Famous People from New York

New York Biographies, Famous People from New York

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Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906) One of the leaders in the fight for womens right to vote; lived in Rochester.

Bonnie Blair (1964 - ) The only American woman to Win a U.S.-record five individual gold medals over three Olympic Games; born in Cornwall.

Mariah Carey (1970 - ) Singer whose albums have sold millions; from Huntington

Shirley Chisholm (1924 - ) The first black woman to be elected to Congress and the first African American to run for President on the Democratic ticket; born in Brooklyn.

Tom Cruise (1962 - ) Famous actor who has appeared in movies such as Top Gun, Rain Man and Mission Impossible; born in Syracuse.

George Eastman (1854 - 1932) Founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented the Kodak camera; born in Waterville.

Julius (Dr. J) Erving (1950 - ) Famous basketball player who changed the way the game was played; born in Roosevelt.

Millard Fillmore (1800 - 1874) Thirteenth President of the United States; born in Summer Hill.

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) Composer from New York City that blended different musical styles; famous for Rhapsody in Blue; born in Brooklyn.

Mel Gibson (1956 - ) Famous actor that was born in Peekskill and moved to Australia as a boy; famous for Lethal Weapon, Braveheart, and many others.

Michael Jordan (1963 - ) Basketball superstar who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles; born in Brooklyn.

Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970) - Considered one of the greatest football coaches in history, leading the Green Bay Packers to five NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowl titles; born in Brooklyn.

Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) Author of Moby Dick; born in New York City.

Norman Rockwell (1894 - 1978) Famous painter and illustrator; born in New York City.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) 32^nd President of the United States (1933-1945); born in Hyde Park.

Dr. Jonas Salk (1914 - 1995) Developed the vaccine for polio; born in New York City.

Elbridge G. Spaulding (1809 - 1897) A banker and former treasurer of New York State, Mr. Spaulding's financial expertise aided him in drafting the national currency bank bill and originating the legal tender act, which created national paper currency; born in Summer Hill.

Denzel Washington (1954 - ) Actor that became well known on St. Elsewhere, and later in movies such as Cry Freedom and Remember the Titans; born in Mount Vernon.

More Famous People of New York

George Abbott stage producer, Forestville

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar basketball player, NYC

George Babcock inventor, Unadilla Forks

Lucille Ball actress, Jamestown

Humphrey Bogart actor, NYC

James Cagney actor, NYC

Maria Callas soprano, NYC

Benjamin N. Cardozo jurist, NYC

Willis Haviland Carrier inventor, Angola

Paddy Chayefsky playwright, NYC

Bruce Cooper Clark general, Adams

Sean Combs Puff Daddy music, NYC

Peter Cooper industrialist, philanthropist, NYC

Aaron Copland composer, Brooklyn

Tom Cruise actor, Syracuse

Claire Danes actress, NYC

Sammy Davis, Jr. actor, singer, NYC

Agnes de Mille choreographer, NYC

George Eastman inventor, Waterville

Gertrude Belle Elion inventor, NYC

Millard Fillmore U.S. president, Locke

Henry Louis Gehrig baseball player, NYC

Sarah Gellar actress, NYC

George Gershwin composer, Brooklyn

Jackie Gleason comedian, actor, Brooklyn

Bret Harte writer, Albany

Learned Hand jurist, Albany

Chamique Holdsclaw basketball player, Flushing

Edward Hopper painter, Nyack

Julia Ward Howe poet, social reformer, NYC

Charles Evans Hughes jurist, Glens Falls

Washington Irving author, NYC

Henry James author, NYC

John Jay jurist, NYC

Billy Joel singer, composer, Hicksville

Michael Jeffery Jordan basketball player, Brooklyn

Jerome Kern composer, NYC

Rockwell Kent painter, Terrytown

Frank Langellaactor, Bayonne

Victor Lasky author, Liberty

Chico, Groucho, Harpo, Zeppo Marx comedians, NYC

Ethel Merman singer, actress, Astoria

Ogden Nash poet, Rye

Rosie O'Donnel comedian, Commach

Eugene O'Neill playwright, NYC

George Pullman inventor, Brocton

Red Jacket Seneca chief

Christopher Reeve actor, spokesperson, Manhattan

John D. Rockefeller industrialist, Richford

Mickey Rooney actor, Brooklyn

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt reformer, humanitarian, NYC

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. president, NYC

Margaret Sanger birth control, Corning

Alfred Emanuel Smith politician, NYC

Leland Stanford railroad magnate, Watervliet

Barbara Stanwyck actress, Brooklyn

Rise Stevens mezzo-soprano, NYC

Barbra Streisand singer, actress, NYC

Tupac Shakur rapper, Bronx

Louis Comfort Tiffany painter, craftsman, NYC

Martin Van Buren U.S. president, Kinderhook

Mae West actress, Brooklyn

George Westinghouse Jr. inventor, Central Bridge

Edith Wharton author, NYC

Walt Whitman poet, West Hills

John N. Willys indrustrialist, Canandaiqua

Frank Winfield Woolworth merchant, Rodman

Linus Yale inventor, Salisbury

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