List of people from New York

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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the U.S. state of New York, lived in New York, or for whom New York is a significant part of their identity.

Public office

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Presidents

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Vice presidents

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Nelson Rockefeller

Entertainment

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Film, theater, dance, and modeling

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Woody Allen
 
Lauren Bacall
 
Robert De Niro
 
Lindsay Lohan
 
Arthur Miller
 
Eaddy Mays

Comedians and humorists

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Jerry Seinfeld
 
Lady Gaga
 
Billy Joel
 
Paul Simon

Rappers

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Jay Z

Business

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Donald Trump
 
Sanford Weill

Art, literature, journalism, and philosophy

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Joseph Brodsky
 
Frederick Douglass
 
Washington Irving
 
Mark Twain

Science and medicine

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Athletics

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Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg
 
Sandy Koufax
 
Eric Nystrom

Infamous New Yorkers

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Lawyers and jurists

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Religious leaders

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References

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