List of people from Utica, New York

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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[citation needed]
  • Steven Brill – film producer, director and screenwriter is from Utica[10]
  • Neave Brown – London-based architect and artist
  • Michael Cariglio – cartoonist-artist best known for starring as Pappy on the PBS and TLC children's series, Pappyland
  • 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[citation needed]
  • Tommy DeCarlo – musician of the band Boston is from Utica[citation needed]
  • 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
  • Angela Johnson – is a singer born and raised in Utica.[19]

Sports[]

Business[]

  • Steve Wynn – real estate developer, hotel and casino mogul is from Utica.[20]
  • 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 at 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. ^ https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2005-06-30-0506290364-story.html
  20. ^ John Arlidge (January 11, 2009). "Steve Wynn: Raising the stakes in Vegas". Sunday Times. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
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