List of people from New York

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People from the state of New York who have achieved fame or note include:

Contents

1 Public office
2 Entertainment
3 Business
4 Art/literature/journalism
5 Science/medicine
6 Athletics
7 Infamous New Yorkers
8 Lawyers and jurists
9 Other
10 References

Parmenio Adams, sheriff and United States Congressman^[1]
Schuyler Colfax - US vice-president
John Jay (1745-1829), first Chief Justice of the United States
Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), 13^th President of the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1883-1945), 32^nd President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 25^th Vice President and 26^th President of the United States
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), 8^th President of the United States

Woody Allen (1935-), actor, director and writer
Lucille Ball (1911-1989), comedian, actress
Frances Bavier (1902 - 1989), actor
Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957), actor
James Cagney (1899-1986), actor
Billy Crudup (1968-), actor
Tom Cruise (1962-), actor
Claire Danes (1979-), actor
Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990), actor, singer
Agnes de Mille (1905-1993), dancer, choreographer
Robert De Niro (1943-), actor
Fran Drescher (1957-), actor
Jimmy Durante (1893-1980), entertainer, actor, singer, comedian
Jackie Gleason (1916-1987), actor
Anne Hathaway (1982-), actress
Rick Jason (1923-2000), actor
Ethel Merman (1908-1984), actor, singer
Arthur Miller (1915-2005), playwright
Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953), playwright
Christopher Reeve (1952-2004), actor
Ray Romano (1957-), actor, comedian
Mickey Rooney (1920-), actor
Martin Scorsese (1942-), director
Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990), actor
Oliver Stone (1946-), director
Mae West (1893-1980), actor

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
Dennis Tucker (1972-), cartoonist

Count Basie (1904-1984), jazz musician
Maria Callas (1923-1977), opera singer
Mariah Carey (1970-), pop and r&b singer-songwriter
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
Joel Hirschhorn (1938-2005), songwriter
Billie Holiday (1915-1959), jazz and blues singer
Billy Joel (1949-), pianist, singer-songwriter
Jerome Kern (1885-1945), composer
Alicia Keys (1981-),singer,songwriter
Joe Locke (1959-), Jazz artist
Jennifer Lopez (1970-), singer, actress, dancer
Constantine Maroulis (1975-), singer
Natalie Merchant(1962?-),singer-songwriter
Joey Ramone (1952-2001), singer
Barbra Streisand (1942-), singer, actor
Steven Tyler (1948-) singer, Aerosmith
Jerry Jeff Walker (1942-), singer-songwriter, Ambassador to belize
Eric West (1982-), model, actor, pop music singer
Fiona Apple (1977-) singer
Lou Reed-

Paul Simon

George Eastman (1854-1932), founder of the Eastman Kodak Co.
John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), industrialist, philanthropist
Donald Trump (1946-), billionaire entrepreneur

Scott Adams (1957-), cartoonist, creator of Dilbert
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
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

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947-), NBA Finals]] player
Mick Foley (1965-), professional wrestler and author
Julius Erving (1950-), NBA Finals]] player
Lou Gehrig (1903-1941), Baseball Hall of Famer
Sandy Koufax (1935-), Baseball Hall of Famer
Stephon Marbury (1977-), NBA Finals]] player
Alex Rodriguez (1975-), MLB player
Carl Yastrzemski (1939-), Baseball Hall of Famer

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)

Kumiki Gibson

Harry Houdini (1874-1926), magician
Margaret Sanger (1879-1966), activist
Richard Stallman (1953-), programmer of Emacs, founder of GNU
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1. ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.

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