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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York]], lived in New York, or for whom New York is a significant part of their identity.

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==Public office==
{{see also|List of Governors of New York|List of New York State Assembly members (2005–06)|List of political figures of Upstate New York|List of New York State Senators|List of United States Representatives from New York|List of United States Senators from New York}}
[[File:FDR in 1933.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]]]

===Presidents===
*[[Martin Van Buren]] (1782–1862), 8th President of the United States
*[[Millard Fillmore]] (1800–1874), 13th President of the United States
*[[Chester A. Arthur]] (1829–1886), 21st President of the United States
*[[Grover Cleveland]]  (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States
*[[Theodore Roosevelt]] (1858–1919), 25th Vice President and 26th President of the United States
*[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (1883–1945), 32nd President of the United States
*[[Donald Trump|Donald J. Trump]] (born 1946), 45th President of the United States

===Vice presidents===
[[File:NA Rockefeller.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Nelson Rockefeller]]]]
*[[Aaron Burr]]
*[[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]]
*[[Schuyler Colfax]]
*[[Nelson Rockefeller]]
*[[William A. Wheeler]]

===Other===
*[[Parmenio Adams]], sheriff and [[United States Congressman]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 | publisher=Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>
*[[Shirley Chisholm]], [[Congresswoman]] and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate
*[[Dewitt Clinton]], governor, built the [[Erie Canal]]
*[[Hillary Rodham Clinton]], U.S. Secretary of State; former U.S. Senator; former First Lady; 2008 Democratic presidential candidate
*[[John J. Dewey|J. J. Dewey]] (died 1891), territorial legislator in Minnesota<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=12539|title= Legislators Past & Present - John J. dewey|publisher= Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date= 10 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[William H. Donaldson]] (born 1931), 27th Chairman of the U.S. [[Securities and Exchange Commission]]
*[[Boris Johnson]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]
*[[William Loeb, Jr.]], secretary to President Theodore Roosevelt
*[[Chuck Schumer]], [[United States Senator]]
*[[Éamon de Valera]], [[Prime Minister of Ireland]]

==Entertainment==

===Film, theater, dance, and modeling===
[[File:Woody Allen (2006).jpeg|thumb|150px|[[Woody Allen]]]]
[[File:Lauren Bacall - YankArmyWeekly detail.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Lauren Bacall]]]]
[[File:RobertdeNiro26.JPG|thumb|150px|[[Robert De Niro]]]]
[[File:Lindsay Lohan.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Lindsay Lohan]]]]
[[File:Arthur-miller.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Arthur Miller]]]]
[[Image:Eaddy Mays in 2012.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Eaddy Mays]]]]
*[[Woody Allen]] (born 1935), actor, director and writer
*[[June Allyson]] (1917–2006), actress
*[[Diane Arbus]] (1923–1971), photographer
*[[Alan Arkin]] (born 1934), actor
*[[Alison Arngrim]] (born 1962), actress, comedian
*[[Jean Arthur]] (1900–1991), actress
*[[Lauren Bacall]] (1924–2014), actress
*[[Lucille Ball]] (1911–1989), comedian, actress
*[[Anne Bancroft]] (1931–2005), actress
*[[Joseph Barbera]] (1911–2006), animator, producer, director
*[[Mikhail Baryshnikov]] (born 1948), ballet dancer
*[[Frances Bavier]] (1902–1989), actor
*[[Barbara Bel Geddes]] (1922–2005), actress
*[[William Bendix]] (1906–1964), actor
*[[Constance Bennett]] (1904–1965), actress
*[[Yasmine Bleeth]] (born 1968), actress
*[[Joan Blondell]] (1906–1979), actress
*[[Ann Blyth]] (born 1928), actress
*[[Humphrey Bogart]] (1899–1957), actor
*[[Shirley Booth]] (1898–1992), actress
*[[Clara Bow]] (1905–1965), actress
*[[Abigail Breslin]] (born 1996), actress
*[[Adrien Brody]] (born 1973), actor
*[[Mel Brooks]] (born 1926), actor, producer, director
*[[James Caan (actor)|James Caan]] (born 1940), actor
*[[James Cagney]] (1899–1986), actor
*[[Jeff Chandler (actor)|Jeff Chandler]] (1918–1961), actor
*[[Ruth Chatterton]] (1892–1961), actress
*[[Claudette Colbert]] (1903–1996), actress
*[[Billy Crudup]] (born 1968), actor
*[[Tom Cruise]] (born 1962), actor
*[[Tony Curtis]] (1925–2010), actor
*[[Claire Danes]] (born 1979), actor
*[[Marion Davies]] (1897–1961), actress
*[[Sammy Davis, Jr.]] (1925–1990), actor, singer
*[[Agnes de Mille]] (1905–1993), dancer, choreographer
*[[Robert De Niro]] (born 1943), actor
*[[Willy DeVille]] (1950–2009), singer
*[[Matt Dillon]] (born 1964), actor
*[[Kirk Douglas]] (born 1916), actor
*[[Fran Drescher]] (born 1957), actress
*[[Jimmy Durante]] (1893–1980), entertainer, actor, singer, comedian
*[[Peter Falk]] (1927–2011), actor
*[[Alice Faye]] (1915–1998), actress
*[[Jane Fonda]] (born 1937), actress
*[[John Garfield]] (1913–1952), actor
*[[Ben Gazzara]] (1930–2012), actor
*[[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] (born 1977), actress
*[[Richard Genelle]] (1961–2008), actor 
*[[Jackie Gleason]] (1916–1987), actor
*[[Paulette Goddard]] (1910–1990), actress
*[[Elliott Gould]] (born 1938), actor
*[[Jennifer Grey]] (born 1960), actress
*[[A. R. Gurney]] (born 1930), playwright
*[[Anne Hathaway]] (born 1982), actress
*[[Susan Hayward]] (1917–1975), actress
*[[Rita Hayworth]] (1918–1987), actress
*[[Max Hechtman]] (born 1997), filmmaker, video editor and videographer
*[[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] (1967–2014), actor
*[[Judy Holliday]] (1921–1965), actress
*[[Ruben Santiago-Hudson]] (born 1956), actor and playwright
*[[Rick Jason]] (1923–2000), actor
*[[Scarlett Johansson]] (born 1984), actress
*[[Danny Kaye]] (1911–1987), actor, singer
*[[Jack Kelly (actor)|Jack Kelly]] (1927–1992), actor, born in [[Astoria, Queens]]
*[[Ricki Lake]] (born 1968), actress, talk-show host
*[[Veronica Lake]] (1922–1973), actress
*[[Burt Lancaster]] (1913–1994), actor
*[[Michael Landon]] (1936–1991), actor
*[[Lindsay Lohan]] (born 1986), actress
*[[Kristanna Loken]] (born 1979), actress
*[[Steele MacKaye]] (1842–1894), playwright, actor
*[[Lee Marvin]] (1924–1987), actor
*[[James Maslow]] (born 1990), actor, singer, dancer
*[[Walter Matthau]] (1920–2000), actor
*[[Eaddy Mays]], actress
*[[Ethel Merman]] (1908–1984), actor, singer
*[[Arthur Miller]] (1915–2005), playwright
*[[Lea Michele]] (born 1986), actress, singer 
*[[Robert Montgomery (actor)|Robert Montgomery]] (1904–1981), actor
*[[Dylan O'Brien]] (born 1991), actor
*[[Eugene O'Neill]] (1888–1953), playwright
*[[Corey Parker (actor)|Corey Parker]] (born 1965), actor
*[[George A. Parkhurst]] (1841–1890), actor
*[[Anthony Perkins]] (1932–1992), actor
*[[Bill Pullman]] (born 1953), actor
*[[George Raft]] (1901–1980), actor
*[[Christopher Reeve]] (1952–2004), actor
*[[Leah Remini]] (born 1970), actress
*[[Thelma Ritter]] (1902–1969), actress
*[[Tanya Roberts]] (1955–2021), actress, model
*[[Ray Romano]] (born 1957), actor, comedian
*[[Mickey Rooney]] (1920–2014), actor
*[[Martin Scorsese]] (born 1942), director
*[[George Segal]] (born 1934), actor
*[[Matthew Senreich]] (born 1974), screenwriter
*[[Sylvia Sidney]] (1910–1999), actress
*[[Barbara Stanwyck]] (1907–1990), actor
*[[Rod Steiger]] (1925–2002), actor
*[[Oliver Stone]] (born 1946), director
*[[Beatrice Straight]] (1914–2001), actress
*[[Benj Thall]] (born 1978), actor
*[[Gene Tierney]] (1920–1991), actress
*[[Claire Trevor]] (1910–2000), actress
*[[Tuesday Weld]] (born 1943), actress
*[[Mae West]] (1893–1980), actor
*[[Olivia Wilde]] (born 1984), actress
*[[Lanford Wilson]] (1937–2011), playwright

===Comedians and humorists===
[[File:Jerry Seinfeld 2011 Shankbone.JPG|thumb|150px|[[Jerry Seinfeld]]]]
*[[Woody Allen]] (born 1935), comedian, screenwriter, director, actor, author, playwright, musician
*[[Lucille Ball]] (1911–1989), comedian, actress
*[[George Carlin]] (1937–2008), comedian, actor
*[[Jimmy Fallon]] (born 1974), comedian, actor, host of ''[[The Tonight Show]]''
*[[Jay Leno]] (born 1950), comedian, host of ''The Tonight Show''
*[[Demetri Martin]] (born 1973), comedian
*[[Chico Marx]] (1887–1961), [[vaudeville]] comedian, with the [[Marx Brothers]]
*[[Groucho Marx]] (1890–1977), vaudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
*[[Gummo Marx]] (1892–1977), vudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
*[[Harpo Marx]] (1888–1964), vaudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
*[[Zeppo Marx]] (1901–1979), vaudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
*[[Rosie O'Donnell]] (born 1962), comedian, actress, television personality
*[[Chris Rock]] (born 1965), comedian, actor
*[[Jerry Seinfeld]] (born 1954), comedian, actor
*[[John Valby]] (born 1944), comedian, musician

===Music===
[[File:The Monster Ball - Poker Face revamped2-tweak.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Lady Gaga]]]]
[[File:BillyJoel.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Billy Joel]]]]
[[File:Paul Simon 2007.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Paul Simon]]]]
*[[Aaliyah]] (1979–2001), Singer, actress, model, dancer 
*[[Vinnie Amico]], drummer
*[[Fiona Apple]] (born 1977), singer
*[[Harold Arlen]] (1905–1986), composer
*[[Christina Aguilera]] (born 1980), singer, songwriter, actress
*[[Adrienne Bailon]](born 1983), singer
*[[David Baker (singer)|David Baker]], singer
*[[Chris Barnes (musician)|Chris Barnes]], musician
*[[Count Basie]] (1904–1984), [[jazz]] musician
*[[Jay Beckenstein]] (born 1951), saxophonist
*[[Pat Benatar]] (born 1953), singer
*[[Mary J. Blige]] (born 1971), singer, songwriter, actress
*[[Laura Branigan]] (1952–2004), singer
*[[Keith Buckley]] (born 1979), musician
*[[Maria Callas]] (1923–1977), opera singer
*[[Mariah Carey]]  (born 1969), pop and [[R&B]] singer and songwriter
*[[Peter Case]] (born 1954), singer-songwriter
*[[Peter Cincotti]] (born 1983), singer, songwriter, pianist
*[[Coko]] (born 1973), singer ([[SWV]])
*[[John Coltrane]] (1926–1967), jazz musician
*[[Aaron Copland]] (1900–1990), composer
*[[Warren Cuccurullo]] (born 1956), [[rock and roll|rock]] guitarist
*[[Vic Dana]] (born 1942), singer
*[[Blossom Dearie]] (1924–2009), jazz singer and pianist
*[[Lana Del Rey]] (born 1986), singer, songwriter
*[[Rob Derhak]] (born 1968), bass guitarist
*[[Lance Diamond]], singer
*[[Neil Diamond]] (born 1941), singer, songwriter
*[[Ani DiFranco]] (born 1970), singer-songwriter
*[[Jonathan Donahue]] (born 1966), rock musician
*[[JoAnn Falletta]] (born 1954), classical guitarist, orchestral conductor
*[[Morton Feldman]] (1926–1987), composer
*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] (1918–1996), singer
*[[John Flansburgh]] (born 1960), singer-songwriter
*[[Lukas Foss]] (1922–2009), composer, orchestral conductor
*[[Dave Fridmann]], producer
*[[Chuck Garvey]], guitarist
*[[George Gershwin]] (1898–1937), composer
*[[Kim Gordon]] (born 1953), bass guitarist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, visual artist ([[Sonic Youth]])
*[[Grasshopper (musician)|Grasshopper]] (born 1967), born Sean Mackowiak, rock musician
*[[Joel Hirschhorn]] (1938–2005), songwriter
*[[Billie Holiday]] (1915–1959), jazz and [[blues]] singer
*[[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]] (born 1930), jazz guitarist
*[[Alan Heatherington]] (born 1945), orchestral conductor
*[[Ray Henderson]] (1897–1970), songwriter
*[[Lady Gaga]] (born 1986), born Stefani Germanotta, singer and songwriter
*[[Lena Horne]] (1917–2010), singer, actress
*[[Freddie Jackson]] (born 1956), singer
*[[Rick James]] (1948–2004), singer
*[[Billy Joel]] (born 1949), pianist, singer and songwriter
*[[Jerome Kern]] (1885–1945), composer
*[[Alicia Keys]] (born 1981), singer-songwriter
*[[Carole King]] (born 1942), singer-songwriter
*[[Cyndi Lauper]] (born 1953), singer
*[[Mel Lewis]] (1929–1990), drummer
*[[John Linnell]] (born 1959), singer-songwriter
*[[Joe Locke]] (born 1959), [[jazz]] artist
*[[John Lombardo]] (born 1952), musician, songwriter
*[[Jennifer Lopez]] (born 1969), singer, actress, dancer
*[[David Lucas (composer)|David Lucas]] (born 1937), composer
*[[Gary Mallaber]] (born 1946), drummer
*[[Constantine Maroulis]] (born 1975), singer
*[[Brian McKnight]] (born 1969), R&B singer
*[[Don Menza]] (born 1936), saxophonist
*[[Natalie Merchant]](1962?-),singer-songwriter
*[[Stephanie Mills]] (born 1957), singer
*[[Gurf Morlix]], musician
*[[Josh Newton]] (born 1973), bassist
*[[Willie Nile]] (born 1948), singer-songwriter
*[[Laura Nyro]] (1947–1997), singer-songwriter
*[[Jack Owen]] (born 1967), guitarist ([[Cannibal Corpse]])
*[[Tina Parol]], singer-songwriter
*[[Joey Ramone]] (1952–2001), singer, songwriter ([[Ramones]])
*[[Mary Ramsey]] (born 1963), musician
*[[Sharon Redd]] (1945–1992), singer
*[[Lou Reed]] (born 1942), singer, songwriter, guitarist
*[[Neil Rosenshein]] (born 1947), operatic singer, lyric tenor
*[[Jason Sebastian Russo]] (born 1973), rock musician
*[[Justin Russo]] (born 1976), rock musician
*[[John Rzeznik]] (born 1965), musician ([[Goo Goo Dolls]])
*[[Adam Schlesinger]] (born 1967), musician ([[Fountains of Wayne]]), songwriter, producer, arranger
*[[Al Schnier]] (born 1968), guitarist
*[[Billy Sheehan]] (born 1953), bass guitarist
*[[Paul Simon]] (born 1941), singer-songwriter, guitarist
*[[Lonnie Smith]] (born 1942), 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]])
*[[Luther Vandross]] (1951–2005), singer
*[[Jeremy Wall]], jazz musician
*[[Luke Walter Jr.]] (1947–1996), Belgian musician
*[[Grover Washington, Jr.]] (1943–1999), saxophonist
*[[Alex Webster]] (born 1969), bassist ([[Cannibal Corpse]])
*[[Mary Weiss]] (born 1948), singer ([[The Shangri-Las]])
*[[Cory Wells]] (born 1942), singer
*[[Patrick Wilson (musician)|Patrick Wilson]] (born 1969), drummer
*[[Jack Yellen]] (1892–1991), lyricist, composer

===Rappers===
[[File:Jay-Z 7.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Jay Z]]]]
*[[50 Cent]]
*[[KRS-One]]
*[[Jay Z]]
*[[LL Cool J]]
*[[Mos Def]]
*[[Nas]]
*[[The Notorious B.I.G.]]
*[[Rakim]]
*[[Run DMC]]
*[[Lil' Kim]]
*[[Beastie Boys]]
*[[Nicki Minaj]]
*[[Juelz Santana]]
*[[Jim Jones]]
*[[Cam'ron]]
*[[ASAP Rocky]]
*[[Busta Rhymes]]
*[[Big L]]
*[[Mobb Deep]]
*[[Wu-Tang Clan]]
*[[Tupac Amaru Shakur|2Pac]]
*[[Sean Combs]]
*[[Onyx (group)|Onyx]]
*[[A Tribe Called Quest]]

==Business==
[[File:Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Donald Trump]]]]
[[File:Sanford Weill 2 Shankbone Metropolitan Opera 2009.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Sanford Weill]]]]
*[[John Jacob Astor]], fur trader, company founder
*[[Nicholas F. Brady]], former CEO of [[Dillon Read]]; 68th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]]
*[[C. Douglas Dillon]], former CEO of Dillon Read; [[US Ambassador to France]] (1953–1957); 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|William G. Fargo]] (1818–1881), co-founder  of [[American Express Company]] and [[Wells Fargo]]; [[mayor of Buffalo]]
*[[Debra Fox]], founder of [[Fox Learning Systems]]
*[[E.H. Harriman]], errand boy, broker, railroader
*[[George A. Hormel]] (1860–1946), founder of [[Hormel]]
*[[Jeremy Jacobs]] (born 1940), owner of [[Delaware North]] and the [[Boston Bruins]]
*[[John J. Kennedy (New York State Treasurer)|John J. Kennedy]] (1857–1914), financier, 45th [[New York State Treasurer]]
*[[Seymour H. Knox I]] (1861–1915), businessman, co-founder of [[F. W. Woolworth Company]]
*[[Seymour H. Knox II]] (1898–1990), former director of [[Marine Midland Bank]]; philanthropist
*[[Jon L. Luther]], food service executive
*[[Sherman J. Maisel]] (1918–2010), economist
*[[Jeremiah Milbank]], banker, co-founder of Borden Milk Co., 1857
*[[J.P. Morgan]], banker, co-founder of [[J.P. Morgan & Co.]]
*[[Jacquelyn Ottman]], marketing consultant
*[[Henry Paulson]], former CEO of [[Goldman Sachs]]; United States Secretary of the Treasury
*[[Joseph R. Perella]], financier
*[[Pat Powers (businessman)|Pat Powers]] (1870–1948), movie producer
*[[Donald Regan]], former CEO of [[Merrill Lynch]]; 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury
*[[Robert E. Rich, Sr.]] (1913–2006), inventor, foodservice executive
*[[John D. Rockefeller]] (1839–1937), founder of [[Standard Oil]], philanthropist
*[[Robert Rubin]], former CEO of Goldman Sachs; 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury
*[[Scott Rudin]], movie producer
*[[Jacob Schiff]], Wall Street executive, banker
*[[Edward Selzer]] (1893–1970), movie producer
*[[Ellsworth Milton Statler]] (1863–1928), hotelier
*[[Jill Stuart]], fashion designer<ref name="NY MAG label overview">{{cite news|title=Label overview: Jill Stuart|url=http://nymag.com/thecut/fashion/designers/jill-stuart/|access-date=5 October 2014|publisher=NY MAG|date=2014}}</ref>
*[[Donald Trump]] (born 1946), entrepreneur
*[[Cornelius Vanderbilt]], ferry and tugboat captain; company founder; railroader
*[[Sanford Weill]], former CEO of [[Citigroup]]
*[[Henry Wells]] (1805–1878), businessman
*[[John G. Wickser]] (1858–1928), businessman; [[New York State Treasurer]] (1903–1904)
*[[Bob Weinstein]], movie producer, co-founder of [[Miramax Films]]
*[[Harvey Weinstein]], movie producer, co-founder of Miramax Films
*[[Robert G. Wilmers]] (born 1935), CEO of [[M&T Bank]]
*[[Christopher Woodrow]], movie producer

==Art, literature, journalism, and philosophy==
[[File:Joseph Brodsky 1988.jpg|thumb|upright|150px|[[Joseph Brodsky]]]]
[[File:Frederick Douglass (circa 1879).jpg|thumb|upright|150px|[[Frederick Douglass]]]]
[[File:Irving-Washington-LOC.jpg|thumb|upright|150px|[[Washington Irving]]]]
[[File:Mark Twain, Brady-Handy photo portrait, Feb 7, 1871, cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|150px|[[Mark Twain]]]]

*[[Samuel Hopkins Adams]], muckraker, born in [[Dunkirk, New York|Dunkirk]]
*[[Scott Adams]] (born 1957), [[cartoonist]], creator of ''[[Dilbert]]''
*[[Susan B. Anthony]], women's rights activist
*[[Cory Arcangel]] (born 1978), artist
*[[William Bliss Baker]] (1859–1886), landscape painter
*[[Lauren Belfer]], author
*[[J. Bowyer Bell]] (1931–2003), historian, artist and art critic
*[[Timothy D. Bellavia]] (born 1971), artist and illustrator
*[[Louise Blanchard Bethune]] (1856–1913), architect
*[[Wolf Blitzer]] (born 1948), [[CNN]] journalist, host of ''[[The Situation Room]]''
*[[Lawrence Block]] (born 1938), author
*[[Howard Bloom]] (born 1943), author
*[[Joseph Brodsky]] (1940–1996), Russian-American poet
*[[Dale Brown]] (born 1956), author
*[[Gordon Bunshaft]] (1909–1990), architect
*[[Charles E. Burchfield]] (1893–1967), artist
*[[Charles Clough]] (born 1951), artist
*[[Burton Crane]] (1901–1963), journalist
*[[Robert Creeley]] (1926–2005), poet
*[[Jasper Francis Cropsey]] (1823–1900), artist
*[[Arthur B. Davies]] (1863–1928), artist
*[[Don DeLillo]] (born 1936), author
*[[Melvil Dewey]] (1851–1931), originator of [[Dewey Decimal Classification|Dewey Decimal System]]
*[[Amy Dickinson]], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' advice columnist, from [[Freeville, New York|Freeville]]
*[[Amanda Minnie Douglas]] (1831–1916), writer
*[[Frederick Douglass]] (1818–1895), editor and publisher of abolitionist newspapers such as ''[[North Star (newspaper)|The North Star]]''
*[[Arthur Dove]] (1880–1946), artist
*[[Philip Evergood]] (1901–1973), artist
*[[Leslie Fiedler]] (1917–2003), literary critic
*[[Steve Fiorilla]] (1961–2009), artist
*[[Ira Joe Fisher]], author and weatherman, who was born and raised in [[Little Valley (village), New York|Little Valley]]
*[[F. Scott Fitzgerald]], author, raised in Buffalo
*[[Helen Frankenthaler]] (born 1928), artist
*[[Kelly Freas]] (1922–2005), artist
*[[Anna Katharine Green]] (1846–1935), author
*[[Edward Brodhead Green|E.B. Green]] (1855–1950), architect
*[[Terry Gross]] (born 1951), radio host, ''[[Fresh Air]]''
*[[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
*[[Idil Ibrahim]], director
*[[Washington Irving]] (1783–1859), author, ''[[Rip Van Winkle]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]]''
*[[Henry James]] (1843–1916), author
*[[William James]] (1842–1910), philosopher
*[[James A. Johnson (architect)|James A. Johnson]] (1865–1939), architect
*[[Ellsworth Kelly]] (born 1923), artist
*[[John Kessel]] (born 1950), author
*[[Verlyn Klinkenborg]], member of ''[[New York Times]]'' editorial board; writer and farmer
*[[Nancy Kress]] (born 1948), author
*[[Matt Lauer]] (born 1957), anchor of ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]''
*[[Zoe Leonard]] (born 1961), photographer and visual artist
*[[Robert Longo]] (born 1953), artist
*[[Mabel Dodge Luhan]] (1879–1962), writer and patron
*[[Norman Mailer]] (1923–2007), author
*[[Francis Mallison]], journalist, helped organize the Great Civil War Gold Hoax; from [[Rome, New York|Rome]]
*[[Brice Marden]] (born 1938), artist
*[[Herman Melville]] (1819–1891), author of ''[[Moby-Dick]]''
*[[Ogden Nash]] (1902–1971), poet
*[[Joyce Carol Oates]] (born 1938), author
*[[William Ordway Partridge]] (1861–1930), sculptor 
*[[Tim Powers]] (born 1952), author
*[[Thomas Pynchon]] (born 1937), author
*[[Ishmael Reed]] (born 1938), poet
*[[John Reed (novelist)|John Reed]] (born 1969), author, ''[[Snowball's Chance]]''
*[[Seymour Reit]] (1918–2001), writer and cartoonist
*[[Norman Rockwell]] (1894–1978), painter
*[[Spain Rodriguez]] (born 1940), cartoonist
*[[Milton Rogovin]] (1909–2011), photographer
*[[Charles Rohlfs]] (1853–1936, craftsman
*[[Tim Russert]] (1950–2008), host of NBC's ''[[Meet the Press]]''
*[[David Sedaris]] (born 1956), humorist and author
*[[Tony Sisti]] (1901–1983), painter
*[[Eugene Speicher]] (1883–1962), painter
*[[Fran Striker]] (1903–1962), creator of the ''[[Lone Ranger]]'' and ''[[Green Hornet]]''
*[[Elizabeth Swados]] (born 1951), author
*[[Dorothy Thompson]], born in [[Lancaster (town), New York|Lancaster]]
*[[Louis Comfort Tiffany]] (1848–1933), artist
*[[Tom Toles]] (born 1951), cartoonist
*[[Israel Tsvaygenbaum]] (born 1961), Russian-American artist
*[[Mark Twain]] (1835–1910), author
*[[Andrew Vachss]] (born 1942), author, activist, and lawyer
*[[Richard A. Waite]] (1848–1911), architect
*[[J. Alden Weir]] (1852–1919), painter
*[[Edith Wharton]] (1862–1937), author
*[[Walt Whitman]] (1819–1892), poet
*[[Brian Williams]] (born 1959), anchor of ''[[NBC Nightly News]]''
*[[John Zogby]], pollster and blogger from [[Utica, New York|Utica]]

==Science and medicine==
*[[Richard Axel]] (born 1946), scientist, [[Nobel prize]] winner
*[[Gertrude B. Elion]] (1918–1999), [[biochemist]], [[pharmacologist]], Nobel prize winner
*[[Richard P. Feynman]] (1918–1988), [[physicist]], Nobel prize winner
*[[Carl Sagan]] (1934–1996), [[astronomer]]
*[[Jonas Salk]] (1914–1995), scientist, developed first [[polio vaccine]]

==Athletics==
[[File:Hank Greenberg 1937 cropped.jpg|thumb|150px|Hall of Famer [[Hank Greenberg]]]]
[[File:Sandy Koufax.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Sandy Koufax]]]]
[[File:Eric Nystrom 2011-11-11.JPG|thumb|150px|[[Eric Nystrom]]]]
*[[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] (born 1947), [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player
*[[Lisa Aukland]] (born 1957), professional bodybuilder and powerlifter
*[[Moe Berg]] (1902–72), Major League Baseball baseball player, and spy (New York City)
*[[Sue Bird]] (born 1980), [[Women's National Basketball Association]] point guard; two-time Olympic champion; four-time All-Star ([[Seattle Storm]]) (Syosset)<ref>{{cite web|last=Livnat |first=Arie |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/women-s-basketball-no-1-wnba-draft-pick-sue-bird-headed-to-ramle-1.205982 |title= No. 1 WNBA Draft pick Sue Bird headed to Ramle  |work=[[Haaretz]] |date=December 16, 2010 |access-date=December 20, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Andrulla Blanchette]] (born 1966), [[United Kingdom|British]] professional bodybuilder
*[[Andy Bloom (athlete)|Andy Bloom]] (born 1973), Olympic shot putter
*[[Laura Creavalle]] (born 1959), [[Guyanese people|Guyanese]]-born [[Canadians|Canadian]]/[[Americans|American]] professional bodybuilder
*[[Lisa Cross]] (born 1978), [[United Kingdom|British]] professional bodybuilder
*[[Al Davis (boxer)|Al "Bummy" Davis]] (1920–45), professional boxer (Brooklyn)
*[[Shay Doron]] (born 1985), professional basketball player
*[[Tommy Dreamer]] (born 1971), professional wrestler (Yonkers)
*[[Julius Erving]] (born 1950), [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player
*[[Mick Foley]] (born 1965), [[professional wrestler]] and author
*[[Whitey Ford]], baseball player
*[[Heather Foster]] (born 1966), [[Jamaica]]-born [[United States|American]] professional bodybuilder
*[[Bev Francis]] (born 1955), [[Australian]] professional bodybuilder, [[powerlifting|powerlifter]], and national [[shot put]] champion
*[[John Franco]], baseball player
*[[Lou Gehrig]] (1903–1941), [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]r
*[[Sid Gordon]] (1917–75), two-time All Star major league baseball player
*[[Hank Greenberg]] (1911–1986), Baseball Hall of Famer (Greenwich Village)
*[[Jon Jones (fighter)|Jon Jones]] (born 1987), UFC champion
*[[Seymour H. Knox III]] (1926–1996), co-founder of the [[Buffalo Sabres]]
*[[Sandy Koufax]] (born 1935), Baseball Hall of Famer
*[[Scott Lipsky]] (born 1981), tennis player
*[[Boyd Melson]], boxer
*[[Joe Nathan]] (born 1974), baseball player, [[Minnesota Twins]]; born in [[Pine Bush, New York|Pine Bush]])
*[[Colette Nelson]] (born 1974), professional bodybuilder
*[[Eric Nystrom]] (born 1983), NHL player
*[[Beth Phoenix]] (born 1980), professional wrestler (born in [[Elmira, New York]])
*[[A. J. Pierzynski]] (born 1976), baseball player ([[Chicago White Sox]]) (born in [[Bridgehampton, New York|Bridgehampton]])
*[[Lipman Pike]] (1845–93), Major League Baseball baseball player, 4x home run champion (New York City)
*[[Alex Rodriguez]] (born 1975), [[MLB]] player
*[[Alana Shipp]] (born 1982), [[Barbados|Barbadian]]-born [[Israeli]]/[[United States|American]] professional bodybuilder
*[[Carl Yastrzemski]] (born 1939), Baseball Hall of Famer

==Infamous New Yorkers==
*[[David Berkowitz]] (born 1953), [[serial killer]] "Son of Sam"
*[[Robert Garrow]] (1936–1978), [[spree killer]]
*[[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold|Eric Harris]] (1981–1999), [[Columbine High School massacre]] co-perpetrator
*[[Timothy McVeigh]] (1968–2001), convicted terrorist responsible for the [[Oklahoma City bombing]]
*[[Theodore Rinaldo]] (1944–2000), convicted child sex offender
*[[Jimmy Walker]] (1881–1946), NYC mayor forced into resigning by the [[Seabury Commission]]
*[[Shirley Winters]] (born 1948), convicted [[arsonist]] and accused serial killer

==Lawyers and jurists==
[[File:Ruth Bader Ginsburg official SCOTUS portrait.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]]]
*[[Kumiki Gibson]]
*[[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]
*[[John Jay]] (1745–1829), first [[Chief Justice of the United States]]
*[[Elena Kagan]]
*[[John G. Roberts]]
*[[Antonin Scalia]]
*[[Sonia Sotomayor]]

==Religious leaders==
*[[Avraham Qanai]], leader of one of the first [[Karaite Jewish]] congregations in the United States
*[[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]]

==Other==
*[[Lina Beecher]] (1841–1915), roller coaster designer and inventor
*[[Grace Brown]] (1886–1906, murder victim)
*[[Mary Therese Friel]] (born 1960), [[Miss USA]] 1979, model, businesswoman
*[[Wilson Greatbatch]] (1919–2011), inventor
*[[Harry Houdini]] (1874–1926), [[Magician (illusion)|magician]]
*[[Kimberly Pressler]] (born 1977), [[Miss USA]] 1999
*[[Margaret Sanger]] (1879–1966), activist
*[[Frances Shimer]] (1826–1901), founder of [[Shimer College]]<ref>{{cite journal|title=Changing Images at Shimer College|first=Ned|last=Crankshaw|journal=Illinois Historical Journal|url=http://dig.lib.niu.edu/ISHS/ishs-1993autumn/ishs-1993autumn159.pdf|page=168|volume=86|year=1993|access-date=2015-10-22|archive-date=2010-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804170501/http://dig.lib.niu.edu/ISHS/ishs-1993autumn/ishs-1993autumn159.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Richard Stallman]] (born 1953), programmer of [[Emacs]], founder of [[GNU]]
*[[Josephine Terranova]] (1889–1981), criminal defendant

==References==
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