List of Famous people born in New York City, United States of America

Paul Stanley is an American singer, songwriter and painter, best known for being the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's highest-charting hits. Stanley established The Starchild character for his Kiss persona and is known for his distinctive, wide-ranging voice.

Reginald Fils-Aimé is an American businessman best known for being the president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, the North American division of the Japanese video game company Nintendo, from 2006 to 2019. Prior to his promotion to president and COO, Fils-Aimé was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Allen Howard Weisselberg is an American businessman who is the chief financial officer (CFO) of The Trump Organization. Weisselberg also serves as a co-trustee of a trust set up in 2017 by Donald Trump before Trump's inauguration as President of the United States.

Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall, better known as Sheck Wes, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, model, and professional basketball player for Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro B. He is best known for his 2017 song "Mo Bamba", which became popular in 2018 and is about NBA player Mohamed Bamba. Wes wrote on Instagram that he had entered the 2020 NBA draft, although he went undrafted.

Robert Melancton Metcalfe is an engineer and entrepreneur from the United States who helped pioneer the Internet starting in 1970. He co-invented Ethernet, co-founded 3Com and formulated Metcalfe's law, which describes the effect of a telecommunications network. Since January 2011, he has been Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Austin. He is also the Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise.

Alexa Ray Joel is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her parents are singer-songwriter Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley. Joel released an EP Sketches (2006) and several singles on independent record labels. She has performed at numerous charity events and New York City fashion events.

Joseph Paul Torre is an American professional baseball executive, serving as a special assistant to the Commissioner since 2020. He previously served in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseball officer from 2011 to 2020. A former player, manager and television color commentator, Torre ranks fifth all-time in MLB history with 2,326 wins as a manager. With 2,342 hits during his playing career, Torre is the only major leaguer to achieve both 2,000 hits as a player and 2,000 wins as a manager. From 1996 to 2007, he was the manager of the New York Yankees and guided the team to four World Series championships.

Evelyn Alexandra Lozada is an American television personality, model, and spokesperson. Lozada is best known as one of the six main cast members in the VH1 reality series Basketball Wives throughout its run beginning in 2010.

Jose Angel Baez is an American attorney and author. He was the lead attorney for Casey Anthony, who was acquitted of murder in July 2011 after a trial that attracted national and international attention. Baez authored a book with Peter Golenbock about the case, Presumed Guilty, which became a New York Times Best Seller.

Douglas Charles Marrone is an American football coach and former offensive lineman who is the offensive line coach at the University of Alabama. He was previously the head coach at Syracuse from 2009 to 2012, where he played college football. In addition to his collegiate coaching, he served in the National Football League (NFL) as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2013 to 2014 and the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2016 to 2020.