List of people from New York City

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

People from New York City

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• 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<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">Template:Cite book</ref>
• Cecile Abish (born 1930) – sculptor
• Oday Aboushi (born 1991) – football player
• J. J. Abrams (born 1966) – film director and producer
• 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<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• Cornelius Rea Agnew (1830–1888) – ophthalmologist<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• Eliza Agnew (1807–1883) – Presbyterian missionary<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• 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<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• Flex Alexander (born 1970) – actor and comedian
• William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783) – major general in the American Revolutionary War<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• Davi Alexandre (born 2007) – soccer player
• Sadam Ali (born 1988) – boxer
• 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<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Chris Armas (born 1972) – soccer player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Edward Arnold (1890–1956) – actor
• Rosanna Arquette (born 1959) – actress
• Kenneth J. Arrow (1921–2017) – economist; recipient, 1972 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
• Ron Artest III (born 1999) – basketball player
• Beatrice Arthur (1922–2009) – actress
• Marilyn Aschner (born 1948) – professional tennis player
• William H. Aspinwall (1807–1875) – railroad promoter<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• 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<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• AZ (born 1972) – rapper, former member of the rap group The Firm
• Hank Azaria (born 1964) – actor

B

• Edwin Burr Babbitt (1862–1939) – actor
• Lauren Bacall (1924–2014) – actress
• Morena Baccarin (born 1979) – Brazilian-born actress<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Johnny Bach (1924–2016) – professional basketball player and coach
• Joey Badass (born 1995) – rapper
• Mohamed Bahi (born Template:Birth based on age as of date) – 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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Iran Barkley (born 1960) – boxer
• Saquon Barkley (born 1997) – NFL player
• Salvatore Barone (born 1995) – soccer player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Drew Barrymore (born 1975) – actress and host of The Drew Barrymore Show
• Arun Basuljevic (born 1995) – soccer player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Bryan Bautista – Dominican-American musician, singer, and contestant
• Abraham Beame (1906–2001) – mayor of New York City
• Daniel Bedoya (born 1994) – soccer player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Earl Beecham (born 1965) – football player
• Zazie Beetz (born 1991) – actress
• Francesca Beghe (born 1957) – singer-songwriter
• Harry Belafonte (1927–2023) – singer-songwriter, activist, actor
• Bo Belinsky (1936–2001) – Major League Baseball player
• Aisha Tandiwe Bell – mixed media artist
• Wilfred Benítez (born 1958) – boxer
• Tony Bennett (1926–2023) – jazz singer and musician
• Michael Bentt (born 1965) – boxer and actor
• 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
• Walter Berry (born 1964) – NBA player
• 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
• Rolando Blackman (born 1959) – NBA player
• 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
• Richard Blumenthal (born 1946) – U.S. senator for Connecticut<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Francis Bouillon (born 1975) – NHL player
• John Boulos (1921–2002) – soccer player and National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Matthew Bouraee (born 1988) – soccer player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Riddick Bowe (born 1967) – boxer
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• William Boylan (1869–1940) – first president of Brooklyn College
• Lorraine Bracco (born 1954) – actress
• 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
• Mark Breland (born 1963) – boxer
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• David Bullock (born 1960) – serial killer known as "The .38 Caliber Killer"
• Kareem Burke (born 1974) – record executive, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Barbara Bush (1925–2018) – wife of George H. W. Bush
• James Butler (born 1972) – boxer
• Tom Byer (born 1960) – soccer player, coach, and writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 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)Template:Spaced ndash 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 <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Christian Camargo (born 1971) – actor
• Brandon Cambridge (born 2002) – soccer player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Knox Cameron (born 1983) – soccer player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sean Cameron (born 1985) – soccer player who represented the Guyana national team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Schuyler V. Cammann (1912–1991) – anthropologist
• Cam'ron (born 1976) – rapper
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Katherine Cassavetes (1906–1983) – actress
• Nick Cassavetes (born 1959) – actor and filmmaker
• DJ Cassidy (born 1981) – DJ, record producer, MC
• Santiago Castaño (born 1995) – soccer player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Richard S. Castellano (1933–1988) – actor
• Luis Castillo (born 1983) – football player
• Phoebe Cates (born 1963)Template:Spaced ndashactress
• Chris Cattaneo (born 1957) – soccer player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Stockard Channing (born 1944) – actress
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Edmund A. Chester (1897–1973) – executive at CBS
• Dominic Chianese (born 1931) – actor
• Robert Christgau (born 1942) – music journalist
• Thom Christopher (1940–2024) – actor
• Andreas Chronis (born 1989) – soccer player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Andre Cisco (born 2000) – NFL safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Felicia Buttz Clark (1862–1931) – writer
• Yvette Clarke (born 1964) – U.S. representative for New York<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Andrew Dice Clay (born 1957) – comedian and actor
• Robert Clohessy (born 1957) – actor
• Donald Cogsville (born 1965) – soccer player who represented the United States national team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Elvis Comrie (born 1959) – soccer player who represented the United States national team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Jeff Conaway (1950–2011) – actor
• Didi Conn (born 1951) – actress
• 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
• Gerry Cooney (born 1956) – boxer
• Anderson Cooper (born 1967) – television journalist
• George H. Cooper (1821–1891) – United States Navy rear admiral<ref>Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, Bedford, Massachusetts: Applewood Books, 1878, p. 64.</ref>
• 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<ref name="ibericolozadaGUERNICA10jun2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Kevin Corrigan (born 1969) – actor
• Howard Cosell (1918–1995) – sportscaster
• 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
• Randy Cross (born 1954) – NFL player
• 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
• Ann Cusack (born 1961) – actress
• Dick Cusack (1925–2003) – actor and filmmaker
• Joan Cusack (born 1962) – actress

D

• Nia DaCosta (born 1989) – film director and writer
• Yaya DaCosta (born 1982) – actress and model
• 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
• Tony Darrow (born 1938) – actor
• Damon Dash (born 1971) – record executive, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records
• Keith David (born 1956) – actor
• Jim David (born 1954) – comedian, actor, playwright
• Jonathan David (born 2000) – soccer player who represented the Canada national team<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Larry David (born 1947) – actor, writer, comedian, producer
• Pete Davidson (born 1993) – actor, comedian
• Marion Davies (1897–1961) – actress
• Aaron Davis (born 1967) – boxer
• 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)Template:Spaced ndash Major League Baseball player<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia">Template:Cite book</ref>
• Desiigner (born 1997) – rapper
• Willy DeVille (1950–2009)Template:Spaced ndash 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
• Carola Dibbell (born 1945) – music journalist
• Vin Diesel (born 1967) – actor
• August Dietrich (1858–unknown) – member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Maximilian Dietz (born 2002) – professional soccer player
• DJ Envy (born 1977) – DJ and radio personality
• Byron Donalds (born 1978) – U.S. representative for Florida<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Doug E. Doug (born 1970) – actor
• 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 DrookerTemplate:Spaced ndashartist, 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
• Jack Drury (born 2000) – NHL player
• 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
• Alexis Dziena (born 1984) – actress

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
• Jeffrey Epstein (1953–2019) – financier and convicted child sex offender
• Theo Epstein (born 1973) – formerly the youngest general manager in MLB, currently president of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs
• Eru (born 1983) – singer
• Giancarlo Esposito (born 1958) – actor
• Emilio Estevez (born 1962) – actor
• Ramon Estevez (born 1963) – actor
• Renée Estevez (born 1967) – actress
• Etika (1990–2019) – YouTuber, streamer

F

• Peter Facinelli (born 1973)Template:Spaced ndashactor
• Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909–2000) – actor
• Edie Falco (born 1963) – actress
• Jonah Falcon (born 1970)Template:Spaced ndashactor and writer; achieved fame in early 2000s for his penis size
• Peter Falk (1927–2011)Template:Spaced ndashactor
• Jimmy Fallon (born 1974)Template:Spaced ndashcomedian
• 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
• Joey Fatone (born 1977) – singer, member of NSYNC
• 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
• Abel Ferrara (born 1951) – filmmaker
• Jerry Ferrara (born 1979) – actor
• Barbie Ferreira (born 1996) – actress (Euphoria)
• Julissa Ferreras (born 1976) – New York City Council Member, Finance Committee chair
• Lou Ferrigno (born 1951) – bodybuilder and actor
• Richard Feynman (1918–1988)Template:Spaced ndash 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
• Dominique Fishback (born 1991) – actress
• Mickey Fisher (1904/05–1963) – basketball coach
• Herbert Flam (1928–1980) – tennis player
• Waka Flocka Flame (born 1986) – rapper
• Bobby Flay (born 1964) – chef
• Chuck Fleischmann (born 1962) – U.S. representative for Tennessee<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia" />
• Whitey Ford (1928–2020) – pitcher for the New York Yankees
• Andrew Form (born 1969) – film producer
• Virginia Foxx (born 1943) – U.S. representative for North Carolina<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Nikolai Fraiture (born 1978) – bassist of rock band The Strokes, musician
• Anthony Franciosa (1928–2006) – actor
• Frankee (born 1983) – singer
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Al Franken (born 1951) – comedian and radio host, U.S. senator from Minnesota
• Michael Freeman – inventor, entrepreneur, author, and business consultant
• Ace Frehley (1951–2025)Template:Spaced ndashguitarist
• Doug E. Fresh (born 1966) – musician
• Laura Friedman (born 1966) – U.S. representative for California<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Julia Garner (born 1994) – actress
• Lexa Gates – musician and rapper
• Joe Gatto (born 1976) – comedian
• David Geffen (born 1943) – record executive and film producer
• Lou Gehrig (1903–1941) – MLB player
• Sarah Michelle Gellar (born 1977) – actress
• Natalie Gelman (born 1985) – singer/songwriter
• Richard Genelle (1961–2008)Template:Spaced ndash 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)Template:Spaced ndashsinger-songwriter
• Mel Gibson (born 1956) – American-born Australian/Irish actor and director
• Justin Gignac (born 1981) – artist
• Betty Gilpin (born 1986) – actress
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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)Template:Spaced ndash 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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Robert A. Gorman (born 1937) – law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Eydie Gorme (1928–2013) – singer
• Karen Lynn Gorney (born 1945) – actress
• Louis Gossett Jr. (1936–2024) – actor
• The GoStation – indie rock group<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Victor Gotbaum (1921–2015) – labor leader
• Gilbert Gottfried (1955–2022) – comedian and actor
• Irv Gotti (1970–2025) – record executive and producer
• John Gotti (1940–2002) – crime boss
• 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
• Ariana Greenblatt (born 2007) – actress
• Alan Greenspan (born 1926) – economist, Federal Reserve chairman
• Sheila Greenwald (born 1934) – author
• Adrian Grenier (born 1976) – actor
• Bill Griffith (born 1944) – cartoonist (Zippy)<ref>Bill Griffith – Profile at NNDB Retrieved 23. August 2013</ref>
• Melanie Griffith (born 1957) – actress
• Alfred Grossman (1927–1987) – writer and novelist
• Bob Guccione (1930–2010) – publisher
• Peggy Guggenheim (1898–1979) – art collector
• Grace Gummer (born 1986) – actress
• 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

• Ilfenesh Hadera (born 1985) – actress
• 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<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia" />
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Zelda Harris (born 1985) – actress
• Anne Hathaway (born 1982) – actress
• Marcia Haufrecht (born 1937) – actor, director, playwright
• Levon Hawke (born 2002) – actor
• 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
• Shari Headley (born 1964) – 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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• D'atra Hicks (born 1967) – actress and singer
• Taral Hicks (born 1974) – actress and singer
• Hildegarde (1906–2005) – cabaret singer
• Paris Hilton (born 1981)Template:Spaced ndash 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)Template:Spaced ndash actor of comedy team The Three Stooges
• Moe Howard (1897–1975)Template:Spaced ndash actor of comedy team The Three Stooges
• Shemp Howard (1895–1955)Template:Spaced ndash actor of comedy team The Three Stooges
• Steny Hoyer (born 1939) – U.S. representative for Maryland and House Majority leader<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Tina Huang (born 1981)Template:Spaced ndash 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
• Raúl Ibañez (born 1972) – actress
• 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
• Lawrence Hilton Jacobs (born 1953) – actor
• Marc Jacobs (born 1963) – fashion designer
• Mark Jackson (born 1965) – NBA player and coach
• Troy "Escalade" Jackson (1973–2011) – basketball player
• Jam Master Jay (1965–2002) – DJ and producer, member of Run-DMC
• 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
• Hakeem Jeffries (born 1970) – U.S. representative for New York and Democratic leader in the House<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Charles Jenkins (born 1989)Template:Spaced ndashbasketball player
• Max Jenkins (born 1985)Template:Spaced ndashactor and writer
• Ron Jeremy (born 1953)Template:Spaced ndashpornographic actor, filmmaker, and comedian
• Ty Jerome (born 1997) – professional basketball player
• Jack Jersawitz (1934–2012)Template:Spaced ndash Marxist Activist and Television Host
• Jessi (born 1988) – rapper
• Jipsta (John Patrick Masterson; born 1974)Template:Spaced ndashrapper
• 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)Template:Spaced ndash 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
• Bob Kane (1915–1998) – comic book writer and artist, creator of Batman
• Elias Kane (1794–1835) – served as the first Illinois Secretary of State 1818–1822 and a United States senator for Illinois 1825–1835<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Kangol Kid (1966–2021) – rapper
• Gabe Kaplan (born 1945) – actor
• Abraham Katz (1926–2013) – diplomat, United States Ambassador to the OECD
• Jeffrey Katzenberg (born 1950) – media proprietor and film producer
• 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 (1946-2025) – actress
• Harvey Keitel (born 1939) – actor
• Max Kellerman (born 1973) – sports analyst
• Kevin Kelley (born 1967) – boxer
• Bridget Kelly (born 1986) – singer
• Robin Kelly (born 1956) – U.S. representative for Illinois<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Keith Kinkaid (born 1989) – professional ice hockey player
• Bruce Kirby (1925–2021) – actor
• Bruno Kirby (1949–2006) – actor
• Jack Kirby (1917–1994) – comic book artist, co-creator of Avengers, Hulk and X-Men
• 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
• 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
• KRS-One (born 1965) – rapper
• Barbara Kruger (born 1945) – feminist artist
• Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999) – film director and screenwriter
• Bob Kulick (1950–2020) – guitarist
• 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
• Sophia Laforteza (born 2002) – singer, dancer and member of girl group Katseye
• Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, born 1986) – musician and actress
• 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
• Meyer Lansky (1902–1983) – gangster
• 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 <ref>"Ivan Lee", SafeSport Centralized Disciplinary Database.</ref>
• 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
• Téa Leoni (born 1966) – actress
• A. Leo Levin (1919–2015) – law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Shlomo Levinger (born 1997) – magician and mentalist
• Huey Lewis (born 1950)Template:Spaced ndash musician and singer
• Joe E. Lewis (1902–1971) – comedian
• Miranda Lichtenstein (born 1969) – artist
• Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) – pop artist
• Larry Lieber (born 1931) – comic book artist and writer
• Joe Lieberman (1942–2024) – former long-time U.S. senator from Connecticut (1989–2013); 2000 vice presidential nominee under Al Gore
• Chris Lighty (1968–2012) – record executive
• 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
• Havana Rose Liu (born 1997) – actress
• 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
• LL Cool J (born 1968) – rapper and actor
• Daniel Lobell – stand-up comedian and podcaster
• Tommy Lockhart (1892–1979) – inductee into Hockey Hall of Fame, and United States Hockey Hall of Fame<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Evelyn Lozada (born 1975) – model and TV personality
• Willie Lozado (born 1959) – baseball player
• Bennet Nathaniel "Nate" Lubell (1916–2006) – Olympic fencer
• Edna Luby (1884–1928) – Broadway and vaudeville performer
• Charles "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<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
• John F. Mackie (1835–1910) – Medal of Honor recipient
• Lukas MacNaughton (born 1995) – soccer player who represented the Canada national team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Bernie Madoff (1938–2021) – financier and financial criminal
• Ruth Madoff (born 1941) – wife of Bernie Madoff
• Bill Maher (born 1956) – comedian and TV host
• Umber Majeed (born 1989) – visual artist
• Bernard Malamud (1914–1986) – author
• Romany Malco (born 1968) – actor
• Nicole Malliotakis (born 1980) – U.S. representative for New York<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lil Mama (born 1989) – rapper and actress
• Zohran Mamdani (born 1991) – mayor-elect of New York City<ref name="Haag-2025">Template:Cite news</ref>
• 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
• Dinah Manoff (born 1956) – actress
• Mase (born 1975) – rapper
• 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
• Alpo Martinez (1966–2021) – drug lord
• Angie Martinez (born 1971) – radio personality
• Melanie Martinez (born 1995) – singer-songwriter, actress, director, photographer, and screenwriter
• Soraida Martinez (born 1956) – artist and designer
• John Martino (born 1937) – actor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sadie Martinot (1861–1923) – singer, actress
• Lee Marvin (1924–1987) – actor
• Chico Marx (1887–1961) – comedian
• Groucho Marx (1890–1977)Template:Spaced ndash member of the Marx Brothers
• Gummo Marx (1892–1977)Template:Spaced ndash member of the Marx Brothers
• Harpo Marx (1888–1964)Template:Spaced ndash member of the Marx Brothers
• Louis Marx (1896–1982) – founder of Louis Marx and Company
• Zeppo Marx (1901–1979)Template:Spaced ndash member of the Marx Brothers
• James Maslow (born 1990)Template:Spaced ndash 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)Template:Spaced ndashauthor (raised in Ireland, returned later in life)
• Darryl "DMC" McDaniels (born 1964) – rapper, member of Run-DMC
• Oisin McEntee (born 2001)Template:Spaced ndash Irish soccer player<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Allie McGuire (born 1951)Template:Spaced ndashprofessional basketball player
• Triston McKenzie (born 1997) – MLB pitcher
• Kenneth McMillan (1932–1989) – actor
• Gregory Meeks (born 1953)Template:Spaced ndashU.S. representative for New York<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Paul MeltsnerTemplate:Spaced ndashWPA-era painter and muralist
• Dave Meltzer (born 1959)Template:Spaced ndashpro wrestling journalist
• Herman Melville (1819–1891) – author
• Bob Melvin (born 1961)Template:Spaced ndashMajor League Baseball player and manager
• Daniel Menaker (1941–2020) – writer and editor
• Bob Menendez (born 1954) – U.S. senator for New Jersey; the first sitting member of Congress to be convicted of being a foreign agent<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Dan Meuser (born 1964) – U.S. representative for Pennsylvania<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Stefano Miceli (1975) – pianist and conductor
• Lea Michele (born 1986)Template:Spaced ndash 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
• Sienna Miller (born 1981) – actress
• Stephanie Mills (born 1957)Template:Spaced ndash 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)Template:Spaced ndash journalist, NBC News
• John Joseph Mitty (1884–1961) – Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco
• Isaac Mizrahi (born 1961) – fashion designer
• Gerald Mohr (1914–1968) – actor
• Nancie Monelle (1841–1903) – physician, missionary
• Aja Monet (born 1987) – poet
• Eddie Money (1949–2019) – singer
• Lenny Montana (1926–1992) – actor and professional wrestler<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Davey Moore (1959–1988) – boxer
• 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)Template:Spaced ndash musician, radio DJ, songwriter, television personality
• Cathy Moriarty (born 1960) – actress
• Erin Moriarty (born 1994) – actress
• Gouverneur Morris (1752–1816) – U.S. founding father; U.S. senator
• Vic Morrow (1929–1982) – actor
• 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
• Brian Mullen (born 1962) – NHL player
• Joe Mullen (born 1957) – NHL player
• Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996)Template:Spaced ndashmusician
• Richard Mulligan (1932–2000) – actor
• Robert Mulligan (1925–2008)Template:Spaced ndashdirector
• 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
• Bess Myerson (1924–2014) – actress, model and politician

N

• James M. Nack (1809–1879) – deaf and mute poet
• Jerry Nadler (born 1947) – U.S. representative for New York<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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<ref>Shea, Charlie (January 14, 2013). "Lia Neal: A Humble Star". Swimming World. Retrieved July 22, 2021.</ref>
• 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
• Mike Nichols (1931–2014) – comedian, film and theatre director
• 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

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• Simon Oakland (1915–1983) – actor
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989) – U.S. representative for New York<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Charlie O'Connell (born 1975) – actor
• Jerry O'Connell (born 1974) – actor and television personality
• Lamar Odom (born 1979) – NBA player
• Al Oerter (1935–2007) – four-time Olympic champion in discus throw
• Kevin Ogletree (born 1987) – NFL player
• Adewale Ogunleye (born 1977) – NFL 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

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• Al Pacino (born 1940) – actor
• Saul K. Padover (1905–1981) – historian
• Alan J. Pakula (1928–1998) – film director, screenwriter, and producer
• Joe Palma (1905–1994) – actor and comedian
• Chazz Palminteri (born 1952) – actor
• 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
• Smush Parker (born 1981) – NBA player
• Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (born 1992) – WNBA player
• Lana Parrilla (born 1977) – actress
• Jason Patric (born 1966) – actor
• Glenn Patrick (born 1950) – NHL player
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lip Pike (1845–1893) – baseball player, four-time home-run champion<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia" />
• Stacey Plaskett (born 1966) – delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for the U.S. Virgin Islands<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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<ref>Template:Cite Appletons'</ref>
• Prince Royce (born 1989) – singer-songwriter, actor
• Freddie Prinze (1954–1977) – comedian and actor
• Tito Puente (1923–2000) – bandleader
• Mario Puzo (1920–1999) – author

Q

• Q-Tip (born 1970) – rapper
• Rainey Qualley (born 1989) – actress
• Joe Quesada (born 1962) – comic book artist and writer

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
• Alex Ramos (born 1961) – boxer
• Michael Rapaport (born 1970) – actor, comedian, director
• Condola Rashad (born 1986) – actress
• 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
• Karlie Redd (born 1973) – television personality, model and actress
• Alan Reed (1907–1977) – actor
• Lou Reed (1942–2013) – rock musician, songwriter
• Robert I. Rees (1871–1936) – US Army brigadier general, AT&T executive<ref name="Cyclopedia">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Christopher Reeve (1952–2004) – actor
• Kareem Reid (born 1975) – basketball player
• 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
• 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<ref name="dignitymemorial">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Robert Ridder (1919–2000) – Ice hockey administrator and media mogul<ref name="nytimes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Melissa Rivers (born 1968) – actress and TV personality
• Leon Robinson (born 1962) – actor
• Chris Rock (born 1965) – comedian and actor
• Tony Rock (born 1974) – 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Igal Roodenko (1917–1991) – civil-rights activist, pacifist
• Sean Rooks (1969–2016) – basketball player and coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Sam Rosen (born 1947) – sportscaster
• 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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• James Russo (born 1953) – actor
• Art Rust Jr. (1927–2010) – sportscaster
• Amy Ryan (born 1968) – actress

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• Carl Sagan (1934–1996) – physicist and astronomer
• Boris Said (born 1962) – NASCAR driver
• Zoe Saldaña (born 1978) – actress
• 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) – U.S. senator for Vermont and major two-time presidential candidate<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Metta Sandiford-Artest (born 1979) – NBA player
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Freddy Schuman (1925–2010) – superfan of the New York Yankees
• Amy Schumer (born 1981) – actress and comedian
• Chuck Schumer (born 1950) – U.S. senator for New York and House minority leader; cousin of Amy Schumer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Ben Schwartz (born 1981) – actor and comedian
• Julius Schwartz (1915–2004) – comic book editor
• David Schwimmer (born 1966) – actor
• Catherine Scorsese (1912–1997) – actress; mother of Martin Scorsese
• Charles Scorsese (1913–1993) – actor; father of Martin Scorsese
• Francesca Scorsese (born 1999) – actress; daughter of Martin Scorsese
• Martin Scorsese (born 1942) – film director
• Lauren Scruggs (born 2003) – Olympic fencer
• Vin Scully (1927–2022) – sportscaster
• Dante Sealy (born 2003) – soccer player who represented the Trinidad and Tobago national team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• God Shammgod (born 1976) – NBA player and coach
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Artie Shaw (1910–2004) – bandleader
• Leonard Shecter (1926–1974) – journalist and author
• Emmet Sheehan (born 1999) – Major League Baseball pitcher
• Jerry Sheindlin (born 1933) – judge and television personality
• 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
• Danny Simmons (born 1953) – artist
• Diggy Simmons (born 1995) – rapper
• Joseph "Run" Simmons (born 1964) – rapper, member of Run-DMC
• Russell Simmons (born 1957) – record executive, founder of Def Jam Recordings
• Kaseem Sinceno (born 1976) – football player
• John Slidell (1793–1871) – senator from Louisiana and Confederate diplomat
• Lindsay Sloane (born 1977) – actress
• Elissa Slotkin (born 1976) – U.S. senator for Michigan<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Al Smith (1873–1944) – governor of New York and presidential candidate
• James McCune Smith (1813–1865) – abolitionist
• Kenny Smith (born 1965) – NBA player and commentator
• Russ Smith (born 1991) – basketball player
• Stephen A. Smith (born 1967) – sports analyst and TV personality
• 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
• Mira Sorvino (born 1967) – actress
• Paul Sorvino (1939–2022) – actor
• Sonia Sotomayor (born 1954) – United States Supreme Court justice
• Mickey Spillane (1918–2006) – author
• Joe Spinell (1936–1989) – actor
• 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<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia" />
• Peter Steele (1962–2010) – singer and songwriter
• James Steen (1913–1983) – football player
• Jacob Steinmetz (born 2003) – baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Howard Stern (born 1954) – radio and television host
• John Stevens (1715–1792) – delegate to Continental Congress for New Jersey
• Alex Stewart (1964–2016) – boxer
• 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
• Barbra Streisand (born 1942) – singer and actress
• Rod Strickland (born 1966) – NBA player
• 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
• Bruce Sussman (born 1949)- lyricist and librettist
• Kevin Sussman (born 1970) – actor

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• Shannon Tavarez (1999–2010) – actress
• 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
• Mark Texeira (born 1961) – comic book artist
• 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
• Dominique Thorne (born 1997) – actress
• 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
• Frank Torre (1931–2014) – baseball player
• Joe Torre (born 1940) – baseball player and manager
• Ritchie Torres (born 1988) – U.S. representative for New York<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Alex Treves (1929–2020) – Italian-born American Olympic fencer
• Bernard Trink (1931–2020) – columnist
• R-Kal Truluck (1974–2019) – NFL player
• 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
• Michael Tucci (born 1946) – actor
• 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
• Joe Turkel (1927–2022) – actor
• 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 communicatorTemplate:Div col end

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• Leslie Uggams (born 1943) – singer, actress
• 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

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• Andrew Vachss (1942–2021) – lawyer and author
• Xavier Valdez (born 2003) – soccer player who represented the Dominican Republic national team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Jim Valentino (born 1952) – comic book artist and writer
• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Grace Van Patten (born 1996) – actress
• Tim Van Patten (born 1959) – actor, television director and producer
• 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
• Zelina Vega (born 1990) – professional wrestler
• 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) – NBA player
• Eli Wallach (1915–2014) – actor
• Donald A. Wallance – industrial designer<ref name=CH>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Dave Waymer (1958–1993) – NFL player
• 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
• Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955) – U.S. senator for Rhode Island<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Matthew Wilder (born 1953) – singer and musician
• Lenny Wilkens (1937–2025) – basketball player and coach
• Charles Wilkes (1798–1877) – naval officer and explorer
• Billy Dee Williams (born 1937) – actor
• Michael K. Williams (1966–2021) – 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
• Matthew Wolff (born 1990) – graphic designer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lorande Loss Woodruff (1879–1947) – biologist
• George Worth, born György Woittitz (1915–2006) – Olympic medalist saber fencer
• James Hood Wright (1836–1894) – businessman
• Michael Wright (born 1956) – actor
• 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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• William Adams (1807–1880) – academic and clergyman; founder and president of the Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York; born in Connecticut<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• Samuel Adler (1809–1891) – rabbi; born in Worms, Germany<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• Frederick Styles Agate (1803–1844) – painter; born in England<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• Thomas Peter Akers (1828–1877) – vice president of the gold board; born in Knox County, Ohio<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
• Richard S. Aldrich (1884–1941) – U.S. representative from Rhode Island, practiced law in New York City<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Jason Alexander (born 1959) – actor; born in Newark, New Jersey
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• 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<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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
• Adriano Espaillat (born 1954) – U.S. representative from New York, former New York state senator and New York state assemblyman<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170403070709/https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/personality/interviews-and-profiles/adriano-espaillat-democratic-opposition-to-donald-trump.html/#.WOH0oezP32c</ref>
• Patrick Ewing (born 1962) – former NBA All-Star center, born in Jamaica<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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)Template:Spaced ndashDepeche 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
• Dan Goldman (born 1976) – U.S. representative from New York<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/08/11/congressional-candidate-dan-goldmans-nyc-rental-has-sold/</ref>
• 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)Template:Spaced ndash 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
• Hal Hirshorn (1965–2025) – painter and photographer, born in Philadelphia
• 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)Template:Spaced ndash 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
• Yisroel Mantel – Orthodox rabbi, born in Antwerp, Belgium
• 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 – philosopher 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

N

• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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)Template:Spaced ndashactresses 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
• Hassan Ouakrim (1939/1940–2025) – dancer, choreographer and art collector
• Ginny Owens (born 1975) – singer-songwriter, author and blogger, born in Jackson, Mississippi

P

• Charlie Parker (1920–1955) – musician in jazz, considered one of the greatest musicians of all time
• Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965)Template:Spaced ndashactress, 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<ref name="RichardHackPages">Template:Cite book</ref>
• 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)Template:Spaced ndash stage actor, born in Wadsworth, Ohio

R

• 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<ref name="susanwu">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Dan Rather (born 1931) – television news anchor, born in Wharton, Texas
• Raven-Symoné (born 1985)Template:Spaced ndashactress 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

S

• 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
• Gene Simmons (born 1949) – musician, born in Haifa, Israel
• 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

T

• 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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

V

• Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) – U.S. president, born in Kinderhook, New York
• Andrew VanWyngarden (born 1983)Template:Spaced ndashmember of MGMT
• Gary Vaynerchuk (born 1975)Template:Spaced ndash serial entrepreneur and best-selling author
• Nydia Velázquez (born 1953) – U.S. congresswoman and former New York City councilor
• Jon Voight (born 1938) – actor, born in Yonkers, New York
• Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007)Template:Snd writer, born and raised in Indianapolis
• Sal Vulcano (born 1976) – actor and comedian

W

• Rufus Wainwright (born 1973)Template:Spaced ndashmusician, 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<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• 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)Template:Spaced ndash 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

Z

• Zohran Mamdani (Born 1991) – Mayor Elect of New York City

See also

• List of people from New York
• By borough:
  • List of people from the Bronx
  • List of people from Brooklyn
  • List of people from Manhattan
    • List of people from the Upper East Side
  • List of people from Queens
  • List of people from Staten Island