List of people from Binghamton, New York

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Following are notable people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the Binghamton, New York area:

Downtown Binghamton

Academics[]

• Herbert P. Bix, historian
• Albert Boime, art historian
• Anne Case, economist
• Willard N. Clute, botanist
• Norman Finkelstein, political scientist, attended Binghamton University
• Peter Hilton, mathematician
• Thomas Hopko, former dean of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary
• Mike Hudak, environmental researcher
• Peter Kogge, computer engineer, IBM Fellow
• Edwin A. Link, engineer, inventor of the flight simulator
• Tom M. Mitchell, computer scientist
• Paul Olum, mathematician
• Camille Paglia, author, teacher, social critic
• Ota Ulč, political scientist
• Peter Ungar, paleoanthropologist
• Immanuel Wallerstein, sociologist
• M. Stanley Whittingham, chemist, recipient of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• David Sloan Wilson, evolutionary biologist

Actors and models, film, TV, theater[]

• Charlie Ahearn, film director
• Rick Baker, makeup artist
• William Baldwin, actor, attended Binghamton University
• Andrew Bergman, screenwriter, attended Binghamton University
• Alan Berliner, filmmaker, attended Binghamton University
• Stephanie Courtney, actress and comedian, attended Binghamton University
• Jeremy Davidson, actor
• Richard Deacon, actor
• John Ducey, TV actor
• Darlanne Fluegel, actress, model
• Helen Gardner, actress and producer of silent black and white film
• Anthony George, soap opera actor
• Hugh Herbert, comedian
• Jim Hutton, actor
• Bill T. Jones, Tony Award-winning choreographer, attended Binghamton University
• Andy Kindler, comedian, attended Binghamton University
• Tony Kornheiser, sports commentator, sportswriter, attended Binghamton University
• Mark Lawrence, writer and filmmaker, attended Binghamton University
• Jessica Lee, model, Playboy Playmate, August 1996
• Carol Leifer, comedian, writer, attended Binghamton University
• Wilbur Mack, actor
• Ernie Manouse, anchorman
• Leonard Melfi, playwright and actor
• Bridget Moynahan, model, actress
• Matt Nolan, Broadway actor, attended Binghamton University
• Stephen Park, comedian, actor
• Karl Ravech, ESPN personality, attended Binghamton University
• Paul Reiser, comedian, actor, writer, screenwriter, attended Binghamton University
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson, actor, Tony Award winner, attended Binghamton University
• Amy Sedaris, comedian and actress
• Rod Serling, writer, television producer, creator of The Twilight Zone TV series
• Jackie Siegel, model, actress
• Karthik Sivakumar, actor, attended Binghamton University
• Madeleine Smithberg, co-creator of The Daily Show, attended Binghamton University
• Roger Watkins, writer, director, producer, actor
• Chris Wedge, film director
• David Weisman, film director
• Sam Weisman, Emmy-nominated TV director
• Volkmar Wentzel, photographer and cinematographer for National Geographic
• John Wilson, filmmaker, attended Binghamton University
• Mark Withers, actor

Artists and architects[]

• Renata Bernal, visual artist
• Orlando Busino, illustrator
• Johnny Hart, cartoonist, creator of comic strips B.C. and The Wizard of Id
• John Marshall, artist for comic strip Blondie
• Jerry Moriarty, artist and cartoonist
• Marla Olmstead, painter
• Brant Parker, cartoonist, co-creator of The Wizard of Id
• Isaac G. Perry, architect
• Art Spiegelman, illustrator, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic book memoir Maus, attended Binghamton University
• C. Edward Vosbury, architect
• Ed Wilson, sculptor

Athletes and athletics personnel[]

• Joel Bennett, baseball player
• Tyler Biggs, hockey player
• Dave Bliss, basketball coach
• Dan Casey, baseball player
• Cathy Compton, softball coach
• Mike Coolbaugh, baseball coach^[1]
• Scott Coolbaugh, baseball player
• Jerry D'Amigo, hockey player
• Babe Danzig, baseball player
• Wink Davenport, volleyball player and official
• Scott Diamond, baseball player, attended Binghamton University
• Alec Dufty, soccer player
• Mike Dunham, hockey player
• Diane Farrell, tennis player
• George Feigenbaum, basketball player
• Billy Gabor, basketball player
• Rob Gardner, baseball player
• Barry Goldstein, golf instructor
• Bobby Gonzalez, basketball coach
• Bill Hallahan, baseball player
• Gerry Hannahs, baseball player
• Jim Johnson, baseball player
• Arthur Jones, football player
• Chandler Jones, football player
• DaQuan Jones, football player
• Jon Jones, mixed martial arts fighter
• Isaiah Kacyvenski, football player
• Richie Karl, golfer
• Jon Kimmel, football player
• Steve Kraly, baseball player
• Joe LaRue, competitive eater
• Sang Lee, taekwondo coach
• Johnny Logan, baseball player
• Ron Luciano, baseball umpire, author of The Umpire Strikes Back
• Frank LoVuolo, football player
• Billy Martin, baseball player and manager
• Tamdan McCrory, mixed martial arts fighter
• Troy Nickerson, wrestler
• Hidy Ochiai, martial artist
• Mayumi Pejo, Olympic martial artist
• King Rice, basketball coach
• Chris Riley, professional soccer player
• Jack Sharkey, World Heavyweight Champion boxer
• Matt Tanzini, soccer player
• Justin Topa, baseball player
• George S. Whitney, football coach
• Randy Will, Olympic bobsledder
• Jake Zumbach, football player

Business figures[]

• Jonathan Michael Ansell, international insurance company founder and CEO
• Joseph H. Boardman, CEO of Amtrak, administrator of Federal Railroad Administration
• Faisal Farooqui, founder and CEO; MouthShut.com, attended Binghamton University
• Jeff Gaspin, television executive, attended Binghamton University
• George Hull, tobacconist and Cardiff Giant hoaxer
• George F. Johnson, co-owner of Endicott Johnson Corporation
• Willis Sharpe Kilmer, promoter of Swamp Root patent medicine and thoroughbred owner
• Geraldine MacDonald, vice president of America Online
• Matt Ouimet, executive chairman of Cedar Fair, former president of Disneyland resort, attended Binghamton University
• John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil
• Thomas Secunda, founder of Bloomberg L.P., attended Binghamton University
• Edward W. Stack, CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods
• Gustav Stickley, furniture manufacturer, prominent promoter of American Craftsman movement
• Bob Swan, CEO of Intel
• Thomas Tull, CEO of Legendary Pictures, part owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Jay Walder, chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA in New York City, attended Binghamton University
• Thomas J. Watson, Sr., founder and president of International Business Machines (IBM)
• Adam Weitsman, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Lawyers and jurists[]

• Elaine D. Kaplan, judge, United States Court of Federal Claims, attended Binghamton University
• Barbara M. Lynn, judge
• Ellis Rubin, attorney
• Jerome B. Simandle, judge
• Lorenzo P. Williston, judge and politician

Military figures[]

• Joseph J. Bartlett, brigadier general and diplomat
• Joseph Brant, Mohawk military leader
• John Francis Burnes, marine officer
• Daniel Bursch, astronaut
• Douglas G. Hurley, astronaut
• David Ireland, colonel
• Brett James McMullen, Brigadier General, USAF Retired, Windsor Central High School graduate
• John C. Robinson, major general, Medal of Honor recipient
• Lester R. Stone, Jr., sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient
• Douglas H. Wheelock, astronaut

Musicians[]

• Frederick Ayres, composer
• Corky Cornelius, jazz trumpeter
• Fred Coury, drummer
• Steve Davis, jazz trombonist
• Dena DeRose, jazz pianist and singer
• Chris Griffin, jazz trumpeter
• John Hollenbeck, jazz drummer and composer
• Robert Jager, composer
• Richard Leech, opera tenor
• Tim Malchak, singer/songwriter
• Ingrid Michaelson, singer/songwriter, attended Binghamton University
• Elmar Oliveira, violinist
• Steve Perry, singer/guitarist for the Cherry Poppin' Daddies
• Lee Ranaldo, guitarist for Sonic Youth, attended Binghamton University
• Stephen Roessner, Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, drummer for Saxon Shore
• Slam Stewart, jazz bassist
• Gary Wilson, performance artist

Politicians[]

• Morteza Agha-Tehrani, Iranian Parliament member
• Warren M. Anderson, state senator
• Bill Aswad, Vermont state legislator
• William H. Austin, Wisconsin state legislator
• Orlow W. Chapman, U.S. Solicitor General
• Daniel S. Dickinson, U.S. senator
• Steven Fulop, mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, attended Binghamton University
• Edwin Arthur Hall, congressman
• Robert Harpur, state politician
• William Henry Hill, congressman
• Hakeem Jeffries, congressman, attended Binghamton University
• Thomas W. Libous, state senator
• John Liu, New York City comptroller and former councilman
• Donna Lupardo, state assemblywoman
• Daniel A. Mica, congressman
• John Mica, congressman
• Stephen C. Millard, congressman
• E. A. Mitchell, congressman
• Marshall F. Moore, governor^[2]
• Raymond Bartlett Stevens, congressman
• Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue
• Benjamin F. Tracy, Secretary of the Navy
• J. Ernest Wharton, congressman
• George H. Williston, Wisconsin state and territorial legislator^[3]
• Ivan Yermachenka, Belarusian politician, diplomat and writer; died in Binghamton

Writers and journalists[]

• Eric Appel, writer and director
• Bruce Benderson, author, attended Binghamton University
• Andrew Bergman, film director, screenwriter, novelist, attended Binghamton University
• Tina Chang, poet, attended Binghamton University
• Jack Dann, science fiction author and editor
• Everett De Morier, novelist, author, humorist
• Nathan Englander, author, attended Binghamton University
• Jeffrey Ford, writer, attended Binghamton University
• Kate Gale, poet
• Amy Kim Ganter, author and illustrator
• John Gardner, novelist
• Howard R. Garis, author of Uncle Wiggily stories
• Don Goddard, radio and TV news reporter
• Stephen Kalinich, poet and songwriter
• Steven G. Kellman, author critic, attended Binghamton University
• Rob Kirkpatrick, author and editor, Binghamton University
• Steve Koren, screenwriter, attended Binghamton University
• David Ross Locke, aka Petroleum V. Nasby, journalist and early political commentator
• Peter Robinson, speechwriter for Ronald Reagan
• Pamela Sargent, science fiction author
• Davis Schneiderman, educator and author, attended Binghamton University
• David Sedaris, humorist and writer
• Dava Sobel, writer, attended Binghamton University
• Pete Van Wieren, play-by-play baseball commentator
• Jean Webster, author
• Donald E. Westlake, novelist, attended Binghamton University
• Suzanne Weyn, author, attended Binghamton University
• Jenna Wolfe, Today Show anchor
• George Zebrowski, science fiction author and editor

Others[]

• Alexander Aitchison, firefighter chief
• David A. Ansell, physician and author
• Joseph Barbara, mobster
• Frances M. Beal, activist
• Gerald Nicholas Dino, fourth bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix
• Ben Eisenkop, Reddit personality, attended Binghamton University
• Ogarita Booth Henderson, daughter of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, buried in Binghamton's Glenwood Cemetery
• William L. Moore, civil rights activist
• Tony Northrup, author, photographer, and YouTuber; born in Binghamton, raised in Texas

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