Famous People From New York

New York is one of the most highly populated states in the whole of the United States. The state is flocked by tourists from different parts of the world for its beautiful lakes, waterfalls and many other places of interest. During the recent past, several celebrities have put the state of New York on the global map and made its residents proud with their incredible accomplishments. Some of these famous people are role models and their success stories have been inspiring millions of people around the world. Famous politician and ‘Democrat’ leader Hillary Clinton, rappers Jay Z, 50 Cent and Sean Combs (popularly known as P. Diddy), singers Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj and Billy Joel are a few contemporary icons who belong to the state of New York. Hillary Clinton’s contribution to the American society as a political leader is quite well-known world over. Rappers like 50 Cent and Jay Z enjoy a demigod status across the world and many of their songs have been chartbusters. Here are the names of many other celebrities whom you didn’t know hailed from New York.
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 1 
Michael Jordan
( The Greatest Basketball Player of All Time)
Michael Jordan
160
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 17, 1963
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 2 
Tom Cruise
(One of the Highest-Grossing Box Office Stars of All Time)
Tom Cruise
227
Birthdate: July 3, 1962
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 3 
Scarlett Johansson
(Actress Known for Her Films: 'Marriage Story', 'Jojo Rabbit' and Her Role of 'Black Widow' in MCU Films)
Scarlett Johansson
311
Birthdate: November 22, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Tupac Shakur
( 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone)
Tupac Shakur
273
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 16, 1971
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: September 13, 1996
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 5 
Lady Gaga
(One of the Best-Selling Music Artists & Only Female to Achieve 4 Singles that Sold 10 Million Copies Globally)
Lady Gaga
319
Birthdate: March 28, 1986
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 6 
Jennifer Lopez
(Singer, Actress, Dancer)
Jennifer Lopez
203
Birthdate: July 24, 1969
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Mike Tyson
(One of the Greatest Heavyweight Boxers of All Time and First to Simultaneously Hold WBA, WBC & IBF Titles)
Mike Tyson
102
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 30, 1966
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 8 
Robert Downey Jr.
(Actor and Producer)
Robert Downey Jr.
143
Birthdate: April 4, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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 9 
Stan Lee
(Primary Creative Leader of Marvel Comics and Characters such as 'Spider-Man', 'X-Men' and 'Iron Man')
Stan Lee
82
Birthdate: December 28, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: November 12, 2018
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 10 
Mark Zuckerberg
(Co-Founder of Facebook)
Mark Zuckerberg
366
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 14, 1984
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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 11 
Adam Sandler
(Known for His Leading Roles in Auteur Films)
Adam Sandler
139
Birthdate: September 9, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 12 
F. D. Roosevelt
(32nd President of the United States)
F. D. Roosevelt
70
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1882
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: April 12, 1945
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Theodore Roosevelt
(26th President of the United States (1901-1909))
Theodore Roosevelt
81
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 27, 1858
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: January 6, 1919
 14 
Anne Hathaway
(Academy Award-Winning Actress Known for Her Films: 'Les Misérables', 'The Devil Wears Prada', 'Rachel Getting Married')
Anne Hathaway
88
Birthdate: November 12, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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 15 
Aaliyah
(Best Known as 'Princess of R&B' & 'Queen of Urban Pop')
Aaliyah
138
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 16, 1979
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: August 25, 2001
 16 
Robert De Niro
(One of the Best and Most Eccentric Actors of His Generation)
Robert De Niro
101
Birthdate: August 17, 1943
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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 17 
Al Pacino
(One of the Few Actors To Achieve the 'Triple Crown of Acting' )
Al Pacino
67
Birthdate: April 25, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
 18 
Mariah Carey
(First Artist to Have Her First Five Singles Reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100)
Mariah Carey
129
Birthdate: March 27, 1969
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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 19 
The Notorious B.I.G.
(One of the Greatest Rappers of All Time)
The Notorious B.I.G.
106
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 21, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: March 9, 1997
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 20 
Eddie Murphy
(Actor, )
Eddie Murphy
67
Birthdate: April 3, 1961
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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 21 
Denzel Washington
(One of the Most Profound Actors Best Known for His Academy Award Winning Movie 'Training Day')
Denzel Washington
80
Birthdate: December 28, 1954
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 22 
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(One of the Greatest Basketball Players of All Time)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
46
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 16, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 7'2" (218 cm)
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 23 
50 Cent
(Rapper)
50 Cent
45
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 6, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 24 
Marisa Tomei
(Actress)
Marisa Tomei
72
Birthdate: December 4, 1964
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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 25 
Jay-Z
(One of the Most Influential Hip-Hop Artists in History)
Jay-Z
90
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 4, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 26 
Lucille Ball
(Actress and Comedienne Best Known for Her Shows: 'I Love Lucy', 'The Lucy Show' and 'Here's Lucy')
Lucille Ball
67
Birthdate: August 6, 1911
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: April 26, 1989
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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 27 
Alicia Keys
(Singer, Actress)
Alicia Keys
80
Birthdate: January 25, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 28 
Mel Gibson
(Known For His Action Hero Roles)
Mel Gibson
81
Birthdate: January 3, 1956
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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 29 
Rob Gronkowski
(American Former Football Tight End)
Rob Gronkowski
55
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 14, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 30 
Anthony Bourdain
(American Celebrity Chef and TV Personality)
Anthony Bourdain
60
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: June 25, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: June 8, 2018
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
(Actress and Comedian Known for Her Work in 'Saturday Night Live' and the TV Sitcom 'Seinfeld')
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
53
Birthdate: January 13, 1961
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 32 
Barbra Streisand
(One of the Few Performers Who Have Been Awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT))
Barbra Streisand
70
Birthdate: April 24, 1942
Sun Sign: Taurus
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 33 
Christina Aguilera
(American Singer-Songwriter Known for Her Four-Octave Vocal Range)
Christina Aguilera
64
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 18, 1980
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 34 
Billy Joel
(Singer, Composer)
Billy Joel
47
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 9, 1949
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 35 
Jordan Peele
(Actor and Comedian Known for His Comedy Sketch Series 'Key & Peele' and 'Mad TV')
Jordan Peele
40
Birthdate: February 21, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 36 
Jerry Seinfeld
(Actor & Stand-up Comedian Known for Creating and Starring in the NBC Sitcom 'Seinfeld')
Jerry Seinfeld
87
Birthdate: April 29, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 37 
Jimmy Fallon
(Actor, Comedian and Host of the Late-Night Talk Show ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’)
Jimmy Fallon
67
Birthdate: September 19, 1974
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 38 
Kirk Douglas
(Actor and Filmmaker)
Kirk Douglas
34
Birthdate: December 9, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: February 5, 2020
 39 
Sigourney Weaver
(American Actress and an Influential Figure in Science Fiction and Popular Culture)
Sigourney Weaver
25
Birthdate: October 8, 1949
Sun Sign: Libra
 40 
Jon Jones
(American Professional Mixed Martial Artist and Former Two-Time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
Jon Jones
39
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 9, 1987
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 41 
Stanley Kubrick
(One of the Greatest Filmmakers in Cinematic History)
Stanley Kubrick
44
Birthdate: July 26, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: March 7, 1999
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 42 
Mel Brooks
(Actor, Comedian And Filmmaker)
Mel Brooks
27
Birthdate: June 28, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 43 
Christopher Walken
(Actor Best Known for His Films: 'The Deer Hunter', 'Catch Me If You Can' and 'Pulp Fiction’)
Christopher Walken
20
Birthdate: March 31, 1943
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 44 
Susan Sarandon
49
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 4, 1946
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 45 
George Carlin
(One of the Most Important and Influential Stand-Up Comedians of All Time)
George Carlin
20
Birthdate: May 12, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: June 22, 2008
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 46 
Neil deGrasse Tyson
(American Astrophysicist, Planetary Scientist and Science Communicator)
Neil deGrasse Tyson
45
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 5, 1958
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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 47 
John Williams
(One of the Greatest Film Composers of All Time)
John Williams
32
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 8, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 48 
John D. Rockefeller
(American Businessman and Founder of the 'Standard Oil Company')
John D. Rockefeller
40
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 8, 1839
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: May 23, 1937
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 49 
Philip Seymour Hoffman
(Actor Best Known for His Films: 'Capote' and 'Charlie Wilson's War')
Philip Seymour Hoffman
33
Birthdate: July 23, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: February 2, 2014
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 50 
Steven Tyler
(Lead Singer of the Rock Band 'Aerosmith')
Steven Tyler
21
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 26, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
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