List of people from Utica, New York
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This article lists notable people from Utica, New York.
Nineteenth century and earlier
- Amariah Brigham – psychiatrist
- Alexander Bryan Johnson – prominent Utica banker; self-taught philosopher and political writer; married to the granddaughter of president John Adams
- Francis Marion Burdick – legal scholar; a mayor of Utica (1882-1883), (born at De Ruyter, New York)
- John T. Clark – civil engineer and politician
- Jane Elizabeth Dexter Conklin – poet, journalist, and religious writer
- Roscoe Conkling – U.S. Senator and Republican Stalwart political leader; a mayor of Utica; is buried there[1][2]
- Marianne Cope – religious sister and Roman Catholic saint
- Arthur Bowen Davies – artist, born in Utica
- Harold Frederic – author and journalist, born and raised in Utica; buried in Utica's Forest Hill Cemetery
- Grace May North – author, born in Utica
- Pádraig Phiarais Cúndún (1777–1856) – Irish-American homesteader and composer of American poetry in the Irish language; arived in Utica in 1826; buried there
- Horatio Seymour – New York State Governor and Democratic presidential candidate; native of Utica; buried there[3][4]
- Carrie Babcock Sherman – James Schoolcraft Sherman's wife, born in Utica
- James Schoolcraft Sherman – U.S. vice president; born in Utica; buried there[5][6]
- Gerrit Smith – social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist; born in Utica
- Benjamin Walker – Revolutionary War soldier; lived the last 20 years of his life in Utica[7]
- Chandler J. Wells – former mayor of Buffalo, New York, born in Utica
Twentieth and twenty-first century
Arts and entertainment
- Kim Bass – screenwriter, producer, and director
- Mark Bodé – artist; born in Utica; son of Vaughn Bodē
- Vaughn Bodē – artist, born in Utica[8] and graduated from Proctor High School;[9]
- Joe Bonamassa – blues musician[10]
- Steven Brill – film producer, director and screenwriter[11]
- Neave Brown – London-based architect and artist
- Dick Clark – lived briefly in Utica and began his television career there, hosting a country music show on WKTV[12]
- Daryl Cobb – children's book author and national children's educational presenter,[13] born in Utica[14]
- Fran Cosmo – musician of the band Boston[15]
- Tommy DeCarlo – musician of the band Boston[16]
- Debbie Friedman – singer-songwriter of Jewish religious-themed songs, born in Utica[17]
- Annette Funicello – actress and singer; born in Utica;[18] poked mild fun at the city in her[19] song "The Promised Land".[20] Funicello also makes reference to Utica in the 1960 Sherman Brothers-authored song "Hawaiian Love Talk", singing: "I think that you're much cuter than the day we met in Utica".
- Lincoln Holroyd – performer, bandleader and music educator in Utica from 1905 until his death in 1961
- Angela Johnson – singer; born and raised in Utica[21]
- moe. – jam rock band[22]
- Ron O'Neal – actor, born in Utica
- Tiffany Pollard – actress and television personality, known for Flavor of Love and I Love New York
Sports
- George Burns – former Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Giants, born in Utica
- Dave Cash – Major League Baseball infielder and three-time All-Star, was born in Utica
- Robert Esche – National Hockey League goalie and sports executive affiliated with the Utica Comets
- Chris Garrett – running back in Canadian Football League grew up in Utica
- Jim Jackson – play by play broadcaster for the Philadelphia Flyers
- Mark Lemke – former Major League Baseball player was born in Utica
- Art Mills – Major League Baseball pitcher and coach of the 1945 World Series champion Detroit Tigers, born in Utica
- Len Rossi – pro wrestler
- Will Smith – NFL defensive end and New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame member graduated from Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica
- Andy Van Slyke – former Major League Baseball outfielder, born in Utica
Business
- Harry H. Bassett (1874–1926) – auto maker, president of Buick (1920–1926), born in Utica
- Steve Wynn – real estate developer, hotel and casino mogul[23]
Politicians
- Mike Arcuri – former U.S. Congressman
- Sherwood Boehlert – former U.S. Congressman
- Anthony Brindisi – former U.S. Congressman
- Fred J. Douglas – former U.S. Congressman
- Rufus Elefante – Democratic political boss
- Charles A. Talcott – former U.S. Congressman
Other
- Daniel Barwick – author, fundraiser, journalist, podcaster, higher education administrator, and teacher
- Elizabeth E. Farrell (1870–1932) – educator
- Asa Jennings – Utica YMCA worker who organized the evacuation of refugees from the Great Fire of Smyrna
- Michael Kernan – former Washington Post journalist
- Paul Krugman – economist, professor at City University of New York, columnist for the New York Times
- Cherilla Storrs Lowrey (1861–1918) – clubwoman in Hawaii, born in Utica
- John D. MacDonald – best-selling crime novelist, grew up in Utica
- Dan Senor – columnist, writer, and political advisor to Mitt Romney
- John Zogby – political pollster
Fictional characters
- Gary Chalmers – Superintendent of Springfield School District on the television cartoon series The Simpsons
- Karen Filippelli – Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin Utica Branch on the television comedy The Office
- Uncle Leo – Alice Kramden's uncle in The Honeymooners
References
- ^ United States Congress. "Roscoe Conkling (id: C000681)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ NNDB
- ^ Oneida County Freedom Trail
- ^ Mrs. Mecomber (June 14, 2008). "Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, NY". New York Traveler. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ^ United States Congress. "James Schoolcraft Sherman (id: S000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ NNDB
- ^ "WALKER, Benjamin, (1753 - 1818)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Office of the Historian, United States Congress. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ "Feature Artist: Vaughn Bode". A&H Magazine. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Happy Herbs". Art and Architecture – San Francisco. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ Browning, Tamara (May 3, 2012). "Guitarist Joe Bonamassa born to play the blues". State Journal-Register. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019.
- ^ Steve Brill. Festival del Sole. Retrieved on 2013-08-23.
- ^ Chuck Dauphin (April 19, 2012). "Dick Clark Could Rock, But He Started Out Country". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ Bostwick, Joanne. "Author Visits by Daryl Cobb". Author Visits by Daryl Cobb. Daryl Cobb Production. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Utica native finds musical home on independent label". Utica Observer Dispatch. October 14, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Derminio, Andrew; Todd, Nicole. "Utica Native And Boston Singer, Coming To Stanley Theatre". WIBX 950. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Elaine Woo (January 11, 2011). "Debbie Friedman, self-taught Jewish folk singer, dies at 59". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ^ Annette Funicello at IMDb
- ^ "Music". Annette Connection. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
Promised Land, a song she and her husband, Glen Holt wrote together telling the story of her and her family's journey from New York to California.
- ^ Davey Jones (April 8, 2013). "Was Annette Funicello Making Fun Of Utica In 1983 With The Song "The Promised Land"?". WODZ 96.1 AM. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ "Angela Johnson: A one-woman soul band".
- ^ moe. at AllMusic
- ^ John Arlidge (January 11, 2009). "Steve Wynn: Raising the stakes in Vegas". Sunday Times. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
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