List of Famous people born in New York, United States of America
Bo Dietl
Richard A. "Bo" Dietl is an American retired police detective, a media personality and actor. Dietl is the founder and CEO of Beau Dietl & Associates and Beau Dietl Consulting Services.
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman, is an American entertainment producer, executive producer, executive director, writer, performer, marketer, promoter, professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and commentator. He is signed to WWE, appearing on the SmackDown brand, where he currently serves as the on-screen "special counsel" of the current WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. He has shunned the moniker "Manager" for years, comparing it to WWE labeling its performers "WWE Superstars" instead of just "professional wrestlers." Heyman was known as Brock Lesnar's "Advocate" and has opted for "Special Counsel" for Reigns.
Max Martini
Maximilian Carlo Martini is an American actor, writer, and director known for his roles as Corporal Fred Henderson in Saving Private Ryan, Wiley in Level 9, First Sergeant Sid Wojo in The Great Raid, and as Master Sergeant Mack Gerhardt in the military drama television series The Unit. He also starred in the film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. He was also a guard in The Divergent Series: Allegiant.
Liam Aiken
Liam Pádraic Aiken is an American actor. He has starred in films such as Stepmom (1998), Road to Perdition (2002), and Good Boy! (2003), and played Klaus Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), based on the series of books.
Margaret Colin
Margaret Colin is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Margo Hughes on As the World Turns and as Eleanor Waldorf-Rose on Gossip Girl.
Fireman Ed
Edwin M. Anzalone, better known as Fireman Ed, is a well known fan of the New York Jets. One of the most well-known National Football League fans, he has risen to prominence by appearing on many local radio shows. He is known for leading the crowd in the team chant, "J-E-T-S, Jets!, Jets!, Jets!", which originally was led by two retired NYPD Jet fans – alternating from one end zone to the other end zone, in the upper deck only. An actual New York City firefighter, Fireman Ed was injured on the job in 2007. During the butt fumble game, a rout of the Jets by the New England Patriots on Thanksgiving night 2012, Anzalone left the game before halftime, stating that he would no longer lead cheers at Jet games as Fireman Ed. At the first game of the 2015 NFL season, Fireman Ed returned to lead cheers for the Jets.
Maggie Haberman
Maggie Lindsy Haberman is an American journalist. She is a White House correspondent for The New York Times and a political analyst for CNN. She previously worked as a political reporter for The New York Post, the New York Daily News, and Politico.
Damion Poitier
Damion Poitier is an American actor and stuntman known for his role as Chains in Payday 2. He appeared as Thanos in The Avengers (2012). He has also had roles in Captain America: Civil War, Star Trek, Jarhead, and Snow Dogs.
Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff
Countess Tessa June von Walderdorff, also known by her married name Tessa Hilton, is an American socialite, model, and real estate broker. She previously worked as an actress in short films, a free-lance disc jockey, and was a writer for the German fashion and lifestyle magazine I Love You.
Matt Frevola
Matthew Kenneth Frevola is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also competed for the World Series of Fighting and Titan FC.