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People from the state of New York who have achieved fame or note include:
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- Woody Allen (1935-), actor, director and writer
- June Allyson (1917–2006), actress
- Alan Arkin (1934-), actor
- Alison Arngrim (1962-), actress, comedian
- Jean Arthur (1900–1991), actress
- Lauren Bacall (1924-), actress
- Lucille Ball (1911–1989), comedian, actress
- Anne Bancroft (1931–2005), actress
- Frances Bavier (1902–1989), actor
- Barbara Bel Geddes (1922–2005), actress
- William Bendix (1906–1964), actor
- Constance Bennett (1904–1965), actress
- Joan Blondell (1906–1979), actress
- Ann Blyth (1928-), actress
- Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), actor
- Shirley Booth (1898–1992), actress
- Clara Bow (1905–1965), actress
- Adrien Brody (1973-), actor
- Mel Brooks (1926-), actor, producer, director
- James Caan (1940-), actor
- James Cagney (1899–1986), actor
- Jeff Chandler (1918–1961), actor
- Ruth Chatterton (1893–1961), actress
- Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), actress
- Billy Crudup (1968-), actor
- Tom Cruise (1962-), actor
- Tony Curtis (1925-), actor
- Claire Danes (1979-), actor
- Marion Davies (1897–1961), actress
- Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–1990), actor, singer
- Agnes de Mille (1905–1993), dancer, choreographer
- Robert De Niro (1943-), actor
- Willy DeVille (1950–), singer
- Kirk Douglas (1916-), actor
- Fran Drescher (1957-), actor
- Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), entertainer, actor, singer, comedian
- Alice Faye (1915–1998), actress
- Jane Fonda (1937-), actress
- John Garfield (1913–1952), actor
- Ben Gazzara (1930-), actor
- Jackie Gleason (1916–1987), actor
- Paulette Goddard (1910–1990), actress
- Elliott Gould (1938-), actor
- Anne Hathaway (1982-), actress
- Susan Hayward (1917–1975), actress
- Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress
- Judy Holliday (1921–1965), actress
- Rick Jason (1923–2000), actor
- Danny Kaye (1913–1987), actor, singer
- Ricki Lake (1968-), actress, talk-show host
- Veronica Lake (1922–1973), actress
- Burt Lancaster (1913–1994), actor
- Michael Landon (1936–1991), actor
- Lindsay Lohan (1986-), actress
- Lee Marvin (1924–1987), actor
- Walter Matthau (1920–2000), actor
- Ethel Merman (1908–1984), actor, singer
- Arthur Miller (1915–2005), playwright
- Robert Montgomery (1904–1981), actor
- Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953), playwright
- Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), actor
- George Raft (1895–1980), actor
- Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), actor
- Thelma Ritter (1902–1969), actress
- Ray Romano (1957-), actor, comedian
- Mickey Rooney (1920-), actor
- Martin Scorsese (1942-), director
- George Segal (1934-), actor
- Sylvia Sidney (1910–1999), actress
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990), actor
- Rod Steiger (1925–2002), actor
- Oliver Stone (1946-), director
- Ned Stuart (1945-), producer, screenwriter, composer, actor, operatic lyric baritone
- Gene Tierney (1920–1991), actress
- Claire Trevor (1910–2000), actress
- Tuesday Weld (1943-), actress
- Mae West (1893–1980), actor
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- Lucille Ball (1911–1989), comedian, actress
- Jay Leno (1950-), comedian, host of The Tonight Show
- Chico Marx (1887–1961), Vaudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
- Groucho Marx (1890–1977), Vaudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
- Harpo Marx (1888–1964), Vaudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
- Zeppo Marx (1901–1979), Vaudeville comedian, with the Marx Brothers
- Rosie O'Donnell (1962-), comedian
- Jerry Seinfeld (1954-), comedian, actor
- Christina Aguilera (1980-), singer
- Fiona Apple (1977-), singer
- Count Basie (1904–1984), jazz musician
- Pat Benatar (1953-), singer
- Mary J. Blige (1971-), singer
- Laura Branigan (1957–2004), singer
- Maria Callas (1923–1977), opera singer
- Mariah Carey (1970-), pop and r&b singer-songwriter
- Peter Cincotti(1983-) ,singer, songwriter, pianist
- Coko (1973-), singer (SWV)
- John Coltrane (1926–1967), jazz musician
- Aaron Copland (1900–1990), composer
- Warren Cuccurullo (1956-), rock guitarist
- Neil Diamond (1941-), singer, songwriter
- Ella Fitzgerald (1918–1996), singer
- George Gershwin (1898–1937), composer
- Kim Gordon (1953-), bass guitarist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, visual artist (Sonic Youth)
- Joel Hirschhorn (1938–2005), songwriter
- Billie Holiday (1915–1959), jazz and blues singer
- Lena Horne (1917-), singer, actress
- Freddie Jackson (1956-), singer
- Billy Joel (1949-), pianist, singer-songwriter
- Jerome Kern (1885–1945), composer
- Alicia Keys (1981-),singer,songwriter
- Carole King (1942-), singer-songwriter
- Cyndi Lauper (1953-), singer
- Joe Locke (1959-), Jazz artist
- Jennifer Lopez (1970-), singer, actress, dancer
- Constantine Maroulis (1975-), singer
- Natalie Merchant(1962?-),singer-songwriter
- Stephanie Mills (1957-), singer
- Laura Nyro (1947–1997), singer-songwriter
- Joey Ramone (1952–2001), singer, songwriter (Ramones)
- Sharon Redd (1945–1992), singer
- Lou Reed (1942-), singer, songwriter, guitarist
- Paul Simon (1941-), singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Ronnie Spector (1943-), singer (The Ronettes)
- Barbra Streisand (1942-), singer, actress
- Luther Vandross (1951–2005), singer
- Mary Weiss (1948-), singer (The Shangri-Las)
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- John Jacob Astor, fur trader, company founder
- Nicholas F. Brady, ceo Dillon Read, Sec of US Treasury
- C. Douglas Dillon, ceo Dillon Read,US Amb to France, Sec of US Treasury
- George Eastman (1854–1932), founder of the Eastman Kodak Co.
- Debra Fox President and Founder of Fox Learning Systems
- E.H. Harriman errand boy, broker, blder of RR empire
- J.P. Morgan, banker, ceo, co. founder
- Jeremiah Milbank, banker, co-founder Borden Milk Co. 1857
- Henry Paulson, ceo Goldman Sachs, Sec of US Treasury
- Joseph R. Perella, M&A pro, banker, ceo
- Donald Regan, ceo Merrill Lynch, Sec of US Treasury
- John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), industrialist, philanthropist
- Robert Rubin, ceo Goldman Sachs, Sec of US Treasury
- Jacob Schiff Wall St exec, banker, Kuhn Loeb
- Donald Trump (1946-), billionaire entrepreneur
- Cornelius Vanderbilt, ferry & tug boat captain, company founder, esp RRs
- Sanford Weill, ceo Citigroup which he forged into global no.1 bank
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- Scott Adams (1957-) cartoonist, creator of Dilbert
- William Bliss Baker (1859–1886), American landscape painter
- J. Bowyer Bell (1931–2003), historian, artist and art critic
- Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900), artist
- Arthur B. Davies (1863–1928), artist
- Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), originator of the Dewey Decimal System
- Arthur Dove (1880–1946), artist
- Philip Evergood (1901–1973), artist
- Helen Frankenthaler (1928-), artist
- Roni Horn (1955-), artist
- Washington Irving (1783–1859), author
- Henry James (1843–1916), author
- William James (1842–1910), philosopher
- Ellsworth Kelly (1923-), artist
- Matt Lauer (1957-), news anchor of The Today Show
- Norman Mailer (1923-), author
- Herman Melville (1819–1891), author, Moby-Dick
- Brice Marden (1938-), artist
- Ogden Nash (1902–1971), poet
- John Reed (1969-), author, Snowball's Chance
- Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), painter
- David Sedaris (1956-), humorist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), artist
- Andrew Vachss (1942-), author, activist, and lawyer
- J. Alden Weir (1852–1919), painter
- Edith Wharton (1862–1937), author
- Walt Whitman (1819–1892), poet
- Brian Williams (1959-), news anchor of NBC Nightly News
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[edit] Athletics
- Ron Artest (1979-), basketball player (Sacramento Kings) (born in Queens)
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947-), NBA player
- Al Bummy Davis (1920-1945), professional boxer
- Mick Foley (1965-), professional wrestler and author
- Whitey Ford
- John Franco
- Julius Erving (1950-), NBA player
- Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), Baseball Hall of Famer
- Michael Jordan (1963), Retired NBA Basketball Player, born in Brooklyn
- Sandy Koufax (1935-), Baseball Hall of Famer
- Stephon Marbury (1977-), NBA player
- Joe Nathan (1974-), baseball player (Minnesota Twins), (born in Pine Bush)
- Smush Parker (1981-), basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers)
- A. J. Pierzynski (1976-), baseball player (Chicago White Sox) (born in Bridgehampton)
- Alex Rodriguez (1975-), MLB player
- Carl Yastrzemski (1939-), Baseball Hall of Famer
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- Grace Brown (1886–1906, murder victim)
- Mary Therese Friel (1960-), Miss USA 1979, model, businesswoman
- Harry Houdini (1874–1926), magician
- Kimberly Pressler (1977-), Miss USA 1999
- Margaret Sanger (1879–1966), activist
- Richard Stallman (1953-), programmer of Emacs, founder of GNU
- Josephine Terranova (1889-), criminal defendant
[edit] References
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
