Our Noteworthy Residents page provides some lists of folks connected to our Rochester area who some consider Famous, Infamous, (aka Notorious Residents Important Visitors See also: Fame List of people on IMDB born in Rochester (345 as of April 2010) List of people in Wikipedia from Rochester (329 as of April 2010) - Rochester Library History Index, if there was a name not found on this page Famous Residents A - B : Beth Adams - local morning radio host Steve Alaimo - Singer and impresario, also Article by Ben Mclane Susan B. Anthony - Famous women's rights activist Dan Apfel - U of R graduate, ex-Ant Hill board member John Ashbery - Poet B.A.S.K.O. - Rapper, entrepreneur, and hat designer Nicholson Baker - writer, also Fan Page Rachel Barnhart - Local investigative journalist Philip Barry Playwright Kim Batten - Olympic Gold Medalist Eric Bauman - Former eBaum's World owner, restaurateur
John Batiste - Retired General, Rumsfield critic, Pres.
Klein Steel Joe Beard - Guitarist Tyson Beckford - Male Model - also IMDB Entry William Joseph Beldue - Invented eyelash curler Christopher Bevans- Fashion clothing designer Jay Bhatt - Blackboard Inc. CEO (2013 - 2016) Kenneth Bianchi - Infamous "Hillside Strangler" Harry Bliss - syndicated cartoonist and illustrator Jeffrey Boam - Writer, director, producer - also IMDB Entry Rudy Boesch - Navy Seal, oldest Survivor contestant, TV star Pandora Boxx - Famous drag queen and RuPaul's Drag Race contestant.
Richard Brookhiser - Writer, historian, Senior Editor of The National Review Louise Brooks - silent screen star; dancer; belletrist - also IMDB Wikipedia Ann Marie Buerkle - US Congress, 25th District Angelo Buono - Infamous "Hillside Strangler" Paul Burgett - Longtime Vice-President of the University of Rochester Craig Button - NHL manager born in Rochester C - F : Ryan Callahan - Hockey Star - NY Rangers Chester Carlson - Invented xerography Cab Calloway - Jazz musician and singer Francis Pharcellus Church - Writer/publisher - author "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" Matthew Clark -Previous Bishop The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester Teddy Coffey - Dancer, "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 11 Top 14 finalist Cassius Marcellus Coolidge - Web - Artist who painted the famous "dogs playing poker" paintings Dan Cragg - Science fiction author, essayist, and military writer Irving
Crane - Champion billiards player John Curran Filmmaker James G. Cutler - Inventor of the Cutler Mail Chute.
Evan Dawson - Local broadcast journalist Taye Diggs - Movie/TV actor Richard Dolan - UFO Researcher Kirk Douglas - Actor Frederick Douglass - Famed abolitionist, human rights advocate, speaker, editor, and author Pete Duel - TV Actor Bob Duffy - Mayor of Rochester 2006 - 2010 Walter B. Duffy - Duffy's Malt Whiskey George Eastman - Eastman Kodak founder Mark Ellingson - President of RIT 1936 - 1969 Pee Wee Ellis Saxophonist/writer/arranger with James Brown, others John Ellison - With the Soul Brothers Six, composer of "Some Kind of Wonderful"; see also Official Website Jerry Engler Performer, singer/songwriter, colleague of Buddy Holly, among others - charted with "Sputnik," 1957 Bill English - TV Actor - advertisement cereal crunching guy Garth Fagan - Dancer and choreographer Sam Fantauzzo - Restauranteur and soccer enthusiast Jon Finkel - Magic The Gathering world champion Sigmund
Firestone - Architect Renee Fleming - Acclaimed Soprano Robert Forster - Stage, television and screen actor Nick Francesco - Stage actor, radio and internet personality, more Sandra Frankel - Former Brighton Town Supervisor Elizabeth Hollister Frost - Poet G - K: Steve Gadd Drummer Frank Ernest Gannett Teddy Geiger Jane Glazer Larry Glazer Kate Gleason Emma Goldman Kim Gordon Lou Gramm Seth Green Nicholas Gurewitch Artist and cartoonist Walter Hagen Martha Matilda Harper - Famous woman entrepreneur - first us franchising system Ersel Hickey Rockabilly legend Gordy Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman Che Holloway- Actor, star of Dark Justice Eddie James 'Son' House, Jr.
Peter Hughes Jon Huber -aka WWE's Luke Harper Reverend Thomas James Mary Jemison Frontierswoman, adopted Seneca, namesake of the canal tour boat. Mark Jones Peter Keefe AJ Kitt L - M: Darienne Lake - Drag queen Steven E.
Landsburg Christopher Lasch - Social historian and critic, scholar, bestselling author - also Appreciation by James Seaton - February 2010 essay in The New York Times Book Review Joanie Laurer (Chyna) Hudson Leick Actress/model John Lithgow Joe Locke - Eminent jazz vibraphonist and composer Bob Lonsberry - Long-time local radio figure Lydia Lunch See also - Noise-rock goddess Aaron Lustig Edmund Lyon Daniel Maffei Chuck Mangione Jenna Marbles (née Jenna Mourey) YouTube personality Eric Massa Gilbert McCurdy Roy McCurdy Eminent jazz drummer Bat McGrath Singer/Songwriter who with Don Potter operated legendary Rochester coffeehouse Hylie Morris' Alley in the late 60's and early 70's. Jason McElwain - "J-Mac" Pamela Melroy Gary Mervis Mitch Miller Lewis Henry Morgan Early and influential anthropologist - buried in impressive hillside mausoleum at Mt.
Hope Cemetery Lee Morse Jacob H. Myers Inventor of the first voting machine actually used in a public election N - S: Patrick O'Rorke Carl W. Peters American Regionalist painter Pisspot the rabbit Don Potter Christian Music Star,producer of several albums by "The Judds";with Bat McGrath,legendary acoustic duo who ran Hylie Morris' Alley coffeehouse in Rochester, late 60's. early 70's. Shariff Rahman Boxer Frieda Robscheit-Robbins Nathaniel Rochester Diann Roffe George Frederick Rogers Ramón Santiago Artist E.
Philip Saunders Riley Schillaci Blanche Stuart Scott Joanna Scott Writer George Baldwin Selden Automobile patent holder Joel Seligman President of the University of Rochester (2005-present) Jim 'The Hammer' Shapiro Armand Schaubroeck Founder, with brothers Bruce and Blaine, of the legendary House of Guitars music store on Titus Avenue in Irondequoit, c. 1964 Riley Schillaci Sword Swallower, featured on America's Got Talent, and Kodak Baby Hiram Sibley Al Sigl Joe Simon Bob Smith Past public radio personality Joseph Smith Julie Lynn Smith Scott Spezzano John Harry Stedman Henry Alvah Strong Margaret Woodbury Strong Arlene Sutherland Lewis A.
Swift Astronomer T - Z: Cathy Turner - Olympic Speed Skater Bill Wahl Chet Walker Abby Wambach Leehom Wang American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor Henry August Ward Geologist Sandy Waters Brother Wease - Long-time local radio figure Danny Wegman Robert Wegman Catherine Coll Wheelwright - Mother of first Irish President George Whipple - Nobel laureate Kristen Wiig - Cast member, "Saturday Night Live" Robert Wilcox Wendy O. Williams - Frontwoman for the Plasmatics; cultural icon Joseph C.
Wilson - Xerox CEO and University of Rochester trustee Brigham Young - raised in Finger Lakes (Auburn) and relation to Joseph Smith Felicia Zimmermann Iris Zimmermann Infamous Residents Joe Aiello - final resting in Riverside Cemetery Kenneth Bianchi - birthplace of Hillside Strangler. Davenport Brothers - famed illusionists active in the Spiritualist Movement of the late 19th century Emma Goldman - home to famed anarchist. Jim 'The Hammer' Shapiro - stalking grounds of malevolent god creature.
Arthur Shawcross - home to Genesee River serial killer, . Joseph 'Mad Dog' Sullivan - convicted mob hitman Francis Tumblety - home to Jack the Ripper suspect, Famous Visitors The following famous people visited Rochester: Harry Houdini - 1907 jump from Weighlock Bridge Sam Patch See Also: Famous Visitors and Residents list on the Time For Web Site.