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

Dion John Lewis is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. With the New England Patriots, he won Super Bowl LI over the Atlanta Falcons in 2017. Lewis was also on the Tennessee Titans and briefly on the rosters of the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts, but never appeared in a game situation for either team.

Kevin Joseph Huerter is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins.

Jefferson H. Van Drew is an American politician and dentist serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He was first elected to Congress as a Democrat in 2018, but became a Republican in 2020 due to his opposition to the first impeachment of Donald Trump.

Stephon Xavier Marbury is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). After a collegiate career with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, he was selected as the 4th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks but was traded shortly thereafter to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Marbury played in the NBA from 1996 to 2009, also as a member of the New Jersey Nets, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics. He was an NBA All-Star with the Nets in 2001 and with the Suns in 2003, and was voted All-NBA Third Team in 2000 and 2003. Marbury then played in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) from 2010 to 2018, winning three CBA championships with the Beijing Ducks in 2012, 2014 and 2015.

Jennifer Joy Philbin is an American producer and screenwriter. She is best known for her work on the drama series The O.C. and is the daughter of television stars Regis and Joy Philbin.

Nelson Erazo is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Homicide. He is currently competing for both National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Ring of Honor (ROH) where he is a member of the faction VLNCE UNLTD.

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. Representative for New York's 8th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he represents a district that covers parts of the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. A corporate lawyer by occupation, he worked for Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, then Viacom and CBS, before running for and serving in the New York State Assembly from 2007 to 2012, representing the 57th Assembly district. Jeffries has also chaired the House Democratic Caucus since 2019.

Eric Tradd Schneiderman is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 65th Attorney General of New York from 2011 until his resignation in May 2018. Schneiderman, a member of the Democratic Party, previously served for ten years in the New York State Senate.

Shamele Mackie, known professionally as Papoose, is an American rapper and songwriter.

Helen Kane was an American singer and actress. Her signature song was "I Wanna Be Loved by You" (1928), featured in the 1928 stage musical Good Boy. The song was written for Good Boy by songwriters Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Kane's voice and appearance were a source for Fleischer Studios animator Grim Natwick when creating Betty Boop. Kane attempted to sue the studio for claims of stealing her signature "boop-a-doop" style. However, the judge decided that there was not sufficient proof of this, thus dismissing the case.