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of New York, or for whom New York is a significant part of their identity.

Government and politics

Presidents

Donald Trump official portrait (cropped)

Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He previously served as the 20th vice president under President James ...

(1829–1886), 20th Vice President and 21st President of the United States –

Schenectady Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Y ...

Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...

(1782–1862), 8th Vice President and 8th President of the United States – Kinderhook *

Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...

(1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States – Fayetteville *

Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853; he was the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former member of the U.S. House of Represen ...

(1800–1874), 12th Vice President and 13th President of the United States –

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The m ...

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

(1858–1919), 25th Vice President and 26th President of the United States –

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

(1883–1945), 32nd President of the United States – Hyde Park *

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...

(born 1946), 45th President of the United States –

Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

Vice presidents

* Aaron Burr (1756–1836), 3rd Vice President of the United States –

* George Clinton (1739–1812), 4th Vice President of the United States – Little Britain *

Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the Hous ...

(1823–1885), 17th Vice President of the United States – Manhattan * Levi P. Morton (1824–1920), 22nd Vice President of the United States – Albany * Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), 41st Vice President of the United States – Albany * James S. Sherman (1855–1912), 27th Vice President of the United States – Utica *

Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins (June 21, 1774 – June 11, 1825) was an American politician. He was the fifth governor of New York from 1807 to 1817, and the sixth vice president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Born in Scarsdale, New York, Tompkins ...

(1774–1825), 6th Vice President of the United States – Scarsdale * William A. Wheeler (1819–1887), 19th Vice President of the United States –

Malone Malone is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John. People * Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin * Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...

Governors

* DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), 6th Governor of New York, built the

Erie Canal The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, vastly reducing t ...

Andrew Cuomo Andrew Mark Cuomo ( ; ; born December 6, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position that his father, Mario Cu ...

(born 1957), 56th Governor of New York, praised for his handling of the

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, but forced into resigning amid sexual harassment allegations *

Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo (, ; June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuomo previously served as ...

(1932–2015), 52nd Governor of New York, father of Andrew Cuomo, praised public speaker and

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Howard Dean Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American physician, author, lobbyist, and retired politician who served as the 79th governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2005 to 2009 ...

(born 1948), former

Governor of Vermont The governor of Vermont is the head of government of Vermont. The officeholder is elected in even-numbered years by direct voting for a term of 2 years. Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every ...

(1991–2003), and 2004 Democratic candidate for president *

Thomas E. Dewey Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician who served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican candidate for president in 1944 and 1948: although ...

(1902–1971), 47th Governor of New York, Republican nominee for president in

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and 1948 *

Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an American statesman, politician and jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the ...

(1862–1948), 36th Governor of New York, Secretary of State, 11th Chief Justice of the United States and 1916 Republican presidential nominee *

Kathy Hochul Kathleen Hochul ( ; née Courtney; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician serving as the 57th governor of New York since August 24, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, she is New York's first female governor, as well as the first ...

(born 1958), 57th (incumbent) Governor of New York, and first woman to hold that position *

John Jay John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, abolitionist, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as the second governor of New York and the f ...

(1745–1829), 1st Chief Justice of the United States, 2nd Governor of New York, and 8th

President of the Continental Congress The president of the United States in Congress Assembled, known unofficially as the president of the Continental Congress and later as the president of the Congress of the Confederation, was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress, the ...

David Paterson David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to December 2010. ...

(born 1954), 55th Governor of New York, first African American Governor & Lt. Governor of New York *

George Pataki George Elmer Pataki (; born June 24, 1945) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 53rd governor of New York from 1995 to 2006. An attorney by profession, Pataki was elected mayor of his hometown of Peekskill, New York, and went on ...

(born 1945), 53rd Governor of New York, governor during the

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Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour (May 31, 1810February 12, 1886) was an American politician. He served as Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1868 United States presidential elec ...

(1810–1886), 18th Governor of New York and 1868 Democratic presidential nominee * Al Smith (1873–1944), 42nd Governor of New York and 1928 Democratic presidential candidate * Samuel J. Tilden (1814–1886), 25th Governor of New York and 1876 Republican presidential candidate

Senators

* Barbara Boxer (born 1940), longtime California Senator (1993–2017) –

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...

(born 1947), former

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(2009–2013), New York Senator (2000–2009), and former First Lady (1993–2000);

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

Democratic nominee for president –

Chappaqua Chappaqua ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. It is approximately north of New York City. The hamlet is served by the Chappaqua station of the Met ...

Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He is remembered today as the leader of the ...

(1829–1888), New York Senator (1867–1881) and leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party – Albany *

Al Franken Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...

(born 1951), Minnesota Senator (2009–2018) – New York City *

Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...

(born 1966), New York Senator since 2009 – Albany * Bob Menendez (born 1954), New Jersey Senator since 2006 – New York City *

Chris Murphy Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States H ...

(born 1973), former Congressman (2007–2013) and current Connecticut Senator since 2013 – White Plains * Bernie Sanders (born 1941), Vermont Senator since 2007, former Mayor of Burlington, Vermont (1981–1989) and 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate –

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

Chuck Schumer Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, an ...

(born 1950), Democratic Leader of the United States Senate since 2017 and long-time New York Senator since 1999 cousin of comedian Amy Schumer – Brooklyn * Robert F. Wagner (1877–1953), New York Senator (1927–1949) –

Mayors

* Bill de Blasio (born 1961), 109th (incumbent) Mayor of New York City * Michael Bloomberg (born 1942), 108th Mayor of New York City (2002–2013) * Rudy Giuliani (born 1944), 107th Mayor of New York City (1994–2001), mayor during the

David Dinkins David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 – November 23, 2020) was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993. He was the first African American to hold the office. Before enteri ...

(1927-2020), 106th Mayor of New York City (1990-1993), first

African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ...

Mayor of New York City *

Ed Koch Edward Irving Koch ( ; December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was ma ...

(1924–2013) 105th Mayor of New York City (1978–1989) *

Fiorello La Guardia Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (; born Fiorello Enrico LaGuardia, ; December 11, 1882September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives and served as the 99th Mayor of New York City fro ...

(1882–1947), 99th Mayor of New York City (1934–1945) *

John Lindsay John Vliet Lindsay (; November 24, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American politician and lawyer. During his political career, Lindsay was a U.S. congressman, mayor of New York City, and candidate for U.S. president. He was also a regular ...

(1921–2000), 103rd Mayor of New York City (1966–1973) *

Stephanus Van Cortlandt Stephanus van Cortlandt (May 7, 1643 – November 25, 1700) was the first native-born mayor of New York City, a position which he held from 1677 to 1678 and from 1686 to 1688. He was the patroon of Van Cortlandt Manor and was on the governor' ...

(1643–1700), 17th, and first native-born, mayor of New York City (1677–1678 and 1686–1688) *

Robert Anderson Van Wyck Robert Anderson Van Wyck ( ;Paumgarten, Nick"The Van Wyck Question" ''The New Yorker'', June 11, 2001. Accessed September 12, 2008. July 20, 1849November 14, 1918) was the first mayor of New York City after the consolidation of the five boroughs ...

(1849–1918), 91st Mayor of New York City (1898–1901), first Mayor post-consolidation *

Robert F. Wagner Jr. Robert Ferdinand Wagner II (April 20, 1910 – February 12, 1991) was an American politician who served three terms as the mayor of New York City from 1954 through 1965. When running for his third term, he broke with the Tammany Hall leadership ...

(1910–1991), 102nd Mayor of New York City (1954–1965) *

Jimmy Walker James John Walker (June 19, 1881November 18, 1946), known colloquially as Beau James, was mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932. A flamboyant politician, he was a liberal Democrat and part of the powerful Tammany Hall machine. He was forced t ...

(1881–1946), flamboyant 97th Mayor of New York City (1926–1932) forced into resigning by the

Seabury Commission The Hofstadter Committee, also known as the Seabury investigations, was a joint legislative committee formed by the New York State Legislature on behalf of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt to probe into corruption in New York City, especially the mag ...

Other politicians

Parmenio Adams Parmenio Adams (September 9, 1776 – February 19, 1832) was a businessman and politician from New York. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Biography Adams was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, to Parmenio Adams and ...

(1776–1832), sheriff and US Congressman * Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986),

New York State Senator The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. Partisan compo ...

Mario Biaggi Mario Biaggi (October 26, 1917 – June 24, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, and police officer. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1969 to 1988. Prior to his political career, Biagg ...

(1917-2015), decorated policeman and US Congressmen *

Shirley Chisholm Shirley Anita Chisholm ( ; ; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional distr ...

(1924–2005), US Congresswoman and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate * John "J.J." Dewey (1822–1891), territorial legislator in Minnesota * William H. Donaldson (born 1931), 27th Chairman of the

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The primary purpose of the SEC is to enforce the law against market ...

Geraldine Ferraro Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 March 26, 2011) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee ...

(1935–2011), US Congresswoman from NY and first female Vice Presidential candidate of a major political party in 1984 * Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804), 1st

US Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...

Zach Iscol Zach Iscol (born August 18, 1978) is an American civil servant, non-profit executive, politician, and armed forces veteran who serves as Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management. Iscol is a United States Marine veteran and was a D ...

(born 1978), US Marine Corps veteran, entrepreneur, candidate in the

2021 New York City Comptroller election The 2021 New York City Comptroller election consisted of Democratic and Republican primaries for New York City Comptroller on June 22, 2021, followed by a general election on November 2, 2021. The primaries were the first NYC Comptroller electio ...

Boris Johnson Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (; born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer and journalist who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as F ...

(born 1964),

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As modern ...

Lazarus Joseph Lazarus Joseph (January 25, 1891 – May 23, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician from New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a New York State Senator from 1934 to 1945, and was the New York City Comptroller from 1946 to ...

(1891–1966), NY State Senator and

New York City Comptroller The Office of Comptroller of New York City, a position established in 1801, is the chief financial officer and chief auditor of the city agencies and their performance and spending. The comptroller also reviews all city contracts, handles the s ...

* Jack Kemp (1935–2009), NFL football player for the Buffalo Bills, Secretary of Housing under President George H. W. Bush, and 1996 Republican nominee for vice president under Bob Dole *

Caroline Kennedy Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author, attorney, and diplomat serving in the Biden administration as the United States Ambassador to Australia since 2022. She previously served in the Obama administration as th ...

(born 1957), former

U.S. Ambassador to Japan The is the ambassador from the United States of America to Japan. History Since the opening of Japan by Commodore Matthew C. Perry, in 1854, the U.S. has maintained diplomatic relations with Japan, except for the ten-year period between t ...

(2013–2017), and daughter of former president

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

and former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis * William Loeb Jr. (1866–1937), secretary to President Theodore Roosevelt * Joseph McGoldrick (1901–1978), NYC Comptroller and NY State Residential Rent Control Commissioner, lawyer, and professor *

Harvey Milk Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Milk was born and raised in ...

(1930–1978), first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California *

William M. Tweed William Magear Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878), often erroneously referred to as William "Marcy" Tweed (see below), and widely known as "Boss" Tweed, was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany ...

(1823–1878), known as "Boss" Tweed;

Grand Sachem Sachems and sagamores are paramount chiefs among the Algonquians or other Native American tribes of northeastern North America, including the Iroquois. The two words are anglicizations of cognate terms (c. 1622) from different Eastern A ...

Tammany Hall Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Columbian Order, was a New York City political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789 as the Tammany Society. It became the main loc ...

First Ladies

Mrs Kennedy in the Diplomatic Reception Room cropped

Barbara Bush Barbara Pierce Bush (June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018) was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of President George H. W. Bush, and the founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. She previously w ...

(1925–2018), First Lady of the United States as the wife of George H. W. Bush * Rose Cleveland (1846–1918), First Lady of the United States as the wife of

* Abigail Fillmore (1798–1853), First Lady of the United States as the wife of

Mary Arthur McElroy Mary McElroy (; July 5, 1841 – January 8, 1917) was the sister of the 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, and served as a hostess (acting as the first lady) for his administration (1881–1885). She assumed the ...

(1841–1917), acting First Lady of the United States as the sister of

Elizabeth Monroe Elizabeth Monroe ( ''née'' Kortright; June 30, 1768 – September 23, 1830) was the first lady of the United States from 1817 to 1825, as the wife of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States. Due to the fragile condition of Elizabe ...

(1768–1830), First Lady of the United States as the wife of

James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was ...

* Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), First Lady of the United States as the wife of

Frances Cleveland Frances Clara Cleveland Preston (née Folsom born as Frank Clara; July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was an American socialite, education activist, and the first lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889, and again from 1893 to 1897 as t ...

(1864–1947), First Lady of the United States as the wife of Grover Cleveland * Nancy Reagan (1921–2016), First Lady of the United States as the wife of Ronald Reagan *

Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt () (October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four ...

(1884–1962), First Lady of the United States as the wife of

Julia Gardiner Tyler Julia Tyler ( ''née'' Gardiner; May 4, 1820 – July 10, 1889) was the second wife of John Tyler, who was the tenth president of the United States. As such, she served as the first lady of the United States from June 26, 1844, to March 4, 184 ...

(1820–1889), First Lady of the United States as the wife of

John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig tick ...

Priscilla Cooper Tyler Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler (June 14, 1816 – December 29, 1889) was the daughter-in-law of John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States. She served as official White House hostess and first lady of the United States from September ...

(1816–1889), First Lady of the United States as the wife of John Tyler

Entertainment

Film, television, theater, and dance

Robert Downey Jr 2014 Comic Con (cropped)

Whoopi Goldberg at a NYC No on Proposition 8 Rally

Scarlett Johansson by Gage Skidmore 2 (cropped, 2)

Spike Lee at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

Regis Philbin at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

George Abbott George Francis Abbott (June 25, 1887 – January 31, 1995) was an American theatre producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned eight decades. Early years Abbott was born in Forestville, New Yo ...

(1887–1995), stage producer *

Eva Allen Alberti Eva Allen Alberti (April 4, 1856 – March 6, 1938) was an American dramatics teacher who specialized in the American meaning of pantomime i.e. mime. Her students were actors, teachers, directors and producers including, Prof. Gertrude Colby, Jane ...

(1856-1938), dramatics teacher *

Gia Allemand Gia Marie Allemand (December 20, 1983 – August 14, 2013) was an American actress, model, and reality television contestant. She was known for appearing in ''Maxim'' and competing on two ABC reality shows '' The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love'' ...

(1983–2013), actress *

Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...

(born 1935), actor, director, and writer * June Allyson (1917–2006), actress * Tyler Alvarez (born 1997), actor *

Michael Angarano Michael Anthony Angarano (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor. He became known for his roles in the film '' Music of the Heart'' (1999) and the television series '' Cover Me'' (2000–2001), as well as for playing a recurring role as Ell ...

(born 1987), actor *

Diane Arbus Diane Arbus (; née Nemerov; March 14, 1923 – July 26, 1971
" The New York ...

(1923–1971), photographer *

Moisés Arias Moisés Arias (born April 18, 1994), is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Rico in the Disney Channel series '' Hannah Montana'', Biaggio in the 2013 Sundance film ''The Kings of Summer'', Cokestraw in the 2019 SXSW comedy-dra ...

(born 1994), actor *

Alan Arkin Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an American actor, director and screenwriter known for his performances on stage and screen. Throughout his career spanning over six decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award ...

(born 1934), actor *

Alison Arngrim Alison Margaret Arngrim (born January 18, 1962) is an American actress and author. Beginning her television career at the age of twelve, Arngrim is a Young Artist Award– Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award honoree, best known for he ...

(born 1962), actress and comedian *

Rosanna Arquette Rosanna Lisa Arquette (; born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film ''The Executioner's Song'' (1982), and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for th ...

(born 1959), actress *

Jean Arthur Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American Broadway and film actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s. Arthur had feature roles in three F ...

(1900–1991), actress * Jake T. Austin (born 1994), actor *

Awkwafina Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, ''Yellow Ra ...

(born 1988), actress, rapper, and comedian * Lauren Bacall (1924–2014), actress * Morena Baccarin (born 1979), Brazilian-born actress * Alec Baldwin (born 1958), actor, producer, and comedian *

Daniel Baldwin Daniel Leroy Baldwin (born October 5, 1960) is an American actor. He is the second oldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors. Baldwin played the role of Detective Beau Felton in the NBC TV series '' Homicide: Life on the Str ...

(born 1960), actor, director, and producer *

Stephen Baldwin Stephen Andrew Baldwin (born May 12, 1966) is an American actor, producer and director. He has appeared in the films '' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), '' Posse'' (1993), '' 8 Seconds'' (1994), ''Threesome'' (1994), ''The Usual Suspects'' ...

(born 1966), actor, author, and producer *

William Baldwin William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963), Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. known also as Billy Baldwin,is an American ...

(born 1963), actor, producer, and writer *

Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golde ...

(1911–1989), actress *

Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two ...

(1931–2005), actress * Joseph Barbera (1911–2006), animator, producer, and director * Mikhail Baryshnikov (born 1948), ballet dancer *

Frances Bavier Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, she worked in film and television from the 1950s until the 1970s. She is best known for her role o ...

(1902–1989), actor * Barbara Bel Geddes (1922–2005), actress *

William Bendix William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film, radio, and television actor, who typically played rough, blue-collar characters. He is best remembered for his role in ''Wake Island'', which earned him an Academy ...

(1906–1964), actor *

Constance Bennett Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress and producer. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s; during the early 1930s, she was the highest-paid ...

(1904–1965), actress *

Matt Bennett Matt Bennett (born November 13, 1991) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Victorious'' and for starring in the Will Ferrell-produced film ''The Virginity Hit''. Early life Bennett ...

(born 1991), actor *

Mabelle Biggart Mabelle Biggart (February 22, 1861 – ?) was an American educator, dramatic reader, preacher, and writer. In 1890, Biggart was in charge of the department of elocution at the Chautauqua assembly of Glen Park, Colorado, and that she was giving exer ...

(1861-unknown), dramatic reader, preacher *

Yasmine Bleeth Yasmine Amanda Bleeth (born June 14, 1968) is an American actress and model. Her television roles include Caroline Holden on ''Baywatch'', Ryan Fenelli on '' Ryan's Hope'', and LeeAnn Demerest on '' One Life to Live''. Early life and career B ...

(born 1968), actress *

Corbin Bleu Corbin Bleu Reivers (; born February 21, 1989), known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor and singer. He made his acting debut in the 2004 adventure comedy film '' Catch That Kid''. He has since appeared in the Discovery Kids d ...

(born 1989), actor, model, singer-songwriter, dancer, and film producer *

Joan Blondell Joan Blondell (born Rose Joan Bluestein; August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress who performed in film and television for 50 years. Blondell began her career in vaudeville. After winning a beauty pageant, she embarked on ...

(1906–1979), actress *

Nikki Blonsky Nicole Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and internet personality. She is known for playing Tracy Turnblad in the film '' Hairspray'' (2007), for which she won two Critics' Choice Awards and received nominat ...

(born 1988), actress * Ann Blyth (born 1928), actress * Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), actor * Shirley Booth (1898–1992), actress *

Clara Bow Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the ...

(1905–1965), actress *

Abigail Breslin Abigail Kathleen Breslin (born April 14, 1996) is an American actress. She rose to prominence with the comedy-drama film ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at ...

(born 1996), actress *

Spencer Breslin Spencer Breslin (born May 18, 1992) is an American actor and musician. He is the older brother of actress Abigail Breslin. Beginning at the age of three, Breslin acted in over 50 commercials. He is best known for his roles in the feature films ...

(born 1992), actor * Richard Bright (1937–2006), actor *

Matthew Broderick Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. His roles include the Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of the title character in '' Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's ''The Lion King'' (1994) ...

(born 1962), actor *

Adrien Brody Adrien Nicholas Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring as Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski's '' The Pianist'' (2002), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Acto ...

(born 1973), actor *

Mel Brooks Mel Brooks (born Melvin James Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. He began ...

(born 1926), actor, producer, and director * Steve Buscemi (born 1957), actor, comedian, and director *

Edd Byrnes Edward Byrne Breitenberger (July 30, 1932 – January 8, 2020), known professionally as Edd Byrnes, was an American actor, best known for his starring role in the television series '' 77 Sunset Strip.'' He also was featured in the 1978 film '' Gr ...

(1932–2020), actor *

James Caan James Edmund Caan ( ; March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in ''The Godfather'' (1972) – a performance which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Suppo ...

(1940-2022), actor * James Cagney (1899–1986), actor *

Jeanne Cagney Jeanne Carolyn Cagney (March 25, 1919 – December 7, 1984) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Early years Born in New York City, Cagney and her four older brothers were raised by her widowed mother Carolyn Elizabeth Cag ...

(1919–1984), actress *

William Cagney William Jerome Cagney (March 26, 1905 – January 3, 1988) was an American film producer and actor, remembered for roles in the Monogram Pictures films '' Lost in the Stratosphere'' and '' Flirting with Danger'', both filmed in 1934. Career H ...

(1905–1988), actor *

Néstor Carbonell Néstor Gastón Carbonell (; born December 1, 1967) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He came to prominence for his role as Luis Rivera in the NBC sitcom ''Suddenly Susan''. He is known for his roles as Richard Alpert in the ABC ...

(born 1967), actor and director *

Richard S. Castellano Richard Salvatore Castellano (September 4, 1933 – December 10, 1988) was an American actor who is best remembered for his role in ''Lovers and Other Strangers'' and his subsequent role as Peter Clemenza in ''The Godfather''. Early life Castella ...

(1933–1988), actor * David Castro (born 1996), actor *

Raquel Castro Raquel Castro is an American actress and singer. She is known for starring in the 2004 film '' Jersey Girl'' as Gertie Trinké, the daughter of Ollie Trinké (Ben Affleck) and Gertrude Steiney (Jennifer Lopez), for which Castro won the Young Art ...

(born 1994), actress, singer, and songwriter *

Harrison Chad Harrison Chad is an American actor known for his roles in Broadway musicals, television, and film. Early life and education Chad was born in New York City and started performing when he was six years old. He has performed in four Broadway show ...

(born 1992), actor and voice actor *

Jeff Chandler Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; yi, יראַ גראָססעל; December 15, 1918 – June 17, 1961) was an American actor, film producer, and singer, best remembered for playing Cochise in '' Broken Arrow'' (1950), for which he was no ...

(1918–1961), actor *

Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He became a key cast member in the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'', where his recurring ''Weekend Update'' segment became a staple of the ...

(born 1943), actor and comedian *

Ruth Chatterton Ruth Chatterton (December 24, 1892 – November 24, 1961) was an American stage, film, and television actress, aviator and novelist. She was at her most popular in the early to mid-1930s, and in the same era gained prominence as an aviator, ...

(1892–1961), actress *

James Coco James Emil Coco (March 21, 1930 – February 25, 1987) was an American stage and screen actor. He was the recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award and three Obie Awards, as well as nominations for a Tony Award, an Academy Award a ...

(1930–1987), actor *

Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert ( ; born Émilie Claudette Chauchoin; September 13, 1903July 30, 1996) was an American actress. Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the late 1920s and progressed to films with the advent of talking pictures ...

(1903–1996), actress *

Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She began her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the 1984 crime film ''Once Upon a Time in America''. After having worked as a model for several year ...

(born 1970), actress and model * Elizabeth Marney Conner (1856-unknown), dramatic reader *

Kevin Conroy Kevin Conroy (November 30, 1955 – November 10, 2022) was an American actor. He appeared in a variety of stage performances, television series, and television films, but earned worldwide fame for his voice portrayal of the DC Comics superhero ...

(born 1955), actor and voice actor * Francis Ford Coppola (born 1939), film director, producer, and screenwriter *

Kevin Corrigan Kevin Corrigan (born ) is an American character actor. He has appeared mostly in independent films and television since the 1990s, including as Uncle Eddie on the sitcom ''Grounded for Life'' (2001–2005). His film appearances include support ...

(born 1969), actor *

Billy Crudup William Gaither Crudup (; born July 8, 1968) is an American actor. He is a four-time Tony Award nominee, winning once for his performance in Tom Stoppard's play ''The Coast of Utopia'' in 2007. He has starred in numerous high-profile films, in ...

(born 1968), actor *

Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Go ...

(born 1962), actor *

Jon Cryer Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, writer, director and producer. Born into a show business family, he made his motion picture debut as a teenage photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy ''No Small Affair''; his bre ...

(born 1965), actor, screenwriter, television director, and film producer *

Billy Crystal William Edward Crystal (born March 14, 1948)On page 17 of his book ''700 Sundays'', Crystal displays his birth announcement, which gives his first two names as "William Edward", not "William Jacob" is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. ...

(born 1948), actor *

Kieran Culkin Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor. The brother of actors Macaulay and Rory, he began his career as a child actor in the films ''Home Alone'' (1990), ''Father of the Bride'' (1991)'', The Mighty'' (1998), and ''Th ...

(born 1982), actor *

Macaulay Culkin Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (born Macaulay Carson Culkin; ) is an American actor. Often regarded as one of the most successful child actors of the 1990s, he was placed 2nd on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars". Culkin rose to prom ...

(born 1980), actor, Kevin McAllister from ''

Home Alone ''Home Alone'' is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the ''Home Alone'' franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Hea ...

'' *

Rory Culkin Rory Hugh Culkin (born July 21, 1989) is an American actor who is known for his roles in '' Scream 4'', '' Lords of Chaos'', '' You Can Count on Me'', ''Columbus'', and M. Night Shyamalan's '' Signs''. He is the younger brother of actors Macaulay ...

(born 1989), actor *

Tony Curtis Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925September 29, 2010) was an American actor whose career spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s (Kansas Raiders, 1950) and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 f ...

(1925–2010), actor *

Alexandra Daddario Alexandra Anna Daddario (born March 16, 1986) is an American actress who had her breakthrough portraying Annabeth Chase in the ''Percy Jackson'' film series (2010–2013). In 2021, she starred in the first season of the HBO series ''The White ...

(born 1986), actress *

Matthew Daddario Matthew Quincy Daddario (born October 1, 1987) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alec Lightwood on the Freeform television series ''Shadowhunters'' (2016–2019). He is the younger brother of actress Alexandra Daddario. ...

(born 1987), actor *

Claire Danes Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress. She is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2012, ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influenti ...

(born 1979), actress * Rodney Dangerfield (1921–2004), comedian and actor *

Marion Davies Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl ...

(1897–1961), actress *

Sammy Davis Jr. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director. At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the ...

(1925–1990), actor and singer * Agnes de Mille (1905–1993), dancer and choreographer * Robert De Niro (born 1943), actor *

Willy DeVille Willy DeVille (born William Paul Borsey Jr.; August 25, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five-year career, first with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, DeVille created ori ...

(1950–2009), singer *

Don Diamont Don Bruce Diamont (born Donald Feinberg; December 31, 1962) is an American actor. His best known roles include Brad Carlton on ''The Young and the Restless'' and Bill Spencer Jr. on ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. In 1990, Diamont was chosen as ...

(born 1962), actor * Guillermo Díaz (born 1975), Cuban-American actor *

Vin Diesel Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. Diesel began auditio ...

(born 1967), actor, producer, director, and screenwriter *

Ella Dietz Ella Dietz (, Dietz; after first marriage, Clymer, after second marriage, Glynes; pen name, pen and stage name, Ella Dietz; January 27, 1847 – January 9, 1920) was an American actress and author. Professionally known by her maiden name, Ella Di ...

(1847-1920), actress, poet *

Taye Diggs Scott Leo "Taye" Diggs (born January 2, 1971) is an American stage and film actor. He is known for his roles in the Broadway musicals '' Rent'' and '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', the TV series '' Private Practice'' (2007-2013), ''Murder in th ...

(born 1971), actor * Matt Dillon (born 1964), actor *

Troy Donahue Troy Donahue (born Merle Johnson Jr., January 27, 1936 – September 2, 2001) was an American film and television actor and singer. He was a popular sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Early years Born in New York City, Donahue was ...

(1936–2001), actor *

Kether Donohue Kether Donohue is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lindsay on ''You're the Worst'', as a cappella leader Alice in ''Pitch Perfect,'' and as the exocomp Peanut Hamper on Star Trek: Lower Decks. Early life Donohue grew up on the ...

(born 1985), actress and singer * Kirk Douglas (1916–2020), actor and father of Michael Douglas *

Michael Douglas Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the A ...

(born 1944), actor, producer, and son of Kirk Douglas *

Robert Downey Jr. Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of ...

(born 1965), actor * Robert Downey Sr. (1936–2021), actor, filmmaker, and father of Robert Downey Jr. *

Fran Drescher Francine Joy Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an American actress, comedian, writer, activist, and trade union leader. She is known for her role as Fran Fine in the television sitcom '' The Nanny'' (1993–1999), which she created and prod ...

(born 1957), actress *

Lena Dunham Lena Dunham (, born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is known as the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series ''Girls (TV series), Girls'' (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy ...

(born 1986), actress, filmmaker, and writer * Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), entertainer, actor, singer, and comedian *

Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Adam Eisenberg (; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, writer, and director. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. ...

(born 1983), actor *

Omar Epps Omar Hashim Epps (born July 20, 1973) is an American actor, rapper, and producer. He has been awarded nine NAACP Image Awards, two Teen Choice Awards, one MTV Movie Award, one Black Reel Award, and one Screen Actors Guild Award. Epps's film r ...

(born 1973), actor * Peter Falk (1927–2011), actor *

Alice Faye Alice Faye (born Alice Jeanne Leppert; May 5, 1915 – May 9, 1998) was an American actress and singer. A musical star of 20th Century-Fox in the 1930s and 1940s, Faye starred in such films as '' On the Avenue'' (1937) and ''Alexander's Ragtime ...

(1915–1998), actress * Jane Fonda (born 1937), actress *

Spencer Fox Spencer may refer to: People *Spencer (surname) **Spencer family, British aristocratic family **List of people with surname Spencer *Spencer (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia *Spencer, New So ...

(born 1993), actor *

James Gandolfini James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (; September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor. For his role as Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series ''The Sopranos'', he won three Emmy Awards, five Screen ...

(1961–2013), actor and producer *

John Garfield John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle, March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of ...

(1913–1952), actor *

Ben Gazzara Biagio Anthony Gazzara (August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012) was an American actor and director of film, stage, and television. He received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Drama Desk Award, in addition to nominatio ...

(1930–2012), actor *

Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Prinze ( ; born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. After being spotted at the age of four in New York City, she made her screen acting debut in the television film ''An Invasion of Privacy'' (1983). A leading role on the te ...

(born 1977), actress *

Richard Genelle Richard Michael Genelle (October 12, 1961 – December 30, 2008) was an entrepreneur and actor best known for playing Ernie on the children's television series ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''.Screen World 1998 John Willis, Barry Monush - 1 ...

(1961–2008), actor *

Mel Gibson Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor, film director, and producer. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apoca ...

(born 1956), American-born Australian/Irish actor and filmmaker *

Jackie Gleason John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, composer, and conductor known affectionately as "The Great One." Developing a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, he was know ...

(1916–1987), actor *

Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard (born Marion Levy; June 3, 1910 – April 23, 1990) was an American actress notable for her film career in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Born in Manhattan and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Goddard initially began her career ...

(1910–1990), actress *

Whoopi Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality.Kuchwara, Michael (AP Drama Writer)"Whoopi Goldberg: A One-Woman Character Parade". ' ...

(born 1955), actress, comedian, and co-host of

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

's '' The View'' *

Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy nomination. After his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), he appear ...

(born 1968),

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

-winning actor * Elliott Gould (born 1938), actor *

Jennifer Grey Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress. She made her acting debut with the film ''Reckless'' (1984), and had her breakthrough with the teen comedy film '' Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986). She subsequently earned worldwide ...

(born 1960), actress * Jason Griffith (born 1980), voice actor * A. R. Gurney (1930–2017), playwright * Maggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977), actress *

Estelle Harris Estelle Harris (''née'' Nussbaum; April 22, 1928 – April 2, 2022) was an American actress and comedienne, known for her exaggerated shrill, grating voice. She was best known for her role as Estelle Costanza on ''Seinfeld''. Her other roles i ...

(1928-2022), actress, voice actress, and comedian *

Jonathan Harris Jonathan Harris (born Jonathan Daniel Charasuchin, November 6, 1914 – November 3, 2002) was an American character actor whose career included more than 500 television and film appearances, as well as voiceovers. Two of his best-known roles w ...

(1914–2002), actor *

Hurd Hatfield William Rukard Hurd Hatfield (December 7, 1917 – December 26, 1998) was an American actor. He is best known for having played characters of handsome, narcissism, narcissistic young men, most notably Dorian Gray in the film ''The Picture of Dori ...

(1917–1998), actor *

Anne Hathaway Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, she was among the world's highest-paid actresses in 2 ...

(born 1982), actress * Susan Hayward (1917–1975), actress *

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...

(1918–1987), actress *

Kathleen Herles Kathleen Herles (born November 13, 1990) is an American voice actress best known for being the original voice of Dora on ''Dora the Explorer'' for the first four seasons from 2000–2007 and ''Go, Diego, Go!''. Herles was born in the Queens bor ...

(born 1990), voice actress *

Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive supporting and character roles—typically lowlifes, eccentrics, underdogs, and misfits—he acted in many films and theatrical produ ...

(1967–2014), actor *

Judy Holliday Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian and singer.Obituary '' Variety'', June 9, 1965, p. 71. She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway plays and mus ...

(1921–1965), actress *

Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed " The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston i ...

(1963–2012), singer, actress, producer, and model *

Sarah Hyland Sarah Jane Hyland (born November 24, 1990) is an American actress and singer. Born in Manhattan, she attended the Professional Performing Arts School before having small roles in the films '' Private Parts'' (1997), '' Annie'' (1999) and ''Blin ...

(born 1990), actress *

Skai Jackson Skai Jackson (born April 8, 2002) is an American actress who was included in ''Time''s list of Most Influential Teens in 2016. She is best known for portraying the role of Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel sitcom '' Jessie'' (2011–2015), which ...

(born 2002), actress *

Rick Jason Rick Jason (born Richard Jacobson; May 21, 1923 – October 16, 2000) was an American actor, born in New York City, and most remembered for starring in the ABC television drama ''Combat!'' (1962–1967). Childhood An only child of Jewish parent ...

(1923–2000), actor *

Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Ingrid Johansson (; born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019, she has featured multiple times on the ''Forbes'' Celebrity 100 list. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 ...

(born 1984), actress, model, and singer *

Jason Harris Katz Jason Harris Katz is an American voice actor and a former television host. He was the host of the short-lived ''Double Dare 2000'' on Nickelodeon. He also was a host of Nickelodeon's ''Big Help on the Road'' in the late 1990s. He appeared on '' ...

(born 1969), voice actor and television host * Danny Kaye (1911–1987), actor, singer * Jack Kelly (1927–1992), actor *

Moira Kelly Moira Kelly (born on March 6, 1968 in Queens, New York) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Kate Moseley in the 1992 film ''The Cutting Edge'' as well as single mother Karen Roe on the teen drama '' One Tree Hill''. She is also k ...

(born 1968), actress *

Morgana King Maria Grazia Morgana Messina (June 4, 1930 – March 22, 2018), known as Morgana King, was an American jazz singer and actress.Liner notes by Joel Dorn – Morgana King album ''The Complete Reprise Recordings'' (2000).Liner notes by Ed Osborne � ...

(1930–2018), singer and actress *

Wayne Knight Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on '' Seinfeld'' (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on '' 3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on ''Toonsylvania'' (1998 ...

(born 1955), actor, voice artist, and comedian *

Ricki Lake Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film ''Hairspray'', for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for B ...

(born 1968), actress, talk-show host *

Veronica Lake Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973), known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd ...

(1922–1973), actress *

Adam Lamberg Adam Lamberg (born September 14, 1984) is an American former actor, best known for his portrayal of David "Gordo" Gordon in the Disney Channel series ''Lizzie McGuire'' from 2001 through 2004, and in ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie''. Early life ...

(born 1984), actor * Burt Lancaster (1913–1994), actor * Michael Landon (1936–1991), actor *

Linda Larkin Linda Larkin (born March 20, 1970) is an American actress, best known for her role as the speaking voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's 1992 animated feature film ''Aladdin''. Career Larkin began her career in 1990, with the film ''Zapped Agai ...

(born 1970), actress and voice actress * Fredric Lebow (born 1956), screenwriter * Peyton Elizabeth Lee (born 2004), actress *

Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...

(born 1957), director, producer *

Melissa Leo Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Critics' Choice A ...

(born 1960), actress * John Lithgow (born 1945), actor, comedian *

Aliana Lohan Aliana Taylor "Ali" Lohan ( ; born December 22, 1993) is an American singer, actress, model and television personality. Lohan is the younger sister of actress and singer Lindsay Lohan. Early life Lohan was born in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, ...

(born 1993), actress, singer and sister of actors Lindsay and Michael Lohan Jr. * Lindsay Lohan (born 1986), actress, singer and sister of actors Ali and Michael Lohan Jr. * Kristanna Loken (born 1979), actress * Seth MacFarlane (born 1973), actor, writer, producer, and creator of '' Family Guy'' * Steele MacKaye (1842–1894), playwright and actor *

John Marley John Marley (born Mortimer Marlieb, October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984) was an American actor who was known for his role as Phil Cavalleri in ''Love Story'' and as Jack Woltz—the defiant film mogul who awakens to find the severed head o ...

(1907–1984), actor *

Vincent Martella Vincent Michael Martella (born October 15, 1992) is an American actor best known for providing the voice of Phineas Flynn in the Disney Channel original animated show ''Phineas and Ferb'', which ran from 2007 to 2015. He is also known for his ro ...

(born 1992), actor * John Martino (born 1937), actor *

Lee Marvin Lee Marvin (born Lamont Waltman Marvin Jr.; February 19, 1924August 29, 1987) was an American film and television actor. Known for his bass voice and premature white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters. Alt ...

(1924–1987), actor * James Maslow (born 1990), actor, singer, and dancer *

Alanna Masterson Alanna Masterson (born June 27, 1988) is an American actress, known for her role as Tara Chambler in the AMC television series '' The Walking Dead''. Early life Masterson was born in New York City, to Carol Masterson and Joe Reaiche, a Leba ...

(born 1988), actress *

Christopher Masterson Christopher Kennedy Masterson (born January 22, 1980) is an American actor and disc jockey known best for his role as Malcolm's oldest brother Francis on the Fox sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle''. He is the younger brother of Danny Masterson, an ...

(born 1980), actor *

Danny Masterson Daniel Peter Masterson (born March 13, 1976) Most sources give birth date March 13, 1976. FilmReference.com gives March 3, 1976. is an American actor. He played the roles of Steven Hyde in '' That '70s Show'' (1998–2006), Milo Foster in ''Men ...

(born 1976), actor * Walter Matthau (1920–2000), actor * Al Matthews (1942–2018), actor and singer * Julianna Rose Mauriello (born 1991), actress and dancer *

Eaddy Mays Eaddy Mays is an American actress and producer. Mays is known for her role as Elaine in the 2009 film '' The Blind Side''. Mays is also known for her portrayal of Victoria Argent in the MTV supernatural drama series, ''Teen Wolf'', a role that le ...

, actress *

Jesse McCartney Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama ''All My Children'' as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo m ...

(born 1987), actor, singer, and songwriter *

Thomas McDonell Thomas Hunter Campbell McDonell (born May 2, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Finn Collins on the CW post-apocalyptic series '' The 100''. Early life McDonell was born and raised in Manhattan, New York, and attended boar ...

(born 1986), actor *

Michael McKean Michael John McKean (; born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, singer, and musician known for various roles in film and television such as Lenny Kosnowski in '' Laverne & Shirley'', David St. Hubbins in '' ...

(born 1947), comedian, actor and musician *

Caleb McLaughlin Caleb Reginald McLaughlin (born October 13, 2001) is an American actor. He gained recognition for playing Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series ''Stranger Things'' (2016–present). McLaughlin began his career on the Broadway stage as Young Simba ...

(born 2001), actor *

Ethel Merman Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer, known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and for leading roles in musical theatre.Obituary '' Variety'', February 22, 1984. ...

(1908–1984), actor and singer * Lea Michele (born 1986), actress and singer *

Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are ''All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1 ...

(1915–2005), playwright * Lenny Montana (1926–1992), actor and professional wrestler * Robert Montgomery (1904–1981), actor * Charlie Murphy (1959–2017), actor and comedian *

Chad Michael Murray Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Lucas Scott in The WB/ CW drama series '' One Tree Hill'' (2003–09, 2012), a recurring role as Tristin DuGray on The WB/ CW series ''Gilm ...

(born 1981), actor *

Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous ...

(born 1937), actor and filmmaker *

Dylan O'Brien Dylan Rhodes O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor. His first major role was Stiles Stilinski on the MTV supernatural drama ''Teen Wolf'' (2011–2017), where he was a series regular during all six seasons. He achieved further pr ...

(born 1991), actor * Cameron Ocasio (born 1999), actor *

Jerry O'Connell Jerry O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor and television host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series '' Sliders'', Andrew Clements in ''My Secret Identity'', Vern Tessio in the film '' Stand by ...

(born 1974), actor *

Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Nobel Prize in Literature, literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama tech ...

(1888–1953), playwright * Al Pacino (born 1940), actor *

Hayden Panettiere Hayden Lesley Panettiere (; born August 21, 1989) is an American actress, model, and singer. She is best known for her lead roles as Claire Bennet on the NBC superhero series '' Heroes'' and Juliette Barnes in the ABC/ CMT musical drama serie ...

(born 1989), actress, model, singer, and activist *

Jansen Panettiere Jansen Rayne Panettiere (born September 25, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in films '' The Perfect Game'', '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'', '' The Martial Arts Kid'' and '' How High 2''. His elder sister is actress Hayden Panet ...

(born 1994), actor and voice actor *

Connor Paolo Connor Paolo (born July 11, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Eric van der Woodsen on The CW's teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' and Declan Porter on the ABC drama series ''Revenge''. He has also appeared in two Oliver S ...

(born 1990), actor * Corey Parker (born 1965), actor * George A. Parkhurst (1841–1890), actor *

Josh Peck Joshua Michael Peck (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor and comedian. Peck began his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and had an early role on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''The Amanda Show'' from 2000 to 2002. Peck ...

(born 1986), actor *

Amanda Peet Amanda Peet (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress. She began her career with small parts on television, and made her feature film debut in '' Animal Room'' (1995). Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in '' The Whole Nine Yards'' (2000) bro ...

(born 1972), actress and writer *

Nicola Peltz Nicola Anne Peltz Beckham (born January 9, 1995) is an American actress. Primarily known for her roles in dramatic film and television, she has performed in some blockbuster adaptations and has since been nominated for a Young Hollywood Award. ...

(born 1995), actress *

Will Peltz William Peltz (born May 30, 1986) is an American actor, who is best known for his roles in '' Unfriended'' '' Men, Women & Children'' and '' Manifest''. Early life Peltz was born in New York City, the son of Nelson Peltz, a billionaire businessm ...

(born 1986), actor *

Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor, director, and singer. Perkins is best remembered for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's suspense thriller '' Psycho'', which made him an influentia ...

(1932–1992), actor *

Regis Philbin Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (; August 25, 1931 – July 25, 2020)Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine was an American television presenter, talk show host, game show host, comedian, actor, and singer. Once called "the hardest working ma ...

(1931–2020), actor, singer, and television personality *

Priscilla Presley Priscilla Ann Presley ( Wagner, changed by adoption to Beaulieu; born May 24, 1945) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the former wife of American singer Elvis Presley, as well as co-founder and former chairwoman of Elvis Presley ...

(born 1945), actress and business magnate *

Fátima Ptacek Fátima Ptacek (; born August 20, 2000) is an American film and television actress and model, and a human rights activist working with UN Women's #HeForShe campaign for gender equality. She is best known as the lead actor in the 2012 Academy A ...

(born 2000), actress and voice actress *

Bill Pullman William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. He made his film debut in ''R ...

(born 1953), actor *

Mae Questel Mae Questel (born Mae Kwestel, September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an American actress. She was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931) and Olive Oyl (from 1933). She began in vaudeville, ...

(1908–1998), actress * George Raft (1901–1980), actor * Gene Anthony Ray (1962–2003), actor * Nancy Reagan (1921–2016), actress and former First Lady of the United States *

Alan Reed Alan Reed (born Herbert Theodore Bergman; August 20, 1907 – June 14, 1977) was an American actor, best known as the original voice of Fred Flintstone on ''The Flintstones'' and various spinoff series. He also appeared in many films, includin ...

(1907–1977), actor and voice artist *

Christopher Reeve Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, best known for playing the title character in the film '' Superman'' (1978) and three sequels. Born in New York City and raised in Princeton, New Jersey ...

(1952–2004), actor *

Tara Reid Tara Donna Reid (born November 8, 1975) is an American actress. She played Vicky in the films '' American Pie'' (1999), '' American Pie 2'' (2001), and '' American Reunion'' (2012), and Bunny Lebowski in '' The Big Lebowski'' (1998). In 2013, s ...

(born 1975), actress * Leah Remini (born 1970), actress *

Alfonso Ribeiro Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and television host. He is best known for his roles as Alfonso Spears on the sitcom ''Silver Spoons'', Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ...

(born 1971), actor, television director, dancer, and television personality; host of ''

America's Funniest Home Videos ''America's Funniest Home Videos'', also called ''America's Funniest Videos'' (abbreviated as ''AFV''), is an American video clip television series on ABC, based on the Japanese variety show ''Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan''. The show featur ...

'' and season 19 winner of '' Dancing with the Stars'' *

Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) was an American actress, best known for her comedic roles as working-class characters and her strong New York accent. She won the 1958 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and received ...

(1902–1969), actress *

Emma Roberts Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991 Additional on October 9, 2016) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television projects of the horror and thriller genres, she has received various accolades, including a Young Arti ...

(born 1991), actress and singer * Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973), actor *

Ray Romano Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom '' Everybody Loves Raymond'', for which he received an Emmy Award, and as t ...

(born 1957), actor, comedian *

Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Una Ronan ( , ; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas since adolescence, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations fo ...

(born 1994), American-born Irish actress * Mickey Rooney (1920–2014), actor *

Emmy Rossum Emmanuelle Grey Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is an American actress, director, and singer. She is known for her portrayal of Fiona Gallagher in the television series '' Shameless'' (2011–2019). Since the mid-2010s, she has also directed ...

(born 1986), actress, singer, and songwriter *

Mickey Rourke Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (; born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles i ...

(born 1952), actor, screenwriter, and retired boxer *

Paul Rudd Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. He studied theater at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, before making his acting debut in 1991. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame i ...

(born 1969), actor, comedian, writer, and producer *

Gianni Russo Gianni Vito Russo is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in the 1972 film '' The Godfather''. Life and career Russo was born in Manhattan in 1943 and raised in Little Italy and Staten Island. After repri ...

, actor, singer, and restaurateur *

Ernie Sabella Ernest Sabella (born September 19, 1949) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Pumbaa from ''The Lion King'' franchise, voicing the character in all media except the 2019 film. Sabella's TV roles include Mr. Dona ...

(born 1949), actor and voice actor * Zoe Saldana (born 1978), American-Dominican actress and dancer *

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Ruben Santiago-Hudson (born Ruben Santiago Jr., November 24, 1956) is an American actor, playwright, and director who has won national awards for his work in all three categories. He is best known for his role of Captain Roy Montgomery from 20 ...

(born 1956), actor and playwright * Ben Schwartz (born 1981), actor, comedian, and writer *

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of many major accolades, inclu ...

(born 1942), director * George Segal (1934–2021), actor *

Matthew Senreich Matthew Ian Senreich (; born June 17, 1974) is an American screenwriter, television producer, director, and voice actor best known for his work with animated television series '' Robot Chicken'', which he co-created with business partner and clos ...

(born 1974), screenwriter *

Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''Platoon'' (1986), ''Wall Street'' (1987), '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' The Rookie'' (1990), ''The Thr ...

(born 1965), actor *

Talia Shire Talia Rose Shire ( née Coppola; born April 25, 1946) is an American actress who played roles as Connie Corleone in ''The Godfather'' films and Adrian Balboa in the ''Rocky'' series. For her work in ''The Godfather Part II'' and ''Rocky'', Shir ...

(née Coppola), actress * Sylvia Sidney (1910–1999), actress *

Christian Slater Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He made his film debut with a leading role in ''The Legend of Billie Jean'' (1985) and gained wider recognition for his breakthrough role as Jason "J.D." D ...

(born 1969), actor *

Jamil Walker Smith Jamil Walker Smith (born August 20, 1982) is an American actor, director, producer and writer. His best known role is as the voice of Gerald, a fourth grader and Arnold's best friend in the Nickelodeon animated TV series ''Hey Arnold!''. He als ...

(born 1982), actor *

Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles before gaining a leading man status in film and television. Spacey has received various accolade ...

(born 1959), actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and singer * Sylvester Stallone (born 1946), actor, screenwriter, producer, and director * Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990), actor * Rod Steiger (1925–2002), actor *

Howard Stern Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and television personality, comedian, and author. He is best known for his radio show, '' The Howard Stern Show'', which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terr ...

(born 1954), actor, radio and television personality, author, and photographer *

Ben Stiller Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known ...

(born 1965), actor, comedian, and filmmaker * Oliver Stone (born 1946), director *

Beatrice Straight Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theatre, film and television actress and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was an Academy Award and Tony Award winner as well as an Emmy Award nominee. ...

(1914–2001), actress *

Lee Strasberg Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg; November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American theatre director, actor and acting teacher. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931 ...

(1901–1982), Polish-born actor, director, and theatre practitioner *

Meryl Streep Mary Louise Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throu ...

(born 1949) actress *

David Strickland David Gordon Strickland, Jr. (October 14, 1969 – March 22, 1999) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as the boyish rock music reporter Todd Stites in the NBC sitcom ''Suddenly Susan''. Life David Gordon Strickland, Jr., was b ...

(1969–1999), actor * Kevin Sussman (born 1970), actor and comedian *

Veronica Taylor Kathleen Charlotte McInerney, also known by her stage name Veronica Taylor is an American voice actress known for her dubbing work in English-language adaptations of Japanese anime, in particular for voicing Ash Ketchum and his mother Delia in ...

(born 1978), voice actress * Benj Thall (born 1978), actor *

Leon Thomas III Leon G. Thomas III (born ) is an American actor, record producer, songwriter and singer. After early roles in Broadway and providing the singing voice of Tyrone on the Nick Jr. animated series ''The Backyardigans'' (2006–2008), he played And ...

(born 1993), actor *

Gene Tierney Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed for her great beauty, she became established as a leading lady. Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the ...

(1920–1991), actress * Ashley Tisdale (born 1985), actress, singer, and producer *

Michelle Trachtenberg Michelle Trachtenberg (; born October 11, 1985) is an American actress and model. Trachtenberg began her career at age three, appearing in a number of commercials, films, and television series as a child. Her starring role on the Nickelodeon tel ...

(born 1985), actress *

Claire Trevor Claire Trevor ( Wemlinger; March 8, 1910April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Key Largo'' (1948), and received nomina ...

(1910–2000), actress *

John Turturro John Michael Turturro (; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his contributions to the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, ...

(born 1958), American-Italian actor, writer, and filmmaker *

Abe Vigoda Abraham Charles Vigoda (February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) was an American actor known for his portrayals of Salvatore Tessio in ''The Godfather'' (1972) and Phil Fish in both ''Barney Miller'' (1975–1977, 1982) and '' Fish'' (1977–19 ...

(1921–2016), actor * Denzel Washington (born 1954), Academy Award-winning actor *

Kerry Washington Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) SidebarCertificate of Live Birth: Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha(County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health). Gives Kerry Washington birth dateArchivedfrom the original on May 2, 2016.Note: Fi ...

(born 1977), actress *

Michael Weatherly Michael Manning Weatherly Jr. (born July 8, 1968) is an American actor, producer, director, and musician, known for playing the roles of Anthony DiNozzo in the television series '' NCIS'' (2003–2016) and Logan Cale in '' Dark Angel'' (2000–2 ...

(born 1968), actor and director *

Scott Weinger Scott Weinger (born October 5, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of the Disney character Aladdin in the 1992 animated film and various follow-ups, and as Steve Hale on the ABC sitcom ''Full House'' and its Netflix sequ ...

(born 1975), actor, voice actor, writer, and producer *

Tuesday Weld Tuesday Weld (born Susan Ker Weld; August 27, 1943) is an American actress and model. She began acting as a child and progressed to mature roles in the late 1950s. She won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer in 1960. Over t ...

(born 1943), actress * Tom Welling (born 1977), actor, director, producer, and model *

Ming-Na Wen Ming-Na Wen (; born November 20, 1963) is an American actress and model. She voiced Mulan in the animated film '' Mulan'' and its sequel, portrayed Melinda May / The Cavalry in '' Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2013–2020), and Fennec ...

(born 1963), Macau-born actress and model *

Mae West Mae West (born Mary Jane West; August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American stage and film actress, playwright, screenwriter, singer, and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned over seven decades. She was known for her breezy ...

(1893–1980), actor *

Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig (; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Canandaigua, New York, she was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, New York. She moved to Los Angeles, where she jo ...

(born 1973), actress *

Olivia Wilde Olivia Jane Cockburn ( ; born March 10, 1984), known professionally as Olivia Wilde, is an American actress and filmmaker. She played Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House'' (2007–2012), and has appeared in the ...

(born 1984), actress * Tylen Jacob Williams (born 2001), actor *

Tyler James Williams Tyler James Williams (born October 9, 1992) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, making several appearances on ''Saturday Night Live'', ''Little Bill'', and ''Sesame Street''. Williams later rose to prominence for playing ...

(born 1992), actor *

Tyrel Jackson Williams Tyrel Jackson Williams (born March 16, 1997) is an American actor. He starred as Leo Dooley in the Disney XD series '' Lab Rats''. Williams also co-starred in the 2014 Disney XD television film '' Pants on Fire''. From 2017 to 2020 he co-starred ...

(born 1997), actor *

Zelda Williams Zelda Rae Williams (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress, director, producer, and writer. She is the daughter of actor and comedian Robin Williams and film producer and philanthropist Marsha Garces Williams. As a voice actress, she is bes ...

(born 1989), actress; daughter of late comedian and actor

Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and come ...

Lanford Wilson Lanford Wilson (April 13, 1937March 24, 2011) was an American playwright. His work, as described by ''The New York Times'', was "earthy, realist, greatly admired ndwidely performed." Fox, Margalit"Lanford Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright ...

(1937–2011), playwright * April Winchell (born 1960), actress *

Paul Winchell Paul Winchell (''né'' Wilchinsky; December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) was an American actor, comedian, humanitarian, inventor and ventriloquist whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1954, he hosted ''The Paul Winchell S ...

(1922–2005), actor and comedian *

Alex Wolff Alexander Draper Wolff (born November 1, 1997) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for starring alongside his older brother Nat in the Nickelodeon musical comedy series '' The Naked Brothers Band'' (2007–09), which ...

(born 1997), actor, musician, and composer *

Nick Zano Nick Zano (born March 8, 1978) is an American actor. Zano is known for having played Vince in The WB's sitcom '' What I Like About You''. He hosted MTV's former infotainment program about the film industry, ''Movie House'', and briefly worked a ...

(born 1978), actor * Talia Ryder (born 2002), actress

Comedians, entertainers, and humorists

Jimmy Fallon, Montclair Film Festival, 2013

Pamela Adlon Pamela Fionna Adlon (; ; born July 9, 1966) is an American actress. She is known for voicing Bobby Hill in the animated comedy series ''King of the Hill'' (1997–2010), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award. She also voiced Baloo in '' Jung ...

(born 1966), actress, voice actress, producer, and director *

Carlos Alazraqui Carlos Jaime Alazraqui (born July 20, 1962) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on '' Reno 911!'' and for his voice acting roles. His extensive ...

(born 1962), actor and comedian *

(born 1935), comedian, screenwriter, director, actor, author, playwright, and musician * Desmond Amofah (1990-2019) YouTuber better known as Etika * Alec Baldwin (born 1958), actor, comedian, and producer *

(1911–1989), comedian, actress *

Mike Bocchetti Mike Bocchetti (born April 3, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer from Staten Island, New York. He is most notable for his role as the announcer on ''The Artie Lange Show'' from 2012 to 2014, and has acted frequently on film ...

(born 1961), stand-up comedian and radio personality *

Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff'Scrubs' Star Zach Braff Wows ...

(born 1975), actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and producer *

Alyson Cambridge Alyson Cambridge is an American operatic soprano.Matt Collar"Alyson Cambridge , Biography & History,"AllMusic. In addition to opera, she sings classical song, jazz, and American songbook and popular song. She is also known for her work as a mod ...

(born 1980), operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer *

Michael Carbonaro Michael Joseph Carbonaro (born April 28, 1976) is an American actor, magician, and improv artist. Early life Born and raised in Oakdale, New York, on Long Island, the younger of two sons of an electrician father and a nurse mother, he attend ...

(born 1982), actor and magician *

Eddie Carmel Eddie Carmel (born Oded Ha-Carmeili ; March 16, 1936 – August 14, 1972) was an Israeli-born American entertainer with gigantism and subsequent acromegaly resulting from a pituitary adenoma. He was popularly known as "The Jewish Giant", "The ...

, born Oded Ha-Carmeili (1936–1972), Israeli-born entertainer with gigantism and acromegaly, popularly known as "The Jewish Giant" *

George Carlin George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of countercu ...

(1937–2008), comedian and actor * Michael Cole (born 1968), WWE announcer *

Pete Davidson Peter Michael Davidson (born November 16, 1993) is an American comedian and actor. He was a cast member of the NBC late-night sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) for eight seasons, running from 2014 to 2022. Davidson's ...

(born 1993), comedian and actor *

Philip DeFranco Philip James DeFranco (born Philip James Franchini Jr.; born December 1, 1985), commonly known by his online nickname PhillyD, is an American YouTube personality. He is best known for ''The Philip DeFranco Show'', a news commentary show centered ...

(born 1985),

YouTuber A YouTuber is an online personality and/or influencer who produces videos on the video-sharing platform YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006. Influence Influe ...

and video blogger *

Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him a Gold ...

(born 1944), comedian, actor, producer, and director *

John DiMaggio John William DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on ''Futurama'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', Marcus Fenix in the ''Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on ''Kim Possible'', H ...

(born 1968), actor and comedian * Jimmy Fallon (born 1974), comedian, actor, and television host *

Nika Futterman Nika Futterman (born October 25, 1969) is an American voice and television actress. She is known for her voices in various animated series, including Asajj Ventress in '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and Adam Lyon in ''My Gym Partner's a Mon ...

(born 1969), actress, voice actress, comedian, and singer *

Curly Howard Jerome Lester Horwitz (; October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), known professionally as Curly Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of the American comedy team the Three Stooges, which also featured his elder ...

(1903–1952), comedian, vaudevillian actor, and member of

The Three Stooges The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appeared ...

Moe Howard Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television ...

(1897–1975), actor, comedian, and member of The Three Stooges *

Kevin James Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965), better known by his stage name Kevin James, is an American comedian and actor. In television, James played Doug Heffernan on ''The King of Queens'' from 1998 to 2007, and receieved a Primetime Emmy ...

(born 1965), comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer *

Colin Jost Colin Kelly Jost (; born June 29, 1982) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He has been a writer for ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) since 2005 and '' Weekend Update'' co-anchor since 2014. He also served as one of the show's co-head writ ...

(born 1982), comedian, actor and writer *

JWoww Jennifer Lynn Farley (born February 27, 1986), also known as JWoww, is an American television personality. She first came to prominence as one of the eight main cast members in the MTV reality series ''Jersey Shore'', and is a main cast member ...

(real name Jennifer Farley) (born 1986), reality television personality * Daniel Keem (born 1982) YouTuber better known as Keemstar *

Tom Kenny Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in '' ...

(born 1962), actor, comedian, voice of

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character ...

Jimmy Kimmel James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, ...

(born 1967), comedian, producer, voice actor, musician, and television personality * Jay Leno (born 1950), comedian, former host of ''

The Tonight Show ''The Tonight Show'' is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. The show has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 201 ...

'' (1992–2014) *

Demetri Martin Demetri Evan Martin ( el, Δημήτριος Ευάγγελος Μάρτιν, ''Dimitrios Evangelos Martin''; born May 25, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, writer, director, cartoonist and musician. He was a contributor on ''The Daily Show'' ...

(born 1973), comedian * Chico Marx (1887–1961),

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...

comedian with the

Marx Brothers The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. Five of the Marx Brothers' thirteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute (AFI) ...

* Groucho Marx (1890–1977), vaudeville comedian with the Marx Brothers *

Gummo Marx Milton "Gummo" Marx (October 23, 1892 – April 21, 1977) was an American vaudevillian performer, actor, comedian, and theatrical agent. He was the second youngest of the five Marx Brothers. Born in Manhattan, he worked with his brothers on t ...

(1892–1977), vaudeville comedian with the Marx Brothers *

Harpo Marx Arthur "Harpo" Marx (born Adolph Marx; November 23, 1888 – September 28, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, mime artist, and harpist, and the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers Grou ...

(1888–1964), vaudeville comedian with the Marx Brothers *

Zeppo Marx Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx (February 25, 1901 – November 30, 1979) was an American comedic actor, theatrical agent, and engineer. He was the youngest and last survivor of the five Marx Brothers. He appeared in the first five Marx Brothers f ...

(1901–1979), vaudeville comedian with the Marx Brothers * Jackie Mason (1928–2021), comedian and actor *

Kate McKinnon Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for her character work and celebrity impressions on the sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (2012–2022), of which she was a cas ...

(born 1984), comedienne, actress, and voice actress * Eddie Murphy (born 1961), comedian, actor, writer, singer, producer, and voice actor *

Rosie O'Donnell Roseann O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American comedian, television producer, actress, author, and television personality. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series '' Star Search'' ...

(born 1962), comedian, actress, and television personality * Jordan Peele (born 1979), comedian, actor, film director, and screenwriter * Melissa Rauch (born 1980), comedian and actress * Kevin Michael Richardson (born 1964), actor and voice actor *

Adam Richman Adam Montgomery Richman is an American actor and television host. He has hosted various dining and eating-challenge programs on the Travel Channel and History Channel. Early life and education Richman, an only child, was born into a Jewish fa ...

(born 1974), television personality *

Don Rickles Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include ''Run Silent, Run Deep'' (1958) with Clark Gable, Carl Reiner's ''Enter La ...

(1926–2017), comedian *

Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona—heavi ...

(1933–2014), actress and comedian * Chris Rock (born 1965), comedian and actor * Adam Sandler (born 1966), comedian, actor, screenwriter, film producer, and musician *

Adam Savage Adam Whitney Savage (born July 15, 1967) is an American special effects designer and fabricator, actor, educator, and television personality and producer, best known as the former co-host (with Jamie Hyneman) of the Discovery Channel televisi ...

(born 1967), co-host of '' MythBusters'' *

Amy Schumer Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series ''Last Comic Standing'' ...

(born 1981), stand-up comedian and actress * Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), comedian and actor *

Judy Sheindlin Judith Susan Sheindlin ('' née'' Blum; born October 21, 1942), known professionally as Judge Judy, is an American court show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, author, women's advancement philanthropist and former prosecutor ...

(born 1942), lawyer and television personality (''

Judge Judy ''Judge Judy'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show featured Sheindlin as she adjudicated real-life small-claims disputes within a simulated courtr ...

'') * Rowena Granice Steele (1824-1901), performer, writer *

Martha Stewart Martha Helen Stewart (, ; born August 3, 1941) is an American retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing pu ...

(born 1941), businesswoman, writer, chef, and television personality * Jon Stewart (born 1962), comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, media critic, and television personality; former host of ''

The Daily Show ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form from ...

'' (1999–2015) *

Fred Tatasciore Fred Tatasciore (; ) is an American voice actor who has provided voices in animated and live-action films, television shows, and video games. He is known for voicing the Hulk and Beast in various Marvel media and Solomon Grundy in various DC ...

(born 1967), voice actor *

John Valby John R. Valby (born November 22, 1944) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, comedian, and producer known for his comedic and obscene song parodies. Also known as Dr. Dirty, he typically performs in a white tailcoat suit and black derby ha ...

(born 1944), comedian and musician

Singers and instrumentalists

Christina Aguilera at the premiere of Burlesque (2010)

Tony Bennett National Italian American Gala

Lana Del Rey at KROQ Weenie Roast 2017 (cropped)

TIFF 2018 Lady Gaga (1 of 1)-3 (cropped) (edited)

Jennifer Lopez at GLAAD Media Awards (cropped)

* Aaliyah (1979–2001), singer, actress, model, and dancer *

Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...

(born 1980), singer, songwriter, and actress * Vinnie Amico, drummer * Fiona Apple (born 1977), singer * Harold Arlen (1905–1986), composer * Ashanti (born 1980), singer *

Adrienne Bailon Adrienne Eliza Bailon-Houghton (née Bailon () ; born October 24, 1983) is an American television personality, singer, and actress. She is a former member of the girl groups 3LW and The Cheetah Girls. From 2013 to 2022, Bailon was a co-host of ...

(born 1983), singer * David Baker, singer * Chris Barnes (born 1967), musician *

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

(1904–1984),

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

musician * Bryan Bautista (born 1992), Dominican-American pop singer and contestant on

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

's ''

The Voice The Voice may refer to: Fictional entities * The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics * The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe * The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...

'' season 10 *

Jay Beckenstein Jay Barnet Beckenstein (born May 14, 1951) is an American saxophonist, composer, producer, and the co-founder of the band Spyro Gyra. He owned BearTracks Studios in Suffern, New York. Music career Beckenstein was born in Long Island, New Yor ...

(born 1951), saxophonist *

Madison Beer Madison Elle Beer (born March 5, 1999) is an American singer. Born in New York, she began posting covers to YouTube in early 2012. Beer gained substantial media coverage when Justin Bieber posted a link to one of her covers. She released her d ...

(born 1999), singer *

Pat Benatar Patricia Mae Giraldo ('' née'' Andrzejewski, formerly Benatar; born January 10, 1953), known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American rock singer and songwriter. In the United States, she has had two multi-platinum albums, five platinum al ...

(born 1953), singer *

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birt ...

(born 1926), jazz singer *

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

(born 1971), singer, songwriter, and actress * Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and actor ( Bon Jovi) *

Laura Branigan Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a ...

(1952–2004), singer *

Keith Buckley Keith Buckley (born November 19, 1979) is an American singer, best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the now defunct hardcore punk band Every Time I Die and the heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things. He is also a published author. Ear ...

(born 1979), musician *

Clem Burke Clement Burke (born Clement Anthony Bozewski; November 24, 1954) is an American musician who is best known as the drummer for the band Blondie from 1975, shortly after the band formed, throughout the band's entire career. He also played drums f ...

(born 1955), musician and drummer ( Blondie) * Maria Callas (1923–1977), opera singer * Mariah Carey (born 1969), pop and R&B singer, and songwriter *

Vanessa Carlton Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York City bars and clubs while ...

(born 1980), pop singer-songwriter *

Peter Case Peter Case (born April 5, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His career is wide-ranging, from rock n' roll and blues, to folk rock and solo acoustic performance. Biography Early career Case was born in Buffalo, New York, B ...

(born 1954), singer-songwriter *

Peter Cincotti Peter Cincotti (born July 11, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter. He began playing piano at the age of three. While in high school, he regularly performed in clubs throughout Manhattan. In 2003, Cincotti's debut album, produced by Phil Ramon ...

(born 1983), singer, songwriter, and pianist *

Coko Cheryl Elizabeth Gamble (formerly Clemons; born June 13, 1970), better known by her stage name Coko, is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer of the R&B vocal trio Sisters With Voices (SWV). Aside from her R&B career, Gamble ...

(born 1973), singer (

SWV SWV (Sisters with Voices) is an American R&B vocal trio from New York City whose members are Cheryl (Coko) Gamble, Tamara (Taj) Johnson, and Leanne (Lelee) Lyons. Formed in 1988 as a gospel group, SWV became one of the most successful R&B g ...

) *

John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and raise ...

(1926–1967), jazz musician *

Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (, ; November 14, 1900December 2, 1990) was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as "the Dean of American Com ...

(1900–1990), composer *

Warren Cuccurullo Warren Bruce Cuccurullo (born December 8, 1956) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, restaurant owner and former body builder who first worked with Frank Zappa during the 1970s. He was also a founding member of Missing Persons in the 1980s ...

(born 1956),

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

guitarist *

Vic Dana Samuel Mendola (born August 26, 1942, Buffalo, New York, United States), known professionally as Vic Dana, is an American dancer and singer. Biography Discovered by Sammy Davis Jr., Dana was an excellent male dancer, particularly in tap, and ...

(born 1942), singer * Dawin (full name Dawin Polanco; born 1990), hip hop-R&B singer/songwriter and record producer *

Blossom Dearie Margrethe Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She had a recognizably light and girlish voice. Profile at AllMusic/ref> Dearie performed regular engagements in London and New York City o ...

(1924–2009), jazz singer and pianist *

Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, with frequent r ...

(born 1985), singer and songwriter *

Rob Derhak ''Robert Derhak'', also known simply as Rob, is the bass guitar player and a founding member of the American jam band moe. History Derhak's earliest known time performing as a member of a band was on Halloween 1989, playing at a party with guit ...

(born 1968), bass guitarist *

Lance Diamond Lance Diamond (born William Shingles), (July 3, 19452015 in review: ...

(1945–2015), singer * Neil Diamond (born 1941), singer and songwriter * Ani DiFranco (born 1970), singer-songwriter *

Jonathan Donahue Jonathan Daniel Donahue (born May 6, 1966) is an American rock musician. He is best known as the frontman and a founding member of Mercury Rev, with whom he has released nine studio albums since 1991. He is also a former member of The Flaming Lips ...

(born 1966), rock musician * JoAnn Falletta (born 1954), classical guitarist and orchestral conductor *

Morton Feldman Morton Feldman (January 12, 1926 – September 3, 1987) was an American composer. A major figure in 20th-century classical music, Feldman was a pioneer of indeterminate music, a development associated with the experimental New York School ...

(1926–1987), composer *

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

(1918–1996), singer *

John Flansburgh John Conant Flansburgh (born May 6, 1960) is an American musician. He is half of the long-standing Brooklyn, New York-based alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants with John Linnell, for which he writes, sings, and plays rhythm guitar. Commo ...

(born 1960), singer-songwriter * Brendan Fletcher (born 1990), pop singer-songwriter and contestant on

's ''

'' season 11 *

Lukas Foss Lukas Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor. Career Born Lukas Fuchs in Berlin, Germany in 1922, Foss was soon recognized as a child prodigy. He began piano and theory lessons with J ...

(1922–2009), composer and orchestral conductor * Sawyer Fredericks (born 1999), contemporary folk singer-songwriter, and winner of NBC's ''The Voice''

season 8 A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and pol ...

Dave Fridmann David Lawrence Fridmann is an American record producer and musician. Career From 1990 onwards he co-produced most releases by Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips. Other bands he has worked with include Weezer, Saxon Shore, Neon Indian, Wolf Gang, ...

, producer *

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...

(real name Stefani Germanotta) (born 1986), singer and songwriter *

Art Garfunkel Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, poet, and actor. He is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Highlights of Garfunkel's solo music career include one top-10 h ...

(born 1941),

folk rock Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers s ...

singer, poet, and actor ( Simon & Garfunkel) *

Chuck Garvey Chuck Garvey is one of two guitarists for the American rock band moe. His playing has been influenced by Frank Zappa, Mick Ronson, David Bowie, Pete Townshend, Andy Summers, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. He lives in the Cincinnati, Oh ...

, guitarist *

George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ' ...

(1898–1937), composer *

Kim Gordon Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Los Angeles, Califor ...

(born 1953), bass guitarist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and visual artist ( Sonic Youth) * Lesley Gore (1946–2015), singer-songwriter, actress, and activist *

Andy Grammer Andrew Charles Grammer (born December 3, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is signed to S-Curve Records. His debut album, '' Andy Grammer'', was released in 2011 and spawned the singles " Keep Your Head Up" and " F ...

(born 1983), singer-songwriter and record producer * Grasshopper (born Sean Mackowiak; born 1967), rock musician * Jim Hall (1930–2013), jazz guitarist * Debbie Harry (born 1945), singer-songwriter, actress, and lead singer of Blondie *

Alan Heatherington Alan Heatherington (born 1945) is one of the leading orchestra conductors in Illinois. He has conducted and/or played with virtually all of the major orchestras in the Chicago area. He was the Music Director of Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra, the Lak ...

(born 1945), orchestral conductor * Ray Henderson (1897–1970), songwriter *

Lauryn Hill Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. She is often regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, as well as being one of the most influential musicians of her generation. ...

(born 1975), singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actress *

Joel Hirschhorn Joel Hirschhorn (December 18, 1937 – September 17, 2005) was an American songwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Song on two occasions. He also wrote songs for a number of musicians, including Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison. Hirsc ...

(1938–2005), songwriter *

Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop s ...

(1915–1959), jazz and blues singer * Bob Holz (born 1958), drummer and composer * Lena Horne (1917–2010), singer and actress *

(1963–2012), singer, actress, producer, and model *

Freddie Jackson Frederick Anthony Jackson (born October 2, 1956) is an American singer. Originally from New York, Jackson began his professional music career in the late 1970s with the California funk band Mystic Merlin. Among his well–known R&B/soul hits are " ...

(born 1956), singer *

Rick James James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in ...

(1948–2004), singer * Billy Joel (born 1949), pianist, singer, and songwriter * Joe Jonas (born 1989), singer-songwriter, actor, former member of the Jonas Brothers, brother of Nick, and current lead singer of

DNCE DNCE is an American dance-rock band consisting of lead singer Joe Jonas, drummer Jack Lawless, and guitarist JinJoo Lee. Bassist and keyboardist Cole Whittle was a part of the band from when it started in 2015 to when it went on hiatus in 2018. ...

Nick Jonas Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Jonas began acting on Broadway at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002; this caught the attention of Columbia Records, where Jonas ...

(born 1992), singer-songwriter, producer, actor, brother of Joe, and former member of the Jonas Brothers *

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...

(1885–1945), composer *

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...

(born 1981), singer-songwriter * Carole King (born 1942), singer-songwriter *

Linda Király Linda Király (born 28 February 1983) is a Hungarian-American singer and songwriter. She sings both in English and in Hungarian. She is the older sister of singer Viktor Király. Biography Linda Király is the second eldest of four children o ...

(born 1983), American-born Hungarian pop singer-songwriter and sister of Viktor *

Viktor Király Dov Viktor Király (born March 29, 1984) is a Hungarian American, Hungarian-American singer and songwriter. In 2006, he was part of the Hungarian band Twinz with his twin brother Benjamin. In 2008, he became the fourth winner of the Hungarian mu ...

(born 1984), American-born Hungarian pop singer and contestant on

's ''

season 9 A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ...

Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achi ...

(born 1953), singer *

Jacquie Lee Jacqueline Ann "Jacquie" Lee (born June 25, 1997) is an American pop singer from Colts Neck, New Jersey. She is best known for being the runner-up of Season 5 of NBC's singing competition '' The Voice'' in 2013 as part of Christina Aguilera's ...

(born 1997), pop singer and contestant on NBC's ''The Voice'' season 5 *

Mel Lewis Melvin Sokoloff (May 10, 1929 – February 2, 1990), known professionally as Mel Lewis, was an American jazz drummer, session musician, professor, and author. He received fourteen Grammy Award nominations. Biography Early years Lewis was ...

(1929–1990), drummer *

John Linnell John Sidney Linnell ( ; born June 12, 1959) is an American musician, known primarily as one half of the Brooklyn-based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants with John Flansburgh, which was formed in 1982. In addition to singing and songwri ...

(born 1959), singer-songwriter * Joe Locke (born 1959), jazz artist *

John Lombardo John Lombardo (born 30 September 1952) is one of the founding members of the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs and one of the band's most influential members, writing much of its early material. He is also a member of folk rock duo Joh ...

(born 1952), musician and songwriter * Jennifer Lopez (born 1969), singer, actress, and dancer * David Lucas (composer), David Lucas (born 1937), composer * Gary Mallaber (born 1946), drummer * Barry Manilow (born 1943), singer-songwriter and musician * Constantine Maroulis (born 1975), singer * Melanie Martinez (singer), Melanie Martinez (born 1995), singer, songwriter, and music/video director * Brian McKnight (born 1969), R&B singer * Don McLean (born 1945), singer * Don Menza (born 1936), saxophonist * Idina Menzel (born 1971), singer-songwriter, actress, and voice of Elsa (Frozen), Elsa in ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'' * Natalie Merchant (born 1963), singer-songwriter * Stephanie Mills (born 1957), singer * Janelle Monáe (born 1985), musician, model, and actress * Gurf Morlix, musician * Josh Newton (born 1973), bassist * Willie Nile (born 1948), singer-songwriter * Laura Nyro (1947–1997), singer-songwriter * Colby O'Donis (born 1989), pop-R&B singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor * Olivia (singer), Olivia (born 1981), R&B singer known for contributing vocals to the 50 Cent song "Candy Shop" * Jack Owen (born 1967), guitarist (Cannibal Corpse) * Tina Parol (born 1988), singer-songwriter * Caroline Pennell (born 1996), singer-songwriter and contestant on

's ''

'' season 5 * Alisan Porter (born 1981), retired actress, singer-songwriter, and winner of NBC's ''The Voice'' season 10 * Charlie Puth (born 1991), pop singer-songwriter and record producer * Joey Ramone (1951–2001), Punk rock singer-songwriter and musician (Ramones) * Mary Ramsey (born 1963), musician * Sharon Redd (1945–1992), singer * Lou Reed (1942–2013), singer, songwriter, and guitarist * Bebe Rexha (born 1989), singer and songwriter * Neil Rosenshein (born 1947), operatic singer and lyric tenor * Rahzel (born 1964), beatboxer * Kevin Rudolf (born 1983), pop/indie rock singer, musician, and record producer * Jason Sebastian Russo (born 1973), rock musician * Justin Russo (born 1976), rock musician * John Rzeznik (born 1965), musician (Goo Goo Dolls) * Adam Schlesinger (1967–2020), musician (Fountains of Wayne), songwriter, producer, and arranger * Al Schnier (born 1968), guitarist * John Serry Sr. (1915–2003), concert accordionist, organist, composer, arranger, and educator * Billy Sheehan (born 1953), bass guitarist * Kevin Shields (born 1963), musician, singer-songwriter and record producer (My Bloody Valentine (band), My Bloody Valentine) * Paul Simon (born 1941), folk rock musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and actor (Simon & Garfunkel) * Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), iconic jazz/pop singer, actor, and producer * Lonnie Smith (organist), Lonnie Smith (1942–2021), jazz organist * Ronnie Spector (born 1943), singer (The Ronettes) * John Stevens (singer), 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 (band), Jackdaw) * Steven Tyler (born 1948), Hard rock musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, former television music competition judge, and lead singer of the rock band Aerosmith * Sal Valentinetti (born 1995), Italian-American jazz singer and contestant on ''America's Got Talent'' America's Got Talent (season 11), season 11 * Grace VanderWaal (born 2004), singer-songwriter, ukuleleist, and winner of ''America's Got Talent'' season 11 * Luther Vandross (1951–2005), singer * Jeremy Wall, jazz musician * Luke Walter Jr. (1947–1996), Belgian musician * Grover Washington Jr. (1943–1999), saxophonist * Gerard Way (born 1977), pop punk-alternative/punk/emo rock musician, singer-songwriter, comic book writer, actor, and former lead singer of My Chemical Romance * Alex Webster (born 1969), bassist (Cannibal Corpse) * Mary Weiss (born 1948), singer (The Shangri-Las) * Cory Wells (1941–2015), singer * Patrick Wilson (musician), Patrick Wilson (born 1969), drummer * Jack Yellen (1892–1991), lyricist, composer

Rappers

* Tupac Shakur, 2Pac (1971–1996), rapper, record producer, actor, and poet * 50 Cent (born 1975), rapper, actor, businessman, and actor * ASAP Rocky (born 1988), rapper, record producer, director, actor, and model * Cardi B (born 1992), rapper * Shyne, Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, Belizean rapper and politician * Beastie Boys (1979–2014), hip hop/hardcore punk band * Big L (1974–1999), hip-hop recording artist * Action Bronson (born 1983), rapper and television presenter * Foxy Brown (rapper), Foxy Brown (born 1978), rapper * Busta Rhymes (born 1972), hip hop recording artist, actor, record producer, and record executive * Cam'ron (born 1976), rapper, actor, and entrepreneur * Sean Combs (born 1969), rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur (also known as "P. Diddy", "Puff Daddy", or "Diddy") * Desiigner (born 1997), rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor * DMX (rapper), DMX (1970–2021), rapper, record producer, and actor * Fabolous (born 1977), rapper * Ice Spice (born 2000), rapper * Jadakiss (born 1975), rapper * Jay-Z (born 1969), rapper, businessman, investor, and actor * Fat Joe (born 1970), rapper * Jim Jones (1931–1978), hip-hop recording artist * MC Jin, rapper and actor * KRS-One (born 1965), rapper and occasional producer * Lil' Kim (born 1975), rapper, songwriter, record producer, model, and actress * LL Cool J (born 1968), rapper, actor, and host of Paramount Network#Spike (2003–2018), Spike TV's ''Lip Sync Battle'' * The Lox * Biz Markie (1964-2021), rapper, DJ, and record producer * Matisyahu (1979), rapper, reggae vocalist, beatboxer, and alternative rock musician * MF Doom (born 1971), rapper and record producer * Mobb Deep * Mos Def (born 1973), hip hop recording artist, actor, and activist * Remy Ma (born 1980), rapper * Post Malone (born 1995), rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer * Nicki Minaj (born 1982), rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress * Nas (born 1973), hip hop recording artist, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur * The Notorious B.I.G. (1972–1997), rapper and actor (also known as "Biggie Smalls" or "Biggie") * Onyx (hip hop group), Onyx * Rakim (born 1968), rapper * Remedy (rapper), Remedy (born Ross Filler in 1972), rapper * Ja Rule (born 1976), rapper * Run-DMC * Russ (rapper), Russ (born 1992), rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer * Juelz Santana (born 1982), rapper and actor * Bobby Shmurda (born 1994), rapper * Freaky Tah (1971–1999), rapper * Pop Smoke (1999-2020), rapper * A Tribe Called Quest * Sheck Wes (born 1998), rapper * Wu-Tang Clan * Adam Yauch (1964–2012), rapper, singer, musician, songwriter, director, and film distributor * 6ix9ine (born 1996), rapper, songwriter * Joey Badass (born 1995), rapper

Bands

* AJR (band), AJR (2005–), indie pop band * American Authors (2006–), pop rock band * Aventura (band), Aventura, bachata group * Beastie Boys (1979–2014), hip hop/hardcore punk band * Blondie (1974–), new wave music, new wave-punk rock band * Cobra Starship (2006–2015), dance-pop band * Blue Öyster Cult (1967–), rock band * Goo Goo Dolls (1985–), alternative rock, alternative-pop rock band * Kiss (band), KI''ϟϟ'' (1973–), hard rock band * Naturally 7, a cappella band * Ramones (1974–1996), punk rock band * Steely Dan (1971–), jazz rock band * Twisted Sister (1972–), heavy metal band * X Ambassadors (2009–), alternative/pop rock band

Art, literature, journalism, and philosophy

Bob Costas Visit to Moody College (40016210250) (cropped)

* Lois Bryan Adams (1817-18170), writer, newspaper editor/proprietor * Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871–1958), muckraker; born in Dunkirk, New York, Dunkirk * Scott Adams (born 1957), cartoonist and creator of ''Dilbert'' * George Worsley Adamson (1913–2005), illustrator and cartoonist * Nancy H. Adsit (1825-1902), art educator * Marv Albert (born 1941), basketball announcer on TNT (American TV network), TNT * Esther Saville Allen (1837-1913), author * Lavilla Esther Allen (1834-1903), writer, poet, reader * Estelle Mendell Amory (1845-1923), author * Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906), women's rights, women's rights activist * Cory Arcangel (born 1978), artist * Emma Whitcomb Babcock (1849-1926), litterateur, author * William Bliss Baker (1859–1886), landscape painter * Mary E. C. Bancker (1860-1921), author * Josephine Cushman Bateham (1829-1901), reformer, editor, writer * Lydia Baxter (1809-1874), poet, hymnist * Lauren Belfer, author * J. Bowyer Bell (1931–2003), historian, artist and art critic * Timothy D. Bellavia (born 1971), artist and illustrator * Emma Lee Benedict (1857-1937), author, editor * Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), architect * Jennie M. Bingham (1859-1933), author * Suessa Baldridge Blaine (1860-1932), writer of temperance pageants * Wolf Blitzer (born 1948), CNN journalist, host of ''The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, The Situation Room'' * Lawrence Block (born 1938), author * Howard Bloom (born 1943), author * Sophia Braeunlich (1854-1898), journalist * Joseph Brodsky (1940–1996), Russian-American poet * Dale Brown (born 1956), author * Phoebe Hinsdale Brown (1783-1861), hymnist * Gordon Bunshaft (1909–1990), architect * Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967), artist * Caroline Chesebro' (1825-1873),writer, publisher * Charles Clough (artist), Charles Clough (born 1951), artist * Jane Elizabeth Conklin (1831-1914), journalist, writer * Frances Augusta Conant (1842-1903), journalist, editor * Anderson Cooper (born 1967), CNN journalist and television personality * Howard Cosell (1918–1995), ABC Sports broadcaster from 1953 until 1985 * Bob Costas (born 1952), longtime broadcaster for NBC Sports and television host of 12 Olympic Games * Burton Crane (1901–1963), journalist * Robert Creeley (1926–2005), poet * Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900), artist * Arthur B. Davies (1863–1928), artist * Helen Aldrich De Kroyft (1818-1915), author * Don DeLillo (born 1936), author * Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), originator of Dewey Decimal Classification, Dewey Decimal System * Amy Dickinson (born 1959), ''Chicago Tribune'' advice columnist * Anna Bowman Dodd (1858-1929), author * Amanda Minnie Douglas (1831–1916), writer * Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), editor and publisher of abolitionist newspapers such as ''The North Star (anti-slavery newspaper), The North Star'' * Arthur Dove (1880–1946), artist * E. J. Eames (1813-1856), writer, poet * Philip Evergood (1901–1973), artist * Emma Pike Ewing (1838-1917), educator, author * Mary Galentine Fenner (1839-1903), poet, litterateur * Laura Dayton Fessenden (1852-1924), author * Leslie Fiedler (1917–2003), literary critic * Steve Fiorilla (1961–2009), artist * Ira Joe Fisher (born 1947), author and weatherman; born and raised in Little Valley (village), New York, Little Valley * F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), author; raised in Buffalo, New York, Buffalo * Edith Willis Linn Forbes (1865-1945), poet, writer * Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011), artist * Kelly Freas (1922–2005), artist * Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935), author * Edward Brodhead Green, E.B. Green (1855–1950), architect * Julia Boynton Green (1861-1957), poet * Terry Gross (born 1951), radio host of ''Fresh Air'' * Caren Gussoff, author * Alex Haley (1921–1992, author of ''Roots: The Saga of an American Family, Roots'' * Mary C. F. Hall-Wood (1842/3-1899), poet, author * Sean Hannity (born 1961), radio and television talk show host * Alfred Harvey (1913–1994), writer and publisher; founder of Harvey Comics * Richard Hofstadter (1916–1970), author and philosopher * Paul Horgan (1903–1995), author * Roni Horn (born 1955), artist * Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915), philosopher and writer * Sibyl Marvin Huse (1866-1939), author and teacher * Idil Ibrahim, director * Marilla Baker Ingalls (1828-1902), missionary, writer * Washington Irving (1783–1859), author of ''Rip Van Winkle'' and ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' * Florence Carpenter Ives (1854-1900), journalist * Henry James (1843–1916), author * William James (1842–1910), philosopher * Sally Jenkins (born 1960), sports columnist and feature writer for ''The Washington Post'', and author * Electa Amanda Wright Johnson (1838-1929), philanthropist, writer * James A. Johnson (architect), James A. Johnson (1865–1939), architect * Frank Judge, poet and translator * Michael Kay (sportscaster), Michael Kay (born 1961), play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees * Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), artist * Megyn Kelly (born 1970), political commentator * John Kessel (born 1950), author * Maria Brace Kimball (1852-1933), elocutionist, writer * Larry King (1933–2021), television and radio host * Verlyn Klinkenborg (born 1952), member of ''The New York Times'' writer and farmer; editorial board * Nancy Kress (born 1948), author * Matt Lauer (born 1957), anchor for ''Today (American TV program), The Today Show'' * Zoe Leonard (born 1961), photographer and visual artist * Martha D. Lincoln (1838–?), author and journalist * Robert Longo (born 1953), artist * Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879–1962), writer and patron * Bill Maher (born 1956), host of HBO political talk show ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' * Norman Mailer (1923–2007), author * Francis A. Mallison (1832–1877), journalist and helped organize the Great Civil War Gold Hoax; from Rome, New York, Rome * Helen A. Manville (1839-1912), poet, litterateur * Brice Marden (born 1938), artist * Herman Melville (1819–1891), author of ''Moby-Dick'' * Jenny B. Merrill (1854-1934), educator, writer * Magdalene Merritt (1864-1935), poet * Al Michaels (born 1944), longtime sportscaster for both NBC Sports and ESPN on ABC, ABC Sports; play-by-play announcer on ''NBC Sunday Night Football, Sunday Night Football'' * Nettie Leila Michel (1863-1912), magazine editor, writer * Marion Juliet Mitchell (1836-1917), poet * David Muir (born 1973),

journalist and anchor * Ogden Nash (1902–1971), poet * Minerva Brace Norton (1837-1894), educator, author * Emily S. Oakey (1829-1883), poet, hymnist * Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938), author * Jessie Fremont O'Donnell (1860-1897), writer, lecturer * Elizabeth M. Olmsted (1825-1910), poet * Bill O'Reilly (political commentator), Bill O'Reilly (born 1949), host of ''The O'Reilly Factor'' on Fox News * Anna Campbell Palmer (1854-1928), author * Fanny Purdy Palmer (1839-1923), writer, poet * Jane Marsh Parker (1836-1913), author, historian, clubwoman * William Ordway Partridge (1861–1930), sculptor * Jane Lippitt Patterson (1829-1919), writer, editor * Margaret B. Peeke (1838-1908), lecturer, author * Sarah Maria Clinton Perkins (1824-1905), minister, social reformer, editor, author * Tim Powers (born 1952), author * Thomas Pynchon (born 1937), author * Harriet Newell Ralston (1828-1920), poet * Ishmael Reed (born 1938), poet * John Reed (novelist), John Reed (born 1969), author of ''Snowball's Chance'' * Emma May Alexander Reinertsen (1853-1920), writer * Seymour Reit (1918–2001), writer and cartoonist * Helen Hinsdale Rich (1827-1915), poet * Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), painter * Spain Rodriguez (1940–2012), cartoonist * Milton Rogovin (1909–2011), photographer * Charles Rohlfs (1853–1936), craftsman * Al Roker (born 1954), weather anchor for

's ''Today (American TV program), Today'' * Tim Russert (1950–2008), host of NBC's ''Meet the Press'' * Vin Scully (born 1927), longtime broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers * David Sedaris (born 1956), humorist and author * Mary Alice Seymour (1837-1897), music critic * Emma Augusta Sharkey (1858-1902), journalist, writer * Al Sharpton (born 1954), civil and political rights, civil rights activist and radio talk show host * Emma L. Shaw (1840-1924), magazine editor * Grace Carew Sheldon (1855-1921), journalist, writer, editor * Tony Sisti (1901–1983), painter * Jeanie Oliver Davidson Smith (1836-1925), poet, romancist * Lura Eugenie Brown Smith (1854/64-1935), journalist, newspaper editor, writer * Harriet Mabel Spalding (1862-1935), poet, litterateur * Eugene Speicher (1883–1962), painter * Amelia M. Starkweather (1840-1926), educator, author * Esther Baker Steele (1835-1911), educator, author, editor, philanthropist * Cynthia Morgan St. John (1852-1919), Wordsworthian, book collector, and author * Fran Striker (1903–1962), creator of the ''Lone Ranger'' and ''Green Hornet'' * Elizabeth Swados (1951–2016), author * Susie Forrest Swift (1862-1916), editor * Jake Tapper (born 1969), news anchor for CNN * Dorothy Thompson (1983–1961), journalist and radio broadcaster * Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), artist * Mike Tirico (born 1966), sportscaster * Tom Toles (born 1951), cartoonist * Sojourner Truth (1797–1883), slave and civil rights activist * Israel Tsvaygenbaum (born 1961), Russian-American artist * Mark Twain (1835–1910), author * Andrew Vachss (1942–2021), author, activist, and lawyer * Mary Crowell Van Benschoten (1840-1921), author, newspaper publisher/editor * Emily Elizabeth Veeder (1841-1898), author * Richard A. Waite (1848–1911), architect * J. Alden Weir (1852–1919), painter * Jane Meade Welch (1854-1931), journalist * Edith Wharton (1862–1937), author * Walt Whitman (1819–1892), poet * Brian Williams (born 1959), anchor of ''NBC Nightly News'' * Jeneverah M. Winton (1837-1904), author, poet * Julia McNair Wright (1840–1903), author * Marie Robinson Wright (1853-1914), writer * Julia Ditto Young (1857-1915), novelist, poet * John Zogby (born 1948), pollster and blogger

Sports

Baseball

* Harrison Bader (born 1994), Major League Baseball outfielder * Moe Berg (1902–1972), Major League Baseball catcher and espionage, spy for the Office of Strategic Services * Dellin Betances (born 1988), baseball pitcher * Craig Biggio (born 1965), National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Baseball Hall of Famer * Bobby Bonilla (born 1963), baseball player * Ralph Branca (1926–2016), baseball pitcher * Ken Brett (1948–2003), baseball pitcher * Dan Brouthers (1858–1932), Baseball Hall of Famer * Alexander Cartwright (1820–1892), "father of modern baseball", founding member of the New York Knickerbockers, New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club * Eddie Collins (1887–1951), Baseball Hall of Famer * Jimmy Collins (1870–1943), Baseball Hall of Famer * Bill Dahlen (1870–1950), baseball player * George Davis (baseball), George Davis (1870–1940), Baseball Hall of Famer * Harry Eisenstat (1915–2003), baseball player * Mike Epstein (born 1943), Major League Baseball first baseman * Johnny Evers (1881–1947), Baseball Hall of Famer * Whitey Ford (1928–2020), Baseball Hall of Famer * John Franco (born 1960), baseball pitcher * Frankie Frisch (1897–1973), Baseball Hall of Famer * Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), Baseball Hall of Famer * Sid Gordon (1917–1975), two-time All Star major league baseball player * Hank Greenberg (1911–1986), Baseball Hall of Famer (Greenwich Village) * Bucky Harris (1896–1977), baseball manager * Orel Hershiser (born 1958), baseball player and announcer * Waite Hoyt (1899–1984), Baseball Hall of Famer * Joe Kehoskie (born 1973), baseball executive; born in Auburn, New York, Auburn * Willie Keeler (1872–1923), Baseball Hall of Famer * King Kelly (1857–94), Baseball Hall of Famer * Sandy Koufax (born 1935), Baseball Hall of Famer * Tim Locastro (born 1992), baseball player; born in Syracuse, New York, Syracuse * Rob Manfred (born 1958), MLB commissioner; born in Rome, New York, Rome * Jason Marquis (born 1978), Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher * Edgar Martínez (born 1963), baseball player * John McGraw (1873–1934), baseball manager; born in Truxton, New York, Truxton * Bid McPhee (1859–1943), Baseball Hall of Famer * Bob Melvin (born 1961), baseball player and manager * Sam Nahem (1915–2004), Major League Baseball pitcher * Joe Nathan (born 1974), baseball player, Minnesota Twins; born in Pine Bush, New York, Pine Bush * Jim Palmer (born 1945), Baseball Hall of Famer * A. J. Pierzynski (born 1976), baseball player (Chicago White Sox); born in Bridgehampton, New York, Bridgehampton * Lipman Pike (1845–93), Major League Baseball player; two-time home run champion * Old Hoss Radbourn (1854–1897), Baseball Hall of Famer * Phil Rizzuto (1917–2007), Baseball Hall of Famer * Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), Major League Baseball player * Saul Rogovin (1923–1995), Major League Baseball pitcher * Richie Scheinblum (1942–2021), Major League Baseball All Star outfielder * Norm Sherry (1931–2021), catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball * Mose Solomon (1900–1966), the "Rabbi of Swat", Major League Baseball player * Warren Spahn (1921–2003), Baseball Hall of Famer * Joe Torre (born 1940), baseball player, manager, and executive * Mickey Welch (1859–1941), Baseball Hall of Famer * Lou Whitaker (born 1957), baseball player * Deacon White (1847–1939), Baseball Hall of Famer * Carl Yastrzemski (born 1939), Baseball Hall of Famer

Basketball

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947), National Basketball Association, NBA Hall of Fame player * Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), professional basketball player for the New York Knicks * Nate Archibald (born 1948), NBA Hall of Fame basketball player * Red Auerbach (1917–2006), basketball coach * Desi Barmore (born 1960), basketball player * David Bernsley (born 1969), American-Israeli basketball player * Sue Bird (born 1980), Women's National Basketball Association point guard; two-time Olympic champion; four-time All-Star (Seattle Storm) (Syosset) * Harry Boykoff (1922–2001), professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics * Larry Brown (basketball), Larry Brown (born 1940), professional All Star basketball player and coach * Isaiah Cousins (born 1994), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Bob Cousy (born 1928), professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics * Billy Cunningham (born 1943), basketball coach * Jon Dalzell, basketball player * John DiBartolomeo (born 1991), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Billy Donovan (born 1965), basketball coach * Shay Doron (born 1985), professional basketball player * Bryant Dunston (born 1986), basketball player * Julius Erving (born 1950), National Basketball Association, NBA player * Mickey Fisher (basketball), Mickey Fisher (1904/05–1963) - basketball coach * Marty Friedman (basketball), Marty Friedman (1889–1986), Hall of Fame pro basketball player and coach * Marcus Gaither (1961–2020), basketball player * Jimmy Hall (basketball), Jimmy Hall (born 1994), basketball player in the Liga Leumit (basketball), Israeli National League. * Sidney Hertzberg (1922–2005), professional basketball player * Art Heyman (1941–2012), professional basketball player * Nat Holman (1896–1995), Hall of Fame basketball player * Red Holzman (1920–1998), NBA Hall of Fame basketball player and coach * Lamont Jones (basketball, born 1972), Lamont Jones (born 1972), basketball player * Michael Jordan (born 1963), iconic NBA Hall of Fame basketball player, businessman and owner/chairman of the Charlotte Hornets; considered the best basketball player of all time (Brooklyn) * Sean Kilpatrick (born 1990), basketball player in NBA and for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C., Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Super League * Ken Labanowski (born 1959), basketball player * Christian Laettner (born 1969), former professional basketball player * Sylven Landesberg (born 1990), basketball player * Rudy LaRusso (1927–2004), professional basketball player * Ivan Leshinsky (born 1947), American-Israeli basketball player * Nancy Lieberman (born 1958), WNBA Hall of Fame basketball player, general manager, and coach (Olympic medal, Olympic silver medal) * Chris Mullin (born 1963), NBA Hall of Fame basketball player * Boris Nachamkin (1933–2018), professional basketball player * Joakim Noah (born 1985), professional basketball player (New York Knicks) * Lamar Odom (born 1979), former professional basketball player * Bernard Opper (1915–2000), professional basketball player * Donna Orender (''née'' Geils) (born 1957), college basketball player and Women's Professional Basketball League All-Star; WNBA president * Rick Pitino (born 1952), basketball coach * Tubby Raskin (1902–1981), basketball player and coach * Pat Riley (born 1945), basketball player, coach, and executive; born in Rome, New York, Rome * Danny Schayes (born 1959), college and professional basketball player; son of Dolph Schayes * Dolph Schayes (1928–2015), NBA Hall of Fame player and coach * Ossie Schectman (1919–2013), basketball player; scored the first basket in NBA history * Barney Sedran (1891–1964), NBA Hall of Fame basketball player * Adam Silver (born 1962), NBA commissioner * Lou Silver, basketball player *Russ Smith (basketball), Russ Smith, former NBA player, currently plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Sid Tannenbaum (1925–1986), professional basketball player * Mark Turenshine (1944–2016), basketball player * Jim Valvano (1946–1993), basketball coach * Kemba Walker (born 1990), professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets * Metta World Peace (born 1979), former professional basketball player * Max Zaslofsky (1925–1985), professional basketball player * Adam Kemp, (born 1990), professional basketball player

Boxing

* Abe Attell, Abe "The Little Hebrew" Attell (1883–1970), boxer, World Featherweight Champion * Riddick Bowe, Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe (born 1967), World Heavyweight Champion * Shannon Briggs (born 1971), boxer, World Heavyweight Champion * Al Davis (boxer), Al "Bummy" Davis (1920–45), professional boxer (Brooklyn) * Abe Goldstein (1898–1977), boxer, World Bantamweight champion * Zab Judah (born 1977), boxer, World Welterweight and Junior Welterweight Champion Leiner; 1896–1947), boxer, World Lightweight Champion * Solly Krieger (1909–1964), boxer, World Middleweight Champion * Jake LaMotta, Jake "Raging [Bronx] Bull" LaMotta (1922–2017), boxer, World Middleweight Champion * Boyd Melson (born 1981), boxer, World Military Boxing Champions in the 69 kg. weight class * Samuel Mosberg (1896–1967), boxer, Olympic light heavyweight champion * Floyd Patterson (1935–2006), boxer, World Heavyweight Champion * Sugar Ray Robinson (1921–1989), boxer, World Middleweight Champion * Maxie Rosenbloom, Maxie "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom (1907–1976), World Light Heavyweight Champion * Charlie Phil Rosenberg (1902–1976), boxer, World Bantamweight Champion * Barney Ross (born Dov-Ber "Beryl" David Rosofsky; 1909–1967), boxer, world champion in three weight divisions: lightweight, light welterweight, and welterweight * Isadore Schwartz, Isadore "Corporal Izzy" Schwartz (1902–1988), boxer, World Flyweight Champion * Al Singer, Al "The Bronx Beauty" Singer (1909–1961), boxer, World Lightweight Champion * Gene Tunney (1897–1978), boxer, World Heavyweight Champion * Mike Tyson (born 1966), former professional boxer, World Heavyweight Champion

Fencing

* Norman C. Armitage (born Norman Cudworth Cohn; 1907–1972), Olympic medalist saber fencer, 6x Olympian * Albert Axelrod (1921–2004), Olympic medalist foil fencer, 5x Olympian * Cliff Bayer (born 1977), 2x Olympic foil fencer * Robert Blum (fencer), Robert Blum (born 1928), 2x Olympic saber fencer * Daniel Bukantz (1917–2008), 4x Olympic foil fencer * Herbert Cohen (fencer), Herbert Cohen (born 1940), 2x Olympic foil fencer * Eugene Glazer (fencer), Gene Glazer (born 1939), 2x Olympic foil fencer * Harold Goldsmith, Hal Goldsmith (born Hans Goldschmidt; 1930–2004), 3x Olympic foil fencer * Ralph Goldstein (1913–1997), 2x Olympic épée fencer * Julia Jones-Pugliese (1909–1993), national champion fencer and fencing coach * Allan Kwartler (1917–1998), 3x Olympic sabre and foil fencer, Pan American Games and Maccabiah Games champion * Nathaniel Lubell, Nate Lubell (1916–2006), 3x Olympic foil fencer * Tim Morehouse (born 1978), Olympic medalist saber fencer, 3x Olympian * Soren Thompson (born 1981), 2x Olympian, NCAA épée champion, world team champion

American football

Art Monk USDA 150th Anniversary celebration

* Doc Alexander (1897–1975), football player and coach * Lyle Alzado (1949–1992), football All Pro player (Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Raiders) * Russ Brandon (born 1967), football executive * Jim Brown (born 1936), Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns) * Tom Coughlin (born 1946), football coach * Jordan Dangerfield (born 1990), NFL football player * Boomer Esiason (born 1961), former football player (Cincinnati Bengals) * D'Brickashaw Ferguson (born 1983), NFL offensive tackle (New York Jets) * Jay Fiedler (born 1971), NFL football quarterback * Brian Flores (born 1981), football coach * Roger Goodell (born 1959), NFL commissioner; born in Jamestown, New York, Jamestown * Rob Gronkowski (born 1989), former football player (New England Patriots) * Thomas Hennessy (American football), Thomas Hennessy (born 1994), football player * Arthur Jones (American football), Arthur Jones (born 1986), football player * Chandler Jones (born 1990), NFL outside linebacker * Brett Kern (born 1986), NFL punter (Tennessee Titans) * Vince Lombardi (1913–1970), football coach * Sid Luckman (1916–1998), football player (Chicago Bears), inducted into Hall of Fame in 1965 * John Mackey (American football), John Mackey (1941–2011), football player (Baltimore Colts), inducted into Hall of Fame in 1992 * Ali Marpet (born 1993), football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) * Doug Marrone (born 1964), football coach * Josh Miller (American football), Josh Miller (born 1970), football player and football analyst * Art Monk (born 1957), former football player (Washington Redskins), inducted into Hall of Fame in 2008 * Ed Newman (born 1951), All-Pro football player * Joe Paterno (1926–2012), football coach * Matt Patricia (born 1974), football coach * Adam Podlesh (born 1983), football player * Ray Rice (born 1987), former football player (Baltimore Ravens) * Herb Rich (1928–2008), 2x All-Pro football player *Aaron Rosenberg, Aaron "Rosy" Rosenberg (1912–1979), 2x All-American college football player, and film and television producer * Allie Sherman (1923–2015), National Football League player and head coach * Will Smith (defensive end), Will Smith (1981–2016), football player (New Orleans Saints) (born in

) * Alan Veingrad (born 1963), NFL football player * Pop Warner (1871–1954), football coach

Ice hockey

* Gary Bettman (born 1952), NHL commissioner * Ryan Callahan (born 1985), NHL ice hockey player (Tampa Bay Lightning) (Rochester, New York, Rochester) * Tim Erixon (born 1991), American-born Swedish ice hockey player (Port Chester, New York, Port Chester) * Joel Farabee (born 2000), NHL ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers) (Cicero) *Adam Fox (ice hockey), Adam Fox (born 1998), NHL ice hockey defenseman (New York Rangers) * Brian Gionta (born 1979), NHL ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres) (Rochester) * Patrick Kane (born 1988), NHL ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks) (Buffalo, New York, Buffalo) * Seymour H. Knox III (1926–1996), co-founder of the Buffalo Sabres * Alex Levinsky, Alex "Mine Boy" Levinsky (1910–1990), American-born Canadian NHL player (Syracuse) * Eric Nystrom (born 1983), NHL player * Max Pacioretty (born 1988), NHL ice hockey player (Vegas Golden Knights) * Mathieu Schneider (born 1969), NHL player

Soccer

*Jordan Cila (born 1982), Major League Soccer midfielder * Benny Feilhaber (born 1985), soccer midfielder * Shep Messing (born 1949), Olympic soccer goalkeeper and current broadcaster * Charlie Reiter (born 1988), soccer player * Sara Whalen (born 1976), Olympic soccer player

Tennis

* Marilyn Aschner (born 1948), tennis player * Irvin Dorfman (1924–2006), tennis player * Herbert Flam (1928–1980), tennis player * Jim Grabb (born 1964), tennis player * Jim Gurfein (born 1961), tennis player * Ladislav Hecht (1909–2004), tennis player * Scott Lipsky (born 1981), tennis player * Jamie Loeb (born 1995), tennis player * Bruce Manson (born 1956), tennis player * John McEnroe (born 1959), tennis player * Renée Richards (born 1934), tennis player * Noah Rubin (tennis), Noah Rubin (born 1996), tennis player * Ed Rubinoff (born 1935), tennis player * Julius Seligson (1909–1987), tennis player * Bill Tilden (1893–1953), tennis player

Track and field

* Andy Bloom (athlete), Andy Bloom (born 1973), Olympic shot putter *Lillian Copeland (1904–1964), Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put * Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce Jenner) (born 1949), retired decathlete, gold medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 Montreal Olympics, and television personality * Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (born 1942), long-distance runner

Other sports

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* Carl Adams (wrestler), Carl Adams (born 1950), two-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, NCAA wrestling champion, coach, and businessman * Ed Banach (born 1960), Olympic Games, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling * Lou Banach (born 1960), Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling * Herman Barron (1909–1978), professional golfer * Jeff Blatnick (1957–2012), Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling * Glenn Cowan (1952–2004), table tennis player * Kyle Dake (born 1991), Olympic freestyle wrestler, three-time World Champion, and four-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, NCAA wrestling champion in four different weight classes * Tommy Dreamer (born 1971), professional wrestling, professional wrestler (Yonkers) *Jim Drucker (born 1952/1953), former Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association, former Commissioner of the Arena Football League, and founder of NewKadia Comics * Mick Foley (born 1965), professional wrestler and author * Danielle Goldstein (born 1985), American-Israeli show jumper * Carol Heiss (born 1940), Figure skating, figure skater, 1960 Olympic champion, five-time World Champion * Laurie Hernandez (born 2000), artistic gymnast, gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics, and winner of '' Dancing with the Stars'' Dancing with the Stars (American season 23), season 23 * Kevin Jackson (born 1964), Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion in freestyle wrestling * Jon Jones (born 1987), Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC Light heavyweight champion * Ryan Lochte (born 1984), competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer, gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Olympics, and contestant on ''Dancing with the Stars'' season 23 (Rochester, New York, Rochester) * Lia Neal (born 1995), competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer, silver and bronze Olympic medalist (

) * Colette Nelson (born 1974), professional bodybuilder * Beth Phoenix (born 1980), professional wrestler (born in Elmira, New York) * Aljamain Sterling (born 1989), UFC Champion * Ashley Twichell (born 1989), Olympic Swimming (sport), swimmer ( Fayetteville) * Chris Weidman (born 1984), former UFC Middleweight Champion

Business

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* John Jacob Astor, fur trader and company founder * Nicholas F. Brady, former CEO of Dillon, Read & Co., Dillon Read and 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury * Helen Gilman Noyes Brown, philanthropist, clubwoman * C. Douglas Dillon, former CEO of Dillon Read, List of ambassadors of the United States to France, United States Ambassador to France (1953–1957), and 57th United States Secretary of the Treasury * George Eastman (1854–1932), founder of Kodak, Eastman Kodak * Joseph Ellicott (1760–1826), surveyor and city planner * William Fargo (1818–1881), co-founder of American Express, American Express Company and Wells Fargo; List of mayors of Buffalo, New York, Mayor of Buffalo * Reggie Fils-Aimé (born 1961), president and chief operating officer of Nintendo, Nintendo of America * Debra Fox, founder of Fox Learning Systems * Alexander Snow Gordon (died 1803), silversmith * Scott Greenstein (born 1959), president and chief content officer of Sirius XM Satellite Radio * E. H. Harriman, errand boy, broker, railroader * George A. Hormel (1860–1946), founder of Hormel * Jeremy Jacobs (born 1940), owner of Delaware North and Boston Bruins * John J. Kennedy (New York State Treasurer), John J. Kennedy (1857–1914), financier and 45th New York State Treasurer * Harriette A. Keyser (1841-1936), industrial reformer * Seymour H. Knox I (1861–1915), businessman and co-founder of F. W. Woolworth Company * Seymour H. Knox II (1898–1990), philanthropist and former director of Marine Midland Bank * Reginald Lenna, CEO and philanthropist * Jon L. Luther, food service executive * Sherman J. Maisel (1918–2010), economist * Jeremiah Milbank, banker, co-founder of Borden (company), Borden Milk Co. (1857) * Jacquelyn Ottman, marketing consultant * Henry Paulson, former CEO of Goldman Sachs and United States Secretary of the Treasury *Nelson Peltz (born 1942), billionaire businessman and investor * Joseph R. Perella, financier * Jeffry Picower (1942–2009), investor and noted philanthropist involved in the Madoff investment scandal * Pat Powers (businessman), Pat Powers (1870–1948), movie producer * Donald Regan, former CEO of Merrill Lynch and 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury * Robert E. Rich Sr. (1913–2006), inventor and foodservice executive * David Rockefeller (1915–2017), banker * John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), philanthropist and founder of Standard Oil * John D. Rockefeller Jr., philanthropist and financier * William Rockefeller (1841–1941), co-founder of Standard Oil *Jeffrey Rosen (businessman), Jeffrey Rosen, billionaire businessman * Robert Rubin, former CEO of Goldman Sachs and 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury * Scott Rudin, movie producer * Jacob Schiff, Wall Street executive and banker * Edward Selzer (1893–1970), movie producer * Ellsworth Milton Statler (1863–1928), hotelier * Stuart Sternberg (born 1959), owner of the Tampa Bay Rays * Jill Stuart, fashion designer * Donald Trump Jr. (born 1977), businessman; eldest son of Donald Trump and brother of Eric, Ivanka, and Tiffany * Eric Trump (born 1984), philanthropist and businessman; son of Donald Trump and brother of Ivanka, Tiffany, and Donald Jr. * Ivanka Trump (born 1981), businesswoman, writer, and former fashion model; daughter of Donald Trump and sister of Eric, Donald Jr., and Tiffany * Tiffany Trump (born 1993), daughter of Donald Trump and sister of Ivanka, Eric, and Donald Jr. * Cornelius Vanderbilt, ferry and tugboat captain, company founder, and railroader * Sanford Weill, former CEO of Citigroup * Henry Wells (1805–1878), businessman * Bob Weinstein, movie producer and co-founder of Miramax, Miramax Films * Harvey Weinstein, movie producer and co-founder of Miramax Films * John G. Wickser (1858–1928), businessman and New York State Treasurer (1903–1904) * Robert G. Wilmers (1934–2017), CEO of M&T Bank * Christopher Woodrow, movie producer * Mark Zuckerberg (born 1984), founder and CEO of Facebook

Fashion, beauty, and modeling

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* Keith Carlos (born 1987), fashion model, former football player, and winner of ''America's Next Top Model'' America's Next Top Model (season 21), season 21 * Nyle DiMarco (born 1989), model, actor, deaf activist, and winner of '' Dancing with the Stars'' Dancing with the Stars (American season 22), season 22 and ''America's Next Top Model'' America's Next Top Model (season 22), season 22 * Tom Ford (born 1961), fashion designer, film director, screenwriter, and film producer * Mary Therese Friel (born 1960), beauty queen, model, businesswoman, and winner of Miss USA 1979 * Marc Jacobs (born 1963), fashion designer and former creative director of Louis Vuitton (1997–2014) *

(born 1984), actress, model, and singer * Calvin Klein (fashion designer), Calvin Klein (born 1942), fashion designer and founder of Calvin Klein (fashion house), Calvin Klein Inc * Michael Kors (born 1959), sportswear fashion designer; founder and CEO of Capri Holdings, Michael Kors Holdings * Ralph Lauren (born 1939), fashion designer, philanthropist, business executive, and founder of the Ralph Lauren Corporation * Stacy London (born 1969), stylist, fashion consultant * Jackie Loughery (born 1930), actress, beauty queen, and inaugural winner of Miss USA * Sienna Miller (born 1981), actress, model, and fashion designer * Sarah Natochenny (born 1987), actress, film editor, fashion model, and voice actress * Rachel Nichols (actress), Rachel Nichols (born 1980), actress and model *

(born 1989), actress, model, singer, and activist * Kimberly Pressler (born 1977), model, reality television star, and first runner-up at Miss USA 1995 * Tanya Roberts (1955–2020), actress, model * Carmen Marc Valvo (born 1953), evening-wear and high-end cocktail dress designer

Lawyers and jurists

* Nicholas Allard (born 1952), Dean and President of Brooklyn Law School * Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870–1938), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States * Alan Dershowitz (born 1938), Harvard Law School professor and scholar of United States constitutional law and criminal law * Linda Fairstein (born 1947), prosecutor and author * Gerrit Forbes (1836–1906), Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Supreme Court of New York * Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States * Henry Friendly (1903–1986), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit * Kumiki Gibson, lawyer * Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–2020), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States * Arthur Goldberg (1908–1990), United States Secretary of Labor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations * Edith Julia Griswold (1863-1926), in her day, she was the only woman patent expert * Alvin Hellerstein (born 1933), United States federal judge *

(1745–1829), first Chief Justice of the United States * Elena Kagan (born 1960), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States * A. Leo Levin (1919–2015), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School * John Roberts (born 1955), Chief Justice of the United States * Antonin Scalia (1936–2016), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States * Sonia Sotomayor (born 1954), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States * Amy Wax (born 1953), Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School

Religious leaders

* Marilla Baker Ingalls (1828-1902), missionary to Burma for 51 years * Avraham Qanaï, leader of one of the first Karaite Judaism, Karaite Jewish congregations in the United States * Emanuel Rackman (1910–2008), Modern Orthodox Judaism, Modern Orthodox rabbi; President of Bar-Ilan University * Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902–1994), Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish rabbi

Science and medicine

* Richard Axel (born 1946), scientist and Nobel Prize winner * Cora Belle Brewster (1859-1937), physician, surgeon, medical writer, editor * Flora A. Brewster (1852-1919), physician, surgeon, editor * Anna Manning Comfort (1845-1931), physician * Mary Gage Day (1857-1935), physician, medical writer * Gertrude B. Elion (1918–1999), biochemist, pharmacology, pharmacologist and Nobel Prize winner * Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988), physicist and Nobel prize winner * Murray Gerstenhaber (born 1927), mathematician and lawyer * Carl Sagan (1934–1996), astronomer * Jonas Salk (1914–1995), scientist and developed first polio vaccine * George Herman Babcock (1832–1893), inventor * William Martin Beauchamp, ethnologist and clergyman. Born in Orange County, New York, Orange County, he served an Episcopal parish in Baldwinsville, New York, Baldwinsville for 35 years while also performing archæological research, particularly concerning the Haudenosaunee, and publishing his findings in eight books between 1892 and 1908. * Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and the first female doctor in the United States, studied medicine at Geneva College. * Willis Carrier, inventor * Cornelius Cooper, African-American physician, famous for his lawsuit to separate from the U.S. Army as an objector to the war while attending West Point Military Academy * Dr. Asa Fitch of Salem (town), New York, Salem, first occupational entomologist in the United States. In 1838 he began to collect and study insects for New York state. In 1854 he became the first professional Entomologist of New York State Agricultural Society, commissioned by the State of New York. * Dr. George Franklin Grant. Born in Oswego, New York, Oswego, he was the first African-American professor at Harvard. He was also a Boston dentist, and the inventor of the golf tee. * James Hall (paleontologist) * Professor Joseph Henry, scientist who advanced the understanding of electricity, and who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. * Franklin B. Hough * Irving Langmuir, chemist and physicist, Nobel laureate and resident of Schenectady. * Eben Jenks Loomis, born at Oppenheim, New York, Oppenheim, was an astronomer. He was assistant in the Harvard University, Harvard ''American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac'' office from 1850 until his retirement in 1900. During this time he also held the position of special assistant at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, DC. He was a member of the United States eclipse expedition to Africa of 1889. * Lewis Henry Morgan of Aurora, Cayuga County, New York, Aurora and Rochester, New York, Rochester, ethnologist, anthropologist, writer and attorney. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels relied on his accounts of the evolution of indigenous peoples to fill in their own account of the development of capitalist society. * Roger Tory Peterson, naturalist, ornithologist, writer and educator, born in Jamestown, New York, Jamestown. * Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, born in Guilderland, New York, Guilderland. * Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau, established the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium at Saranac Lake, New York, Saranac Lake for treatment of tuberculosis. * Charles Doolittle Walcott, paleontologist * Dr. Mary Edwards Walker of Oswego, New York, Oswego, feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, suffragist, alleged spy, prisoner of war, surgeon, and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor. * Henry Augustus Ward

Foreign-born New Yorkers

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* Shyne, Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, Belizean rapper and politician * Andrulla Blanchette (born 1966), British-born professional bodybuilder * Maksim Chmerkovskiy (born 1980), Ukraine, Ukrainian-born Latin ballroom dancer, choreographer, and instructor from

's '' Dancing with the Stars''; brother of Val * Valentin Chmerkovskiy (born 1986), Ukrainian-born professional dancer from ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars''; brother of Maks * Laura Creavalle (born 1959), Guyana, Guyanese-born Canadian Americans, Canadian/American professional bodybuilder * Lisa Cross (born 1978), United Kingdom, British-born professional bodybuilder * Steven Derounian (1918–2007), Bulgarian-born politician and former United States Representative of New York (1953–1963, 1963–65) * Heather Foster (born 1966), Jamaican-born American professional bodybuilder * Bev Francis (born 1955), Australian-born professional bodybuilder, powerlifting, powerlifter, and national shot put champion * Carolina Herrera (fashion designer), Carolina Herrera (born 1939), Venezuelan-born fashion designer; dress designer of First Ladies from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to Michelle Obama * Kyrie Irving (born 1992), Australian-born American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets (formerly for the Cleveland Cavaliers) * John Kneller (1916–2009), English-American professor and fifth President of Brooklyn College * John Leguizamo (born 1964), Colombian-born actor, voice actor, producer, and stand-up comedian * Sean Patrick Maloney (born 1966), Canadians, Canadian-born politician and United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative of New York since 2013 * Joel McHale (born 1971), Italy, Italian-born actor, comedian, writer, television producer, and television host * Nicki Minaj (born 1982), Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidadian-born rapper and singer * Edward Mosberg (1926-2022), Polish-American Holocaust survivor, educator, and philanthropist * Pelé (real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (born 1940), Brazilian-born iconic soccer player and honorary president of the New York Cosmos (2010), New York Cosmos; considered the best soccer player of all time * Keanu Reeves (born 1964), Lebanon, Lebanese-born Canadian/American actor, producer, and musician * Alana Shipp (born 1982), Barbados, Barbadian-born Israelis, Israeli/United States, American professional bodybuilder * Gene Simmons (real name Chaim Weitz) (born 1949), Israeli-born musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, television personality, and lead singer of the band Kiss (band), Kiss * Albio Sires (born 1951), Cuban-born politician and United States Representative of New Jersey since 2006 * Snooki (real name Nicole Polizzi) (born 1987), Chilean-born reality television personality from ''Jersey Shore'' * Amelie Veiller Van Norman (1844–1920), French-born American educator and civic reformer * Bruce Willis (born 1955), Germany, German-born American actor, producer, and singer * Jason Wu (born 1982), Taiwanese-born Canadian/American fashion designer and designer of First Lady Michelle Obama's dresses

Infamous New Yorkers

* David Berkowitz (born 1953), serial killer (also known as "Son of Sam" and ".44 Caliber Killer") * Billy the Kid (1859–1881), notorious wild west criminal * Al Capone (1899–1947), gangster; co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit * Frank Costello (1891–1973), Italian-American Mafia gangster * Robert Garrow (1936–1978), spree killer * David Hampton (1964–2003), actor and impostor; posed as Poitier's son "David" in 1983, which inspired a Six Degrees of Separation (play), play and Six Degrees of Separation (film), film * Steven Hoffenberg, CEO and fraudster * Lucky Luciano (1897–1962), mobster; considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States * Eugene Palmer (criminal), Eugene Palmer (born 1939), murderer and fugitive * Theodore Rinaldo (1944–2000), convicted child sex offender * Shirley Winters (born 1948), convicted arsonist and accused serial killer *Joseph James DeAngelo (born 1945) serial killer (also known as the "Golden State Killer")

Other

* Mary Jane Aldrich (1833-1909), social reformer * Elnora Monroe Babcock (1852-1934), suffragist * Helen Morton Barker (1834-1910), social reformer * Emily Montague Mulkin Bishop (1858-1916), suffragist, writer * Lina Beecher (1841–1915), roller coaster designer and inventor * Margaret McDonald Bottome (1827-1906), reformer, author * William Boylan (1869–1940), first President of Brooklyn College * Murder of Grace Brown, Grace Brown (1886–1906), murder victim * Lucinda Banister Chandler (1828-1911), social reformer * Cordelia Throop Cole (1833-1900), social reformer, writer, editor * Emily Parmely Collins (1814-1909), suffragist, activist, writer * Julia Colman (1828-1909), social reformer * Daniel Daly (1873–1937), United States Marine Corps, United States Marine, received Medal of Honor Medal of Honor#Double recipients, twice * Frances Elizabeth Fryatt, specialist in household applied arts * Mary Ninde Gamewell (1858-1947), missionary, author * Harry Gideonse (1901–1985), President of Brooklyn College, and Chancellor of The New School for Social Research * Harriet Newell Kneeland Goff (1828-1901), reformer, author * Wilson Greatbatch (1919–2011), inventor * Katherine Van Allen Grinnell (1839-1917), social reformer, author * Annabel Morris Holvey (1855-1910), social reformer, writer * Cornelia Collins Hussey (1827-1902), philanthropist, suffragist * Clarissa Caldwell Lathrop (1847-1892), social reformer * Jennie Phelps Purvis (1831-1924), suffragist, reformer, writer * Frances Shimer (1826–1901), founder of Shimer College * Richard Stallman (born 1953), programmer of Emacs and founder of GNU * Emily Pitts Stevens (1841-1906), activist, editor * Katharine Lent Stevenson (1853-1919), reformer, missionary * Josephine Terranova (1889–1981), criminal defendant * Mary Evalin Warren (1829-1904), social reformer, author * Charlotte Fowler Wells (1814-1901), phrenologist * Mary Traffarn Whitney (1852-1942), minister, reformer, philanthropist * Margaret E. Winslow (1836-1936), activist, editor, writer

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