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

Andrew Lazar is an American film producer and graduate of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. He is associated with Mad Chance Productions, a production company he formed in 1997 that is affiliated with Warner Bros., but also has projects involved with other studios. Lazar is of Jewish descent.

Craig Shaw Gardner is an American author, best known for producing fantasy parodies similar to those of Terry Pratchett.

Ramsey Ann Naito is an American film producer of animated films. She is best known for her 2017 production The Boss Baby, that earned her several awards and nominations including an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. Her mother was a painter and her Japanese father came from a long line of Haiku artists.

Joseph Patrick Breen is an American actor, playwright and screenwriter.

Brian Michael Higgins is the U.S. Representative for New York's 26th congressional district, serving since 2005. The district, numbered as the 27th district from 2005 to 2013, includes Buffalo and Niagara Falls. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is an active member of several congressional committees and caucuses. Higgins was born and raised in Buffalo, and graduated from college in Buffalo, later obtaining his graduate degrees from both Buffalo State College and Harvard University.

Ed Wasser is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Mr. Morden in Babylon 5.

Carolyn ketcher is an American businesswoman who was one of the judges on the NBC television program The Apprentice. She was formerly the Executive Vice President, chief operating officer, for the Trump Golf Properties. Before her career with Trump ended in August 2006, she monitored the progress of the contestants on the program and assisted Donald Trump in determining who should be fired.

Andrew Daly is an American actor, comedian and writer. He starred as Forrest MacNeil on the Comedy Central series Review, and had a supporting role in the HBO comedy series Eastbound & Down as Terrence Cutler. He has also made recurring appearances on television programs such as Silicon Valley, Veep, Modern Family, Black-ish, Trial & Error, the Netflix series The Who Was? Show, Reno 911!, and Comedy Bang! Bang! as well as animated shows such as Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites, Bob's Burgers, Adventure Time, and Harley Quinn.

Paul Marc Maslansky is an American film producer and writer best known for the Police Academy movies.

Paul Allan Oscher was an American blues singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Primarily a harmonica player, he was the first permanent white member of Muddy Waters' band.