Title: List of people from New York Content: 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. ==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 26th President of the United States *Franklin D. Roosevelt (1883–1945), 32nd President of the United States *Donald J. Trump (born 1946), 45th President of the United States ===Vice presidents=== *Aaron Burr *George Clinton *Schuyler Colfax *Nelson Rockefeller *William A. Wheeler ===Other=== *Parmenio Adams, sheriff and United States Congressman *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; 2008 Democratic presidential candidate *J. J. Dewey (died 1891), territorial legislator in Minnesota *William H. Donaldson (born 1931), 27th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission *Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom *William Loeb, Jr., secretary to President Theodore Roosevelt *Chuck Schumer, United States Senator *Éamon de Valera, Prime Minister of Ireland ==Entertainment== ===Film, theater, dance, and modeling=== *Woody Allen (born 1935), actor, director and writer *June Allyson (1917–2006), actress *Diane Arbus (1923–1971), photographer *Alan Arkin (born 1934), actor *Alison Arngrim (born 1962), actress, comedian *Jean Arthur (1900–1991), actress *Lauren Bacall (1924–2014), actress *Lucille Ball (1911–1989), comedian, actress *Anne Bancroft (1931–2005), actress *Joseph Barbera (1911–2006), animator, producer, 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 *Yasmine Bleeth (born 1968), actress *Joan Blondell (1906–1979), 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 *Adrien Brody (born 1973), actor *Mel Brooks (born 1926), actor, producer, director *James Caan (born 1940), actor *James Cagney (1899–1986), actor *Jeff Chandler (1918–1961), actor *Ruth Chatterton (1892–1961), actress *Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), actress *Billy Crudup (born 1968), actor *Tom Cruise (born 1962), actor *Tony Curtis (1925–2010), actor *Claire Danes (born 1979), actor *Marion Davies (1897–1961), actress *Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–1990), actor, singer *Agnes de Mille (1905–1993), dancer, choreographer *Robert De Niro (born 1943), actor *Willy DeVille (1950–2009), singer *Matt Dillon (born 1964), actor *Kirk Douglas (born 1916), actor *Fran Drescher (born 1957), actress *Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), entertainer, actor, singer, comedian *Peter Falk (1927–2011), actor *Alice Faye (1915–1998), actress *Jane Fonda (born 1937), actress *John Garfield (1913–1952), actor *Ben Gazzara (1930–2012), actor *Sarah Michelle Gellar (born 1977), actress *Richard Genelle (1961–2008), actor *Jackie Gleason (1916–1987), actor *Paulette Goddard (1910–1990), actress *Elliott Gould (born 1938), actor *Jennifer Grey (born 1960), actress *A. R. Gurney (born 1930), playwright *Anne Hathaway (born 1982), actress *Susan Hayward (1917–1975), actress *Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress *Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014), actor *Judy Holliday (1921–1965), actress *Ruben Santiago-Hudson (born 1956), actor and playwright *Rick Jason (1923–2000), actor *Scarlett Johansson (born 1984), actress *Danny Kaye (1911–1987), actor, singer *Jack Kelly (1927–1992), actor, born in Astoria, Queens *Ricki Lake (born 1968), actress, talk-show host *Veronica Lake (1922–1973), actress *Burt Lancaster (1913–1994), actor *Michael Landon (1936–1991), actor *Lindsay Lohan (born 1986), actress *Kristanna Loken (born 1979), actress *Steele MacKaye (1842–1894), playwright, actor *Lee Marvin (1924–1987), actor *James Maslow (born 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 (born 1986), actress, singer *Robert Montgomery (1904–1981), actor *Dylan O'Brien (born 1991), actor *Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953), playwright *Corey Parker (born 1965), actor *George A. Parkhurst (1841–1890), actor *Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), actor *Bill Pullman (born 1953), actor *George Raft (1901–1980), actor *Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), actor *Leah Remini (born 1970), actress *Thelma Ritter (1902–1969), actress *Tanya Roberts (1955–2021), actress, model *Ray Romano (born 1957), actor, comedian *Mickey Rooney (1920–2014), actor *Martin Scorsese (born 1942), director *George Segal (born 1934), actor *Matthew Senreich (born 1974), screenwriter *Sylvia Sidney (1910–1999), actress *Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990), actor *Rod Steiger (1925–2002), actor *Oliver Stone (born 1946), director *Beatrice Straight (1914–2001), actress *Benj Thall (born 1978), actor *Gene Tierney (1920–1991), actress *Claire Trevor (1910–2000), actress *Tuesday Weld (born 1943), actress *Mae West (1893–1980), actor *Olivia Wilde (born 1984), actress *Lanford Wilson (1937–2011), playwright ===Comedians and humorists=== *Woody Allen (born 1935), comedian, screenwriter, director, actor, author, playwright, musician *Lucille Ball (1911–1989), comedian, actress *George Carlin (1937–2008), comedian, actor *Jimmy Fallon (born 1974), comedian, actor, host of The Tonight Show *Jay Leno (born 1950), comedian, host of The Tonight Show *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), vudeville 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 (born 1962), comedian, actress, television personality *Chris Rock (born 1965), comedian, actor *Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), comedian, actor *John Valby (born 1944), comedian, musician ===Music=== *Aaliyah (1979–2001), Singer, actress, model, dancer *Vinnie Amico, drummer *Fiona Apple (born 1977), singer *Harold Arlen (1905–1986), composer *Christina Aguilera (born 1980), singer, songwriter, actress *Adrienne Bailon(born 1983), singer *David Baker, singer *Chris Barnes, musician *Count Basie (1904–1984), jazz musician *Jay Beckenstein (born 1951), saxophonist *Pat Benatar (born 1953), singer *Mary J. Blige (born 1971), singer, songwriter, actress *Laura Branigan (1952–2004), singer *Keith Buckley (born 1979), musician *Maria Callas (1923–1977), opera singer *Mariah Carey (born 1969), pop and R&B; singer and songwriter *Peter Case (born 1954), singer- songwriter *Peter Cincotti (born 1983), singer, songwriter, 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 *Blossom Dearie (1924–2009), jazz singer and pianist *Lana Del Rey (born 1986), singer, songwriter *Rob Derhak (born 1968), bass guitarist *Lance Diamond, 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, orchestral conductor *Morton Feldman (1926–1987), composer *Ella Fitzgerald (1918–1996), singer *John Flansburgh (born 1960), singer-songwriter *Lukas Foss (1922–2009), composer, orchestral conductor *Dave Fridmann, producer *Chuck Garvey, guitarist *George Gershwin (1898–1937), composer *Kim Gordon (born 1953), bass guitarist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, visual artist (Sonic Youth) *Grasshopper (born 1967), born Sean Mackowiak, rock musician *Joel Hirschhorn (1938–2005), songwriter *Billie Holiday (1915–1959), jazz and blues singer *Jim Hall (born 1930), jazz guitarist *Alan Heatherington (born 1945), orchestral conductor *Ray Henderson (1897–1970), songwriter *Lady Gaga (born 1986), born Stefani Germanotta, singer and songwriter *Lena Horne (1917–2010), singer, actress *Freddie Jackson (born 1956), singer *Rick James (1948–2004), singer *Billy Joel (born 1949), pianist, singer and songwriter *Jerome Kern (1885–1945), composer *Alicia Keys (born 1981), singer-songwriter *Carole King (born 1942), singer-songwriter *Cyndi Lauper (born 1953), singer *Mel Lewis (1929–1990), drummer *John Linnell (born 1959), singer-songwriter *Joe Locke (born 1959), jazz artist *John Lombardo (born 1952), musician, songwriter *Jennifer Lopez (born 1969), singer, actress, dancer *David Lucas (born 1937), composer *Gary Mallaber (born 1946), drummer *Constantine Maroulis (born 1975), singer *Brian McKnight (born 1969), R&B; singer *Don Menza (born 1936), saxophonist *Natalie Merchant(1962?-),singer-songwriter *Stephanie Mills (born 1957), singer *Gurf Morlix, musician *Josh Newton (born 1973), bassist *Willie Nile (born 1948), singer-songwriter *Laura Nyro (1947–1997), singer-songwriter *Jack Owen (born 1967), guitarist (Cannibal Corpse) *Tina Parol, singer-songwriter *Joey Ramone (1952–2001), singer, songwriter (Ramones) *Mary Ramsey (born 1963), musician *Sharon Redd (1945–1992), singer *Lou Reed (born 1942), singer, songwriter, guitarist *Neil Rosenshein (born 1947), operatic singer, lyric tenor *Jason Sebastian Russo (born 1973), rock musician *Justin Russo (born 1976), rock musician *John Rzeznik (born 1965), musician (Goo Goo Dolls) *Adam Schlesinger (born 1967), musician (Fountains of Wayne), songwriter, producer, arranger *Al Schnier (born 1968), guitarist *Billy Sheehan (born 1953), bass guitarist *Paul Simon (born 1941), singer-songwriter, guitarist *Lonnie Smith (born 1942), 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) *Luther Vandross (1951–2005), singer *Jeremy Wall, jazz musician *Luke Walter Jr. (1947–1996), Belgian musician *Grover Washington, Jr. (1943–1999), saxophonist *Alex Webster (born 1969), bassist (Cannibal Corpse) *Mary Weiss (born 1948), singer (The Shangri-Las) *Cory Wells (born 1942), singer *Patrick Wilson (born 1969), drummer *Jack Yellen (1892–1991), lyricist, composer ===Rappers=== *50 Cent *KRS-One *Jay Z *LL Cool J *Mos Def *Nas *The Notorious B.I.G. *Rakim *Run DMC *Lil' Kim *Beastie Boys *Nicki Minaj *Juelz Santana *Jim Jones *Cam'ron *ASAP Rocky *Busta Rhymes *Big L *Mobb Deep *Wu-Tang Clan *2Pac *Sean Combs *Onyx *A Tribe Called Quest ==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 (born 1940), owner of Delaware North and the Boston Bruins *John J. Kennedy (1857–1914), financier, 45th New York State Treasurer *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 *Jon L. Luther, food service executive *Sherman J. Maisel (1918–2010), economist *Jeremiah Milbank, banker, co- founder of Borden Milk Co., 1857 *J.P. Morgan, banker, co-founder of J.P. Morgan & Co. *Jacquelyn Ottman, marketing consultant *Henry Paulson, former CEO of Goldman Sachs; United States Secretary of the Treasury *Joseph R. Perella, financier *Pat Powers (1870–1948), movie producer *Donald Regan, former CEO of Merrill Lynch; 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury *Robert E. Rich, Sr. (1913–2006), inventor, foodservice executive *John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), founder of Standard Oil, philanthropist *Robert Rubin, former CEO of Goldman Sachs; 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury *Scott Rudin, movie producer *Jacob Schiff, Wall Street executive, banker *Edward Selzer (1893–1970), movie producer *Ellsworth Milton Statler (1863–1928), hotelier *Jill Stuart, fashion designer *Donald Trump (born 1946), entrepreneur *Cornelius Vanderbilt, ferry and tugboat 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) *Bob Weinstein, movie producer, co-founder of Miramax Films *Harvey Weinstein, movie producer, co-founder of Miramax Films *Robert G. Wilmers (born 1935), CEO of M&T; Bank *Christopher Woodrow, movie producer ==Art, literature, journalism, and philosophy== *Samuel Hopkins Adams, muckraker, born in Dunkirk *Scott Adams (born 1957), cartoonist, creator of Dilbert *Susan B. Anthony, women's rights activist *Cory Arcangel (born 1978), artist *William Bliss Baker (1859–1886), landscape painter *Lauren Belfer, author *J. Bowyer Bell (1931–2003), historian, artist and art critic *Timothy D. Bellavia (born 1971), artist and illustrator *Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), architect *Wolf Blitzer (born 1948), CNN journalist, host of The Situation Room *Lawrence Block (born 1938), author *Howard Bloom (born 1943), author *Joseph Brodsky (1940–1996), Russian- American poet *Dale Brown (born 1956), author *Gordon Bunshaft (1909–1990), architect *Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967), artist *Charles Clough (born 1951), artist *Burton Crane (1901–1963), journalist *Robert Creeley (1926–2005), poet *Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900), artist *Arthur B. Davies (1863–1928), artist *Don DeLillo (born 1936), author *Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), originator of Dewey Decimal System *Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune advice columnist, from Freeville *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 *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 (born 1928), artist *Kelly Freas (1922–2005), artist *Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935), author *E.B. Green (1855–1950), architect *Terry Gross (born 1951), radio host, Fresh Air *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 *Idil Ibrahim, director *Washington Irving (1783–1859), author, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow *Henry James (1843–1916), author *William James (1842–1910), philosopher *James A. Johnson (1865–1939), architect *Ellsworth Kelly (born 1923), artist *John Kessel (born 1950), author *Verlyn Klinkenborg, member of New York Times editorial board; writer and farmer *Nancy Kress (born 1948), author *Matt Lauer (born 1957), anchor of The Today Show *Zoe Leonard (born 1961), photographer and visual artist *Robert Longo (born 1953), artist *Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879–1962), writer and patron *Norman Mailer (1923–2007), author *Francis Mallison, journalist, helped organize the Great Civil War Gold Hoax; from Rome *Brice Marden (born 1938), artist *Herman Melville (1819–1891), author of Moby-Dick *Ogden Nash (1902–1971), poet *Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938), author *William Ordway Partridge (1861–1930), sculptor *Tim Powers (born 1952), author *Thomas Pynchon (born 1937), author *Ishmael Reed (born 1938), poet *John Reed (born 1969), author, Snowball's Chance *Seymour Reit (1918–2001), writer and cartoonist *Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), painter *Spain Rodriguez (born 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 (born 1956), humorist and author *Tony Sisti (1901–1983), painter *Eugene Speicher (1883–1962), painter *Fran Striker (1903–1962), creator of the Lone Ranger and Green Hornet *Elizabeth Swados (born 1951), author *Dorothy Thompson, born in Lancaster *Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), artist *Tom Toles (born 1951), cartoonist *Israel Tsvaygenbaum (born 1961), Russian-American artist *Mark Twain (1835–1910), author *Andrew Vachss (born 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 (born 1959), anchor of NBC Nightly News *John Zogby, pollster and blogger from Utica ==Science and medicine== *Richard Axel (born 1946), scientist, Nobel prize winner *Gertrude B. Elion (1918–1999), biochemist, pharmacologist, Nobel prize winner *Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988), physicist, Nobel prize winner *Carl Sagan (1934–1996), astronomer *Jonas Salk (1914–1995), scientist, developed first polio vaccine ==Athletics== *Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947), NBA player *Lisa Aukland (born 1957), professional bodybuilder and powerlifter *Moe Berg (1902–72), Major League Baseball baseball player, and spy (New York City) *Sue Bird (born 1980), Women's National Basketball Association point guard; two- time Olympic champion; four-time All-Star (Seattle Storm) (Syosset) *Andrulla Blanchette (born 1966), British professional bodybuilder *Andy Bloom (born 1973), Olympic shot putter *Laura Creavalle (born 1959), Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder *Lisa Cross (born 1978), British professional bodybuilder *Al "Bummy" Davis (1920–45), professional boxer (Brooklyn) *Shay Doron (born 1985), professional basketball player *Tommy Dreamer (born 1971), professional wrestler (Yonkers) *Julius Erving (born 1950), NBA player *Mick Foley (born 1965), professional wrestler and author *Whitey Ford, baseball player *Heather Foster (born 1966), Jamaica-born American professional bodybuilder *Bev Francis (born 1955), Australian professional bodybuilder, powerlifter, and national shot put champion *John Franco, baseball player *Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), Baseball Hall of Famer *Sid Gordon (1917–75), two-time All Star major league baseball player *Hank Greenberg (1911–1986), Baseball Hall of Famer (Greenwich Village) *Jon Jones (born 1987), UFC champion *Seymour H. Knox III (1926–1996), co-founder of the Buffalo Sabres *Sandy Koufax (born 1935), Baseball Hall of Famer *Scott Lipsky (born 1981), tennis player *Boyd Melson, boxer *Joe Nathan (born 1974), baseball player, Minnesota Twins; born in Pine Bush) *Colette Nelson (born 1974), professional bodybuilder *Eric Nystrom (born 1983), NHL player *Beth Phoenix (born 1980), professional wrestler (born in Elmira, New York) *A. J. Pierzynski (born 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 (born 1975), MLB player *Alana Shipp (born 1982), Barbadian-born Israeli/American professional bodybuilder *Carl Yastrzemski (born 1939), Baseball Hall of Famer ==Infamous New Yorkers== *David Berkowitz (born 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 the 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 (born 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 United States *Menachem Mendel Schneerson ==Other== *Lina Beecher (1841–1915), roller coaster designer and inventor *Grace Brown (1886–1906, murder victim) *Mary Therese Friel (born 1960), Miss USA 1979, model, businesswoman *Wilson Greatbatch (1919–2011), inventor *Harry Houdini (1874–1926), magician *Kimberly Pressler (born 1977), Miss USA 1999 *Margaret Sanger (1879–1966), activist *Frances Shimer (1826–1901), founder of Shimer College *Richard Stallman (born 1953), programmer of Emacs, founder of GNU *Josephine Terranova (1889–1981), criminal defendant