List of people from New York (state)

The following is a list of prominent people who were born in/lived in or around the U.S. state of New York, or for whom New York is a significant part of their identity. == Government and politics == === Presidents === Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886), 20th vice president and 21st president of the United States – Schenectady Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th president of the United States – Fayetteville Millard Fillmore (1800–1874), 12th vice president and 13th president of the United States – Moravia Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 25th vice president and 26th president of the United States – Manhattan Franklin D. Roosevelt (1883–1945), 32nd president of the United States – Hyde Park Donald Trump (born 1946), 47th president of the United States (previously 45th) – Queens Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), 8th vice president and 8th president of the United States – Kinderhook === Vice presidents === Aaron Burr (1756–1836), 3rd vice president of the United States – Manhattan George Clinton (1739–1812), 4th vice president of the United States – Little Britain Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), 17th vice president of the United States – Manhattan Levi P. Morton (1824–1920), 22nd vice president of the United States – Albany Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), 41st vice president of the United States – Albany James S. Sherman (1855–1912), 27th vice president of the United States – Utica Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825), 6th vice president of the United States – Scarsdale William A. Wheeler (1819–1887), 19th vice president of the United States – Malone === Governors === DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), 6th governor of New York, built the Erie Canal Andrew Cuomo (born 1957), 56th governor of New York, praised for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but forced into resigning amid sexual harassment allegations Mario Cuomo (1932–2015), 52nd governor of New York, father of Andrew Cuomo Howard Dean (born 1948), former governor of Vermont (1991–2003), and 2004 Democratic candidate for president Thomas E. Dewey (1902–1971), 47th governor of New York, Republican nominee for president in 1944 and 1948 Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948), 36th governor of New York, aecretary of atate, 11th chief justice of the United States and 1916 Republican presidential nominee Kathy Hochul (born 1958), 57th (incumbent) governor of New York, and first woman to hold that position John Jay (1745–1829), 1st chief justice of the United States, 2nd Governor of New York, and 8th president of the Continental Congress David Paterson (born 1954), 55th governor of New York, first African American governor and lieutenant governor of New York George Pataki (born 1945), 53rd governor of New York, governor during the 9/11 attacks L. Bradford Prince (1810–1886), governor of New Mexico Territory and member of New York's state assembly and state senate Horatio Seymour (1810–1886), 18th governor of New York and 1868 Democratic presidential nominee Al Smith (1873–1944), 42nd governor of New York and 1928 Democratic presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden (1814–1886), 25th governor of New York and 1876 Republican presidential candidate === Senators === Barbara Boxer (born 1940), longtime United States senator from California (1993–2017) – New York City Hillary Clinton (born 1947), former United States Secretary of State (2009–2013), New York senator (2000–2009), and former First Lady (1993–2000), 2016 Democratic nominee for president – Chappaqua Roscoe Conkling (1829–1888), New York senator (1867–1881) and leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party – Albany Al Franken (born 1951), Minnesota senator (2009–2018) – New York City Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966), New York senator since 2009 – Albany Bob Menendez (born 1954), New Jersey senator (2006–2024) – New York City Chris Murphy (born 1973), former congressman (2007–2013) and current Connecticut senator since 2013 – White Plains Bernie Sanders (born 1941), Vermont senator since 2007, former Mayor of Burlington, Vermont (1981–1989) and 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate – Brooklyn Chuck Schumer (born 1950), Democratic Leader of the United States Senate since 2017 and long-time New York senator since 1999, cousin of comedian Amy Schumer – Brooklyn Robert F. Wagner (1877–1953), New York senator (1927–1949) – Manhattan === Mayors === Eric Adams (born 1960), 110th (incumbent) mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio (born 1961), 109th mayor of New York City (2014–2021) Michael Bloomberg (born 1942), 108th mayor of New York City (2002–2013) Rudy Giuliani (born 1944), 107th mayor of New York City (1994–2001), mayor during the 9/11 attacks David Dinkins (1927–2020), 106th mayor of New York City (1990–1993), first African-American Mayor of New York City Ed Koch (1924–2013) 105th mayor of New York City (1978–1989) Fiorello La Guardia (1882–1947), 99th mayor of New York City (1934–1945) John Lindsay (1921–2000), 103rd mayor of New York City (1966–1973) Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1643–1700), 17th, and first native-born, mayor of New York City (1677–1678 and 1686–1688) Robert Anderson Van Wyck (1849–1918), 91st mayor of New York City (1898–1901), first Mayor post-consolidation Robert F. Wagner Jr.

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List of people from New York (state)

The following is a list of prominent people who were born in/lived in or around the U.S. state of New York, or for whom New York is a significant part of their identity. == Government and politics == === Presidents === Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886), 20th vice president and 21st president of the United States – Schenectady Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th president of the United States – Fayetteville Millard Fillmore (1800–1874), 12th vice president and 13th president of the United States – Moravia Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 25th vice president and 26th president of the United States – Manhattan Franklin D. Roosevelt (1883–1945), 32nd president of the United States – Hyde Park Donald Trump (born 1946), 47th president of the United States (previously 45th) – Queens Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), 8th vice president and 8th president of the United States – Kinderhook === Vice presidents === Aaron Burr (1756–1836), 3rd vice president of the United States – Manhattan George Clinton (1739–1812), 4th vice president of the United States – Little Britain Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), 17th vice president of the United States – Manhattan Levi P. Morton (1824–1920), 22nd vice president of the United States – Albany Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), 41st vice president of the United States – Albany James S. Sherman (1855–1912), 27th vice president of the United States – Utica Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825), 6th vice president of the United States – Scarsdale William A. Wheeler (1819–1887), 19th vice president of the United States – Malone === Governors === DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), 6th governor of New York, built the Erie Canal Andrew Cuomo (born 1957), 56th governor of New York, praised for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but forced into resigning amid sexual harassment allegations Mario Cuomo (1932–2015), 52nd governor of New York, father of Andrew Cuomo Howard Dean (born 1948), former governor of Vermont (1991–2003), and 2004 Democratic candidate for president Thomas E. Dewey (1902–1971), 47th governor of New York, Republican nominee for president in 1944 and 1948 Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948), 36th governor of New York, aecretary of atate, 11th chief justice of the United States and 1916 Republican presidential nominee Kathy Hochul (born 1958), 57th (incumbent) governor of New York, and first woman to hold that position John Jay (1745–1829), 1st chief justice of the United States, 2nd Governor of New York, and 8th president of the Continental Congress David Paterson (born 1954), 55th governor of New York, first African American governor and lieutenant governor of New York George Pataki (born 1945), 53rd governor of New York, governor during the 9/11 attacks L. Bradford Prince (1810–1886), governor of New Mexico Territory and member of New York's state assembly and state senate Horatio Seymour (1810–1886), 18th governor of New York and 1868 Democratic presidential nominee Al Smith (1873–1944), 42nd governor of New York and 1928 Democratic presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden (1814–1886), 25th governor of New York and 1876 Republican presidential candidate === Senators === Barbara Boxer (born 1940), longtime United States senator from California (1993–2017) – New York City Hillary Clinton (born 1947), former United States Secretary of State (2009–2013), New York senator (2000–2009), and former First Lady (1993–2000), 2016 Democratic nominee for president – Chappaqua Roscoe Conkling (1829–1888), New York senator (1867–1881) and leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party – Albany Al Franken (born 1951), Minnesota senator (2009–2018) – New York City Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966), New York senator since 2009 – Albany Bob Menendez (born 1954), New Jersey senator (2006–2024) – New York City Chris Murphy (born 1973), former congressman (2007–2013) and current Connecticut senator since 2013 – White Plains Bernie Sanders (born 1941), Vermont senator since 2007, former Mayor of Burlington, Vermont (1981–1989) and 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate – Brooklyn Chuck Schumer (born 1950), Democratic Leader of the United States Senate since 2017 and long-time New York senator since 1999, cousin of comedian Amy Schumer – Brooklyn Robert F. Wagner (1877–1953), New York senator (1927–1949) – Manhattan === Mayors === Eric Adams (born 1960), 110th (incumbent) mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio (born 1961), 109th mayor of New York City (2014–2021) Michael Bloomberg (born 1942), 108th mayor of New York City (2002–2013) Rudy Giuliani (born 1944), 107th mayor of New York City (1994–2001), mayor during the 9/11 attacks David Dinkins (1927–2020), 106th mayor of New York City (1990–1993), first African-American Mayor of New York City Ed Koch (1924–2013) 105th mayor of New York City (1978–1989) Fiorello La Guardia (1882–1947), 99th mayor of New York City (1934–1945) John Lindsay (1921–2000), 103rd mayor of New York City (1966–1973) Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1643–1700), 17th, and first native-born, mayor of New York City (1677–1678 and 1686–1688) Robert Anderson Van Wyck (1849–1918), 91st mayor of New York City (1898–1901), first Mayor post-consolidation Robert F. Wagner Jr.

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