List of people from New York City

Many notable people were either born in New York City or adopted it as their home.

People from New York City

0–9

22Gz (Jeffrey Mark Alexander, born 1997) – Brooklyn drill rapper
50 Cent (Curtis Jackson, born 1975) – businessman and rapper
6ix9ine (Daniel Hernandez, born 1996) – rapper

A

Aaliyah (Aaliyah Haughton, 1979–2001) – singer, actress and model
Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born 1946) – professional basketball player
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947) – basketball player
George Abernethy (1807–1877) – first provisional governor of Oregon^[1]
Cecile Abish (born 1930) – sculptor
Oday Aboushi (born 1991) – football player
Ray Abruzzo (born 1954) – actor
Bella Abzug (1920–1998) – congressional representative
Eric Adams (born 1960) – mayor of New York City
Garnett Adrain (1815–1878) – member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey^[1]
Cornelius Rea Agnew (1830–1888) – ophthalmologist^[1]
Eliza Agnew (1807–1883) – Presbyterian missionary^[1]
Chris Agoliati (born 1951) – soccer player
Christina Aguilera (born 1980) – singer
Danny Aiello (1933–2019) – actor
AJR (born 1990, 1994, and 1997) – indie pop trio and multi-instrumentalists
Marv Albert (born 1941) – sports announcer
Eva Allen Alberti (1856–1938) – dramatics teacher
Alan Alda (born 1936) – actor
Anne Reeve Aldrich (1866–1892) – writer
Ira Aldridge (1805–1867) – stage actor^[1]
William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783) – major general in the American Revolutionary War^[1]
Davi Alexandre (born 2007) – soccer player
Nancy Allen (born 1950) – actress
Woody Allen (born 1935) – film director, actor and screenwriter
Vincent Alo (1904–2001) – mobster
Rafer Alston (born 1976) – basketball player
Fernando Álvarez (born 2003) – soccer player
Hamisi Amani-Dove (born 1974) – soccer player
Lee J. Ames (1921–2011) – illustrator and writer; known for the Draw 50... learn-to-draw books
Nicholas Ammeter (born 2000) – soccer player
Trey Anastasio (born 1964) – rock musician, member of the band, Phish
Kenny Anderson (born 1970) – professional basketball player
Natalie and Nadiya Anderson (born 1986) – twins, television personalities; contestants on The Amazing Race and winner of Survivor: San Juan del Sur
Charles Anthon (1797–1867) – classical scholar^[1]
Carmelo Anthony (born 1984) – basketball player
Marc Anthony (born 1968) – singer, actor
Judd Apatow (born 1967) – producer, director, comedian, actor and screenwriter
Jacob Appel (born 1973) – short story writer, bioethicist, born in New York City
Fiona Apple (born 1977) – singer-songwriter
Diane Arbus (1923–1971) – photographer
Arcángel (born 1985) – rapper, singer-songwriter
Nate Archibald (born 1948) – professional basketball player
Luis Argudo (born 1995) – soccer player^[2]
Chris Armas (born 1972) – soccer player^[3]
Edward Arnold (1890–1956) – actor
Rosanna Arquette (born 1959) – actress
Kenneth J. Arrow (1921–2017) – economist; recipient, 1972 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Beatrice Arthur (1922–2009) – actress
Marilyn Aschner (born 1948) – professional tennis player
William H. Aspinwall (1807–1875) – railroad promoter^[1]
John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890) – businessman, member of the Astor family
John Jacob Astor VI (1912–1992) – socialite and businessman, member of the Astor family
Vincent Astor (1891–1959) – businessman and philanthropist, member of the Astor family
William Backhouse Astor, Sr. (1792–1875) – businessman, member of the Astor family^[1]
William Backhouse Astor Jr. (1829–1892) – businessman, racehorse owner, and yachtsman, member of the Astor family
René Auberjonois (1940–2019) – actor
Jake T. Austin (born 1994) – actor, model and writer
Awkwafina (Nora Lum, born 1988) – rapper and actress
Hassan Ayari (born 2002) – soccer player^[4]
AZ (born 1972) – rapper, former member of the rap group The Firm
Hank Azaria (born 1964) – actor

B

Edwin Burr Babbitt (1862–1939) – actor
Morena Baccarin (born 1979) – Brazilian-born actress^[5]
Johnny Bach (1924–2016) – professional basketball player and coach
Joey Badass (born 1995) – rapper
Mohamed Bahi (born 1983/1984) – American-Algerian former chief liaison of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to the Muslim community
Emma Bailey (1910–1999) – auctioneer and author
Nicholson Baker (born 1957) – novelist and essayist^[6]
William Bliss Baker (1859–1886) – landscape artist
Folarin Balogun (born 2001) – soccer player who represented the United States national team and England at a youth level^[7]
Azealia Banks (born 1991) – rapper, singer-songwriter, and actress
Lloyd Banks (born 1982) – rapper
Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) – animator, producer, director, MGM and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera
Salvatore Barone (born 1995) – soccer player^[8]
Drew Barrymore (born 1975) – actress and host of The Drew Barrymore Show
Arun Basuljevic (born 1995) – soccer player^[9]
Bryan Bautista – Dominican-American musician, singer, and contestant
Abraham Beame (1906–2001) – mayor of New York City
Daniel Bedoya (born 1994) – soccer player^[10]
Earl Beecham (born 1965) – football player
Francesca Beghe
Harry Belafonte (1927–2023) – singer-songwriter, activist, actor
Bo Belinsky (1936–2001) – Major League Baseball player
Aisha Tandiwe Bell – mixed media artist
Tony Bennett (1926–2023) – jazz singer and musician
Lillie Berg (1845–1896) – musician, musical educator
Moe Berg (1902–1972) – Major League Baseball player and spy
Milton Berle (1908–2002) – comedian
Paul Berlenbach (1901–1985) – light heavyweight boxing champion, 1925–1926
Pavel Bermondt-Avalov (1877–1973) – Russian-Georgian military officer and warlord
Dellin Betances (born 1988) – Major League Baseball pitcher
Acid Betty (born 1977) – drag queen
Mario Biaggi (1917–2015) – decorated policeman and US congressman
Bipolar Explorer – dreampop band
Raymond Ward Bissell (1936–2019) – art historian
Mary J. Blige (born 1971) – singer
Henry H. Bliss (1830–1899) – first recorded person to be killed by a traffic collision in the United States
Joan Blondell (1906–1979) – actress
Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957) – actor
William T. Bonniwell Jr. – Wisconsin and Minnesota politician
A Boogie wit da Hoodie (born 1995) – rapper
Joseph Borelli (born 1982) – politician, conservative commentator
Michelle Borth (born 1978) – actress^[11]
Francis Bouillon (born 1975) – National Hockey League defenseman playing for the Nashville Predators
John Boulos (1921–2002) – soccer player and National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee^[12]
Matthew Bouraee (born 1988) – soccer player^[13]
Barbara Boxer (born 1940) – U.S. senator from California
Kate Parker Scott Boyd (1836–1922) – artist, journalist, temperance worker
Terrence Boyd (born 1991) – soccer player^[14]
William Boylan (1869–1940) – first president of Brooklyn College
James J. Braddock (1905–1974) – boxer (aka "Cinderella Man")
Hermann Braun (1918–1945) – actor
Sam Breadon (1876–1949) – president and owner of the St. Louis Cardinals
Abigail Breslin (born 1996) – actress and musician
Jimmy Breslin (1930–2017) – columnist
Spencer Breslin (born 1992) – actor and musician
Richard Bright (1937–2006) – actor
Eben Britton (born 1987) – football player
Matthew Broderick (born 1962) – actor and singer
Action Bronson (born 1983) – rapper
Mel Brooks (born 1926) – film director, screenwriter, actor
Dario Brose (born 1970) – soccer player, coach, and 1992 Olympian^[15]
Helen Gilman Noyes Brown – philanthropist
Julia Brown – madam and prostitute
Larry Brown (born 1940) – basketball player and coach
Quincy Brown (born 1991) – actor
Tarell Brown (born 1985) – football player
Andrew Bryson (1822–1892) – United States Navy rear admiral
William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008) – author and conservative commentator
Sidney Jonas Budnick (1921–1994) – abstract artist
Daniel Bukantz (1917–2008) – four-time Olympic fencer
Oral Bullen (born 1983) – soccer player^[16]
David Bullock (born 1960) – serial killer known as "The .38 Caliber Killer"
Robert John Burke (born 1960) – actor and firefighter
George Burns (1896–1996) – comedian
Steve Buscemi (born 1957) – actor
Benjamin Busch – U.S. Marine lieutenant colonel and actor
Jon Busch (born 1976) – soccer player^[17]
Barbara Bush (1925–2018) – wife of George H. W. Bush
Tom Byer (born 1960) – soccer player, coach, and writer^[18]
Gene Byrnes (1889–1974) – cartoonist

C

James Caan (1940–2022) – actor
Flávio Cabral (1916–1990) – muralist
Adolph Caesar (1933–1986) – actor
Leslie Cagan (born 1947) – activist and writer
James Cagney (1899–1986) – actor
Eddie Cahill (born 1978) – actor
Edward L. Cahn (1899–1963) – film director known for the Our Gang comedies
Sarth Calhoun – electronic musician
Joseph A. Califano (born 1931) – Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Maria Callas (1923–1977) – Greek-American opera singer
Cher Calvin (born 1974) – journalist
Richard Camacho – singer, musician, member of Latin music band CNCO, Dominican-origin
Anthony Camal – judo practitioner ^[19]
Christian Camargo (born 1971) – actor
Brandon Cambridge (born 2002) – soccer player^[20]
Knox Cameron (born 1983) – soccer player^[21]
Sean Cameron (born 1985) – soccer player who represented the Guyana national team^[22]
Schuyler V. Cammann (1912–1991) – anthropologist
Jeimer Candelario (born 1993) – baseball player
Chris Canty (born 1982) – football player
Capone (born 1976) – rapper
Al Capone (1899–1947) – Prohibition gangster, boss of Chicago Outfit
Mae Capone (1897–1986) – wife of Al Capone
Francis Capra (born 1983) – actor
Jennifer Capriati (born 1976) – tennis player
Irene Cara (1959–2022) – singer-songwriter, dancer, actress
Nestor Carbonell (born 1967) – actor
Cardi B (born 1992) – rapper
Benjamin Cardozo (1870–1938) – associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Michael A. Cardozo (born 1941) – Corporation Counsel
Hugh Carey (1919–2011) – governor of New York
Timothy Carey (1929–1994) – actor
George Carlin (1937–2008) – comedian
Alan Carney (1909–1973) – actor, comedian
Caleb Carr (born 1955) – novelist, military historian
Eric Carr (1950–1991) – rock musician, songwriter
John Carradine (1906–1988) – actor
Máximo Carrizo (born 2008) – soccer player^[23]
Vinnie Caruana (born 1979) – musician, singer
Julian Casablancas (born 1978) – lead singer of rock band The Strokes; musician
Colin Cassady (born 1986) – professional wrestler working for AEW
John Cassavetes (1929–1989) – actor
DJ Cassidy (born 1981) – DJ, record producer, MC
Santiago Castaño (born 1995) – soccer player^[24]
Richard S. Castellano (1933–1988) – actor
Luis Castillo (born 1983) – football player
Phoebe Cates (born 1963) – actress
Chris Cattaneo (born 1957) – soccer player^[25]
Jose Ceballos – trade unionist, political campaign manager
Marie Celeste (1875–1954) – soprano, actress, socialite, and philanthropist
Kai Cenat (born 2001) – YouTuber
Bennett Cerf (1898–1971) – publisher, TV personality
Billy Cesare (born 1955) – American football player
Stanley Chais (1926–2010) – investment advisor in the Madoff investment scandal
Pauline Chalamet (born 1992) – actress
Timothée Chalamet (born 1995) – actor
Jeff Chandler (1918–1961) – actor
Frank Chanfrau (1824–1884) – actor
James S. C. Chao (born 1927) – Chinese-American entrepreneur, philanthropist
Harry Chapin (1942–1981) – singer-songwriter
Roz Chast (born 1954) – cartoonist
Paddy Chayefsky (1923–1981) – author
Maury Chaykin (1949–2010) – actor
Julie Chen (born 1970) – television personality
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979) – U.S. representative for Florida^[26]
Edmund A. Chester (1897–1973) – executive at CBS
Thom Christopher (1940–2024) – actor
Andreas Chronis (born 1989) – soccer player^[27]
Jennie Jerome Churchill (1854–1921) – mother of Winston Churchill
Hansol Vernon Chwe – singer (member of pop group Seventeen)
Peter Cincotti (born 1983) – singer-songwriter
Lou Cioffi (born 1957) – soccer player^[28]
Andre Cisco (born 2000) – NFL safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Felicia Buttz Clark (1862–1931) – writer
Robert Clohessy (born 1957) – actor
Donald Cogsville (born 1965) – soccer player who represented the United States national team^[29]
Evan Cole (born 1961) – CEO of H.D. Buttercup
Schuyler Colfax Jr. (1823–1885) – former vice president of the United States
Margaret Colin (born 1958) – actress
Willie Colón (born 1950) – salsa musician, social activist
Sean Combs (born 1969) – rapper^[30]
Elvis Comrie (born 1959) – soccer player who represented the United States national team^[31]
Jennifer Connelly (born 1970) – actress
Irv Constantine (1907–1966) – football player
Evan Conti (born 1993) – American-Israeli basketball player and coach
Hugh E. Conway (born 1942) – labor economist
Terence Cooke (1921–1983) – seventh archbishop of New York
Anderson Cooper (born 1967) – television journalist
George H. Cooper (1821–1891) – United States Navy rear admiral^[32]
Shaun Cooper (born 1980) – rock musician, bassist
Lillian Copeland (1904–1964) – Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
Francis Ford Coppola (born 1939) – film director, screenwriter, and producer
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio – writer^[33]
William R. Cosentini – mechanical engineer and founder of Cosentini Associates
Richard Cottingham (born 1946) – serial killer known as "The Torso Killer" and "The Times Square Ripper"
Ann Coulter (born 1961) – conservative commentator, writer
Freddie Crawford (born 1941) – basketball player
Elvis Crespo (born 1971) – singer
Peter Criss (born 1945) – rock musician, songwriter
Billy Crystal (born 1948) – comedian, actor, director
George Cukor (1899–1983) – film director
Kieran Culkin (born 1982) – actor
Kit Culkin (born 1944) – actor
Macaulay Culkin (born 1980) – actor
Rory Culkin (born 1989) – actor
Jermaine Cunningham (born 1988) – football player
Andrew Cuomo (born 1957) – governor of New York
Mario Cuomo (1932–2015) – governor of New York
Quentin Curry (born 1972) – landscape painter
Valerie Curtin (born 1945) – actress, screenwriter
Tony Curtis (1925–2010) – actor

D

Alexandra Daddario (born 1986) – actress
Matthew Daddario (born 1987) – actor
Chester Dale (1883–1962) – banker
Robert Dalva (1942–2023) – filmmaker, editor
Charles Patrick Daly (1816–1899) – judge
Al D'Amato (born 1937) – politician
Claire Danes (born 1979) – actress
Rodney Dangerfield (1921–2004) – comedian
Lloyd Daniels (born 1967) – basketball player
Paul Dano (born 1984) – actor
Ron Dante (born 1945) – singer-songwriter, record producer
Tony Danza (born 1951) – actor
Bobby Darin (1936–1973) – singer-songwriter, entertainer, actor
Candy Darling (1944–1974) – actress and Warhol superstar
Jim David (born 1954) – comedian, actor, playwright
Jonathan David (born 2000) – soccer player who represented the Canada national team^[34]
Larry David (born 1947) – actor, writer, comedian, producer
Pete Davidson (born 1993) – actor, comedian
Marion Davies (1897–1961) – actress
Al "Bummy" Davis (1920–1945) – boxer
Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990) – singer, entertainer
Dawin (full name Dawin Polanco; born 1990) – hip hop-R&B singer, musician, record producer
Rosario Dawson (born 1979) – actress
Charlie Day (born 1976) – actor
Clarence Day (1874–1935) – author and humorist
Dorothy Day (1897–1980) – Catholic social activist
Lillian Day (1893–1991) – author and playwright
Hal de Becker (1931–2021) – dancer and dance writer
Bill de Blasio (born 1961) – mayor of New York City
De La Ghetto (born 1984) – singer, rapper, songwriter, model,
Robert De Niro (born 1943) – actor
Éamon de Valera (1882–1975) – taoiseach (prime minister) and president of Ireland
Philip DeFranco (born 1985) – YouTuber and video blogger
Lana Del Rey (born 1985) – singer-songwriter
Samuel R. Delany (born 1942) – author and critic
Don DeLillo (born 1936) – author
Aaron T. Demarest (1841–1908) – carriage manufacturer
Travis Demeritte (born 1994) – MLB player
Derek Dennis (born 1988) – football player
Jerry Denny (1859–1927) – Major League Baseball player^[35]
Desiigner (born 1997) – rapper
Willy DeVille (1950–2009) – singer
Kevin Devine (born 1979) – musician, songwriter
Artie Diamond – boxer
Neil Diamond (born 1941) – singer, composer
John DiBartolomeo (born 1991) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Vin Diesel (born 1967) – actor
August Dietrich (1858–unknown) – member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Maximilian Dietz (born 2002) – professional soccer player
Byron Donalds (born 1978) – U.S. representative for Florida^[36]
Meg Donnelly (born 2000) – actress, singer, dancer
Vincent D'Onofrio (born 1959) – actor
Shaun Donovan (born 1966) – former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and director of the Office of Management and Budget, candidate in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary
Jim Dooley (born 1976) – composer
Irvin Dorfman (1924–2006) – tennis player
Phoebe Doty – prostitute and madam
Amanda Minnie Douglas (1831–1916) – writer
Kirk Douglas (1916–2020) – actor
Robert Downey Jr. (born 1965) – actor, producer, singer
Ervin Drake (1919–2015) – composer, producer, writer, musician
DreamDoll (born 1992) – rapper, singer, songwriter
Fran Drescher (born 1957) – actor
Richard Dreyfuss (born 1947) – actor
Eric Drooker – artist, illustrator
Jim Drucker (born 1952/1953) – former commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association, former commissioner of the Arena Football League, and founder of NewKadia Comics
David Duchovny (born 1960) – actor
Patty Duke (1946–2016) – actress, activist for mental-health issues
Allen B. DuMont (1901–1965) – electronics engineer, scientist, inventor, and founder of the DuMont Television Network
Lena Dunham (born 1986) – actress, screenwriter, producer, director
Griffin Dunne (born 1955) – film producer
Joseph Dunninger (1892–1975) – mentalist
Bryant Dunston (born 1986) – American-Armenian basketball player
Richard Dupont (born 1968) – artist
Jimmy Durante (1893–1980) – actor and pianist
Jakob Dylan (born 1969) – singer

E

Dominique Easley (born 1992) – football player
Gertrude Ederle (1905–2003) – swimmer
Steve Edwards (born 1948) – news anchor
Eddie Egan (1930–1995) – police detective
Gladys Egan (1900–1985) – child actress
Billy Eichner (born 1978) – actor
Jesse Eisenberg (born 1983) – actor
Ned Eisenberg (1957–2022) – actor
Ansel Elgort (born 1994) – actor, singer, dancer, DJ
Paula Eliasoph (1895–1983) – painter, printmaker
Mario Elie (born 1963) – basketball player
Lapo Elkann (born 1977) – chief executive officer, Fiat
Bill Elko (born 1959) – football player
Duke Ellington (1899–1974) – jazz pianist
Abby Elliott (born 1987) – actress
Margaret Dye Ellis (1845–1925) – social reformer, lobbyist
Velena G. Ellis (1914–1971) – attorney and police officer
Albert Elsen (1927–1995) – art historian
Nora Ephron (1941–2012) – director, screenwriter, author
Omar Epps (born 1973) – actor
Theo Epstein (born 1973) – formerly the youngest general manager in MLB, currently president of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs
Eru (born 1983) – singer
Etika (1990–2019) – YouTuber, streamer

F

Peter Facinelli (born 1973) – actor
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909–2000) – actor
Edie Falco (born 1963) – actress
Jonah Falcon (born 1970) – actor and writer; achieved fame in early 2000s for his penis size
Peter Falk (1927–2011) – actor
Jimmy Fallon (born 1974) – comedian
Tali Farhadian – former federal prosecutor; candidate for New York County district attorney
Louis Farrakhan (born 1933) – leader of the Nation of Islam
Perry Farrell (born 1959) – musician
Alice Faye (1915–1998) – actress
Charles Fazzino (born 1955) – pop artist
Harry Feldman (1919–1962) – Major League Baseball pitcher
Jack Feldman – lyricist
Morton Feldman (1926–1987) – composer
Barbie Ferreira (born 1996) – actress (Euphoria)
Julissa Ferreras (born 1976) – New York City Council Member, Finance Committee chair
Richard Feynman (1918–1988) – theoretical physicist; recipient 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics
Harvey Fierstein (born 1952) – actor and playwright
Hamilton Fish (1808–1893) – governor of New York and U.S. Secretary of State
Mickey Fisher (1904/05–1963) – basketball coach
Herbert Flam (1928–1980) – tennis player
Waka Flocka Flame (born 1986) – rapper
Bobby Flay (born 1964) – chef
Jeffrey Flier (born 1948) – dean of Harvard Medical School
Kay Flock (born 2003) – rapper
Jane Fonda (born 1937) – actress
Peter Fonda (1940–2019) – actor
Hector Fonseca (born 1980) – DJ
Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990) – publisher
Davy Force (1849–1918) – major league baseball player^[35]
Whitey Ford (1928–2020) – pitcher for the New York Yankees
Adam Fox (born 1998) – professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League
Nikolai Fraiture (born 1978) – bassist of rock band The Strokes, musician
Anthony Franciosa (1928–2006) – actor
Aerin Frankel (born 1999) – professional ice hockey goaltender for the Boston Fleet
David Frankel (born 1959) – film director
Lois Frankel (born 1948) – U.S. representative for Florida^[37]
Al Franken (born 1951) – comedian and radio host, U.S. senator from Minnesota
Michael Freeman – inventor, entrepreneur, author, and business consultant
Ace Frehley (born 1951) – guitarist
Doug E. Fresh (born 1966) – musician
Laura Friedman (born 1966) – U.S. representative for California^[38]
Milton Friedman (1912–2006) – economist
Eric Fromm (born 1958) – tennis player
John Frusciante (born 1970) – musician, artist

G

Luis García – baseball player
Gus Gardella (1895–1974) – football player
Eliza Ann Gardner (1831–1922) – abolitionist
Alex Garfin (born 2004) – actor
Art Garfunkel (born 1941) – singer-songwriter, actor
Lexa Gates – musician and rapper
Joe Gatto (born 1976) – comedian
Lou Gehrig (1903–1941) – baseball player
Sarah Michelle Gellar (born 1977) – actress
Natalie Gelman (born 1985) – singer/songwriter
Richard Genelle (1961–2008) – actor
Marie George (1876–1955) – actress and singer
George Gershwin (1898–1937) – composer
Ira Gershwin (1896–1983) – lyricist
Vitas Gerulaitis (1954–1994) – tennis player
Tiffany Giardina (born 1993) – singer-songwriter
Mel Gibson (born 1956) – American-born Australian/Irish actor and director
Justin Gignac (born 1981) – artist
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–2020) – associate justice of U.S. Supreme Court
Issamar Ginzberg – business strategist, rabbi, motivational speaker
Rudolph Giuliani (born 1944) – mayor of New York City
Charles V. Glasco – New York City police sergeant, known for his efforts to rescue John William Warde in 1938^[39]
Jackie Gleason (1916–1987) – comedian, actor
James Gleason (1882–1959) – actor
Joel Glucksman (born 1949) – Olympic fencer
Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955) – comedian, actress, TV personality
William Goldberg (1925–2003) – diamond dealer
Daniel S. Goldin (born 1940) – NASA director
Danielle Goldstein (born 1985) – American-Israeli show jumper
Leon M. Goldstein (died 1999) – president of Kingsborough Community College, and acting chancellor of the City University of New York
Ben Goldwasser (born 1982) – member of the psychedelic-rock band MGMT
Minetta Good (1895–1946) – painter and printmaker
Richard Goode (born 1943) – classical pianist
Cuba Gooding Jr. (born 1968) – actor
Cuba Gooding Sr. (1944–2017) – singer
Doris Kearns Goodwin (born 1943) – author
Leo Gorcey (1917–1969) – film actor and comedian, leader of the Dead End Kids, East Side Kids, and Bowery Boys in several movies
Jared Gordon (born 1988) – mixed martial artist
Kyle Gordon (born 1992) – comedian, singer, and YouTuber^[40]
Robert A. Gorman (born 1937) – law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
Eydie Gorme (1928–2013) – singer
The GoStation – indie rock group^[41]
Victor Gotbaum (1921–2015) – labor leader
Gilbert Gottfried (1955–2022) – comedian and actor
Elliott Gould (born 1938) – actor
Joan Gould (1927–2022) – author and journalist
David C. Gowdey (1841–1908) – politician
Leslie Grace (born 1995) – singer
Topher Grace (born 1978) – actor
Sean Grande (born 1969) – television and radio sportscaster
Rocky Graziano (born Thomas Rocco, 1919–1990) – boxer
Benny Green (born 1963) – pianist
Hank Greenberg (1911–1986) – Hall of Fame baseball player
Milton H. Greene (1922–1985) – fashion and celebrity photographer, film and television producer
Alan Greenspan (born 1926) – economist, Federal Reserve chairman
Sheila Greenwald (born 1934) – author
Adrian Grenier (born 1976) – actor
Bill Griffith (born 1944) – cartoonist (Zippy)^[42]
Melanie Griffith (born 1957) – actress
Alfred Grossman (1927–1987) – writer and novelist
Bob Guccione (1930–2010) – publisher
Peggy Guggenheim (1898–1979) – art collector
Mamie Gummer (born 1983) – actress
Rajat Gupta (born 1948) – CEO of McKinsey & Company convicted of insider trading
Jim Gurfein (born 1961) – tennis player
Steve Guttenberg (born 1958) – actor
Maggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977) – actress

H

Adelaide Hall (1901–1993) – jazz singer, Broadway star, actress
Huntz Hall (1920–1999) – comedian, actor; co-starred in several Dead End Kids, East Side Kids and Bowery Boys movies
Jimmy Hall (born 1994) – basketball player in the Israeli National League
Mortimer Halpern (1909–2006) – Broadway stage manager
Eddy Hamel (1902–1943) – Jewish-American soccer player for Dutch club AFC Ajax who was killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp
Pete Hamill (1935–2020) – journalist
Marvin Hamlisch (1944–2012) – composer
Armand Hammer (1898–1990) – industrialist and philanthropist
Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) – composer
Han Terra (born 1982) – polymath
Frank Hankinson (1856–1911) – major league baseball player^[35]
Sean Hannity (born 1961) – television host, author, conservative political commentator
Nelson Harding (1879–1944) – editorial cartoonist
Edward W. Hardy (born 1992) – composer, musician and producer
Maurice Harkless (born 1993) – NBA player
Donald J. Harlin (1935–2015) – chief of chaplains of the U.S. Air Force
Lynn Harrell (1944–2020) – cellist
W. Averell Harriman (1891–1986) – diplomat and governor of New York
Andy Harris (born 1957) – U.S. representative for Maryland^[43]
Zelda Harris (born 1985) – actress
Anne Hathaway (born 1982) – actress
Marcia Haufrecht (born 1937) – actor, director, playwright
Maya Hawke (born 1998) – actress, singer-songwriter and model
Curt Hawkins (born 1985) – WWE wrestler
Patrick Joseph Hayes (1867–1938) – fifth archbishop of New York
Susan Hayward (1917–1975) – actress
Rita Hayworth (1918–1987) – actress
Anthony Hecht (1923–2004) – poet
Ladislav Hecht (1909–2004) – Czechoslovak-American tennis player
Carol Heiss (born 1940) – Olympic figure skater (silver 1956, gold 1960)
Joseph Heller (1923–1999) – author
Alvin Hellerstein (born 1933) – U.S. federal judge
Susan Hendl (1947–2020) – ballet dancer and répétiteur
Lance Henriksen (born 1940) – actor
Nelson H. Henry (1855–1923) – member of the New York State Assembly, adjutant general of New York^[44]
Brian Henson (born 1963) – puppeteer, director, producer
Jean-Noël Herlin (born 1940) – archivist, antiquarian bookseller, curator
Jason Hernandez (born 1983) – soccer player who represented the Puerto Rico national team and general manager^[45]
Elinore Morehouse Herrick (1895–1964) – labor–relations specialist
Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975) – composer
Robert Hess (1935–2014) – sculptor, art educator
Peter Cooper Hewitt (1861–1921) – inventor
William Hickey (1927–1997) – actor
Logan Hicks – artist
Hildegarde (1906–2005) – cabaret singer
Paris Hilton (born 1981) – socialite, actress
Gregory Hines (1946–2003) – dancer and actor
Judd Hirsch (born 1935) – actor
Jack Hirschman (1933–2021) – poet and social activist
Camomile Hixon (born 1970) – visual artist
William E. Hoehle – member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Robert Hofstadter (1915–1990) – physicist and Nobel laureate
Eric Holtz (born 1965) – head coach of the Israel National Baseball Team
Megan Hollingshead (born 1968) – actress, singer, broadway star
Shaheen Holloway (born 1976) – basketball coach and former player, current head coach of the St. Peter's Peacocks
Eli Holzman (born 1974) – writer, producer, and television executive
Rio Hope-Gund (born 1999) – soccer player
Lena Horne (1917–2010) – singer
Edward Everett Horton (1886–1970) – actor
Jay Horwitz (born 1945) – New York Mets executive
Curly Howard (1903–1952) – actor of comedy team The Three Stooges
Moe Howard (1897–1975) – actor of comedy team The Three Stooges
Shemp Howard (1895–1955) – actor of comedy team The Three Stooges
Steny Hoyer (born 1939) – U.S. representative for Maryland and House Majority leader^[46]
Tina Huang (born 1981) – actress
Jon Huertas (born 1969) – actor
Richard Hunt (1951–1992) – puppeteer and television director
Tab Hunter (1931–2018) – actor
Cornelia Collins Hussey (1827–1902) – philanthropist, writer
Barbara Hutton (1912–1979) – socialite dubbed "Poor Little Rich Girl"
Sarah Hyland (born 1990) – actress and singer

I

David Iacono (born 2002) – actor
Scott Ian (born 1963) – guitarist for Anthrax
Carl Icahn (born 1936) – financier and a special advisor during the Trump administration
Ice Spice (born 2000) – rapper
Tonya Ingram (1991–2022) – author, poet, and disability rights activist
Washington Irving (1783–1859) – author
John Isaac – photographer

J

Wolfman Jack (also known as Robert Weston Smith; 1938–1995) – radio personality
Jane Jacobs (1916–2006) – economist, urban theorist, activist
Ken Jacobs (born 1933) – artist and filmmaker
Marc Jacobs (born 1963) – fashion designer
Henry James (1843–1916) – writer
William James (1842–1910) – philosopher and psychologist
Brenda Janowitz (born c. 1973) – writer and attorney
Jaiquawn Jarrett (born 1989) – football player
John Jay (1745–1829) – diplomat, jurist (including chief justice of the United States) and politician (including governor of New York)
Jay-Z (born 1969) – businessperson and rapper
Karine Jean-Pierre (born 1974) – political campaign organizer
Charles Jenkins (born 1989) – basketball player
Max Jenkins (born 1985) – actor and writer
Ron Jeremy (born 1953) – pornographic actor, filmmaker, and comedian
Ty Jerome (born 1997) – professional basketball player
Jack Jersawitz (1934–2012) – Marxist Activist and Television Host
Jessi (born 1988) – rapper
Derek Jeter (born 1974) – former baseball player
MC Jin (born 1982) – rapper
Jipsta (John Patrick Masterson; born 1974) – rapper
Billy Joel (born 1949) – singer-songwriter
David Johansen (born 1950) – actor and singer-songwriter
Scarlett Johansson (born 1984) – actress, singer, and producer
Daymond John (born 1969) – entrepreneur
Boris Johnson (born 1964) – British politician, prime minister of the United Kingdom, and former mayor of London (2008–2016)
Crockett Johnson (1906–1975) – cartoonist and children's writer (Harold and the Purple Crayon)
Jim Jones (born 1976) – rapper and record executive
Norah Jones (born 1979) – singer-songwriter and actress
Julia Jones-Pugliese (1909–1993) – national champion fencer and fencing coach
Spike Jonze (born 1969) – actor and filmmaker
Michael Jordan (born 1963) – basketball player
Lazarus Joseph (1891–1966) – New York state senator and New York City Comptroller
Colin Jost (born 1982) – comedian, actor, and writer
William Joyce (also known as Lord Haw-Haw; 1906–1946) – Nazi propaganda broadcaster
Francine Justa (1942–2016) – activist and affordable housing advocate in New York City

K

Qurrat Ann Kadwani (born 1981) – actress and playwright
Philip Mayer Kaiser (1913–2007) – U.S. diplomat
Bob Kaliban (1933–2020) – actor, voice actor, and former president of SAG-AFTRA
Elias Kane (1794–1835) – served as the first Illinois Secretary of State 1818–1822 and a United States senator for Illinois 1825–1835^[47]
Abraham Katz (1926–2013) – diplomat, United States Ambassador to the OECD
Andy Kaufman (1949–1984) – comedian
Charlie Kaufman (born 1958) – screenwriter
Danny Kaye (1911–1987) – actor and comedian
Lenny Kaye (born 1946) – guitarist
Thomas Kean (born 1935) – governor of New Jersey
Diane Keaton (born 1946) – actress
Harvey Keitel (born 1939) – actor
Bridget Kelly (born 1986) – singer
Robin Kelly (born 1956) – U.S. representative for Illinois^[48]
George Kennedy (1925–2016) – actor
Jacqueline Kennedy (1929–1994) – First Lady of the United States and editor
Max Kennedy (born 1965) – writer and lawyer
Tom Kenny (born 1962) – voice actor and comedian
Jerome Kern (1885–1945) – composer
Alicia Keys (born 1981) – singer-songwriter and actress
Robert Kibbee (1921–1982) – Chancellor of the City University of New York
Lil' Kim (Kimberly Denise Jones; born 1976) – actress and rapper
Jimmy Kimmel (born 1967) – comedian and television talk-show host
Carole King (born 1942) – singer-songwriter
Larry King (1933–2021) – television talk-show and radio host
Morgana King (1930–2018) – singer and actress
Eddie Kingston (born 1981) – professional wrestler, currently signed with All Elite Wrestling
Keith Kinkaid (born 1989) – professional ice hockey player
Nancy Kissinger (born 1934) – philanthropist
Calvin Klein (born 1942) – fashion designer
Diana Kleiner (born 1947) – art historian
Christopher Knight (born 1957) – actor
John "Julius" Knight – music producer, DJ
Miss Ko (born 1985) – rapper
Ed Koch (1924–2013) – mayor of New York City
E. L. Konigsburg (1930–2013) – writer
Peter Koo (born 1952) – politician and pharmacist
C. Everett Koop (1916–2013) – physician
Yaphet Kotto (1939–2021) – actor
Sandy Koufax (born 1935) – MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, perfect game pitcher
Martin Kove (born 1946) – actor, known for The Karate Kid franchise as John Kreese in Cobra Kai
Joey Kramer (born 1950) – drummer, Aerosmith
Lenny Kravitz (born 1964) – singer-songwriter
Gary Kreps (born 1952) – health and risk communication scholar
Barbara Kruger (born 1945) – feminist artist
Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999) – film director and screenwriter
Bruce Kulick (born 1953) – guitarist
William Kunstler (1919–1995) – lawyer
Ray Kurzweil (born 1947) – author, inventor, and futurist
Tony Kushner (born 1956) – playwright and screenwriter
Allan Kwartler (1917–1998) – sabre and foil fencer, Pan American Games and Maccabiah Games champion

L

Fiorello La Guardia (1882–1947) – mayor of New York City
Casey LaBow (born 1986) – actress
Jesse Lacey (born 1978) – musician and singer
David LaChapelle (born 1963) – photographer
Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, born 1986) – musician and actress
Sophia Laforteza (born 2002) – singer and dancer; member of the girl group Katseye^[49]
Bert Lahr (1895–1967) – actor and comedian
Veronica Lake (1922–1973) – actress
Jake LaMotta (1922–2017) – boxer
Burt Lancaster (1913–1994) – actor
Martin Landau (1928–2017) – actor
Diane Lane (born 1965) – actress
Leo Laporte (born 1956) – founder/host of TWiT.tv
Floria Lasky (1923–2007) – theater world lawyer
Cyndi Lauper (born 1953) – singer
Ralph Lauren (born 1939) – fashion designer
Emma Lazarus (1849–1887) – author and poet
Steve Lawrence (1935–2024) – singer and actor
Ivan Lee (born 1981) – Olympic saber fencer; banned for life by SafeSport ^[50]
Jeanette Lee (born 1971) – professional pool player
Stan Lee (1922–2018) – comic-book writer, editor, film executive producer, actor, and publisher for Marvel Comics
Franz Leichter (1930–2023) – politician
Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007) – author
Melissa Leo (born 1960) – actress
A. Leo Levin (1919–2015) – law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
Huey Lewis (born 1950) – musician and singer
Joe E. Lewis (1902–1971) – comedian
Miranda Lichtenstein (born 1969) – artist
Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) – pop artist
Joe Lieberman (1942–2024) – former long-time U.S. senator from Connecticut (1989–2013); 2000 vice presidential nominee under Al Gore
John Lindsay (1921–2000) – mayor of New York City
John Linnell (born 1959) – musician, one half of alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants
Laura Linney (born 1964) – actress
Liondub (Erik Weiss; born 1973) – DJ and record producer
Deborah Lipstadt (born 1947) – historian and author
Peggy Lipton (1946–2019) – actress
Lisa Lisa (born 1967) – freestyle singer; fronted Cult Jam; born Lisa Velez
John Liu (born 1967) – politician, 43rd New York City Comptroller
Lucy Liu (born 1968) – actress
Robert R. Livingston (1746–1813) – U.S. founding father and diplomat
Daniel Lobell – stand-up comedian and podcaster
Tommy Lockhart (1892–1979) – inductee into Hockey Hall of Fame, and United States Hockey Hall of Fame^[51]^[52]
Robert Loggia (1930–2015) – actor
Lindsay Lohan (born 1986) – actress and singer
Vince Lombardi (1913–1970) – football coach
Mike Longabardi (born 1973) – NBA assistant coach
Ki Longfellow (1944–2022) – novelist
Jennifer Lopez (born 1969) – singer and actress
Lori Loughlin (born 1964) – actress
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (born 1961) – actress
Tina Louise (born 1934) – actress
Willie Lozado (born 1959) – baseball player
Bennet Nathaniel "Nate" Lubell (1916–2006) – Olympic fencer
Edna Luby (1884–1928) – Broadway and vaudeville performer
Lucky Luciano (1897–1962) – gangster
Sid Luckman (1916–1998) – football player and coach
Sidney Lumet (1924–2011) – film director, producer, and screenwriter
Frankie Lymon (1942–1968) – singer
Carol Lynley (1942–2019) – actress

M

Remy Ma (born 1980) – rapper
Lil Mabu (born 2005) – rapper
Alice Foote MacDougall (1867–1945) – coffee wholesaler, restaurateur, and business owner in the city^[53]
John F. Mackie (1835–1910) – Medal of Honor recipient
Ruth Madoff (born 1941) – wife of Bernie Madoff
Umber Majeed (born 1989) – visual artist
Bernard Malamud (1914–1986) – author
Romany Malco (born 1968) – actor
Lil Mama (born 1989) – rapper and actress
Paloma Mami (born 1999) – singer
Sandro Mamukelashvili (born 1999) – professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs
Melissa Manchester (born 1951) – singer
Barry Manilow (born 1943) – singer-songwriter
Mike Mansfield (1903–2001) – senator from Montana
Bruce Manson (born 1956) – tennis player
Stephon Marbury (born 1977) – professional basketball player
James Margolis (born 1936) – Olympic fencer
Rose Marie (1923–2017) – actress
John Marley (1907–1984) – actor
Dean Marlowe (born 1992) – safety for the Buffalo Bills
Constantine Maroulis (born 1975) – American Idol finalist
Ernest Martin (born 1932) – theatre director and manager
Melanie Martinez (born 1995) – singer-songwriter, actress, director, photographer, and screenwriter
Soraida Martinez (born 1956) – artist and designer
John Martino (born 1937) – actor^[54]^[55]
Sadie Martinot (1861–1923) – singer, actress
Lee Marvin (1924–1987) – actor
Chico Marx (1887–1961) – comedian
Groucho Marx (1890–1977) – member of the Marx Brothers
Gummo Marx (1892–1977) – member of the Marx Brothers
Harpo Marx (1888–1964) – member of the Marx Brothers
Louis Marx (1896–1982) – founder of Louis Marx and Company
Zeppo Marx (1901–1979) – member of the Marx Brothers
James Maslow (born 1990) – actor and singer (raised in California)
John Massari (born 1957) – composer, sound designer
Walter Matthau (1920–2000) – actor
Sam Mattis (born 1994) – Olympic discus thrower
Loretta Mazza (born 1957) – Sammarinese politician, mayor of Acquaviva (2009–2013)
Margherita Wood McCandlish (1892–1954) – American former First Lady of Guam, born in New York City
Joe McCarthy (born 2001) – rugby union player
John McCloskey (1810–1885) – cardinal archbishop of New York, 1864–1885
Frank McCourt (1930–2009) – author (raised in Ireland, returned later in life)
Malachy McCourt (1931–2024) – author (raised in Ireland, returned later in life)
Oisin McEntee (born 2001) – Irish soccer player^[56]
Allie McGuire (born 1951) – professional basketball player
Triston McKenzie (born 1997) – MLB pitcher
Kenneth McMillan (1932–1989) – actor
Paul Meltsner – WPA-era painter and muralist
Dave Meltzer (born 1959) – pro wrestling journalist
Herman Melville (1819–1891) – author
Bob Melvin (born 1961) – Major League Baseball player and manager
Daniel Menaker (1941–2020) – writer and editor
Grace Meng (born 1975) – lawyer and politician, Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee
Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999) – violinist
Idina Menzel (born 1971) – singer and actress
Ethel Merman (1908–1984) – singer and actress
Helen Merrill (born 1929) – jazz singer
Jenny B. Merrill (1854–1934) – educator, author
Robert Merrill (1917–2004) – singer
Stefano Miceli (1975) – pianist and conductor
Lea Michele (born 1986) – actress and singer
Vera Michelena (1885–1961) – actress, dancer, and singer
Alyssa Milano (born 1972) – actress
Sally Milgrim (1898–1994) – fashion designer
Adeline Miller (1777–1859) – prostitute and madam
Arthur Miller (1915–2005) – playwright
Marcus Miller (born 1959) – bassist and composer
Stephanie Mills (born 1957) – singer, former Broadway star
Andy Mineo (born 1988) – Christian rapper
Sal Mineo (1939–1976) – actor
Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980) – musical theatre writer and performer
Andrea Mitchell (born 1946) – journalist, NBC News
John Joseph Mitty (1884–1961) – Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco
Isaac Mizrahi (born 1961) – fashion designer
Mobb Deep – rappers
Nancie Monelle (1841–1903) – physician, missionary
Aja Monet (born 1987) – poet
Eddie Money (1949–2019) – singer
Lenny Montana (1926–1992) – actor and professional wrestler^[57]^[58]
Mary Tyler Moore (1936–2017) – actress, producer
Melba Moore (born 1945) – actress, singer
Nicholas Montemarano (born 1970) – writer
Tom Morello (born 1964) – guitarist
Henry Morgan (1915–1994) – radio and television personality
Huey Morgan (born 1986) – musician, radio DJ, songwriter, television personality
Cathy Moriarty (born 1960) – actress
Gouverneur Morris (1752–1816) – U.S. founding father; U.S. senator
Zero Mostel (1915–1977) – actor, comedian
Tommy Mottola (born 1949) – music executive
Maria Muldaur (born 1942) – folk and blues singer-songwriter
John Mulholland – documentary filmmaker, film historian
Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996) – musician
Richard Mulligan (1932–2000) – actor
Robert Mulligan (1925–2008) – director
Thom Michael Mulligan – actor
Chris Mullin (born 1963) – basketball player
Charlie Murphy (1959–2017) – actor, comedian
Chris Murphy (born 1973) – U.S. senator from Connecticut since 2013
Eddie Murphy (born 1961) – actor, comedian
James Murray (born 1976) – comedian, actor, author
Yunus Musah (born 2002) – soccer player

N

James M. Nack (1809–1879) – deaf and mute poet
Larry Nagler (born 1940) – tennis player, 1960 NCAA Tennis Singles Champion and Doubles Champion
Dominic Napolitano (1930–1981) – Mafia caporegime
Janet Napolitano (born 1957) – third US Secretary of Homeland Security
Nas (born 1973) – rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur
Michael H. Nash (1946–2012) – labor historian, librarian, and archivist
Tonie Nathan (1923–2014) – Libertarian Party political figure
Sarah Natochenny (born 1987) – voice actress
Lia Neal (born 1995) – Olympic swimmer^[59]
Oscar Neebe (1850–1916) – anarchist, labor activist, one of Haymarket bombing trial defendants
Casey Neistat (born 1981) filmmaker, producer, YouTuber
Haywood Nelson (born 1960) – actor
Howard Nemerov (1920–1991) – poet
Sylvester Nevins – politician
Sam Newfield (1899–1964) – film director
John Philip Newman (1826–1899) – Methodist bishop
Denise Nickerson (1957–2019) – actress
Harry Nilsson (1941–1994) – singer-songwriter
Cynthia Nixon (born 1966) – actress
Joakim Noah (born 1985) – NBA center for the New York Knicks
Jerry Nolan (1946–1992) – rock drummer
John Nolan (born 1978) – musician and singer
Charles Nordhoff (1830–1901) – journalist, descriptive and miscellaneous writer
Dagmar Nordstrom (1903–1976) – composer, pianist and singer; member of the cabaret singing duo the Nordstrom Sisters
Siggie Nordstrom (1893–1980) – actress, model and singer; member of the cabaret singing duo the Nordstrom Sisters
Ed Norris (born 1960) – radio host
Chris Noth (born 1954) – actor
Geoffrey Notkin (born 1961) – TV science educator
The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher George Latore Wallace, 1972–1997) – rapper
Carrie Nye (1936–2006) – actress

O

Simon Oakland (1915–1983) – actor
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989) – U.S. representative
Jerry O'Connell (born 1974) – actor and television personality
Al Oerter (1935–2007) – four-time Olympic champion in discus throw
Kevin Ogletree (born 1987) – football player
Garrick Ohlsson (born 1948) – classical pianist
Keith Olbermann (born 1959) – television sportscaster and commentator
Jon Oliva (born 1960) – Savatage singer and keyboardist
Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967) – Olympic fencer
Gregory Olsen (born 1945) – entrepreneur
Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953) – playwright
Paul O'Neill (1956–2017) – music composer and producer
Robert Oppenheimer (1904–1967) – physicist; "father of the atomic bomb"
Jerry Orbach (1935–2004) – actor
Bill O'Reilly (born 1949) – former Fox News anchor
John Ortiz (born 1968) – actor
Lisa Ortiz (born 1974) – actress
Lane Shi Otayonii – musician and interactive multimedia performer
Adam Ottavino (born 1985) – MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
Rick Overton (born 1954) – actor and comedian

P

P. Diddy (born 1969) – rapper, producer
Al Pacino (born 1940) – actor
Saul K. Padover (1905–1981) – historian
Alan J. Pakula (1928–1998) – film director, screenwriter, and producer
Fanny Purdy Palmer (1839–1923) – author, lecturer, activist
Joseph Papp (1921–1991) – theater producer, impresario, founder of The Public Theater
Rob Parker (born 1964) – sportswriter, TV analyst
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (born 1992) – WNBA player
Lana Parrilla (born 1977) – actress
Pastel Ghost (Vivian Moon) – musician, singer, songwriter, and producer
Joe Paterno (1928–2012) – football coach
James Patterson (born 1947) – novelist
J.N. Pattison (1839–1905) – pianist, composer
Sarah Paulson (born 1974) – actress
Alan Robert Pearlman (1925–2019) – engineer, synthesizer manufacturer (ARP Instruments, Inc.)
Josh Peck (born 1986) – actor
Jan Peerce (1904–1984) – opera tenor
Amanda Peet (born 1972) – actress
Richard Pelham (1815–1876) – blackface performer
Claiborne Pell (1918–2009) – senator from Rhode Island
Caroline Pennell (born 1996) – singer-songwriter, musician, and contestant on NBC's The Voice season 5
Sam Perkins (born 1961) – basketball player
Bernadette Peters (born 1948) – actress, singer
Regis Philbin (1931–2020) – actor, entertainer, television personality, and former host of ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1999–2002) and Live! with Regis and Kelly (1983–2011)
Todd Phillips (born 1970) – filmmaker
Fafà Picault (born 1991) – soccer player who represented the United States national team and Haiti national team^[60]
Lip Pike (1845–1893) – baseball player, four-time home-run champion^[35]
John Pleshette (born 1942) – actor
Suzanne Pleshette (1937–2008) – actress from Bob Newhart Show
Ethel McClellan Plummer (1888–1936) – artist
Christopher Poole – creator of websites 4chan and Canvas Networks
Pop Smoke (1999–2020) – rapper
Ted Post (1918–2013) – movie and TV director
Neil Postman (1931–2003) – author, cultural critic
Chaim Potok (1929–2002) – author
Bud Powell (1924–1966) – jazz pianist
Colin Powell (1937–2021) – U.S. Army general and U.S. Secretary of State
Gary Powell (born 1969) – drummer
Joshua Prager (born 1949) – physician
Priscilla Presley (born 1945) – actress
L. Bradford Prince (1840–1922) – politician who was governor of New Mexico Territory^[61]
Prince Royce (born 1989) – singer-songwriter, actor
Tito Puente (1923–2000) – bandleader
Mario Puzo (1920–1999) – author

Q

Q-Tip (born 1970) – rapper

R

Renee Rabinowitz (1934–2020) – psychologist and lawyer
Raekwon (born 1970) – rapper (Wu-tang Clan)
Bill Rafferty (1944–2012) – comedian
Joey Ramone (1951–2001) and Marky Ramone (born 1952) – punk-rock musicians
Michael Rapaport (born 1970) – actor, comedian, director
Tubby Raskin (1902–1981) – basketball player and coach
Ray Ratkowski (born 1939) – football player
Larry Ray (born 1959) – criminal convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, and other offenses, sentenced to 60 years in prison
Melissa Rauch (born 1980) – actress and comedian
Lihie Raz (born 2003) – American-born Israeli Olympic artistic gymnast
Alan Reed (1907–1977) – actor
Lou Reed (1942–2013) – rock musician, songwriter
Christopher Reeve (1952–2004) – actor
Brandon Reilly (born 1981) – musician, guitarist, singer
Carl Reiner (1922–2020) – comedian, actor, director, author
Rob Reiner (born 1947) – actor and director
Paul Reiser (born 1956) – actor
Charlie Reiter (born 1988) – footballer
Ed Rendell (born 1944) – former mayor of Philadelphia, governor of Pennsylvania
Remedy (born Ross Filler in 1972) – rapper
Leah Remini (born 1970) – actress
Peter Revson (1939–1974) – race car driver
Bebe Rexha (born 1989) – singer-songwriter
Vincent Rey (born 1987) – football player
Ving Rhames (born 1959) – actor
Alfonso Riberio (born 1971) – actor, comedian, singer, television host
Charles E. Rice (1931–2015) – legal scholar, university professor
Ray Rice (born 1987) – football player
Buddy Rich (1917–1987) – jazz drummer
Renée Richards (born 1934) – tennis player
Terry Richardson (born 1965) – fashion photographer
Kadary Richmond (born 2001) – college basketball player for the Seton Hall Pirates
Burton Richter (1931–2018) – Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Don Rickles (1926–2017) – comedian
Kathleen Ridder (1922–2017) – women's equal rights activist, writer, educator, philanthropist^[62]
Robert Ridder (1919–2000) – Ice hockey administrator and media mogul^[63]
Joel Rifkin (born 1959) – serial killer
Robin Riker (born 1952) – actress and book author
Thelma Ritter (1902–1969) – actress
Joan Rivers (born Joan Alexandra Molinsky, 1933–2014) – comedian
Chris Rock (born 1965) – comedian and actor
Laurance Rockefeller (1910–2004) – conservationist and philanthropist
Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973) – governor of Arkansas
Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) – artist
A$AP Rocky (born 1988) – rapper^[64]
Alex Rodriguez (born 1975) – baseball player
John Rogan (born 1960) – football player
Sonny Rollins (born 1930) – jazz saxophonist
Ray Romano (born 1957) – comedian and actor
Saoirse Ronan (born 1994) – American-born Irish actress^[65]
Igal Roodenko (1917–1991) – civil-rights activist, pacifist
Sean Rooks (1969–2016) – basketball player and coach^[66]
Mickey Rooney (1920–2014) – actor
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) – U.S. First Lady and human-rights activist
Franklin Roosevelt (1882–1945) – 32nd president of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) – 26th president of the United States
Alan Rosen (born 1969) – restaurant and bakery owner, and author
Beatrice Rosen (born 1977) – actress (raised in Paris)
Jeffrey Rosen – billionaire businessman
Robert Rosen (1934–1998) – theoretical biologist
Aaron "Rosy" Rosenberg (1912–1979) – two-time "All-American" college football player, and film and television producer
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg – convicted spy
Julius Rosenberg – convicted spy
David H. Rosenbloom – author
Christopher Ross (1931–2023) – sculptor, designer and collector
Nicole Ross (born 1989) – Olympic foil fencer
Emmy Rossum (born 1986) – actress
Veronica Roth (born 1988) – novelist
Mercedes Ruehl (born 1948) – actress
Vic Ruggiero – ska musician frontman of The Slackers
Maelo Ruiz (born 1966) – salsa singer
Louis Rukeyser (1933–2006) – business columnist, economic commentator
Frank Russek (1875/1876–1948) – Polish-born American co-founder of the Russeks department store chain
Damien Russell (born 1970) – NFL player
Gianni Russo (born 1943) – actor, singer, and restaurateur^[67]
Art Rust Jr. (1927–2010) – sportscaster
Amy Ryan (born 1968) – actress

S

Carl Sagan (1934–1996) – physicist and astronomer
Boris Said (born 1962) – NASCAR driver
J. D. Salinger (1919–2010) – author
Jonas Salk (1914–1995) – medical researcher
John Salley (born 1964) – basketball player
Jerry Saltz (born 1951) – art critic and art historian
Jennifer San Marco (1961–2006) – mass murder
Claudio Sanchez (born 1978) – musician
Bernie Sanders (born 1941) – politician, senator from Vermont since 2007
Adam Sandler (born 1966) – actor, comedian
Romeo Santos (born 1981) – singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer
Dennis Sarfate (born 1981) – professional baseball player
Dustin Satloff – entrepreneur
Francesco Scavullo (1921–2004) – photographer
Dick Schaap (1934–2001) – journalist
Jeremy Schaap (born 1969) – journalist
Vincent Schiavelli (1948–2005) – actor and food writer
Harvey Schiller (born 1940) – sports and business executive
Lawrence Schiller (born 1936) – photojournalist and film producer
Leonard Schleifer (born 1952) – scientist and business executive
Julian Schnabel (born 1951) – artist and motion picture director
Mathieu Schneider (born 1969) – hockey player
Sandra Schnur (1955–1994) – disability-rights activist
Andy Schor (born 1975) – member of the Michigan House of Representatives
Loretta Schrijver (born 1956) – Dutch television host
Rick Schroder (born 1970) – actor
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (born 1966) – U.S. representative for Florida^[68]
Freddy Schuman (1925–2010) – superfan of the New York Yankees
Amy Schumer (born 1981) – actress and comedian
Chuck Schumer (born 1950) – senator from New York since 1999; cousin of Amy Schumer
Ben Schwartz (born 1981) – actor and comedian
Julius Schwartz (1915–2004) – comic book editor
Catherine Scorsese (1912–1997) – actress; mother of Martin Scorsese
Charles Scorsese (1913–1993) – actor; father of Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese (born 1942) – film director
Lauren Scruggs (born 2003) – Olympic fencer
Vin Scully (1927–2022) – sportscaster
Malik Sealy (1970–2000) – basketball player
Heriberto Seda (born 1967) – serial killer who copied The Zodiac Killer
Jon Seda (born 1970) – comedian, actor
Barney Sedran (1891–1964) – Hall of Fame basketball player
Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954) – comedian and actor
Julius Seligson (1909–1987) – tennis player
Edward Selzer (1893–1970) – film producer, Warner Bros.
Maurice Sendak (1928–2012) – author and illustrator
John Serry Sr. (1915–2003) – accordionist, organist, composer, and arranger
Cynthia Propper Seton (1926–1982) – novelist
Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774–1821) – founder of Sisters of Charity; first native-born US citizen canonized
Ruth Seymour (1935–2023) – broadcasting executive
Tupac Shakur (1971–1996) – rapper and actor
Gene Shalit (born 1926) – film critic
Frank Shannon (1874–1959) – conservative political analyst, columnist, and candidate
Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (born 1942) – long-distance runner
Al Sharpton (born 1954) – civil rights and social justice activist, founder of the National Action Network, Baptist minister, and radio and television personality^[69]
Artie Shaw (1910–2004) – bandleader
Leonard Shecter (1926–1974) – journalist and author
Judy Sheindlin ("Judge Judy") (born 1942) – judge and television personality
Art Sherman (born 1937) – horse trainer and jockey
Norm Sherry (1931–2021) – catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball
Brooke Shields (born 1965) – actress and model
Kevin Shields (born 1963) – musician, member of the band My Bloody Valentine
Shyne (born Moses Michael Levi Barrow, 1978) – Belizean rapper and politician
Daniel Sickles (1819–1914) – Civil War general
William James Sidis (1898–1944) – mathematician, rumored to have had an IQ of 250
Bugsy Siegel (1906–1947) – gangster
Jules Siegel (1935–2012) – author
Maggie Siff (born 1974) – actress
George Silides (1922–2022) – politician and businessman, Alaska senator
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) – opera singer
Lauren Silva (born 1987) – painter
Ron Silver (1946–2009) – actor and radio show host
Robert Silverberg (born 1935) – author
Dean Silvers – film producer
Alan Silvestri (born 1950) – film music composer
Carly Simon (born 1943) – singer-songwriter
Neil Simon (1927–2018) – playwright
Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) – businessman and publisher
Kaseem Sinceno (born 1976) – football player
John Slidell (1793–1871) – senator from Louisiana and Confederate diplomat
Lindsay Sloane (born 1977) – actress
Al Smith (1873–1944) – governor of New York and presidential candidate
James McCune Smith (1813–1865) – abolitionist
Russ Smith (born 1991) – basketball player
Will Smith (1981–2016) – former football player
Dee Snider (born 1955) – singer-songwriter; front man of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister
Phoebe Snow (1950–2011) – singer-songwriter
Jesse Lee Soffer – actor
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) – musical theatre composer and lyricist
Aaron Sorkin (born 1961) – playwright and screenwriter
Sonia Sotomayor (born 1954) – United States Supreme Court justice
Mickey Spillane (1918–2006) – author
Howard Spira – gangster and gambler
Eliot Spitzer (born 1959) – former governor of New York
Marina Squerciati (born 1984) – actor
Sylvester Stallone (born 1946) – actor, director, screenwriter
Sebastian Stan (born 1982) – actor
Paul Stanley (born 1952) – hard-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter
Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990) – actress
Joe Start (1842–1927) – Major League Baseball player^[35]
Peter Steele (1962–2010) – singer and songwriter
James Steen (1913–1983) – football player
Jacob Steinmetz (born 2003) – baseball player^[70]
Howard Stern (born 1954) – radio and television host
John Stevens (1715–1792) – delegate to Continental Congress for New Jersey
Andrew Stewart (born 1965) – player of gridiron football
Jon Stewart (born 1962) – writer, producer, political satirist, actor, television personality, comedian, and former host of The Daily Show (1999–2015); born in New York City, raised in New Jersey
Julia Stiles (born 1981) – actress
Ben Stiller (born 1965) – actor and comedian
Henry L. Stimson (1867–1950) – politician and diplomat
Oliver Stone (born 1946) – film director
Larry Storch (1923–2022) – actor, comedian
Lee Strasberg (1901–1982) – Polish-born actor, director, and theatre practitioner
Susan Strasberg (1938–1999) – actress
Robert Strassburg (1915–2003) – composer, conductor, musicologist
James Strauch (1921–1998) – Olympic fencer
Meryl Streep (born 1949) – actress
Barbra Streisand (born 1942) – singer and actress
Scott Stringer (born 1960) – New York City Comptroller and borough president of Manhattan
Jill Stuart – fashion designer
Big Sue – shopkeeper and underworld figure
Ed Sullivan (1901–1974) – television variety show host
Susan Sullivan (born 1942) – actress
B. J. Surhoff (born 1964) – MLB player
Rich Surhoff (born 1962) – MLB player
Kevin Sussman (born 1970) – actor

T

Vic Tayback (1930–1990) – actor
Teyana Taylor (born 1990) – singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, director and model
Veronica Taylor (born 1965) – actress, Pokémon
Tazz (Peter Senercia, born 1967) – radio personality, color commentator and retired professional wrestler
Alma Tell (1898–1937) – stage and screen actress
Olive Tell (1894–1951) – stage and screen actress
Maurice Tempelsman (born 1929) – Belgian-American businessman
Chloe Temtchine (born 1982/1983) – singer-songwriter
The Tenderloins (born 1976) – comedy troupe currently composed of Joseph "Joe" Gatto, James "Murr" Murray, Brian "Q" Quinn, and Salvatore "Sal" Vulcano
Studs Terkel (1912–2008) – author and historian
Milton Terris (1915–2002) – public health physician and epidemiologist
Roy M. Terry (1915–1988) – Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force
Vinny Testaverde (born 1963) – football player
Irving Thalberg (1899–1936) – film producer
Ianthe Thomas (1951–2002) – author
Leon Thomas III (born 1993) – actor
Soren Thompson (born 1981) – two-time Olympic and team World Champion épée fencer
Johnny Thunders (1952–1991) – rock musician
Gene Tierney (1920–1991) – actress
Harry Tietlebaum – organized crime figure
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) – artist
Whitney Tilson (born 1966) – hedge fund manager, philanthropist, author, and Democratic political activist
Dennis Tito (born 1940) – engineer, entrepreneur, and first space tourist
Matt Titus – professional matchmaker
Lil Tjay (born 2001) – rapper
James Toback (born 1944) – screenwriter and director
Isabella Tobias (born 1991) – Israeli ice dancer
Lola Todd (1904–1995) – silent film actress
Bill Todman (1916–1979) – game show producer
Michael Tolkin (born 1950) – filmmaker and novelist
Marisa Tomei (born 1964) – actress
Joe Torre (born 1940) – baseball player and manager
Douglas Townsend (1921–2012) – composer and musicologist
Michelle Trachtenberg (1985–2025) – actress
Mary Travers (1936–2009) – singer with Peter, Paul, and Mary
Payson J. Treat (1879–1972) – Japanologist^[71]
Alex Treves (1929–2020) – Italian-born American Olympic fencer
Bernard Trink (1931–2020) – columnist
Donald Trump (born 1946) – 45th and 47th president of the United States, businessman
Donald Trump Jr. (born 1977) – businessman
Eric Trump (born 1984) – businessman
Fred Trump (1905–1999) – real estate developer and philanthropist
Ivanka Trump (born 1970) – businesswoman
Tiffany Trump (born 1993) – socialite
Barbara Tuchman (1912–1989) – historian and author
Richard Tucker (1913–1975) – opera tenor
Gene Tunney (1897–1978) – 1926–28 heavyweight boxing champion
John V. Tunney (1934–2018) – U.S. senator
John Turturro (born 1957) – actor and director
William Tweed (1823–1878) – politician
Liv Tyler (born 1977) – actress
Steven Tyler (born 1948) – singer, Aerosmith
Mike Tyson (born 1966) – boxer
Neil deGrasse Tyson (born 1958) – astronomer, science communicator

U

Leslie Uggams (born 1943) – singer, actress
The Ultimate Warrior (born Jim Hellwig and also known as Warrior, 1959–2014) – professional wrestler
Louis Untermeyer (1885–1977) – poet, anthologist, critic, and editor
Jimmy Urine (born 1969, also known as James Euringer) – singer, musician, songwriter
Hikaru Utada (born 1983) – singer, musician

V

Andrew Vachss (1942–2021) – lawyer and author
Xavier Valdez (born 2003) – soccer player who represented the Dominican Republic national team^[72]
Nick Valensi (born 1981) – lead guitarist of rock band The Strokes, musician
Margaret Newton Van Cott (1830–1914) – first woman licensed to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church
Jeff Van Drew (born 1953) – U.S. representative for New Jersey^[73]
Cy Vance (born 1954) – New York County district attorney (2014 to 2022)
Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877) – businessman
CoCo Vandeweghe (born 1991) – tennis player
Luther Vandross (1951–2005) – singer
Kia Vaughn (born 1987) – WNBA player
Robert Vaughn (1932–2016) – actor
George Vergara (1901–1982) – NFL player
Justyn Vicky (1990–2023) – bodybuilder
Idara Victor – actress
Tommy Victor (born 1966) – musician
Abe Vigoda (1921–2016) – actor
Jennifer von Mayrhauser (born 1948) – costume designer

W

Michael Wachter (born 1943) – professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
Stanley M. Wagner (1932–2013) – rabbi and academic
Josh Waitzkin (born 1976) – chess player, martial arts competitor, and author
Christopher Walken (born 1943) – actor
Adam Walker (born 1963) – football player
Hezekiah Walker (born 1962) – bishop and gospel artist
Jimmy Walker (1881–1946) – mayor of New York City
Kemba Walker (born 1990) – basketball player
Eli Wallach (1915–2014) – actor
Donald A. Wallance – industrial designer^[74]
Fats Waller (1904–1943) – jazz pianist
Rudolf Wanderone (1913–1996) – professional pool player
Charles B. Wang (1944–2018) – businessman and philanthropist
Vera Wang (born 1949) – fashion designer
Bree Warren – model
Raees Warsi (born 1963) – poet, journalist, and social worker
Kerry Washington (born 1977) – actress
Damon Wayans (born 1960) – actor and producer
Dwayne Wayans (born 1956) – director, producer, and writer
Keenen Ivory Wayans (born 1958) – actor, director, producer, and writer
Kim Wayans (born 1961) – actress
Marlon Wayans (born 1972) – actor and producer
Nadia Wayans (born 1961) – actress
Shawn Wayans (born 1971) – actor and producer
Timothy Weah (born 2000) – soccer player
Michael Weatherly (born 1968) – actor
Sigourney Weaver (born 1949) – actress
Brian Wecht (born 1975) – musician, producer for Ninja Sex Party and Starbomb, and member of Game Grumps
Steven Weinberg (1933–2021) – Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Gabriel P. Weisberg (born 1942) – art historian
Malina Weissman (born 2003) – child actress
Tuesday Weld (born 1943) – actress
T. Tileston Wells (1865–1946) – attorney and the Romanian Consul General
Sheck Wes (born 1998) – rapper
Leslie West (1945–2020) – rock musician
Mae West (1893–1980) – actress
Nathanael West (1903–1940) – author
Edith Wharton (1862–1937) – author
Joss Whedon (born 1964) – writer, director, producer, and composer
Maggie Wheeler (born 1961) – actress
Sahvir Wheeler – basketball player
Billy Whitlock – blackface performer
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–1942) – sculptor and art patron
Edward W. Whitson (1849–?) – Wisconsin state assemblyman
Marion Wiesel (1931–2025) – Austrian-American Holocaust survivor, humanitarian, and translator
Kristen Wiig (born 1973) – actress, comedian, and writer
Matthew Wilder (born 1953) – singer and musician
Lenny Wilkens (born 1937) – basketball player and coach
Charles Wilkes (1798–1877) – naval officer and explorer
Billy Dee Williams (born 1937) – actor
Vanessa L. Williams (born 1963) – singer and actress
Walter Winchell (1897–1972) – newspaper and radio gossip commentator
Harry Winitsky – political activist; founding member of the Communist Party USA
Dean Winters (born 1964) – actor
Mike Witteck (1964–1990) – football player
Ira Wolfert (1908–1997) – war correspondent and writer
Lorande Loss Woodruff (1879–1947) – biologist
George Worth, born György Woittitz (1915–2006) – Olympic medalist saber fencer
James Hood Wright (1836–1894) – businessman
N'Bushe Wright (born 1969) – actress
Tanisha Wright (born 1983) – former WNBA player and WNBA head coach
William H. H. Wroe (1831–1897) – member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Jason Wu (born 1982) – fashion designer
Charles Wuorinen (1938–2020) – composer

X

Xaviersobased (born 2003) – rapper, producer

Y

Izzy Yablok (1907–1983) – football player
Tony Yayo (born 1978) – rapper
Elizabeth Yeampierre – attorney and environmental activist
Janet Yellen (born 1946) – former U.S treasury secretary and economist
Burt Young (1940–2023) – actor
Tony Young (1937–2002) – actor

Z

William Zabka (born 1965) – actor known for his role as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai
William Zinsser (1922–2015) – writer, journalist, and professor
Charlotte Zucker (1921–2007) – actress

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These people were not born or adopted in New York City, and were raised elsewhere, but are well known for living in New York City.

A

William Adams (1807–1880) – academic and clergyman; founder and president of the Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York; born in Connecticut^[1]
Samuel Adler (1809–1891) – rabbi; born in Worms, Germany^[1]
Frederick Styles Agate (1803–1844) – painter; born in England^[1]
Thomas Peter Akers (1828–1877) – vice president of the gold board; born in Knox County, Ohio^[1]
Richard S. Aldrich (1884–1941) – U.S. representative from Rhode Island, practiced law in New York City^[75]
Jason Alexander (born 1959) – actor; born in Newark, New Jersey
Reytory Angola (c. 1626–1689) – woman from Angola brought to New Amsterdam as a slave, later became a free landowner^[76]
Jennifer Aniston (born 1969) – actress; born in Sherman Oaks, California
Lisa Ann (born 1972) – pornographic actress, born in Pennsylvania
Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886) – U.S. president; born in Fairfield, Vermont
Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) – author; born in Petrovichi, Russian SFSR
John Jacob Astor (1763–1848) – first multimillionaire of U.S.; born in Germany

B

Lucille Ball (1911–1989) – comedian, actress, born in Jamestown, New York
Count Basie (1904–1984) – jazz pianist and band leader, born in Red Bank, New Jersey
William Basinski (born 1958) – avant-garde composter, born in Austin, Texas
Laura Joyce Bell (1854–1904) – contralto, wife of Digby Bell, born in London, England
Irving Berlin (1888–1989) – composer, lyricist, born in Russia
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) – conductor, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lewis Black (born 1948) – comedian, born in Silver Spring, Maryland
C. L. Blood (1835–1908) – physician^[77]
Michael Bloomberg (born 1942) – businessman and mayor, born in Boston, Massachusetts
Mary Booze (1878–1955) – first African-American woman to sit on the Republican National Committee, 1924–1948; moved to New York from Mound Bayou, Mississippi
David Bowie (1947–2016) – English musician, actor, artist, born in London, England
Marlon Brando Jr. (1924–2004) – actor, born in Omaha, Nebraska
Brandy (born 1979) – singer, born in McComb, Mississippi
Lottie Briscoe (1883–1950) – stage and silent film actress, born in St. Louis, Missouri
Tom Brokaw (born 1940) – television journalist, born in Webster, South Dakota
Orestes Brownson (1803–1876) – writer, abolitionist, pro-labor reformer, Catholic apologist, born in Stockbridge, Vermont
David Byrne (born 1952) – musician, born in Dumbarton, Scotland

C

Antón Cabaleiro (born 1977) – visual artist born in Spain
Sid Caesar (1922–2014) – comedian and actor, born in Yonkers
Mariah Carey (born 1969) – singer, born in Huntington, New York
Wendy Carlos (born 1939) – musician, born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Stokely Carmichael (1941–1998) – political activist, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Art Carney (1918–2003) – actor, born in Mount Vernon, New York
Enrico Caruso (1873–1921) – opera tenor, born in Naples, Italy
Willa Cather (1876–1974) – author, born in Back Creek Valley, Virginia
Connie Chung (born 1946) – television journalist, born in Washington, D.C.
Dick Clark (1929–2012) – TV personality and producer, born in Mount Vernon, New York
Kelly Clarkson (born 1982) – singer and host of The Kelly Clarkson Show, born in Fort Worth, Texas
Chelsea Clinton (born 1980) – daughter of President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, born in Little Rock, Arkansas
DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828) – senator and governor of New York, born in Napanoch, New York
George M. Cohan (1878–1942) – entertainer and songwriter, born in Providence, Rhode Island
J. Cole (born 1985) – rapper, artist, born in Frankfurt, Germany
Anthony Comstock (1844–1915) – reformer, born in New Canaan, Connecticut
Nanette Comstock (1866–1942) – Broadway actress, born in Albany, New York
Bill Cosby (born 1937) – actor and comedian, born in Philadelphia
Billy Crawford (born 1982) – singer, born in Manila, Philippines
Fanny Crosby (1820–1915) – hymn writer, born in Southeast, New York
Tom Cruise (born 1962) – actor, born in Syracuse, New York
Bill Cullen (1920–1990) – radio host, born in Pittsburgh

D

Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749–1838) – librettist to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and professor of Italian at Columbia University, born in Ceneda, Italy
Varina Banks Howell Davis (1826–1906) – wife of Confederate president, born in Mississippi
Sylvia Day (born 1973) – author, born in Los Angeles
Mike Dean (born 1965) – hip hop record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, born in Houston
Mac DeMarco (born 1990) – singer-songwriter, born in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Thomas E. Dewey (1902–1971) – governor of New York
Vin Diesel (born 1967) – actor
Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992) – actress, born in Berlin, Germany
Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999) – baseball player, born in California
David Dinkins (1927–2020) – former mayor of New York City, born in Trenton, New Jersey
George Washington Dixon (1801–1861) – performer, newspaper editor
Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) – abolitionist, born in Cordova, Maryland
Francis P. Duffy (1871–1932) – priest, World War I chaplain to 69th New York Infantry Regiment, born in Canada
Kevin Durant (born 1988) – basketball player, born in Washington D.C.^[78]
Bob Dylan (born 1941) – singer-songwriter, born in Duluth, Minnesota

E

Wilberforce Eames (1855–1937) – bibliographer and librarian, born in Newark, New Jersey
Edward Egan (1932–2015) – cardinal archbishop of New York, born in Oak Park, Illinois
Patrick Ewing (born 1962) – former NBA All-Star center, born in Jamaica^[79]

F

Lee Falk (1911–1999) – cartoonist, born in St. Louis
Barbara Feldon (born 1933) – writer and retired actress
Millard Fillmore (1800–1874) – U.S. president, born in Summerhill, New York
Bobby Fischer (1943–2008) – chess champion, born in Chicago
Carrie Fisher (1956–2016) – actress, born in Burbank, California
Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) – jazz singer, born in Newport News, Virginia
Barthold Fles (1902–1989) – Dutch-born literary agent
Jake Flores – comedian
Steve Forbes (born 1947) – publisher, born in Morristown, New Jersey
Heather Foster (born 1966) – Jamaican-born professional bodybuilder
Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) – associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, born in Vienna, Austria
Morgan Freeman (born 1937) – actor, producer, narrator, born in Memphis, Tennessee
Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919) – businessman, born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

G

Dave Gahan (born 1962) – Depeche Mode singer, born in Epping, Essex, United Kingdom
Alberta Gallatin (1861–1948) – stage and screen actress, born in Cabell County, West Virginia
Greta Garbo (1905–1990) – actress, born in Stockholm, Sweden
Teri Garr (1944–2024) – actress, born in Lakewood, Ohio
Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993) – jazz trumpet player, born in Cheraw, South Carolina
Mark Goddard (1936–2023) – actor, attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, played Derek Barrington on General Hospital, born in Lowell Massachusetts
Miguel Gómez (born 1974) – photographer, born in Bogotá, Colombia
Roger Grimsby (1928–1995) – news anchor for KMOX-TV, KGO-TV, WABC-TV, WNBC-TV, and KUSI, born in Butte, Montana
Savannah Guthrie (born 1971) – anchor for Today show on NBC, born in Sandringham, Victoria, Australia

H

Bobby Hackett (1915–1976) – jazz musician, born in Providence, Rhode Island
Thomas S. Hamblin (1800–1853) – actor, manager of the Bowery Theater
Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804) – U.S. Founding Father, born in the West Indies
Albert Hammond Jr (born 1980) – rhythm guitarist of rock band The Strokes, musician, born in Los Angeles
Mariska Hargitay (born 1964) – actress, born in Santa Monica, California
Townsend Harris (1804–1878) – first U.S. diplomat in Japan, one of the founders of the City College of New York, born in Sandy Hill, New York
Harry Harrison (1930–2020) – radio jockey host for WMCA, WABC, and WCBS-FM, born in Chicago, Illinois
Randy Harrison (born 1977) – actor, born in New Hampshire
Deborah Harry (born 1945) – singer, actress, born in Union City, New Jersey
Francis L. Hawks (1798–1866) – politician; priest, Episcopal Church; born in New Bern, North Carolina
Carlton Hayes (1882–1964) – history professor at Columbia University, ambassador to Spain, born in Afton, New York
Ashton Hayward (born 1969) – former mayor of Pensacola, born in Pensacola, Florida
O. Henry (1862–1910) – author, born in Greensboro, North Carolina
Tommy Hilfiger (born 1951) – fashion designer, born in Elmira, New York
Herman Hollerith (1860–1929) – inventor, born in Buffalo, New York
Lester Holt (born 1959) – journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC, born in San Francisco
Ian Hornak (1944–2002) – realist painter, born in Philadelphia
Harry Houdini (1874–1926) – legendary illusionist and escape artist; born in Budapest, Hungary
Matt Hoyle – photographer, previously lived in Los Angeles and Australia
Langston Hughes (1901–1967) – poet, born in Joplin, Missouri

I

Kyrie Irving (born 1992) – basketball player, born in Australia, grew up in New Jersey

J

Janet Jackson (born 1966) – singer, born in Gary, Indiana
Jane Jacobs (1916–2006) – economist, urban theorist, and activist
Kamara James (1984–2014) – Olympic fencer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
Kevin James (born 1965) – actor, born in Mineola, New York
Peter Jennings (1938–2005) – television journalist, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Derek Jeter (born 1974) – baseball player, born in New Jersey
Weijia Jiang (born 1983) – reporter for WCBS-TV, now at CBS News in Washington, born in Xiamen, Fujian, China
Paddy Johnson – art critic
JonTron (born 1990) – YouTuber, co-creator of Game Grumps, born in Rancho Palos Verdes, California

K

Gabriel Kahane – musician, born in Venice Beach, California
Tim Keller (1950–2023) – speaker, pastor, born in Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) – actress, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968) – U.S. attorney general and U.S. senator, born in Brookline, Massachusetts
Tom Kennedy (1927–2020) – game show host
Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) – writer associated with the Beat movement
Kiesza (born 1989) (full name Kiesza Rae Ellestad) – musician, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist, born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lisa Kudrow (born 1963) – actress, born in Encino, California
Howard Kyle (1861–1950) – actor and founding member of Actors' Equity, born in Shullsburg, Wisconsin

L

Kirke La Shelle (1862–1905) – playwright and theatrical producer, born in Wyoming, Illinois
Lachi – singer-songwriter, born in Towson, Maryland
John Layfield (born 1966) – professional wrestler, born in Sweetwater, Texas
Fran Lebowitz (born 1950) – author and public speaker, born in Morristown, New Jersey
Heath Ledger (1979–2008) – Australian actor
Amy Lee (born 1981) – singer, born in Riverside, California
Spike Lee (born 1957) – film director and actor, born in Atlanta
John Lennon (1940–1980) – singer, songwriter, activist; has a memorial in New York's Central Park
Pierre Lorillard IV (1833–1901) – tobacco mogul, born in Westchester, New York
Mike Lupica (born 1952) – journalist, author, born in Oneida, New York

M

Ralph Macchio (born 1961) – actor, born on Long Island
Ali MacGraw (born 1939) – actress, born in Pound Ridge, New York
John Madden (1936–2021) – NFL head coach and color commentator on CBS Sports, born in Austin, Minnesota
Madonna (born 1958) – singer-songwriter, actress, director, born in Bay City, Michigan
Earl Manigault (1944–1998) – basketball player, born in Charleston, South Carolina
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) – baseball Hall of Famer, born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma
Dean Martin (1917–1995) – singer and actor, born in Ohio
Ricky Martin (born 1971) – singer, born in Puerto Rico
Jackie Mason (1928–2021) – comedian and actor, born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Jan Matulka (1890–1972) – painter, born in Vlachovo Březí, Czech Republic
Willie Mays (1931–2024) – baseball Hall of Famer, born in Alabama
Mike McAlary (1957–1998) – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, born in Honolulu
Linda McCartney (1941–1998) – photographer, wife of Beatle Paul McCartney
Rue McClanahan (1934–2010) – theater, television, and movie actress, born in Oklahoma
John McCloskey (1810–1885) – first American-born cardinal, born in Brooklyn
John McEnroe (born 1959) – tennis player and TV commentator, born in Germany
Zubin Mehta (born 1936) – orchestra conductor, born in Bombay, India
Scott Mescudi (born 1984) – rapper, singer, songwriter, born in Cleveland
Seth Meyers (born 1973) – comedian, actor, and television personality, born in Evanston, Illinois
Adi Meyerson (born 1991) – jazz bassist, born in San Francisco, California
Bette Midler (born 1945) – singer and actress, born in Honolulu
Nicki Minaj (born 1982) − rapper and actress, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Liza Minnelli (born 1946) – actress and singer, born in Hollywood, Los Angeles
The Misshapes – DJs and party hosts
Miyawaki (born 1990) – singer-songwriter musician
Moondog (born Louis Hardin; 1916–1999) – eccentric street musician and poet, born in Kansas
Garry Moore (1915–1993) – television show host and producer, born in Baltimore
Rita Moreno (born 1931) – actress, singer, dancer, born in Humacao, Puerto Rico
Fabrizio Moretti (born 1980) – drummer of rock band The Strokes, musician, born in Brazil
John Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) – businessman, born in Hartford, Connecticut
Michele Moses – philisopher of education, academic administrator
Robert Moses (1888–1981) – NYC urban planner and developer, born in New Haven, Connecticut
Andrew M. Murstein (born 1964) – taxi executive, founder of Medallion Financial

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Joe Namath (born 1943) – professional football player, born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Thomas Nast (1840–1902) – German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist; "father of the American cartoon"
Debbie Nathan – feminist journalist, born in Houston, Texas
Casey Neistat (born 1981) – YouTuber and entrepreneur, known for many of his projects based in New York
Colette Nelson (born 1974) – IFBB professional bodybuilder
Richard Nixon (1913–1994) – former vice president and 37th president of the United States^[80]

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Soledad O'Brien (born 1966) – television journalist, born in Saint James, New York
John Joseph O'Connor (1920–2000) – Roman Catholic cardinal archbishop of New York, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rosie O'Donnell (born 1962) – actress and television personality, born on Long Island
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (born 1986) – actresses and fashion designers, born in Sherman Oaks, California
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994) – First Lady of United States, born in Southampton, New York
Yoko Ono (born 1933) – artist and singer-songwriter, born in Tokyo, Japan
Haley Joel Osment (born 1988) – actor, born in Los Angeles
Ginny Owens (born 1975) – singer-songwriter, author and blogger, born in Jackson, Mississippi

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Charlie Parker (1920–1955) – musician in jazz, considered one of the greatest musicians of all time
Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965) – actress, born in Nelsonville, Ohio
George A. Parkhurst (1841–1890) – actor, witnessed Lincoln assassination (born in New York State, died in New York City)
Natalia Paruz – aka the "Saw Lady", subway musician, born in Givatayim, Israel
James Patterson (born 1947) – author
Kira Peikoff (born 1985) – novelist and journalist
Ronald Perelman (born 1943) – investor, owner of Revlon, born in Greensboro, North Carolina^[81]
Itzhak Perlman (born 1945) – violinist, born in Jaffa, Israel
Pauley Perrette (born 1969) – actress and singer, acted on NCIS, later owned Donna Bells Bake Shop in New York City, born in New Orleans, Louisana
David Hyde Pierce (born 1959) – actor, born in Saratoga Springs, New York
Mihajlo Pupin (1858–1935) physicist, born in Idvor, Austrian Empire
Alban W. Purcell (c. 1843–1913) – stage actor, born in Wadsworth, Ohio

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Daniel Radcliffe (born 1989) – born in Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
Johnny Ramone (1948–2004) – born on Long Island
Ayn Rand (1905–1982) – Russian-born novelist and philosopher
Tony Randall (1920–2004) – actor, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Susan Wu Rathbone (1921–2019) – Chinese-born community leader^[82]
Dan Rather (born 1931) – television news anchor, born in Wharton, Texas
Raven-Symoné (born 1985) – actress and singer; born in Atlanta
Ryan Reynolds (born 1976) – actor; born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) – businessman, born in Richford, New York
Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) – composer, born on Long Island
Andrew Rooney (1919–2011) – CBS 60 Minutes commentator, born in Albany, New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) – U.S. president, born in Hyde Park, New York
Dräco Rosa (born 1969) – composer, singer, and actor, born on Long Island
Damon Runyon (1880–1946) – journalist and playwright, born in Manhattan, Kansas
Babe Ruth (1895–1948) – professional baseball player, born in Baltimore
Winona Ryder (born 1971) – actress, born in Winona County, Minnesota

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Samia (born 1996) – musician
Telly Savalas (1922–1994) – actor, born on Long Island
Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (1789–1866) – rabbi, leader of Chabad hasidic movement, born in Nikolaiv, Russian Empire
Patti Scialfa (born 1953) – singer-songwriter and guitarist
Amy Sedaris (born 1961) – actress, author, and comedian
David Sedaris (born 1956) – comedian and author
Chloë Sevigny (born 1974) – actress, director, and fashion icon, born in Darien, Connecticut
Jean Shafiroff – philanthropist and socialite
Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979) – Catholic bishop, author, TV show host, born in El Paso, Illinois
Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant (1881–1965) – journalist and writer, born in Winchester, Massachusetts
Abraham Shiplacoff – Jewish-American trade union organizer and left wing political activist, born in Chernihiv, Ukraine
Alana Shipp – American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
Shontelle (born 1985) – singer and songwriter
Ryan Shore (born 1974) – composer, songwriter, and conductor
Bobby Short (1924–2005) – jazz musician, born in Danville, Illinois
Joel Siegel (1943–2007) – film critic, born in Los Angeles
Paul Simon (born 1941) – singer-songwriter, born in Newark Heights, New Jersey
Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) – singer and actor, born in Hoboken, New Jersey
Upton Sinclair (1878–1968) – author, born in Baltimore
Patti Smith (born 1946) – singer and poet, born in Chicago
Joe Solomon (1930–2023) – cricketer, born in Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana
Kevin Spacey (born 1959) – actor, director, writer, producer, and comedian
Regina Spektor (born 1980) – singer-songwriter, born in Moscow, Russia
Francis Spellman (1889–1967) – Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of New York, born in Whitman, Massachusetts
Bruce Springsteen (born 1949) – singer-songwriter, guitarist, and humanitarian
Dylan Sprouse (born 1992) – actor, entrepreneur, born in Arezzo, Italy
George Steinbrenner (1930–2010) – New York Yankees owner, born in Bay Village, Ohio
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836–1900) – world chess champion, born in Prague, Czech Republic
Martha Stewart (born 1941) – designer and TV personality, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Sting (born 1951) – musician, born in England
Emma Stone (born 1988) – actress, born in Scottsdale, Arizona
Michael Strahan (born 1971) – actor, television personality, and retired football player, born in Houston
Meryl Streep (born 1949) – actress, born in Summit, New Jersey
Peter Stuyvesant (1610–1672) – governor of New Netherland, born in Peperga, Netherlands
Taylor Swift (born 1989) – singer-songwriter

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Eva Tanguay (1878–1947) – vaudeville singer and comedian, born in Quebec
Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) – inventor, engineer and futurist, born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire
Pankit Thakker (born 1981) – actor
Samuel J. Tilden (1814–1886) – presidential candidate, born in New Lebanon, New York
Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825) – U.S. vice president, born in Westchester County, New York
Frederick Trump (1869–1918) – German-born businessman
Melania Trump (born 1970) – 45th and 47th First Lady of the United States and model, born in Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia^[83]

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Johannes Urzidil (1896–1970) – writer, born in Prague, Bohemia

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Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) – U.S. president, born in Kinderhook, New York
Andrew VanWyngarden (born 1983) – member of MGMT
Gary Vaynerchuk (born 1975) – serial entrepreneur and best-selling author
Jon Voight (born 1938) – actor, born in Yonkers, New York
Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007) – writer, born and raised in Indianapolis
Sal Vulcano (born 1976) – actor and comedian

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Rufus Wainwright (born 1973) – musician, born in Rhinebeck, New York
John Evangelist Walsh (1927–2015) – writer and historian, editor of the Reader's Digest Bible
Barbara Walters (1929–2022) – TV journalist and personality, born in Boston
Franklin W. Ward (1870–1938) – Adjutant General of New York^[84]
Dean Wareham (born 1963) – singer-songwriter, born in New Zealand
Andy Warhol (1928–1987) – artist, born in Pittsburgh
Denzel Washington (born 1954) – actor, born in Mount Vernon, New York
Debbie Weems (1950–1978) – actress and singer notably on Captain Kangaroo, born in Houston, Texas
Raquel Welch (1940–2023) – actress and model, born in Chicago, Illinois
Tahnee Welch (born 1961) – actress and model, born in San Diego, California
Walt Whitman (1819–1892) – poet and author, born in West Hills, New York
Olivia Wilde (born 1984) – actress
Barney Williams (1824–1876) – Irish-born comedian
Jayson Williams (born 1968) – basketball player, born in Ritter, South Carolina
Wendy Williams (born 1964) – media personality, host of The Wendy Williams Show, born in Asbury Park, New Jersey
Kate Winslet (born 1975) – actress, born in Reading Berkshire, England
Christopher Woodrow (born 1977) – movie producer, born in Syracuse, New York
Jason Wu (born 1982) – fashion designer

X

Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz; 1925–1965) – American Muslim, civil rights activist

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