List of people from Buffalo, New York

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A list of people who are from or have lived in Buffalo, New York. Individuals are listed in alphabetical order by last name in each category.

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Contents

1 Architects
2 Artists
3 Authors and journalists
4 Bands, composers, and musicians
5 Business and industry
6 Entertainers and actors
7 Military
8 Politics and law
9 Religion, charities, social advocacy
10 Science and technology
11 Sports
12 See also

Architects [edit]

Louise Blanchard Bethune, (1856–1913), first American woman known to have worked as a professional architect
Gordon Bunshaft, (1909–1990), Pritzker Prize winner
E.B. Green, (1855–1950)
James A. Johnson, (1865-1939)
Edward Austin Kent, (1854–1912), died at sea aboard the Titanic
Richard A. Waite, (1848–1911)

Artists [edit]

Cory Arcangel, (1978-), new media artist
Timothy D. Bellavia, (1971-), children's author, illustrator and educator
Charles E. Burchfield, (1893-1967), watercolor painter
John F. Carlson, (1875-1947), American Impressionism artist
Charles Clough, (1951-), painter
Steve Fiorilla, (1961-2009), illustrator and sculptor
Frank Kelly Freas, (1922–2005), science fiction and fantasy artist
J. J. Lankes, (1884–1960), illustrator, woodcut print artist, and author
Robert Longo, (1953-), painter and sculptor
Mark Miremont, photographer, filmmaker and artist
Spain Rodriguez, (1940-2012), underground cartoonist
Milton Rogovin, (1909–2011), documentary photographer
Charles Rohlfs, (1853–1936), actor, patternmaker, stove designer and furniture maker
Cindy Sherman, (1954-), photographer and film director
Tony Sisti, (1901–1983), painter
Eugene Speicher, (1883–1962), portrait, landscape and figurative painter
Tom Toles, (1951-), political cartoonist

Authors and journalists [edit]

Bands, composers, and musicians [edit]

Business and industry [edit]

Entertainers and actors [edit]

Military [edit]

John Basilone Medal of honor recipient
Frank Gaffney Medal of honor recipient
Benjamin Kaufman Medal of honor recipient
C. Wade McClusky United States Navy aviator
Frederick E. Toy Medal of honor recipient, orderly to Theodore Roosevelt
Matt Urban Medal of honor recipient
Warren Muck 101st Airborne Division (Band of Brothers)

Politics and law [edit]

Neil Abercrombie
John P. Bobo
Shirley Chisholm
Frances Folsom Cleveland First Lady of the United States
Grover Cleveland 22nd and 24th President of the United States
William “Wild Bill” Joseph Donovan Medal of honor recipient and instrumental in creation of CIA
Matt Louis Urban
William Dorsheimer
Abigail Fillmore First Lady of the United States
Caroline Fillmore
Millard Fillmore 13th President of the United States
Ronald Fino
James D. Griffin
Mark Grisanti
Rami Hanash
Jack Kemp
Henry J. Nowak
Frank H. Easterbrook
Ely S. Parker
Peter Buell Porter
John Roberts 17th Chief Justice of United States
Col. John B. Weber Congressman

Religion, charities, social advocacy [edit]

Science and technology [edit]

Sports [edit]

See also [edit]

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