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Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 29 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Joseph Campanella
Joseph Campanella
American actor (1924–2018)
1924 – 2018
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Royal Dano
Royal Dano
American actor (1922-1994)
1922 – 1994
film actortelevision actoractor
James Merrill
James Merrill
American poet (1926–1995)
1926 – 1995
poetwriter
Gene Saks
American stage and film director (1921–2015)
1921 – 2015
film actortelevision actordirector
Joan Copeland
Joan Copeland
American actress (1922–2022)
1922 – 2022
actor
Marvin Kaplan
Marvin Kaplan
American actor (1927-2016)
1927 – 2016
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Lewis Wilson
Lewis Wilson
American actor (1920–2000)
1920 – 2000
film actortelevision actoractor
Lillian Adams
Lillian Adams
American actress (1922-2011)
1922 – 2011
actor
Leonard Frey
American actor (1938–1988)
1938 – 1988
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Charles Cioffi
American actor
1935 – 2026
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Margaret Heckler
Margaret Heckler
American politician (1931-2018)
1931 – 2018
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician (1934–2004)
1934 – 2004
jazz saxophonistrecording artistmusician
Peter Beard
Peter Beard
American photographer and writer (1938–2020)
1938 – 2020
fashion photographerfilm actorjournalist
Arthur Kopit
Arthur Kopit
American playwright (b.1937)
1937 – 2021
translatorplaywrightwriter
Adolph Caesar
American actor (1933–1986)
1933 – 1986
film actorstage actor
William Lombardy
William Lombardy
American chess player (1937-2017)
1937 – 2017
non-fiction writerchess playertheologian
G. Gordon Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy
American lawyer in Watergate scandal
1930 – 2021
FBI agentfilm actorjournalist
June Jordan
American poet, essayist, playwright, feminist, bisexual activist
1936 – 2002
LGBTQ rights activistessayistlibrettist
Judith Rich Harris
American psychology researcher (1938-2018)
1938 – 2018
psychologist
Steven Franken
Steven Franken
American actor (1932-2012)
1932 – 2012
film actortelevision actoractor
Reni Santoni
Reni Santoni
American actor (1938–2020)
1938 – 2020
film actortelevision actorstage actor
John P. Ryan
John P. Ryan
American actor (1936–2007)
1936 – 2007
television actoractor
Peter Orlovsky
Peter Orlovsky
American poet (1933-2010)
1933 – 2010
poetwriteractor
Robert Walker Jr.
Robert Walker Jr.
American actor (1940–2019)
1940 – 2019
film actortelevision actoractor
Cynthia Weil
Cynthia Weil
American songwriter (1940–2023)
1940 – 2023
songwriterrecord producercomposer
Emile Ardolino
U.S. American film director, choreographer, and producer (1943-1993)
1943 – 1993
film actorfilm editordirector
Lawrence Weiner
Lawrence Weiner
American artist (1942–2021)
1942 – 2021
video installation artistconceptual artistvideo artist
Tommy Rettig
Tommy Rettig
American child actor (1941–1996)
1941 – 1996
film actortelevision actorchild actor
Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille
American writer (1943–2024)
1943 – 2024
novelistwriter
Gilbert Kaplan
Gilbert Kaplan
American businessman and amateur conductor (1941–2016)
1941 – 2016
economic journalistpublisherjournalist
Neal Adams
Neal Adams
American comic book and commercial artist (1941–2022)
1941 – 2022
draftspersoncomics artist
Joseph Nicolosi
American clinical psychologist (1947–2017)
1947 – 2017
clinical psychologistwriter
John Bryson
John Bryson
American businessman (1943–2025)
1943 – 2025
entrepreneurpoliticianlawyer
Tim Bogert
Tim Bogert
American musician (1944-2021)
1944 – 2021
musiciansinger
Marshall Berman
Marshall Berman
American philosopher (1940-2013)
1940 – 2013
philosopherliterary criticjournalist
Jackson C. Frank
American musician
1943 – 1999
guitaristmusiciansinger-songwriter
Jerry Lawson
American video game developer
1940 – 2011
inventorbusinessperson
David Johansen
David Johansen
American singer (1950–2025)
1950 – 2025
television actorsongwritermusician
Anthony Jackson
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
1952 – 2025
jazz musiciansession musicianguitarist
Ray Gillen
American singer (1959–1993)
1959 – 1993
singer
Bob Kulick
Bob Kulick
American guitarist (1950–2020)
1950 – 2020
rock musicianguitaristrecord producer
Scott Columbus
Scott Columbus
American drummer (1956–2011)
1956 – 2011
drummer
Reggie Lucas
American musician, songwriter, record producer (1953–2018)
1953 – 2018
jazz guitaristguitaristsongwriter
Kevin Meaney
American actor and comedian
1956 – 2016
television actorstage actorvoice actor
T. K. Carter
T. K. Carter
American actor and comedian (1956-2026)
1956 – 2026
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
John Cygan
American actor (1954-2017)
1954 – 2017
television actorvoice actoractor
Kristoff St. John
Kristoff St. John
American actor (1966–2019)
1966 – 2019
film actortelevision actoractor
Zoë Lund
American performer and writer (1962–1999)
1962 – 1999
film actormodeltelevision actor
Kerry Von Erich
Kerry Von Erich
American professional wrestler (1960-1993)
1960 – 1993
professional wrestleractor
Yaki Kadafi
American rapper (1977–1996)
1977 – 1996
rapper
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