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Famous people from Yonkers

48 actors, athletes, artists, scientists and leaders who were born in Yonkers.

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  1. Jon Voight

    Jon Voight

    Born 1938

    American actor (born 1938).

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  2. Carlos Alazraqui

    Carlos Alazraqui

    Born 1962

    American actor.

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  3. Antony Blinken

    Antony Blinken

    Born 1962

    American lawyer and diplomat (born 1962) and former United States Secretary of State.

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  4. John Howard Northrop

    John Howard Northrop

    1891–1987

    American biochemist.

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  5. Daniel Carleton Gajdusek

    Daniel Carleton Gajdusek

    1923–2008

    American medical researcher.

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  6. James Comey

    James Comey

    Born 1960

    American lawyer and 7th director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (born 1960).

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  7. James Blake

    James Blake

    Born 1979

    American tennis player.

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  8. Lawrence Ferlinghetti

    Lawrence Ferlinghetti

    1919–2021

    American artist, writer and activist.

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  9. Sid Caesar

    Sid Caesar

    1922–2014

    American comic actor and writer.

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  10. Adam Rodríguez

    Adam Rodríguez

    Born 1975

    American actor, writer, and director.

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  11. Richard Yates

    1926–1992

    American novelist, short story writer.

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  12. Alec John Such

    1951–2022

    American bassist.

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  13. Ronald J. Garan

    Ronald J. Garan

    Born 1961

    American astronaut.

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  14. Vincent Richards

    Vincent Richards

    1903–1959

    US tennis player.

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  15. Tommy Dreamer

    Tommy Dreamer

    Born 1971

    American professional wrestler and promoter.

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  16. Chip Taylor

    Chip Taylor

    1940–2026

    American songwriter.

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  17. Jadakiss

    Jadakiss

    Born 1975

    American rapper.

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  18. Erik Palladino

    Erik Palladino

    Born 1968

    American actor.

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  19. Avram Davidson

    1923–1993

    American writer.

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  20. Elizabeth Hand

    Elizabeth Hand

    Born 1957

    American writer.

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  21. Winnaretta Singer

    Winnaretta Singer

    1865–1943

    American socialite.

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  22. Alan Helffrich

    1900–1994

    Athletics competitor.

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  23. Eddie Kingston

    Eddie Kingston

    Born 1981

    American professional wrestler.

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  24. John B. Taylor

    John B. Taylor

    Born 1946

    American economist, father of Taylor Rule.

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  25. Paul Teutul, Sr.

    Paul Teutul, Sr.

    Born 1949

    American motorcycle builder.

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  26. Bill Tytla

    1904–1968

    American animator.

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  27. Mark Blount

    Mark Blount

    Born 1975

    American basketball player (born 1975).

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  28. Joan Donoghue

    Joan Donoghue

    Born 1956

    American judge.

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  29. Scoonie Penn

    Scoonie Penn

    Born 1977

    American basketball player (born 1977).

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  30. Stephen Macknowski

    1922–2013

    Canoe racer.

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  31. Sean Kilpatrick

    Born 1990

    American basketball player (born 1990).

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  32. Bobby Hackett

    Born 1959

    American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder.

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  33. Stephin Merritt

    Stephin Merritt

    Born 1965

    American musician.

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  34. Michael Fox

    1921–1996

    American actor.

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  35. Lea Maurer

    Lea Maurer

    Born 1971

    American swimmer.

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  36. Ellsworth Bunker

    Ellsworth Bunker

    1894–1984

    American diplomat.

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  37. David Tracy

    1939–2025

    American theologian.

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  38. Gregory Rabassa

    Gregory Rabassa

    1922–2016

    American translator.

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  39. Jack Lambert

    Jack Lambert

    1920–2002

    American actor.

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  40. Billy Burch

    Billy Burch

    1900–1950

    Canadian ice hockey player.

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  41. Sheek Louch

    Sheek Louch

    Born 1976

    American rapper (born 1974).

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  42. Joe Lapchick

    Joe Lapchick

    1900–1970

    American basketball player and coach.

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  43. Joe Panik

    Joe Panik

    Born 1990

    American baseball player (born 1990).

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  44. Lane Bradford

    1922–1973

    American actor.

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  45. Marcus Molinaro

    Marcus Molinaro

    Born 1975

    American politician (born 1975).

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  46. Herbert Benson

    1935–2022

    American medical academic.

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  47. George Wright

    George Wright

    1847–1937

    Major League Baseball player, manager; Cricket player.

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  48. Roman Zvarych

    Roman Zvarych

    Born 1953

    Ukrainian politician.

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Questions

Who are some notable people born in Yonkers?

Jon Voight, Carlos Alazraqui, Antony Blinken, John Howard Northrop are among the people born in Yonkers in this guide.

What celebrities were born in Yonkers?

Jon Voight, Carlos Alazraqui, Antony Blinken, John Howard Northrop, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, James Comey, James Blake, Lawrence Ferlinghetti were all born in Yonkers.

Where does this list come from?

From Wikidata: people whose place of birth is Yonkers and who have an English Wikipedia article.

Facts from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons, credited at the bottom of the page.

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