List of people from Yonkers, New York

This is a list of notable people who were born in or have been residents of Yonkers, a city in Westchester County, in the U.S. state of New York.United States.

Academia

Richard Joel, president of Yeshiva University
John Howard Northrop (1891–1987), co-recipient of 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[1]
Charles Proteus Steinmetz, German-American mathematician and electrical engineer

Business

Elisha Otis, inventor of the safety elevator and Otis Elevator Company
Alexander Smith, founder of Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company

Entertainment

Carlos Alazraqui (born 1962), actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist[2]
Joseph Alfidi (1949–2015), classical pianist[3]
Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954), transmitted first FM radio broadcast[4]
Charlie Benante (born 1962), musician best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Anthrax, as well as crossover thrashband Stormtroopers of Death.[5]
Mary J. Blige (born 1971), R&B singer[6]
Sid Caesar, actor and comedian
Cathy DeBuono, actress, psychotherapist, radio personality
DMX, rapper, actor
Klement Tinaj, actor
Ella Fitzgerald, singer
Thomas Mikal Ford, actor
Frances Foster, actress
Michael Fox (1921–1996), character actor who played Saul Feinberg on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful[7]
Joe Howard, actor
Immolation, Death metal band
Jadakiss, rapper, member of The LOX
Ekrem Jevrić, Montenegrin singer, rapper
Gene Krupa (1909–1973), drummer[8]
Clayton LeBouef (born 1954), actor[9]
Stagga Lee (born 1977), musician[10]
W.C. Handy, composer and musician
Sheek Louch (born 1976), rapper, member of The LOX[11]
Linda Lovelace (1949–2002), star of 1972 "porno chic" film Deep Throat[12]
Richard Masur (born 1948), actor[13]
Joe Minoso, actor
Lawrence Monoson (born 1964), actor
Cathy Moriarty (born 1960), actress who appeared in Raging Bull[14]
Outasight, singer, rapper
Erik Palladino, actor
Kevin Puts, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
Will Rahmer, musician
Adam Rodriguez, actor
Robert Shayne, actor
Avery Storm, R&B singer
Styles P, Rapper, member of The LOX
Chip Taylor, songwriter (brother of Jon Voight)
Paul Teutul, Sr., founder of Orange County Choppers and reality television personality on American Chopper
Steven Tyler, musician, member of Aerosmith
Jon Voight, Oscar-winning actor, father of Angelina Jolie
Tom Wolk, Hall & Oates session musician

Military

Joseph Stilwell, U.S. Army General during World War I and World War II

Miscellaneous

David Berkowitz (born 1953), serial killer known as the Son of Sam[15]
Michael Burns (born 1947), actor, historian and horse breeder, reared in Yonkers from 1949 to 1956
James Comey, director of the FBI
Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr., photographer
Ron Garan, astronaut
Lewis Hine, photographer
Ethel D. Jacobs, thoroughbred racehorse owner
Henrietta Wells Livermore (1864–1933), women's suffragist leader[16]
Michaela Odone (c. 1930–1992, née Murphy), mother of Lorenzo Odone, for whom Lorenzo's oil is named.[17]
Sally Regenhard, community activist
Joe Ruback, license plate guy
Barbara Segal, Artist and stone carver [18]
Betty Shabazz, widow of civil rights leader Malcolm X
Adriaen Cornelissen van der Donck, (c. 1618, 1655)
Samuel Untermyer, Prominent lawyer and civic leader known for bequeathing his Yonkers, New York estate, now known as Untermyer Park and Gardens, to the people of Yonkers

Politics

William F. Bleakley (1883–1969), attorney, judge and politician who was the first Westchester County Executive.[19]
Alfred DelBello, Mayor of Yonkers
Mike Spano, Mayor of Yonkers
Samuel J. Tilden, former Governor of New York and winner of the popular vote in the disputed Presidential Election of 1876
Nick Wasicsko, mayor during low-income housing controversy, 1988–1989; John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award runner-up
Malcolm Wilson, former Governor of New York

Sport

James Blake (born 1979), tennis player[20]
Billy Burch (1900–1950), professional hockey player who was the first American-born player to win the Hart Trophy[21]
Dave Costa, NFL player, Saunders HS 1957–1959
Doug DeWitt, professional boxer
Tommy Dreamer, professional wrestler
Ralph Goldstein (1913–1997), Olympic épée fencer[22]
Nealon Greene, professional football player (CFL)
Sean Kilpatrick, professional basketball player
Eddie Kingston, professional wrestler
Allan Kwartler (1917–1998), sabre and foil fencer, Pan American Games and Maccabiah Games champion[23]
Joe Lapchick (1900–1970), basketball coach.[24]
Ryan Meara (born 1990), professional soccer player[25]
Joe Panik, professional baseball player
Floyd Patterson, champion heavyweight boxer[26]
Eulace Peacock, track and field athlete who defeated Jesse Owens in sprints
Vincent Richards, professional tennis player
Steve Ridzik, professional baseball player
Brian Sweeney, professional baseball player
Salvatore Tripoli, Olympic boxer
George Wright, baseball pioneer

Writer/ journalist

Mike Breen (born 1961), sports broadcaster[27]
Mary Calvi, news anchor
Robert Celestino, writer and director
Tiziano Thomas Dossena, writer, editor
Tawny Godin, Miss America 1976, TV journalist (Tawny Little)
Patrick Quinlan, author, activist
Elsie B. Washington, author

References

"Dr. John H. Northrop, Nobel Laureate, Dies", The New York Times, July 16, 1987. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Born in Yonkers, N.Y. in 1891, Dr. Northrop earned a B.S. degree from Columbia College in 1912."
De Rubio, Dave Gil. "Carlos Alazraqui Revisits Rocko’s Modern Life", Long Island Weekly, September 6, 2018. Accessed September 22, 2019. "In returning to this breakout role and being able to work with his friends again, the Yonkers native was quick to point out that no one missed a beat."
Kenneson, Charles. Musical Prodigies: Perilous Journeys, Remarkable Lives, p. 279. Hal Leonard Corporation, 1998. ISBN 9781574670462. Accessed September 22, 2019. "Thus wrote Michael Privitello, Joey Alfidi's music tutor, about the triple-threat musician who was pianist, composer, and conductor. Born in Yonkers, New York, on 28 May 1949, Joey was the son of American-born parents of Italian descent."
Edwin H. Armstrong papers, 1886–1982 bulk 1912–1954, Columbia University Libraries. Accessed September 22, 2019. "In 1902, the Armstrong family moved north, to 1032 Warburton Avenue, in Yonkers, New York."
Knopper, Steve. "Anthrax still making rock intensely, dude", Chicago Tribune, May 16, 2003. Accessed September 22, 2019. "'The whole Public Enemy thing we did was way ahead of its time and we were on the cusp of something. It took a couple of years after that for people to actually digest it,' says Charlie Benante, the 22-year-old band's founding drummer, by phone from his home in Yonkers, N.Y."
Daniels, Karu F. "'Reminisce': 25 Years Later, Mary J. Blige, Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Reigns Supreme; The '411' On Mary J. Blige's Groundbreaking Debut", NBC News, September 5, 2017. Accessed September 22, 2019. "It’s been a long and winding — and yet triumphant — road since a street-savvy, aspiring singer from Yonkers’ Schlobohm housing projects came to the attention of Uptown Records executives via a karaoke style cassette tape of her singing Anita Baker’s ‘Caught Up in the Rapture.'... The young woman’s birth name was Mary Jane Blige and she had a look and sound that was quite a polarizing contrast to what the record industry grew comfortable with for a black R&B vocalist."
"Michael Fox, 75, An Actor in Film, TV and Theater", The New York Times, June 10, 1996. Accessed September 23, 2019. "He was born in Yonkers, and began acting in the theater, appearing on Broadway in the 1947 play "The Story of Mary Surratt," which starred Lillian Gish."
Wilson, John S. "Gene Krupa, Revolutionary Drummer, Dies", The New York Times, October 17, 1973. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Gene Krupa, who changed the drummer in jazz bands from a timekeeper to a soloist through his flamboyant performances in Benny Goodman's orchestra in the nineteenthirties, died yesterday at his home in Yonkers."
Chattin, Gena R. "Starring Clayton Lebouef", The Baltimore Sun, February 8, 2007. Accessed September 23, 2019. "LeBouef, 52 and a native of Yonkers, N.Y., is likely to stay in the Baltimore-Washington area, where he says great things are happening in film and television."
"Happy Birthday To Yonkers' Eric Newman", Yonkers Daily Voice, July 4, 2014. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Newman, who was born in Yonkers, turns 37 on Friday. Newman, a rapper, better-known by his stage name Stagga Lee, was born July 4, 1977."
Cohen, Ian. "Styles P would like us to live healthy lifestyles, please; One of the grimiest rappers ever to do it is on a mission to bring healthy food to New York’s overlooked neighborhoods.", The Outline (website), March 25, 2018. Accessed September 23, 2019. "As both a solo artist and a member of The LOX alongside his Yonkers compatriots Jadakiss and Sheek Louch, Styles P excelled at airing out his frustrations in his lyrics."
Martin, Douglas. "Linda Boreman, 53, Known For 1972 Film Deep Throat", The New York Times, April 24, 2002. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Linda Boreman was born in the Bronx on Jan. 10, 1949, and moved to Yonkers when she was 3."
Barron, Sam. "TV, Movie Star Richard Masur Now Leads Croton Democrats", Cortlandt Daily Voice, July 25, 2016. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Masur grew up in Yonkers and went to camp at Croton Point Park."
Bennetts, Leslie. "The Blond From The Bronx Returns", The New York Times, December 13, 1981. Accessed September 23, 2019. "The third of seven children, Miss Moriarty was born in the Bronx, the daughter of a warehouseman for National Cold Storage in Brooklyn. When Cathy was 5, the family moved to Yonkers, where she attended parochial schools."
Kilgannon, Corey. "Yes, Son of Sam Slept Here", The New York Times, February 15, 2007. Accessed September 22, 2019. "Yonkers — The name has been changed. So has the address. But still, 30 years after 1977 — the so-called Summer of Sam — they still stop and stare."
Henrietta Wells Livermore Years, Hudson River Valley Institute. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Residence: Yonkers, NY"
Saxon, Wolfgang. "Michaela Odone, 61, the Lorenzo's Oi'l' Mother", The New York Times, June 13, 2000. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Michaela Murphy was born in Yonkers."
Brenner, Elsa. "The Law; Who Will Be the New Al Pirro?", The New York Times, January 7, 2001. Accessed September 22, 2019. "Bleakley Platt & Schmidt was founded in 1937 by William F. Bleakley of Yonkers and Livingston Platt of Rye."
Slater, Chuck. "For The Record; A Pro Tennis Player Who Began in Yonkers", The New York Times, March 10, 2002. Accessed September 22, 2019. "James Blake, who grew up in Yonkers, went to Harvard, he was nationally ranked as the No. 1 player in the United States Tennis Associaton's 18 and under division."
Peters, Chris. "Patrick Kane becomes NHL's first MVP born and raised in the United States Kane was the overwhelming selection for the Hart Trophy after his 106-point season", CBS Sports, June 23, 2016. Accessed September 22, 2019. "The first American-born player to win the Hart was actually Billy Burch, who was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and won the award in 1925."
Associated Press. "Ralph Goldstein, 83, Olympian With Lasting Passion for Fencing", The New York Times, July 28, 1997. Accessed February 7, 2018. "Mr. Goldstein, who was born Oct. 6, 1913, in Malden, Mass., and grew up on the Lower East Side, attended Brooklyn College and had lived in Yonkers since 1948."
Allan Kwartler – Fencing, CIty of Yonkers. Accessed September 23, 2019. "In 1955 he was selected for the Pan American Team and was on the winning sabre squad. In 1958 he moved to Yonkers and the following year was again selected for the Pan American Team, winning the gold medal in the Pan American Sabre Championships."
Vecsey, George. "Joe Lapchick, St. John's and Knick Coach, Dies", The New York Times, August 11, 1970. Accessed August 23, 2019. "Joseph Bohomiel Lapchick was born on April 12, 1900, to a Czechoslovak immigrant family in Yonkers."
Draper, Matt. "Red Bulls Goalie Ryan Meara Talks Draft Night, Training Camp and Hazing", DNAinfo, February 6, 2012. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Ryan Meara, a Yonkers native, has made the leap from youth soccer leagues to Fordham Prep and Fordham University – and now all the way to the Red Bulls."
Floyd Patterson: A Boxer and a Gentleman By Alan H. Levy Google Books
Stewart, Larry. "Being Out of Spotlight Doesn’t Bother Breen", Los Angeles Times, June 16, 2006. Accessed September 22, 2019. "Growing up in Yonkers, N.Y., Breen, 45, played basketball and baseball in high school, but he went to Fordham to become a broadcaster."

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[1] "Dr. John H. Northrop, Nobel Laureate, Dies", The New York Times, July 16, 1987. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Born in Yonkers, N.Y. in 1891, Dr. Northrop earned a B.S. degree from Columbia College in 1912."

[2] De Rubio, Dave Gil. "Carlos Alazraqui Revisits Rocko’s Modern Life", Long Island Weekly, September 6, 2018. Accessed September 22, 2019. "In returning to this breakout role and being able to work with his friends again, the Yonkers native was quick to point out that no one missed a beat."

[3] Kenneson, Charles. Musical Prodigies: Perilous Journeys, Remarkable Lives, p. 279. Hal Leonard Corporation, 1998. ISBN 9781574670462. Accessed September 22, 2019. "Thus wrote Michael Privitello, Joey Alfidi's music tutor, about the triple-threat musician who was pianist, composer, and conductor. Born in Yonkers, New York, on 28 May 1949, Joey was the son of American-born parents of Italian descent."

[4] Edwin H. Armstrong papers, 1886–1982 bulk 1912–1954, Columbia University Libraries. Accessed September 22, 2019. "In 1902, the Armstrong family moved north, to 1032 Warburton Avenue, in Yonkers, New York."

[5] Knopper, Steve. "Anthrax still making rock intensely, dude", Chicago Tribune, May 16, 2003. Accessed September 22, 2019. "'The whole Public Enemy thing we did was way ahead of its time and we were on the cusp of something. It took a couple of years after that for people to actually digest it,' says Charlie Benante, the 22-year-old band's founding drummer, by phone from his home in Yonkers, N.Y."

[6] Daniels, Karu F. "'Reminisce': 25 Years Later, Mary J. Blige, Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Reigns Supreme; The '411' On Mary J. Blige's Groundbreaking Debut", NBC News, September 5, 2017. Accessed September 22, 2019. "It’s been a long and winding — and yet triumphant — road since a street-savvy, aspiring singer from Yonkers’ Schlobohm housing projects came to the attention of Uptown Records executives via a karaoke style cassette tape of her singing Anita Baker’s ‘Caught Up in the Rapture.'... The young woman’s birth name was Mary Jane Blige and she had a look and sound that was quite a polarizing contrast to what the record industry grew comfortable with for a black R&B vocalist."

[7] "Michael Fox, 75, An Actor in Film, TV and Theater", The New York Times, June 10, 1996. Accessed September 23, 2019. "He was born in Yonkers, and began acting in the theater, appearing on Broadway in the 1947 play "The Story of Mary Surratt," which starred Lillian Gish."

[8] Wilson, John S. "Gene Krupa, Revolutionary Drummer, Dies", The New York Times, October 17, 1973. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Gene Krupa, who changed the drummer in jazz bands from a timekeeper to a soloist through his flamboyant performances in Benny Goodman's orchestra in the nineteenthirties, died yesterday at his home in Yonkers."

[9] Chattin, Gena R. "Starring Clayton Lebouef", The Baltimore Sun, February 8, 2007. Accessed September 23, 2019. "LeBouef, 52 and a native of Yonkers, N.Y., is likely to stay in the Baltimore-Washington area, where he says great things are happening in film and television."

[10] "Happy Birthday To Yonkers' Eric Newman", Yonkers Daily Voice, July 4, 2014. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Newman, who was born in Yonkers, turns 37 on Friday. Newman, a rapper, better-known by his stage name Stagga Lee, was born July 4, 1977."

[11] Cohen, Ian. "Styles P would like us to live healthy lifestyles, please; One of the grimiest rappers ever to do it is on a mission to bring healthy food to New York’s overlooked neighborhoods.", The Outline (website), March 25, 2018. Accessed September 23, 2019. "As both a solo artist and a member of The LOX alongside his Yonkers compatriots Jadakiss and Sheek Louch, Styles P excelled at airing out his frustrations in his lyrics."

[12] Martin, Douglas. "Linda Boreman, 53, Known For 1972 Film Deep Throat", The New York Times, April 24, 2002. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Linda Boreman was born in the Bronx on Jan. 10, 1949, and moved to Yonkers when she was 3."

[13] Barron, Sam. "TV, Movie Star Richard Masur Now Leads Croton Democrats", Cortlandt Daily Voice, July 25, 2016. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Masur grew up in Yonkers and went to camp at Croton Point Park."

[14] Bennetts, Leslie. "The Blond From The Bronx Returns", The New York Times, December 13, 1981. Accessed September 23, 2019. "The third of seven children, Miss Moriarty was born in the Bronx, the daughter of a warehouseman for National Cold Storage in Brooklyn. When Cathy was 5, the family moved to Yonkers, where she attended parochial schools."

[15] Kilgannon, Corey. "Yes, Son of Sam Slept Here", The New York Times, February 15, 2007. Accessed September 22, 2019. "Yonkers — The name has been changed. So has the address. But still, 30 years after 1977 — the so-called Summer of Sam — they still stop and stare."

[16] Henrietta Wells Livermore Years, Hudson River Valley Institute. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Residence: Yonkers, NY"

[17] Saxon, Wolfgang. "Michaela Odone, 61, the Lorenzo's Oi'l' Mother", The New York Times, June 13, 2000. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Michaela Murphy was born in Yonkers."

[19] Brenner, Elsa. "The Law; Who Will Be the New Al Pirro?", The New York Times, January 7, 2001. Accessed September 22, 2019. "Bleakley Platt & Schmidt was founded in 1937 by William F. Bleakley of Yonkers and Livingston Platt of Rye."

[20] Slater, Chuck. "For The Record; A Pro Tennis Player Who Began in Yonkers", The New York Times, March 10, 2002. Accessed September 22, 2019. "James Blake, who grew up in Yonkers, went to Harvard, he was nationally ranked as the No. 1 player in the United States Tennis Associaton's 18 and under division."

[21] Peters, Chris. "Patrick Kane becomes NHL's first MVP born and raised in the United States Kane was the overwhelming selection for the Hart Trophy after his 106-point season", CBS Sports, June 23, 2016. Accessed September 22, 2019. "The first American-born player to win the Hart was actually Billy Burch, who was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and won the award in 1925."

[22] Associated Press. "Ralph Goldstein, 83, Olympian With Lasting Passion for Fencing", The New York Times, July 28, 1997. Accessed February 7, 2018. "Mr. Goldstein, who was born Oct. 6, 1913, in Malden, Mass., and grew up on the Lower East Side, attended Brooklyn College and had lived in Yonkers since 1948."

[23] Allan Kwartler – Fencing, CIty of Yonkers. Accessed September 23, 2019. "In 1955 he was selected for the Pan American Team and was on the winning sabre squad. In 1958 he moved to Yonkers and the following year was again selected for the Pan American Team, winning the gold medal in the Pan American Sabre Championships."

[24] Vecsey, George. "Joe Lapchick, St. John's and Knick Coach, Dies", The New York Times, August 11, 1970. Accessed August 23, 2019. "Joseph Bohomiel Lapchick was born on April 12, 1900, to a Czechoslovak immigrant family in Yonkers."

[25] Draper, Matt. "Red Bulls Goalie Ryan Meara Talks Draft Night, Training Camp and Hazing", DNAinfo, February 6, 2012. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Ryan Meara, a Yonkers native, has made the leap from youth soccer leagues to Fordham Prep and Fordham University – and now all the way to the Red Bulls."

[26] Floyd Patterson: A Boxer and a Gentleman By Alan H. Levy Google Books

[27] Stewart, Larry. "Being Out of Spotlight Doesn’t Bother Breen", Los Angeles Times, June 16, 2006. Accessed September 22, 2019. "Growing up in Yonkers, N.Y., Breen, 45, played basketball and baseball in high school, but he went to Fordham to become a broadcaster."