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

Joey DeMaio is an American bass player and main songwriter for the heavy metal band Manowar which he founded in 1980. He is also the founder and CEO of Magic Circle Music.

James V. Kern was an American singer, songwriter, screenwriter, actor, and director.

Lourdes Benedicto is an American actress of Filipino and Dominican descent. She is known for her starring roles on the television series 24 as Carrie Turner, as Eva Rios on The Nine, and for her role as Alicia Lawson on the short-lived series Cashmere Mafia.

Mary Claire "Mimi" Kennedy is an American actress, author, and activist, best known for her performances in television comedies. She co-starred in a number of short-lived sitcoms before her role as Ruth Sloan on Homefront (1991–93). Kennedy is known for her role as Abby O'Neil in the sitcom Dharma & Greg (1997–2002). In film, Kennedy appeared in Pump Up the Volume (1990), Erin Brockovich (2000), In the Loop (2009), Due Date (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), and The Five-Year Engagement (2012). She is currently a series regular on the sitcom Mom, for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination.

Larry Gelman is an American film and television character actor. He is known for playing Dr. Bernie Tupperman on the TV series The Bob Newhart Show and Vinnie, the poker playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in the original TV series version of The Odd Couple.

Christopher Meledandri is an American film producer, and founder and CEO of Illumination. He is best known as the producer of the Despicable Me franchise.

Catherine Lloyd Burns is an actress and writer, best known for her role as Caroline Miller in the TV show Malcolm in the Middle.

Adepero Oduye is an American actress, director, singer, and writer. She is known for Pariah (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Big Short (2015), and Widows (2018).

Robert Sorcher is an Executive Producer for Warner Bros. Television Group. Sorcher was formerly an Executive Vice President and Global Chief Content Officer at Cartoon Network, starting his job in 2008, but was promoted in 2013. He was a producer for We Bare Bears, Emmy and Peabody-winning Adventure Time, Clarence, Regular Show, Steven Universe, Over the Garden Wall, The Powerpuff Girls and Ben 10. As Chief Content Officer, he was responsible for original content development for Cartoon Network and Cartoon Network Studios