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

Chris Traynor is an American guitarist, bassist and studio musician. He has played with Orange 9mm, Helmet, Bush, Rival Schools, Institute, Gavin Rossdale, and High Desert Fires.

Kadeem Hardison is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, a spin-off of the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. He also starred in the Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover as Craig Cooper, the title character's father. Hardison played Norman in OWN's Love Is before it was cancelled. As of 2019, he is starring in the Showtime comedy Black Monday.

Malcolm Greenidge, known as E.D.I Mean, and as of recently EDIDON, is an American hip hop artist and a member of the Outlawz. The name is intended to be a play on the name Idi Amin, former president of Uganda. While in the third grade, Malcolm became friends with Katari "Kastro" Cox who later introduced him to his cousin, Tupac Shakur.

Alexie Gilmore is an American actress who starred in New Amsterdam as Dr. Sara Dillane. She is featured in Definitely, Maybe and co-starred in Surfer, Dude. Alexie also played the part of Kelly in Willow Creek. She played Devon Atwood in three episodes of CSI: Cyber as the wife of character Elijah Mundo. Alexie's other credits include 90210 and Legends.

Robert K. Weiss is an American film and television producer. His productions include films by director John Landis, producer Lorne Michaels, and the “Z. A. Z.” team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker. He also co-created the science-fiction TV series Sliders. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Adolphus Hailstork is an American composer and educator. He grew up in

Allan Roberts was an American musician and songwriter, whose songs, co-written with Doris Fisher and other writers, were successfully recorded by the Mills Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, the Ink Spots, Billie Holiday, the Andrews Sisters, Marilyn Monroe, Perry Como, and many others.

June Gable is an American character actress, perhaps best known for her role as Joey's agent Estelle Leonard in the NBC sitcom Friends. She received a Tony Award nomination for her work on Broadway.