List of people from New York
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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the U.S. State of New York, lived in New York, or for whom New York is a significant part of their identity.
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Public office
Presidents
- Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), 8th President of the United States
- Millard Fillmore (1800–1874), 13th President of the United States
- Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886), 21st President of the United States
- Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States
- Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 25th Vice President and 26 President of the United States
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1883–1945), 32nd President of the United States
Vice Presidents
Other
- Parmenio Adams, sheriff and United States Congressman[1]
- Shirley Chisholm – Congresswoman and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate
- Dewitt Clinton, governor, built the Erie Canal
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, former U.S. Senator, former First Lady, and 2008 Democratic presidential candidate
- William H. Donaldson (1931–), 27th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Boris Johnson, present Mayor of London
- Chuck Schumer, United States Senator
Entertainment
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- Woody Allen (1935–), actor, director and writer
- June Allyson (1917–2006), actress
- Diane Arbus (1923–1971) photographer
- Alan Arkin (1934–), actor
- Alison Arngrim (1962–), actress, comedian
- Jean Arthur (1900–1991), actress
- Lauren Bacall (1924–), actress
- Lucille Ball (1911–1989), comedian, actress
- Anne Bancroft (1931–2005), actress
- Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) Animator, producer, director
- Frances Bavier (1902–1989), actor
- Barbara Bel Geddes (1922–2005), actress
- William Bendix (1906–1964), actor
- Constance Bennett (1904–1965), actress
- Joan Blondell (1906–1979), actress
- Ann Blyth (1928–), actress
- Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), actor
- Shirley Booth (1898–1992), actress
- Clara Bow (1905–1965), actress
- Abigail Breslin (1996–), actress
- Adrien Brody (1973–), actor
- Mel Brooks (1926–), actor, producer, director
- James Caan (1940–), actor
- James Cagney (1899–1986), actor
- Jeff Chandler (1918–1961), actor
- Ruth Chatterton (1893–1961), actress
- Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), actress
- Billy Crudup (1968–), actor
- Tom Cruise (1962–), actor
- Tony Curtis (1925–2010), actor
- Claire Danes (1979–), actor
- Marion Davies (1897–1961), actress
- Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–1990), actor, singer
- Agnes de Mille (1905–1993), dancer, choreographer
- Robert De Niro (1943–), actor
- Willy DeVille (1950–2009), singer
- Matt Dillon (1964–), actor
- Kirk Douglas (1916–), actor
- Fran Drescher (1957–), actress
- Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), entertainer, actor, singer, comedian
- Alice Faye (1915–1998), actress
- Jane Fonda (1937–), actress
- John Garfield (1913–1952), actor
- Ben Gazzara (1930–2012), actor
- Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977–), actress
- Jackie Gleason (1916–1987), actor
- Paulette Goddard (1910–1990), actress
- Elliott Gould (1938–), actor
- Jennifer Grey (1960–), actress
- A. R. Gurney (1930–), playwright
- Anne Hathaway (1982–), actress
- Susan Hayward (1917–1975), actress
- Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress
- Judy Holliday (1921–1965), actress
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1956–), actor and playwright
- Rick Jason (1923–2000), actor
- Danny Kaye (1913–1987), actor, singer
- Ricki Lake (1968–), actress, talk-show host
- Veronica Lake (1922–1973), actress
- Burt Lancaster (1913–1994), actor
- Michael Landon (1936–1991), actor
- Lindsay Lohan (1986–), actress
- Kristanna Loken (1979–), actress
- Steele MacKaye (1842–1894), playwright, actor, and theatre manager
- Lee Marvin (1924–1987), actor
- James Maslow (1990–), actor, singer, dancer
- Walter Matthau (1920–2000), actor
- Eaddy Mays, actress
- Ethel Merman (1908–1984), actor, singer
- Arthur Miller (1915–2005), playwright
- Lea Michele (1986–), actress, singer
- Robert Montgomery (1904–1981), actor
- Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953), playwright
- Bill Pullman actor
- Corey Parker actor
- George A. Parkhurst (1840–1890), actor
- Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), actor
- Pat Powers (1870–1948), film executive
- George Raft (1895–1980), actor
- Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), actor
- Leah Remini (1970–),actress
- Thelma Ritter (1902–1969), actress
- Tanya Roberts (1955-), actress, model
- Ray Romano (1957–), actor, comedian
- Mickey Rooney (1920–), actor
- Martin Scorsese (1942–), director
- George Segal (1934–), actor
- Edward Selzer (1893–1970), Film producer
- Sylvia Sidney (1910–1999), actress
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990), actor
- Rod Steiger (1925–2002), actor
- Oliver Stone (1946–), director
- Fran Striker (1903–1962), radio producer
- Benj Thall (1978–), actor
- Gene Tierney (1920–1991), actress
- Claire Trevor (1910–2000), actress
- Tuesday Weld (1943–), actress
- Mae West (1893–1980), actor
- Lanford Wilson (1937–2011), playwright
Comedians/humorists
- Woody Allen (1935–), comedian, screenwriter, director, actor, author, playwright, musician
- Lucille Ball (1911–1989), comedian, actress
- Jimmy Fallon (1974–) comedian, actor, singer, musician, television host
- Jay Leno (1950–), comedian, host of The Tonight Show
- Demetri Martin (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
- Rosie O'Donnell (1962–), comedian
- Chris Rock (1965–), comedian, actor
- Jerry Seinfeld (1954–), comedian, actor
- John Valby (1944–), comedian, musician
- George Carlin
Music
- Luke Walter Jr., Belgian jazz musician (1947–1996)
- Vinnie Amico, drummer
- Fiona Apple (1977–), singer
- Harold Arlen (1905–1986), composer
- Adrienne Bailon(1983–), singer
- David Baker, singer
- Chris Barnes, musician
- Count Basie (1904–1984), jazz musician
- Jay Beckenstein (1951–), saxophonist
- Pat Benatar (1953–), singer
- Mary J. Blige (1971–), singer
- Laura Branigan (1957–2004), singer
- Keith Buckley (1979–), musician
- Maria Callas (1923–1977), opera singer
- Mariah Carey (1970–), pop and r&b singer-songwriter
- Peter Case (1954–), singer-songwriter
- Peter Cincotti (1983–), singer, songwriter, pianist
- Coko (1973–), singer (SWV)
- John Coltrane (1926–1967), jazz musician
- Aaron Copland (1900–1990), composer
- Warren Cuccurullo (1956–), rock guitarist
- Vic Dana (1942–), singer
- Blossom Dearie (1924–2009), jazz singer and pianist
- Lana Del Rey (1986–), singer, songwriter
- Rob Derhak (1968–), bass guitarist
- Lance Diamond, singer
- Neil Diamond (1941–), singer, songwriter
- Ani DiFranco (1970–), singer-songwriter
- Jonathan Donahue (1966–), rock musician
- JoAnn Falletta (1954–), classical guitarist, orchestral conductor
- Morton Feldman (1926–1987), composer
- Ella Fitzgerald (1918–1996), singer
- John Flansburgh (1960–), singer-songwriter
- Lukas Foss (1922–2009), composer, orchestral conductor
- Dave Fridmann, producer
- Chuck Garvey, guitarist
- George Gershwin (1898–1937), composer
- Kim Gordon (1953–), bass guitarist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, visual artist (Sonic Youth)
- Grasshopper (musician), (1967–), born Sean Mackowiak, rock musician
- Joel Hirschhorn (1938–2005), songwriter
- Billie Holiday (1915–1959), jazz and blues singer
- Jim Hall (1930–), jazz guitarist
- Alan Heatherington (1945–), orchestral conductor
- Ray Henderson (1897–1970), songwriter
- Lady Gaga (1986–), born Stefani Germanotta, singer-songwriter
- Lena Horne (1917–2010), singer, actress
- Freddie Jackson (1956–), singer
- Rick James (1948–2004), singer
- Billy Joel (1949–), pianist, singer-songwriter
- Jerome Kern (1885–1945), composer
- Alicia Keys (1981–),singer,songwriter
- Carole King (1942–), singer-songwriter
- Cyndi Lauper (1953–), singer
- Mel Lewis (1929–1990), drummer
- John Linnell (1959–), singer-songwriter
- Joe Locke (1959–), Jazz artist
- John Lombardo (1952–), musician, songwriter
- Jennifer Lopez (1969–), singer, actress, dancer
- David Lucas (1937–), composer
- Gary Mallaber (1946–), drummer
- Constantine Maroulis (1975–), singer
- Brian McKnight (1969–), R&B singer
- Don Menza (1936–), saxophonist
- Natalie Merchant(1962?-),singer-songwriter
- Stephanie Mills (1957–), singer
- Gurf Morlix, musician
- Josh Newton (1973–), bassist
- Willie Nile (1948–), singer-songwriter
- Laura Nyro (1947–1997), singer-songwriter
- Jack Owen (1967–), guitarist (Cannibal Corpse)
- Tina Parol, singer-songwriter
- Joey Ramone (1952–2001), singer, songwriter (Ramones)
- Mary Ramsey (1963–), musician
- Sharon Redd (1945–1992), singer
- Lou Reed (1942–), singer, songwriter, guitarist
- Jason Sebastian Russo (1973–), rock musician
- Justin Russo (1976–), rock musician
- John Rzeznik (1965–), musician (Goo Goo Dolls)
- Al Schnier (1968–), guitarist
- Billy Sheehan (1953–), bass guitarist
- Paul Simon (1941–), singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Lonnie Smith, jazz organist
- Ronnie Spector (1943–), singer (The Ronettes)
- John Stevens (1987–), singer
- Stevie J. (born Steve Jordan, musician
- Barbra Streisand (1942–), singer, actress
- Stan Szelest (1943–1991), musician
- Robby Takac (1964–), musician (Goo Goo Dolls)
- George Tutuska, musician (Goo Goo Dolls), (Jackdaw)
- Luther Vandross (1951–2005), singer
- Jeremy Wall, jazz musician
- Grover Washington, Jr. (1943–1999), saxophonist
- Alex Webster (1969–), bassist (Cannibal Corpse)
- Mary Weiss (1948–), singer (The Shangri-Las)
- Cory Wells (1942–), singer
- Patrick Wilson (1969–), drummer
- Jack Yellen (1892–1991), lyricist, composer
Rappers
- 50 Cent
- Ja Rule
- Jay-Z
- LL Cool J
- Mos Def
- Nas
- Notorious B.I.G
- Rakim
- Rev Run
- Lil' Kim
- Nicki Minaj
- Juelz Santana
- Jim Jones
- Cam'ron
- ASAP Rocky
- Busta Rhymes
- Mary J. Blige
- Cory Gunz
- Papoose (rapper)
Business
- John Jacob Astor, fur trader, company founder
- Nicholas F. Brady, former CEO of Dillon Read, 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury
- C. Douglas Dillon, former CEO of Dillon Read, US Ambassador to France (1953–1957), 57th United States Secretary of the Treasury
- George Eastman (1854–1932), founder of Eastman Kodak
- Joseph Ellicott (1760–1826), surveyor and city planner
- William G. Fargo (1818–1881), co-founder of American Express Company and Wells Fargo, mayor of Buffalo
- Debra Fox Founder of Fox Learning Systems
- E.H. Harriman errand boy, broker, railroader
- George A. Hormel (1860–1946), founder of Hormel
- Jeremy Jacobs (1940–), owner of Delaware North and the Boston Bruins
- Seymour H. Knox I (1861–1915), businessman, co-founder of F. W. Woolworth Company
- Seymour H. Knox II (1898–1990), former director of (Marine Midland Bank), philanthropist
- John J. Kennedy (1857–1914), financier, 45th New York State Treasurer
- Jon L. Luther, food service executive
- Sherman J. Maisel (1918–2010), economist
- J.P. Morgan, banker, co-founder of J.P. Morgan & Co.
- Jeremiah Milbank, banker, co-founder Borden Milk Co. 1857
- Jacquelyn Ottman, marketing consultant
- Henry Paulson, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Joseph R. Perella, financier
- Robert E. Rich, Sr. (1913–2006), inventor, foodservice executive
- Donald Regan, former CEO of Merrill Lynch, 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury
- John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), founder of Standard Oil, philanthropist
- Robert Rubin, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Jacob Schiff Wall Street executive, banker
- Ellsworth Milton Statler (1863–1928), hotelier
- Donald Trump (1946–), entrepreneur
- Cornelius Vanderbilt, ferry & tug boat captain, company founder, railroader
- Sanford Weill, former CEO of Citigroup
- Henry Wells (1805–1878), businessman
- John G. Wickser (1858–1928), businessman, New York State Treasurer (1903–1904)
- Robert G. Wilmers (1935–), CEO of M&T Bank
Art/literature/journalism/philosophy
- Samuel Hopkins Adams, muckraker, born in Dunkirk
- Scott Adams (1957–) cartoonist, creator of Dilbert
- Cory Arcangel (1978–), artist
- Lauren Belfer, author
- J. Bowyer Bell (1931–2003), historian, artist and art critic
- Timothy D. Bellavia (1971–), artist and illustrator
- Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), architect
- William Bliss Baker (1859–1886), American landscape painter
- Wolf Blitzer (1948–), CNN journalist; host of The Situation Room
- Lawrence Block, (1938–), author
- Howard Bloom, (1943–), author
- Dale Brown, (1956–), author
- Gordon Bunshaft (1909–1990), architect
- Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967), artist
- Charles Clough (1951–), artist
- Burton Crane (1901–1963), journalist
- Robert Creeley (1926–2005), poet
- Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900), artist
- Arthur B. Davies (1863–1928), artist
- Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), originator of the Dewey Decimal System
- Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune advice columnist, who grew up on a dairy farm in Freeville
- Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), editor and publisher of abolitionist newspapers such as The North Star.
- Arthur Dove (1880–1946), artist
- Philip Evergood (1901–1973), artist
- Leslie Fiedler (1917–2003), literary critic
- Steve Fiorilla (1961–2009), artist
- Ira Joe Fisher, author and weatherman, who was born and raised in Little Valley
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, author, raised in Buffalo
- Helen Frankenthaler (1928–), artist
- Kelly Freas (1922–2005), artist
- Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935), author
- E.B. Green (1855–1950), architect
- Terry Gross (1951–), radio host, Fresh Air
- Richard Hofstadter, author and philosopher
- Paul Horgan (1903–1995), author
- Roni Horn (1955–), artist
- Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915), philosopher and writer
- Washington Irving (1783–1859), author
- Henry James (1843–1916), author
- William James (1842–1910), philosopher
- James A. Johnson (1865–1939), architect
- Ellsworth Kelly (1923–), artist
- John Kessel (1950–), author
- Verlyn Klinkenborg, member of the New York Times editorial board; writer and farmer
- Nancy Kress (1948–), author
- Matt Lauer (1957–), news anchor of The Today Show
- Zoe Leonard (1961–), photographer and visual artist
- Robert Longo (1953–), artist
- Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879–1962), writer and patron
- Norman Mailer (1923–2007), author
- Francis Mallison of Rome, Journalist, editor and public servant, helped organize the "Great Civil War Gold Hoax"
- Herman Melville (1819–1891), author, Moby-Dick
- Brice Marden (1938–), artist
- Ogden Nash (1902–1971), poet
- Joyce Carol Oates (1938–), author
- Tim Powers (1952–), author
- Ishmael Reed (1938–), poet
- John Reed (1969–), author, Snowball's Chance
- Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), painter
- Spain Rodriguez (1940–), cartoonist
- Milton Rogovin (1909–2011), photographer
- Charles Rohlfs (1853–1936, craftsman
- Tim Russert (1950–2008), host of NBC's Meet the Press
- David Sedaris (1956–), humorist
- Tony Sisti (1901–1983), painter
- Eugene Speicher, (1883–1962), painter
- Elizabeth Swados (1951–), author
- Dorothy Thompson, born in Lancaster
- Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), artist
- Tom Toles (1951–), cartoonist
- Israel Tsvaygenbaum (1961–), Russian-American artist
- Mark Twain (1835–1910), author
- Andrew Vachss (1942–), author, activist, and lawyer
- Richard A. Waite (1848–1911), architect
- J. Alden Weir (1852–1919), painter
- Edith Wharton (1862–1937), author
- Walt Whitman (1819–1892), poet
- Brian Williams (1959–), news anchor of NBC Nightly News
- John Zogby of Utica, pollster and blogger
Science/medicine
- Richard Axel (1946–), scientist, Nobel prize winner
- Gertrude B. Elion (1918–1999), biochemist, pharmacologist, Nobel prize winner
- Carl Sagan (1934–1996), astronomer
- Jonas Salk (1914–1995), scientist, developed first polio vaccine
Athletics
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947–), NBA player
- Moe Berg (1902–72), Major League Baseball baseball player, and spy (New York City)
- Sue Bird (1980–), Women's National Basketball Association point guard, 2x Olympic champion, 4x All-Star (Seattle Storm) (Syosset)[2]
- Andy Bloom (born 1973), Olympic shot putter
- Al "Bummy" Davis (1920–45), professional boxer (Brooklyn)
- Shay Doron (1985–), professional basketball player
- Julius Erving (1950–), NBA player
- Mick Foley (1965–), professional wrestler and author
- Whitey Ford, baseball player
- John Franco, baseball player
- Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), Baseball Hall of Famer
- Sid Gordon (1917–75), 2-time All Star major league baseball player
- Hank Greenberg (1911–1986), Baseball Hall of Famer (Greenwich Village)
- Seymour H. Knox III (1926–1996), co-founder of the Buffalo Sabres
- Sandy Koufax (1935–), Baseball Hall of Famer
- Scott Lipsky (1981–), tennis player
- Boyd Melson, boxer
- Joe Nathan (1974–), baseball player (Minnesota Twins), (born in Pine Bush)
- Eric Nystrom (1983–), NHL ice hockey player
- Beth Phoenix (1980–), professional wrestler, (born in Elmira, New York)
- A. J. Pierzynski (1976–), baseball player (Chicago White Sox) (born in Bridgehampton)
- Lipman Pike (1845–93), Major League Baseball baseball player, 4x home run champion (New York City)
- Alex Rodriguez (1975–), MLB player
- Carl Yastrzemski (1939–), Baseball Hall of Famer
- Jon Jones (1987–), MMA UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, the youngest UFC title holder in history
Infamous New Yorkers
- David Berkowitz (1953–), serial killer "Son of Sam"
- Robert Garrow, (1936–1978), spree killer
- Eric Harris, (1981–1999), Columbine High School massacre co-perpetrator
- Timothy McVeigh, (1968–2001), convicted terrorist responsible for Oklahoma City bombing.
- Theodore Rinaldo (1944–2000), convicted child sex offender
- Jimmy Walker 1881–1946, NYC mayor forced into resigning by the Seabury Commission
- Shirley Winters (1948–), convicted arsonist and accused serial killer
Lawyers and jurists
- Kumiki Gibson
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- John Jay (1745–1829), first Chief Justice of the United States
- Elena Kagan
- John G. Roberts
- Antonin Scalia
- Sonia Sotomayor
Religious leaders
- Avraham Qanai, leader of one of the first Karaite Jewish congregations in the U.S.A.
Other
- Grace Brown (1886–1906, murder victim)
- Mary Therese Friel (1960–), Miss USA 1979, model, businesswoman
- Wilson Greatbatch (1919–2011), inventor
- Harry Houdini (1874–1926), magician
- Kimberly Pressler (1977–), Miss USA 1999
- Margaret Sanger (1879–1966), activist
- Richard Stallman (1953–), programmer of Emacs, founder of GNU
- Josephine Terranova (1889–1981), criminal defendant
See also
References
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
- ^ Livnat, Arie (December 16, 2010). "No. 1 WNBA Draft pick Sue Bird headed to Ramle". Haaretz. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
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