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NEW YORK CITY

Most Famous People Born in New York City, USA

Notable people
22,064
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1935
Most distinctive
Screenwriter 5.4×

If the 20th century held a casting call, it was in New York. Almost all of the city's notable births fall after 1900, fueled by an entertainment economy — Broadway, Tin Pan Alley, the studio system, late-night TV, hip-hop in the Bronx — that has minted more actors, comedians, and musicians than any other American city. Even its 19th-century names skew literary: poets, editors, journalists, not generals or industrialists.

Standouts

What New York City Is Known For

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Actor is New York City's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (3,012).

New York City over-indexes on screenwriter 5.4× the global rate.

New York City under-produces football — only 0.1× the global rate.

  1. Actor 3,012 2.6×
  2. Politician 1,004 0.4×
  3. Writer 859 1.2×
  4. Film 841 3.1×
  5. Lawyer 794 2.1×
  6. Music 767 2.4×
  7. Baseball 584 2.3×
  8. Singer 573 1.3×
  1. Screenwriter 522 5.4×
  2. Producer 225 3.6×
  3. Novelist 299 3.4×
  4. Film 841 3.1×
  5. Photographer 287 2.7×
  6. Actor 3,012 2.6×
  7. Music 767 2.4×
  8. Baseball 584 2.3×
  1. Football 365 0.1×
  2. Politician 1,004 0.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of New York City's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1800 1850 1900 1950 2000
  • Film & TV
  • Writing
  • Music
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Science
  • Other
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19490 POLITICIAN

Bradley Abelow

Born 1958

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19503 PLAYWRIGHT

Richard Vetere

Born 1952

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19509 LUGER

Donna Burke

Born 1954

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19518 SINGER

Steven Grossman (musician)

1951 - 1991

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19530 CEO

Jamie Rappaport Clark

Born 1957

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19537 LAWYER

Margery Bronster

Born 1957

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19548 PSYCHOLOGIST

Amy Halberstadt

Born 1954

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19549 ADVISOR

Loretta Ucelli

Born 1954

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19558 ACTOR

Casey King

1951 - 2014

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19561 MARKETING

John Tantillo

Born 1951

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19562 CURATOR

David Mickenberg

Born 1954

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19571 JOURNALIST

Debbie Goad

1954 - 2000

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19587 EDITOR

Betsy Wollheim

Born 1951

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19604 PHOTOGRAPHER

Susan Lipper

Born 1953

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19609 FOOTBALL

Joey Fink

Born 1951

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19618 MUSIC

Al MacDowell

Born 1958

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19619 ILLUSTRATOR

Geoffrey Mandel

Born 1959

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19654 COACH

Keith Rowen

Born 1952

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19655 MEDICAL

David S. Guzick

Born 1952

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19684 JOURNALIST

Allan Maraynes

Born 1950

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19686 FOOTBALL

Keith Van Eron

Born 1955

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19689 RADIO

Lin Brehmer

Born 1954

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19698 JOURNALIST

Filippo D'Acquarone

Born 1957

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19710 MUSIC

Concetta M. Tomaino

Born 1954

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19711 BASKET

Mike Ferrara

Born 1958

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19716 COMPOSER

Peter Shaindlin

Born 1957

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19719 LAWYER

Joseph Borg (regulator)

Born 1951

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19731 ARTIST

Paul Housberg

Born 1953

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19770 NEUROSCIENTIST

Rosalind A. Segal

Born 1958

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19791 JUDGE

Mary Kay Vyskocil

Born 1958

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19804 MUSIC

Phil Hey

Born 1953

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19820 JOURNALIST

Thom Calandra

Born 1956

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19823 METEOROLOGIST

Helen Tronstad

Born 1952

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19832 FOOTBALL

Terry Randolph

Born 1955

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19853 FOOTBALL

Tony Elliott (defensive lineman)

1959 - 2007

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19884 PLAYWRIGHT

Rick Lombardo

Born 1959

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19921 PAINTER

Philomena Marano

Born 1952

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19950 BUSINESS

Eduardo Vela Ruiz

Born 1951

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19951 BASKET

Ron Haigler

Born 1953

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19966 ACADEMIC

John C. Bravman

Born 1957

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19970 FOOTBALL

Frank DiMaggio

Born 1950

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19971 ILLUSTRATOR

Joe Ciardiello

Born 1953

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19979 HISTORIAN

Robert J. Dalessandro

Born 1958

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19987 FEMINIST

Diane Sabin

Born 1952

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20001 CHOREOGRAPHER

Bebe Miller

Born 1950

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20005 LITERARY

Kam Williams

1952 - 2019

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20009 SINGER

Liz Hengber

Born 1959

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20021 ARTIST

Frances Wolf

Born 1952

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20028 MOUNTAINEER

John Middendorf

Born 1959

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20030 LAWYER

Paul Traub

Born 1952

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20047 PSYCHOLOGIST

Marc Ehrlich

Born 1952

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20052 MUSIC

Paul Rishell

Born 1950

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20065 BUSINESS

Richard Pzena

Born 1959

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20067 INVESTOR

Henry Furlow Owsley III

Born 1955

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20083 COACH

Bob Price (Canadian football)

Born 1955

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20101 LITERARY

David Vigliano

Born 1959

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20115 EDITOR

Jessie Lilley

Born 1958

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20122 ARTIST

Jeannette Betancourt

Born 1959

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20132 FILM

Peggy Stern (Produzentin)

Born 1957

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20141 JOURNALIST

Judith Matloff

Born 1958

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20148 HOST

Daniel Johnnes

Born 1955

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20150 ACTOR

Bob Lazarus

1956 - 2009

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20153 DIPLOMAT

Amy J. Hyatt

Born 1955

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20185 MILITAR

P. David Hornik

Born 1954

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20192 MUSIC

James Finn

Born 1956

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20211 THEATRE

Richard Hamburger

Born 1951

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20222 RESEARCH

John Diffley

Born 1958

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20231 JOURNALIST

Vincent DeVeau

Born 1952

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20243 LINGUIST

Bencie Woll

Born 1950

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20258 INVESTMENT

Peter Seligmann

Born 1950

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20259 PUBLISHER

Diane Straus

1951 - 2017

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20260 SINGER

Gary Marks (musician)

Born 1950

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20263 JOURNALIST

Ross Greenberg

1956 - 2017

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20307 JOURNALIST

Mark Kellner

Born 1957

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20315 NEUROSCIENTIST

J. Anthony Movshon

Born 1950

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20341 BUSINESS

Thomas J. Moran (businessman)

1952 - 2018

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20350 FOOTBALL

Paul Lankford

Born 1958

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20368 FOOTBALL

Tyrone Crews

Born 1956

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20370 BUSINESS

Walter Johnsen

Born 1950

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20374 PHYSICIAN

Robert Yarchoan

Born 1950

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20382 BUSINESS

Liz Neumark

Born 1956

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20394 PHYSICIAN

Jeffrey P. Nadler

Born 1950

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20413 POLITICIAN

Iris Estabrook

Born 1950

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20424 SON

Steve Bratt

Born 1957

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20445 MUSIC

KJ Denhert

Born 1958

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20448 PAINTER

Geoffrey Raymond

Born 1953

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20459 ARTIST

Ira Tiffen

Born 1951

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20468 LAWYER

Karen L. Loeffler

Born 1957

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20482 VIROLOGIST

Stephen S. Morse

Born 1951

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20522 AUTHOR

Jeffrey L. Price

Born 1958

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20537 GOVERNANCE

Robert J. Rubinstein

Born 1952

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20539 TROMBONIST

Tyrone Jefferson

Born 1953

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20580 TRUMPET

Manny Laureano

Born 1955

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20583 BASKET

Charlie Auffray

1956 - 2007

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20623 PHYSICIAN

Mark S. Blumenkranz

Born 1950

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20636 RABBI

Ezra Labaton

1950 - 2013

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20640 PAINTER

Gregory William Frux

Born 1958

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20657 FOOTBALL

Chris Agoliati

Born 1951

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20678 FOOTBALL

Eric Laakso

1956 - 2010

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20681 POLITICIAN

Ben Henderson (politician)

Born 1957

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20697 DIPLOMAT

Dorothea-Maria Rosen

Born 1950

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20719 ENTERTAINER

Danny McWilliams

Born 1956

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20720 ROWER

Judy Geer

Born 1953

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20731 GAME

William David Volk

Born 1956

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20750 MUSIC

Andrew Kaslow

Born 1950

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20779 FOOTBALL

Norm Wingert

Born 1950

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20780 WRITER

Robbie Vorhaus

Born 1954

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20782 LEGISLATOR

Nancy Argenziano

Born 1955

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20794 BUSINESS

Maria Vizcarrondo-De Soto

Born 1951

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20803 MUSIC

Val Ramos

Born 1958

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20806 BASEBALL

Bill Evers

Born 1954

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20857 WRITER

Thomas McAlevey

Born 1958

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20886 FENCER

John Zarno

Born 1950

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20887 PHOTOGRAPHER

Sherry Millner

Born 1950

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20888 AUDIO

Bradshaw Leigh

Born 1957

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20902 BASKET

Steven Sewell

Born 1956

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20914 LEGISLATOR

Dean Corren

Born 1955

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20930 BIOLOGIST

Perry Nisen

Born 1955

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20943 ACTOR

Natalie Mosco

Born 1950

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20963 ROWER

Sherry Cassuto

1957 - 2016

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20974 ROWER

Ridgely Johnson

Born 1958

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20977 WRITER

Evelyn C. Leeper

Born 1950

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20987 ROWER

Mimi Kellogg

Born 1953

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21002 MUSIC

Buz Verno

Born 1953

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21009 GUITAR

Brion James (Musiker)

Born 1955

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21011 PODIATRIST

Suzanne M. Levine

Born 1957

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21052 ROWER

Laura Staines

Born 1953

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21108 HORSE TRAINER

Thomas Albertrani

Born 1958

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21113 LAWYER

Elliot R. Peters

Born 1958

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21120 MUSIC

Alan Michael Braufman

Born 1951

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21124 ARTIST

Michael Kirwan (artist)

1953 - 2018

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21148 PHYSICIST

John Markert (physicist)

Born 1957

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21204 DRUMMER

Reuben Hoch

Born 1959

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21222 PASTEUR

Robert Baxter

Born 1959

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21239 LAWYER

Timothy M. Reif

Born 1959

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21274 MUSIC

Scott Colby

Born 1953

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21298 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Marian Croak

Born 1955

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21338 JOURNALIST

April Saul

Born 1955

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21347 FIGHTER

Gary Geidel

1956 - 2001

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21364 FOOTBALL

Rick Schweizer

Born 1959

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21382 PIANIST

Mala Waldron

Born 1958

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21416 LAW

Michael Mazzariello

Born 1958

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21418 ARTIST

Donna Meistrich

Born 1954

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21452 JOURNALIST

John Siceloff

Born 1953

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21459 PHYSICIST

Stephen D. Levene

Born 1958

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21467 AUTHOR

Amina Warsuma

Born 1953

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21473 GEMOLOGIST

Jerry Sisk Jr.

1953 - 2013

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21540 PAINTER

Franck Moore

1954 - 2002

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21546 MUSIC

Werner Last jr.

Born 1954

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21571 JOURNALIST

Sylvia do Pico

Born 1957

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21599 ASTRONOMER

Marc Postman

Born 1958

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21611 WRITER

Mark Schorr

Born 1953

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21661 HORSE TRAINER

Bruce N. Levine

Born 1955

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21674 RETAILER

Ann Krcik

1957 - 2018

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21680 POLITICIAN

Stephen DiBrienza

Born 1954

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21720 TRADE UNION

Kurt Stand

Born 1954

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21760 POET

Lee Slonimsky

Born 1951

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21808 SPORT

Dave Solomon (journalist)

1952 - 2011

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21845 SCIENCE

Edwin-Michael Cortez

1951 - 2018

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21852 POLITICIAN

George Archibald McTavish

Born 1956

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21860 SCIENTIST

Damon Simonelli

1959 - 2004

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21902 FOOTBALL

Roberto DeOliviera

Born 1955

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21905 ACTOR

Steve Kehela

Born 1951

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21907 DRUMMER

Bob DeMeo

Born 1955

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21968 SOCIOLOGIST

Terry Kershaw

1952 - 2015

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21988 CHEMIST

Paul J. Reider

Born 1951

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22028 BODYBUILDER

Morris Vandersteen

Born 1954

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22059 DIPLOMAT

Marco Filippo Tornetta

Born 1955

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