List of Famous people born in New York City, United States of America
William Joyce
William Brooke Joyce, nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the United Kingdom during World War II. He took German citizenship in 1940.
Jamal Woolard
Jamal "Gravy" Woolard is an American actor, rapper, and comedian. He is best known for portraying musician The Notorious B.I.G. in the film Notorious, and, as a supporting character, in the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez On Me.
Jordana Spiro
Jordana Spiro is an American actress, director, and writer. As an actress, she has starred in numerous films and television series including Netflix's Ozark and TBS comedy television program My Boys.
Michele Fiore
Michele Ann Fiore is an American Republican politician who was elected in 2017 to the Las Vegas City Council from Ward 6. Previously, she was a member of the Nevada Assembly from 2012 to 2016. Fiore, who represented much of northwestern Clark County, served two Assembly terms. On December 7, 2015, Fiore confirmed that she would not seek re-election and would instead enter the 2016 race for Nevada's 3rd congressional district in southern Clark County. On June 15, 2016 Fiore placed third in the primary race with 18% of the vote. Danny Tarkanian was the winner of the primary with 34% of the vote.
Kathleen Rice
Kathleen Maura Rice is an American attorney, prosecutor, and the United States Representative for New York's 4th congressional district. She is a Democrat. Prior to serving in Congress, she served as the Nassau County District Attorney, and, prior to that, she served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia and as an assistant district attorney in the Kings County District Attorney's Office in New York City.
Xander Berkeley
Alexander Harper "Xander" Berkeley is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as George Mason on 24, Sheriff Thomas McAllister on The Mentalist, Percy Rose on Nikita, the Man on The Booth at the End and Gregory on The Walking Dead. His film roles include Todd Voight in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Trevor Lyle in Candyman, Ralph in Heat, Agent Gibbs in Air Force One and Dr. Lamar in Gattaca.
Lil Tjay
Tione Jayden Merritt, known professionally as Lil Tjay, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from New York City. Born and raised in the Bronx, his musical career began in 2017. He is best known for his singles "Brothers" and "F.N", which peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut studio album, True 2 Myself (2019), peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard 200.
Tichina Arnold
Tichina Rolanda Arnold is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She began her career as a child actor, appearing in supporting roles in Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and How I Got into College (1989) before being cast as Pamela "Pam" James on the FOX sitcom Martin, which she played from 1992 until the show ended in 1997. Arnold also played the family matriarch Rochelle on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Judi Mann in the TV Land original sitcom Happily Divorced from 2011 to 2013. From 2014 to 2017, she played the lead role of Cassie Calloway on Survivor's Remorse. As of 2018, Arnold plays Tina Butler in the CBS sitcom series The Neighborhood.
Gary Bettman
Gary Bruce Bettman is the commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL), a post he has held since February 1, 1993. Previously, Bettman was a senior vice president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bettman is a graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of Law. Bettman was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.
Mercedes Ruehl
Mercedes J. Ruehl is an American screen and stage actor. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, two Obie Awards, and two Outer Critics Circle Awards.