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

Neal Adams is an American comic book artist who helped design the DC Comics characters Batman and Green Arrow. He is the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates; and is a creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and recognition for Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Douglas Edwin Moe is an American former professional basketball player and coach. As a head coach with the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he was named the NBA Coach of the Year in 1988.

Edward George Gibson is a former NASA astronaut, pilot, engineer, and physicist.

Robert Desiderio is an American actor best known for his roles on television.

Kevin Winston Rudolf is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, multi-instrumentalist, actor, and director from New York City, New York. He is best known for his 2008 single "Let It Rock".

Paul Kandel is an American musical theatre actor and tenor singer best known for his film role in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) as the voice of the Gypsy leader Clopin Trouillefou. He also has appeared on Broadway a number of times, having appeared in Jesus Christ Superstar as King Herod, Titanic, The Who's Tommy, and The Visit. Kandel received a nomination for the 1993 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Uncle Ernie in The Who's Tommy.

Randall Kenan was an American author who was born in Brooklyn, New York. At only six weeks old, Kenan moved to Duplin County, North Carolina, a small rural community, where he lived with his grandparents in a small town named Wallace. The settings of many of Kenan's novels are centered around his home area of North Carolina. The focus of much of Kenan's work centers around what it means to be black and gay in the southern United States. Some of Kenan's most notable works include the collection of short stories Let the Dead Bury Their Dead, named a New York Times Notable Book in 1992, A Visitation of Spirits, and The Fire This Time. Kenan was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Award, and the John Dos Passos Prize.

Jaclyn Nesheiwat Stapp is a beauty queen, philanthropist and fashion model with pageant roots in Florida and New York. She is married to Scott Stapp, the voice of the band Creed and current solo touring artist. Her most notable titles include Mrs. Florida America 2008 and Miss New York USA 2004. In 2010 she wrote a children's book, ‘Wacky Jacky’. She is executive director of The Scott Stapp With Arms Wide Open Foundation, and founder of CHARM by Jaclyn Stapp.

William Demong is an American former Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medalist. Demong is a five-time Olympian, having competed in Nagano, Salt Lake City, Torino, Vancouver and Sochi.

Lenny Welch is an American MOR/pop singer.