List of Famous people born in New York, United States of America
Chris Gronkowski
Christopher Michael Gronkowski is a former American Football fullback. He went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft after playing college football at the University of Arizona. He was eventually signed by the Dallas Cowboys (2010), Indianapolis Colts (2011), and the Denver Broncos (2012).
Tobin Bell
Tobin Bell is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of John Kramer / Jigsaw in the eight films of the Saw franchise. After years of work doing stand-ins and background work on films, he got his first major acting job in Mississippi Burning (1988) and went on to star in made-for-television films and guest star in television shows throughout the 1990s.
Jace Alexander
Jason Alexander is an American television director and actor from New York City.
Vanessa Rousso
Vanessa Ashley Rousso is an American attorney and professional poker player, DJ, and television personality. Born in White Plains, New York, Rousso holds dual citizenship with the United States and France. Rousso was a member of Team PokerStars from 2006 to 2015, with the online name Lady Maverick, and was a spokesman for GoDaddy.com from 2009 to 2013. She has earned money as a professional poker player since 2005,
Susan Molinari
Susan Molinari is an American politician, journalist, and lobbyist from New York. A Republican, she was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Staten Island for three terms. She was considered a rising star in the GOP and was selected to deliver the keynote address at the 1996 Republican National Convention. However, the next year, she resigned from Congress to become a TV journalist for CBS News. Later she became a vice president for public policy at Google from 2012 to 2018.
Lee Zeldin
Lee Michael Zeldin is an American attorney, member of Congress, and officer in the United States Army Reserve. A Republican, he has represented New York's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2015. New York's 1st district includes Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island, and a small portion of Islip.
Helen Schneider
Helen Schneider is an American singer and actress working mainly in Germany.
Howard Deutch
Howard Deutch is an American film and television director who worked in collaboration with filmmaker John Hughes, directing two of Hughes's best-known screenplays, Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful. Since 2011, he has primarily directed television productions, including multiple episodes of Getting On and True Blood.
Michael J. Knowles
Michael John Knowles is an American conservative political commentator, podcaster, actor, and author.
muMs da Schemer
Craig O'Neil Grant, also known as Craig muMs Grant and muMs the Schemer, was an American poet and actor best known for his role as Arnold "Poet" Jackson on the HBO series Oz.