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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
  • Film & TV
  • Writing
  • Music
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Science
  • Other
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Showing 354 of 22,064 notable people

19018 MODEL

Katherina Roshana

Born 1990

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19102 BASKET

Kamari Murphy

Born 1993

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19196 ACTOR

Victoria Konefal

Born 1996

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19281 ACTOR

Stella Schnabel

Born 1990

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19294 PRESENTER

Alexander Guttenplan

Born 1990

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19303 BASEBALL

James Norwood (baseball)

Born 1993

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19311 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Nicolle Velez

Born 1991

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19324 RAPPER

Issa Gold

Born 1990

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19400 ARTIST

Kia LaBeija

Born 1990

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19436 JOURNALIST

Kristin Prim

Born 1993

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19479 RAPPER

Hak (musician)

Born 1994

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19484 BUSINESS

Dustin Satloff

Born 1993

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19583 PRODUCER

DJ Ezasscul

Born 1992

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19600 FOOTBALL

Zev Taublieb

Born 1993

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19612 ACTOR

Ariel Mortman

Born 1994

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19625 PLAYER

Dylan Murray

Born 1995

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19763 BASKET

Terrence Samuel

Born 1994

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19865 BASKET

Chris Fouch

Born 1990

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19943 BASKET

Omar Calhoun

Born 1993

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19947 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Kaya Thomas

Born 1995

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20025 BASEBALL

Matt Festa

Born 1993

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20233 PSYCHOLOGIST

Rebecca Russo

Born 1994

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20456 BUSINESS

John Ducas (investor)

Born 1998

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20490 SINGER

Johnny Sky

Born 1997

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20588 DANCER

Julia O'Rourke

Born 1999

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20613 SONGWRITER

Garry Sitarski

Born 1994

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20659 MAGIC

Tommy Wind

Born 1990

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20675 BASKET

Malcolm Brooks

Born 1992

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20679 BASKET

Luis Jacobo

Born 1991

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20712 BASKET

Satou Sabally

Born 1998

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20800 MODEL

Bonnie Walls

Born 1993

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20826 ACTOR

Jennifer Jacobs

Born 1997

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20829 ACTOR

Ethan Levy

Born 1991

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20945 DRUMMER

Chemy Soibelman

Born 1991

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21035 FOOTBALL

Devin Morgan

Born 1993

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21097 BASKET

Blake Aoki Borysewicz

Born 1993

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21100 BASKET

Jared Nickens

Born 1994

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21147 ACTOR

Jeremiah Porter

Born 1998

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21185 BASKET

Christopher Ortiz

Born 1993

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21211 ARTIST

Kat Fajardo

Born 1991

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21219 ACTOR

Christina Offley

Born 1993

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21349 LACROSSE

Ellie DeGarmo

Born 1994

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21476 BASKET

Max Montana

Born 1996

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21633 MODEL

Dakota Lohan

Born 1996

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21664 AUTHOR

Elizabeth Pipko

Born 1995

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21667 SINGER

Teddy Edwards (recording artist)

Born 1999

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21752 SPORT

Olajide Keshinro

Born 1990

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21801 SPORT

Tarik Phillip

Born 1993

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21818 SWIMMER

Krystal Lara

Born 1998

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21893 SINGER

Jorid Paulus

Born 1998

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21898 BASKET

Chris Carter (Basketballspieler)

Born 1992

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21908 BASKET

Isaiah Johnson

Born 1993

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21964 SPORT

Mokhtar Al-Yamani

Born 1997

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22018 ACTOR

Paul Pilcz

Born 1990

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