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

William Lewis Owens is an American attorney and former U.S. Representative from New York, a post he held from 2009 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district he represented, the state's largest and most rural, includes most of the North Country, as well as the northern suburbs of Syracuse.

John Marc DeMatteis is an American writer of comic books, television and novels.

Vincent Julian Donehue was an American director noted mainly for his theater work, with occasional film and television credits.

Martin David Davis is an American mathematician, known for his work on Hilbert's tenth problem.

David Michael Barbour was an American jazz guitarist. He was married to singer Peggy Lee and was her co-writer, accompanist, and bandleader.

William Vogt was an ecologist and ornithologist, with a strong interest in both the carrying capacity and population control. He was the author of best-seller Road to Survival (1948), National Director of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and secretary of the Conservation Foundation.

Don Menza is an American jazz saxophonist, arranger, and composer.