaldo (1944–2000), convicted child sex offender
      Shirley Winters (born 1948), convicted arsonist and accused serial killer
      Joseph James DeAngelo (born 1945) serial killer (also known as the "Golden State Killer")


      Other



      Mary Jane Aldrich (1833–1909), social reformer
      Elnora Monroe Babcock (1852–1934), suffragist
      Helen Morton Barker (1834–1910), social reformer
      Emily Montague Mulkin Bishop (1858–1916), suffragist, writer
      Lina Beecher (1841–1915), roller coaster designer and inventor
      Margaret McDonald Bottome (1827–1906), reformer, author
      William Boylan (1869–1940), first President of Brooklyn College
      Grace Brown (1886–1906), murder victim
      Kai Cenat (born 2001), streamer
      Lucinda Banister Chandler (1828–1911), social reformer
      Cordelia Throop Cole (1833–1900), social reformer, writer, editor
      Emily Parmely Collins (1814–1909), suffragist, activist, writer
      Julia Colman (1828–1909), social reformer
      Daniel Daly (1873–1937), United States Marine, received Medal of Honor twice
      Frances Elizabeth Fryatt, specialist in household applied arts
      Mary Ninde Gamewell (1858–1947), missionary, author
      Harry Gideonse (1901–1985), President of Brooklyn College, and Chancellor of The New School for Social Research
      Harriet Newell Kneeland Goff (1828–1901), reformer, author
      Wilson Greatbatch (1919–2011), inventor
      Katherine Van Allen Grinnell (1839–1917), social reformer, author
      Annabel Morris Holvey (1855–1910), social reformer, writer
      Cornelia Collins Hussey (1827–1902), philanthropist, suffragist
      Clarissa Caldwell Lathrop (1847–1892), social reformer
      Jennie Phelps Purvis (1831–1924), suffragist, reformer, writer
      Ellen Sergeant Rude (1838-1916), writer, poet, and temperance reformer
      Frances Shimer (1826–1901), founder of Shimer College
      Jane Slocum (1842-1924), educator, lecturer
      Richard Stallman (born 1953), programmer of Emacs and founder of GNU
      Emily Pitts Stevens (1841–1906), activist, editor
      Katharine Lent Stevenson (1853–1919), reformer, missionary
      Josephine Terranova (1889–1981), criminal defendant
      Mary Evalin Warren (1829–1904), social reformer, author
      Charlotte Fowler Wells (1814–1901), phrenologist
      Mary Traffarn Whitney (1852–1942), minister, reformer, philanthropist
      Margaret E. Winslow (1836–1936), activist, editor, writer


      See also



      List of people associated with Albany County, New York


      References

    Kata Kunci Pencarian: list of people from new york state

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