Many notable people were either born in New York City or adopted it as their home.
New York City skyline
50 Cent (Curtis Jackson, born 1975) – businessman and rapper6ix9ine (Daniel Hernandez, born 1996) – rapper22Gz (Jeffrey Mark Alexander, born 1997) – Brooklyn drill rapperA
Aaliyah (Aaliyah Haughton, 1979–2001) – singer, actress and modelZaid Abdul-Aziz (born 1946) – professional basketball playerKareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947) – basketball playerGeorge Abernethy (1807–1877) – first provisional Governor of Oregon [1] Cecile Abish (born 1930) – sculptorOday Aboushi (born 1991) – football playerRay Abruzzo (born 1954) – actorBella Abzug (1920–1998) – Congressional representativeGarnett Adrain (1815–1878) – member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey [1] Cornelius Rea Agnew (1830–1888) – ophthalmologist [1] Eliza Agnew (1807–1883) – Presbyterian missionary [1] Christina Aguilera (born 1980) – singerDanny Aiello (1933–2019) – actorAJR (born 1990, 1994, and 1997) – indie pop trio and multi-instrumentalistsMarv Albert (born 1941) – sports announcerEva Allen Alberti (1856-1938) – dramatics teacherAlan Alda (born 1936) – actorAnne Reeve Aldrich (1866–1892) – writerIra Aldridge (1805–1867) – stage actor[1] William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783) – major general in the American Revolutionary War [1] Nancy Allen (born 1950) – actressWoody Allen (born 1935) – film director, actor and screenwriterVincent Alo (1904–2001) – mobsterRafer Alston (born 1976) – basketball playerLee J. Ames (1921–2011) – illustrator and writer; known for the Draw 50... learn-to-draw booksTrey Anastasio (born 1964) – rock musician, member of the band, Phish Kenny Anderson – (born 1970) professional basketball playerNatalie and Nadiya Anderson (born 1986) – twins, television personalities; contestants on The Amazing Race Survivor: San Juan del Sur Charles Anthon (1797–1867) – classical scholar[1] Carmelo Anthony (born 1984) – basketball playerMarc Anthony (born 1968) – singer, actorJudd Apatow (born 1967) – producer, director, comedian, actor and screenwriterFiona Apple (born 1977) – singer-songwriterJacob Appel – (born 1973), short story writer, bioethicist, born in New York CityDiane Arbus (1923–1971) – photographerNate Archibald (born 1948) – professional basketball playerEdward Arnold (1890–1956) – actorRosanna Arquette (born 1959) – actressKenneth J. Arrow (1921–2017) – economist; recipient, 1972 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Beatrice Arthur (1922–2009) – actressMarilyn Aschner (born 1948) – professional tennis playerWilliam H. Aspinwall (1807–1875) – railroad promoter[1] John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890) – businessman, member of the Astor family John Jacob Astor VI (1912–1992) – socialite and businessman, member of the Astor family Vincent Astor (1891–1959) – businessman and philanthropist, member of the Astor familyWilliam Backhouse Astor, Sr. (1792–1875) – businessman, member of the Astor family[1] William Backhouse Astor Jr. (1829–1892) – businessman, racehorse owner, and yachtsman, member of the Astor family René Auberjonois (1940–2019) – actorJake T. Austin (born 1994) – actor, model, and writerAwkwafina (Nora Lum, born 1988) – rapper and actressAZ (born 1972) – rapper, former member of the rap group The Firm Hank Azaria (born 1964) – actorArcángel (born 1985) - Rapper,Sing,Songwriter
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Edwin Burr Babbitt (1862–1939) – actorMorena Baccarin (born 1979) – Brazilian-born actress[2] Johnny Bach (1924–2016) – professional basketball player and coachMohamed Bahi (born 1983/1984) - American-Algerian former Chief Liaison of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to the Muslim community.Emma Bailey (1910–1999) – auctioneer and authorWilliam Bliss Baker (1859–1886) – landscape artistFolarin Balogun (born 2001) – professional soccer playerAzealia Banks (born 1991) – rapper, singer-songwriter, and actressLloyd Banks (born 1982) – rapperJoseph Barbera (1911–2006) – animator, producer, director, MGM and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, Belizean rapper and politicianBryan Bautista – Dominican-American musician, singer, and contestantEarl Beecham (born 1965) – football playerFrancesca Beghe Harry Belafonte (1927-2023) – singer-songwriter, activist, actorBo Belinsky (1936–2001) – Major League Baseball playerAisha Tandiwe Bell – mixed media artistTony Bennett (1926–2023) – jazz singer and musicianLillie Berg (1845–1896) – musician, musical educatorMoe Berg (1902–1972) – Major League Baseball player and spyMilton Berle (1908–2002) – comedianPaul Berlenbach (1901–1985) – light heavyweight boxing champion, 1925–1926Pavel Bermondt-Avalov (1877–1973) – Russian-Georgian military officer and warlordDellin Betances (born 1988) – Major League Baseball pitcherAcid Betty (born 1977) – drag queenMario Biaggi (1917–2015) – decorated policeman and US CongressmanBipolar Explorer – dreampop bandRaymond Ward Bissell (1936–2019) – art historianMary J. Blige (born 1971) – singerJoan Blondell (1906–1979) – actressHumphrey Bogart (1899–1957) – actorA Boogie wit da Hoodie (born 1995) – rapperWilliam T. Bonniwell Jr. – Wisconsin and Minnesota politicianJoseph Borelli (born 1982) – politician, conservative commentatorFrancis Bouillon (born 1975) – National Hockey League defenseman playing for the Nashville Predators Barbara Boxer (born 1940) – U.S. Senator from California Kate Parker Scott Boyd (1836–1922) – artist, journalist, temperance workerTerrence Boyd (born 1991) – professional soccer playerWilliam Boylan (1869–1940) – first President of Brooklyn College James J. Braddock (1905–1974) – boxer (aka "Cinderella Man")Hermann Braun (1918–1945) – actorSam Breadon (1876–1949) – president and owner of the St. Louis Cardinals Abigail Breslin (born 1996) – actress and musicianJimmy Breslin (1930–2017) – columnistSpencer Breslin (born 1992) – actor and musicianRichard Bright (1937–2006) – actorEben Britton (born 1987) – football playerMatthew Broderick (born 1962) – actor and singerAction Bronson (born 1983) – rapperMel Brooks (born 1926) – film director, screenwriter, actorHelen Gilman Noyes Brown – philanthropistJulia Brown – madam and prostituteLarry Brown (born 1940) – basketball player and coachQuincy Brown (born 1991) – actorTarell Brown (born 1985) – football playerAndrew Bryson (1822–1892) – United States Navy rear admiralWilliam F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008) – author and conservative commentatorSidney Jonas Budnick (1921–1994) – abstract artistDaniel Bukantz (1917–2008) – four-time Olympic fencerRobert John Burke (born 1960) – actor and firefighterGeorge Burns (1896–1996) – comedianSteve Buscemi (born 1957) – actorBenjamin Busch – U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel and actorBarbara Bush (1925–2018) – wife of George H. W. Bush Gene Byrnes (1889–1974) – cartoonistMichelle Borth (born 1978) – actress[3] Joey Badass (born 1995) – rapper
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Christopher Latore Wallace (The Notorious BIG) (1972–1997) – rapperJames Caan (1940–2022) – actorFlávio Cabral (1916-1990) - muralistAdolph Caesar (1933–1986) – actorLeslie Cagan (born 1947) – activist and writerJames Cagney (1899–1986) – actorEddie Cahill (born 1978) – actorEdward L. Cahn (1899–1963) – film director known for the Our Gang Sarth Calhoun – electronic musicianJoseph A. Califano (born 1931) – Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Maria Callas (1923–1977) – Greek-American opera singerCher Calvin (born 1974) – journalistRichard Camacho – singer, musician, member of Latin music band CNCO , Dominican-originChristian Camargo (born 1971) – actorSchuyler V. Cammann (1912–1991) – anthropologist Chris Canty (born 1982) – football playerJeimer Candelario (born 1993) – baseball playerWilliam Mebarak Chadid (1931–present) – father of Shakira
Al Capone (1899–1947) – Prohibition gangster, boss of Chicago Outfit Mae Capone (1897–1986) – wife of Al CaponeCapone (born 1976) – rapperFrancis Capra (born 1983) – actorJennifer Capriati (born 1976) – tennis playerNestor Carbonell (born 1967) – actorIrene Cara (1959-2022) – singer-songwriter, dancer, actressCardi B (born 1992) – rapperBenjamin Cardozo (1870–1938) – Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Michael A. Cardozo (born 1941) – Corporation Counsel Hugh Carey (1919–2011) – Governor of New York Timothy Carey (1929–1994) – actorGeorge Carlin (1937–2008) – comedianAlan Carney (1909–1973) – actor, comedianCaleb Carr (born 1955) – novelist, military historianEric Carr (1950–1991) – rock musician, songwriterJohn Carradine (1906–1988) – actorJulian Casablancas (born 1978) – lead singer of rock band The Strokes ; musicianColin Cassady (born 1986) – professional wrestler working for AEW John Cassavetes (1929–1989) – actorDJ Cassidy (born 1981) – DJ, record producer, MCRichard S. Castellano (1933–1988) – actorLuis Castillo (born 1983) – football playerVinnie Caruana (born 1979) – musician, singerPhoebe Cates (born 1963) – actressJose Ceballos – trade unionist, political campaign managerKai Cenat (born 2001) – YouTuberBennett Cerf (1898–1971) – publisher, TV personalityBilly Cesare (born 1955), American football playerStanley Chais (1926–2010) – investment advisor in the Madoff investment scandalPauline Chalamet (born 1992) - actressTimothée Chalamet (born 1995) – actorJeff Chandler (1918–1961) – actorFrank Chanfrau (1824–1884) – actorJames S. C. Chao (born 1927) – Chinese-American entrepreneur, philanthropistHarry Chapin (1942–1981) – singer-songwriterRoz Chast (born 1954) – cartoonistPaddy Chayefsky (1923–1981) – authorMaury Chaykin (1949–2010) – actorJulie Chen (born 1970) – television personalityEdmund A. Chester (1897–1973) – executive at CBS Jennie Jerome Churchill (1854–1921) – mother of Winston Churchill Hansol Vernon Chwe – singer (member of pop group Seventeen )Peter Cincotti (born 1983) – singer-songwriterAndre Cisco (born 2000) – NFL safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars Robert Clohessy (born 1957) – actorEvan Cole (born 1961) – CEO of H.D. ButtercupSchuyler Colfax Jr. (1823–1885) – former Vice President of the United States Margaret Colin (born 1958) – actressWillie Colón (born 1950) – salsa musician, social activistJennifer Connelly (born 1970) – actressIrv Constantine (1907–1966) – football playerEvan Conti (born 1993) – American-Israeli basketball player and coachHugh E. Conway (born 1942) – labor economistTerence Cooke (1921–1983) – seventh archbishop of New YorkAnderson Cooper (born 1967) – television journalistGeorge H. Cooper (1821–1891) – United States Navy rear admiral[4] Shaun Cooper (born 1980) – rock musician, bassistLillian Copeland (1904–1964) - Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot putFrancis Ford Coppola (born 1939) – film director, screenwriter, and producerKarla Cornejo Villavicencio – writer[5] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989) – U.S. RepresentativeWilliam R. Cosentini – mechanical engineer and founder of Cosentini Associates Ann Coulter (born 1961) – conservative commentator, writerFreddie Crawford (born 1941) – basketball playerPeter Criss (born 1945) – rock musician, songwriterBilly Crystal (born 1948) – comedian, actor, directorGeorge Cukor (1899–1983) – film directorKieran Culkin (born 1982) – actorKit Culkin (born 1944) – actorMacaulay Culkin (born 1980) – actorRory Culkin (born 1989) – actorJermaine Cunningham (born 1988) – football playerAndrew Cuomo (born 1957) – Governor of New YorkMario Cuomo (1932–2015) – Governor of New YorkQuentin Curry (born 1972) – landscape painterValerie Curtin (born 1945) – actress, screenwriterTony Curtis (1925–2010) – actor
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Alexandra Daddario (born 1986) – actressMatthew Daddario (born 1987) – actorChester Dale (1883–1962) – bankerCharles Patrick Daly (1816–1899) – judgeRobert Dalva (1942–2023) – filmmaker, editorAl D'Amato (born 1937) – politicianClaire Danes (born 1979) – actressRodney Dangerfield (1921–2004) – comedianLloyd Daniels (born 1967) – basketball playerRon Dante (born 1945) – singer-songwriter, record producerTony Danza (born 1951) – actorBobby Darin (1936–1973) – singer-songwriter, entertainer, actorCandy Darling (1944–1974) — actress and Warhol superstar Jim David (born 1954) – comedian, actor, playwrightLarry David (born 1947) – actor, writer, comedian, producerPete Davidson (born 1993) – actor, comedianMarion Davies (1897–1961) – actressAl "Bummy" Davis (1920–1945) – boxerSammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990) – singer, entertainerDawin (full name Dawin Polanco; born 1990) – hip hop-R&B singer, musician, record producerRosario Dawson (born 1979) – actressClarence Day (1874–1935) – author and humoristCharlie Day (born 1976) – actorDorothy Day (1897–1980) – Catholic social activistLillian Day (1893–1991) – author and playwrightHal de Becker (1931–2021) – dancer and dance writerBill de Blasio (born 1961) – Mayor of New York City Robert De Niro (born 1943) – actorÉamon de Valera (1882–1975) – Taoiseach (prime minister) and President of Ireland Philip DeFranco (born 1985) – YouTuber and video bloggerLana Del Rey (born 1985) — singer songwriterDe La Ghetto (born 1984) - Singer, Rapper, Songwriter – model, singer-songwriterSamuel R. Delany (born 1942) – author and criticDon DeLillo (born 1936) – authorAaron T. Demarest (1841–1908) – carriage manufacturerTravis Demeritte (born 1994) – MLB playerDerek Dennis (born 1988) – football playerJerry Denny (1859–1927) – Major League Baseball player[6] Desiigner (born 1997) – rapperWilly DeVille (1950–2009) – singerKevin Devine (born 1979) – musician, songwriterArtie Diamond – boxerNeil Diamond (born 1941) – singer, composerMobb Deep – rappersJohn DiBartolomeo (born 1991) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Vin Diesel (born 1967) – actorAugust Dietrich (1858–unknown) – member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Maximilian Dietz (born 2002) – professional soccer playerMeg Donnelly (born 2000) – actress, singer, dancerVincent D'Onofrio (born 1959) – actorShaun Donovan (born 1966) – former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Director of the Office of Management and Budget , candidate in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary Jim Dooley (born 1976) – composerIrvin Dorfman (1924–2006) – tennis playerPhoebe Doty – prostitute and madamAmanda Minnie Douglas (1831–1916) – writerKirk Douglas (1916–2020) – actorRobert Downey Jr. (born 1965) – actor, producer, singerErvin Drake (1919–2015) – composer, producer, writer, musicianDreamDoll (born 1992) – rapper, singer, songwriterFran Drescher (born 1957) – actorJulia Louis-Dreyfus (born 1961) – actressRichard Dreyfuss (born 1947) – actorEric Drooker – artist, illustratorJim Drucker (born 1952/1953) – former Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association , former Commissioner of the Arena Football League , and founder of NewKadia ComicsDavid Duchovny (born 1960) – actorPatty Duke (1946–2016) – actress, activist for mental-health issuesLena Dunham (born 1986) – actress, screenwriter, producer, directorJoseph Dunninger (1892–1975) – mentalistBryant Dunston (born 1986) – American-Armenian basketball playerRichard Dupont (born 1968) – artistJimmy Durante (1893–1980) – actor and pianistPaul Dano (born 1984) – actorJakob Dylan (born 1969) – singerGriffin Dunne (born 1955) – film producer
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Luis García – baseball playerGus Gardella (1895–1974) – football playerEliza Ann Gardner (1831–1922) – AbolitionistArt Garfunkel (born 1941) – singer-songwriter, actorLou Gehrig (1903–1941) – baseball playerSarah Michelle Gellar (born 1965) – actressNatalie Gelman (born 1985) – singer/songwriterRichard Genelle (1961–2008) – actorGeorge Gershwin (1898–1937) – composerIra Gershwin (1896–1983) – lyricistTiffany Giardina (born 1993) – singer-songwriterMarie George (1876–1955) – actress and singerVitas Gerulaitis (1954-1994) – tennis playerMel Gibson (born 1956) – American-born Australian/Irish actor and directorJustin Gignac (born 1981) – artistRuth Bader Ginsburg (1933–2020) – Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg – business strategist, rabbi, motivational speaker
The GoStation – indie rock group[7] Rudolph Giuliani (born 1944) – former Mayor of New York City Charles V. Glasco – New York City Police Sergeant, most well known for his efforts to rescue John William Warde in 1938[8] Jackie Gleason (1916–1987) – comedian, actorJames Gleason (1882–1959) – actorMarco Glorious (born 1989) – television personality, actor, model, singer, and event host
Joel Glucksman (born 1949) – Olympic fencerWhoopi Goldberg (born 1955) – comedian, actress, TV personalityWilliam Goldberg (1925–2003) – diamond dealerDaniel S. Goldin (born 1940) – NASA directorDanielle Goldstein (born 1985) – American-Israeli show jumperLeon M. Goldstein (died 1999) – President of Kingsborough Community College , and acting Chancellor of the City University of New York Ben Goldwasser (born 1982) – member of the psychedelic-rock band MGMT Minetta Good (1895–1946) – painter and printmakerRichard Goode (born 1943) – classical pianistCuba Gooding Jr. (born 1968) – actorCuba Gooding Sr. (1944–2017) – singerJared Gordon (born 1988) – mixed martial artistJoan Gould (1927–2022) – author and journalistDoris Kearns Goodwin (born 1943) – authorLeo Gorcey (1917–1969) – film actor and comedian, leader of the Dead End Kids , East Side Kids , and Bowery Boys in several moviesRobert A. Gorman (born 1937) – law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School Eydie Gorme (1928–2013) – singerVictor Gotbaum (1921–2015) – labor leaderGilbert Gottfried (1955-2022) – comedian and actorElliott Gould (born 1938) – actorDavid C. Gowdey (1841–1908) – politicianTopher Grace (born 1978) – actorSean Grande (born 1969) – television and radio sportscasterRocky Graziano (born Thomas Rocco, 1919–1990) – boxerBenny Green (born 1963) – pianistHank Greenberg (1911–1986) – Hall of Fame baseball playerAlan Greenspan (born 1926) – economist, former Federal Reserve chairmanSheila Greenwald (born 1934) – authorAdrian Grenier (born 1976) – actorBill Griffith (born 1944) – cartoonist (Zippy [9] Melanie Griffith (born 1957) – actressAlfred Grossman (1927–1987) – writer and novelistBob Guccione (1930–2010) – publisherPeggy Guggenheim (1898–1979) – art collectorRajat Gupta (born 1948) – CEO of McKinsey & Company convicted of insider tradingJim Gurfein (born 1961) – tennis playerSteve Guttenberg (born 1958) – actorMaggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977) – actressJoe Gatto (born 1976) – comedianMilton H. Greene (1922–1985) – fashion and celebrity photographer, film and television producerMamie Gummer (born 1983) – actress
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Adelaide Hall (1901–1993) – jazz singer, Broadway star, actressHuntz Hall (1920–1999) – comedian, actor; co-starred in several Dead End Kids , East Side Kids and Bowery Boys moviesJimmy Hall (born 1994) - basketball player in the Israeli National League Mortimer Halpern (1909–2006) – Broadway stage managerEddy Hamel (1902–1943) – Jewish-American soccer player for Dutch club AFC Ajax who was killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration campPete Hamill (1935–2020) – journalistMarvin Hamlisch (1944–2012) – composerArmand Hammer (1898–1990) – industrialist and philanthropistOscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) – composerHan Terra (born 1982) – polymathFrank Hankinson (1856–1911) – major league baseball player[6] Sean Hannity (born 1961) – television host, author, conservative political commentatorNelson Harding (1879–1944) – editorial cartoonistEdward W. Hardy (born 1992) – composer, musician and producerDonald J. Harlin (1935–2015) – Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force Lynn Harrell (1944–2020) – cellistW. Averell Harriman (1891–1986) – diplomat and Governor of New YorkZelda Harris (born 1985) – actressMaurice Harkless (born 1993) – NBA playerAnne Hathaway (born 1982) – actressMarcia Haufrecht (born 1937) – actor, director, playwrightMaya Hawke (born 1998) – actress, singer-songwriter and modelCurt Hawkins (born 1985) – WWE wrestlerPatrick Joseph Hayes (1867–1938) – fifth archbishop of New YorkSusan Hayward (1917–1975) – actressRita Hayworth (1918–1987) – actressAnthony Hecht (1923–2004) – poetLadislav Hecht (1909–2004) – Czechoslovak-American tennis playerMax Hechtman (born 1997) – filmmaker, video editor and videographerCarol Heiss (born 1940) – Olympic figure skater (silver 1956, gold 1960)Joseph Heller (1923–1999) – authorAlvin Hellerstein (born 1933) – U.S. federal judgeLance Henriksen (born 1940) – actorBrian Henson (born 1963) – puppeteer , director, producerBernard Herrmann (1911–1975) – composerElinore Morehouse Herrick (1895−1964) – labor–relations specialistSusan Hendl (1947–2020) – ballet dancer and répétiteur Robert Hess (1935–2014) – sculptor, art educatorPeter Cooper Hewitt (1861–1921) – inventorWilliam Hickey (1927–1997) – actorLogan Hicks – artistHildegarde (1906–2005) – cabaret singerParis Hilton (born 1981) – socialite, actressGregory Hines (1946–2003) – dancer and actorJudd Hirsch (born 1935) – actorJack Hirschman (1933-2021) – poet and social activistCamomile Hixon (born 1970) – visual artistWilliam E. Hoehle – member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Robert Hofstadter (1915–1990), physicist and Nobel laureateEric Holtz (born 1965) – Head Coach of the Israel National Baseball Team Megan Hollingshead (born 1968) – actress, singer, broadway starShaheen Holloway (born 1976) – basketball coach and former player, current head coach of the St. Peter's Peacocks Eli Holzman (born 1974) – writer, producer, and television executiveRio Hope-Gund (born 1999) – soccer playerLena Horne (1917–2010) – singerEdward Everett Horton (1886–1970) – actorJay Horwitz (born 1945) – New York Mets executiveCurly Howard (1903–1952) – actor of comedy team The Three Stooges Moe Howard (1897–1975) – actor of comedy team The Three StoogesShemp Howard (1895–1955) – actor of comedy team The Three StoogesSteny Hoyer (born 1939) – "U.S Representative from Maryland's 5th district, 1981–Present"Tina Huang (born 1981) – actressJon Huertas (born 1969) – actorRichard Hunt (1951–1992) – puppeteer and television directorTab Hunter (1931–2018) – actorCornelia Collins Hussey (1827–1902) – philanthropist, writerBarbara Hutton (1912–1979) – socialite dubbed "Poor Little Rich Girl"Sarah Hyland (born 1990) - actress and singer
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Wolfman Jack (also known as Robert Weston Smith; 1938–1995) – radio personalityJane Jacobs (1916–2006) – economist, urban theorist, activistKen Jacobs (born 1933) – artist and filmmakerJack Jersawitz (1934–2012) – Marxist Activist and Television HostJon Seda (born 1970) - actorMarc Jacobs (born 1963) – fashion designerHenry James (1843–1916) – writerWilliam James (1842–1910) – philosopher and psychologist Brenda Janowitz (born c. 1973) – writer and attorneyJaiquawn Jarrett (born 1989) – football playerJohn Jay (1745–1829) – diplomat, jurist (including Chief Justice of the United States ) and politician (including Governor of New York)Jay-Z (born 1969) – businessperson and rapper Karine Jean-Pierre (born 1974) – political campaign organizerDerek Jeter (born 1974) – former baseball playerCharles Jenkins (born 1989) – basketball playerMax Jenkins (born 1985) – actor and writerRon Jeremy (born 1953) – pornographic actor, filmmaker, and comedianTy Jerome (born 1997) – professional basketball playerJessi (born 1988) – rapperJipsta (John Patrick Masterson; born 1974) – rapperMC Jin (born 1982) – rapperBilly Joel (born 1949) – singer-songwriterDavid Johansen (born 1950) – actor and singer-songwriterJesse Lee Soffer - actorScarlett Johansson (born 1984) – actress, singer, and producerDaymond John (born 1969) – entrepreneurCrockett Johnson (1906–1975) – cartoonist and children's writer (Harold and the Purple Crayon )Boris Johnson (born 1964) – British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and former Mayor of London (2008–2016)Norah Jones (born 1979) – singer-songwriter and actressJim Jones (born 1976) – rapper and record executiveJulia Jones-Pugliese (1909–1993) – national champion fencer and fencing coachMichael Jordan (born 1963) – basketball playerLazarus Joseph (1891–1966) – New York State Senator and New York City Comptroller Colin Jost (born 1982) – comedian, actor, and writerWilliam Joyce (also known as Lord Haw-Haw ; 1906–1946) – Nazi propaganda broadcasterSpike Jonze (born 1969) – actor and filmmakerFrancine Justa (1942–2016), activist and affordable housing advocate in New York City.
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Elias Kane (1794-1835), served as the first Illinois Secretary of State from 1818-1822 and a United States Senator for Illinois from 1825-1835.[10] Qurrat Ann Kadwani (born 1981) – actress and playwrightPhilip Mayer Kaiser (1913–2007) – U.S. diplomatBob Kaliban (1933–2020) – actor, voice actor, and former president of SAG-AFTRA Abraham Katz (1926–2013) - diplomat, United States Ambassador to the OECDAndy Kaufman (1949–1984) – comedianCharlie Kaufman (born 1958) – screenwriterDanny Kaye (1911–1987) – actor and comedianLenny Kaye (born 1946) – guitaristThomas Kean (born 1935) – Governor of New Jersey Diane Keaton (born 1946) – actressHarvey Keitel (born 1939) – actorBridget Kelly (born 1986) – singerGeorge Kennedy (1925–2016) – actorJacqueline Kennedy (1929–1994) – First Lady of the United States and editorMax Kennedy (born 1965) – writer and lawyerTom Kenny (born 1962) - voice actor and comedianJerome Kern (1885–1945) – composerAlicia Keys (born 1981) – singer-songwriter and actressRobert Kibbee (1921–1982) – Chancellor of the City University of New York Jimmy Kimmel (born 1967) – comedian and television talk-show hostCarole King (born 1942) – singer-songwriterLarry King (1933–2021) – television talk-show and radio hostMorgana King (1930–2018) – singer and actressEddie Kingston (born 1981) – professional wrestler, currently signed with All Elite Wrestling Keith Kinkaid (born 1989) – professional ice hockey playerNancy Kissinger (born 1934) – philanthropistCalvin Klein (born 1942) – fashion designerDiana Kleiner (born 1947) – art historianChristopher Knight (born 1957) – actorJohn "Julius" Knight – music producer, DJMiss Ko (born 1985) – rapperEd Koch (1924–2013) – Mayor of New York City E. L. Konigsburg (1930–2013) – writerPeter Koo (born 1952) – politician and pharmacistC. Everett Koop (1916–2013) – physicianYaphet Kotto (1939–2021) – actorSandy Koufax (born 1935) – MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers , perfect game pitcherMartin Kove (born 1946) – actor, known for The Karate Kid (franchise) as John Kreese in Cobra Kai Joey Kramer (born 1950) – drummer, Aerosmith Lenny Kravitz (born 1964) – singer-songwriterGary Kreps (born 1952) – health and risk communication scholarBarbara Kruger (born 1945) – feminist artistStanley Kubrick (1928–1999) – film director and screenwriterBruce Kulick (born 1953) – guitaristWilliam Kunstler (1919–1995) – lawyerTony Kushner (born 1956) – playwright and screenwriterAllan Kwartler (1917–1998) – sabre and foil fencer, Pan American Games and Maccabiah Games championRay Kurzweil (born 1947) – author, inventor, and futurist
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Lil Mabu (born 2005) – rapperAlice Foote MacDougall (1867–1945) – coffee wholesaler, restaurateur, and business owner in the City[13] John F. Mackie (1835–1910) Medal of Honor recipientRuth Madoff (born 1941) – wife of Bernie MadoffUmber Majeed (born 1989) – visual artistLil Mama (born 1989) – rapper and actressSandro Mamukelashvili (born 1999) – professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs Bernard Malamud (1914–1986) – authorMelissa Manchester (born 1951) – singerBarry Manilow (born 1943) – singer-songwriterMike Mansfield (1903–2001) – Senator from MontanaBruce Manson (born 1956) – tennis playerStephon Marbury (born 1977) – professional basketball playerJames Margolis (born 1936) – Olympic fencerRose Marie (1923–2017) – actressRomany Malco (born 1968) – actorJohn Marley (1907–1984) – actorDean Marlowe (born 1992) – safety for the Buffalo Bills Constantine Maroulis (born 1975) – American Idol Ernest Martin (born 1932) – theatre director and managerMelanie Martinez (born 1995) – singer-songwriter, actress, director, photographer, and screenwriterMarina Squerciati (born 1984) - actorSoraida Martinez (born 1956) – artist and designerJohn Martino (born 1937) – actor[14] [15] Sadie Martinot (1861–1923) – singer, actressLee Marvin (1924–1987) – actorChico Marx (1887–1961) — comedianLouis Marx (1896–1982), Founder of Louis Marx and Company Maelo Ruiz (born 1966) - Salsa Singer – member of the Marx Brothers Groucho Marx (1890–1977) – member of the Marx BrothersGummo Marx (1892–1977) – member of the Marx BrothersHarpo Marx (1888–1964) – member of the Marx BrothersZeppo Marx (1901–1979) – member of the Marx BrothersJames Maslow (born 1990) – actor and singer (raised in California)John Massari (born 1957) – composer, sound designerIra Brad Matetsky (born 1962) – business litigation & real estate lawyer and prominent WikipedianWalter Matthau (1920–2000) – actorSam Mattis (born 1994), Olympic discus throwerLoretta Mazza (born 1957) – Sammarinese politician, Mayor of Acquaviva (2009–2013)Margherita Wood McCandlish (1892–1954) – American former First Lady of Guam. Born in New York City.John McCloskey (1810–1885) – Cardinal Archbishop of New York, 1864–1885Frank McCourt (1930–2009) – author (raised in Ireland, returned later in life)Malachy McCourt (1931–2024) – author (raised in Ireland, returned later in life)Allie McGuire (born 1951) – professional basketball playerTriston McKenzie (born 1997) – MLB pitcherKenneth McMillan (1932–1989) – actorAndrea Mitchell (born 1946) – journalist, NBC News Paul Meltsner – WPA-era painter and muralistBob Melvin (born 1961) – Major League Baseball player and managerDave Meltzer (born 1959) – pro wrestling journalistHerman Melville (1819–1891) – authorDaniel Menaker (1941–2020) – writer and editorGrace Meng (born 1975) – lawyer and politician, Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999) – violinistIdina Menzel (born 1971) – singer and actressEthel Merman (1908–1984) – singer and actressHelen Merrill (born 1929) – jazz singerJenny B. Merrill (1854–1934) – educator, authorRobert Merrill (1917–2004) – singerStefano Miceli (1975) – pianist and conductorLea Michele (born 1986) – actress and singerVera Michelena (1885–1961) – actress, dancer, and singerAlyssa Milano (born 1972) – actressSally Milgrim (1898–1994) – fashion designerAdeline Miller (1777–1859) – prostitute and madamArthur Miller (1915–2005) – playwrightMarcus Miller (born 1959) – bassist and composerStephanie Mills (born 1957) – singer, former Broadway starAndy Mineo (born 1988) – Christian rapperSal Mineo (1939–1976) – actorLin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980) – musical theatre writer and performerJohn Joseph Mitty (1884–1961) – Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco Isaac Mizrahi (born 1961) – fashion designerAja Monet (born 1987) – poetEddie Money (1949–2019) – singerLenny Montana (1926–1992) – actor and professional wrestler[16] [17] Mary Tyler Moore (1936–2017) – actress, producerMelba Moore (born 1945) – actress, singerNancie Monelle (1841–1903) – physician, missionaryTom Morello (born 1964) – guitaristHenry Morgan (1915–1994) – radio and television personalityHuey Morgan (born 1986) – musician, radio DJ, songwriter, television personalityCathy Moriarty (born 1960) – actressGouverneur Morris (1752–1816) – U.S. founding father; U.S. SenatorZero Mostel (1915–1977) – actor, comedianTommy Mottola (born 1949) – music executiveMaria Muldaur (born 1942) – folk and blues singer-songwriterJohn Mulholland – documentary filmmaker, film historianGerry Mulligan (1927–1996) – musicianRichard Mulligan (1932–2000) – actorRobert Mulligan (1925–2008) – directorThom Michael Mulligan – actorChris Mullin (born 1963) – basketball playerCharlie Murphy (1959–2017) – actor, comedianChris Murphy (born 1973) – U.S. Senator from Connecticut since 2013Eddie Murphy (born 1961) – actor, comedianJames Murray (born 1976) – comedian, actor, authorYunus Musah (born 2002) – soccer player
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James M. Nack (1809–1879) – deaf and mute poetLarry Nagler (born 1940) – tennis player, 1960 NCAA Tennis Singles Champion and Doubles Champion Dominic Napolitano (1930–1981) – Mafia caporegime Janet Napolitano (born 1957) – third US Secretary of Homeland Security Nas (born 1973) – rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneurMichael H. Nash (1946–2012) – labor historian, librarian, and archivistCasey Neistat (born 1981) filmmaker, producer, YouTuberTonie Nathan (1923–2014) – Libertarian Party political figureSarah Natochenny (born 1987) – voice actressLia Neal (born 1995) – Olympic swimmer [18] Oscar Neebe (1850–1916) – anarchist, labor activist, one of Haymarket bombing trial defendantsHoward Nemerov (1920–1991) – poetSylvester Nevins – politicianSam Newfield (1899–1964) – film directorJohn Philip Newman (1826–1899) – Methodist bishopDenise Nickerson (1957–2019) – actressHarry Nilsson (1941–1994) – singer-songwriterCynthia Nixon (born 1966) – actressJoakim Noah (born 1985) – NBA center for the New York KnicksJerry Nolan (1946–1992) – rock drummerJohn Nolan (born 1978) – musician and singerCharles Nordhoff (1830–1901) – journalist, descriptive and miscellaneous writerDagmar Nordstrom (1903–1976) – composer, pianist and singer; member of the cabaret singing duo the Nordstrom Sisters Siggie Nordstrom (1893–1980) – actress, model and singer; member of the cabaret singing duo the Nordstrom SistersEd Norris (born 1960) – radio hostChris Noth (born 1954) – actorGeoffrey Notkin (born 1961) – TV science educatorThe Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher George Latore Wallace, 1972–1997) – rapperCarrie Nye (1936–2006) – actress
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J.N. Pattison (1839-1905) – pianist, composerP. Diddy (born 1969) – rapper, producerAl Pacino (born 1940) – actorTodd Phillips (born 1970) – filmmakerSaul K. Padover (1905–1981) – historianAlan J. Pakula (1928–1998) – film director, screenwriter, and producerFanny Purdy Palmer (1839–1923) – author, lecturer, activistJoseph Papp (1921–1991) – theater producer, impresario, founder of The Public Theater Cheyenne Parker (born 1992) – WNBA playerRob Parker (born 1964) – sportswriter, TV analystLana Parrilla (born 1977) – actressPastel Ghost (Vivian Moon) – musician, singer, songwriter, and producerJoe Paterno (1928–2012) – football coachJames Patterson (born 1947) – novelistSarah Paulson (born 1974) – actressJosh Peck (born 1986) – actorJan Peerce (1904–1984) – opera tenorAmanda Peet (born 1972) – actressRichard Pelham (1815–1876) – blackface performerClaiborne Pell (1918–2009) – Senator from Rhode IslandCaroline Pennell (born 1996) – singer-songwriter, musician, and contestant on NBC 's The Voice season 5 Sam Perkins (born 1961) – basketball playerAlan Robert Pearlman (1925–2019) – engineer, synthesizer manufacturer (ARP Instruments, Inc. )Bernadette Peters (born 1948) – actress, singerRegis Philbin (1931–2020) – actor, entertainer, television personality, and former host of ABC 's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Live! with Regis and Kelly Lip Pike (1845–1893) – baseball player, four-time home-run champion[6] John Pleshette (born 1942) – actorSuzanne Pleshette (1937–2008) – actress from Bob Newhart Show Ethel McClellan Plummer (1888–1936) – artistChristopher Poole – creator of websites 4chan and Canvas Networks Pop Smoke (1999–2020) – rapperTed Post (1918–2013) – movie and TV directorNeil Postman (1931–2003) – author, cultural criticChaim Potok (1929–2002) – authorBud Powell (1924–1966) – jazz pianistColin Powell (1937–2021) – U.S. Army general and U.S. Secretary of State Gary Powell (born 1969) – drummerJoshua Prager (born 1949) – physicianPriscilla Presley (born 1945) – actressL. Bradford Prince (1840–1922) – politician who was governor of New Mexico Territory [19] Prince Royce (born 1989) – singer-songwriter, actorTito Puente (1923–2000) – bandleaderMario Puzo (1920–1999) – authorPaloma Mami (born 1999) – Singer
Q
Q-Tip (born 1970) – rapper
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Renee Rabinowitz (1934–2020) – psychologist and lawyerRaekwon (born 1970) – rapper (Wu-tang Clan)Bill Rafferty (1944–2012) – comedianTubby Raskin (1902–1981) – basketball player and coachJoey Ramone (1951–2001) and Marky Ramone (born 1952) – punk-rock musiciansMichael Rapaport (born 1970) – actor, comedian, directorRay Ratkowski (born 1939) – football playerLihie Raz (born 2003) – American-born Israeli Olympic artistic gymnast Remedy (born Ross Filler in 1972) – rapperRay Rice (born 1987) – football playerMelissa Rauch (born 1980) – actress and comedianAmy Ryan (born 1968) – actressAlan Reed (1907–1977) – actorLou Reed (1942–2013) – rock musician, songwriterPeter Revson (1939–1974) – race car driverA$AP Rocky (born 1988) – rapper[20] Christopher Reeve (1952–2004) – actorCarl Reiner (1922–2020) – comedian, actor, director, authorRob Reiner (born 1947) – actor and directorPaul Reiser (born 1956) – actorCharlie Reiter (born 1988) – footballerEd Rendell (born 1944) – former Mayor of Philadelphia , Governor of Pennsylvania Brandon Reilly (born 1981) – musician, guitarist, singerLeah Remini (born 1970) – actressLana Del Rey (born 1985) – singer and songwriterBebe Rexha (born 1989) – singer-songwriterVincent Rey (born 1987) – football playerVing Rhames (born 1959) – actorCharles E. Rice (1931–2015) – legal scholar, university professorBuddy Rich (1917–1987) – jazz drummerRenée Richards (born 1934) – tennis playerTerry Richardson (born 1965) – fashion photographerKadary Richmond (born 2001) – college basketball player for the Seton Hall Pirates Burton Richter (1931–2018) – Nobel Prize-winning physicistDon Rickles (1926–2017) – comedianKathleen Ridder (1922–2017) – women's equal rights activist, writer, educator, philanthropist[21] Robert Ridder (1919–2000) – Ice hockey administrator and media mogul[22] Joel Rifkin (born 1959) – serial killerRobin Riker (born 1952) – actress and book authorThelma Ritter (1902–1969) – actressJoan Rivers (born Joan Alexandra Molinsky)(1933-2014)– comedianChris Rock (born 1965) – comedian and actorLaurance Rockefeller (1910–2004) – conservationist and philanthropistWinthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973) – Governor of Arkansas Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) – artistAlex Rodriguez (born 1975) – baseball playerJohn Rogan (born 1960) – football playerSonny Rollins (born 1930) – jazz saxophonistRay Romano (born 1957) – comedian and actorSaoirse Ronan (born 1994) – American-born Irish actress[23] Igal Roodenko (1917–1991) – civil-rights activist, pacifistSean Rooks (1969–2016) – basketball player and coach[24] Mickey Rooney (1920–2014) – actorFranklin Roosevelt (1882–1945) – 32nd President of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) – U.S. First Lady and human-rights activistTheodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) – 26th President of the United States Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg – convicted spyBeatrice Rosen (born 1977) – actress (raised in Paris)Alan Rosen (born 1969) - restaurant and bakery owner, and authorJeffrey Rosen – billionaire businessmanRobert Rosen (1934–1998) – theoretical biologistAaron "Rosy" Rosenberg (1912–1979) – two-time "All-American" college football player, and film and television producerJulius Rosenberg – convicted spyDavid H. Rosenbloom – authorChristopher Ross (1931–2023) – sculptor, designer and collectorNicole Ross (born 1989) – Olympic foil fencerEmmy Rossum (born 1986) – actressVeronica Roth (born 1988) – novelistMercedes Ruehl (born 1948) – actressVic Ruggiero – ska musician frontman of The Slackers Louis Rukeyser (1933–2006) – business columnist, economic commentatorDamien Russell (born 1970) – NFL playerGianni Russo (born 1943) – actor, singer, and restaurateur[25] Art Rust Jr. (1927–2010) – sportscasterRemy Ma (born 1980) – rapper
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Carl Sagan (1934–1996) – physicist and astronomerBoris Said (born 1962) – NASCAR driverJ. D. Salinger (1919–2010) – authorJonas Salk (1914–1995) – medical researcherJohn Salley (born 1964) – basketball playerJerry Saltz (born 1951) – art critic and art historianClaudio Sanchez (born 1978) – musicianBernie Sanders (born 1941) – politician, Senator from Vermont since 2007Adam Sandler (born 1966) – actor, comedianJennifer San Marco (1961–2006) – mass murderRomeo Santos (born 1981) – singer-songwriter, actor, and record producerDennis Sarfate (born 1981) – professional baseball playerDustin Satloff – entrepreneurFrancesco Scavullo (1921–2004) – photographerDick Schaap (1934–2001) – journalistJeremy Schaap (born 1969) – journalistVincent Schiavelli (1948–2005) – actor and food writerHarvey Schiller (born 1940) — sports and business executiveLawrence Schiller (born 1936) — photojournalist and film producerLeonard Schleifer (born 1952) – scientist and business executiveJulian Schnabel (born 1951) – artist and motion picture directorMathieu Schneider (born 1969) – hockey playerSandra Schnur (1955–1994) – disability-rights activistAndy Schor (born 1975) – member of the Michigan House of Representatives Loretta Schrijver (born 1956) – Dutch television hostRick Schroder (born 1970) – actorFreddy Schuman (1925–2010) – superfan of the New York Yankees Amy Schumer (born 1981) – actress and comedianChuck Schumer (born 1950) – Senator from New York since 1999; cousin of Amy Schumer Julius Schwartz (1915–2004) – comic book editorCatherine Scorsese (1912–1997) – actress; mother of Martin Scorsese Charles Scorsese (1913–1993) – actor; father of Martin Scorsese Martin Scorsese (born 1942) – film directorLauren Scruggs (born 2003) – Olympic fencerVin Scully (1927–2022) – sportscasterMalik Sealy (1970–2000) – basketball playerHeriberto Seda (born 1967) – serial killer who copied The Zodiac Killer Jon Seda (born 1970) – comedianBarney Sedran (1891–1964) – Hall of Fame basketball playerJerry Seinfeld (born 1954) – comedian and actorJulius Seligson (1909–1987) – tennis playerEdward Selzer (1893–1970) – film producer, Warner Bros. Maurice Sendak (1928–2012) – author and illustratorPeter Senercia (Tazz ) (born 1967) – radio personality, color commentator and retired professional wrestler
John Serry Sr. (1915–2003) – accordionist, organist, composer, and arrangerElizabeth Ann Seton (1774–1821) – founder of Sisters of Charity ; first native-born US citizen canonizedCynthia Propper Seton (1926–1982) – novelistRuth Seymour (1935–2023) – broadcasting executiveTupac Shakur (1971–1996) – rapper and actorGene Shalit (born 1926) – film criticFrank Shannon (1874–1959) – conservative political analyst, columnist, and candidateJudy Shapiro-Ikenberry (born 1942) – long-distance runnerArtie Shaw (1910–2004) – bandleaderLeonard Shecter (1926–1974) – journalist and authorJudy Sheindlin ("Judge Judy") (born 1942) – judge and television personalityArt Sherman (born 1937) – horse trainer and jockeyNorm Sherry (1931–2021) – catcher, manager, and coach in Major League BaseballBrooke Shields (born 1965) – actress and modelKevin Shields (born 1963) – musician, member of the band My Bloody Valentine Daniel Sickles (1819–1914) – Civil War generalWilliam James Sidis (1898–1944) – mathematician, rumored to have had an IQ of 250Bugsy Siegel (1906–1947) – gangsterJules Siegel (1935–2012) – authorMaggie Siff (born 1974) – actressGeorge Silides (1922–2022) – politician and businessman, Alaska SenatorBeverly Sills (1929–2007) – opera singerLauren Silva (born 1987) – painterRon Silver (1946–2009) – actor and radio show hostRobert Silverberg (born 1935) – authorDean Silvers – film producerLindsay Sloane (born 1977) – actressAlan Silvestri (born 1950) – film music composerCarly Simon (born 1943) – singer-songwriterNeil Simon (1927–2018) – playwrightRichard L. Simon (1899–1960) – businessman and publisherKaseem Sinceno (born 1976) – football playerJohn Slidell (1793–1871) – Senator from Louisiana and Confederate diplomatAl Smith (1873–1944) – Governor of New York and presidential candidateRuss Smith (born 1991) – basketball playerWill Smith (1981–2016) – former football playerDee Snider (born 1955) – singer-songwriter; front man of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister Phoebe Snow (1950–2011) – singer-songwriterJames McCune Smith (1813–1865) – abolitionistStephen Sondheim (1930–2021) – musical theatre composer and lyricistAaron Sorkin (born 1961) – playwright and screenwriterSonia Sotomayor (born 1954) – United States Supreme Court JusticeMickey Spillane (1918–2006) – authorEliot Spitzer (born 1959) – former Governor of New YorkHoward Spira – gangster and gamblerSylvester Stallone (born 1946) – actor, director, screenwriterSebastian Stan (born 1982) – actorPaul Stanley (born 1952) – hard-rock guitarist, singer and songwriterBarbara Stanwyck (1907–1990) – actressJoe Start (1842–1927) – Major League Baseball player[6] James Steen (1913–1983) – football playerPeter Steele (1962–2010) — singer and songwriterJacob Steinmetz (born 2003) – baseball player[26] Howard Stern (born 1954) – radio and television hostJohn Stevens (1715–1792) – delegate to Continental Congress for New JerseyAndrew Stewart (born 1965) – player of gridiron footballFoley Stewart – musicianJon Stewart (born 1962) – writer, producer, political satirist, actor, television personality, comedian, and former host of The Daily Show New Jersey Julia Stiles (born 1981) – actressBen Stiller (born 1965) – actor and comedianHenry L. Stimson (1867–1950) – politician and diplomatOliver Stone (born 1946) – film directorLarry Storch (1923–2022) – actor, comedianLee Strasberg (1901–1982) – Polish-born actor, director, and theatre practitionerSusan Strasberg (1938–1999) – actressRobert Strassburg (1915–2003) – composer, conductor, musicologistJames Strauch (1921–1998) – Olympic fencerBarbra Streisand (born 1942) – singer and actressMeryl Streep (born 1949) – actressScott Stringer (born 1960) – New York City Comptroller and Borough President of Manhattan Jill Stuart – fashion designerBig Sue – shopkeeper and underworld figureEd Sullivan (1901–1974) – television variety show hostSusan Sullivan (born 1942) – actressB. J. Surhoff (born 1964) – MLB playerRich Surhoff (born 1962) – MLB playerKevin Sussman (born 1970) – actor
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Vic Tayback (1930–1990) – actorAlma Tell (1898–1937) – stage and screen actressOlive Tell (1894–1951) – stage and screen actressMaurice Tempelsman (born 1929) – businessmanVeronica Taylor (born 1965) – actress Pokémon Chloe Temtchine (born 1982/1983) – singer-songwriterThe Tenderloins (born 1976) – comedy troupe currently composed of Joseph "Joe" Gatto, James "Murr" Murray, Brian "Q" Quinn, and Salvatore "Sal" VulcanoStuds Terkel (1912–2008) – author and historianMilton Terris (1915–2002) – public health physician and epidemiologistRoy M. Terry (1915–1988) – Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force Vinny Testaverde (born 1963) – football playerTeyana Taylor (born 1990) – singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, director and modelIrving Thalberg (1899–1936) – film producerIanthe Thomas (1951-2002) - authorLeon Thomas III (born 1993) – actorSoren Thompson (born 1981) – two-time Olympic and team World Champion épée fencerJohnny Thunders (1952–1991) – rock musicianGene Tierney (1920–1991) – actressHarry Tietlebaum – organized crime figureLouis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) – artistDennis Tito (born 1940) – engineer, entrepreneur, and first space tourist Matt Titus – professional matchmakerJames Toback (born 1944) – screenwriter and directorIsabella Tobias (born 1991) – ice dancerLola Todd (1904–1995) – silent film actressBill Todman (1916–1979) – game show producerMichael Tolkin (born 1950) – filmmaker and novelistMarisa Tomei (born 1964) – actressJoe Torre (born 1940) – baseball player and managerDouglas Townsend (1921–2012) – composer and musicologistMichelle Trachtenberg (born 1985) – actressMary Travers (1936–2009) – singer with Peter, Paul, and Mary Payson J. Treat (1879–1972) – Japanologist[27] Alex Treves (1929–2020) – Italian-born American Olympic fencerBernard Trink (1931–2020) – columnistDonald Trump (born 1946) – 45th and 47th President of the United States , businessmanDonald Trump Jr. (born 1977) – businessmanEric Trump (born 1984) – businessmanFred Trump (1905–1999) – real estate developer and philanthropistIvanka Trump (born 1970) – businesswomanTiffany Trump (born 1993) – socialiteBarbara Tuchman (1912–1989) – historian; authorRichard Tucker (1913–1975) – opera tenorGene Tunney (1897–1978) – 1926–28 heavyweight boxing championJohn V. Tunney (1934–2018) – former U.S. SenatorJohn Turturro (born 1957) – actor and directorWilliam Tweed (1823–1878) – politicianLiv Tyler (born 1977) – actressSteven Tyler (born 1948) – singer, Aerosmith Mike Tyson (born 1966) – boxerNeil deGrasse Tyson (born 1958) – astronomer, science communicator
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Michael Wachter (born 1943) – professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School Stanley M. Wagner (1932–2013) – rabbi and academicJosh Waitzkin (born 1976) – chess player, martial arts competitor, and authorChristopher Walken (born 1943) – actorAdam Walker (born 1963) – football playerHezekiah Walker (born 1962) – bishop and gospel artistJimmy Walker (1881–1946) – Mayor of New York City Kemba Walker (born 1990) – basketball playerEli Wallach (1915–2014) – actorDonald A. Wallance – industrial designer[28] Fats Waller (1904–1943) – jazz pianistRudolf Wanderone (1913–1996) – professional pool playerCharles B. Wang (1944–2018) – businessman and philanthropistVera Wang (born 1949) – fashion designerBree Warren – modelRaees Warsi (born 1963) – poet, journalist, and social workerKerry Washington (born 1977) – actressDamon Wayans (born 1960) – actor and producerDwayne Wayans (born 1956) – director, producer, and writerKeenen Ivory Wayans (born 1958) – actor, director, producer, and writerKim Wayans (born 1961) – actressMarlon Wayans (born 1972) – actor and producerNadia Wayans (born 1961) – actressShawn Wayans (born 1971) – actor and producerMichael Weatherly (born 1968) – actorSigourney Weaver (born 1949) – actressBrian Wecht (born 1975) – musician, producer for Ninja Sex Party and Starbomb , and member of Game Grumps Steven Weinberg (1933–2021) – Nobel Prize-winning physicistGabriel P. Weisberg (born 1942) – art historianMalina Weissman (born 2003) – child actressTuesday Weld (born 1943) – actressT. Tileston Wells , (1865–1946) – attorney and the Romanian Consul GeneralSheck Wes (born 1998) – rapperLeslie West (1945–2020) – rock musicianMae West (1893–1980) – actressNathanael West (1903–1940) – authorEdith Wharton (1862–1937) – authorJoss Whedon (born 1964) – writer, director, producer, and composerMaggie Wheeler (born 1961) – actressSahvir Wheeler – basketball playerBilly Whitlock – blackface performerGertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–1942) – sculptor and art patronEdward W. Whitson (1849–?) – Wisconsin State AssemblymanKristen Wiig (born 1973) – actress, comedian, and writerMatthew Wilder (born 1953) – singer and musicianCharles Wilkes (1798–1877) – naval officer and explorerLenny Wilkens (born 1937) – basketball player and coachBilly Dee Williams (born 1937) – actorVanessa L. Williams (born 1963) – singer and actressWalter Winchell (1897–1972) – newspaper and radio gossip commentatorHarry Winitsky – political activist; founding member of the Communist Party USA Dean Winters (born 1964) – actorMike Witteck (1964–1990) – football playerIra Wolfert (1908–1997) – war correspondent and writerGeorge Worth – born György Woittitz (1915–2006), Olympic medalist saber fencerN'Bushe Wright (born 1969) - actressJames Hood Wright (1836–1894) – businessmanTanisha Wright (born 1983) – former WNBA player and current head coach of the Atlanta Dream William H. H. Wroe (1831–1897) – member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Jason Wu (born 1982) – fashion designerCharles Wuorinen (1938–2020) – composerTimothy Weah (born 2000) – soccer playerWillie Colón (born 1950) - Salsa Singer
These people were not born or adopted in New York City and raised elsewhere but are well known for living in New York City.
B
Lucille Ball (1911–1989) – comedian, actress, born in Jamestown, New York Count Basie (1904–1984) – jazz pianist and band leader, born in Red Bank, New Jersey William Basinski (born 1958) – avant-garde composter, born in Austin, Texas Laura Joyce Bell (1854–1904) – contralto , wife of Digby Bell , born in London, EnglandIrving Berlin (1888–1989) – composer, lyricist, born in RussiaLeonard Bernstein (1918–1990) – conductor, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts Lewis Black (born 1948) – comedian, born in Silver Spring, Maryland C. L. Blood (1835–1908) – physician[30] Michael Bloomberg (born 1942) – businessman and mayor, born in Boston, Massachusetts Mary Booze (1878–1955) – first African-American woman to sit on the Republican National Committee , 1924–1948; moved to New York from Mound Bayou , Mississippi David Bowie (1947–2016) – English musician, actor, artist, born in London , England Marlon Brando Jr. (1924–2004) – actor, born in Omaha, Nebraska Brandy (born 1979) – singer, born in McComb, Mississippi Lottie Briscoe (1883–1950) – stage and silent film actress, born in St. Louis, Missouri Tom Brokaw (born 1940) – television journalist, born in Webster, South Dakota Orestes Brownson (1803–1876) – writer, abolitionist, pro-labor reformer, Catholic apologist, born in Stockbridge, Vermont David Byrne (born 1952) – musician, born in Dumbarton, Scotland
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Sid Caesar (1922–2014) – comedian and actor, born in Yonkers Antón Cabaleiro (born 1977) – visual artist born in SpainMariah Carey (born 1969) – singer, born in Huntington, New York Wendy Carlos (born 1939) – musician, born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island Stokely Carmichael (1941–1998) – political activist, born in Port of Spain , Trinidad and TobagoArt Carney (1918–2003) – actor, born in Mount Vernon, New York Enrico Caruso (1873–1921) – opera tenor, born in Naples , ItalyWilla Cather (1876–1974) – author, born in Back Creek Valley, Virginia Connie Chung (born 1946) – television journalist, born in Washington, D.C.Madonna (born 1958) – singer-songwriter, actress, director, born in Bay City, Michigan Dick Clark (1929-2012) – TV personality and producer, born in Mount Vernon, New York Chelsea Clinton (born 1980) – daughter of President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , born in Little Rock, Arkansas DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828) – Senator and Governor of New York , born in Napanoch , New YorkGeorge M. Cohan (1878–1942) – entertainer and songwriter, born in Providence, Rhode Island J. Cole (born 1985) – rapper, artist, born in Frankfurt, Germany Anthony Comstock (1844–1915) – reformer, born in New Canaan, Connecticut Nanette Comstock (1866–1942) – Broadway actress, born in Albany, New York Bill Cosby (born 1937) – actor and comedian, born in PhiladelphiaBilly Crawford (born 1982) – singer, born in Manila, PhilippinesFanny Crosby (1820–1915) – hymn writer, born in Southeast, New York Tom Cruise (born 1962) – actor, born in Syracuse, New York Bill Cullen (1920-1990) – radio host, born in Pittsburgh
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Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749–1838) – librettist to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and professor of Italian at Columbia University , born in Ceneda, Italy Varina Banks Howell Davis (1826–1906) – wife of Confederate president, born in MississippiSylvia Day (born 1973) – author, born in Los AngelesMike Dean (born 1965) – hip hop record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, born in HoustonMac DeMarco (born 1990) – singer-songwriter, born in Duncan, British Columbia , CanadaThomas E. Dewey (1902–1971) – Governor of New York Vin Diesel (born 1967) – actorMarlene Dietrich (1901–1992) – actress, born in Berlin, GermanyJoe DiMaggio (1914–1999) – baseball player, born in CaliforniaDavid Dinkins (1927-2020) – former Mayor of New York City , born in Trenton, New Jersey George Washington Dixon (1801–1861) – performer, newspaper editorKevin Durant (born 1988) – basketball player, born in Washington D.C.[31] Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) – abolitionist, born in Cordova, Maryland Francis P. Duffy (1871–1932) – priest, World War I chaplain to 69th New York Infantry Regiment , born in CanadaBob Dylan (born 1941) – singer-songwriter, born in Duluth, Minnesota
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Lee Falk (1911–1999) – cartoonist, born in St. LouisBarbara Feldon (born 1933) – writer and retired actressMillard Fillmore (1800–1874) – U.S. president, born in Summerhill, New York Bobby Fischer (1943–2008) – chess champion, born in ChicagoElla Fitzgerald (1917–1996) – jazz singer, born in Newport News, Virginia Barthold Fles (1902–1989) – Dutch-born literary agentJake Flores — comedianSteve Forbes (born 1947) – publisher, born in Morristown, New Jersey Heather Foster (born 1966) – Jamaican-born professional bodybuilderFelix Frankfurter (1882–1965) – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , born in Vienna, AustriaHenry Clay Frick (1849–1919) – businessman, born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
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Dave Gahan (born 1962) – Depeche Mode singer, born in Epping, Essex , United KingdomAlberta Gallatin (1861–1948) – stage and screen actress, born in Cabell County, West Virginia Greta Garbo (1905–1990) – actress, born in Stockholm, SwedenDizzy Gillespie (1917–1993) – jazz trumpet player, born in Cheraw, South Carolina Miguel Gómez (born 1974) – photographer, born in Bogotá, Colombia
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Bobby Hackett (1915–1976) – jazz musician, born in Providence, Rhode Island Thomas S. Hamblin (1800–1853) – actor, manager of the Bowery Theater Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804) – U.S. Founding Father , born in the West IndiesTownsend Harris (1804–1878) – first U.S. diplomat in Japan, one of the founders of the City College of New York , born in Sandy Hill, New York Mariska Hargitay (born 1964) – actress, born in Santa Monica, California Randy Harrison (born 1977) – actor, born in New Hampshire and formerly of Alpharetta, Georgia Deborah Harry (born 1945) – singer, actress, born in Union City, New Jersey Francis L. Hawks (1798–1866) – politician; priest, Episcopal Church ; born in New Bern , North CarolinaCarlton Hayes (1882–1964) – history professor at Columbia University , ambassador to Spain, born in Afton , New YorkAshton Hayward (born 1969) – former mayor of Pensacola , born in Pensacola, Florida O. Henry (1862–1910) – author, born in Greensboro, North Carolina Tommy Hilfiger (born 1951) – fashion designer, born in Elmira, New York Herman Hollerith (1860–1929) – inventor, born in Buffalo, New York Lester Holt (born 1959) — journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC , born in San FranciscoIan Hornak (1944–2002) – realist painter, born in PhiladelphiaHarry Houdini (1874–1926) – legendary illusionist and escape artist; born in Budapest, HungaryMatt Hoyle - Photographer, previously lived in Los Angeles and AustraliaLangston Hughes (1901–1967) – poet, born in Joplin, Missouri
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Kyrie Irving (born 1992) – basketball player, born in Australia, grew up in New JerseyJ
Janet Jackson (born 1966) – singer, born in Gary, Indiana Jane Jacobs (1916–2006) – economist, urban theorist, and activistJonTron (born 1990) – YouTuber , co-creator of Game Grumps Rancho Palos Verdes, California Kamara James (1984–2014) – Olympic fencer, born in Kingston, JamaicaKevin James (born 1965) – actor, born in Mineola, New York Joe Solomon (1930–2023) — cricketer, born in Port Mourant , Berbice, British Guiana Peter Jennings (1938–2005) – television journalist, born in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDerek Jeter (born 1974) – baseball player, born in New JerseyWeijia Jiang (born 1983)- reporter for WCBS-TV , now at CBS News in Washington, born in Xiamen , Fujian, ChinaPaddy Johnson – art critic
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Gabriel Kahane – musician, born in Venice Beach, California Tim Keller (1950–2023) – speaker, pastor, born in Lehigh, PennsylvaniaRobert F. Kennedy (1925–1968) – U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator, born in Brookline, Massachusetts Tom Kennedy (1927-2020) – game show hostJack Kerouac (1922–1969) – writer most famously associated with the [Beat movement]Kiesza (born 1989) (full name Kiesza Rae Ellestad) – musician, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist, born in Calgary , Alberta , CanadaLisa Kudrow (born 1963) – actress, born in Encino, California Howard Kyle (1861–1950) – actor and founding member of Actors' Equity , born in Shullsburg, Wisconsin
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Kirke La Shelle (1862–1905) – playwright and theatrical producer, born in Wyoming, Illinois Lachi – singer-songwriter, born in Towson, Maryland John Layfield (born 1966) – professional wrestler, born in Sweetwater, Texas Heath Ledger (1979–2008) – Australian actorAmy Lee (born 1981) – singer, born in Riverside, California Spike Lee (born 1957) – film director and actor, born in AtlantaJohn Lennon (1940–1980) – Singer, Songwriter, Activist. Lennon has a memorial in New York's Central Park . The memorial is named after The Beatles song Strawberry Fields Forever .Pierre Lorillard IV (1833–1901) – tobacco mogul, born in Westchester , New YorkMike Lupica (born 1952) – journalist, author, born in Oneida, New York Fran Lebowitz (born 1950) – author and public speaker, born in Morristown, New Jersey
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Ralph Macchio (born 1961) – actor, born on Long IslandAli MacGraw (born 1939) – actress, born in Pound Ridge, New York Earl Manigault (1944–1998) – basketball player, born in Charleston, South Carolina Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) – baseball Hall of Famer, born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma Dean Martin (1917–1995) – singer and actor, born in OhioRicky Martin (born 1971) – singer, born in Puerto RicoJackie Mason (1928–2021) – comedian and actor, born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin Jan Matulka (1890–1972) – painter, born in Vlachovo Březí , Czech RepublicWillie Mays (1931–2024) – baseball Hall of Famer, born in AlabamaMike McAlary (1957–1998) – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, born in HonoluluJohn McCloskey (1810–1885) – first American-born cardinal, born in Brooklyn Rue McClanahan (1934–2010) – theater, television, and movie actress, born in OklahomaLinda McCartney (1941–1998) – photographer, wife of Beatle Paul McCartney John McEnroe (born 1959) – tennis player and TV commentator, born in GermanyZubin Mehta (born 1936) – orchestra conductor, born in Bombay , IndiaScott Mescudi (born 1984) – rapper, singer, songwriter, born in ClevelandSeth Meyers (born 1973) – comedian, actor, and television personality, born in Evanston, Illinois Adi Meyerson (born 1991) – jazz bassist, born in San Francisco, California Bette Midler (born 1945) – singer and actress, born in HonoluluNicki Minaj (born 1982) − rapper and actress, born in Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago Liza Minnelli (born 1946) – actress and singer, born in Hollywood, Los Angeles The Misshapes – DJs and party hostsMiyawaki (born 1990) – Singer-songwriter musicianMoondog (born Louis Hardin; 1916–1999) – eccentric street musician and poet, born in KansasGarry Moore (1915–1993) – television show host and producer, born in BaltimoreJohn Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) – businessman, born in Hartford, Connecticut Robert Moses (1888–1981) – NYC urban planner and developer, born in New Haven, Connecticut Andrew M. Murstein (born 1964) – taxi executive, founder of Medallion Financial
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Soledad O'Brien (born 1966) – television journalist, born in Saint James, New York John Joseph O'Connor (1920–2000) – Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of New York, born in Philadelphia , PennsylvaniaRosie O'Donnell (born 1962) – actress and television personality, born on Long IslandMary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (born 1986) – actresses and fashion designers, born in Sherman Oaks, California Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994) – First Lady of United States, born in Southampton, New York Yoko Ono (born 1933) – artist and singer-songwriter, born in Tokyo, JapanHaley Joel Osment (born 1988) – actor, born in Los AngelesGinny Owens (born 1975) – singer-songwriter, author and blogger, born in Jackson, Mississippi
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Charlie Parker (1920–1955) – musician in jazz, considered one of the greatest musicians of all timeSarah Jessica Parker (born 1965) – actress, born in Nelsonville, Ohio George A. Parkhurst (1841–1890) – actor, witnessed Lincoln assassination (born in New York State, died in New York City)Natalia Paruz – aka the "Saw Lady", subway musician, born in Givatayim , IsraelJames Patterson (born 1947) – authorKira Peikoff (born 1985) – novelist and journalistRonald Perelman (born 1943) – investor, owner of Revlon , born in Greensboro, North Carolina [34] Itzhak Perlman (born 1945) – violinist, born in Jaffa, Israel David Hyde Pierce (born 1959) – actor, born in Saratoga Springs, New York Alban W. Purcell (c. 1843 – 1913) – stage actor, born in Wadsworth, Ohio Mihajlo Pupin (1858–1935) physicist, born in Idvor , Austrian Empire
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Daniel Radcliffe (born 1989) – born in Fulham , London, England, United KingdomJohnny Ramone (1948–2004) – born on Long IslandAyn Rand (1905–1982) – Russian-born novelist and philosopherTony Randall (1920–2004) – actor, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma Susan Wu Rathbone (1921–2019) – Chinese-born community leader[35] Dan Rather (born 1931) – television news anchor, born in Wharton, Texas Ryan Reynolds (born 1976) – actor; born in Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaRaven-Symoné (born 1985) – actress and singer; born in AtlantaJohn D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) – businessman, born in Richford, New York Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) – composer, born on Long IslandAndrew Rooney (1919–2011) – CBS 60 Minutes Albany, New York Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) – U.S. president, born in Hyde Park, New York Dräco Rosa (born 1969) – composer, singer, and actor, born on Long IslandDamon Runyon (1880–1946) – journalist and playwright, born in Manhattan, Kansas Babe Ruth (1895–1948) – professional baseball player, born in Baltimore
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Samia (born 1996) – musicianTelly Savalas (1922–1994) – actor, born on Long IslandMenachem Mendel Schneersohn (1789–1866) – rabbi, leader of Chabad hasidic movement, born in Nikolaiv , Russian EmpirePatti Scialfa (born 1953) – singer-songwriter and guitaristAmy Sedaris (born 1961) – actress, author, and comedianDavid Sedaris (born 1956) — comedian and authorChloë Sevigny (born 1974) – actress, director, and fashion icon, born in Darien, ConnecticutJean Shafiroff – philanthropist and socialiteElizabeth Shepley Sergeant (1881–1965) – journalist and writer, born in Winchester, Massachusetts Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979) – Catholic bishop, author, TV show host, born in El Paso, Illinois Abraham Shiplacoff – Jewish-American trade union organizer and left wing political activist, born in Chernihiv , UkraineAlana Shipp – American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilderRyan Shore (born 1974) – composer, songwriter, and conductorBobby Short (1924–2005) – jazz musician, born in Danville, Illinois Joel Siegel (1943-2007) – film critic, born in Los AngelesPaul Simon (born 1941) – singer-songwriter, born in Newark Heights, New JerseyFrank Sinatra (1915–1998) – singer and actor, born in Hoboken, New Jersey Upton Sinclair (1878–1968) – author, born in BaltimorePatti Smith (born 1946) – singer and poet, born in ChicagoKevin Spacey (born 1959) – actor, director, writer, producer, and comedianRegina Spektor (born 1980) – singer-songwriter, born in Moscow, RussiaFrancis Spellman (1889–1967) – Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of New York, born in Whitman, Massachusetts Bruce Springsteen (born 1949) – singer-songwriter, guitarist, and humanitarianDylan Sprouse (born 1992) – actor, entrepreneur, born in Arezzo, Italy George Steinbrenner (1930-2010) – New York Yankees owner, born in Bay Village, Ohio Wilhelm Steinitz (1836–1900) – world chess champion, born in Prague, Czech RepublicMartha Stewart (born 1941) – designer and TV personality, born in Jersey City, New Jersey Sting (born 1951) – musician, born in EnglandShontelle (born 1985) — singer and songwriterEmma Stone (born 1988) – actress, born in Scottsdale, Arizona Michael Strahan (born 1971) – actor, television personality, and retired football player, born in HoustonMeryl Streep (born 1949) – actress, born in Summit, New Jersey Peter Stuyvesant (1610–1672) – Governor of New Netherland , born in Peperga , NetherlandsTaylor Swift (born 1989) – singer-songwriter
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Eva Tanguay (1878–1947) – vaudeville singer and comedian, born in QuebecNikola Tesla (1856–1943) – inventor, engineer and futurist, born in Smiljan , Austrian EmpirePankit Thakker (born 1981) – actorSamuel J. Tilden (1814–1886) – presidential candidate, born in New Lebanon, New York Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825) – U.S. vice president, born in Westchester County, New York Frederick Trump (1869–1918) – German-born businessmanMelania Trump (born 1970) – 45th and 47th First Lady of the United States and model, born in Novo Mesto , Yugoslavia[36]
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Rufus Wainwright (born 1973) – musician, born in Rhinebeck, New York John Evangelist Walsh (1927–2015) – writer and historian, editor of the Reader's Digest Bible Barbara Walters (1929–2022) – TV journalist and personality, born in BostonDean Wareham (born 1963) – singer-songwriter, born in New ZealandAndy Warhol (1928–1987) – artist, born in PittsburghDenzel Washington (born 1954) – actor, born in Mount Vernon, New York Walt Whitman (1819–1892) – poet and author, born in West Hills, New York Olivia Wilde (born 1984) – actressBarney Williams (1824–1876) – Irish-born comedianJayson Williams (born 1968) – basketball player, born in Ritter, South CarolinaKate Winslet (born 1975) - actress, born in Reading Berkshire, EnglandChristopher Woodrow (born 1977) – movie producer, born in Syracuse, New York Jason Wu (born 1982) – fashion designer
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Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz; 1925–1965) – American Muslim, Civil human rights activist
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