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- For a list of people from New York City, New York, see List of people from New York City.
People from the state of New York who have achieved fame or note include:
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[edit] Entertainment
[edit] Film/Theater/Dance/Modeling
- Woody Allen (1935-), actor, director and writer
- June Allyson (1917-2006), actress
- Alan Arkin (1934-), actor
- Alison Arngrim (1962-), actress, comedian
- Jean Arthur (1900-1991), actress
- Lauren Bacall (1924-), actress
- Lucille Ball (1911-1989), comedian, actress
- Anne Bancroft (1931-2005), actress
- Frances Bavier (1902 - 1989), actor
- Barbara Bel Geddes (1922-2005), actress
- William Bendix (1906-1964), actor
- Constance Bennett (1904-1965), actress
- Joan Blondell (1906-1979), actress
- Ann Blyth (1928-), actress
- Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957), actor
- Shirley Booth (1898-1992), actress
- Clara Bow (1905-1965), actress
- Adrien Brody (1973-), actor
- Mel Brooks (1926-), actor, producer, director
- James Caan (1940-), actor
- James Cagney (1899-1986), actor
- Jeff Chandler (1918-1961), actor
- Ruth Chatterton (1893-1961), actress
- Claudette Colbert (1903-1996), actress
- Billy Crudup (1968-), actor
- Tom Cruise (1962-), actor
- Tony Curtis (1925-), actor
- Claire Danes (1979-), actor
- Marion Davies (1897-1961), actress
- Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990), actor, singer
- Agnes de Mille (1905-1993), dancer, choreographer
- Robert De Niro (1943-), actor
- Kirk Douglas (1916-), actor
- Fran Drescher (1957-), actor
- Jimmy Durante (1893-1980), entertainer, actor, singer, comedian
- Alice Faye (1915-1998), actress
- Jane Fonda (1937-), actress
- John Garfield (1913-1952), actor
- Ben Gazzara (1930-), actor
- Jackie Gleason (1916-1987), actor
- Paulette Goddard (1910-1990), actress
- Elliott Gould (1938-), actor
- Anne Hathaway (1982-), actress
- Susan Hayward (1917-1975), actress
- Rita Hayworth (1918-1987), actress
- Judy Holliday (1921-1965), actress
- Rick Jason (1923-2000), actor
- Danny Kaye (1913-1987), actor, singer
- Ricki Lake (1968-), actress, talk-show host
- Veronica Lake (1922-1973), actress
- Burt Lancaster (1913-1994), actor
- Michael Landon (1936-1991), actor
- Lee Marvin (1924-1987), actor
- Walter Matthau (1920-2000), actor
- Ethel Merman (1908-1984), actor, singer
- Arthur Miller (1915-2005), playwright
- Robert Montgomery (1904-1981), actor
- Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953), playwright
- Anthony Perkins (1932-1992), actor
- George Raft (1895-1980), actor
- Christopher Reeve (1952-2004), actor
- Thelma Ritter (1902-1969), actress
- Ray Romano (1957-), actor, comedian
- Mickey Rooney (1920-), actor
- Martin Scorsese (1942-), director
- George Segal (1934-), actor
- Sylvia Sidney (1910-1999), actress
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990), actor
- Rod Steiger (1925-2002), actor
- Oliver Stone (1946-), director
- Ned Stuart (1945-), producer, screenwriter, composer, actor, operatic lyric baritone
- Gene Tierney (1920-1991), actress
- Claire Trevor (1910-2000), actress
- Tuesday Weld (1943-), actress
- Mae West (1893-1980), actor
[edit] Comedians/humorists
- Lucille Ball (1911-1989), comedian, actress
- Chico Marx (1887-1961), Vaudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
- Groucho Marx (1890-1977), Vaudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
- Harpo Marx (1888-1964), Vaudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
- Zeppo Marx (1901-1979), Vaudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
- Rosie O'Donnell (1962-), comedian
- Jerry Seinfeld (1954-), comedian, actor
- Christina Aguilera (1980-), singer
- Fiona Apple (1977-), singer
- Count Basie (1904-1984), jazz musician
- Pat Benatar (1953-), singer
- Mary J. Blige (1971-), singer
- Laura Branigan (1957-2004), singer
- Maria Callas (1923-1977), opera singer
- Mariah Carey (1970-), pop and r&b singer-songwriter
- Peter Cincotti(1983-) ,singer, songwriter, pianist
- Coko (1973-), singer (SWV)
- John Coltrane (1926-1967), jazz musician
- Aaron Copland (1900-1990), composer
- Warren Cuccurullo (1956-), rock guitarist
- Ella Fitzgerald (1918-1996), singer
- George Gershwin (1898-1937), composer
- Kim Gordon (1953-), bass guitarist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, visual artist (Sonic Youth)
- Joel Hirschhorn (1938-2005), songwriter
- Billie Holiday (1915-1959), jazz and blues singer
- Lena Horne (1917-), singer, actress
- Freddie Jackson (1956-), singer
- Billy Joel (1949-), pianist, singer-songwriter
- Jerome Kern (1885-1945), composer
- Alicia Keys (1981-),singer,songwriter
- Carole King (1942-), singer-songwriter
- Cyndi Lauper (1953-), singer
- Joe Locke (1959-), Jazz artist
- Jennifer Lopez (1970-), singer, actress, dancer
- The Untouchable DJ Drastic (1982-), DJ, Radio Personality, & Music Industry Professional
- Constantine Maroulis (1975-), singer
- Natalie Merchant(1962?-),singer-songwriter
- Stephanie Mills (1957-), singer
- Laura Nyro (1947-1997), singer-songwriter
- Joey Ramone (1952-2001), singer, songwriter (Ramones)
- Sharon Redd (1945-1992), singer
- Lou Reed (1942-), singer, songwriter, guitarist
- Paul Simon (1941-), singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Ronnie Spector (1943-), singer (The Ronettes)
- Barbra Streisand (1942-), singer, actress
- Luther Vandross (1951-2005), singer
- Mary Weiss (1948-), singer (The Shangri-Las)
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[edit] Business
- John Jacob Astor, fur trader , company founder
- Nicholas F. Brady, ceo Dillon Read, Sec of US Treasury
- Rayford Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates-fund mgrs
- C. Douglas Dillon, ceo Dillon Read,US Amb to France, Sec of US Treasury
- George Eastman (1854-1932), founder of the Eastman Kodak Co.
- E.H. Harriman errand boy, broker, blder of RR empire
- J.P. Morgan, banker, ceo, co. founder
- Henry Paulson, ceo Goldman Sachs, Sec of US Treasury
- Joseph R. Perella , M&A pro, banker , ceo
- Donald Regan, ceo Merrill Lynch, Sec of US Treasury
- John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), industrialist, philanthropist
- Robert Rubin, ceo Goldman Sachs, Sec of US Treasury
- Jacob Schiff Wall St exec, banker, Kuhn Loeb
- Donald Trump (1946-), billionaire entrepreneur
- Cornelius Vanderbilt, ferry & tug boat captain, company founder, esp RRs
- Sanford Weill, ceo Citigroup which he forged into global no.1 bank
[edit] Art/literature/journalism
- Scott Adams (1957-), cartoonist, creator of Dilbert
- William Bliss Baker (1859-1886), American landscape painter
- J. Bowyer Bell (1931-2003), historian, artist and art critic
- Melvil Dewey (1851-1931), originator of the Dewey Decimal System
- Washington Irving (1783-1859), author
- Henry James (1843-1916), author
- Matt Lauer (1957-), news anchor of The Today Show
- Norman Mailer (1923-), author
- Herman Melville (1819-1891), author, Moby-Dick
- Ogden Nash (1902-1971), poet
- John Reed (1969-), author, Snowball's Chance
- Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), painter
- David Sedaris (1956-), humorist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), artist
- Andrew Vachss, (1942-) author, activist, and lawyer
- Edith Wharton (1862-1937), author
- Walt Whitman (1819-1892), poet
- Brian Williams (1959-), news anchor of NBC Nightly News
[edit] Science/medicine
- Richard Axel (1946-), scientist, Nobel prize winner
- M. A. Benjaminson (1930-), microbiologist and biotechnologist, in vitro meat pioneer
- Gertrude B. Elion (1918-1999), biochemist, pharmacologist, Nobel prize winner
- Carl Sagan (1934-1996), astronomer
- Jonas Salk (1914-1995), scientist, developed first polio vaccine
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Infamous New Yorkers
- Jimmy Walker 1881-1946, NYC mayor forced into resigning by the Seabury Commission
- David Berkowitz (1953-), serial killer "Son of Sam"
- Ron Artest (1979-), basketball player (Sacramento Kings), nemesis by the Pistons fans because of the Pacers-Pistons brawl (born in Queens)
- A.J. Pierzynski (1976-), baseball player (Chicago White Sox), nemesis of 2005 American League Championship Series by Angels fans (born in Bridgehampton)
- Smush Parker (1981-), basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Joe Nathan (1974-), baseball player (Minnesota Twins), (born in Pine Bush)
- Shirley Winters (1948-), convicted arsonist and accused serial killer
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[edit] References
- ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.
