List of people from New York (state)

List of people from New York (state)
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
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, praised public speaker and liberal icon
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 & Lt. Governor of New York
George Pataki (born 1945), 53rd Governor of New York, governor during the 9/11 attacks
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 since 2006 – 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
Bill de Blasio (born 1961), 109th (incumbent) Mayor of New York City
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
Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York State Senator
Mario Biaggi (1917–2015), decorated policeman and US Congressmen
Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005), US Congresswoman and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate
John "J.J." Dewey (1822–1891), territorial legislator in Minnesota
William H. Donaldson (born 1931), 27th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), US Congresswoman from NY and first female Vice Presidential candidate of a major political party in 1984
Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804), 1st 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 (born 1934), 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
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 (born 1955), 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
Susan Hayward (1917–1975), actress
Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress
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
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, and 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, and 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
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
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
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
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)
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
Ronnie Spector (born 1943), 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 (born 1948), 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 (1931–1978), 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
The Lox
Biz Markie (1964–2021), rapper, DJ, and record producer
Matisyahu (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
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
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
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
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–?), 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 (born 1938), 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.
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 (born 1931), sculptor
Tim Russert (1950–2008), host of NBC's Meet the Press
Vin Scully (born 1927), 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
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 (1857–94), 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
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)
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
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
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 (born 1928), 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
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 (born 1936), 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
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
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)
Kristie Marano (born 1979), two-time World champion and nine-time World medalist in women's freestyle wrestling
Lia Neal (born 1995), competitive swimmer, silver and bronze Olympic medalist (Brooklyn)
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
Ashley Twichell (born 1989), Olympic swimmer (Fayetteville)
Chris Weidman (born 1984), former UFC Middleweight Champion
Zelina Vega (born 1990), professional wrestler
Business
John Jacob Astor, 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, former 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, 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, former 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
Jeffrey Rosen, billionaire businessman
Robert Rubin, former CEO of Goldman Sachs and 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury
Scott Rudin, movie producer
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, fashion designer
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, ferry and tugboat captain, company founder, and railroader
Sanford Weill, former CEO of Citigroup
Henry Wells (1805–1878), businessman
Bob Weinstein, movie producer and co-founder of Miramax Films
Harvey Weinstein, movie producer and co-founder of Miramax Films
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, movie producer
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
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 (born 1930), 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
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 (born 1927), 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
Eric Harris (1981–1999), Columbine High School massacre co-perpetrator
Steven Hoffenberg, 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
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
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
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