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

Malcolm D. Lee is an American director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing numerous comedy films, including The Best Man (1999), Undercover Brother (2002), Roll Bounce (2005), Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008), Soul Men (2008), Scary Movie 5 (2013), The Best Man Holiday (2013), Girls Trip (2017), and Night School (2018).

Timothy Ferriss is an American entrepreneur, investor, author, and podcaster.

Richard Bernard Halligan is an American musician and composer, best known as a founding member of the jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Brian William Moran is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. Moran played college baseball at the University of North Carolina. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the seventh round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2019 with the Miami Marlins and has also played for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Cynthia "Cindy" Adams is an American gossip columnist and writer. She is the widow of comedian/humorist Joey Adams.

Ira Leon Rennert is an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman and CEO of Renco Group.

James Howard Dunn, billed as Jimmy Dunn in his early career, was an American stage, film, and television actor, and vaudeville performer. The son of a New York stockbroker, he initially worked in his father's firm but was more interested in theater. He landed jobs as an extra in short films produced by Paramount Pictures in its Long Island studio, and also performed with several stock theater companies, culminating with playing the male lead in the 1929 Broadway musical Sweet Adeline. This performance attracted the attention of film studio executives, and in 1931, Fox Film signed him to a Hollywood contract.

Tamdan Wade McCrory is an American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2006, McCrory has also formerly competed for Bellator MMA and the Cage Fury Fighting Championships.

Thomas Douglas Homan is a former American police officer and government official who served during the Trump administration as Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from January 30, 2017 to June 29, 2018. Since his retirement from the government, he has been a Fox News contributor.

Thomas Joseph Pickard was an acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 71 days in the summer of 2001 following the resignation of Director Louis Freeh.