Following are notable people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the Binghamton, New York area:

Academics and scientists

* David A. Ansell, physician and author *

Herbert P. Bix Herbert P. Bix (born 1938) is an American historian. He wrote '' Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan'', an account of the Japanese Emperor and the events which shaped modern Japanese imperialism, which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfic ...

, historian *

Albert Boime Albert Boime (March 17, 1933 – October 18, 2008), was an American art historian and author of more than 20 art history books and numerous academic articles. He was a professor of art history at the University of California, Los Angeles for thr ...

, art historian * Ruth Britto, mathematician *

Anne Case Anne Catherine Case, Lady Deaton, (born July 27, 1958) is an American economist who is currently the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus, at Princeton University. Early life and career She graduated from ...

, economist *

Edith Katherine Cash Edith Katherine Cash (October 14, 1890 – April 6, 1992) was an American mycologist and lichenologist. Early life Edith Cash was born in Binghamton, New York, to John Ferris Cash and Adella Knapp Cash. She graduated from George Washington Univ ...

, mycologist and lichenologist * Willard N. Clute, botanist *

Norman Finkelstein Norman Gary Finkelstein (; born December 8, 1953) is an American political scientist, activist, former professor, and author. His primary fields of research are the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the politics of the Holocaust. He is a g ...

, political scientist, attended Binghamton University *

Peter Hilton Peter John Hilton (7 April 1923Peter Hilton, "On all Sorts of Automorphisms", '' The American Mathematical Monthly'', 92(9), November 1985, p. 6506 November 2010) was a British mathematician, noted for his contributions to homotopy theory and ...

, mathematician *

Thomas Hopko Thomas John Hopko (March 28, 1939 – March 18, 2015) was an Eastern Orthodox Christian priest and theologian. He was the Dean of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary from September 1992 until July 1, 2002 and taught dogmatic theolo ...

, former

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Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is an Eastern Orthodox seminary in Yonkers, New York. It is chartered under the State University of New York and accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. It is a pan-Eastern Or ...

* Mike Hudak, environmental researcher * Peter Kogge, computer engineer,

IBM Fellow An IBM Fellow is an appointed position at IBM made by IBM's CEO. Typically only four to nine (eleven in 2014) IBM Fellows are appointed each year, in May or June. Fellow is the highest honor a scientist, engineer, or programmer at IBM can achiev ...

* Edwin A. Link, engineer, inventor of the

flight simulator A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and the environment in which it flies, for pilot training, design, or other purposes. It includes replicating the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they rea ...

* Tom M. Mitchell, computer scientist *

Paul Olum Paul Olum (August 16, 1918 – January 19, 2001) was an American mathematician (algebraic topology), professor of mathematics, and university administrator. Early years Born in Binghamton, New York to a father who was a Russian Jew who immigrated ...

, mathematician *

Camille Paglia Camille Anna Paglia (; born April 2, 1947) is an American feminist academic and social critic. Paglia has been a professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 1984. She is critical of many aspects of modern cultu ...

, author, teacher, social critic * Ota Ulč, political scientist * Peter Ungar, paleoanthropologist *

Immanuel Wallerstein Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (; September 28, 1930 – August 31, 2019) was an American sociologist and economic historian. He is perhaps best known for his development of the general approach in sociology which led to the emergence of his wor ...

, sociologist * M. Stanley Whittingham, chemist, recipient of the 2019

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David Sloan Wilson David Sloan Wilson (born 1949) is an American evolutionary biologist and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at Binghamton University. He is a son of author Sloan Wilson, and co-founder of the Evolution ...

, evolutionary biologist

Actors and entertainers

Charlie Ahearn Charlie Ahearn (born 1951) is an American film maker living in New York City. Although predominantly involved in film and video art production, he is also known for his work as an author, freelance writer, member of Colab, and radio host. He is m ...

, film director *

Rick Baker Richard A. Baker (born December 8, 1950), known professionally as Rick Baker, is an American retired special make-up effects creator and actor. He is mostly known for his creature designs and effects. Baker won the Academy Award for Best Make ...

, makeup artist *

William Baldwin William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963), Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. known also as Billy Baldwin,is an American ...

, actor, attended Binghamton University *

Andrew Bergman Andrew Bergman (born February 20, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director, and novelist. His best-known films include '' Blazing Saddles'', '' The In-Laws'', '' The Freshman'' and '' Striptease''. Early life Born to a Jewish family, Be ...

, screenwriter, attended Binghamton University *

Alan Berliner Alan Berliner (born 1956) is an American independent filmmaker. ''The New York Times'' has described Berliner's work as "powerful, compelling and bittersweet... full of juicy conflict and contradiction, innovative in their cinematic technique, ...

, filmmaker, attended Binghamton University *

Dick Biondi Richard O. Biondi (born September 13, 1932) is an American Top 40 and Oldies disc jockey. Calling himself The Wild I-tralian, he was one of the original "screamers," known for his screaming delivery as well as wild antics on the air and off. In ...

, disc jockey *

John Conboy John Conboy (March 1934 – January 2018) was an American soap opera producer until his death in January 2018. Career In 1982, Conboy left ''The Young and the Restless'' and became executive producer of the newly created CBS soap opera ''Capitol'' ...

, Emmy-winning soap opera producer * Stephanie Courtney, actress and comedian, attended Binghamton University * Jeremy Davidson, actor * Richard Deacon, actor *

Angel Desai Angel Desai is an American actress. Early life and education Desai was born in Philadelphia, but grew up in Binghamton, New York. Her parents are physicians; her father is Indian and her mother is Filipina. She cultivated an early interest in per ...

, actress *

John Ducey John Joseph Ducey (born January 21, 1969) is an American actor who has appeared in over 20 television shows, mainly sitcoms. Early life Ducey was born in Endwell, New York and graduated from Seton Catholic Central High School in 1987. He was an ...

, TV actor * Shareeka Epps, actress *

Darlanne Fluegel Darlanne Fluegel (November 25, 1953 – December 15, 2017) was an American actress, fashion model, film producer and professor. She was one of the few American fashion models who successfully transitioned to a career as a serious actor. Fluegel ...

, actress, model * Helen Gardner, actress and producer of silent black and white film *

Anthony George Anthony George (born Ottavio Gabriel George; January 29, 1921 – March 16, 2005) was an American actor mostly seen on television. He is best known for roles of Don Corey in CBS's ''Checkmate'', Burke Devlin #2 and Jeremiah Collins on ABC's ...

, soap opera actor *

Hugh Herbert Hugh Herbert (August 10, 1885 – March 12, 1952) was an American motion picture comedian. He began his career in vaudeville and wrote more than 150 plays and sketches. Career Born in Binghamton, New York, Herbert attended Cornell Univers ...

, comedian *

Jim Hutton Dana James Hutton (May 31, 1934 – June 2, 1979) was an American actor in film and television best remembered for his role as Ellery Queen in the 1970s TV series of the same name, and his screen partnership with Paula Prentiss in four films, ...

, actor * Bill T. Jones,

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...

-winning choreographer, attended Binghamton University * Jasmine Kennedie, drag performer *

Andy Kindler Andy Kindler (born October 16, 1956) is an American comedian and actor from Queens, New York. He played the character "Andy", a fellow sportswriter and friend of sportswriter "Ray Barone" (Ray Romano) on the TV show ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', w ...

, comedian, attended Binghamton University *

Tony Kornheiser Anthony Irwin Kornheiser (; born July 13, 1948) is an American television sports talk show host and former sportswriter and columnist. Kornheiser is best known for his endeavors in three forms of media: as a writer for ''The Washington Post'' fro ...

, sports commentator, sportswriter, attended Binghamton University * Mark Lawrence, writer and filmmaker, attended Binghamton University * Jessica Lee, model,

Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's Lifestyle magazine, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from H ...

Playmate, August 1996 *

Carol Leifer Carol Leifer ( ; born July 27, 1956) is an American comedian, writer, producer, and actress whose career as a stand-up comedian started in the 1970s when she was in college. She has written many television scripts including ''The Larry Sanders ...

, comedian, writer, attended Binghamton University *

Wilbur Mack Wilbur Mack (born George Frear Runyon, July 29, 1873 – March 13, 1964) was an American film actor and early vaudeville performer from the 1920s through the 1960s. His film acting career began during the silent film era. Biography Mack w ...

, actor * Ernie Manouse, anchorman * Leonard Melfi, playwright and actor *

Bridget Moynahan Kathryn Bridget Moynahan (born April 28, 1971) is an American actress and model. Moynahan is best known for her role as Erin Reagan in the police drama '' Blue Bloods''. She graduated from Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts in 1989 and be ...

, model, actress * Matt Nolan, Broadway actor, attended Binghamton University * Tony Northrup, video producer, author, and photographer * Stanley J. Orzel, film director * Stephen Park, comedian, actor *

Karl Ravech Karl Ravech (; born ) is an American journalist who works as the primary play by play commentator for ''Sunday Night Baseball''.ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). Th ...

personality, attended Binghamton University *

Paul Reiser Paul Reiser (; born March 30, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and television writer. He is known for his roles as Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom ''My Two Dads'', Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom ''Mad About You'', Modell in the 1982 fi ...

, comedian, actor, writer, screenwriter, attended Binghamton University * Avis Richards, film director, producer *

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Ruben Santiago-Hudson (born Ruben Santiago Jr., November 24, 1956) is an American actor, playwright, and director who has won national awards for his work in all three categories. He is best known for his role of Captain Roy Montgomery from 20 ...

, actor,

winner, attended Binghamton University *

Amy Sedaris Amy Louise Sedaris (; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in both ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2020) and '' The Book of Boba Fett'' (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the ...

, comedian and actress * Rod Serling, writer, television producer, creator of ''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror, sup ...

'' TV series *

Jackie Siegel Jacqueline Siegel (; born January 19, 1966) is an American socialite, model, actress, and beauty pageant director. She is one of the main subjects of the 2012 documentary film '' The Queen of Versailles'', directed by Lauren Greenfield, and its ...

, model, actress *

Karthik Sivakumar Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), better known by his stage name Karthi, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards South, an Edison Award, a SIIMA Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award ...

, actor, attended Binghamton University *

Madeleine Smithberg ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form from ...

, co-creator of ''

The Daily Show ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form from ...

'', attended Binghamton University * Roger Watkins, writer, director, producer, actor *

Chris Wedge John Christian Wedge (born March 20, 1957) is an American animator, designer, film director, voice actor, film producer, screenwriter, and cartoonist. He is known for directing the films '' Ice Age'' (2002), ''Robots'' (2005), '' Epic'' (2013), ...

, film director *

David Weisman David Weisman (March 11, 1942 – October 9, 2019) was an American film producer, author, and graphic artist, most noted for his films ''Ciao! Manhattan'' and ''Kiss of the Spider Woman''. He was the brother of film director Sam Weisman. Fi ...

, film director *

Sam Weisman Sam Weisman is an American film director. He has directed the films '' D2: The Mighty Ducks'', '' Bye Bye Love'', ''George of the Jungle'', '' The Out-of-Towners'', '' What's the Worst That Could Happen?'', and '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star' ...

, Emmy-nominated TV director * Volkmar Wentzel, photographer and cinematographer for '' National Geographic'' * John Wilson, filmmaker, attended Binghamton University * Mark Withers, actor

Artists and architects

* Renata Bernal, visual artist * Orlando Busino, illustrator *

Johnny Hart John Lewis Hart (February 18, 1931 – April 7, 2007) was an American cartoonist noted as the creator of the comic strips '' B.C.'' and ''The Wizard of Id''. Brant Parker co-produced and illustrated ''The Wizard of Id''. Hart was recogni ...

, cartoonist, creator of comic strips '' B.C.'' and ''

The Wizard of Id ''The Wizard of Id'' is a daily newspaper comic strip created by American cartoonists Brant Parker and Johnny Hart. Beginning November 16, 1964, the strip follows the antics of a large cast of characters in a shabby medieval kingdom called "Id" ...

'' * John Marshall, artist for comic strip ''Blondie'' * Charles McGill, sculptor * Jerry Moriarty, artist and cartoonist *

Marla Olmstead Marla Olmstead (born 2000 in Binghamton, New York) is a painter of abstract art who by the age of four had caught international media attention for her work. Abstract artworks painted by her have been as large as five feet (1.52 m) square and have ...

, painter * Brant Parker, cartoonist, co-creator of ''The Wizard of Id'' *

Isaac G. Perry Isaac Gale Perry (1822–1904), was a prolific New York State architect and builder. His works include New York State Inebriate Asylum, Monday Afternoon Club, Phelps Mansion and the First National Bank of Oxford. Life and career Bo ...

, architect *

Art Spiegelman Art Spiegelman (; born Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev Spiegelman on February 15, 1948) is an American cartoonist, editor, and comics advocate best known for his graphic novel '' Maus''. His work as co-editor on the comics magazines ''Arcade'' and '' Ra ...

, illustrator, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic book memoir '' Maus'', attended Binghamton University * C. Edward Vosbury, architect * Ed Wilson, sculptor

Athletes and athletics personnel

* Joel Bennett, baseball player * Tyler Biggs, hockey player *

Dave Bliss David Gregory Bliss (born September 20, 1943) is an American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at University of Oklahoma, Southern Methodist University, the University of New Mexico, Baylor University, and Southwester ...

, basketball coach * Dan Casey, baseball player * Cathy Compton, softball coach *

Mike Coolbaugh Michael Robert Coolbaugh (June 5, 1972 – July 22, 2007) was an American baseball player and coach. Born in Binghamton, New York, he was the brother of major leaguer Scott Coolbaugh. Coolbaugh died after being hit by a line drive while work ...

, baseball coach *

Scott Coolbaugh Scott Robert Coolbaugh (born June 13, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1989 and 1994. He is the assistant hitting coach for ...

, baseball player * Jerry D'Amigo, hockey player * Babe Danzig, baseball player * Wink Davenport, volleyball player and official *

Scott Diamond Scott Michael Diamond (born July 30, 1986) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays. Amateur career Diamond played college baseball at Binghamt ...

, baseball player, attended Binghamton University *

Alec Dufty Alec Dufty (born March 11, 1987) is a former American soccer player and current coach. He is currently a goalkeeper coach with Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer. Career College and Amateur Dufty grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, ...

, soccer player *

Mike Dunham Michael Francis Dunham (born June 1, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Dunham is the Boston Bruins goalie development coach, and the former head goaltending coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey Leag ...

, hockey player * Diane Farrell, tennis player * George Feigenbaum, basketball player * Billy Gabor, basketball player * Rob Gardner, baseball player * Barry Goldstein, golf instructor * Bobby Gonzalez, basketball coach *

Bill Hallahan William Anthony Hallahan (August 4, 1902 – July 8, 1981) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1920s and 1930s. Nicknamed "Wild Bill" because of his lack of control on the mound—he twice led the National Leag ...

, baseball player * Gerry Hannahs, baseball player * Jim Johnson, baseball player * Arthur Jones, football player * Chandler Jones, football player *

DaQuan Jones DaQuan Steven Jones ( born December 27, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played colle ...

, football player *

Jon Jones Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which he has competed in the light heavyweight division. He is a former two-time UFC L ...

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

fighter *

Isaiah Kacyvenski Isaiah J. Kacyvenski ( ; born October 3, 1977) is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Harvard an ...

, football player * Richie Karl, golfer * Jon Kimmel, football player * Steve Kraly, baseball player * Joe LaRue, competitive eater * Sang Lee, taekwondo coach * Johnny Logan, baseball player *

Ron Luciano Ronald Michael Luciano (June 28, 1937 – January 18, 1995) was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in Major League Baseball's American League from 1969 to 1979. He was known for his flamboyant style, clever aphorisms, and a serie ...

, baseball umpire, author of ''The Umpire Strikes Back'' * Frank LoVuolo, football player *

Billy Martin Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly called "Billy", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yan ...

, baseball player and manager *

Tamdan McCrory Tamdan Wade McCrory (born November 5, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2006, McCrory has also formerl ...

, mixed martial arts fighter * Troy Nickerson, wrestler *

Hidy Ochiai Hidehiko "Hidy" Ochiai ( ja, 落合秀彦, born September 27, 1939) is a Japanese-born martial arts instructor, author, and actor. He is credited with establishing the Washin-Ryu style of karate in the United States in 1966. He was the winner of t ...

, martial artist * Mayumi Pejo, Olympic martial artist *

King Rice King David Rice (born December 14, 1968) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is the head men's basketball coach at Monmouth University. Rice replaced Dave Calloway as head coach of the Hawks on March 29, 2011. Previously, Rice w ...

, basketball coach * Chris Riley, soccer player *

Mike Rotunda Lawrence Michael Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s under the ring names Mik ...

, wrestler *

Jack Sharkey Jack Sharkey (born Joseph Paul Zukauskas, lt, Juozas Povilas Žukauskas, October 26, 1902 – August 17, 1994) was a Lithuanian-American world heavyweight boxing champion. Boxing career He took his ring name from his two idols, heavyweight ...

, World Heavyweight Champion boxer * Matt Tanzini, soccer player *

Justin Topa Justin Robert Topa (born March 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 with the Milwaukee Brewers. Amateur career Topa was a four-year letter w ...

, baseball player * George S. Whitney, football coach *

Randy Will Randy Will (born August 24, 1964) is an American former bobsledder who competed in the 1992 and 1994 and 1988 Winter Olympics. Biography Randy Will was born in New York in 1964. At Maine-Endwell High School, he was involved in the sport of Trac ...

, Olympic bobsledder * Jake Zumbach, football player

Business figures

* Jonathan Michael Ansell, international insurance company founder and CEO * Joseph H. Boardman, CEO of

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...

, administrator of

Federal Railroad Administration The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. The purpose of the FRA is to promulgate and enforce rail saf ...

* Faisal Farooqui, founder and CEO; MouthShut.com, attended Binghamton University * Jeff Gaspin, television executive, attended Binghamton University * George Hull, tobacconist and Cardiff Giant hoaxer * George F. Johnson, co-owner of

Endicott Johnson Corporation The Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company ("E-J") was a prosperous manufacturer of shoes based in New York's Southern Tier, with factories mostly located in the area's Triple Cities of Binghamton, Johnson City, and Endicott. An estimated 20,000 people ...

* Willis Sharpe Kilmer, promoter of Swamp Root patent medicine and thoroughbred owner * Geraldine MacDonald, vice president of America Online *

Matt Ouimet Matt Ouimet is executive chairman of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a publicly traded company that owns 12 amusement parks in the United States and Canada. Early life Born in 1958 in Cooperstown, New York and raised in Unadilla NY. His first ...

, executive chairman of

Cedar Fair Cedar Fair, L.P., formally Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, is a publicly traded master limited partnership headquartered at its Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. The company owns and operates eleven amusement parks, nine included- ...

, former president of

Disneyland resort The Disneyland Resort, commonly known as Disneyland, is an entertainment resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division and is home to two theme parks (D ...

, attended Binghamton University *

John D. Rockefeller John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He has been widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history. Rockefeller was ...

, founder of Standard Oil * Thomas Secunda, founder of

Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was co-founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981, with Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan, Charles Zegar, and a 1 ...

, attended Binghamton University * Edward W. Stack, CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods *

Gustav Stickley Gustav Stickley (March 9, 1858 – April 15, 1942) was an American furniture manufacturer, design leader, publisher, and a leading voice in the American Arts and Crafts movement. Stickley's design philosophy was a major influence on American ...

, furniture manufacturer, prominent promoter of American Craftsman movement * Bob Swan, CEO of Intel * Oliver Treyz, television executive *

Thomas Tull Thomas Tull (born June 9, 1970) is an American billionaire businessman, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Legendary Entertainment. Tull is the founder of Tulco LLC, an investment hol ...

, CEO of Legendary Pictures, part owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers *

Jay Walder Jay Walder was the CEO of Virgin Hyperloop One, an American transportation technology company. He has been the CEO of Motivate, a bike sharing company, and of the Hong Kong transit company MTR Corporation (MTRC), before resigning from that pos ...

, chairman and CEO of the

Metropolitan Transportation Authority The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York. The MTA is the largest public transit authority in th ...

, MTA in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

, attended Binghamton University * Thomas J. Watson, Sr., founder and president of International Business Machines ( IBM) * Adam Weitsman, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Lawyers and jurists

Elaine D. Kaplan Elaine Debra Kaplan (born December 18, 1955) is the Federal tribunals in the United States#Article I tribunals, chief judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. She served as General Counsel of the United States Office of Personnel Manage ...

, judge,

United States Court of Federal Claims The United States Court of Federal Claims (in case citations, Fed. Cl. or C.F.C.) is a United States federal court that hears monetary claims against the U.S. government. It was established by statute in 1982 as the United States Claims Court, ...

, attended Binghamton University * Barbara M. Lynn, judge *

Ellis Rubin Ellis S. Rubin (June 20, 1925 – December 12, 2006) was an American attorney who gained national fame for handling a variety of highly publicized cases in a legal career that spanned 53 years. He was famous for his innovative defenses and his ...

, attorney * Jerome B. Simandle, judge * Lorenzo P. Williston, judge and politician

Military figures

Joseph J. Bartlett Joseph Jackson Bartlett (November 21, 1834 – January 14, 1893) was a New York attorney, brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and postbellum international diplomat and pensions administrator for the United States ...

, brigadier general and diplomat * Joseph Brant, Mohawk military leader * John Francis Burnes, marine officer * Daniel Bursch, astronaut *

Douglas G. Hurley Douglas Gerald Hurley (born October 21, 1966) is an American engineer, former Marine Corps pilot and former NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle missions STS-127 (July 2009) and STS-135 (July 2011), the final flight of the Space Shuttle pro ...

, astronaut * David Ireland, colonel * Brett James McMullen, Brigadier General, USAF Retired, Windsor Central High School graduate * Lawrence D. Peters, marine, Medal of Honor recipient * John C. Robinson, major general, Medal of Honor recipient * Lester R. Stone, Jr., sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient * Douglas H. Wheelock, astronaut

Musicians

* Frederick Ayres, composer * Corky Cornelius, jazz trumpeter * Fred Coury, drummer *

Steve Davis Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a commentator, musician, DJ, and author. He is best known for dominating professional snooker during the 1980s, when he reached eight World S ...

, jazz trombonist *

Dena DeRose Dena DeRose (born February 15, 1966) is an American jazz pianist, singer and educator. Although she began her career just as a pianist, medical problems with her hand forced her to become a vocalist as well. She has released seven solo albums. B ...

, jazz pianist and singer *

Andy Grammer Andrew Charles Grammer (born December 3, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is signed to S-Curve Records. His debut album, '' Andy Grammer'', was released in 2011 and spawned the singles " Keep Your Head Up" and " F ...

, singer/songwriter, attended Binghamton University *

Chris Griffin Christopher “Chris” Cross Griffin is a fictional character from the animated television series, '' Family Guy''. He is the second of three children of Peter and Lois Griffin and is also the older brother of Stewie Griffin and the younger b ...

, jazz trumpeter * John Hollenbeck, jazz drummer and composer * Robert Jager, composer *

Richard Leech Richard Leeper McClelland (24 November 1922 – 24 March 2004), known professionally as Richard Leech, was an Irish actor. Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Isabella Frances (Leeper) and Herbert Saunderson McCl ...

, opera tenor *

Tim Malchak Tim Malchak (born June 25, 1957, in Binghamton, New York) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Malchak partnered with Dwight Rucker in 1982 to form the country music duo Malchak & Rucker. Together, they became the first black/white d ...

, singer/songwriter * Ingrid Michaelson, singer/songwriter, attended Binghamton University *

Elmar Oliveira Elmar Oliveira (born June 28, 1950) is an American violinist. Early life The son of Portuguese immigrants, Elmar Oliveira was born in Naugatuck, Connecticut. Oliveira was nine when he began studying the violin with his brother John. At age 16 h ...

, violinist *

Steve Perry Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the rock band Journey during their most commercially successful periods from 1977 to 1987, and again from 1995 to 1998. He also wrote/co ...

, singer/guitarist for the Cherry Poppin' Daddies *

Lee Ranaldo Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer, visual artist and record producer, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (guitar and vocals). In 2004, ''Rolling ...

, guitarist for Sonic Youth, attended Binghamton University * Stephen Roessner, Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, drummer for Saxon Shore *

Slam Stewart Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (September 21, 1914December 10, 1987) was an American jazz double bass player, whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass (arco) and simultaneously hum or sing an octave higher. He was a violinist before swi ...

, jazz bassist * Gary Wilson, performance artist

Politicians

Morteza Agha-Tehrani Morteza Aghatehrani ( fa, مرتضی آقاتهرانی) is an Iranian Shia cleric and conservative politician. He was former secretary-general of the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability, and represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr ...

, Iranian Parliament member * Warren M. Anderson, state senator * Bill Aswad, Vermont state legislator * William H. Austin, Wisconsin state legislator * Orlow W. Chapman, U.S. Solicitor General * Daniel S. Dickinson, U.S. senator *

Steven Fulop Steven Michael Fulop (born February 28, 1977) is an American politician serving as the 49th and current mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey. A Democrat, he was formerly the Councilman for Jersey City's Ward E. On May 14, 2013, Fulop defeated incumbe ...

, mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, attended Binghamton University * Edwin Arthur Hall, congressman * Robert Harpur, state politician * William Henry Hill, congressman *

Hakeem Jeffries Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney and leader-elect of the Democratic caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. Jeffries has represented New York's 8th congressional district, anchored in s ...

, congressman, attended Binghamton University * Thomas W. Libous, state senator *

John Liu John Chun Yah Liu (born January 8, 1967) is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a member of the New York State Senate for the 11th district in northeast Queens. He previously served as the 43rd New Y ...

, New York City comptroller and former councilman *

Donna Lupardo Donna A. Lupardo (born August 17, 1954) is a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 123rd Assembly District, which includes the city of Binghamton, New York, as well as the towns of Vestal, New York and Union, New York. The villa ...

, state assemblywoman * Tom McDonald, U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe * Daniel A. Mica, congressman *

John Mica John Luigi Mica (born January 27, 1943) is an American businessman, consultant and Republican politician who represented in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2017. He was defeated by Democrat Stephanie Murphy in the November 8, 201 ...

, congressman * Stephen C. Millard, congressman *

E. A. Mitchell Edward Archibald Mitchell (December 2, 1910 – December 11, 1979) was an American businessman and World War II veteran who served as one term a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1947 to 1949. Early life and career Born in Binghamton, New ...

, congressman * Marshall F. Moore, governor * Raymond Bartlett Stevens, congressman *

Randall Terry Randall Allen Terry (born 1959) is an American activist and political candidate. Terry founded the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue, which he later abandoned. Beginning in 1987, the group became particularly prominent for blockading t ...

, founder of Operation Rescue * Benjamin F. Tracy, Secretary of the Navy * J. Ernest Wharton, congressman * George H. Williston, Wisconsin state and territorial legislator'Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin,' Wisconsin Historical Society: 1882, Wisconsin Necrology-1881, pg. 455 * Ivan Yermachenka, Belarusian politician, diplomat and writer; died in Binghamton

Writers and journalists

Eric Appel Eric Appel (born August 13, 1980) is an American filmmaker working in television, film, and commercials. Originally from Endicott, New York, Appel attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, majoring in computer animation. Describing his childh ...

, writer and director * Bruce Benderson, author, attended Binghamton University *

, film director, screenwriter, novelist, attended Binghamton University * Harvey Bullock, screenwriter, producer * Steven Canals, screenwriter, producer, attended Binghamton University * Tina Chang, poet, attended Binghamton University * C. J. Chivers, journalist *

Jack Dann Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...

, science fiction author and editor * Everett De Morier, novelist, author, humorist *

Nathan Englander Nathan Englander (born 1970) is an American short story writer and novelist. His debut short story collection, ''For the Relief of Unbearable Urges,'' was published by Alfred A. Knopf, in 1999. His second collection, ''What We Talk About When We ...

, author, attended Binghamton University *

Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955) is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including fantasy, science fiction and mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping imaginative power, humo ...

, writer, attended Binghamton University *

Kate Gale Kate Gale (born 1963) is an American author, poet, librettist, and independent publisher. She is the managing editor of Red Hen Press. Life Kate Gale was born in Binghamton, New York to Stephen Gale and Evadene Swanson. She graduated with a B ...

, poet *

Amy Kim Ganter Amy Kim Kibuishi (born 1980 in Binghamton, New York),Democrat and Chronicle staff. (April 9, 2006). "Especially for teens". ''Rochester Democrat and Chronicle''. Pg. 7C is an American author and illustrator of original English-language manga. ...

, author and illustrator * John Gardner, novelist * Howard R. Garis, author of

Uncle Wiggily Uncle Wiggily Longears is the main character of a series of children's stories by American author Howard R. Garis. He began writing the stories for the ''Newark News'' in 1910. Garis penned an Uncle Wiggily story every day (except Sundays) for mo ...

stories * Don Goddard, radio and TV news reporter * Stephen Kalinich, poet and songwriter * Steven G. Kellman, author critic, attended Binghamton University * Rob Kirkpatrick, author and editor, Binghamton University * Steve Koren, screenwriter, attended Binghamton University *

David Ross Locke David Ross Locke (also known by his pseudonym Petroleum V. Nasby) (September 20, 1833February 15, 1888) was an American journalist and early political commentator during and after the American Civil War. Biography Early life Locke was born i ...

, aka Petroleum V. Nasby, journalist and early political commentator * Peter Robinson, speechwriter for Ronald Reagan *

Pamela Sargent Pamela Sargent (born March 20, 1948) is an American feminist, science fiction author, and editor. She has an MA in classical philosophy and has won a Nebula Award. Sargent wrote a trilogy concerning the terraforming of Venus that is sometim ...

, science fiction author * Davis Schneiderman, educator and author, attended Binghamton University *

David Sedaris David Raymond Sedaris (; born December 26, 1956) is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay " Santaland Diaries.” He published his first c ...

, humorist and writer *

Dava Sobel Dava Sobel (born June 15, 1947) is an American writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. Her books include ''Longitude'', about English clockmaker John Harrison, and '' Galileo's Daughter'', about Galileo's daughter Maria Celeste, and ...

, writer, attended Binghamton University *

Pete Van Wieren Peter Dirk Van Wieren (October 7, 1944 – August 2, 2014) was an American sportscaster best known for his long career calling play-by-play for Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves. Early career Van Wieren was born in Rochester, New York and ...

, play-by-play baseball commentator *

Jean Webster Jean Webster was the pen name of Alice Jane Chandler Webster (July 24, 1876 – June 11, 1916), an American author whose books include '' Daddy-Long-Legs'' and '' Dear Enemy''. Her best-known books feature lively and likeable young female prot ...

, author *

Donald E. Westlake Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer, with more than a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into ...

, novelist, attended Binghamton University *

Suzanne Weyn Suzanne Weyn (born July 7, 1955) is an American author. She primarily writes children's and young adult science fiction and fantasy novels and has written over fifty novels and short stories. She is best known for '' The Bar Code Tattoo'', ' ...

, author, attended Binghamton University * Jenna Wolfe, ''

Today Show ''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'' or informally, ''NBC News Today'') is an American news and talk morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It w ...

'' anchor *

George Zebrowski George Zebrowski (born December 28, 1945) is an American science fiction writer and editor who has written and edited a number of books, and is a former editor of The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He lives with author Pamela ...

, science fiction author and editor

Others

* Alexander Aitchison, firefighter chief * Joseph Barbara, mobster * Frances M. Beal, activist *

Michael Dahulich Michael (Dahulich) is an Orthodox archbishop in the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of New York and New Jersey. He is the former dean of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary in South Canaan, Pennsylvania, and serves there as RectorSt. ...

, archbishop *

Gerald Nicholas Dino Gerald Nicholas Dino (January 11, 1940 – November 14, 2020) was an American hierarch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church. He was the bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix from 2008 to 2016. Biography Dino was born in 1940 in Bi ...

, fourth bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix * Ben Eisenkop,

Reddit Reddit (; stylized in all lowercase as reddit) is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website. Registered users (commonly referred to as "Redditors") submit content to the site such as links, text posts, imag ...

personality, attended Binghamton University * Ogarita Booth Henderson, daughter of Lincoln assassin

John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor who assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. A member of the prominent 19th-century Booth ...

, buried in Binghamton's Glenwood Cemetery * William L. Moore, civil rights activist

References

{{reflist Binghamton, New York

Binghamton Binghamton () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County. Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the conflue ...