List of people from Utica, New York

This article lists notable people from Utica, New York.

Nineteenth century and earlier

Twentieth and twenty-first century

Arts and entertainment
  • Mark Bodé – artist, was born in Utica; son of Vaughn Bodē
  • Vaughn Bodē – artist, was born in Utica.[8] and graduated from Proctor High School;[9]
  • Joe Bonamassa – musician is from Utica
  • Steven Brill – film producer, director and screenwriter is from Utica[10]
  • 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.[11]
  • Daryl Cobb – children's book author and national children's educational presenter,[12] was born in Utica.[13]
  • Fran Cosmo – musician of the band Boston is from Utica
  • Tommy DeCarlo – musician of the band Boston is from Utica
  • Debbie Friedman – singer-songwriter of Jewish religious-themed songs, was born in Utica[14]
  • Annette Funicello – actress and singer was born in Utica on October 22, 1942.[15] She poked mild fun at the city in her[16] song "The Promised Land"[17] 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.
  • moe. – band is from Utica[18]
  • Ron O'Neal – actor, was born in Utica.
  • Tiffany Pollard – actress is from Utica

Sports

Business
  • Steve Wynn – real estate developer, hotel and casino mogul 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.
  • Harry H. Bassett (1874–1926) – automaker, president of Buick (1920–1926), was born in Utica.

Other

Fictional characters
  • Gary Chalmers – Superintendent of Springfield School District on the American television cartoon series The Simpsons
  • Karen Filippelli – Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin Utica Branch on the American television comedy The Office

References
  1. United States Congress. "Roscoe Conkling (id: C000681)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  2. NNDB
  3. Oneida County Freedom Trail
  4. Mrs. Mecomber (June 14, 2008). "Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, NY". New York Traveler. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  5. United States Congress. "James Schoolcraft Sherman (id: S000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  6. NNDB
  7. "WALKER, Benjamin, (1753 - 1818)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Office of the Historian, United States Congress. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  8. "Feature Artist: Vaughn Bode". A&H Magazine. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  9. "Happy Herbs". Art and Architecture – San Francisco. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  10. Steve Brill. Festival del Sole. Retrieved on 2013-08-23.
  11. Chuck Dauphin (April 19, 2012). "DIck Clark Could Rock, But He Started Out Country". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  12. Bostwick, Joanne. "Author Visits by Daryl Cobb". Author Visits by Daryl Cobb. Daryl Cobb Production. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  13. Bostwick, Joanne. "About Daryl Cobb - Scrap Book". authorvisitsbydarylcobb.com/aboutme.html. Daryl Cobb Productions. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  14. Elaine Woo (January 11, 2011). "Debbie Friedman, self-taught Jewish folk singer, dies at 59". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  15. Annette Funicello on IMDb
  16. "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.
  17. 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.
  18. moe. at AllMusic
  19. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Derrick_Brown
  20. John Arlidge (January 11, 2009). "Steve Wynn: Raising the stakes in Vegas". Sunday Times. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
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