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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.

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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
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  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
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5737 ARTIST

Alex Jacobowitz

Born 1960

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5738 ACTOR

Olivia Birkelund

Born 1963

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5752 POLITICIAN

David Rivera

Born 1965

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5756 SINGER

Tommy Victor

Born 1966

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5768 MUSIC

Mat Maneri

Born 1969

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5770 AUTHOR

Bobbito Garcia

Born 1966

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5775 COSTUME DESIGNER

Arianne Phillips

Born 1963

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5795 ACTOR

Kristina Lilley

Born 1963

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5798 ACTOR

Tasia Valenza

Born 1967

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5803 DRUMMER

Van Williams (musician)

Born 1966

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5808 WRITER

Coco Fusco

Born 1960

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5818 ACTOR

Raymond De Felitta

Born 1964

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5823 AUTHOR

Daniel Pinchbeck

Born 1966

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5826 RAPPER

Deric Angelettie

Born 1968

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5835 MUSIC

Bob Franceschini

Born 1961

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5869 ACTOR

Joshua Cox

Born 1965

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5876 CHOREOGRAPHER

Mia Frye

Born 1965

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5881 PUPPETEER

Noel MacNeal

Born 1961

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5931 HISTORIAN

Greg Grandin

Born 1962

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5935 ACTOR

Khalil Kain

Born 1964

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5937 ACTOR

Joey Dedio

Born 1963

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5950 ACTOR

Melissa Rivers

Born 1968

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5955 LAWYER

Adam Silver

Born 1962

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5970 MUSIC

Prince Markie Dee

Born 1968

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5983 ACADEMIC

Tricia Rose

Born 1962

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6006 CHEMIST

Eric Jacobsen

Born 1960

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6008 ACTOR

Curtis McClarin

1969 - 2014

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6044 ACTOR

Rachel Bay Jones

Born 1969

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6046 BASKET

Sidney Green (basketball)

Born 1961

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6051 PHILOSOPHER

Brian Leiter

Born 1963

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6070 ACTOR

Sully Díaz

Born 1960

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6082 HISTORIAN

Thant Myint-U

Born 1966

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6086 COMEDIAN

Sam Seder

Born 1966

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6087 WRITER

Anna Dewdney

1965 - 2016

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6109 MUSIC

Graham Haynes

Born 1960

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6129 MANAGER

Bill McDermott

Born 1961

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6134 BASKET

Jerry Reynolds (basketball, born 1962)

Born 1962

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6156 ACTOR

Nina Garbiras

Born 1964

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6162 FOOTBALL

Dan Calichman

Born 1968

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6177 ATHLETIC

Charles Jenkins Jr.

Born 1964

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6181 COMPOSER

Adam Wiltzie

Born 1969

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6202 TELEVISION

Rich Eisen

Born 1969

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6204 ACTOR

Miss Coco Peru

Born 1965

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6212 WRITER

Allen Kurzweil

Born 1960

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6220 ACTOR

Jeff Burrell

Born 1968

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6238 PSYCHOLOGIST

Scott Lilienfeld

1960 - 2020

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6261 ACTOR

Ralph Carter

Born 1961

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6265 BASKET

Mario Elie

Born 1963

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6275 BASKET

Mike Smith (basketball, born 1963)

Born 1963

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6290 CONDUCTOR

Theodore Kuchar

Born 1963

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6313 PUBLISHED

Alessandra Sanguinetti

Born 1968

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6326 ACTOR

Tom Stern (director)

Born 1960

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6334 BASEBALL

Shawon Dunston

Born 1963

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6335 FILM

Cynthia Wade

Born 1967

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6340 ACTOR

Johnny Brennan

Born 1961

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6341 DRUMMER

Kate Schellenbach

Born 1966

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6351 ACTOR

Tiffany Helm

Born 1964

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6354 WRITER

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

Born 1968

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6361 NOVELIST

Will McIntosh

Born 1962

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6365 BASKET

Abdul Shamsid-Deen

Born 1968

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6380 LAWYER

Katherine L. Adams

Born 1964

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6397 MUSIC

Marcus Rojas

Born 1963

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6407 ENTREPRENEUR

Randy Lerner

Born 1962

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6414 SPORT

Nelson Vails

Born 1960

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6419 JOURNALIST

Sid Rosenberg

Born 1967

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6428 ACTOR

Jackie Hoffman

Born 1960

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6461 POLITICIAN

John Chiang (California politician)

Born 1962

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6473 MUSIC

Peter Bernstein (guitarist)

Born 1967

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6474 ACTOR

Ellen Cleghorne

Born 1965

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6486 MUSIC

Billy Milano

Born 1964

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6515 FILM

Jessica Yu

Born 1966

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6529 ARTIST

James Sturm

Born 1965

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6549 ACADEMIC

David Nirenberg

Born 1964

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6566 MOBSTER

Louis Ferrante

Born 1969

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6568 NOVELIST

Jonathan Dee

Born 1962

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6582 MUSIC

Swingfly

Born 1969

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6589 MUSIC

Hezekiah Walker

Born 1962

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6590 WRITER

Adam Ross (author)

Born 1967

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6592 NOVELIST

Jean Hanff Korelitz

Born 1961

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6598 DESIGNER

Jill Stuart

Born 1965

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6610 MUSIC

Ben Perowsky

Born 1966

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6641 ACTOR

Elizabeth Alda

Born 1960

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6650 JOCKEY

DJ Scratch

Born 1968

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6686 LAWYER

Letitia James

Born 1962

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6696 ZOOLOGIST

Joseph Bruno Slowinski

1962 - 2001

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6699 BASEBALL

Alex Arias

Born 1967

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6733 FILM

Chris Kentis

Born 1962

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6735 LAWYER

Anthony D. Romero

Born 1965

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6762 MURDER

Robert William Fisher

Born 1961

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6811 DRUMMER

Rob Gardner (musician)

Born 1965

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6817 SINGER

Rebecca Moore (artist)

Born 1968

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6837 MUSIC

K7 (musician)

Born 1969

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6846 CHOREOGRAPHER

Denise Faye

Born 1963

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6850 ARTIST

Evan Dorkin

Born 1965

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6876 BASKET

Eric Johnson (basketball)

Born 1966

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6911 COMPOSER

Peter Zizzo

Born 1966

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6912 COMPOSER

Derek Bermel

Born 1967

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6917 MUSIC

Chris Brokaw

Born 1964

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6919 PRODUCER

Robert Clivillés

Born 1964

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6936 KILLER

Heriberto Seda

Born 1967

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6946 MUSIC

Joe Ascione

1961 - 2016

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6957 FILM

Paul Rachman

Born 1962

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6959 MUSIC

Kurt Ralske

Born 1967

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6968 PRODUCER

Fred Maher

Born 1964

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6973 BASKET

Dwayne Washington (basketball)

1964 - 2016

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6978 CHESS

Alon Greenfeld

Born 1964

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6988 ACTOR

Philip Anthony-Rodriguez

Born 1968

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6989 JOURNALIST

Rita Cosby

Born 1964

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6999 CONVICT

Lori Berenson

Born 1969

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7007 ASTRONOMER

Adam Frank

Born 1962

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7008 FILMMAKER

Pia Getty

Born 1966

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7009 SINGER

Nicole Willis

Born 1963

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7017 SCIENTIST

Theodore Rappaport

Born 1960

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7020 PHOTOGRAPHER

Fazal Sheikh

Born 1965

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7039 POET

John S. Hall

Born 1960

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7041 FILM

Joe Menendez

Born 1969

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7069 CLARINET

Dimitri Ashkenazy

Born 1969

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7103 WRITER

Victoria Gotti

Born 1962

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7108 WRITER

Randall Kenan

1963 - 2020

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7114 FILM

Robert von Dassanowsky

Born 1960

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7118 ACTOR

Dina Lohan

Born 1962

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7136 NOVELIST

Caroline Paul

Born 1963

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7154 CHOREOGRAPHER

Belén Maya

Born 1966

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7162 RADIO

Mike Greenberg

Born 1967

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7169 WRITER

Rebecca Stead

Born 1968

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7174 ACTOR

Cathy Silvers

Born 1961

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7185 WRITER

Isabel Fonseca

Born 1963

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7191 NOVELIST

Dani Shapiro

Born 1962

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7197 ARTIST

Nayland Blake

Born 1960

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7200 ACTOR

Kari Michaelsen

Born 1961

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7201 JOURNALIST

Sonia Shah

Born 1969

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7208 RADIO

Sean K

Born 1968

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7210 PIANIST

Marc Cary

Born 1967

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7211 COMPOSER

Vanessa Lann

Born 1968

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7223 CARTOONIST

Josh Neufeld

Born 1967

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7224 SINGER

Elizabeth Mitchell (musician)

Born 1968

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7237 PAINTER

Rachel Harrison

Born 1966

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7254 BASEBALL

Benny Distefano

Born 1962

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7256 ART DIRECTOR

Jess Gonchor

Born 1962

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7269 SINGER

Tom Freund

Born 1968

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7275 WRITER

Nancy Dell'Olio

Born 1961

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7278 WRITER

Hilton Als

Born 1961

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7288 NASCAR

Boris Said

Born 1962

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7304 BASKET

Derrick Chievous

Born 1967

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7308 ACTOR

Suzanne Krull

1966 - 2013

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7316 FILM

Lisa Ohlin

Born 1960

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7327 MUSIC

Pamela Frank

Born 1967

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7347 BASKET

Carey Scurry

Born 1962

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7357 MUSIC

Lisa Lisa

Born 1967

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7372 ARTIST

Alex Bag

Born 1969

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7374 MODEL

Willow Bay

Born 1963

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7381 CHEF

Dan Barber

Born 1969

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7391 DRUMMER

Greg D'Angelo

Born 1963

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7396 MUSIC

Coati Mundi (musician)

Born 1963

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7397 ACTOR

Matt McGrath (actor)

Born 1969

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7450 SINGER

Chris Seefried

Born 1966

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7464 DRUMMER

Danny Heifetz

Born 1964

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7469 COMPOSER

Anton Sanko

Born 1960

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7507 SINGER

Cynthia (singer)

Born 1968

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7513 BASKET

David Russell (basketball)

Born 1960

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7518 SINGER

Johnny Rivera

Born 1962

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7520 MUSIC

Rick Rozz

Born 1967

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7524 ACTOR

James Wlcek

Born 1964

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7535 ACTOR

Christina Cabot

Born 1969

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7539 ACTOR

Jennifer Gatti

Born 1968

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7552 COMPOSER

Amanda Green

Born 1965

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7559 NOVELIST

Jonathan Goldstein (author)

Born 1969

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7566 MATHEMATICIAN

Keith Martin Ball

Born 1960

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7585 JOURNALIST

Brian Doherty (journalist)

Born 1968

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7593 SINGER

Matthew Caws

Born 1967

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7594 MUSIC

Tarik Shah

Born 1963

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7606 SINGER

Mike DiMeo

Born 1968

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7614 ACTOR

Daniel Jenkins

Born 1963

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7617 PRODUCER

Josh Selig

Born 1964

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7623 ACTOR

Charles Chun

Born 1967

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7637 SCREENWRITER

Kamala Lopez

Born 1964

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7638 HISTORIAN

Debórah Dwork

Born 1964

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7640 BASKET

James Carter (basketball)

Born 1964

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7645 WRITER

Eloy Urroz

Born 1967

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7663 ACTOR

Angelica Page

Born 1964

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7664 SINGER

Taffy (singer)

Born 1963

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7685 BASEBALL

Damion Easley

Born 1969

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7690 RAPPER

David Jude Jolicoeur

Born 1965

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7708 PLAYER

Greg Van Emburgh

Born 1966

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7713 WRITER

Jacob Collins

Born 1964

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7722 PRODUCER

Steve Stoll (musician)

Born 1967

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7724 ACTOR

John Shepherd (actor)

Born 1960

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7732 JOURNALIST

Kate Betts

Born 1964

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7734 JOURNALIST

Valerie Miles

Born 1963

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7737 WRITER

Jandy Nelson

Born 1965

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7740 BASKET

Irving Thomas

Born 1966

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7743 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Steven Skiena

Born 1961

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7748 WRESTLER

Cathy Dingman

Born 1964

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7751 COMIC

Dean Haspiel

Born 1967

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7756 AUTHOR

Stephan Grundy

Born 1967

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7774 CARTOONIST

Alex Robinson

Born 1969

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7775 PENCILLER

ChrisCross

Born 1968

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7780 PALAEONTOLOGIST

John Alroy

Born 1966

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7806 ACTOR

Stephen DeRosa

Born 1968

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7809 ACTIVIST

Randall Amster

Born 1966

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7838 ECONOMIST

Phillip Swagel

Born 1966

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7880 RAPPER

Danny Boy (rapper)

Born 1968

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7882 POET

Richard Siken

Born 1967

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7896 LITERARY

Erica Wagner

Born 1967

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7908 ASTRONOMER

Paul Kalas

Born 1967

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7913 ACTOR

Bill Corbett

Born 1960

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7918 BASKET

Frank Haith

Born 1965

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7919 ACTOR

Sydney Walsh

Born 1961

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7949 POET

Taylor Mali

Born 1965

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7996 ACTOR

Cheryl Shepard

Born 1966

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7997 JOURNALIST

Nancy Gibbs

Born 1960

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8021 SINGER

Huey Morgan

Born 1968

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8027 PHOTOGRAPHER

Merlin Bronques

Born 1969

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8035 MUSIC

Jason Flom

Born 1961

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8042 ZOOLOGIST

Aaron Matthew Bauer

Born 1961

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8045 ACTOR

Tracy Griffith

Born 1965

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8049 BASKET

Greg Stewart

1960 - 2018

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8056 BASKET

Orlando Vega

Born 1968

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8058 ECONOMIST

Ross Levine

Born 1960

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8080 SINGER

Stacy Francis

Born 1969

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8121 FOOTBALL

Shane Conlan

Born 1964

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8143 PHYSICIST

Robert J. Schoelkopf

Born 1964

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8146 MUSIC

Wessell Anderson

Born 1964

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8148 NOVELIST

Christopher Kubasik

Born 1963

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8152 WRITER

Charles A. Coulombe

Born 1960

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8155 ACTOR

Beatrice Alda

Born 1961

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8162 SINGER

Salt (rapper)

Born 1966

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8164 JOURNALIST

Nick Gillespie

Born 1963

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8169 ACTOR

Rainbow Harvest

Born 1967

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8170 PUBLISHER

Nolé Marin

Born 1969

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8197 CONDUCTOR

David Stern (conductor)

Born 1963

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8203 MUSIC

John Connelly (musician)

Born 1962

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8244 BOXING

Lou DiBella

Born 1960

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8247 MUSIC

Adam Holzman (guitarist)

Born 1960

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8271 ACTOR

Annie Griffin

Born 1960

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8272 PRODUCER

DJ Disciple

Born 1965

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8291 SINGER

Alan Cavé

Born 1966

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8321 PHYSICIST

James Collins (bioengineer)

Born 1965

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8329 PHOTOGRAPHER

Jeff Cowen

Born 1966

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8333 BIOGRAPHER

A. J. Benza

Born 1962

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8354 ACTOR

Dondre Whitfield

Born 1969

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8355 CARTOONIST

Erika Lopez

Born 1968

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8359 MODEL

Emme (model)

Born 1963

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8448 MUSIC

Ben Ratliff

Born 1968

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8451 ARTIST

Amy Adler

Born 1966

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8476 WRITER

Elizabeth E. Wein

Born 1964

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8483 NOVELIST

Christa Faust

Born 1969

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8488 WRITER

William Tucci

Born 1966

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8504 RADIO

Alexis Stewart

Born 1965

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8505 WRITER

Michael Patrick MacDonald

Born 1966

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8528 WRITER

Allegra Goodman

Born 1967

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8529 PAINTER

Kate Shepherd

Born 1961

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8541 ACTOR

Kaitlin Hopkins

Born 1964

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8544 WRITER

Chris Matthew Sciabarra

Born 1960

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8545 BASKET

Kevin Williams (basketball)

Born 1961

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8565 ACTOR

David Valcin

Born 1964

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8566 RAPPER

Dana Dane

Born 1965

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8573 POLITICIAN

James E. Davis (New York politician)

1962 - 2003

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8574 GANGSTER

John A. Gotti

Born 1964

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8579 LAWYER

Rachel Freier

Born 1965

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8583 SCULPTOR

Karen LaMonte

Born 1967

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8595 GUITAR

Eric Roche

1967 - 2005

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8616 PLAYER

Larry Scott (sports administrator)

Born 1964

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8619 SCREENWRITER

Alan Kirschenbaum

1961 - 2012

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8621 MUSIC

Janice Baird

Born 1963

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8626 POLICE

Larry Davis (New York criminal)

1966 - 2008

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8631 AUTHOR

Donald X. Vaccarino

Born 1969

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8640 CONDUCTOR

Joseph Swensen

Born 1960

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8653 MUSIC

Lenny Fontana

Born 1968

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8668 ACTOR

Megan Hollingshead

Born 1968

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8677 PERCUSSIONIST

Daniel de los Reyes

Born 1962

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8684 PRODUCER

Victor Calderone

Born 1967

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8724 HISTORIAN

Kyra T. Inachin

1968 - 2012

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8731 ACTOR

Amanda Anka

Born 1968

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8742 ACTOR

Richard Genelle

1961 - 2008

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8752 ACTOR

Peter Abbay

Born 1966

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8763 FOOTBALL

Terrence Flagler

Born 1964

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8780 FILM

Ramsey Ann Naito

Born 1964

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8781 GUITAR

Keith Alexander (guitarist)

1963 - 2005

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8791 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Marcus J. Ranum

Born 1962

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8792 SONGWRITER

Jaz-O

Born 1964

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8796 MUSIC

Paul Di Leo

Born 1965

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8827 BASEBALL

John Cangelosi

Born 1963

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8835 MUSIC

Grasshopper (musician)

Born 1967

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8841 ANIMATOR

Traci Paige Johnson

Born 1969

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8858 ACTOR

Michael St. Gerard

Born 1961

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8865 PRESENTER

Rachel Williams

Born 1967

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8867 ACTOR

Katy Selverstone

Born 1966

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8881 SPORT

Michael McCarthy (cyclist)

Born 1968

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8883 CRIME

Angela Raiola

1960 - 2016

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8887 ARTIST

Andrea Scrima

Born 1960

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8890 MATHEMATICIAN

Alan Edelman

Born 1963

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8917 JOURNALIST

James Rosen (journalist)

Born 1960

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8926 FILM

Caroline Baron

Born 1961

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8945 ACTOR

Catya Sassoon

1968 - 2002

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8967 RADIO

Frank DeCaro

Born 1962

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9005 COMPOSER

Alex Shapiro

Born 1962

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9021 MUSIC

Justin Robinson (musician)

Born 1968

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9049 SCREENWRITER

Chris Reccardi

1964 - 2019

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9071 ACTOR

Christopher Collet

Born 1968

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