Native New Yorkers

The following were born in New York City. Some became famous after they moved away.

[edit] A

·         Aaliyah - (1979-2001), R&B singer, Dancer, Fashion Model and Actress

·         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - basketball player

·         George Abernethy - (1807-1877), first provisional governor of Oregon^[1]

·         Cornelius Rea Agnew, (1830-1888), noted ophthamologist ^[1]

·         Eliza Agnew, (1807-1883), noted American Presbyterian missionary^[1]

·         Christina Aguilera - singer

·         Danny Aiello - actor

·         Marv Albert - sports announcer

·         William Alexander (aka Lord Stirling), (1726-1783), American major general in the American Revolutionary War^[1]

·         Alexander Anderson - illustrator^[1]

·         Carmelo Anthony - basketball player

·         Beatrice Arthur - actress

·         Red Auerbach - basketball coach

·         Hank Azaria - actor

B

·         William Bliss Baker - painter

·         Anne Bancroft - actress

·         Jeff Barry - songwriter and record producer

·         Harry Belafonte - actor and singer

·         Pat Benatar - singer

·         Moe Berg - baseball player and spy

·         Des Bishop - comedian

·         David Blaine - magician

·         Yasmine Bleeth - actress

·         Humphrey Bogart - film actor

·         Margaret Bourke-White - photographer

·         Barbara Boxer - Senator from California

·         James J. Braddock - boxer (aka 'Cinderella Man')

·         Matthew Broderick - actor

·         Mel Brooks - film director

·         Larry Brown - basketball player and coach

 C

·         Benjamin Cardozo - Supreme Court Justice

·         Hugh Carey - governor of New York

·         George Carlin - comedian

·         Julie Chen - anchorwoman

·         Schuyler Colfax - Vice President of the United States

·         Anderson Cooper - CNN anchorman

·         Peter Cooper - inventor

·         Aaron Copland - composer

·         Bob Costas - sports announcer

·         Bob Cousy - basketball player

·         James Creighton, major league baseball player^[2]

·         George Cukor - film director

·         Mario Cuomo - governor of New York  

 

D

·         Ron Dante - singer, songwriter, and record producer

·         Bobby Darin - singer, entertainer, actor, songwriter

·         Marion Davies - actress

·         Sammy Davis, Jr. - singer and entertainer

·         Robert De Niro - actor

·         Jerry Denny, major league baseball player^[2]

·         Neil Diamond - singer

·         Richard Dreyfuss - actor

[edit] E

·         Gertrude Ederle - swimmer

[edit] F

·         Hamilton Fish - governor of New York and Secretary of State

·         Jane Fonda - actress

·         Peter Fonda - actor

·         Malcolm Forbes - publisher

·         Davy Force - major league baseball player^[2]

·         John Frusciante - musician, artist

·         Bobby Flay - Chef

[edit] G

·         Lou Gehrig - baseball player

·         George Gershwin - composer

·         Ira Gershwin - lyricist

·         Vitas Gerulaitis - tennis player

·         Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Supreme Court Justice

·         Rudolph Giuliani - mayor of New York

·         Jackie Gleason - comedian

·         Whoopi Goldberg - comedian and actress

·         Daniel S. Goldin - NASA director

·         Cuba Gooding Jr. - actor

·         Doris Kearns Goodwin - author 

·         Hank Greenberg - baseball player

·         Alan Greenspan - economist, former Federal Reserve Chairman

·         Melanie Griffith - actress

·         Maggie Gyllenhaal - actress

[edit] H

·         Armand Hammer - industrialist and philanthropist

·         Oscar Hammerstein II - composer

·         Frank Hankinson - major league baseball player^[2]

·         Carol Heiss - Olympic figure skater (silver 1956, gold 1960)

·         Joseph Heller - author

·         Jim Hellwig - (Warrior) pro wrestler

·         Peter Cooper Hewitt - inventor 

·         Gregory Hines - dancer and actor

·         Lena Horne - singer

·         Edward Everett Horton - actor

·         Moe, Curly and Shemp Howard - the Three Stooges

[edit] I

·         Washington Irving - author

[edit] J

·         Wolfman Jack - radio personality

·         Henry James - author

·         John Jay - governor of New York and Supreme Court Chief Justice

·         Jay-Z - rap artist

·         Billy Joel - singer

·         David Johansen - singer, songwriter, actor

·         Scarlett Johansson - actress

·         Michael Jordan - basketball player)

[edit] K

·         Alicia Keys - R&B singer

·         Calvin Klein - fashion designer

·         Ed Koch - mayor of New York City

·         E. L. Konigsburg - author

·         C. Everett Koop - physician

·         Lenny Kravitz - singer

 [edit] L

·         Fiorello LaGuardia - mayor of New York

·         Cyndi Lauper - singer

·         Ralph Lauren - fashion designer

·         Emma Lazarus - author and poet

·         Madeleine L'Engle - author

·         Robert R. Livingston - Founding Father and diplomat

·         Vince Lombardi - football coach

·         Lindsay Lohan - actress and singer

·         Jennifer Lopez - singer and actress

·         Sid Luckman - football player and coach

·         Derek Lee - baseball player

[edit] M

·         Barry Manilow - singer, songwriter, musician

·         Stephon Marbury - professional basketball player

·         Constantine Maroulis - American Idol finalist

·         Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo Marx - the Marx Brothers

·         Walter Matthau - actor

·         Herman Melville - author

·         Mary Tyler Moore - actress and producer

·         Tom Morello - guitarist

·         Gouverneur Morris - Founding Father and Senator

 

[edit] P

·         Joe Paterno - football coach

·         James Patterson - novelist

·         Amanda Peet - actress 

·         Sam Perkins - basketball player 

·         Colin Powell - army general and Secretary of State

·         Priscilla Presley - actress

·         Tito Puente - band leader

·         Mario Puzo - author

[edit] R

·         Christopher Reeve - actor

·         Paul Reiser - actor

·         Buddy Rich - jazz drummer

·         Norman Rockwell - artist

·         Alex Rodriguez - baseball player

·         Ray Romano - actor

·         Mickey Rooney - actor

·         Eleanor Roosevelt - First Lady and human rights activist

·         Theodore Roosevelt - President of the United States

 [edit] S

·         Carl Sagan - physicist and astronomer

·         Jonas Salk - medical researcher

·         John Salley - basketball player

·         Adam Sandler- actor, comedian

·         Francesco Scavullo - photographer

·         Dick Schaap - journalist

·         Vincent Schiavelli - actor

·         Sandra Schnur - Disability rights activist

·         Rick Schroder - actor

·         Charles Schumer - Senator

·         Julius Schwartz - comic book editor

·         Martin Scorsese - film director

·         Vin Scully - sports radio announcer

·         Jerry Seinfeld - comedian

·         Maurice Sendak - author and illustrator 

·         Judith Sheindlin - judge (aka 'Judge Judy')

·         Daniel Sickles - Civil War general

·         Al Smith - governor of New York and presidential candidate

·         Eliot Spitzer - governor of New York State

·         Sylvester Stallone - actor 

·         Joe Start - major league baseball player^[2]

·         Barbra Streisand - singer and actress

[edit] T

·         Joe Torre - baseball player and coach

·         Donald Trump - businessman

·         Barbara Tuchman - historian; author

·         Gene Tunney - 1926-28 heavyweight boxing champion

·         John V. Tunney - former U.S. Senator

·         John Turturro - actor

·         William Tweed - politician

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 U

·         Leslie Uggams - singer; actress

 

 V

·         Luther Vandross - singer (deceased July 2005)

W

·         Jimmy Walker - mayor of New York City

·         Vera Wang - fashion designer

·         Edith Wharton - author

·         Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney - sculptor and art patron

·         Vanessa Lynn Williams - singer and actress

Y

Other New Yorkers

These people were not born in New York City but are or were well-known for living there.

·         Lucille Ball - comedienne, actress, born in Jamestown, New York 

·         Mary J. Blige - R&B singer, born in Georgia

·         Michael Bloomberg - businessman and mayor, born in Massachusetts

·         Mariah Carey - singer, born on Long Island

·         Dick Clark - born in Mount Vernon, New York

·         Anthony Comstock - reformer, born in New Canaan, Connecticut 

·         Tom Cruise - actor, born in Syracuse, New York

·         Joe DiMaggio - professional baseball player, born in California 

·         Millard Fillmore - President of the United States, born in Summerhill, New York

·         Tommy Hilfiger - fashion designer, born in Elmira, New York

·         Herman Hollerith - inventor, born in Buffalo, New York

·         Kevin James - actor, born on Long Island 

·         Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - first lady, born in Southampton, New York

·         Tom Kennedy - game show host

·         Bette Midler - singer and actress

·         Soledad O'Brien - CNN anchorwoman, born in Saint James, New York

·         Rosie O'Donnell - comedian, born on Long Island

·         John D. Rockefeller - businessman, born in Richford, New York

·         Andrew Rooney - CBS 60 Minutes commentator, born in Albany, New York

·         Franklin D. Roosevelt - US President, born in Hyde Park, New York 

·         Sting - rock star 

·         Martin Van Buren - US President, born in Kinderhook, New York 

·         Denzel Washington - actor, born in Mount Vernon, New York

·         Walt Whitman - poet, author, born in Long Island, New York