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Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 82 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Mike Seeger
Mike Seeger
American folk musician and folklorist
1933 – 2009
mandolinistbanjoistfiddler
E. L. Konigsburg
American writer and illustrator (1930–2013)
1930 – 2013
novelistchildren's writerwriter
Al Schmitt
Al Schmitt
American recording engineer and record producer (1930–2021)
1930 – 2021
record produceraudio engineerengineer
Andrew Goodman
Andrew Goodman
American civil rights activist (1943-1964)
1943 – 1964
politician
William Carney
William Carney
American politician (1942-2017)
1942 – 2017
politician
Paul Zukofsky
American violinist (1943-2017)
1943 – 2017
music educatorviolinistconductor
Jeffrey Boam
American screenwriter, film producer
1946 – 2000
film producerscreenwriter
Jim Valvano
Jim Valvano
American basketball player-coach (1946-1993)
1946 – 1993
basketball playerbasketball coachcoach
Edward R. Pressman
Edward R. Pressman
American film producer (1943–2023)
1943 – 2023
film producer
Neil Bogart
Neil Bogart
American record producer (1943–1982)
1943 – 1982
music executiverecord producer
Anthony Casso
Anthony Casso
Italian American mobster (1942-2020)
1942 – 2020
drug trafficker
Alice Amsden
Alice Amsden
American political economist (1943–2012)
1943 – 2012
economist
Robert Zimmer
Robert Zimmer
mathematician and former president of the University of Chicago (1947-2023)
1947 – 2023
university presidentmathematician
Walter Hudson
American obese man (1944–1991)
1944 – 1991
Ron Leavitt
American screenwriter (1947-2008)
1947 – 2008
film producerfilm directoractor
Linda Salzman Sagan
American artist and writer (1940–2023)
1940 – 2023
record producerwriterscreenwriter
Billy Name
Billy Name
American photographer, filmmaker and lighting designer (1940-2016)
1940 – 2016
film actordirectorlighting designer
Gary David Goldberg
American screenwriter and producer (1944–2013)
1944 – 2013
directorfilm producerfilm director
Robert Logan
Robert Logan
American actor (1941–2024)
1941 – 2024
baseball playerfilm actortelevision actor
Fanny Howe
Fanny Howe
American writer (1940–2025)
1940 – 2025
prose writernovelistchildren's writer
Corky Lee
Corky Lee
American photographer (1947–2021)
1947 – 2021
photographer
Richard Marks
American film editor (1943-2018)
1943 – 2018
film editor
Clarence Kelly
American Sedevacantist bishop
1941 – 2023
sedevacantist bishopCatholic priest
Don Grolnick
American musician (1947–1996)
1948 – 1996
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Sonny Sharrock
American guitarist (1940-1995)
1940 – 1994
jazz musicianjazz guitaristguitarist
Joe Napolitano
Joe Napolitano
American director (1948–2016)
1948 – 2016
film directortelevision director
Jonathan Schell
Jonathan Schell
American author (1943–2014)
1943 – 2014
peace activistnon-fiction writerjournalist
Danny Steinmann
American film director (1942-2012)
1942 – 2012
film screenwriterfilm producerfilm director
Paul Junger Witt
Paul Junger Witt
American producer (1941–2018)
1941 – 2018
producerfilm producerfilm director
Thomas Perry
American mystery and thriller novelist (born 1947)
1947 – 2025
prose writernovelistwriter
Rockets Redglare
American actor and stand-up comedian (1949-2001)
1949 – 2001
film actortelevision actorcomedian
Robert Levinson
FBI and CIA agent
1948 – 2010
private investigatorintelligence agentphotographer
Hugo F. Sonnenschein
American economist (1940–2021)
1940 – 2021
economistprofessor
Paul J. Swain
Catholic bishop (1943–2022)
1943 – 2022
Catholic bishopCatholic priestlawyer
Elaine Wynn
Elaine Wynn
American businessperson and philanthropist (1942–2025)
1942 – 2025
philanthropistart collectorbusinessperson
Mark Klein
Mark Klein
American whistleblower (1945–2025)
1945 – 2025
engineer
Brendan Malone
Brendan Malone
American basketball coach (1942–2023)
1942 – 2023
basketball coach
Jesse Colin Young
Jesse Colin Young
American musician
1941 – 2025
guitaristmusiciansinger
Cecily Adams
Cecily Adams
American actress (1958–2004)
1958 – 2004
film actortelevision actorcasting director
Elliot Sperling
Elliot Sperling
American historian (1951–2017)
1951 – 2017
sinologistuniversity teacherTibetologist
John Lafia
American film director and writer (1957–2020)
1957 – 2020
directorfilm directortelevision director
Andrew Cohen
Andrew Cohen
American guru
1955 – 2025
spiritual teachermotivational speakermusician
Hal Ketchum
Hal Ketchum
American musician and singer
1953 – 2020
country musiciansinger-songwritersinger
Vicki Sue Robinson
Vicki Sue Robinson
American musician (1954-2000)
1954 – 2000
singeractor
Keith Giffen
Keith Giffen
American comic writer (1952–2023)
1952 – 2023
comics creatorcomics writercomics artist
Bob Brozman
Bob Brozman
American guitarist and ethnomusicologist (1954–2013)
1954 – 2013
linguistmusicologistanthropologist
Paul O'Neill
Paul O'Neill
American composer and music producer (1956–2017)
1956 – 2017
lyricistsinger-songwriterrecord producer
Roy Rosenzweig
American historian (1950–2007)
1950 – 2007
university teacherhistorian
Thomas DeSimone
American mobster (1950–1979)
1950 – 1979
gangster
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