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

Giovanni Familiare Capitello is an American actor / filmmaker.

Omar Lizardo is a sociologist, LeRoy Neiman Term Chair Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, formerly Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame (2006-2018), and the former co-editor (2016-2020), with Rory M. McVeigh and Sarah Mustillo, of the American Sociological Review, the flagship journal for the American Sociological Association. Starting in 2020, Lizardo became a member of the board of reviewing editors of the journal Science. The website academic influence ranks Lizardo as the most influential sociologist from the period 2010–2020. According to one commentator, he "has a history of grappling with important ideas in an innovative and insightful fashion" and is a widely cited author in numerous sub-fields of sociology. He is specifically known for his work at the intersection of cognitive science and sociology of culture, but also social networks, organizational studies, and sociological theory. He is a former contributor to the popular sociology group blog, orgtheory.net. and one of the co-founders of the group blog culturecog.

Kenwood Marshall Dennard is an American jazz drummer.

Kevin Misher is an American movie and television producer via his Los Angeles-based production company, Misher Films.

Howard James Hubbard, DD is a United States prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Albany. Hubbard was the ninth Bishop of Albany, serving as Bishop from March 27, 1977, to April 10, 2014.

Robert Joseph Cunningham was the tenth bishop of Syracuse from 2009 to 2019.

John Oliver Barres is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On January 31, 2017, he was installed as the Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, succeeding Bishop William Murphy. He formerly served as Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Jackie Geary is an American actress, writer, and producer known for her recurring roles in NCIS, 13 Reasons Why, and The Goldbergs. Geary was born in Port Jefferson, New York and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in women's history from Barnard College.