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Your American History Reference Guide! - List of famous New Yorkers
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List of famous New Yorkers
This is a list of famous people from New York City.
Native New Yorkers
The following were born in New York City. Some became famous after they moved away.
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Other New Yorkers
These people were not born in New York City but were well-known for living there.
- Jason Alexander - television actor, born in New Jersey
- Chester A. Arthur - President of the United States, born in Vermont
- Isaac Asimov - author, born in Russia
- John Jacob Astor - First multimillionaire of the US, born in Germany
- Count Basie - jazz pianist and band leader, born in New Jersey
- Lewis Black - comedian, born in Silver Spring, Maryland
- Mary J. Blige - R&B singer, born in Georgia
- Michael Bloomberg - businessman and mayor, born in Massachusetts
- Tom Brokaw - television news anchor, born in Webster, South Dakota
- Brandy - singer, born in Mississippi
- Mariah Carey - singer, born on Long Island
- Dick Clark - born in Mount Vernon, New York
- Bill Cullen - radio host, born in Pennsylvania
- Joe DiMaggio - professional baseball player, born in California
- Frederick Douglass - abolitionist, born in Maryland
- Patrick Ewing - former NBA All-Star center, born in Jamaica
- Millard Fillmore - President of the United States, born in Summerhill, New York
- Bobby Fischer - chess champion, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Dizzy Gillespie - jazz trumpet player, born in South Carolina
- Alexander Hamilton - Founding Father, born in the West Indies
- Deborah Harry - singer, actress, born in Union City, New Jersey
- O. Henry - author, born in North Carolina
- Peter Jennings - television news anchor, born in Toronto, Ontario
- Derek Jeter - professional baseball player, born in Michigan
- Tom Kennedy - game show host
- Lisa Kudrow - actress, born in California
- Spike Lee - film director, born in Georgia
- Mickey Mantle - professional baseball player, born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma
- Dean Martin - singer, born in Ohio
- Ricky Martin - singer, born in Puerto Rico
- John McEnroe - professional tennis player, born in Germany
- Rosie O'Donnell - comedian, born on Long Island
- David Hyde Pierce - actor, born in Saratoga Springs, New York
- Tony Randall - actor, born in Oklahoma
- Dan Rather - television news anchor, born in Texas
- Chris Rock - comedian, born in South Carolina
- John D. Rockefeller - businessman, born in Richford, New York
- Babe Ruth - professional baseball player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Patti Smith - singer, songwriter, poet, born in New Jersey
- Frank Sinatra - singer, born in Hoboken, New Jersey
- Howard Stern - radio personality, born in Roosevelt, New York
- Jon Stewart - comedian, born in Trenton, New Jersey
- Samuel J. Tilden - presidential candidate, born in New Lebanon, New York
- Daniel D Tompkins - Vice President of the United States, born in Westchester County
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