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People from the state of New York who have achieved fame or note include:

Contents 1 Public office 2 Entertainment 2.1 Film/theater 2.2 Comedians/humorists 2.3 Music 3 Business 4 Art/literature/journalism 5 Science/medicine 6 Athletics 7 Infamous New Yorkers 8 Lawyers and jurists 9 Other 10 References 11 See also

[edit] Public office

• Parmenio Adams, sheriff and United States Congressman<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"> (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.</ref>
• Schuyler Colfax - US vice-president
• John Jay (1745-1829), first Chief Justice of the United States
• Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), 13^th President of the United States
• Franklin D. Roosevelt (1883-1945), 32^nd President of the United States
• Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 25^th Vice President and 26^th President of the United States
• Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), 8^th President of the United States

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Film/theater

• Woody Allen (1935-), actor, director and writer
• Frances Bavier (1902 - 1989), actor
• Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957), actor
• James Cagney (1899-1986), actor
• Billy Crudup (1968-), actor
• Tom Cruise (1962-), actor
• Claire Danes (1979-), actor
• Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990), actor, singer
• Agnes de Mille (1905-1993), dancer, choreographer
• Robert De Niro (1943-), actor
• Fran Drescher (1957-), actor
• Jimmy Durante (1893-1980), entertainer, actor, singer, comedian
• Jackie Gleason (1916-1987), actor
• Anne Hathaway (1982-), actress
• Rick Jason (1923-2000), actor
• Ethel Merman (1908-1984), actor, singer
• Arthur Miller (1915-2005), playwright
• Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953), playwright
• Christopher Reeve (1952-2004), actor
• Ray Romano (1957-), actor, comedian
• Mickey Rooney (1920-), actor
• Martin Scorsese (1942-), director
• Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990), actor
• Oliver Stone (1946-), director
• Mae West (1893-1980), actor

[edit] Comedians/humorists

• Lucille Ball (1911-1989), comedian, actor
• 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
• Dennis Tucker (1972-), cartoonist

[edit] Music

• Count Basie (1904-1984), jazz musician
• Maria Callas (1923-1977), opera singer
• Mariah Carey (1970-), pop and r&b singer-songwriter
• John Coltrane (1926-1967), jazz musician
• Sean "Diddy" Combs (1970-), music producer, performer
• Aaron Copland (1900-1990), composer
• Warren Cuccurullo (1956-), rock guitarist
• Mos Def (1973-), hip hop artist
• Ella Fitzgerald (1918-1996), singer
• Flavor Flav (1959-), hip hop artist, reality show star
• George Gershwin (1898-1937), composer
• Joel Hirschhorn (1938-2005), songwriter
• Billie Holiday (1915-1959), jazz and blues singer
• Jay-Z (1970-), rapper
• Billy Joel (1949-), pianist, singer-songwriter
• Jim Jones (rapper) (1976-), rapper
• Jerome Kern (1885-1945), composer
• Alicia Keys (1981-),singer,songwriter
• Talib Kweli (1975-), hip hop artist
• Joe Locke (1959-), Jazz artist
• Jennifer Lopez (1970-), singer, actress, dancer
• Constantine Maroulis (1975-), singer
• Natalie Merchant(1962?-),singer-songwriter
• The Notorious B.I.G. (1972-1997), rapper
• Tupac (1971-1996), rapper
• Joey Ramone (1952-2001), singer
• Barbra Streisand (1942-), singer, actor
• Steven Tyler (1948-) singer, Aerosmith
• Jerry Jeff Walker (1942-), singer-songwriter, Ambassador to belize
• Eric West (1982-), model, actor, pop music singer
• Fiona Apple (1977-) singer
• Lou Reed-

[edit] Business

• George Eastman (1854-1932), founder of the Eastman Kodak Co.
• John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), industrialist, philanthropist
• Donald Trump (1946-), billionaire entrepreneur

[edit] Art/literature/journalism

• Scott Adams (1957-), cartoonist, creator of Dilbert
• Melvil Dewey (1851-1931), originator of the Dewey Decimal System
• Washington Irving (1783-1859), author
• Henry James (1843-1916), author
• Matt Lauer (1957-), news anchor of The Today Show
• Norman Mailer (1923-), author
• Herman Melville (1819-1891), author, Moby-Dick
• Ogden Nash (1902-1971), poet
• Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), painter
• David Sedaris (1956-), humorist
• Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), artist
• Edith Wharton (1862-1937), author
• Walt Whitman (1819-1892), poet
• Brian Williams (1959-), news anchor of NBC Nightly News

[edit] Science/medicine

• Richard Axel (1946-), scientist, Nobel prize winner
• M. A. Benjaminson (1930-), microbiologist and biotechnologist, in vitro meat pioneer
• Gertrude B. Elion (1918-1999), biochemist, pharmacologist, Nobel prize winner
• Carl Sagan (1934-1996), astronomer
• Jonas Salk (1914-1995), scientist, developed first polio vaccine

[edit] Athletics

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947-), NBA player
• Mick Foley (1965-), professional wrestler and author
• Julius Erving (1950-), NBA player
• Lou Gehrig (1903-1941), Baseball Hall of Famer
• Sandy Koufax (1935-), Baseball Hall of Famer
• Stephon Marbury (1977-), NBA player
• Alex Rodriguez (1975-), MLB player
• Carl Yastrzemski (1939-), Baseball Hall of Famer

[edit] Infamous New Yorkers

• David Berkowitz (1953-), serial killer "Son of Sam"

[edit] Lawyers and jurists

• Kumiki Gibson

[edit] Other

• Harry Houdini (1874-1926), magician
• Margaret Sanger (1879-1966), activist
• Richard Stallman (1953-), programmer of Emacs, founder of GNU

[edit] References

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[edit] See also

• List of people by U.S. state