List of people from Utica, New York
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This article lists notable people from Utica, New York.
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Nineteenth century and earlier
- Social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist Gerrit Smith (March 6, 1797 – December 28, 1874) was born in Utica.
- New York State Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Horatio Seymour was a native of Utica and is buried there.[1][2]
- US Senator and Republican Stalwart political leader Roscoe Conkling was Mayor of Utica and is buried there.[3][4]
- United States Vice-President James Schoolcraft Sherman was born in Utica and is buried there.[5][6]
- Carrie Babcock Sherman, wife of U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman, was born in Utica.
- Artist Arthur Bowen Davies was born in Utica.
- Chandler J. Wells, former Mayor of Buffalo, New York, was born in Utica.
Twentieth and twenty-first century
Arts and entertainment
- Actress and singer Annette Funicello was born in Utica on October 22, 1942.[7] She poked mild fun at the city in her[8] song "The Promised Land" ("I don’t remember too much from the trip from my birth place to California... From Sin City in the East, to the City of Angels...")[9]
- Lincoln Holroyd was a performer, bandleader and music educator in Utica from 1905 until his death in 1961.
- Actor Ron O'Neal was born in Utica.[10]
- Artist Vaughn Bodē was born in Utica.[11] and was graduated from Proctor High School; his son, artist Mark Bodé, was also born in Utica[12]
- Debbie Friedman, singer-songwriter of Jewish religious-themed songs, was born in Utica[13]
- Musicians Fran Cosmo and Tommy DeCarlo of the band Boston are from Utica[citation needed]
- Film producer, director and screenwriter Steven Brill is from Utica[14]
- Television personality TJ Allard is from Utica[15]
- Actress Tiffany Pollard is from Utica[16]
- The band moe. is from Utica[17]
- Daryl Cobb (born 1961), children's book author and national children's educational presenter,[18] was born in Utica.[19]
Sports
- Dave Cash, MLB infielder, was born in Utica
- Robert Esche, NHL player and sports executive
- Richie Evans, race car driver[citation needed]
- Chris Garrett, running back in Canadian Football League
- Mark Lemke (born 1965), former Major League Baseball player
- Art Mills, MLB pitcher and coach of 1945 World Series champion Detroit Tigers, was born in Utica
- Former NFL player Will Smith is from Utica, graduating from Thomas R. Proctor HS
- Andy Van Slyke (born 1960), former MLB outfielder
Business
- Real estate developer and hotel and casino mogul Steve Wynn is from Utica.[20]
- David F. D'Alessandro (born January 6, 1951, Utica), Chairman and CEO of John Hancock Financial Services and best-selling author.
Other
- Gary Chalmers, Superintendent of Springfield School District
- Fred J. Douglas, former US Congressman
- Elizabeth E. Farrell (1870-1932), educator
- Michael Kernan, former Washington Post journalist
- Richard C. Legg was killed at the 1961 SL-1 nuclear reactor accident by being impaled to the ceiling
- John D. MacDonald, best-selling crime novelist, grew up in Utica
- Charles A. Talcott, former US Congressman
- Political pollster John Zogby is from Utica
References
- ↑ Horatio Seymour at Find a Grave
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- ↑ Roscoe Conkling at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ↑ Roscoe Conkling at Find a Grave
- ↑ James Schoolcraft Sherman at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ↑ James Schoolcraft Sherman at Find a Grave
- ↑ Annette Funicello at the Internet Movie Database
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- ↑ Ron O'Neal at the Internet Movie Database
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- ↑ Steve Brill. Festival del Sole. Retrieved on 2013-08-23.
- ↑ TJ Allard at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Tiffany Pollard at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ moe. at AllMusic
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