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

Cynthia Weil is an American songwriter who wrote many songs together with her husband Barry Mann.

Geoff Muldaur is an active singer, guitarist and composer who was a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and a member of Paul Butterfield's Better Days.

Ann Druyan is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning American writer, producer, and director specializing in the communication of science. She co-wrote the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos, hosted by Carl Sagan, whom she married in 1981. She is the creator, producer, and writer of the 2014 sequel, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and its sequel series, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, as well as the book of the same name. She is credited with directing episodes of both series as well.

Robert Kendall Lazarsfeld is an American mathematician, currently a professor at Stony Brook University. He was previously the Raymond L Wilder Collegiate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan. He is the son of sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld. His research focuses on algebraic geometry.

John Strasberg is the son of Lee and Paula Strasberg of the Actors Studio, and brother of actress Susan Strasberg.

Michael Gregg Wilson OBE is an American-British screenwriter and film producer, best known for his association with the James Bond film series.

Corey Glover is an American singer, guitarist and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Living Colour and has toured as the vocalist for the funk band Galactic. As an actor, he played Francis in the 1986 war movie Platoon.

Thomas Fahn is an American voice actor. His sister and brother, Melissa Fahn and Jonathan Fahn, respectively, and wife, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, are also voice actors. He is known for his portrayals as Sho Fukamachi and Agumon.

Jac Holzman is an American businessman, best known as the founder, chief executive officer and head of Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.

Liza Victoria Huber is an American television actress, best known for her role as Gwen Hotchkiss on the daytime soap Passions. She is the daughter of actress Susan Lucci.