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, at some time in their lives. The list does not include people who were only in Staten Island as college students, military personnel, or prisoners. Approximately 800 people (or performing groups) are listed alphabetically under their primary vocations, which themselves are listed alphabetically.

Actors, actresses, dancers, models, film and TV

Past

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in A New Kind of Love

Phyllis Allen Phyllis Allen (November 25, 1861 – March 26, 1938) was an American vaudeville and silent screen comedian. She worked with Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and Mack Sennett during a film career spanning 74 movies in the ...

(1861–1938) – comedian who worked with fellow Staten Island native

Mabel Normand Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their ...

and other silent-film stars * Arthur Anderson (1922–2016) – actor of radio, stage, film, and television; voice of

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leprechaun * Leslie Barrett (1919–2010) – frequent actor in theater and television, especially 1950s–1960s * Maurice Barrymore (born Herbert Blythe, 1849–1905) – vaudeville actor; father of

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, Lionel, and

Ethel Barrymore Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regard ...

; lived in Fort Wadsworth, with their grandmother

Louisa Lane Drew Louisa Lane Drew (January 10, 1820 – August 31, 1897) was an English-born American actress and theatre owner and an ancestor of the Barrymore acting family. Professionally she was often known as Mrs. John Drew. Life and career Louisa L ...

John Dehner John Dehner (DAY-ner) (born John Dehner Forkum, also credited Dehner Forkum; November 23, 1915February 4, 1992) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor. From the late 1930s to the late 1980s, he amassed a long list of performan ...

(1915–1992) – television and movie actor; born on Staten Island * Raoul Pene Du Bois (1914–1985) – costume and scenic designer for stage and film; two-time

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winner *

David Dukes David Coleman Dukes (June 6, 1945 – October 9, 2000) was an American character actor. He had a long career in films, appearing in 35. Dukes starred in the miniseries '' The Winds of War'' and '' War and Remembrance'', and he was a frequent tel ...

(1945–2000) – stage, television and movie actor; lived briefly in

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Joey Faye Joey Faye (born Joseph Antony Palladino, July 12, 1909 or 1910 or 1902– April 26, 1997) was an American comedian and actor. Born in New York City, he gained fame as a comic in vaudeville and claimed that he created two of vaudeville's more reno ...

(born Joseph Antony Palladino, c.1909–1997) – comic actor in vaudeville, theater, films and television *

David Froman David Wesley Froman (December 31, 1938 – February 8, 2010) was an American actor, born in Miami, Oklahoma. His parents were Guy and Gertrude (Helm) Froman. He taught for many years at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO), where he was profe ...

(1938–2010) – portrayed twins Gunther and Bruno on ''

The Edge of Night ''The Edge of Night'' is an American television mystery crime drama series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that netwo ...

'', and Lt. Bob Brooks on '' Matlock''; once lived in Livingston *

Ben Grauer Benjamin Franklin Grauer (June 2, 1908 – May 31, 1977) was a US radio and TV personality, following a career during the 1920s as a child actor in films and on Broadway. He began his career as a child in David Warfield's production of ''The Retur ...

(1908–1977) – longtime broadcaster on radio and television *

Neal Hart Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent era. Biography Hart was born in Staten Island, New York. Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He wor ...

(1879–1949) – actor and director of silent films *

Allen Jenkins Allen Curtis Jenkins (born Alfred McGonegal; April 9, 1900 – July 20, 1974) was an American character actor and singer who worked on stage, film, and television. Life and career Jenkins was born on Staten Island, New York, on April 9, 1900. ...

(born Alfred McGonegal, 1900–1974) – character actor, voice of cartoon ''

Top Cat ''Top Cat'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and originally broadcast in prime time on the ABC network. It aired in a weekly evening time slot from September 27, 1961, to April 18, 1962, for a single season of ...

''s Officer Dibble; born on Staten Island *

Betsy Joslyn Betsy Joslyn (born April 19, 1954 in Staten Island, New York) is a Broadway musical and dramatic actress and soprano. Joslyn is best known for her Broadway work, including the original 1979 production of ''Sweeney Todd''. She appeared in the ens ...

(born 1954) – Broadway actress, best known for ''Sweeney Todd'' * Thomas W. Keene (born Thomas R. Eagleson, 1840–1898) – Shakespearean actor *

Guy Kibbee Guy Bridges Kibbee (March 6, 1882 – May 24, 1956) was an American stage and film actor. Early years Kibbee was born in El Paso, Texas. His father was editor of the ''El Paso Herald-Post'' newspaper, and Kibbee learned how to set type at age ...

(1882–1956) – stage and film actor, father of CUNY Chancellor

Robert Kibbee Robert Joseph Kibbee (August 19, 1921 – June 16, 1982) was an American university administrator who was Chancellor of the City University of New York. Biography Kibbee was born on Staten Island, New York. His father was Hollywood actor Guy Kibbe ...

Paul Land Paul Callandrillo (January 31, 1956 – December 30, 2007), better known as Paul Land, was an American actor who was best known for his roles in the movies ''The Idolmaker'' and '' Spring Break''. Land came from a large family (13 children tot ...

(born Paul Calandrillo, 1956–2007) – actor, '' Spring Break'', ''

The Idolmaker ''The Idolmaker'' is a 1980 American musical drama starring Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, Tovah Feldshuh and Joe Pantoliano. The film is loosely based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci who discovered, among others, ...

'' *

Robert Loggia Salvatore "Robert" Loggia ( , ; January 3, 1930 – December 4, 2015) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Jagged Edge'' (1985) and won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for ...

(1930–2015) – actor, '' Scarface'', ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...

'', '' Big''; attended

New Dorp High School New Dorp High School, commonly referred to as New Dorp or NDHS, is a public school in New Dorp on the East Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island in the New Dorp neighborhood. The school is administered by the New York City Departme ...

and Wagner College *

Allan Manings Allan Manings (March 28, 1924 – May 12, 2010) was an American television producer and comedy writer. He was active in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and was best known for his work in co-creating with his wife, actress Whitney Blake, '' ...

(1924–2010) – television producer and comedy writer, best known for ''

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' (often simply referred to as ''Laugh-In'') is an American sketch comedy television program that ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968, to March 12, 1973, on the NBC television network, hosted by comedians Da ...

'', ''

Good Times ''Good Times'' is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was television's first Afric ...

'', '' One Day at a Time'' *

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...

(1925–2008) –

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

winning actor; married to Joanne Woodward; lived in

St. George, Staten Island St. George is a neighborhood on the northeastern tip of Staten Island in New York City, along the waterfront where the Kill Van Kull enters Upper New York Bay. It is the most densely developed neighborhood on Staten Island, and the location of th ...

(1892–1930) – silent film actress, director, writer, producer; frequent collaborator with

Fatty Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked w ...

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is conside ...

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ...

; grew up in New Brighton *

Edward Platt Edward Cuthbert Platt (February 14, 1916 – March 19, 1974) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of the Chief in the 1965–70 NBC/ CBS television series: ''Get Smart''. With his deep voice and mature appearance, he played an ...

(1916–1974) – actor who played "The Chief" on the 1960s TV show ''

Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s, with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, an ...

''; born on Staten Island * Frances Robinson (born Marion Frances Ladd, 1916–1971) – actress in early films *

Ivy Scott Ivy Scott (1886 - 3 February 1947) was an Australian stage actress and opera singer. She was born at sea off the coast of Java, "her christening robe was the Union Jack" and the birth was registered on Thursday Island. Her Scottish parents we ...

(1886–1947) – actress on radio and Broadway *

Raymond Serra Raymond Serra (born Aurelio Lacagnina; August 13, 1936 – June 20, 2003) was an American character actor known for his many supporting roles in film and television over a 30-year career. He and his wife, Gayle, had four children. Select film ...

(1936–2003) – actor in television and films, including '' Gotti'' and the first two ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after It ...

'' movies * Don Stewart (1935–2006) – actor, best known for his long-running role as attorney Mike Bauer on ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' * Robert Taber (1865–1904) – Shakespearean actor; brother of mathematician

Henry Taber Henry Taber (1860–1936) was an American mathematician. Biography Taber studied mechanical engineering at Sheffield Scientific School from 1877 to 1882. Then, he went to Baltimore to study mathematics at Johns Hopkins University, under Charles ...

, both born on Staten Island *

Joanne Woodward Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress. A star since the Golden Age of Hollywood, Woodward made her career breakthrough in the 1950s and earned esteem and respect playing complex women with a charact ...

(born 1930) – Academy Award winning actress; married to Paul Newman; lived in St. George

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Betty Aberlin Betty Aberlin (born Betty Kay Ageloff; December 30, 1942) is an American actress, poet, and writer. She is best known as Lady Aberlin on ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', a role she played for the entirety of the show's 33-year run. Life and c ...

– children's television actress known for ''

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' (sometimes shortened to ''Mister Rogers'') is an American half-hour educational children's television series that ran from 1968 to 2001, and was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series ''Misterogers'' deb ...

'' *

Frank Albanese Frank Albanese (May 16, 1931 – October 5, 2015) was an American actor known for playing mobsters, notably on the HBO hit series ''The Sopranos''. He also appeared in gangster films like ''Goodfellas ''Goodfellas'' (stylized ''GoodFellas'') ...

(1931–2015) – actor known for playing mobsters, most notably "Uncle Pat" on ''

'' * Yancey Arias – actor * Gerald Arpino (1923–2008) – dancer, choreographer, co-founder of the

Joffrey Ballet The Joffrey Ballet is one of the premier dance companies and training institutions in the world today. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the Joffrey regularly performs classical and contemporary ballets during its annual performance season at Lyric ...

Alexandra Barreto Alexandra Barreto is an American actress who starred in the 2006 television series ''Pepper Dennis'' with her husband Rider Strong and Rebecca Romijn and in the horror film '' Tooth and Nail'', a part of the annual After Dark Horrorfest in 2007. ...

– actress in television and film *

Jedediah Bila Jedediah Louisa Bila (born January 29, 1979) is an American television host and author. She is known for her time as a co-host on the daytime talk show '' The View'' from 2016 to 2017 and an anchor on the weekend edition of the morning news and ...

– conservative television host; Wagner College valedictorian * Mike Bocchetti – stand-up comedian and radio personality *

Patrick Breen Joseph Patrick Breen (born October 26, 1960) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. Early life Breen was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 26, 1960. Career He has acted primarily on TV but has also appeared in numerous films, ...

– frequent television actor *

Kathy Brier Kathy Brier (born March 10, 1975) is an American actress and singer, known for her work on ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' and the Broadway production of '' Hairspray''. Early life Brier grew up in Staten Island, New York where she attende ...

– actress in television and musical theater * Mickey Burns – television host and producer, best known for the celebrity interview show ''Profiles'' * Syma Chowdhry – model and television reporter *

Eric Close Eric Randolph Close (born May 24, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his roles in television series, particularly as FBI agent Martin Fitzgerald in the CBS mystery drama ''Without a Trace'' (2002–2009) and Teddy Conrad in the ABC ...

– actor who plays Martin Fitzgerald on the

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drama ''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

'' *

Sheena Colette Sheena Colette is an American actress. Early life Colette grew up in Boca Raton, Florida and graduated from St. Joseph by the Sea High School in Staten Island, New York (state), New York. She made her acting debut on stage as a child in several ...

– actress on ''

Gossip Girl ''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six sea ...

'', '' White Collar''; model in ''W'' magazine, ''Elle''; graduated from St. Joseph by the Sea *

Pete Davidson Peter Michael Davidson (born November 16, 1993) is an American comedian and actor. He was a cast member of the NBC late-night sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) for eight seasons, running from 2014 to 2022. Davidson's ...

– comedian, ''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves ...

'' *

Drita D'Avanzo Drita D'Avanzo (née Selmani; born February 6, 1976) is an American reality star who appeared on the VH1 series ''Mob Wives'' from 2011 to 2016. She also appeared on ''Mob Wives'' spinoff '' Big Ang''. D'Avanzo grew up in Staten Island after he ...

– reality television personality * Laura Dean – choreographer known for whirling dances *

James DeMonaco James DeMonaco (born October 12, 1969) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known for creating the ''Purge'' franchise, writing all five films in the series and directing the first three, ''The Purge'' (2013), ''Anarc ...

– screenwriter, director and producer, best known for ''

The Purge ''The Purge'' is an American anthology media franchise centered on a series of dystopian action horror films distributed by Universal Pictures and produced by Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes, which are written and in some cases also ...

'' franchise *

Michael Drayer Michael Drayer (born March 19, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Cisco on the television drama–thriller series ''Mr. Robot'', Gabe on the television drama series ''Deception'', and for his supporting role as ...

– actor, ''

Mr. Robot ''Mr. Robot'' is an American drama thriller television series created by Sam Esmail for USA Network. It stars Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker with social anxiety disorder, clinical depression and dissociati ...

'', ''

'' * Selita Ebanks –

Victoria's Secret Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing, and beauty retailer known for high visibility marketing and branding, starting with a popular catalog and followed by an annual fashion show with supermodels dubbed Angels. As the largest ...

model *

Rich Eisen Richard Eisen (; born June 24, 1969) is an American television sportscaster and radio host. Since 2003, he has worked for NFL Network as a host of various pregame, halftime, and postgame shows. He also hosts a daily sports radio show, ''The Ric ...

– former

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host; current host for the

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* Frances Esemplare (1934–2017) – actress who played Nucci Gualtieri on ''The Sopranos'' *

Jennifer Esposito Jennifer Esposito is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the feature films '' Summer of Sam'' (1999), ''Don't Say a Word'' (2001), ''Welcome to Collinwood'' (2002), as well as ''Crash'' and ''Taxi'' (both 2004). She has also appe ...

– actress, ''

Spin City ''Spin City'' is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 to April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a semi-fictionalized version of the New York City mayor' ...

'', ''

Summer of Sam ''Summer of Sam'' is a 1999 American crime thriller film about the 1977 David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) serial murders and their effect on a group of fictional residents of an Italian-American neighborhood in The Bronx in the late 1970s. The kille ...

''; attended

Moore Catholic High School Moore Catholic High School is an American private, Catholic school in the Bulls Head neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. It was founded by the Presentation Sisters of Staten Island in September 1962 and named for Mary Young Moore, a bene ...

Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez (; born May 12, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the son of actor Martin Sheen and the older brother of Charlie Sheen. Emilio Estevez started his career as an actor and is known for being a member of the acting Br ...

– actor; oldest son of

Janet Janet may refer to: Names * Janet (given name) * Janet (French singer) (1939–2011) Surname * Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table * Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psych ...

and

Martin Sheen Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. He first became known for his roles in the films ''The Subject Was Roses'' (1968) and ''Badlands'' (1973), and later achieved wid ...

; born on Staten Island *

Christine Evangelista Christine Evangelista (born October 27, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting role as Sherry in the AMC zombie apocalypse horror television series '' The Walking Dead'', along with her later reprising her role in the ...

– actress; star of ''The Arrangement'' * Robert Funaro – actor, ''

'', played

Eugene Pontecorvo This is a list of fictional characters from the HBO series ''The Sopranos'', its video game '' The Sopranos: Road to Respect'' and its prequel film ''The Many Saints of Newark.'' Main characters Cast table Main character biographies Tony Sopran ...

; lives in New Dorp * Chris Galletta – screenwriter of ''

The Kings of Summer ''The Kings of Summer'' is a 2013 American independent coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and starring Nick Robinson, Moisés Arias, Gabriel Basso, and Nick Offerman. The film premiered under its original title ''Toy' ...

'' * Joe Gatto – comedian in

The Tenderloins The Tenderloins are an American comedy troupe composed of James "Murr" Murray, Brian "Q" Quinn, and Sal Vulcano. The group stars in the television series ''Impractical Jokers'', which premiered on December 15, 2011. The program airs on truT ...

, featured on ''

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'' * Gee Money (born Gary Euton) – radio and television personality and actor *

Buddy Giovinazzo Buddy Giovinazzo (born 1957) is an American independent filmmaker and author who is known for his gritty, low-budget debut film, ''Combat Shock'', and his collection of harrowing short stories of low urban life in his 1993 anthology, '' Life Is ...

– filmmaker and author, best known for ''

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'' and '' Life is Hot in Cracktown'' *

Carmine Giovinazzo Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American actor, writer, painter and musician, known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in '' CSI: NY''. Early life Giovinazzo was born and raised in the Port Richmond neighborhoo ...

– actor who plays Detective

Danny Messer Detective Daniel "Danny" Messer is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama series '' CSI: NY'', portrayed by actor Carmine Giovinazzo. Background It has been implied that Danny grew up on Staten Island, New York (like the actor), in a family ...

on the

drama ''

CSI: NY ''CSI: NY'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: New York'', stylized as ''CSI: NY/Crime Scene Investigation'') is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004, to February 22, 2013, for a total of nine season ...

''; cousin of Buddy Giovinazzo and Larry Romano *

Karl Girolamo Karl Girolamo (born February 1, 1986) is an American short actor, writer, certified lifeguard and producer. Early life Girolamo was born February 1, 1986 in Staten Island, New York. He attended the Freehold Regional Fine and Performing Arts ...

– film and television actor * Jenn Graziano – executive producer of Staten Island-based reality TV show ''

Mob Wives ''Mob Wives'' is an American reality television series that premiered on VH1 on April 17, 2011. The show focuses on the lives of several women residing in the New York City borough of Staten Island, whose family members and husbands have been arre ...

'' *

Renee Graziano Renee Graziano (born July 12, 1968) is an American reality television personality and author. She is known for being the daughter of Anthony Graziano, a former consigliere of the Bonanno crime family and her roles in two reality television shows ...

– cast member of ''Mob Wives''; sister of Jenn *

Dan Grimaldi Daniel Grimaldi (born March 7, 1946) is an American actor and mathematics professor who is known for his roles as twins Philly and Patsy Parisi on the HBO television series ''The Sopranos'', various characters on ''Law & Order'' (1991-2001), '' ...

– actor, ''

'' twins Philly and Patsy Parisi; former resident *

Vinny Guadagnino Vincent J. Guadagnino ( , ; born November 11, 1987) is an American reality television personality, best known for being a cast member on MTV's ''Jersey Shore''. Early life Guadagnino was raised in the Staten Island borough of New York City, and ...

– of MTV's ''

Jersey Shore The Jersey Shore (known by locals simply as the Shore) is the coastal region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the term encompasses about of oceanfront bordering the Atlantic Ocean, from Perth Amboy in the north to Cape May P ...

''; born and raised on Staten Island *

Patti Hansen Patricia Alvine Hansen (born March 17, 1956) is an American model and actress. Biography Early life and career Hansen, who is of Norwegian ancestry, was born and raised in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City, the youngest of six children ...

– model; wife of

The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically dr ...

Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...

; graduated from

Tottenville High School Tottenville High School is located at 100 Luten Avenue, in Huguenot, Staten Island, New York. Tottenville H.S. is in Administrative District 31, and is operated by the New York City Department of Education. The school's principal is Gina Battista, ...

Melanie Iglesias Melanie Iglesias (born June 18, 1987, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American model and actress. After being voted ''Maxim's'' "Hometown Hotties" winner in 2010, she has been featured in magazines such as '' World's Most Beautiful'', '' Esquire'' ...

– model and TV actress *

Hassan Johnson Hassan "Iniko" Johnson is an American actor from Brooklyn, New York. He portrayed Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice on HBO's '' The Wire'' and also appears as Drew in '' Flatbush Misdemeanors'' on Showtime. Career Johnson's first acting role was in t ...

– actor, featured in ''

The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The Wire'' premiered on June 2 ...

'', ''

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'' *

Rebekka Johnson Rebekka Johnson is an American actress, comedian and writer, producer from Staten Island, New York. Johnson is best known for playing Dawn Rivecca on Netflix's wrestling comedy '' GLOW''. She was featured on MTV's prank show ''Boiling Points''. ...

– actress, best known for playing Dawn Rivecca on Netflix's wrestling comedy '' GLOW'' *

Colin Jost Colin Kelly Jost (; born June 29, 1982) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He has been a writer for ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) since 2005 and '' Weekend Update'' co-anchor since 2014. He also served as one of the show's co-head writ ...

– comedian and writer, best known for ''

'' *

Florina Kaja Florina "Flo" Kaja (born September 1, 1982)''U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010. is an American Reality television, reality television personality, singer and actress native to Staten Island, New ...

– socialite; TV personality; cast member of Season 4 of the reality television series ''

Bad Girls Club ''Bad Girls Club'' (abbreviated ''BGC'') is an American reality television series created by Jonathan Murray for the Oxygen network in the United States. The show focused on the altercations and physical confrontations of seven aggressive, ...

'' * Jon and Al Kaplan – musical parody writers, best known for '' Silence! The Musical'' * Tim Kelleher – film, TV, and stage actor, writer, director; attended PS 35, OLGC and Msgr. Farrell *

Yunjin Kim Yunjin Kim (Hangul: 김윤진), also known as Kim Yun-Jin (born November 7, 1973) is a South Korean-American film and theater actress. She is best known for her role as Sun-Hwa Kwon on the American television series ''Lost'', and as the North K ...

– actress, ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography * Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland *Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

'' * Sukanya Krishnan – news anchor; graduated from

* John Lavelle – stage, film, and television actor * Bob Levy – comedian and radio personality known as "The Reverend" * Annette D'Agostino Lloyd – silent film historian *

Jeremy Luke Jeremy Luke (born March 23, 1977) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Danny in ''Don Jon'' and as Mickey Cohen in the TNT series '' Mob City''. Early life Luke was born and raised in Staten Island, New York. He attended the Colleg ...

– film and television actor *

Jon Lung Jonathan Lung is an American television personality, industrial designer and graphic designer, known as a co-host on the Science Channel TV series ''MythBusters'', which premiered November 15, 2017, and is a revival of the 2003 – 2016 incarnation ...

– product designer, graphic designer and co-host of the TV series ''

Mythbusters ''MythBusters'' is a science entertainment television program, developed by Peter Rees and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on January 23, 2003. It was broadcast internation ...

'' * Jamie Lynn Macchia –

Miss New York The Miss New York scholarship competition selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss America scholarship competition. In the fall of 2018, the Miss America Organization terminated the Miss New York organization's license ...

2015 * Larry Marshall – performer in musical theater and film *

Craig Mazin Craig Mazin (born April 8, 1971) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for creating the five-part HBO miniseries ''Chernobyl'', based on the nuclear disaster of the same name in 1986. His work earned him two Primetime Em ...

– screenwriter known for ''

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, E ...

'' sequels and ''Chernobyl'' miniseries *

Alyssa Milano Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress. She has played Samantha Micelli in '' Who's the Boss?'', Jennifer Mancini in '' Melrose Place'', Phoebe Halliwell in ''Charmed'', Billie Cunningham in '' My Name Is Earl'', Sa ...

– film and television actress; raised on Staten Island *

Patty Mullen Patty Mullen is an American actress and model known for her starring role in the 1990 film ''Frankenhooker'', as well as for her dual role in the 1987 film '' Doom Asylum''. Mullen has been featured in the magazine '' Penthouse'', and was awarded ...

– actress and model; born and raised on Staten Island * James Murray – comedian in

, featured on ''

'' *

Julius R. Nasso Julius R. Nasso (born October 19, 1952) is an Italian-American film producer, pharmacologist, and businessman. Personal life Julius R. Nasso was born in a small village called Terranova, Calabria, Italy. In 1976, Nasso graduated from St. Joh ...

– film producer, notably including 1990s association with

Steven Seagal Steven Frederic Seagal (; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, screenwriter and martial artist. A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan and eventually ended up running his father-in-l ...

Garry Pastore Garry Pastore (born December 2, 1961) is an American actor, stuntman, writer, and filmmaker. Background Pastore was born in Great Kills, Staten Island, New York City, the middle child in a family of six. He resides in Central New Jersey with his ...

– film and television actor; documentary director; brother of

Eric Blackwood (musician) Eric Blackwood (born as Eric Pastore) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician with the progressive rock band Edison's Children. He is also an author, photographer, webmaster, special effects technician and property technician, ...

and cousin of

Vincent Pastore Vincent Pastore (; born July 14, 1946) is an American actor. Often cast as a mafioso, he is best known for his portrayal of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on the HBO series ''The Sopranos''. Early life Pastore was born to an Italian-Ameri ...

Eddie Pepitone Edward David Pepitone (born November 5, 1958) is an American character actor and stand-up comedian. Early life Pepitone was born to a Sicilian father and a Jewish mother in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, and was raised from the age of nine ...

– actor and standup comedian * Otto Petersen (1960–2014) – comedian and ventriloquist, known for his act "Otto and George" *

Angelina Pivarnick Angelina Marie Pivarnick (born June 26, 1986) is an American reality television personality who is best known for starring in the first two seasons of the MTV reality show ''Jersey Shore'' and its spin-off, '' Jersey Shore: Family Vacation''. P ...

– former cast member of MTV's ''

'' seasons 1–2; born and raised on Staten Island * Brian Quinn – comedian in

, featured on ''

'' *

Robin Quivers Robin Ophelia Quivers (born August 8, 1952) is an American radio personality, author, and actress, best known for being the long-running co-host of ''The Howard Stern Show''. Early life Quivers was born on August 8, 1952, in Baltimore, Maryla ...

– radio personality from ''The Howard Stern Show''; lives on Staten Island *

Jack Radcliffe Jack Radcliffe (born Frank Martini; July 5, 1960) is an American pornographic film actor. Radcliffe is considered a pornographic icon, and in particular, an icon of gay bear subculture and its physical aesthetics. Early life Radcliffe was born ...

(born Frank Martini) – pornographic film actor *

Michael Rainey Jr. Michael Rainey Jr. (born September 22, 2000) is an American actor best known for the role of Tariq St. Patrick on ''Power'' and '' Power Book II: Ghost''. He also starred as Michael Burset in ''Orange Is the New Black'' and Jalen in '' Barbersh ...

– actor, ''

Power Power most often refers to: * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events ** Abusive power Power may a ...

'' *

Angela Raiola Angela Joyce "Big Ang" Raiola (June 30, 1960 – February 18, 2016) was an American reality television personality. She was the niece of Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi (1941–2009), a caporegime ("capo") and drug dealer in the Genovese crime f ...

(1960–2016) – Big Ang, star of ''

'' *

Tony Reali Tony Reali (born July 4, 1978) is an American sports personality and television host of '' Around the Horn'' on ESPN. He served as the statistician on '' Pardon the Interruption'' from the show's debut in 2001 until late 2014. In April 2014, it ...

– "Stat Boy" on ''

Pardon the Interruption ''Pardon the Interruption'' (abbreviated ''PTI'') is an American sports talk television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stor ...

''; host of ''

Around the Horn ''Around the Horn'' (''ATH'') is an American sports roundtable discussion show, conducted in the style of a panel game, produced by ESPN. The show premiered on November 4, 2002, as a replacement for ''Unscripted with Chris Connelly'', and has ...

'' on

Greg Rikaart Gregory Andrew Rikaart (born February 26, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Kevin Fisher on the television soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' since 2003, and also playing Leo Stark on ''Days Of Our Lives''. Through ...

– television actor and

Daytime Emmy The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (N ...

winner, best known as Kevin Fisher from ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

'' *

Pat Robertson Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is an American media mogul, religious broadcaster, political commentator, former presidential candidate, and former Southern Baptist minister. Robertson advocates a conservative Christian ...

– TV personality and evangelist; found his interest in religion while living on Staten Island in the 1950s *

Larry Romano Lawrence John Romano (born July 31, 1963) is an American film and television actor. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, he was a regular on ''NYPD Blue'' and the sitcom ''The King of Queens'', on which he played Richie Iannucci. He played First B ...

– actor, ''

The King of Queens ''The King of Queens'' is an American television sitcom that ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, a total of nine seasons and 207 episodes. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who also served as the show ...

'', ''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensembl ...

'' * James Rosen – TV journalist; raised on Staten Island *

Theo Rossi John Theodore Rossi (born June 4, 1975) is an American actor and producer. He portrayed Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz on the FX series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2014) and Hernan "Shades" Alvarez in ''Luke Cage'' (2016–2018). His film roles i ...

– actor, ''

Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club ...

'' * Ronen Rubinstein – actor, '' 9-1-1: Lone Star'' * Gianni Russo – actor, played Carlo Rizzi in ''The Godfather''; raised on Staten Island *

Glenn Scarpelli Glenn Christopher Scarpelli (born July 6, 1966) is an American actor and singer. He played Alex Handris from 1980 to 1983 on the sitcom '' One Day at a Time''. Early life Born in Staten Island, New York City, New York, he is the son of long time ...

– child actor from '' One Day at a Time''; son of comic book artist

Henry Scarpelli Henry Scarpelli (July 30, 1930 – April 4, 2010) was an American comic book artist. His work won him recognition from the industry, including the Shazam Award for Best Inker (Humor Division) in 1970, for his work on '' Date With Debbi'', ''L ...

Steve Schirripa Steven Ralph Schirripa ( ; born September 3, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Bobby Baccalieri on ''The Sopranos'', Leo Boykewich on ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'', and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on ' ...

– actor, producer, voice-over artist; Bobby Bacala from ''

'' * Ricky Schroder – TV and film actor, '' The Champ'', ''

Silver Spoons ''Silver Spoons'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982, to May 11, 1986, and in first-run syndication from September 27, 1986, to May 30, 1987. The series was produced by Embassy Television for the f ...

'', ''

'', '' 24'', ''

Strong Medicine ''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Whoopi Goldberg, who made cameo ...

'' *

– actor, lived on Staten Island *

Brendan Sexton III Brendan Eugene Sexton III (born February 21, 1980) is an American actor. Life and career Born in Staten Island, New York, Sexton made his film debut in Todd Solondz's ''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' playing the troubled bully Brandon McCarthy, for ...

– film and television actor *

Janet Sheen Janet Elizabeth Estévez ( Templeton; born July 8, 1944), known professionally as Janet Sheen and Janet Templeton, is an American actress. Biography She studied art at the New School for Social Research in New York City where she met her future ...

– actress and producer; she and

had first child

while living in St. George *

(born Ramón Estévez) – actor, best known for ''

Apocalypse Now ''Apocalypse Now'' is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius and Michael Herr, is loosely based on the 1899 novella '' Heart of Darkness'' by Joseph ...

'' and ''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...

'' * Peter Sollett – film director and screenwriter, known for ''

Raising Victor Vargas ''Raising Victor Vargas'' is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Sollett, written by Sollett and Eva Vives. The film follows Victor, a Lower East Side teenager, as he deals with his eccentric family, including his strict grandmothe ...

'' and '' Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'' * Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino – from MTV'S ''

''; born on Staten Island *

Kevin Sussman Kevin Sussman (born December 4, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He played Walter on the ABC comedy-drama ''Ugly Betty'' and Stuart Bloom on the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory''. Starting with the sixth season of ''The Big Bang Theo ...

– actor and comedian, known for ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombi ...

'' and ''

The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers on the series, along with Steven Molaro, all of whom also served as head writers. It premiered on CBS ...

'' *

( Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn,

Sal Vulcano Salvatore Edward Anthony Vulcano (born November 6, 1976) is an American improvisational and stand-up comedian, actor, and producer from the New York City borough of Staten Island. He is a member of The Tenderloins, a comedy troupe consisting of ...

) – comedy troupe featured on ''

'' * Chris Terrio – film director and screenwriter; won Academy Award for ''

Argo In Greek mythology the ''Argo'' (; in Greek: ) was a ship built with the help of the gods that Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The ship has gone on to be used as a motif in a variety of ...

'' screenplay *

Eddie Kaye Thomas Eddie Kaye Thomas (born October 31, 1980) is an American actor who rose to prominence as Paul Finch in the ''American Pie'' film series. His other notable appearances include Andy Rosenberg in the ''Harold & Kumar'' series, Jeff Woodcock in ...

– actor, Paul Finch in the '' American Pie'' movies; born and raised in New Dorp *

Jeff Trachta Jeff Trachta (born October 6, 1960 in Staten Island, New York) is an American actor and singer, best known for portraying Thorne Forrester on the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' from 1989 to 1996. He was the second of four actors to play ...

– TV actor, ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...

'', ''

America's Got Talent ''America's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated as ''AGT'') is a televised American talent show competition, and is part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle (as well as distribu ...

'' *

Lenny Venito Lenny Venito (born May 10, 1969) is an American actor, who has made appearances in movies such as '' Gigli'', '' Men in Black 3'', and '' War of the Worlds''. He also starred as Marty Weaver in the ABC comedy '' The Neighbors'' and James "Mur ...

– actor, ''

War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was i ...

'' *

– comedian in

, featured on ''

'' *

Brian Whitman Brian David Whitman (born August 17, 1972) is an American talk radio host and voice impressionist. Whitman was born on Staten Island, New York and graduated from Wagner College in May 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political scien ...

– radio host, impersonator, comedian *

Tristan Wilds Tristan Paul Mack Wilds (born July 15, 1989) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his roles as Michael Lee on the HBO original drama series, '' The Wire'', and as Dixon Wilson on the CW teen drama seri ...

– actor, ''

'', '' 90210''; Grammy-nominated recording artist known as Mack Wilds *

Ben Younger Ben Younger (born October 7, 1972) is an American screenwriter and film director. Biography Early life and career Younger was born in Brooklyn, and raised in a Modern Orthodox Jewish household in Eltingville, Staten Island and in Fair Lawn, New ...

– screenwriter and director of '' Boiler Room'', ''

Prime A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ...

'', ''

Bleed for This ''Bleed for This'' is a 2016 American biographical sports film written and directed by Ben Younger and based on the life of former world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza. The film stars Miles Teller as Pazienza, with Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, ...

Architects

Nathan Franklin Barrett Nathan Franklin Barrett (November 19, 1845 – October 16, 1919) was an American landscape architect. He is best known for his designs for company town of Pullman, Illinois, the Hotel Ponce de Leon in Florida and Naumkeag in Stockbridge, Massac ...

(1845–1919) –

landscape architect A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture. The practice of landscape architecture includes: site analysis, site inventory, site planning, land planning, planting design, grading, storm water manage ...

; co-founder and president of

American Society of Landscape Architects The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is a professional association for landscape architects in the United States. The ASLA's mission is to advance landscape architecture through advocacy, communication, education, and fellowship ...

* David Carnivale (b. 1958) – known for historic preservation efforts on Staten Island; raised in Richmondtown *

John Merven Carrère John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(1858–1911) – designer of

New York Public Library Main Branch The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, commonly known as the Main Branch, 42nd Street Library or the New York Public Library, is the flagship building in the New York Public Library system in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City ...

and

Staten Island Borough Hall Staten Island Borough Hall is the primary municipal building for the borough of Staten Island in New York City. It is located at 10 Richmond Terrace, next to the Richmond County Courthouse and opposite the St. George Terminal of the Staten Islan ...

; lived in Clifton *

Ernest Flagg Ernest Flagg (February 6, 1857 – April 10, 1947) was an American architect in the Beaux-Arts style. He was also an advocate for urban reform and architecture's social responsibility. Early life and education Flagg was born in Brooklyn, N ...

(1857–1947) – designer of many commercial and residential buildings, including his estate on Todt Hill; brother-in-law of

Charles Scribner II Charles Scribner II (October 18, 1854 – April 19, 1930) was the president of Charles Scribner's Sons and a trustee at Skidmore College. Early life He was born in New York City on October 18, 1854. He was the son of Emma Elizabeth Blair (1827–1 ...

* Daniel Paul Higgins (1886–1953) – designer of many prominent American buildings, especially for churches including his own St. Clare's in Great Kills *

Frederick Law Olmsted Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the USA. Olmsted was famous for co- ...

(1822–1903) – landscape architect known for

Central Park Central Park is an urban park in New York City located between the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. It is the fifth-largest park in the city, covering . It is the most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated ...

and Brooklyn’s Prospect Park; lived in Annadale's Olmsted–Beil House *

Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (July 24, 1870 – December 25, 1957) was an American landscape architect and city planner known for his wildlife conservation efforts. He had a lifetime commitment to national parks, and worked on projects in Acadia, th ...

(1870–1957) – landscape architect known for national parks; son of Frederick Sr. *

John Charles Olmsted John Charles Olmsted (1852–1920), was an American landscape architect. The nephew and adopted son of Frederick Law Olmsted, he worked with his father and his younger brother, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., in their father's firm. After their fath ...

(1852–1920) – landscape architect known for urban parks; nephew and adopted son of Frederick Sr. *

Kenneth Olwig Kenneth Robert Olwig (born 1946) is an American-born landscape geographer, specializing in the study of the Scandinavian landscape. He is best known for advocating a "substantive" understanding landscape, one that incorporates legal and other lived ...

(b. 1946) – professor of Scandinavian landscape architecture * Edward Sargent (1842–1914) – designer of many homes, schools and office buildings; Tompkinsville resident

Artists

Rocco Armento Rocco Armento (October 25, 1924 – December 30, 2011) was an American sculptor, painter, and member of the NO!art movement. His postwar abstractions were influenced by Picasso, Giacometti, and Marini. He lived in Woodstock, NY in his self-built ...

(1924–2011) – sculptor, born and raised in Staten Island *

Alice Austen Elizabeth Alice Austen (March 17, 1866 – June 9, 1952) was an American photographer working in Staten Island. Biography Alice Austen was born in 1866 to Alice Cornell Austen and Edward Stopford Munn. Austen's father abandoned the family ...

(1866–1952) – pioneering photographer, lifelong Staten Island resident; the MV ''Alice Austen'' ferry is named after her *

Wallace Berman Wallace "Wally" Berman (February 18, 1926 – February 18, 1976) was an American experimental filmmaker, assemblage, and collage artist and a crucial figure in the history of post-war California art. Personal life and education Wallace Berman ...

(1926–1976) –

collage Collage (, from the french: coller, "to glue" or "to stick together";) is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too, by which art results from an Assemblage (art), assemblage of different forms, thus creat ...

artist of the

Beat movement The Beat Generation was a literary subculture movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-war era. The bulk of their work was published and popularized by Silent Generat ...

Mathew Brady Mathew B. Brady ( – January 15, 1896) was one of the earliest photographers in American history. Best known for his scenes of the Civil War, he studied under inventor Samuel Morse, who pioneered the daguerreotype technique in America. Brad ...

(1822–1896) –

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...

photographer; moved to Staten Island around 1850 with his wife Julia *

Alfred Thompson Bricher Alfred Thompson Bricher (April 10, 1837 – September 30, 1908) was a painter associated with White Mountain art and the Hudson River School. Life and work Bricher was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was educated in an academy at Newburyp ...

(1837–1908) – landscape painter associated with White Mountain art and the

Hudson River School The Hudson River School was a mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by Romanticism. The paintings typically depict the Hudson River Valley and the surrounding area ...

* Mario Buatta (1935–2018) – interior decorator for large American homes; born in West Brighton; attended Curtis High School * John Celardo (1918–2012) – illustrator of the ''Tarzan'' comic strip *

Ceil Chapman Ceil Chapman (1912 – July 13, 1979) was an American fashion designer who worked in New York City from the 1940s to the 1960s. She created glamorous cocktail and party dresses, and worked with celebrity clients including television and movie ac ...

(1912–1979) – award-winning designer of fashion dresses *

Howard Chaykin Howard Victor Chaykin (; born October 7, 1950) is an American comic book artist and writer. Chaykin's influences include his one-time employer and mentor, Gil Kane, and the mid-20th century illustrators Robert Fawcett and Al Parker. Early life ...

(b. 1950) – comic book artist *

Cassius Marcellus Coolidge Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (September 18, 1844 – January 13, 1934) was an American artist, mainly known for his series of paintings ''Dogs Playing Poker''. Known as "Cash" or "Kash" in his family, he often signed his work in the 19th century wi ...

(1844–1934) – created ''

Dogs Playing Poker ''Dogs Playing Poker'', by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, refers collectively to an 1894 painting, a 1903 series of sixteen oil paintings commissioned by Brown & Bigelow to advertise cigars, and a 1910 painting. All eighteen paintings in the overal ...

''; lived in Grasmere toward the end of his life * Fred S. Cozzens (1846–1928) – maritime artist *

Jasper Francis Cropsey Jasper Francis Cropsey (February 18, 1823 – June 22, 1900) was an important American landscape artist of the Hudson River School. Early years Cropsey was born on his father Jacob Rezeau Cropsey's farm in Rossville on Staten Island, New Yor ...

(1823–1900) –

landscape painter Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composi ...

of the

; born on his family's farm in Rossville * Edward DeGroff (1860–1910) – historic photographer and merchant in the

District of Alaska The District of Alaska was the federal government’s designation for Alaska from May 17, 1884 to August 24, 1912, when it became Alaska Territory. Previously (1867–1884) it had been known as the Department of Alaska, a military designation. ...

Evan Dorkin Evan Dorkin (born April 20, 1965) is an American comics artist and cartoonist. His best known works are the comic books ''Milk and Cheese'' and ''Dork''. His comics often poke fun at fandom, even while making it clear that Dorkin is a fan himsel ...

(b. 1965) – cartoonist and creator of '' Milk & Cheese''; longtime resident of Staten Island * John Gossage (b. 1946) – photographer, noted for artist's books exploring the urban environment * Percy Leason (1889–1959) – Australian-born painter, illustrator, and political cartoonist *

Grace Hamilton McIntyre Grace Hamilton McIntyre (1878–1962) was an American painter of portrait miniatures. What little is known of McIntyre's life comes from a manuscript biography written by her daughter, Lois Darling. She was a native of Staten Island who moved wit ...

(1878–1962) – painter of

portrait miniature A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques of the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts, and were popular among 16th-century eli ...

s *

P. Buckley Moss Patricia (Pat) Buckley Moss, also known as P. Buckley Moss, is an American artist. She was born on May 20, 1933, in Richmond County (Staten Island Borough) of New York City. Raised on Staten Island, she was the second of three children of an Ir ...

– painter known for scenes of rural Virginia * John A. Noble (1913–1983) – maritime

lithographer Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...

and artist; a

Staten Island Ferry The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry route operated by the New York City Department of Transportation. The ferry's single route runs through New York Harbor between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island, with ferry ...

was named after him * Timothy H. O'Sullivan (c.1840–1882) – government photographer, prominent in frontier exploration and the Civil War * William Page (1811–1885) – painter and portrait artist * Jacques Reich (1852–1923) – portrait artist *

Mick Rock Michael David Rock (born Michael Edward Chester Smith; 21 November 1948 – 18 November 2021) was a British photographer. He photographed rock music acts such as Queen, David Bowie, Waylon Jennings, T. Rex, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop ...

(born Michael Edward Chester Smith, 1948–2021) – photographer of rock music acts * William Allen Rogers (1854–1931) – political cartoonist, including decades with ''

Harper's Weekly ''Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization'' was an American political magazine based in New York City. Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor, ...

'' and the ''

New York Herald The ''New York Herald'' was a large-distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between 1835 and 1924. At that point it was acquired by its smaller rival the '' New-York Tribune'' to form the '' New York Herald Tribune''. Hi ...

'' *

(1930–2010) – artist for

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. ( doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with the ...

and

Archie Comics Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.Glenn Scarpelli Glenn Christopher Scarpelli (born July 6, 1966) is an American actor and singer. He played Alex Handris from 1980 to 1983 on the sitcom '' One Day at a Time''. Early life Born in Staten Island, New York City, New York, he is the son of long time ...

Francesco Scavullo Francesco Scavullo (January 16, 1921 – January 6, 2004) was an American fashion photographer best known for his work on the covers of ''Cosmopolitan'' and his celebrity portraits. Biography Scavullo was born January 16, 1921, on Staten Island, ...

(1921–2004) – celebrity photographer; born on Staten Island * Henry Fitch Taylor (1853–1925) – Modernist painter *

Charles Tefft Charles (or Carl) Eugene Tefft (September 22, 1874 – September 20, 1951) was an American sculptor born in Brewer, Maine. His statue of Hannibal Hamlin is one of Maine's two statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection located in the U ...

(1874–1951) – architectural sculptor * Cynthia von Buhler – artist and children's book author; Staten Island resident 2005–2008 * George Woodbridge (1930–2004) – illustrator for ''Mad'' magazine and history books; lived on Staten Island * Sarah Yuster (b. 1957) – painter of landscapes and portraits

Business, labor, philanthropy

William Henry Aspinwall William Henry Aspinwall (December 16, 1807 – January 18, 1875) was a prominent American businessman who was a partner in the merchant firm of Howland & Aspinwall and was a co-founder of both the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and Panama Can ...

(1807–1875) – shipping magnate; co-founder of ASPCA and Metropolitan Museum; died at his country estate on Aspinwall Street in Tottenville * William Bard (1778–1853) – founder of New York Life Insurance and Trust Company; namesake of Bard Avenue *

Ella Reeve Bloor Ella Reeve "Mother" Bloor (July 8, 1862 – August 10, 1951) was an American labor organizer and long-time activist in the socialist and communist movements. Bloor is best remembered as one of the top-ranking female functionaries in the Communis ...

(1862–1951) – labor organizer and socialist *

Roderick Cameron Sir Roderick William Cameron (July 25, 1825 – October 19, 1900) was a Canadian and American businessman noted for co-founding the ''R. W. Cameron and Company'' shipping line in New York City, as well as for his role as an official representativ ...

(1825–1900) – shipping executive and horse breeder * Barbara Chernow – administrative leader for schools and universities *

Rufus King Delafield Rufus King Delafield (November 18, 1802 – February 6, 1874) was an American banker and manufacturer. Early life Delafield was born at his father's residence, 16 Wall Street in New York City, on November 18, 1802, and named after Rufus King, the ...

(1802–1874) – banker and cement manufacturer; namesake of Delafield Place * W. Butler Duncan I (1830–1912) – Scottish-born banker; head of

Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Mobile and Ohio Railroad was a railroad in the Southern U.S. The M&O was chartered in January and February 1848 by the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It was planned to span the distance between the seaport of Mob ...

John Eberhard Faber John Eberhard Faber (sometimes Johann Eberhard Faber; December 6, 1822 – March 2, 1879) was a German-born American manufacturer of pencils in New York. Biography Johann Eberhard Faber was born on December 6, 1822 in the village of Stein, near t ...

(1822–1879) – German-born manufacturer of pencils * Joseph Giacomo Ferari (1868–1953) – lion tamer and circus owner at Dreamland on Coney Island * James Clair Flood (1826–1889) – built a fortune from silver mining in Nevada's

Comstock Lode The Comstock Lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Virginia City, Nevada (then western Utah Territory), which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the Unit ...

* Lisa Garcia Quiroz (1961–2018) – business executive at

Time Warner Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by ...

* Mott Green (born David Friedman, 1966–2013) – founder of the environmentally sustainable Grenada Chocolate Company * William H. Friedland (1923–2018) – sociologist, labor activist and researcher * Richard Guarasci – college administrator, including 18th president of Wagner College * Baruch Herzfeld – provider of community webcasting and bicycling * William Horrmann (1863–1927) – head of Rubsam & Horrmann Brewing Co.; built Horrmann Castle atop Grymes Hill * Denis M. Hughes – president of New York State

AFL–CIO The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million ac ...

since 1999; born and raised on Staten Island * Charles Wallace Hunt (1841–1911) – producer of coal-handling equipment *

James Jebbia James Jebbia (born July 22, 1963) is an American-British businessman, fashion designer and former child actor. He is known for being the founder of the skateboarding shop and clothing brand Supreme. Early life James Jebbia was born on July 22, ...

– founder of Supreme, an international clothing brand and skateboard retailer * George H. Kendall (c.1854–1924) – president of

New York Bank Note Company The New York Bank Note Company was an engraver of stock certificates in New York City. History The company was founded in 1877 as the Kendall Bank Note Company. In 1892 George H. Kendall replaced Russell Sage as president of the company. See al ...

that printed stock certificates *

Josephine Shaw Lowell Josephine Shaw Lowell (December 16, 1843 – October 12, 1905) was a Progressive Reform leader in the United States in the Nineteenth century. She is best known for creating the New York Consumers League in 1890. Seth Low's biographer descri ...

(1843–1905) – co-founder of

National Consumers League The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is an American consumer organization. The National Consumers League is a private, nonprofit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace and workplace issues. The NCL provides government, bu ...

and other charities for women; sister of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw * Oroondates Mauran (1791–1846) – owner of steamship and ferry operations *

John A. McMullen John A. McMullen, known as Jack McMullen, (born December 10, 1941) is an American businessman from Vermont and former politician. He is most notable for his unsuccessful runs for U.S. Senator in 1998, and again in 2004, as well as his unsucce ...

– senior advisor to corporate and government leaders * John Mojecki (1865–1951) – Polish-born homebuilder and philanthropist *

Paul Montauk Paul Montauk (1922–1998) was an American communism, communist and lifelong member of the Socialist Workers Party (United States), Socialist Workers Party. Paul Montauk was born in Staten Island, New York (state), New York, in 1922. His father was ...

(1922–1998) – political and labor activist with the Socialist Workers Party * Michael Mulgrew – president of

United Federation of Teachers The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is the labor union that represents most teachers in New York City public schools. , there were about 118,000 in-service teachers and 17,000 paraprofessional educators in the union, as well as about 54,000 ...

since 2009 * Ralph Munroe (1851–1933) – yacht designer and pioneering settler of

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...

* Samuel I. Newhouse (1927–2017) – billionaire co-owner of

Advance Publications Advance Publications, Inc., doing business as Advance, is an American media company owned by the descendants of S.I. Newhouse Sr., Donald Newhouse and S.I. Newhouse Jr. It owns a large number of subsidiary companies, including Condé Nast, a ...

Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge (March 8, 1860 – November 10, 1932) was a businessman and promoter of patent fiberboard, and the first chairman of the interstate agency known then as the Port of New York Authority. The Outerbridge Crossing, a Por ...

(1860–1932) –

fiberboard Fiberboard (American English) or fibreboard (British English) is a type of engineered wood product that is made out of wood fibers. Types of fiberboard (in order of increasing density) include particle board or low-density fiberboard (LDF), med ...

industrialist; co-founder of

Richmond County Country Club Richmond County Country Club (RCCC) is a private country club in Staten Island, New York. The club includes a golf course, tennis courts, an aquatic facility, and two clubhouses. The golf course and the main clubhouse have impressive views of N ...

; chairman of

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; namesake of

Outerbridge Crossing The Outerbridge Crossing, also known as the Outerbridge, is a cantilever bridge that spans the Arthur Kill between Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and Staten Island, New York. It carries New York State Route 440 (NY 440) and New Jersey R ...

; brother of tennis pioneer

Mary Ewing Outerbridge Mary Ewing Outerbridge (February 16, 1852 – May 3, 1886) was an American woman who imported the lawn game tennis to the United States from Bermuda. Biography Mary was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bermudians Alexander Ewing Outerbridge ...

Edward Martineau Perine Edward Martineau Perine (July 31, 1809 – June 5, 1905) was a merchant and planter in Cahaba, Alabama. Born at Southfield, Staten Island, New York, a son of Edward and Addra Guyon Perine, and a descendant of Daniel Perrin, "the Huguenot", Perin ...

(1809–1905) – Alabama merchant and plantation owner; born on Staten Island and descended from

Daniel Perrin Daniel Perrin (1642–1719) was one of the first permanent European inhabitants of Staten Island, New York. Known as " The Huguenot", he arrived in New York Harbor from the Isle of Jersey on July 29, 1665, aboard the ship ''Philip'', under the c ...

, "The Huguenot" *

George Haven Putnam George Haven Putnam A.M., Litt.D. (April 2, 1844 – February 27, 1930) was an American publisher, soldier, and writer. He was the president of G. P. Putnam's Sons for its first 52 years, from 1872. Biography The eldest son of publisher George Pa ...

(1844–1930) – president of book publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons *

John Bishop Putnam John Bishop Putnam (July 17, 1849 – October 7, 1915) was treasurer and a director of the book publishing firm founded by his father, G.P. Putnam & Sons. He was the father-in-law of Amelia Earhart, being the father of her husband, George P. Putna ...

(1849–1915) – treasurer and director of book publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons; brother of George Haven Putnam *

Bradhurst Schieffelin Bradhurst Schieffelin (New York City, 21 September 1824 – Staten Island, 9 March 1909) was a United States druggist and activist. He was the son of Henry Hamilton Schieffelin and Maria Teresa (Bradhurst) Schieffelin, and was educated in New Y ...

(1824–1909) – drugmaking and petroleum business; social activist *

Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw Sarah Blake Shaw (née Sturgis; August 31, 1815 – December 31, 1902) was an American abolitionist, women's rights supporter, anti-imperialist and philanthropist. She was the daughter of Bostonians Nathaniel Russell Sturgis (1779-1856) and S ...

(1815–1902) – abolitionist, women's rights supporter, philanthropist, mother of Robert Gould Shaw and

Anson Phelps Stokes Anson Phelps Stokes (February 22, 1838 – June 28, 1913) was a wealthy American merchant, property developer, banker, genealogist and philanthropist. Born in New York City, he was the son of James Boulter and Caroline Stokes. His paternal gran ...

(1838–1913) – partner in family's Phelps Dodge Mining Company; his 10-acre mansion was next to Curtis High School; namesake of notable clergymen

son A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some curren ...

and

grandson Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideall ...

Edith Minturn Stokes Edith Minturn Stokes (June 20, 1867 - June 12, 1937) was an American philanthropist, artistic muse and socialite during the Gilded Age. Early life and family background Edith Minturn was born on June 20, 1867 in West Brighton, in Staten Island, ...

(1867–1937) – philanthropist, daughter of shipping magnate Robert Bowne Minturn Jr., daughter-in-law of mining executive

* Van Toffler (b. 1960) – longtime

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

executive, rising to President of

Viacom Media Networks Paramount Media Networks (formerly known as Warner Cable Communications, Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, MTV Networks, Viacom Media Networks, and ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks) is an American mass media division of Paramount Global tha ...

Music Group 2008–2015 * Gustavus Trask (1836–1914) – sea captain; governor of

Sailors' Snug Harbor Sailors' Snug Harbor, also known as Sailors Snug Harbor and informally as Snug Harbor, is a collection of architecturally significant 19th-century buildings on Staten Island, New York City. The buildings are set in an park along the Kill Van K ...

Vanderbilt family The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthr ...

– wealthy Dutch-American railroad owners and heirs, including many 19th-century Staten Island residents and the church-sized Vanderbilt Mausoleum in New Dorp's

Moravian Cemetery The Moravian Cemetery is a cemetery in the New Dorp neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City. Location Located at 2205 Richmond Road, the Moravian Cemetery is the largest and oldest active cemetery on Staten Island, having opened in 1740. ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into lead ...

(1794–1877) – shipping and railroad magnate; wealthiest person in America; born and lived on Staten Island; father-in-law of local politician Nicholas B. La Bau **

Cornelius Vanderbilt II Cornelius "Corneil" Vanderbilt II (November 27, 1843 – September 12, 1899) was an American socialite and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. Noted forebears He was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbil ...

(1843–1899) – railroad magnate; son of William Henry Vanderbilt **

Cornelius Vanderbilt IV Cornelius Vanderbilt IV (April 30, 1898July 7, 1974) was a newspaper publisher, journalist, author, and military officer. He was an outcast of high society, and was disinherited by his parents when he became a newspaper publisher. He desired to ...

(1898–1974) – newspaper publisher, author, film producer; grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt II ** Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt (1830–1882) – troubled son of Cornelius Vanderbilt **

Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt Webb Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt Webb (September 20, 1860 – July 10, 1936) was an American heiress.

(1860–1936) – founder of Shelburne Farms in Vermont; daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt ** Emily Thorn Vanderbilt (1852–1946) – philanthropist; founder of

Sloane Hospital for Women The Sloane Hospital for Women is the obstetrics and gynecology service within NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) in New York City. It was ...

; daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt; great-great-grandmother of

Timothy Olyphant Timothy David Olyphant ( ; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in ''The Monogamist'', and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' ''The ...

Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly (January 8, 1854 – April 11, 1952) was an American socialite and heiress. She was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. She and her husband Hamilton McKown Twombly built Florham, a gilded age estate in M ...

(1854–1952) – known for building elaborate homes; daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt **

Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt (January 18, 1839 – May 4, 1885) was an American socialite and philanthropist. During the American Civil War, she was a strong supporter of the Confederate States of America. After the war, she lived in New ...

(1839–1885) – second wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt; persuaded him to fund Tennessee's

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

Frederick William Vanderbilt Frederick William Vanderbilt (February 2, 1856 – June 29, 1938) was a member of the American Vanderbilt family. He was a director of the New York Central Railroad for 61 years, and also a director of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and o ...

(1856–1938) – railroad executive; son of William Henry Vanderbilt **

George Washington Vanderbilt II George Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 – March 6, 1914) was an art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises. He commission ...

or III (1862–1914) – born in New Dorp; built North Carolina's

Biltmore Estate Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), the main residence, is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 an ...

; son of William Henry Vanderbilt **

Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard ( New Dorp, July 23, 1845 – Manhattan, March 3, 1924) was an American heiress and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. As a philanthropist, she funded the YMCA, helping create a hotel for guests of the ...

(1845–1924) – founder of

YWCA The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Sw ...

hotel; daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt **

Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (January 14, 1880 – September 4, 1925) was a member of the Vanderbilt family. He was the father of Gloria Vanderbilt and maternal grandfather of Anderson Cooper. An avid equestrian, Vanderbilt was the founder and pr ...

(1880–1925) – founder of many equestrian organizations; son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II; father of

Gloria Vanderbilt Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (February 20, 1924 – June 17, 2019) was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. During the 1930s, she was the subject of a high-profile child custody trial in which her moth ...

; grandfather of

Anderson Cooper Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator from the Vanderbilt family. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news broadcast show '' Anderson Cooper 360°''. In addition to his duties a ...

William Henry Vanderbilt William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family. Vanderbi ...

(1821–1885) – railroad magnate and philanthropist; wealthiest person in America; son of Cornelius Vanderbilt **

William Kissam Vanderbilt William Kissam "Willie" Vanderbilt I (December 12, 1849 – July 22, 1920) was an American heir, businessman, philanthropist and horsebreeder. Born into the Vanderbilt family, he managed his family's railroad investments. Early life William Kiss ...

(1849–1920) – railroad executive; horse breeder; son of William Henry Vanderbilt *

Arthur von Briesen Arthur von Briesen (26 September 1891 – 15 May 1981) was a Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Biography Arthur von Briesen was born in Metz, in Alsace-Lorraine, at the time part of the German Empire. He began his military ...

(1843–1920) – lawyer, philanthropist, president of

Legal Aid Society The Legal Aid Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit legal aid provider based in New York City. Founded in 1876, it is the oldest and largest provider of legal aid in the United States. Its attorneys provide representation on criminal and civil mat ...

; estate became Von Briesen Park next to Fort Wadsworth *

Erastus Wiman Erastus Wiman (21 April 1834 – 9 February 1904) was a Canadian journalist and businessman who later moved to the United States. He is best known as a developer in the New York City borough of Staten Island. Biography Wiman was born in Churc ...

(1834–1904) – president of the Staten Island Railway Co. and the St. George Ferry

Crime

* Richard Biegenwald (1940–2008) – serial killer who murdered at least six people in New Jersey *

Thomas Bilotti Thomas "Tommy" Bilotti (March 23, 1940 – December 16, 1985) was an American mobster with the Gambino crime family who served as underboss for two weeks. It was this promotion that helped trigger the 1985 assassination of Gambino boss Paul Caste ...

(1940–1985) –

underboss Underboss ( it, sottocapo) is a position within the leadership structure of certain organized crime groups, particularly in Sicilian, Greek, and Italian-American Mafia crime families. The underboss is second in command to the boss. The under ...

Gambino crime family The Gambino crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the " Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as th ...

; was assassinated with Paul Castellano *

Frank Cali Francesco Paolo Augusto "Frank" Cali (, ; March 26, 1965 – March 13, 2019), also known as "Franky Boy", was an American mobster and the eventual acting boss of the Gambino crime family. Law enforcement considered Cali to have been the Gambin ...

(1965–2019) – Gambino crime boss who had close ties to Sicily *

Anthony Capo Anthony "Tony" Capo (1959/60 – January 23, 2012) was an American hitman in the DeCavalcante crime family who later became a government witness and entered the Witness Protection Program. His aliases included Marshall Beach, Mathew Beach and Wade ...

(1959/1960–2012) – hitman for

DeCavalcante crime family The DeCavalcante crime family, also known as the North Jersey Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia organized crime family that operates mainly in northern New Jersey, particularly in Elizabeth, Newark, West New York, and various other North Jer ...

; government informant * Stephen Caracappa (1941–2017) – former detective convicted of eight murders for the Gambino and Lucchese crime families *

Paul Castellano Constantino Paul Castellano (; June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985), was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family. Castellano was killed in an unsanctioned hit on December 16, 1985. Early life Cast ...

(1915–1985) – Gambino crime boss; lived on

Todt Hill Todt Hill ( ) is a hill formed of serpentine rock on Staten Island, New York. It is the highest natural point in the five boroughs of New York City and the highest elevation on the entire Atlantic coastal plain from Florida to Cape Cod. The summi ...

; buried in Moravian Cemetery in an unmarked grave *

Frank DeCicco Frank DeCicco (November 5, 1935 – April 13, 1986), also known as Frankie D and Frankie Cheech, was an American mobster consigliere and eventual underboss for the Gambino crime family in New York City. Background DeCicco was the son of Vincent ...

(1935–1986) – Gambino underboss *

Aniello Dellacroce Aniello John "Neil" Dellacroce (March 15, 1914 – December 2, 1985) was an American mobster and underboss of the Gambino crime family. He rose to the position of underboss when Carlo Gambino moved Joseph Biondo aside. Dellacroce was a mentor ...

(1914–1985) – Gambino underboss; lived in

Grasmere, Staten Island Grasmere is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. Grasmere although crossed by major roads has retained its quiet suburban character. The area and adjoining Concord ...

Michael DiLeonardo Michael DiLeonardo (born June 18, 1955) is a former Italian-American mobster who rose to position of caporegime in the Gambino crime family. In the early 2000s DiLeonardo turned government witness and decided to cooperate with the FBI and managed ...

(b. 1955) – Gambino

caporegime A caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to capo or informally referred to as "captain" or "skipper", is a rank used in the Mafia (both the Sicilian Mafia and Italian-American Mafia) for a '' made member'' of an Italian crime family who he ...

and government informant *

James Failla James "Jimmy Brown" Failla (January 22, 1919 – August 5, 1999) was an American mobster who was a high ranking ''caporegime'' with the Gambino crime family and a major power in the garbage-hauling industry in New York City. Failla's crew was base ...

(1919–1999) – senior caporegime with the Gambino crime family *

Gus Farace Costabile "Gus" Farace, Jr. (June 21, 1960 Bushwick, Brooklyn – November 17, 1989 Bensonhurst, Brooklyn) was an Italian American criminal and mobster. He was an associate of the Bonanno crime family who murdered a teenage male prostitute and a ...

(1960–1989) – associate of

Bonanno crime family The Bonanno crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the " Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, and in the United States, as part of the criminal phenomenon known as ...

; murdered a teenager and a federal agent * Eddie Garafola (b. 1955) – Gambino caporegime; brother-in-law of Sammy Gravano * Sammy "The Bull" Gravano – Gambino underboss and government informant *

Anthony Graziano Anthony A. Graziano (November 12, 1940 – May 25, 2019) was an American mobster and consigliere in the Bonanno crime family. Bonanno crime family Captain In 1990, Graziano pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion. He had failed to pay $100,000 t ...

(1940–2019) –

consigliere Consigliere ( , ; plural ) is a position within the leadership structure of the Sicilian, Calabrian, and Italian-American Mafia. The word was popularized in English by the novel '' The Godfather'' (1969) and its film adaptation. In the novel, a ...

of Bonanno crime family * Joseph Masella (c.1948–1998) – associate of DeCavalcante crime family * Frank Matthews – major trafficker of heroin and cocaine *

Xhevdet Mustafa The Mustafa Band was a group of four Albanian exiles who wanted to kill Enver Hoxha in 1982. The plan failed and two of its members were killed and one arrested. Members * Sabaudin Hasnedar (Dino) – chairman of the group. Born c. 1925, a margi ...

(1940–1982) – failed assassin of the leader of communist

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...

*" Staten Island Ninja" – serial burglar, possibly deported to Albania, never positively identified *

Chris Paciello Chris Paciello (born Christian Ludwigsen, September 7, 1971) is an American former Cosa Nostra associate, member of The Untouchables car-theft ring, and government informant who was convicted of racketeering. During the 1990s, and again in 2012, he ...

(born Christian Ludwigsen) – affiliate of Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino crime families; government informant *

Andre Rand Andre Rand (born Frank Rostum Rushan; March 11, 1944, also referred to in the media as "The Pied Piper of Staten Island") is an American convicted kidnapper of two children and suspected serial killer, currently serving two twenty-five years to lif ...

(born Frank Rushan) (b. 1944) – convicted kidnapper of two children; suspected serial killer *

George Remini George V. "Big Georgie" Remini (August 5, 1945-March 2007) was a New York mobster known as "Fat Georgie" or "Big George" within the Gambino crime family. In 1969, Remini was arrested and pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property from interstat ...

(1945–2007) – member of Gambino crime family *

Gregory Scarpa Gregory Scarpa (May 8, 1928 – June 4, 1994) nicknamed the Grim Reaper and also the Mad Hatter, was an American caporegime and hitman for the Colombo crime family, as well as an informant for the FBI. During the 1970s and 80s, Scarpa was the ...

(1928–1994) – hitman for

Colombo crime family The Colombo crime family (, ) is an Italian American Mafia crime family and is the youngest of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City within the criminal organization known as the American Mafia. It was duri ...

Anthony Spero Anthony "Old Man" Spero (February 18, 1929 – September 29, 2008) was an Italian-American mobster who rose to the position of consigliere and acting boss of the Bonanno crime family. Biography "Spero was a large man with dark hair, a dark comple ...

(1929–2008) – consigliere of Bonanno crime family * Joseph Vollaro (b. 1966) – Gambino associate and government informant *

Ronell Wilson Ronell Earl Wilson (born May 4, 1982) is an American murderer who was convicted of the 2003 capital murder of two undercover New York City police officers in Staten Island, New York. His trial before Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the United State ...

(b. 1982) – convicted killer of two undercover detectives *

John Zancocchio John "Porky" Zancocchio (born November 27, 1957) is an American mobster and former Consigliere with the Bonanno crime family who is a loanshark and a bookmaker. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Zancocchio started working under Bonanno caporeg ...

(b. 1958) – consigliere of Bonanno crime family

Historical notables and early settlers

* Pierre Billiou (c.1632–c.1702) – early settler, founder of

Old Town In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are ma ...

* David Pietersz. de Vries (c.1593–1655) – Dutch explorer and early settler * Mamie Fish (1853–1915) – New York

socialite A socialite is a person from a wealthy and (possibly) aristocratic background, who is prominent in high society. A socialite generally spends a significant amount of time attending various fashionable social gatherings, instead of having tradit ...

and one of the so-called Triumvirate of American

Gilded Age In United States history, the Gilded Age was an era extending roughly from 1877 to 1900, which was sandwiched between the Reconstruction era and the Progressive Era. It was a time of rapid economic growth, especially in the Northern and Wes ...

society * Peter Fisher (1782–1848) – historian of colonial New Brunswick, Canada; born on Staten Island *

Loring McMillen Loring McMillen (March 10, 1906 – March 19, 1991) was Staten Island's official historian who preserved the works of Alice Austen and worked to restore Historic Richmond Town. Biography He was born in Staten Island on March 10, 1906. He ...

(1906–1991) – official historian of Staten Island; founder of Historic Richmond Town *

Cornelis Melyn Cornelis Melyn (1600 – c. 1662) was an early Dutch settler in New Netherland and Patroon of Staten Island. He was the chairman of the council of eight men, which was a part of early steps toward representative democracy in the Dutch colony. Ea ...

(1600–c.1662) – early settler, political figure, and

Patroon In the United States, a patroon (; from Dutch '' patroon'' ) was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland on the east coast of North America. Through the Charter of Freedoms ...

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa ( ga, Diarmaid Ó Donnabháin Rosa; baptised 4 September 1831, died 29 June 1915)Con O'Callaghan Reenascreena Community Online (dead link archived at archive.org, 29 September 2014) was an Irish Fenian leader and member ...

(1831–1915) and Mary Jane O'Donovan Rossa (1845–1916) – husband-and-wife activists for Irish independence; ancestors of politician

Jerome X. O'Donovan Jerome Xavier "Jay" O'Donovan (August 31, 1944 – December 11, 2014) was a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician from the New York City borough of Staten Island who served in the New York City Council representing ...

and writer William Rossa Cole *

(1642–1719) – early settler known as "The

Huguenot The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Be ...

Inventors

* Thomas Adams (1818–1905) – inventor of modern chewing gum; William Wrigley Jr. associate; Island resident in the 1860s–1870s *

Albert Baez Albert Vinicio Báez (; November 15, 1912 – March 20, 2007) was a Mexican-American physicist and the father of singers Joan Baez and Mimi Fariña, and an uncle of John C. Baez. He made important contributions to the early development of X- ...

(1912–2007) – co-inventor of

X-ray microscope An X-ray microscope uses electromagnetic radiation in the soft X-ray band to produce magnified images of objects. Since X-rays penetrate most objects, there is no need to specially prepare them for X-ray microscopy observations. Unlike visible ...

; father of folk singer

Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...

Charles Goodyear Charles Goodyear (December 29, 1800 – July 1, 1860) was an American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber, for which he received patent number 3633 from the United States Patent Office on June 15, 1844. ...

(1800–1860) – inventor of

vulcanized rubber Vulcanization (British: Vulcanisation) is a range of processes for hardening rubbers. The term originally referred exclusively to the treatment of natural rubber with sulfur, which remains the most common practice. It has also grown to inclu ...

; lived on Staten Island for several years in the 1830s *

Jerome H. Lemelson Jerome "Jerry" Hal Lemelson (July 18, 1923 – October 1, 1997) was an American engineer, inventor, and patent holder. Several of his inventions and works in the fields in which he patented have made possible, either wholly or in part, innovatio ...

(1923–1997) – inventor of many electronic technologies; holder of 605 patents *Gustav A. Mayer (1845–1918) – inventor of the

Nilla wafer Nilla is a brand name owned by Nabisco that is most closely associated with its line of vanilla-flavored, wafer-style cookies. The name is a shortened version of vanilla, the flavor profile common to all Nilla-branded products. Originally sold as ...

; lived in a mansion that still stands in New Dorp *

Antonio Meucci Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci ( , ; 13 April 1808 – 18 October 1889) was an Italian inventor and an associate of Giuseppe Garibaldi, a major political figure in the history of Italy.

(1808–1889) – inventor of an early form of the telephone; immigrated in 1850, settled in the Clifton area *

Frederick Walton Frederick Edward Walton (13 March 183416 May 1928), was an English manufacturer and inventor whose invention of Linoleum in Chiswick was patented in 1863. He also invented Lincrusta in 1877. Early life Walton was born in 1834, near Halifax. ...

(1834–1928) – built first American

linoleum Linoleum, sometimes shortened to lino, is a floor covering made from materials such as solidified linseed oil (linoxyn), pine resin, ground cork dust, sawdust, and mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate, most commonly on a burlap or canva ...

factory in "Linoleumville", today's Travis * Charles Rudolph Wittemann (1884–1967) – aviation pioneer; built the world's first airplane factory on Staten Island; co-founded

Teterboro Airport Teterboro Airport is a general aviation relief airport in the boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey. * Donald Armstrong (1889–1984) – Brigadier General in the US Army during World War II *

Richard Bayley Richard Bayley (1745 – August 17, 1801) was a prominent New York City physician and the first chief health officer of the city. An expert in yellow fever, he helped discover its epidemiology, improved city sanitation, and authored the federal Q ...

(1745–1801) – first health officer of the Port of New York, in charge of Staten Island quarantine station; father of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton; grandfather of

James Roosevelt Bayley James Roosevelt Bayley (August 23, 1814 – October 3, 1877) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Newark (1853–1872) and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (1872–1877). Early life and educa ...

* Taylor G. Belcher (1920–1990) – United States Ambassador to Cyprus and Peru *

Edward Clyde Benfold Edward Clyde Benfold (January 15, 1931 – September 5, 1952) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman A hospital corpsman (HM r corpsman is an enlisted medical specialist of the United States Navy, who may also serve in a U.S. Marine C ...

(1931–1952) – US Navy hospital corpsman killed in the Korean War;

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

recipient *

Andrew E. K. Benham Andrew Ellicott Kennedy Benham (April 10, 1832 – August 11, 1905) was an American admiral. In his early career, he served in China, the Pacific and Paraguay. During the American Civil War, he took part in the capture of Port Royal, South Carolina ...

(1832–1905) – Admiral, United States Navy *

Christopher Billop Christopher Billopp (1738March 29, 1827) was a British loyalist during the American Revolution. His command of a Tory detachment during the war earned him the sobriquet, "Tory Colonel". After the American Revolution he emigrated to New Brunsw ...

(c.1738–1827) – British Loyalist colonel during the American Revolution; Staten Island home was the landmark

Conference House Conference House (also known as Billop House) is a stone house in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City built by Captain Christopher Billopp some time before 1680. It is located in Conference House Park near Ward's Point, the southernmost t ...

Christopher Billopp Christopher Billopp (1738March 29, 1827) was a British loyalist during the American Revolution. His command of a Tory detachment during the war earned him the sobriquet, "Tory Colonel". After the American Revolution he emigrated to New Brunsw ...

(c.1638–1726) – English naval officer; great-grandfather of Christopher Billop; Staten Island home became the Conference House * Vincent R. Capodanno (1929–1967) – Chaplain and Lieutenant in US Navy; Medal of Honor recipient; Maryknoll Catholic priest and candidate for sainthood * Salvatore Cassano (b. 1945) –

New York City Fire Commissioner The New York City Fire Commissioner is the civilian administrator of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York. There have been 34 commissioners excluding Acting Fire Commissioners, and 38 commission ...

2010–2014 * John J. Cisco (1806–1884) – Assistant Treasurer of the United States for three Presidents *

Marcia Clark Marcia Rachel Clark (' Kleks, formerly Horowitz; born August 31, 1953) is an American prosecutor, author, television correspondent and television producer. She is known for being the lead prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case. Early li ...

– prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson trial; graduated from Susan E. Wagner High School; lived in Manor Heights * Kevin J. Collins – senior aide to Republican Party politicians *

Ichabod Crane Ichabod Crane is a fictional character and the protagonist in Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Crane is portrayed, in the original work, as well as in most adaptations, as a tall, lanky individual with a scarecro ...

(1787–1857) – military officer for 48 years; nominal inspiration for the fictional protagonist in ''

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a gothic story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled ''The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.'' Written while Irving was living abroad in Birm ...

''; buried in Staten Island * Thomas D. Doubleday (1816–1864) – Wall Street merchant; Colonel in Civil War; lived in Port Richmond; brother of

Abner Doubleday Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893) was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pi ...

Trevor N. Dupuy Trevor Nevitt Dupuy (May 3, 1916 – June 5, 1995) was a colonel in the United States Army and a noted military historian. Early life Born in Staten Island, New York, the son of accomplished illustrator and artist, Laura Nevitt Dupuy, and noted ...

(1916–1995) – US Army colonel; prominent military historian * Sara Ehrman (1919–2017) – senior aide to national Democratic Party politicians *

Fred Espenak Fred Espenak is a retired emeritus American astrophysicist. He worked at the Goddard Space Flight Center. He is best known for his work on eclipse predictions. He became interested in astronomy when he was 7–8 years old, and had his first tel ...

– NASA scientist, eclipse expert; born and educated on Staten Island *

Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patr ...

(1807–1882) – Italian revolutionary and statesman; lived for a time on Staten Island *

Eric Garner On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner was killed in the New York City borough of Staten Island after Daniel Pantaleo, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer, put him in a prohibited chokehold while arresting him. Video footage of the inciden ...

(1970–2014) – former NYC Parks employee, fatally choked by police while being arrested for unlicensed cigarettes *

Irving Hale Irving Hale (August 28, 1861 – July 26, 1930) was a brigadier general of the United States of America who served in the Philippines during the Spanish–American War and the early stages of the Philippine–American War. Biography Born in New ...

(1861–1930) – brigadier general who served in the Philippines during the

Spanish–American War , partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence , image = Collage infobox for Spanish-American War.jpg , image_size = 300px , caption = (clock ...

Maura Harty Maura Ann Harty (born 1959) was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs from November 21, 2002 to February 29, 2008. She was a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She was then the President and CEO of the Mid-Atl ...

– United States

Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs The Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Consular Affairs within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs reports to the Under Secretary of State for ...

* Louis V. Iasiello – Rear Admiral; Chief of Navy Chaplains 2003–2006; Franciscan Catholic priest *

Patrick Henry Jones Patrick Henry Jones (November 20, 1830 – July 23, 1900) was an American lawyer, public servant and Postmaster of New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. In 1878, he was involved in the Alexander T. Stewart bodysnatching case when he ...

(1830–1900) – Civil War brigadier general;

Postmaster of New York City A post office may have operated in New York City as early as 1687. The United States Postal Service has no information on New York's postmasters prior to the year 1775. The New York City Post Office is first mentioned in Hugh Finlay's journal dat ...

* Thomas Jordan (1819–1895) – Civil War general and author *

Andrew Juxon-Smith Brigadier Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (30 November 1931 – 1996) was a Creole politician and military officer in Sierra Leone. He was briefly (27 March 1967 to 18 April 1968) Chairman of the National Reformation Council and acting Governor-Gene ...

(1931–1996) – head of Sierra Leone military government 1967–1968 *

Lewis A. Kaplan Lewis A. Kaplan (born December 23, 1944) is a United States district judge serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He took senior status on February 1, 2011. Education, career, personal life Born in S ...

–

US District Court Judge The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. There is one district court for each federal judicial district, which each cover one U.S. state or, in some cases, a portion of a state. Each district cou ...

in New York *

(1921–1982) – Chancellor of the

City University of New York The City University of New York ( CUNY; , ) is the Public university, public university system of Education in New York City, New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven Upper divis ...

; son of actor

* Robert S. Lasnik – US District Court Judge in Washington state * James E. Leonard – Chief of New York City Fire Department 2014–2019 * Cecil B. Lyon (1903–1993) – US Ambassador to Chile, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives *

Jeb Stuart Magruder Jeb Stuart Magruder (November 5, 1934May 11, 2014) was an American businessman and high-level political operative in the Republican Party who served time in prison for his role in the Watergate scandal. He served President Richard Nixon in var ...

(1934–2014) – Staten Island native; Watergate figure in Nixon White House; Presbyterian minister *

John Marburger John Harmen "Jack" Marburger III (February 8, 1941 – July 28, 2011) was an American physicist who directed the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the administration of President George W. Bush, serving as the Science Advisor to the Pre ...

(1941–2011) – director of

Brookhaven National Laboratory Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Upton, Long Island, and was formally established in 1947 at the site of Camp Upton, a former U.S. Army base and Japanese internment c ...

; science advisor to President George W. Bush * Francis Xavier McQuade (1878–1955) – New York City judge; advocate for Sunday baseball; part-owner of

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

Angel Mendez Angel Mendez (August 8, 1946 – March 16, 1967) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. In 1967, during the Vietnam War, Mendez saved the life of his platoon commander, Lieutenant Ronald D. Castille, who would bec ...

(1946–1967) – US Marine awarded the

Navy Cross The Navy Cross is the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps' second-highest military decoration awarded for sailors and marines who distinguish themselves for extraordinary heroism in combat with an armed enemy force. The medal is eq ...

for his death in Vietnam War; raised at Mount Loretto * Joseph F. Merrell (1926–1945) – Medal of Honor recipient in World War II * Mersereau Ring – Staten Island family that supported the American Revolution with extensive spying activities, 1776–1781 * Ed Murphy – peace and labor activist; organizer of

Vietnam Veterans Against the War Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) is an American tax-exempt non-profit organization and corporation founded in 1967 to oppose the United States policy and participation in the Vietnam War. VVAW says it is a national veterans' organization ...

and the

Workforce Development Institute Workforce Development Institute (WDI) is headquartered in Albany, New York, and has 10 regional offices throughout New York State (Capital Region, Central New York, Hudson Valley, Long Island, Lower Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley, New York City, ...

* Robert Nelson (1794–1873) – physician; general of Canadian army rebelling unsuccessfully against British colonial rule *

Joe Pistone Joseph Dominick Pistone (born September 17, 1939), is an American former FBI agent who worked undercover as Donnie Brasco between September 1976 and July 1981, as part of an infiltration primarily into the Bonanno crime family, and to a lesser ...

–

FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and its principal Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement age ...

agent, best known as Donnie Brasco; lived in Staten Island for a brief period * Joseph Rallo – leader of public universities; Commissioner of Higher Education for

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

Muhamed Sacirbey Muhamed "Mo" Sacirbey (born 20 July 1956), born as Muhamed Šaćirbegović, is a Bosnian-American lawyer, businessman, and diplomat. He rose to prominence in the 1990s when Bosnia and Herzegovina appointed him to be their ambassador to the United ...

– Bosnian diplomat * Louis N. Scarcella (b. 1951/1952) – NYPD homicide detective involved in 15 overturned convictions * Les Schneider (b. 1939) –

US Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

pilot, known for

Gemini 8 Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) With Gemini IV, NASA changed to Roman numerals for Gemini mission designations. was the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was launched on March 16, 1966, and was the 14th crewed American flig ...

rescue mission * Robert Gould Shaw (1837–1863) – colonel who headed the Union Army's first African American regiment, subject of the feature film '' Glory'' *

Richard Sheirer Richard James Sheirer (October 12, 1946 – January 19, 2012) was a public servant and New York City official. Sheirer served as the Director of the New York City Office of Emergency Management (O.E.M.) from February 2000 to March 2002. Life She ...

(1946–2012) – senior official in NYC Fire Department, Police Department, and Office of Emergency Management * Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900–1949) – Chairman of US Steel; Secretary of State in FDR Administration; former home is now

Staten Island Academy Staten Island Academy is a coeducational, college-preparatory day school located on a campus in Staten Island, New York City, United States. Founded in 1884 by Anton Methfessel, it is the oldest independent school on Staten Island, and is the only ...

Gustav Struve Gustav Struve, known as Gustav von Struve until he gave up his title (11 October 1805 in Munich, Bavaria – 21 August 1870 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary), was a German surgeon, politician, lawyer and publicist, and a revolutionary during the Germa ...

(1805–1870) – German journalist and revolutionary; American Civil War captain *

George Augustus Vaughn Jr. George Augustus Vaughn Jr. (May 20, 1897 – July 31, 1989) was an American fighter Flying ace, ace in World War I and Distinguished Service Cross (United States), Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), Britain ...

(1897–1989) – World War I

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; co-founder of

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (commonly called Vaughn College) is a private college in East Elmhurst, New York, specialized in aviation and engineering education. It is adjacent to LaGuardia Airport but was founded in Newark, New ...

Katherine Walker Katherine Walker (''née'' Katharina Görtler; November 25, 1848''Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898'' – February 5, 1931) was a German-American lighthouse keeper. Walker tended the Robbins Reef Light in New York Harbor for more th ...

(1848–1931) – keeper of

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in New York Harbor; helped rescue more than 50 sailors *

Theodore Winthrop Major Theodore Woolsey Winthrop (September 22, 1828 – June 10, 1861) was a writer, lawyer, and world traveller. He was one of the first Union officers killed in the American Civil War. Biography Winthrop was born in New Haven, Connecticut, ...

(1828–1861) – one of the first Union officers killed in the American Civil War *

James Zappalorti James Patrick Zappalorti (September 29, 1945 – January 22, 1990), a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War, was the victim of a highly publicized, fatal gay-bashing attack on Staten Island, New York. The murder led to increased efforts to pass a st ...

(1945–1990) – disabled veteran of the Vietnam War; victim of anti-gay murder

Musicians

Past

Roy Clark a conversation with OETA (cropped)

Roy Clark Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted ''Hee Haw'', a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influen ...

(1933–2018) – country music performer; co-host of the television show ''

Hee Haw ''Hee Haw'' is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with the fictional rural "Kornfield Kounty" as the backdrop. It aired first-run on CBS from 1969 to 1971, in syndication from 1971 to 1993, and on TNN from 199 ...

''; spent his early years on Staten Island *

Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American musician and actor. He performed jazz, Pop music, pop, rock and roll, Folk music, folk, Swing music, swing, and country music. He started his car ...

(born Walden Robert Cassotto, 1936–1973) – singer; his family had a summer home as a child in

South Beach, Staten Island South Beach is a neighborhood on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York City, situated directly south of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. South Beach is bounded by New York Bay on the southeast, Seaview Avenue on the southwest, Laconia Avenue ...

The Elegants The Elegants was an American doo-wop vocal group, that started in 1958 by Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa, Frank Tardogno, Carman Romano and James Moschello in South Beach, Staten Island, New York. Before their nursery rhyme inspired song, " Little ...

– had #1 hit record in 1959, "Little Star", recorded in a South Beach studio *

Vincent Fanelli Vincent Fanelli, Jr. (December 23, 1883 – March 2, 1966)''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''. Social Security Administration. was an American harpist, teacher, and handball enthusiast. Biography Fanelli was born in New York City. His f ...

(1883–1966) – principal harpist of

Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the " Big Five" American orchestras, the orchestra is based at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, where it performs its subscription ...

and

Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (KSO) was founded in 1921 and is now the third largest professional orchestra in Michigan. During the 2005–2006 concert season, the orchestra played for more than 100,000 people in more than 30 concerts. The orch ...

Eileen Farrell Eileen Farrell (February 13, 1920 – March 23, 2002) was an American soprano who had a nearly 60-year-long career performing both classical and popular music in concerts, theatres, on radio and television, and on disc. NPR noted, "She possessed ...

(1920–2002) – singer of classical and popular music; lived on Emerson Hill and Grymes Hill *

Force MDs The Force M.D.'s are an American contemporary R&B, R&B vocal group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. Although the group has old school hip hop roots, it is perhaps best known for two tunes that are widely considered 1980s quiet ...

– vocal group; several members were born and raised on Staten Island *

Bobby Gustafson Robert Wayne Gustafson (born July 15, 1965) is an American musician, best known as the former guitarist of the New Jersey-based thrash metal band Overkill from 1982 until his split with the band in 1990. He was also the rhythm guitarist for thr ...

(b. 1965) – guitarist best known for the heavy metal band Overkill *

George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...

(1943–2001) – member of the

Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developme ...

; briefly lived in Staten Island while being treated for cancer at Staten Island University Hospital * Bill Hughes (1930–2018) – jazz trombonist and bandleader with the

Count Basie Orchestra The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 195 ...

Frankie LaRocka Frankie LaRocka (April 17, 1954 – May 12, 2005), born Frank LaRocca, was an American rock musician and producer. He was a member of Scandal, playing drums on their debut EP, and, at various stages, played the drums with Bon Jovi, David Johans ...

(1954–2005) – drummer and producer; played for Bryan Adams and Jon Bon Jovi; born and raised in South Beach *

Q Lazzarus Diane Luckey (December 12, 1960 – July 19, 2022), known professionally as Q Lazzarus, was an American singer. She is best known for her 1988 song " Goodbye Horses", which became a cult classic after being prominently featured in a scene from ...

(born Diana Luckey, 1960–2022) – singer known for "

Goodbye Horses "Goodbye Horses" is a song recorded by American singer Q Lazzarus. It was written by Q Lazzarus's bandmate, William Garvey, and released in 1988, with an extended version being released three years later. It is a synth-pop, dark wave, new wa ...

", featured in the films ''

Married to the Mob ''Married to the Mob'' is a 1988 American crime comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, and Alec Baldwin. Pfeiffer plays Angela de Marco, a gangster's widow from ...

'' and '' The Silence of the Lambs'' *

Carl Lesch Carl William Lesch (1924–1983) was an American Catholic educator, director, and musical conductor and instructor associated with many institutions in the New York Metropolitan area. Lesch started his career as a young man in the 1940s when he t ...

(1924–1983) – music director and educator for Catholic churches and schools * Antoine "T.C.D." Lundy (1963–1998) – singer-songwriter with the

Max Maretzek Max Maretzek (June 28, 1821 – May 14, 1897) was a Moravian-born composer, conductor, and impresario active in the United States and Latin America.''Werner's magazine'', Vol.19 p.561 (1897) Music Teachers National Association, (Digitized by Google ...

(1821–1897) – opera director and composer *

Galt MacDermot Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot (December 18, 1928 – December 17, 2018) was a Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theater. He won a Grammy Award for the song " African Waltz" in 1960. His most-successful musicals were ''Hai ...

(1928–2018) – musician and lyricist for musicals such as ''

Hair Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and f ...

'' and ''

The Two Gentlemen of Verona ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his first tentative steps in laying ...

'' *

Patricia Neway Patricia Neway (September 30, 1919 – January 24, 2012) was an American operatic soprano and musical theatre actress who had an active international career during the mid-1940s through the 1970s. One of the few performers of her day to enjoy equal ...

(1919–2012) – operatic soprano and musical theater actress; won a

for ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. Se ...

'' * A.J. Pero (1959–2015) – drummer for

Twisted Sister Twisted Sister was an American heavy metal band originally from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and later based on Long Island, New York. Their best-known songs include " We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock", both of which were associated with m ...

Charles Seeger Charles Louis Seeger Jr. (December 14, 1886 – February 7, 1979) was an American musicologist, composer, teacher, and folklorist. He was the father of the American folk singers Pete Seeger (1919–2014), Peggy Seeger (b. 1935), and Mike Seeger ( ...

(1886–1979) – musicologist in family of

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

specialists

Ruth Ruth (or its variants) may refer to: Places France * Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Switzerland * Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny United States * Ruth, Alabama * Ruth, Ar ...

, Peggy,

Mike Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and docume ...

, and

Pete Seeger Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably ...

; brother of poet

Alan Seeger Alan Seeger (22 June 1888 – 4 July 1916) was an American war poet who fought and died in World War I during the Battle of the Somme, serving in the French Foreign Legion. Seeger was the brother of Charles Seeger, a noted American pacifist ...

* George Siravo (1916–2000) – saxophonist for

Glenn Miller Alton Glen Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band founder, owner, conductor, composer, arranger, trombone player and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Arm ...

; orchestrator for

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birth ...

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...

Axel Stordahl Axel Stordahl (August 8, 1913 – August 30, 1963) was an American arranger who was active from the late 1930s through the 1950s. He is perhaps best known for his work with Frank Sinatra in the 1940s at Columbia Records. With his sophisticat ...

(1913–1963) – music director for hundreds of

songs *

Roland Trogan Roland Trogan (August 6, 1933 – May 1, 2012) was an American composer, teacher and author. Biography Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Trogan was a musical prodigy. He performed classical piano music as a teenager on WKNX Radio in Saginaw from 1947 ...

(1933–2012) – classical composer; lived on Staten Island *

UMC's The UMC's was an American hip hop duo from the borough of Staten Island in New York City. The group was composed of Haas G and Kool Kim, who released the critically acclaimed full-length album '' Fruits of Nature'' in 1991, which garnered char ...

– 1990s hip-hop duo of

Haas G Haas G (born Carlos Evans, aka Fantom of the Beat) is a Staten Island-based hip hop musician. Haas G was part of the 1990s rap duo The U.M.C.'s, and as Carlos Evans, he is credited as producer of the hit "Magic Stick" ( Lil' Kim featuring 50 C ...

and

Kool Kim NYOIL (pronounced N-Y Oil) (born April 29, 1971) is an American Rapping, emcee from Staten Island, New York City. His name was formerly an acronym for "New York's Original International Lover". He began rapping at the age of twelve, and in 1988 h ...

Cherry Vanilla Cherry Vanilla (born Kathleen Dorritie; October 16, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, publicist, and actress. After working as an actress in Andy Warhol's ''Pork'', she worked as a publicist for David Bowie, before becoming a rock singer. ...

(born Kathleen Dorritie) – singer and publicist, including for

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

and

Vangelis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou ( el, Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; el, Βαγγέλης, links=no ), was a Greek composer and arranger of ...

Chuck Wayne Chuck Wayne (February 27, 1923 – July 29, 1997) was an American jazz guitarist. He came to prominence in the 1940s, and was among the earliest jazz guitarists to play in the bebop style. Wayne was a member of Woody Herman's First Herd, the f ...

(born Charles Jagelka, 1923–1997) – jazz guitarist with

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

George Shearing Sir George Albert Shearing, (13 August 1919 14 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 t ...

, and

Recent

* 9th Prince (born Terrance Hamlin) – co-founder of rap group

Killarmy Killarmy () is an American Hip hop music, hip hop group that is affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan It is one of the earliest and most successful of the many List of Wu-Tang Clan affiliates, Wu-Tang affiliates along with Sunz of Man. Killarmy's music ...

; brother of

Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close affili ...

co-founder RZA *

Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...

– Mouseketeer; pop singer; judge on NBC's ''The Voice''; born on Staten IslandCohen, Patricia
"He Sings the Borough Forgotten"
''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'', June 26, 2007. Accessed October 18, 2007. "Austen isn't the only famous islander, Mr. Matteo notes. Christina Aguilera was born here; Steven Seagal and Paul Newman lived here, as did the exiles Garibaldi and Santa Anna" *

Steve Augeri Steve Augeri (born January 30, 1959) is an American rock singer best known for his work as the lead singer of Journey from 1998 to 2006. He was also affiliated with Tall Stories and Tyketto. In 2014, he formed the band Ünderwörld. Personal l ...

– former lead singer of the rock band

Journey Journey or journeying may refer to: * Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations ** Day's journey, a measurement of distance ** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road Animals * Journey (horse), a thoroughbred ra ...

– folk singer and activist; born on Staten Island; daughter of inventor and Wagner College professor

Eric Blackwood Eric Blackwood (born December 7, 1921) is a Canadian aviator. A noted navigator, during World War II, serving in both the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force, Blackwood is the founder of Eastern Provincial Airways. In the early days o ...

(born Eric Pastore) – guitarist and singer-songwriter for

Edison's Children Edison’s Children are an "Epic" science fiction-oriented progressive rock trio, featuring Rick Armstrong (son of astronaut Neil Armstrong), Pete Trewavas (Marillion and Transatlantic) and Eric Blackwood. Edison's Children is known for wri ...

; brother of actor

and cousin of

Vito Bratta Vito Bratta (born July 1, 1961) is an American guitarist and the former main songwriter for the glam metal band White Lion. He co-founded White Lion with lead singer Mike Tramp in 1983 and played with the band until 1992. Bratta was influenced by ...

– guitarist for

White Lion The white lion is a rare color mutation of the lion, specifically the Southern African lion. White lions in the area of Timbavati are thought to have been indigenous to the Timbavati region of South Africa for centuries, although the earliest r ...

; lives on Staten Island *

Cappadonna Darryl Hill, better known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip-hop collective the Wu-Tang Clan and is a member of the rap group Theodore Unit together with Ghostface Killah. Career Cappadonna (also know ...

(born Darryl Hill) – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan member; born and raised on Staten Island * Richie Castellano – musician for

Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult ( ; sometimes abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American Rock music, rock band formed on Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, in 1967, and best known for the singles "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Burnin' for You", and "Godzilla ( ...

* Lenny Cerzosie – lead singer of Staten Island hard rock band The Infinite Staircase *

Ron Dante Ron Dante (born Carmine John Granito, August 22, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, session vocalist, and record producer. Dante is best known as the real life lead singer of the fictional cartoon band the Archies; he was also the voice o ...

– lead singer for

The Archies ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

; number 1 song "

Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar, Inc. is a confectionery manufacturer and retailer located in Orlando, Florida. The company is most famous for their handmade hard candy and incredibly large novelty lollipops weighing up to 2 pounds each. One of their specialties ...

" *

Mark Delpriora Mark Delpriora (born 1959) is an American classical guitarist and composer. Delpriora is currently Chair of the Guitar Department at the Manhattan School of Music, where he has been on the faculty since 1989. Mark is also on the faculty of The ...

– classical guitarist and composer; born and raised on Staten Island *

Trife Diesel Trife Diesel or Trife Da God (born Theo Bailey on July 11, 1980, in Stapleton, Staten Island, New York) is an affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan. He is a protégé and close associate of Ghostface Killah and is part of both of his protégé groups T ...

(born Theo Bailey) – rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan * Eamon Doyle – rapper; born and raised on Staten Island *Anthony Esposito – former bassist for Lynch Mob and

Ace Frehley Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician, best known as the original lead guitarist and co-founding member of the hard rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and played wit ...

; film producer; born on Staten Island *

Frankee Nicole Francine Aiello (born June 9, 1983), known by her stage name Frankee, is an American model and R&B singer mainly known for her 2004 single "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back) "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" is the debut single of Amer ...

(born Nicole Francine Aiello) – R&B singer-songwriter *

Reeves Gabrels Reeves Gabrels (born June 4, 1956) is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. A member and guitarist of British band the Cure since 2012, Gabrels worked with David Bowie from 1987 to 1999, and was a member of the band Tin Machine. ...

– rock guitarist and songwriter with

Tin Machine Tin Machine were a British–American rock band formed in 1988, and fronted by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. The band consisted of Bowie on lead vocals, saxophone and guitar; Reeves Gabrels on guitar and vocals; Tony Fox Sales on bass ...

, and

The Cure The Cure are an English Rock music, rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith has re ...

Sandy Gennaro Santo Michael Gennaro (born July 3, 1951 in Manhattan, New York) is an American rock drummer, author, musician, public speaker and mentor. He has recorded and toured with many musical artists including Blackjack, The Monkees, Pat Travers, Cy ...

– drummer; raised in South Beach; played with Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett,

The Monkees The Monkees were an American rock and pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966, whose lineup consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork alongside English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was conc ...

and Pat Travers *

Ghostface Killah Dennis Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and a member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 C ...

(born Dennis Coles) – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan member; born and raised on Staten Island *

Billy Graziadei William Graziadei (born July 28, 1969) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of Biohazard. He is also the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of the band Powerflo and frontman for BillyB ...

– guitarist and lead singer for rap-rock band

Biohazard A biological hazard, or biohazard, is a biological substance that poses a threat to the health of living organisms, primarily humans. This could include a sample of a microorganism, virus or toxin that can adversely affect human health. A bioh ...

GZA ''Gary Eldridge Grice'' (born August 22, 1966), better known by his stage names GZA ( ) and The Genius, is an American rapper and songwriter. A founding member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, GZA is the group's "spiritual head", being both ...

(born Gary E. Grice) – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan founding member, born on Staten Island *

(born Carlos Evans) – rapper also known as Fantom of the Beat, half of the 1990s duo

The UMC's The UMC's was an American hip hop duo from the borough of Staten Island in New York City. The group was composed of Haas G and Kool Kim, who released the critically acclaimed full-length album '' Fruits of Nature'' in 1991, which garnered cha ...

Hanz On Anthony Messado (born July 24, 1974), better known by the stage name Hanz On or Hannibal The Great, is an American rapper and an affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, ''Out Of Chef's Kitchen'' in 2010, and has since co-founded ...

(born Anthony Messado) – rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan *

Inspectah Deck Jason Richard Hunter (born July 6, 1970), better known by his stage name Inspectah Deck, is an American rapper, producer, and actor. He is a member of the groups Wu-Tang Clan and Czarface. He has acquired critical praise for his intricate lyri ...

(born Jason Hunter) – rapper; Wu-Tang Clan member; born and raised on Staten Island *

David Johansen David Roger Johansen (sometimes spelled ''David Jo Hansen''; born January 9, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under ...

– (also known as Buster Poindexter) of the

New York Dolls New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971. Along with the Velvet Underground and the Stooges, they were one of the first bands of the early punk rock scenes. Although the band never achieved much commercial succe ...

Blackie Lawless Steven Edward Duren (born September 4, 1956), better known by his stage name Blackie Lawless, is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist (formerly bassist) for heavy metal band W.A.S.P.B ...

(born Steven Duren) – lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band W.A.S.P. *

Lil Suzy Suzanne Casale Melone (' Casale; born March 1, 1979), better known by her stage name Lil Suzy, is an Italian-Puerto Rican American freestyle/ pop singer who was mainly active in the 1990's. Lil Suzy is best known for the singles " Take Me in Yo ...

(born Suzanne Casale Melone) – freestyle singer *

Method Man Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also half of t ...

(born Clifford M. Smith) – rapper; Wu-Tang Clan member; born in Hempstead, Long Island, and raised on Staten Island *

Ingrid Michaelson Ingrid Ellen Michaelson (born December 8, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her first album, '' Slow the Rain,'' was released in 2005, and she has since released eight more albums: '' Girls and Boys,'' '' Be OK'', '' Everybody' ...

– Indie-pop

singer/songwriter A singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk-acoustic tradition, although this role has transmuted thr ...

; a Staten Island Technical High School graduate *

Kevin Norton Kevin Norton (born January 21, 1956) is an American percussionist and composer active in the New York City jazz and contemporary music scenes. He has performed and recorded with a diverse group of musicians, including Anthony Braxton, Paul Dunmal ...

– jazz and contemporary percussionist, composer, teacher *

NYOIL NYOIL (pronounced N-Y Oil) (born April 29, 1971) is an American emcee from Staten Island, New York City. His name was formerly an acronym for "New York's Original International Lover". He began rapping at the age of twelve, and in 1988 he paire ...

(born Kim Sharpton) – rapper also known as Kool Kim, half of the 1990s duo

* Jeannine Otis – singer and theater professional * David Park – rap producer and recording engineer * Vito Picone – with

, recorded #1 hit of 1959, "Little Star", in South Beach *

John Pisano John Pisano (born February 6, 1931) is a jazz guitarist born in Staten Island, New York. Biography Pisano has worked with Herb Alpert, Billy Bean, Chico Hamilton, Peggy Lee, and Joe Pass. Discography As leader * ''Makin' It: Guitar Duets'' with ...

– jazz guitarist, including long collaborations with

Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

Joe Pass Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass is well known for his work stemming from numerous collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, an ...

PS22 Chorus The PS22 Chorus, directed by Gregg Breinberg, is a Webby Award-winning public elementary school chorus from PS 22 in Graniteville, Staten Island, New York City. It is composed of 60-70 fifth-graders. PS 22 is the largest elementary school in St ...

– prominent elementary-school chorus located in Graniteville; performed at the

83rd Academy Awards The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2010 in the United States and took place on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beg ...

Raekwon Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970), better known by his stage name Raekwon The Chef, or simply Raekwon (), is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as a founding member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, which achieved mainstream success ...

(born Corey Woods) – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan member; born in Brooklyn, raised on Staten Island *

Vernon Reid Vernon Alphonsus Reid (born 22 August 1958) is an English-born American guitarist and songwriter. Reid is the founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour, Reid was named No. 66 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's 2003 list of the ...

– guitar player for

Living Colour Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. The band currently consists of guitarist Vernon Reid, lead vocalist Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Doug Wimbish (who replaced Muzz Skillings in 1992). S ...

* Remedy (born Ross Filler, 1972) – rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan *

Bebe Rexha Bleta Rexha (; born August 30, 1989), known professionally as Bebe Rexha ( ), is an American pop singer and songwriter. After signing with Warner Records in 2013, Rexha received songwriting credits on Eminem's single " The Monster" (which later ...

– singer-songwriter, grew up on Staten Island *

–

Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the g ...

guitarist; his wife

was from Staten Island; in the 1980s they owned a home on the South Shore *

Rockell Rachel Alexandra Mercaldo (born March 4, 1977 in Staten Island, New York), better known as Rockell, is an American freestyle, hi-NRG and pop singer-songwriter, best known for her 1997 hit single, " In a Dream". Music career 1996–2001: ''Wha ...

(born Rachel Alexandra Mercaldo) – freestyle pop singer * Daniel Rodriguez – operatic tenor known as "The Singing Policeman" for his former work in

NYPD The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, the largest and one of the oldest in ...

's Ceremonial Unit * RZA (born Robert Fitzgerald Diggs) – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan founding member,

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

-winning producer *

Shyheim Shyheim Dionel Franklin (born November 14, 1977) is an American rapper from New York better known simply as Shyheim. He initially gained fame as a teenager, releasing his debut album ''AKA the Rugged Child'' at the age of 16 in 1994. He has sp ...

(born Shyheim Dionel Franklin) – rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan *

Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul ...

(born Chaim Witz, later Eugene Klein) –

Kiss A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...

bass player; attended Richmond College *

Earl Slick Earl Slick (born Frank Madeloni in Brooklyn, New York, October 1, 1952) is a guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Robert Smith. He has also worked with other artists including John Waite, Tim ...

– guitarist, Phantom, Rocker and Slick; played with

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

Peter Steele Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and composer of the gothic metal band Type O N ...

(born Peter Ratajczyk, 1962–2010) – lead singer and bassist for the

gothic metal Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy met ...

band

Type O Negative Type O Negative were an American gothic metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1989 by Peter Steele (bass, lead vocals), Kenny Hickey (guitar, co-lead vocals), Josh Silver (keyboards, backing vocals), and Sal Abruscato (drums, percussi ...

* Steve Stoll (born Stephen Stollmeyer) – drummer and techno producer * Streetlife (born Patrick Charles) – rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan *

Kasim Sulton Kasim Sulton (born December 8, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist. Best known for his work with Utopia, Sulton sang lead on 1980's "Set Me Free," Utopia's only top 40 hit in the United States. As a solo artist, Sulton ...

– bass player for

Utopia A utopia ( ) typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book ''Utopia (book), Utopia'', describing a fictional ...

, with

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin, September 22, 1958) is an American singer, guitarist, record producer, and actress. Jett is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and for earlier founding and per ...

; now a member of

The New Cars The New Cars were a band formed in 2005 by two of the original members of the 1970s/1980s new wave band the Cars. The band was composed of original Cars members Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes, along with vocalist/guitarist Todd Rundgren, vocalist ...

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal Ronald Jay Blumenthal (born September 25, 1969), better known by his stage name Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal or just simply as Bumblefoot, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. He adopted his nickname from the bacterial infection of the s ...

(born Ronald Blumenthal) – guitar player for

Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...

, raised in Bay Terrace *

U-God Lamont Jody Hawkins (born November 10, 1970), better known as U-God, is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He has been with the group since its inception, and is known for his deep voice and rhythmic flow tha ...

(born Lamont Jody Hawkins) – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan member; born in Brooklyn, moved to Staten Island as a youth *

Buz Verno Buz Verno (born September 28, 1953 in Staten Island, New York, United States) is an American bass guitarist, songwriter and singer. After his father encouraged him to start playing music, Verno began to play guitar at seven years old. He switc ...

(b. 1953) – bass guitarist, including for fellow Staten Islanders

and

* Kenny Washington (b. 1958) – jazz drummer *

–

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

band *

Rusty Willoughby Rusty Willoughby (born June 30, 1966
Sub Pop. Accessed online 2009-10-06.) is an active A ...

(b. 1966) – rock musician in the Seattle area since the 1980s *

– influential hip-hop group; most of its founding members were from Staten Island; credited with giving Staten Island the nickname "Shaolin"

Politicians

Past

Eugenio Alvarez Eugenio A. Alvarez (July 21, 1918 – February 12, 1976) was an American lawyer and U.S. Representative from New York. Life He was born on July 21, 1918, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The family moved to New York City. There he attended Public Schoo ...

(1918–1976) – NY State Assembly 1973–1974 * Edward J. Amann Jr. (1925–2009) – NY State Assembly 1953–1973 * Robert S. Bainbridge (1913–1959) –

NY State Senate The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. Partisan compo ...

1943–1946 * Samuel Barton (1785–1858) –

US House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

1835–1837 * Howard R. Bayne (1851–1933) – lawyer, historian, member of NY State Senate *

Obadiah Bowne Obadiah Bowne (May 19, 1822 – April 27, 1874) was an American politician and a United States representative from New York. Biography Born in Staten Island, New York, Bowne attended private schools, and was a student at Princeton College fro ...

(1822–1874) – member of 32nd US Congress and a

presidential elector The United States Electoral College is the group of presidential electors required by the Constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of appointing the president and vice president. Each state and the District of Columbia appo ...

James A. Bradley James Adam Bradley (February 14, 1830 – June 6, 1921) was a wealthy Manhattan brush manufacturer, financier, member of the New Jersey Senate, philanthropist, and real estate developer. He designed the resort destination of Asbury Park on the ...

(1830–1921) – New Jersey politician; founder of

Asbury Park Asbury Park () is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 15,188

and Bradley Beach * John M. Braisted Jr. (1907–1997) – NY State Senate 1948–1952;

District Attorney In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or state attorney is the chief prosecutor and/or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a l ...

1956–1975 *

Erastus Brooks Erastus Brooks (January 31, 1815 – November 25, 1886) was an American newspaper editor and politician from New York. Life He was born on January 31, 1815, in Portland, then in the District of Maine, Massachusetts, the son of Capt. James Brooks ...

(1815–1886) – NY State Senate 1854–1857, NY State Assembly 1878–1883 * John Broome (1738–1810) – NY State Assembly 1800–1802, NY State Senate 1804, NY Lieutenant Governor 1804–1810 *

Ellsworth B. Buck Ellsworth Brewer Buck (July 3, 1892 – August 14, 1970) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York during the 1940s. Early years Buck was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Morgan Park Academy. He g ...

(1892–1970) – US House of Representatives 1944–1948; opposed development of

Fresh Kills Landfill The Fresh Kills Landfill was a landfill covering in the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Staten Island in the United States. The name comes from the landfill's location along the banks of the Fresh Kills estuary in western State ...

Aaron Burr Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805. Burr's legacy is defined by his famous personal conflict with Alexand ...

(1756–1836) – third

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; known for duel with

Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795. Born out of wedlock in Charlest ...

; died in Port Richmond *

Thomas Child Jr. Thomas Child (March 18, 1818 – March 9, 1869) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Life Born in Bakersfield, Vermont, he was the son of attorney Timothy Child (1779-1862) and Lydia Adams Child (1780-1853). Child attended the common schoo ...

(1818–1869) – US House of Representatives 1855–1857, NY State Assembly,

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Northfield, Staten Island Northfield was a town in Richmond County, New York. It was incorporated in 1788 as one of the four original towns of Staten Island. It was dissolved in 1898 upon consolidation into the City of New York. See also * List of Staten Island neighbo ...

* Robert Christie Jr. (1824–?) – NY State Assembly, NY State Senate *

Elizabeth Connelly Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Connelly (June 19, 1928 – May 25, 2006) was a politician from Staten Island, New York who represented the North Shore community from 1973 to 2000. She was the first woman to win elective office to any district encompassing ...

(1928–2006) – NY State Assembly 1973–2000; first woman to win elective office in Staten Island * Robert T. Connor (1919–2009) – borough president 1966–1977 *

Henry Crocheron Henry Crocheron (December 26, 1772 – November 8, 1819) was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Jacob Crocheron. Born on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, Crocheron attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile ...

(1772–1819) – member of 14th US Congress *

Jacob Crocheron Jacob Crocheron (August 23, 1774 – December 27, 1849) was an American farmer and law enforcement officer who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York, United States from 1829 to 1831. He was the brother of Henry Crocheron. ...

(1774–1849) – member of 21st US Congress, brother of Henry * George Cromwell (1860–1934) – businessman, lawyer, NY State Assembly and Senate, first borough president of Staten Island * Harman B. Cropsey (c.1775–1859) – Richmond County Sheriff 1829–1831, NY State Senate 1832–1835; uncle of artist

* Edward V. Curry (1909–1982) – NY State Assembly 1949–1952, NY State Senate 1955–1956, NY City Council 1958–1978 * John Decker (1823–1892) – NY State Assembly; the last Chief Engineer of New York's Volunteer Fire Department *

Johannes de Decker Johannes De Decker (1626 - Unknown) was a Dutch lawyer and colonial official. He was one of the six signers of the articles of capitulation of New Amsterdam to the English on September 6, 1664. De Decker was sent to work as a lawyer for Peter Stuyv ...

(1626–?) – Comptroller of

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; negotiated 1664 colonial surrender to the British *

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(1634–1715) – Governor of NY Province; namesake of Dongan Hills * William Duer (1805–1879) – NY State Assembly; District Attorney; US House of Representatives * Joseph Egbert (1807–1888) – US House of Representatives 1841–1843 * Rae L. Egbert (1891–1964) – NY State Senate 1935–1940; descendant of the farming family for which Egbertville is named * Daniel D. T. Farnsworth (1819–1892) – president of

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; second

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* Edward E. Fitzgibbon (1847–1909) –

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; born on Staten Island *

Frank Fossella Frank Vincent Fossella (November 6, 1925 – August 18, 2014) was an American politician and land developer. He was of Italian descent. Life and career Frank Fossella represented parts of Staten Island as a member of the New York City Counci ...

(1925–2014) – NY City Council 1985; uncle of Vito *

Albert Jennings Fountain Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain (October 23, 1838 – disappeared February 1, 1896) was an American attorney who served in the Texas Senate and the New Mexico House of Representatives. Following a purge of corruption among cattle rustlers that ...

(1838–1896) –

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;

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* John C. Fremont (1813–1890) – Civil War major general; first Senator from California; first Republican Party nominee for President; Governor of the

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* Samuel H. Frost (1818–?) – town supervisor of

Westfield, Staten Island Westfield was a town in Richmond County, New York. It was incorporated in 1788 as one of the four original towns of Staten Island. It was dissolved in 1898 upon consolidation into the City of New York. See also * List of Staten Island neighborh ...

1851–1856; NY State Senate 1870–1871 *

Anthony Gaeta Anthony R. Gaeta (September 8, 1927 – December 26, 1988) was a Staten Island, New York politician. A Democrat, Gaeta served as Staten Island's Borough President from 1977 to 1984. Over the course of 39 years in public service, Gaeta also held p ...

(1927–1988) – borough president 1977–1984 *James J. Galdieri (1896–1944) – Jersey City politician *James Guyon Jr. (1778–1846) – member of NY State Assembly and 16th US Congress *Robert E. Johnson (New York politician), Robert E. Johnson (1909–1995) – NY State Senate 1941–1942, 1947 *Abraham Jones (New York politician), Abraham Jones (1725–1792) – member of 1st NY State Assembly 1777–1778; expelled and imprisoned for British Loyalist activity *David D. Kpormakpor (1935–2010) – Liberian law professor, Supreme Court justice, head of state 1994–1995 * Nicholas B. La Bau (1823–1873) – NY State Assembly; NY State Senate; son-in-law of

*Ralph J. Lamberti (born 1934) – borough president 1984–1989 *Nicholas LaPorte (1926–1990) – NY City Council 1977–1985; deputy borough president 1985–1989 *Robert Lindsay (New York politician), Robert Lindsay (1895/1896–1972) – NY City Council 1964–1972 *Francis Lovelace (c.1621–1675) – second Governor of NY Province; purchased Staten Island from Native Americans and built farm *John A. Lynch (New York politician), John A. Lynch (1882–1954) – NY State Senate; borough president 1922–1933 *Caleb Lyon (1822–1875) – NY State Assembly; NY State Senate; US House of Representatives; Governor of the Territory of Idaho *Albert V. Maniscalco (1908–1998) – NY State Assembly; NY City Council; borough president 1954–1965 *Charles J. McCormack (1865–1915) – NY State Assembly 1903; Richmond County Sheriff 1904–1907; borough president 1914–1915 *Henry B. Metcalfe (1805–1881) – District Attorney; County Judge; US House of Representatives 1875–1877 *S. Robert Molinari (1897–1957) – NY State Assembly 1943–1944; father of Guy; grandfather of Susan *Nicholas Muller (1836–1917) – NY State Assembly 1875–1876; US House of Representatives for 12 years during 1877–1902 *James J. Murphy (1898–1962) – US House of Representatives 1949–1952; NY City Council 1954–1957 *John M. Murphy (1926–2015) – US House of Representatives 1963–1981; convicted in Abscam bribery case *William L. Murphy (1944–2010) – District Attorney 1983–2003 *Benjamin Nichols (1920–2007) – science educator and Democratic Socialists of America, Democratic Socialist mayor of Ithaca, NY *

(1944–2014) – NY City Council 1983–2001; great-grandson of Irish activists Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Jeremiah and Mary Jane O'Donovan Rossa *James A. O'Leary (1889–1944) – US House of Representatives 1935–1944; great-grandfather of Vito Fossella *Joseph A. Palma (1889–1969) – borough president 1934–1945 *Harry J. Palmer (1872–1948) – NY State Senate 1929–1934 *John Palmer (1842–1905), John Palmer (1842–1905) – Civil War officer; elected as Secretary of State of New York, NY Secretary of State *Ruth Perry (1939–2017) – Liberian senator, head of state 1996–1997 *George M. Pinney Jr. (1856–1921) – Richmond County District Attorney; town supervisor of Castleton, Staten Island *Anning Smith Prall (1870–1937) – US House of Representatives 1923–1934; FCC Chair 1935–1937; namesake of Prall Intermediate School (I.S. 27) *Edmund P. Radigan (1889–1968) – NY State Assembly 1945–1948 *John H. Ray (1886–1975) – US House of Representatives 1953–1962 *William N. Reidy (1912–1952) – NY State Assembly 1949–1952 *Joseph Ridgway (1783–1861) – Ohio House of Representatives 1828–1831; US House of Representatives 1837–1843 *Lucio F. Russo (1912–2004) – NY State Assembly 1953–1974 *Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794–1876) – five-time President of Mexico; retook the Alamo; exiled on Staten Island *Alfred E. Santangelo (1912–1978) – NY State Senate; US House of Representatives *Henry J. Seaman (1805–1861) – US House of Representatives 1845–1847 *William Allaire Shortt (1859–1915) – NY State Assembly 1908–1911 *William A. Stevens (1879–1941) – President of New Jersey Senate; New Jersey Attorney General *Vito J. Titone (1929–2005) – Associate Judge of New York Court of Appeals 1985–1998; father of Matthew *Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825) – Governor of New York, NY Governor;

; established Tompkinsville, Staten Island, Tompkinsville, SI Ferry, Richmond Turnpike (Victory Boulevard (Staten Island), Victory Blvd.) *Hannah Tompkins (1781–1829) – NY First Lady; US Second Lady; wife of Daniel *Minthorne Tompkins (1807–1881) – NY State Assembly; NY State Senate; son of Daniel and Hannah; co-founder of NY Republican Party, and Stapleton, Staten Island, Stapleton *Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820–1889) – second wife of US President John Tyler; resided in Staten Island after being widowed during the Civil War *Jacob Tyson (1773–1848) – town supervisor of Castleton, Staten Island; county judge; US House of Representatives 1823–1825; NY State Senate *Calvin D. Van Name (1857–1924) – NY State Assembly; borough president 1915–1921 *Thomas J. Walsh (New York politician), Thomas J. Walsh (1891/1892–1955) – NY State Senate; District Attorney; Judge *Hubbard R. Yetman (1847–1924) – NY State Assembly; town supervisor of Westfield, Staten Island

Recent

*Sal Albanese – NY City Council 1983–1997, representing Brooklyn; four-time mayoral candidate *Joseph Borelli – NY State Assembly 2013–2015; NY City Council 2015– ; conservative commentator *Justin Brannan – NY City Council, representing Brooklyn; former musician; attended College of Staten Island *David Carr (politician), David Carr – NY City Council 2021– *Ronald Castorina – NY State Assembly 2016–2018; judge 2021– *Alfred C. Cerullo III – NY City Council 1990–1994, commissioner 1994–1999, professional actor in theater and television *Michael Cusick – NY State Assembly 2003– *Serena DiMaso – New Jersey politician *Dan Donovan (politician), Dan Donovan – District Attorney 2004–2015; US House of Representatives 2015–2018 *Charles Fall – NY State Assembly 2019– *Stephen Fiala – NY City Council 1998–2001 *Vito Fossella – Republican Party (United States), Republican member of NY City Council 1994–1997; US House of Representatives 1997–2008; borough president 2022– *John Fusco (politician), John Fusco – NY City Council 1992–1998; judge 1998–2013 *Sara M. Gonzalez – NY City Council 2002–2013, representing Brooklyn; attended College of Staten Island *John T. Gregorio (1928−2013) – New Jersey politician *Michael Grimm (politician), Michael Grimm – Republican member of US House of Representatives 2011–2014; former

agent *Kamillah Hanks – NY City Council 2022– *Janele Hyer-Spencer – NY State Assembly 2007–2010 *Vincent M. Ignizio – NY State Assembly; NY City Council *Andrew Lanza – NY City Council;

*John W. Lavelle (1949–2007) – NY State Assembly 2001–2007 *Donna Lupardo – NY State Assembly, representing Binghamton; born and educated on Staten Island *Nicole Malliotakis – Republican, NY State Assembly 2011–2020; US House of Representatives 2021– *John J. Marchi (1921–2009) – NY State Senate 1957–2006; led Staten Island's New York City secession, NYC secession movement *Steven Matteo – NY City Council 2015–2021 *Michael McMahon – NY City Council 2003–2008; US House of Representatives 2009–2010; District Attorney 2016– *Matthew Mirones – NY State Assembly 2002–2006 *Kenneth Mitchell (politician), Kenneth Mitchell – NY City Council 2009; Executive Director of Staten Island Zoo 2010– *Guy Molinari (1928–2018) – NY State Assembly 1975–1980; US House of Representatives 1981–1989; borough president 1990–2001; father of Susan *Susan Molinari – US House of Representatives 1990–1997; keynote speaker for 1996 Republican National Convention *James Molinaro – borough president 2002–2013 *James Oddo – Republican member of NY City Council 1999–2013; borough president 2014–2021 *Michelle Paige Paterson – NY First Lady, wife of Governor David Paterson *Michael Reilly (New York politician), Michael Reilly – NY State Assembly 2019– *Leticia Remauro – Republican county chair 1999–2002 *Debi Rose – Democratic member of NY City Council for the North Shore, Staten Island, North Shore of Staten Island, 2010–2021 *Max Rose (politician), Max Rose – Democratic member of US House of Representatives, 2019–2020 *Diane Savino – NY State Senate 2005– *Philip S. Straniere – Staten Island Civil Court judge 1997– *Robert Straniere – NY State Assembly 1981–2004; brother of Philip *Michael Tannousis – NY State Assembly 2021– *Matthew Titone – NY State Assembly 2007–2018; Richmond County Surrogate Judge 2019– *Louis Tobacco – NY State Assembly 2007–2012 *Eric N. Vitaliano – NY State Assembly 1983–2001; judge 2001–

Religion

*Patrick Ahern (1919–2011) – Catholic priest and bishop *

(1814–1877) – nephew of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton; Catholic pastor of St. Peter's Church (Staten Island, New York), St. Peter's Church; Bishop of Newark; Archbishop of Baltimore *William H. Boole (1827–1896) – Methodist pastor and prominent Prohibitionist *Robert Anthony Brucato (1931–2018) – Catholic priest and bishop *Peter John Byrne (born 1951) – Catholic priest and bishop *Romi Cohn (1929–2020) – Orthodox Jewish rabbi, mohel, Holocaust survivor, and real-estate developer *Dorothy Day (1897–1980) – social activist and radical; co-founder of ''Catholic Worker'' movement and newspaper; candidate for sainthood *Edward Doane (1820–1890) – Congregationalist missionary to Pacific islands *Edmund J. Dobbin (1935–2015) – Augustinian Catholic priest and longest-serving president of Villanova University *John Christopher Drumgoole (1816–1888) – Catholic priest and founder of Mount Loretto Unique Area, Mount Loretto Children's Home *John Murphy Farley (1842–1918) – Cardinal; Catholic Archbishop of New York; priest at St. Peter's Church 1870–1872 *Joseph Farrell (priest), Joseph A. Farrell (1873–1960) – Catholic priest, teacher, namesake of Monsignor Farrell High School *Reuven Feinstein (born 1937) – Orthodox Jewish rabbi; head of the Yeshiva of Staten Island *George Henry Guilfoyle (1913–1991) – Catholic priest and bishop *Edward D. Head (1919–2005) – Catholic priest and bishop *Eliza Healy (1846–1919, known as Sister Saint Mary Magdalen) – one of the first African-American Catholic mother superiors, including of Notre Dame Academy, Staten Island *Metropolitan Ireney (born Ivan Dmitriyevich Bekish, 1892–1981) – primate of the Orthodox Church in America *Walter P. Kellenberg (1901–1986) – Catholic priest and bishop *Thomas John McDonnell (1894–1961) – Catholic priest and bishop *Richard Channing Moore (1762–1841) – Episcopal rector of St. Andrew's Church (Staten Island, New York), St. Andrew's Church; Bishop of Virginia *William Muhm (born 1957) – Catholic priest, chaplain, bishop *Miguel Pedro Mundo (1937–1999) – Catholic priest and bishop *Patrick O'Boyle (American bishop), Patrick O'Boyle (1896–1987) – Cardinal; Catholic Archbishop of Washington; director of Mount Loretto 1936–1943 *John Joseph O'Hara (born 1946) – Catholic priest and bishop *Frank Pavone (born 1959) – Catholic priest and anti-abortion activist *Satsvarupa das Goswami (born Stephen Guarino, 1939) – writer, poet, artist, and guru for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness * Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774–1821) – first American-born Roman Catholic saint; founder of American branch of Sisters of Charity; Staten Island resident in 1790s *Anson Phelps Stokes (philanthropist), Anson Phelps Stokes II (1874–1958) – Episcopal priest; secretary of Yale University; civil rights activist; son of Anson Phelps Stokes, namesake mining executive; father of Anson Phelps Stokes (bishop), namesake bishop *William Greenough Thayer (1863–1934) – Episcopal minister and educator, born in New Brighton, Staten Island *Terry Troia (born 1958) – Reformed minister; longtime leader of Staten Island's interfaith nonprofit Project Hospitality *Edmund James Whalen (born 1958) – Catholic priest and bishop; graduate and former principal of Msgr. Farrell H.S.

Science, mathematics, medicine

*Oscar Auerbach (1905–1997) – pathologist who helped prove that Surgeon General Report on smoking, smoking causes lung cancer *Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859–1934) – co-founder of New York Botanical Garden; donor of The Britton Cottage, now in Richmondtown *James Chapin (1889–1964) – ornithologist for American Museum of Natural History; author of the landmark ''Birds of the Belgian Congo'' *Helen Clevenger (1917–1936) – NYU chemistry student who was murdered in North Carolina *William T. Davis (1862–1945) – naturalist, entomologist, historian; co-founder of Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences *Samuel Mackenzie Elliott (1811–1875) – pioneer of American ophthalmology; abolitionist leader; lieutenant colonel *Allan L. Goldstein – biochemist, specializing in the thymus gland and the immune system *Augustus Radcliffe Grote (1841–1903) – entomologist, expert on butterflies and moths *Gary Hartstein – anaesthesiologist, emergency physician for Formula One racing events *Arthur Hollick (1857–1933) – paleobotanist, expert on fossil plants *Bruce Kershner (1950–2007) – forest ecologist, environmentalist, biology teacher *Rebecca Lancefield (1895–1981) – microbiologist at Rockefeller University and Columbia University; expert on streptococcal bacteria *Charles W. Leng (1859–1941) – naturalist, entomologist, historian; co-founder of Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences *Lily McNair – psychologist; past provost of Wagner College; president of Tuskegee University *John Coleman Moore (1923–2016) – mathematician and professor, specializing in algebraic topology *Peter Panzica (born 1965) – director of anesthesiology; Harvard Medical School faculty *John Peoples Jr. – physicist; past director of Fermilab and Sloan Digital Sky Survey *George H. Pepper (1873–1924) – archaeologist, specializing in Native American burial grounds *Leonard Radinsky (1937–1985) – paleontologist and professor, specializing in fossil mammals *:de:Edward H. Robitzek, Edward H. Robitzek (1912–1984) – tuberculosis expert and chief physician at Sea View Hospital; helped develop isoniazid antibiotic treatment *Doris Schattschneider – geometer and professor; first female editor of ''Mathematics Magazine'' *Leroy Louis Schwartz (1932/1933–1997) – pediatrician; health policy researcher *Lynn Steen (1941–2015) – mathematician and professor, president of Mathematical Association of America *

(1860–1936) – mathematician and professor, specializing in linear algebra; brother of Shakespearean actor Robert Taber *Kaya Thomas – programmer, app developer; mentor with Black Girls Code *Thomas Gordon Thompson (1888–1961) – oceanographer and professor, specializing in the chemistry of the sea *Paul Torgersen (1931–2015) – engineering professor and president of Virginia Tech *Mikhail Varshavski – "Doctor Mike", celebrity physician *J. Lamar Worzel (1919–2008) – geophysical oceanographer, specializing in deep-sea acoustics and gravity measurements

Sports

Baseball

*Tim Adleman (b. 1987) – Major League Baseball (MLB) and KBO League (KBO) pitcher; attended Georgetown University *Rich Aurilia (b. 1971) – MLB All-Star shortstop; attended St. John's Red Storm, St. John's University *George Bamberger (1923–2004) – MLB pitcher, pitching coach, and manager *Larry Bearnarth (1941–1999) – MLB pitcher and pitching coach, attended St. John's University *Cliff Brantley (b. 1968) – MLB pitcher; attended Port Richmond High School *Julie Bowers (1926-1977) - Negro league baseball, Negro League catcher, played for New York Black Yankees *Jerry Casale (1933–2019) – MLB pitcher; Staten Island resident *Gloria Cordes (Elliott) (1931–2018) – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) pitcher *Jack Cronin (1874–1929) – MLB pitcher from 1895 to 1904 *Terry Crowley (b. 1947) – MLB outfielder and hitting coach, won World Series ring; attended Curtis High School *Karl Drews (1920–1963) – MLB pitcher; attended Ralph R. McKee CTE High School *Jack Egbert (b. 1983) – MLB pitcher *Brian Esposito (b. 1979) – MLB catcher; attended Staten Island Technical High School *Dude Esterbrook (1857–1901) – MLB third baseman and manager *Bobby Evans (baseball), Bobby Evans – MLB executive, including general manager of the San Francisco Giants *Frank Fernández (baseball), Frank Fernández – MLB catcher and outfielder, the "Staten Island Strongboy"; attended Curtis High School *Matt Festa – MLB pitcher *John Franco – MLB pitcher; Staten Island resident *Grover Froese (1916–1982) – MLB umpire and scout *Matt Galante – MLB bench coach; Staten Island resident *Frank Genovese (1914–1981) – MLB outfielder and scout, minor league manager; older brother of George *George Genovese (1922–2015) – MLB pinch hitter specialist, minor league manager; attended Port Richmond High School *Zack Granite – MLB outfielder; attended Tottenville High School *Lee Howard (baseball), Lee Howard (1923–2018) – MLB pitcher in 1946 and 1947 *John H. Johnson (baseball), John H. Johnson (1921–1988) – executive, president of National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues *Bill Lindsey – MLB catcher *Hank Majeski (1916–1991) – MLB third baseman and batting coach; minor league manager and Wagner College coach *Jason Marquis – MLB All-Star pitcher; attended

*Joe McDonald (baseball executive), Joe McDonald – MLB executive, including general manager of three teams; won six World Series rings *Matty McIntyre (1880–1920) – MLB outfielder; helped lead the Detroit Tigers to the World Series in 1908 and 1909 *Frank Menechino – MLB infielder and designated hitter; attended Susan E. Wagner High School and University of Alabama *Pete Mikkelsen (1939–2006) – MLB relief pitcher *Rose Montalbano – AAGPBL infielder, 1951–1953 *Larry Napp (born Larry Albert Napodano, 1916–1993) – MLB umpire *Joe Pignatano – MLB catcher and bullpen coach, won World Series ring *Sonny Ruberto (1946–2014) – MLB catcher; attended Curtis High School *Rich Scheid – MLB pitcher *George Sharrott (1869–1932) – MLB pitcher from 1893 to 1894 *Jack Sharrott (1869–1927) – MLB pitcher and outfielder from 1890 to 1893; cousin of George *Duane Singleton – MLB center fielder *Shea Spitzbarth – MLB pitcher *Jack Taylor (1890s pitcher), Jack Taylor (1873–1900) – MLB pitcher in the National League from 1891 to 1899 *Bobby Thomson (1923–2010) – MLB All-Star third baseman and outfielder, hit "Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball), Shot Heard 'Round the World"; attended Curtis High School *Bill Traffley (1859–1908) – MLB catcher for the 1878 Chicago White Stockings season, Chicago White Stockings *Tuck Turner (1867–1945) – MLB outfielder from 1893 to 1898 *Billy Urbanski (1903–1973) – MLB infielder for the Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves *Frank Umont (1917–1991) – MLB umpire, after several years playing football for the New York Giants *Anthony Varvaro (1984–2022) – MLB pitcher and Port Authority police officer; graduated from Curtis High School and St. John's University *Mookie Wilson – MLB center fielder; Staten Island resident

Basketball

*Nicky Anosike – Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) forward/center; attended St. Peter's High School for Girls, St. Peter's Girls High School *O. D. Anosike – European professional forward/center; two-time Rebounding leader in NCAA Division I; attended Siena College; younger brother of Nicky *Renaldo Balkman – National Basketball Association (NBA) forward; 2006 NBA draft, No. 1 draft choice of the New York Knicks; plays internationally *Ray Corley (1928–2007) – NBA guard, attended St. Peter's Boys High School *Mike Deane – head coach of college basketball teams, including Wagner College *Jennifer Derevjanik – WNBA guard; attended George Mason University and St. Peter's Girls High School *Billy Donovan – NBA guard and head coach; played for Staten Island Stallions of the United States Basketball League (USBL) *Jim Engles – head coach at Columbia University *Warren Fenley (1922–2009) – Basketball Association of America (BAA) forward (pre-NBA); coached Monsignor Farrell High School and

*Mouhamadou Gueye - professional forward for the NBA G League *Halil Kanacevic – European professional forward/center; attended Curtis High School *Hassan Martin – professional forward in Japan and Germany *Kyle McAlarney – professional guard in France, then head coach for his alma mater,

*Kevin O'Connor (basketball), Kevin O'Connor – NBA general manager and executive; attended Monsignor Farrell High School *Buddy O'Grady (1920–1992) – BAA guard (pre-NBA); head coach at Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball, Georgetown University *Jordan Parks – Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) forward *Elmer Ripley (1891–1982) – Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member; coached college teams, Olympic teams, and the Harlem Globetrotters *Ryan Rossiter – Japan Basketball League (JBL) forward, attended Siena College and Monsignor Farrell High School *Abdul Shamsid-Deen – International professional center; 1990 NBA draft, 2nd Round draft choice of the Seattle SuperSonics; attended

*Isaiah Wilkerson – Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) guard, attended NJIT Highlanders men's basketball, NJIT and Curtis High School *Andrew Wisniewski – European professional guard, attended St. Peter's Boys High School

Bowling

*Joe Berardi (b. 1954) – Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Hall of Fame member *Johnny Petraglia (b. 1947) – PBA Hall of Fame member *Mark Roth (1951–2021) – PBA Hall of Fame member

Boxing

*Teddy Atlas (b. 1956) – boxing trainer and commentator; trained Michael Moorer and Mike Tyson; winner of the Sam Taub Award *Marcus Browne (b. 1990) – three-time Golden Gloves Champion; National PAL Champion; 2012 US Olympian *Tony Canzoneri (1908–1959) – three-time World Champion boxer *Frankie Genaro (born Frank DiGennaro, 1901–1966) – flyweight Gold Medalist at the 1920 Olympics *Oleg Maskaev (b. 1969) – heavyweight boxing champion *Bill Richmond (1763–1829) – British pugilist; born a slave in colonial Staten Island *Kevin Rooney (boxer), Kevin Rooney (b. 1956) – former boxer and current trainer *Elijah Tillery (b. 1957) – cruiserweight and heavyweight professional boxer

Football

*Emmanuel Akah (b. 1979) – National Football League (NFL) and NFL Europe, NFL Europa offensive lineman *Lou Anarumo – coaching staff member of college and NFL teams *Joe Andruzzi – NFL offensive lineman, won three Super Bowl rings *Dawn Aponte – NFL executive *Dan Blaine (1891–1958) – halfback, owner of the Staten Island Stapletons; brought team into NFL *Micah Brown – Canadian Football League (CFL) and Arena Football League, Arena Football quarterback *Irv Constantine (1907–1966) – NFL back, for one game with the Staten Island Stapletons; attended Curtis High School *Anthony Coyle (American football), Anthony Coyle – NFL offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers; attended

*Kevin Coyle – coaching staff member of college and NFL teams; Alliance of American Football (AAF) head coach *Dominique Easley – NFL linebacker, won a Super Bowl ring; attended Curtis High School *Gus Edwards (American football), Gus Edwards – NFL running back for the Baltimore Ravens *Frank Ferrara – NFL defensive end; attended

*Steve Gregory (American football), Steve Gregory – NFL safety and coach; Detroit Lions defensive assistant *Percy Haughton (1876–1924) – college head coach, won three College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, NCAA championships, College Football Hall of Fame member; baseball coach and investor *Vidal Hazelton – NFL and CFL wide receiver, attended

*Jim Lee Howell (1914–1995) – NFL receiver and defensive back; head coach for the New York Giants and Wagner College *James Jenkins (American football), James Jenkins – NFL tight end, won a Super Bowl ring *Rich Kotite – NFL tight end, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets; attended Wagner College *Shemiah LeGrande – NFL and Indoor American football defensive tackle *Pete Lembo – coaching staff member of college teams *Dino Mangiero – NFL defensive lineman, attended Curtis High School *Tom Masella – head coach of several college football teams, including Wagner College *Hurvin McCormack – NFL defensive tackle, attended New Dorp High School *Dennis McKnight – NFL guard, coaching staff member of college and CFL teams; Hamilton Tiger-Cats offensive line coach *Dan Mullen – college football coach; graduate of Wagner College *Ollie Ogbu – NFL, CFL, and Arena football defensive tackle, attended St. Joseph by the Sea High School *Adewale Ogunleye – NFL defensive end; attended Indiana University and Tottenville High School *Eric Olsen (American football), Eric Olsen – NFL center, attended Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Notre Dame *David Richards (American football), David Richards – NFL guard; 1983 USA Today All-USA high school football team (1982–89), USA Today High School All-American *Peter Rossomando – college head coach at Central Connecticut Blue Devils football, Central Connecticut *Lewis Sanders – NFL cornerback, attended University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland and St. Peter's Boys High School *William Shakespeare (football), William Shakespeare (1912–1974) – college halfback at Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Notre Dame, College Football Hall of Fame member, "The Bard of Staten Island" *Mike Siani – NFL wide receiver, 1972 NFL Draft, No. 1 draft choice of the Oakland Raiders; attended Villanova University *Jeff Stoutland – NFL coach, graduate of Port Richmond High School *Vernon Turner – NFL and NFL Europe, NFL Europa running back, wide receiver, and return specialist; attended Curtis High School

Golf

*Jim Albus (b. 1940) – winner of multiple tournaments on the PGA Tour Champions *Bill Britton (b. 1955) – tournament winner on the PGA Tour; won 1975 National Junior College Athletic Association Championship *Carolyn Cudone (1918–2009) – won a United States Golf Association (USGA) record five-straight U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championships *Frank Esposito (b. 1963) – golfer on the PGA Tour Champions *Frank Hannigan (1931–2014) – USGA Executive Director, TV golf analyst, Staten Island Advance golf columnist *Sean Kelly (b. 1993) – golfer on the Korn Ferry Tour *Isaac Mackie (1880–1963) – head professional at Fox Hills Golf Course in Clifton, where he won the Eastern PGA Championship in 1908 *Joe Moresco (1931–2017) – Hall of Fame member of the Metropolitan section of the Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA)

Gymnastics

*Olivia Greaves (b. 2004) – competitive gymnast, member of United States women's national gymnastics team, Junior National Team *Dominick Minicucci Jr. (b. 1969) – 1988 and 1992 Olympic gymnast

Hockey

*Zach Aston-Reese (b. 1994) – National Hockey League (NHL) forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs *Nick Fotiu (b. 1952) – NHL and World Hockey Association (WHA) forward; first player from New York City (Staten Island) to play for the New York RangersKlein, Jeff Z.; and Reif, Karl-Eric
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Ice skating

*Silvia Fontana (b. 1976) – Italian figure skater in the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics; born in Staten Island *Lynn Kriengkrairut (b. 1988) – ice dancer *Amar Mehta (b. 1990) – figure skater who represents India internationally

Martial arts

*Nick Pace (b. 1987) – Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight (MMA), bantamweight fighter *Ricco Rodriguez (b. 1977) – Winner of UFC Heavyweight Championship, World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, and ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship

Racket sports

*Sudsy Monchik (b. 1974) – five-time Pro World Champion racquetball player; attended Tottenville High School *

(1852–1886) – "mother of American tennis"; set up one of the first courts in the US; buried in Silver Mount Cemetery in Silver Lake; sister of industrialist

*Bob Wrenn (1873–1925) – four-time US Open (tennis), U.S. singles championship winner was tennis member of

Soccer

*Chris Agoliati (b. 1951) – American Soccer League (1933–83), American Soccer League and North American Soccer League (1968–84), North American Soccer League forward and midfielder *Jack Hynes (soccer player), Jack Hynes (1920–2013) – American Soccer League, outside right; National Soccer Hall of Fame member *George Weah (b. 1966) – FIFA World Player of the Year for 1995; president of Liberia since 2018 *John Wolyniec (b. 1977) – Major League Soccer (MLS) forward for Red Bull New York

Track and field

*Robby Andrews (b. 1991) – 2016 Olympic team and 2017 national champion in the 1500m run; Staten Island native *Ashley Higginson (b. 1989) – middle distance runner; set 3000m steeplechase record in Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games, 2015 Pan Am Games *Bill Jankunis (b. 1955) – Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump, 1976 Olympic High Jump competitor *Marilyn King (b. 1949) – pentathlete for Tottenville High School, Amateur Athletic Union, AAU, Pan American Games, and 1972–1980 Olympic teams *Abel Kiviat (1892–1991) – 1912 Summer Olympics Silver Medalist in the 1500m run; world record holder; Gold Medal team in the 3000m relay

Wrestling

*Tim Arson (born Timothy R. Calkins Jr., 1976–2015) – World Wrestling Council (WWC) wrestler *Tony Garea (born Anthony Gareljich, 1946) – World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler *Vito LoGrasso (b. 1964) – WWE wrestler *Sean Maluta (b. 1988) – WWE wrestler known as "The Samoan Dragon" *Sabu (wrestler), Sabu (born Terry Brunk) – WWE ECW, Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) champion *Randy Savage (born Randall Mario Poffo, 1952–2011) – World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and WWE wrestler known as "Macho Man"

Other

*Carl Borack (b. 1947) – fencer; participated in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games *Rick Decker (racing driver), Rick Decker (1903–1966) – race-car driver, including the Indianapolis 500 *Gary di Silvestri (b. 1967) – cross-country skier, 2014 Winter Olympics *William Butler Duncan II (1862–1933) – leader in New York Yacht Club's long defense of the America's Cup; adoptive son of banker W. Butler Duncan I *Loni Harwood – winner of two World Series of Poker bracelets *Daniella Karagach (b. 1992) – international dance competitor *John Henry Lake (1877–?) – Bronze Medalist in Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics *Krystal Lara (b. 1998) – Dominican-American swimmer; 2020 Summer Olympics; bronze and silver medalist in 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games *Robert Pipkins (b. 1973) – 1992 and 1994 Olympic luge *Ray Rudolph – 1980 Olympic handball team

Writers

Past

*Henry H. Carter (1905–2001) – linguist, professor, specialist in Spanish and Portuguese translation * William Rossa Cole (1919–2000) – author, poet, anthologist, editor; grandson of Irish activists Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Jeremiah and Mary Jane O'Donovan Rossa *James Gould Cozzens (1903–1978) – short story writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist *George William Curtis (1824–1892) – author, orator, reformer; namesake of Curtis High School *Donald Davidson (philosopher), Donald Davidson (1917–2003) – influential philosopher and professor *William Main Doerflinger (1910–2000) – author and editor, including a major collection of folksongs (sea shanties) *John Drebinger (1891–1979) – sports editor for ''Staten Island Advance, The Richmond County Advance'', longtime baseball reporter for ''

'', winner of 1973 Spink Award *Isaac K. Funk (1839–1912) – Lutheran minister; co-founder of Funk & Wagnalls Company, publisher of dictionaries and encyclopedias *Sydney Howard Gay (1814–1888) – journalist and abolitionist, active in the Underground Railroad *Emily Genauer (1911–2002) – Pulitzer-winning art critic *Langston Hughes (1902–1967) – poet; lived and worked for a season on a Staten Island farm growing vegetables *William James (1842–1910) – philosopher, and his younger brother, novelist Henry James (1843–1916), spent a few summers on Staten Island *Anna Leonowens (1831–1915) – travel writer and educator, governess for King of Siam; memoir evolved into ''The King and I'' *Richard Adams Locke (1800–1871) – editor of ''The New York Sun''; presumed author of the "Great Moon Hoax"; lived on Staten Island *Laurence Manning (1899–1972) – science fiction author *Edwin Markham (1852–1940) – poet, school administrator, namesake of Markham Intermediate School (I.S. 51) *John William Martin (1864/1865–1956) – socialist academic, lecturer, writer; hosted many celebrity authors *Andy Milligan (1929–1991) – playwright and film director; resided in Staten Island *Kafū Nagai (born Nagai Sōkichi, 1879–1959) – Japanese author; wrote about his brief residence in ''American Stories'' *Frederick Nebel (1903–1967) – novelist and short story writer known for his hardboiled detective fiction *Francis Parkman (1823–1893) – historian of the American frontier *Emily Post (c.1872–1960) – columnist and author, best known for ''Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home'' *Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935) – three-time winner of Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, best known for the narrative poem "Richard Cory" *Armand Schwerner (1927–1999) – poet, best known for ''Tablets''; professor at Staten Island Community College and College of Staten Island *

(1888–1916) – poet and World War I hero (''s:A treasury of war poetry, British and American poems of the world war, 1914-1919/Poets Militant#I Have a Rendezvous with Death, I Have a Rendezvous with Death''); brother of

; uncle of

*Theodore Sturgeon (1918–1985) – science fiction author; born on Staten Island *Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) – essayist, philosopher, naturalist; spent his longest time away from Concord, Massachusetts on Staten Island in the 1840s *Amy Vanderbilt (1908–1974) – author of the best-selling ''Complete Book of Etiquette''; distant cousin of

*Phyllis A. Whitney (1903–2008) – prolific mystery writer; Staten Island resident during 1950s–1960s *William Winter (author), William Winter (1836–1917) – poet, critic, biographer, theater historian *Paul Zindel (1936–2003) – novelist and Pulitzer-winning playwright, whose stories usually took place on Staten Island

Recent

*Ayad Akhtar – playwright, novelist, screenwriter; won Pulitzer Prize for ''Disgraced'' *Melissa Anelli – webmistress of The Leaky Cauldron (website), The Leaky Cauldron; author of ''Harry, A History'' *Tracy Brown – ''Essence'' best-selling author; born and raised in Mariners Harbor *Cheryl Burke (1972–2011) – poet, posthumous winner of 25th Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Literature *Gwen Carr – activist, public speaker, author, after her son

was killed by police *Christopher Celenza – historian of the Italian Renaissance; dean of Georgetown University College of Arts and Sciences *Vito Delsante – comic book writer, including several issues of ''Scooby-Doo'' *Shawnae Dixon – chef, cookbook author *C. P. Dunphey – author of science fiction and horror stories *Alex Gino – winner of Stonewall Book Award and Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Children's Literature *Suheir Hammad – poet, author, Palestinian activist *Michael Henry Heim (1943–2012) – literary translator, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences *Tyehimba Jess – Pulitzer Prize winning poet, College of Staten Island professor *Charlie Kadau – longtime writer and senior editor for MAD magazine *Michael Largo – author of mostly non-fiction books, including ''Final Exits''; ''The Portable Obituary''; ''Genius and Heroin'' *Ki Longfellow – novelist, born on Staten Island; author of ''The Secret Magdalene'' *Lois Lowry – children's author, two-time Newbery Medal winner *Andrew Ostrowski – newspaper columnist, specializing in topics from his Polish and Catholic heritage *Brian Plante – writer, best known for science fiction stories *Darwin Porter (born 1937) – travel writer and celebrity biographer; lives in New Brighton in the former home of Howard R. Bayne *Joe Raiola – longtime writer and senior editor for MAD magazine *Sarah Schulman – novelist, playwright, LGBT activist, College of Staten Island professor *Pam Sherman – Gannett columnist also known as "The Suburban Outlaw" *David O. Stewart (b. 1951) – historian and author *William J. Taverner – sex educator and author; grew up on Staten Island *Anthony Torrone (b. 1955) – author of ''Anthony's Prayers'', inspired by his years in Willowbrook State School *Lara Vapnyar (b. 1975) – Russian Jewish emigre writer known for her novels and short stories

References

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