List of people from Staten Island

This is a list of notable people who were either born or have lived in Staten Island, today a borough of New York City, New York, at some time in their lives. The list does not include people who were only in Staten Island as college students, military personnel, or prisoners. Approximately 750 people (or performing groups) are listed alphabetically under their primary vocations, which themselves are listed alphabetically.

Actors, actresses, dancers, models, film and TV

Past

Recent

Architects

Artists

Business, labor, philanthropy

Crime

Historical notables and early settlers

Inventors

  • Thomas Adams (1818–1905) – inventor of modern chewing gum; William Wrigley Jr. associate; Island resident in the 1860s–1870s
  • Albert Baez (1912–2007) – co-inventor of X-ray microscope; father of folk singer Joan Baez
  • Charles Goodyear (1800–1860) – inventor of vulcanized rubber; lived on Staten Island for several years in the 1830s
  • Jerome H. Lemelson (1923–1997) – inventor of many electronic technologies; holder of 605 patents
  • Gustav A. Mayer (1845–1918) – inventor of the Nilla wafer; lived in a mansion that still stands in New Dorp[6][7]
  • Antonio Meucci (1808–1889) – inventor of an early form of the telephone; immigrated in 1850, settled in the Clifton area
  • Frederick Walton (1834–1928) – built first American linoleum factory in "Linoleumville", today's Travis
  • Charles Rudolph Wittemann (1884–1967) – aviation pioneer; built the world's first airplane factory on Staten Island; co-founded Teterboro Airport[8]

Military and government

Musicians

Past

Recent

Politicians

Past

Recent

Religion

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton

Science, mathematics, medicine

Sports

Baseball

Basketball

Bowling

Boxing

Football

Golf

Gymnastics

Hockey

Ice skating

Martial arts

Racket sports

Soccer

Track and field

Wrestling

Other

Writers

Past

Recent

See also

References

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