List of Famous people born in New York, United States of America
Jonathan LaPook
Jonathan David LaPook is an American board-certified physician in internal medicine and gastroenterology who is the Chief Medical Correspondent for CBS News. Named the Mebane Professor of Gastroenterology in 2013, he is Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center and has an active medical practice in New York City. He joined CBS News in 2006.
Lil Tecca
Tyler-Justin Anthony Sharpe, known professionally as Lil Tecca, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to mainstream fame with the release of his single "Ransom", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was included on his debut mixtape We Love You Tecca (2019) which peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200. The mixtape also included the singles "Love Me" and "Did It Again". His debut studio album, Virgo World (2020) debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and included the Billboard Hot 100 charting songs "Dolly" and "When You Down".
Nana Visitor
Nana Tucker, known professionally as Nana Visitor, is an American actress, known for playing Kira Nerys in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Jean Ritter in the television series Wildfire.
Jumaane Williams
Jumaane D. Williams is an American politician who has served as the New York City Public Advocate since 2019. He formerly served as a member of the New York City Council from the 45th district, which includes East Flatbush, Flatbush, Flatlands, Marine Park, and Midwood in Brooklyn.
J. Alexander
Alexander Jenkins, known as J. Alexander or Miss J, is an American reality television personality and runway coach best known for his work on America's Next Top Model. He travels extensively for the fashion and modeling industries. Alexander lives in Paris and New York City.
David Torn
David M. Torn is an American guitarist, composer, and producer. He is known for combining electronic and acoustic instruments and for his use of looping.
B. J. Raji
Busari Alamu Raji Jr. is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Boston College. Raji was drafted by the Green Bay Packers with the ninth overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. He won Super Bowl XLV with the Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Tracey Ross
Linda Tracey Ross is an American television actress, known for her role as Eve Russell on the NBC daytime soap opera, Passions (1999–2008).
Robert Klein
Robert Klein is an American stand-up comedian, singer, and actor. He had several comedy albums in the 1970s, was nominated for a Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award for They're Playing Our Song (1979), and has made a variety of TV and movie appearances, including hosting Saturday Night Live twice.
Moisés Arias
Moisés Arias is a Colombian-American actor who is best known for his roles as Rico in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, Biaggio in the 2013 Sundance film The Kings of Summer, Cokestraw in the 2019 SXSW comedy-drama The Wall of Mexico, and Bigfoot in the Colombian war drama Monos. He has also appeared in Pitch Perfect 3, Five Feet Apart, Ender's Game, and The Stanford Prison Experiment.