Rochester, New York in the United States is or has been home to many famous people from past and present times. These people have been businessmen, civil rights activists, politicians, entertainers, educators and much more. A list of their names is below.

• Ebenezer (Indian) Allen
• Susan B. Anthony
• Richard Brookheiser
• Cab Calloway
• Margaret (Midge) Costanza
• Frederick Douglass
• George Eastman
• Garth Fagan
• Frank E. Gannett
• Malcolm Glazer
• Tom Golisano
• Howard Hanson
• Phillip Seymore Hoffman
• John Lithgow
• Chuck Mangione
• Hugh O'Brian
• Sam Patch
• George B. Selden
• Jim "The Hammer" Shapiro
• Hiram Sibley
• Abby Wambach
• Joseph C. Wilson