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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
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Showing 3,012 of 22,064 notable people

0698 ACTOR

Dina Merrill

1923 - 2017

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0699 ACTOR

Patricia Morison

1915 - 2018

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0703 ACTOR

Kelly LeBrock

Born 1960

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0708 ACTOR

Adam Arkin

Born 1956

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0710 ACTOR

Brooke Adams (actress)

Born 1949

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0711 ACTOR

Michael Lerner (actor)

Born 1941

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0714 ACTOR

Dean Winters

Born 1964

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0715 ACTOR

Sam Jaffe

1891 - 1984

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0716 ACTOR

Skylar Astin

Born 1987

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0719 ACTOR

Joseph Bologna

1934 - 2017

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0723 ACTOR

Robert Alda

1914 - 1986

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0725 ACTOR

Ken Leung

Born 1970

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0727 ACTOR

Brandon deWilde

1942 - 1972

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0729 ACTOR

Shemp Howard

1895 - 1955

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0730 ACTOR

Yaya DaCosta

Born 1982

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0731 ACTOR

Moisés Arias

Born 1994

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0734 ACTOR

Spencer Breslin

Born 1992

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0739 ACTOR

Robert Downey Sr.

Born 1936

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0742 ACTOR

Andrew Robinson (actor)

Born 1942

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0746 ACTOR

Lloyd Kaufman

Born 1945

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0747 ACTOR

Chris Messina

Born 1974

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0748 ACTOR

Susan Sullivan

Born 1942

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0749 ACTOR

Ana Ortiz

Born 1971

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0752 ACTOR

Joy Bryant

Born 1974

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0757 ACTOR

Yasmine Bleeth

Born 1968

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0762 ACTOR

Peter Strauss

Born 1947

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0763 ACTOR

Nestor Carbonell

Born 1967

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0768 ACTOR

Grace Gummer

Born 1986

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0769 ACTOR

Laura Benanti

Born 1979

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0771 ACTOR

James Russo

Born 1953

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0772 ACTOR

Yancy Butler

Born 1970

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0773 ACTOR

Monica Keena

Born 1979

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0775 ACTOR

Kirk Acevedo

Born 1971

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0776 ACTOR

John Dall

1918 - 1971

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0781 ACTOR

Lainie Kazan

Born 1940

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0782 ACTOR

David Paymer

Born 1954

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0783 ACTOR

Richard Masur

Born 1948

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0788 ACTOR

Mike Starr (actor)

Born 1950

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0789 ACTOR

Mark Moses

Born 1958

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0790 ACTOR

Craig Bierko

Born 1964

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0792 ACTOR

Brock Peters

1928 - 2005

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0796 ACTOR

Ellen Greene

Born 1951

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0807 ACTOR

Edward Arnold (actor)

1890 - 1956

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0816 ACTOR

Anne Revere

1903 - 1990

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0820 ACTOR

Eddie Cahill

Born 1978

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0821 ACTOR

Tyler James Williams

Born 1992

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0822 ACTOR

Alexandra Paul

Born 1963

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0824 ACTOR

Anne Shirley (actress)

1918 - 1993

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0825 ACTOR

Tony Sirico

Born 1942

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0826 ACTOR

John Marley

1907 - 1984

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0831 ACTOR

Jim Jones (rapper)

Born 1976

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0832 ACTOR

Aida Turturro

Born 1962

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0833 ACTOR

Richard Barthelmess

1895 - 1963

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0836 ACTOR

Jan Sterling

1921 - 2004

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0838 ACTOR

Aldis Hodge

Born 1986

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0839 ACTOR

Joe Spinell

1936 - 1989

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0840 ACTOR

Merritt Wever

Born 1980

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0847 ACTOR

Leon Thomas III

Born 1993

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0848 ACTOR

John Randolph (actor)

1915 - 2004

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0850 ACTOR

Julian Beck

1925 - 1985

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0852 ACTOR

Dan Dailey

1915 - 1978

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0855 ACTOR

Thomas McDonell

Born 1986

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0856 ACTOR

Michael Badalucco

Born 1954

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0859 ACTOR

Reed Diamond

Born 1967

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0860 ACTOR

Peggy Wood

1892 - 1978

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0861 ACTOR

Dan Hedaya

Born 1940

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0862 ACTOR

Robert John Burke

Born 1960

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0863 ACTOR

Vincent Spano

Born 1962

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0865 ACTOR

Zelda Williams

Born 1989

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0866 ACTOR

Marcia Strassman

1948 - 2014

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0869 ACTOR

Richard Lynch

1940 - 2012

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0871 ACTOR

Bonnie Somerville

Born 1974

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0881 ACTOR

Romany Malco

Born 1968

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0883 ACTOR

Kevin Sussman

Born 1970

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0885 ACTOR

Fred Tatasciore

Born 1967

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0888 ACTOR

Royal Dano

1922 - 1994

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0893 ACTOR

Monty Woolley

1888 - 1963

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0896 ACTOR

Alexis Dziena

Born 1984

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0897 ACTOR

Edward Everett Horton

1886 - 1970

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0901 ACTOR

Asia Carrera

Born 1973

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0903 ACTOR

Seth Gilliam

Born 1968

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0906 ACTOR

Brooke Smith (actress)

Born 1967

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0907 ACTOR

Lucy Boynton

Born 1994

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0916 ACTOR

Timothée Chalamet

Born 1995

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0917 ACTOR

Lauren Vélez

Born 1964

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0919 ACTOR

Isabel Sanford

1917 - 2004

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0920 ACTOR

Sam Robards

Born 1961

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0928 ACTOR

Andy Milonakis

Born 1976

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0932 ACTOR

William Hickey (actor)

1927 - 1997

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0933 ACTOR

Marissa Jaret Winokur

Born 1973

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0935 ACTOR

Francis Capra

Born 1983

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0936 ACTOR

Albert Salmi

1928 - 1990

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0939 ACTOR

Zach Galligan

Born 1964

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0940 ACTOR

Carol Lynley

1942 - 2019

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0941 ACTOR

Margaret Dumont

1882 - 1965

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0943 ACTOR

Jiah Khan

1988 - 2013

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0948 ACTOR

Janet Margolin

1943 - 1993

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0958 ACTOR

Chloe Webb

Born 1956

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0959 ACTOR

Marc Lawrence

1910 - 2005

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0961 ACTOR

Ty Simpkins

Born 2001

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0962 ACTOR

John Kerr (actor)

1931 - 2013

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0963 ACTOR

Ruth Chatterton

1892 - 1961

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0966 ACTOR

Raphael Sbarge

Born 1964

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0967 ACTOR

Vanessa del Rio

Born 1952

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0968 ACTOR

Harry Davenport (actor)

1866 - 1949

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0969 ACTOR

Estelle Harris

Born 1928

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0973 ACTOR

Erica Leerhsen

Born 1976

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0976 ACTOR

Scott Mechlowicz

Born 1981

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0979 ACTOR

Scott Weinger

Born 1975

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0980 ACTOR

Ben Shenkman

Born 1968

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0981 ACTOR

Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Born 1986

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0985 ACTOR

Tracey Gold

Born 1969

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0987 ACTOR

John Ortiz

Born 1968

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0989 ACTOR

Joshua Malina

Born 1966

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0992 ACTOR

Louise Lasser

Born 1939

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0997 ACTOR

William Hopper

1915 - 1970

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0998 ACTOR

Talia Balsam

Born 1959

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0999 ACTOR

Josh Hamilton (actor)

Born 1969

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1000 ACTOR

Clarke Peters

Born 1952

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1002 ACTOR

Arthur O'Connell

1908 - 1981

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1006 ACTOR

Albert Dekker

1905 - 1968

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1008 ACTOR

Daniella Alonso

Born 1978

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1009 ACTOR

Jorja Fox

Born 1968

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1011 ACTOR

Jon Abrahams

Born 1977

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1014 ACTOR

Connor Paolo

Born 1990

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1016 ACTOR

Audrey Meadows

1922 - 1996

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1018 ACTOR

Holt McCallany

Born 1963

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1019 ACTOR

Jerry Ferrara

Born 1979

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1023 ACTOR

Mark Rydell

Born 1934

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1027 ACTOR

Geoffrey Arend

Born 1978

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1029 ACTOR

Harry Guardino

1925 - 1995

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1032 ACTOR

Sara Rue

Born 1979

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1034 ACTOR

Sheldon Leonard

1907 - 1997

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1039 ACTOR

Noah Emmerich

Born 1965

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1041 ACTOR

J. Carrol Naish

1896 - 1973

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1042 ACTOR

Perrey Reeves

Born 1970

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1044 ACTOR

Richard Bright (actor)

1937 - 2006

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1045 ACTOR

Rochelle Aytes

Born 1976

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1046 ACTOR

Erik Estrada

Born 1949

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1048 ACTOR

Joan Van Ark

Born 1943

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1049 ACTOR

Robert Iler

Born 1985

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1050 ACTOR

Joseph Campanella

1924 - 2018

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1054 ACTOR

Ad-Rock

Born 1966

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1057 ACTOR

Susan Oliver

1932 - 1990

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1058 ACTOR

Lorraine Gary

Born 1937

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1061 ACTOR

Diana Barrymore

1921 - 1960

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1065 ACTOR

Everett Sloane

1909 - 1965

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1068 ACTOR

Eric Close

Born 1967

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1070 ACTOR

Michael Weston

Born 1973

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1074 ACTOR

Joyce Van Patten

Born 1934

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1078 ACTOR

James Dunn (actor)

1901 - 1967

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1091 ACTOR

Martin Kove

Born 1946

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1096 ACTOR

Rob Brown (actor)

Born 1984

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1097 ACTOR

Vince Edwards

1928 - 1996

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1098 ACTOR

Deborah Ann Woll

Born 1985

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1103 ACTOR

David Proval

Born 1942

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1104 ACTOR

Michael Brandon

Born 1945

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1116 ACTOR

Fyvush Finkel

1922 - 2016

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1118 ACTOR

Anita Louise

1915 - 1970

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1120 ACTOR

Stubby Kaye

1918 - 1997

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1124 ACTOR

Melonie Diaz

Born 1984

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1135 ACTOR

Erin Moriarty (actress)

Born 1994

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1136 ACTOR

Dinah Manoff

Born 1958

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1141 ACTOR

Ina Balin

1937 - 1990

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1144 ACTOR

Keith Gordon

Born 1961

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1151 ACTOR

Edward Brophy

1895 - 1960

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1152 ACTOR

Earl Boen

Born 1945

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1153 ACTOR

Jeanna Fine

Born 1964

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1155 ACTOR

Roma Maffia

Born 1955

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1157 ACTOR

Jonah Bobo

Born 1997

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1159 ACTOR

Antonio Fargas

Born 1946

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1160 ACTOR

Arthur Godfrey

1903 - 1983

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1163 ACTOR

Maggie McNamara

1928 - 1978

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1166 ACTOR

Christa Miller

Born 1964

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1167 ACTOR

Noah Beery Jr.

1913 - 1994

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1169 ACTOR

Esai Morales

Born 1962

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1172 ACTOR

Sanford Meisner

1905 - 1997

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1174 ACTOR

Edward Platt

1916 - 1974

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1175 ACTOR

Leslie Uggams

Born 1943

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1180 ACTOR

Paul Ben-Victor

Born 1965

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1181 ACTOR

Richard C. Sarafian

1930 - 2013

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1182 ACTOR

Sylvia Miles

1932 - 2019

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1183 ACTOR

George Tobias

1901 - 1980

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1184 ACTOR

Lee Radziwill

1933 - 2019

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1189 ACTOR

Karl Swenson

1908 - 1978

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1197 ACTOR

Victor Rasuk

Born 1984

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1198 ACTOR

Rick Gonzalez

Born 1979

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1199 ACTOR

Matt McGorry

Born 1986

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1200 ACTOR

Dane Clark

1912 - 1998

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1204 ACTOR

MC Lyte

Born 1970

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1206 ACTOR

Michael Lembeck

Born 1948

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1207 ACTOR

Ann Dvorak

1911 - 1979

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1212 ACTOR

Richard Jeni

1957 - 2007

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1214 ACTOR

Stephanie Zimbalist

Born 1956

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1215 ACTOR

Scott Brady

1924 - 1985

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1216 ACTOR

Evan Handler

Born 1961

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1217 ACTOR

Larry Hankin

Born 1940

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1219 ACTOR

James Coco

1930 - 1987

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1220 ACTOR

Melba Moore

Born 1945

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1225 ACTOR

Al Lettieri

1928 - 1975

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1226 ACTOR

Susan Anspach

1942 - 2018

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1233 ACTOR

Eileen Ryan

Born 1928

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1236 ACTOR

Raquel Castro

Born 1994

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1237 ACTOR

Jerry Doyle

1956 - 2016

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1238 ACTOR

Jeff Corey

1914 - 2002

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1241 ACTOR

Matthew Daddario

Born 1987

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1246 ACTOR

Wendy Makkena

Born 1963

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1248 ACTOR

Jack Gilford

1907 - 1990

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1253 ACTOR

Alan Reed

1907 - 1977

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1255 ACTOR

Ricardo Cortez

1900 - 1977

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1258 ACTOR

Nancy Carroll

1903 - 1965

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1259 ACTOR

Ben Schnetzer

Born 1990

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1262 ACTOR

Noureen DeWulf

Born 1984

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1265 ACTOR

Andrea Elson

Born 1969

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1266 ACTOR

Madeleine Martin

Born 1993

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1268 ACTOR

Carmen Dell'Orefice

Born 1931

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1269 ACTOR

Clarence Williams III

Born 1939

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1270 ACTOR

Priscilla Pointer

Born 1924

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1272 ACTOR

Hayden Rorke

1910 - 1987

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1273 ACTOR

Jack Holt (actor)

1888 - 1951

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1274 ACTOR

Luther Adler

1903 - 1984

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1277 ACTOR

Billie Dove

1903 - 1997

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1281 ACTOR

Patti D'Arbanville

Born 1951

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1283 ACTOR

Duane Jones

1937 - 1988

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1287 ACTOR

Gordon Douglas (director)

1907 - 1993

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1289 ACTOR

Maggie Wheeler

Born 1961

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1291 ACTOR

Constance Talmadge

1898 - 1973

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1292 ACTOR

Alan Oppenheimer

Born 1930

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1295 ACTOR

Whit Bissell

1909 - 1996

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1296 ACTOR

Didi Conn

Born 1951

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1298 ACTOR

Nick Kroll

Born 1978

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1299 ACTOR

Candida Royalle

1950 - 2015

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1301 ACTOR

Larry Storch

Born 1923

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1308 ACTOR

Glynn Turman

Born 1947

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1314 ACTOR

Carol Ann Susi

1952 - 2014

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1320 ACTOR

Paul Bartel

1938 - 2000

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1322 ACTOR

Emily Meade

Born 1989

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1323 ACTOR

Gene Raymond

1908 - 1998

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1325 ACTOR

John Finn

Born 1952

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1329 ACTOR

Ty Hardin

1930 - 2017

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1331 ACTOR

Gerald Mohr

1914 - 1968

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1333 ACTOR

Bea Benaderet

1906 - 1968

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1336 ACTOR

Sam McMurray

Born 1952

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1337 ACTOR

Paul Kelly (actor)

1899 - 1956

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1342 ACTOR

Rachel True

Born 1966

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1343 ACTOR

Rick Hoffman

Born 1970

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1344 ACTOR

Eleanor Audley

1905 - 1991

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1348 ACTOR

Robert Kerman

1947 - 2018

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1349 ACTOR

Chester Morris

1901 - 1970

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1351 ACTOR

Skai Jackson

Born 2002

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1352 ACTOR

Molly Picon

1898 - 1992

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1353 ACTOR

Billy Hayes (writer, born 1947)

Born 1947

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1354 ACTOR

Lindsay Sloane

Born 1977

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1357 ACTOR

Michelle Borth

Born 1978

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1359 ACTOR

Barry Sullivan (American actor)

1912 - 1994

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1362 ACTOR

Nita Naldi

1894 - 1961

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1368 ACTOR

Sakina Jaffrey

Born 1962

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1375 ACTOR

Ian Gomez

Born 1964

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1377 ACTOR

Carla Gallo

Born 1975

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1378 ACTOR

Ahmed Best

Born 1973

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1380 ACTOR

Gale Gordon

1906 - 1995

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1381 ACTOR

Barbi Benton

Born 1950

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1382 ACTOR

Adam Lamberg

Born 1984

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1386 ACTOR

Theo Rossi

Born 1975

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1391 ACTOR

Rick Aviles

1952 - 1995

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1394 ACTOR

Ann Cusack

Born 1961

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1396 ACTOR

Leila Hyams

1905 - 1977

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1403 ACTOR

Jon Huertas

Born 1976

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1405 ACTOR

Thomas Gomez

1905 - 1971

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1407 ACTOR

Robin Bartlett

Born 1951

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1416 ACTOR

Lola Glaudini

Born 1971

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1419 ACTOR

Leon Robinson

Born 1962

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1425 ACTOR

Tony Lo Bianco

Born 1936

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1430 ACTOR

Angie Martinez

Born 1971

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1431 ACTOR

Kevin Conway (actor)

1942 - 2020

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1438 ACTOR

Theresa Saldana

1954 - 2016

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1439 ACTOR

Gene Anthony Ray

1962 - 2003

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1444 ACTOR

David Margulies

1937 - 2016

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1446 ACTOR

Berry Berenson

1948 - 2001

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1451 ACTOR

Donald Petrie

Born 1954

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1454 ACTOR

Ed Powers

Born 1954

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1458 ACTOR

Robert Smigel

Born 1960

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1459 ACTOR

Carmen Luvana

Born 1981

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1460 ACTOR

John Ross Bowie

Born 1971

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1461 ACTOR

Stephen McNally

1913 - 1994

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1463 ACTOR

James Drury

1934 - 2020

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1464 ACTOR

Lee Patrick (actress)

1901 - 1982

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1466 ACTOR

Diane Farr

Born 1969

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1472 ACTOR

Ted de Corsia

1903 - 1973

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1479 ACTOR

Jack Kelly (actor)

1927 - 1992

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1481 ACTOR

Ira Aldridge

1807 - 1867

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1484 ACTOR

Michael Kidd

1915 - 2007

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1485 ACTOR

Richard Portnow

Born 1947

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1490 ACTOR

Kether Donohue

Born 1985

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1494 ACTOR

George Macready

1899 - 1973

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1495 ACTOR

Ray Sharkey

1952 - 1993

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1498 ACTOR

Robert Strauss (actor)

1913 - 1975

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1499 ACTOR

Ross Alexander

1907 - 1937

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1504 ACTOR

Frances Bavier

1902 - 1989

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Abbe Lane

Born 1932

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