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Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906) One of the
leaders in the fight for women’s |
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lived in Rochester. |
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Bonnie Blair (1964 - ) The only American
woman to Win a U.S.-record five individual gold
medals over three Olympic Games; born in Cornwall.
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Mariah Carey (1970 - ) Singer whose albums
have sold millions; from Huntington
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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.
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Tom Cruise (1962 - ) Famous actor who has
appeared in movies such as Top Gun, Rain Man and
Mission Impossible; born in Syracuse.
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George Eastman (1854 - 1932) Founded the
Eastman Kodak Company and invented the Kodak camera;
born in Waterville.
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Julius (Dr. J) Erving (1950 - ) Famous
basketball player who changed the way the game was
played; born in Roosevelt.
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Millard Fillmore (1100% - 1874) Thirteenth
President of the United States; born in Summer Hill.
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George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) Composer from
New York City that blended different musical styles;
famous for Rhapsody in Blue; born in Brooklyn.
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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. |
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Michael Jordan (1963 - ) Basketball
superstar who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA
titles; born in Brooklyn.
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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.
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Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) Author of Moby
Dick; born in New York City.
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Norman Rockwell (1894 - 1978) Famous painter
and illustrator; born in New York City.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) 32nd
President of the United States (1933-1945); born in
Hyde Park.
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Dr. Jonas Salk (1914 - 1995) Developed the
vaccine for polio; born in New York City.
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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.
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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. |
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George Abbott stage producer, Forestville
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar basketball player,
NYC
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George Babcock inventor, Unadilla Forks
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Lucille Ball actress, Jamestown
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Humphrey Bogart actor, NYC
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James Cagney actor, NYC
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Maria Callas soprano, NYC
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Benjamin N. Cardozo jurist, NYC
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Willis Haviland Carrier inventor, Angola
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Paddy Chayefsky playwright, NYC
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Bruce Cooper Clark general, Adams
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Sean Combs Puff Daddy music, NYC
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Peter Cooper industrialist,
philanthropist, NYC
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Aaron Copland composer, Brooklyn
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Tom Cruise actor, Syracuse
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Claire Danes actress, NYC
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Sammy Davis, Jr. actor, singer, NYC
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Agnes de Mille choreographer, NYC
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George Eastman inventor, Waterville
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Gertrude Belle Elion inventor, NYC
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Millard Fillmore U.S. president, Locke
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Henry Louis Gehrig baseball player, NYC
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Sarah Gellar actress, NYC
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George Gershwin composer, Brooklyn
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Jackie Gleason comedian, actor, Brooklyn
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Bret Harte writer, Albany
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Learned Hand jurist, Albany
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Chamique Holdsclaw basketball player,
Flushing
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Edward Hopper painter, Nyack
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Julia Ward Howe poet, social reformer,
NYC
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Charles Evans Hughes jurist, Glens Falls
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Washington Irving author, NYC
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Henry James author, NYC
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John Jay jurist, NYC
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Billy Joel singer, composer, Hicksville
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Michael Jeffery Jordan basketball player,
Brooklyn
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Jerome Kern composer, NYC
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Rockwell Kent painter, Terrytown
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Frank Langellaactor, Bayonne
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Victor Lasky author, Liberty
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Chico, Groucho, Harpo, Zeppo Marx
comedians, NYC
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Ethel Merman singer, actress, Astoria
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Ogden Nash poet, Rye
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Rosie O'Donnel comedian, Commach
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Eugene O'Neill playwright, NYC
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George Pullman inventor, Brocton
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Red Jacket Seneca chief
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Christopher Reeve actor, spokesperson,
Manhattan
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John D. Rockefeller industrialist,
Richford
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Mickey Rooney actor, Brooklyn
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt reformer,
humanitarian, NYC
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Theodore Roosevelt U.S. president, NYC
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Margaret Sanger birth control, Corning
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Alfred Emanuel Smith politician, NYC
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Leland Stanford railroad magnate,
Watervliet |
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Barbara Stanwyck actress, Brooklyn
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Rise Stevens mezzo-soprano, NYC
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Barbra Streisand singer, actress, NYC
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Tupac Shakur rapper, Bronx
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Louis Comfort Tiffany painter, craftsman,
NYC
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Martin Van Buren U.S. president,
Kinderhook
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Mae West actress, Brooklyn
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George Westinghouse Jr. inventor, Central
Bridge
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Edith Wharton author, NYC
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Walt Whitman poet, West Hills
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John N. Willys indrustrialist,
Canandaiqua |
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Frank Winfield Woolworth merchant, Rodman
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Linus Yale inventor, Salisbury
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Famous People of
New York