List of Jews from New York City
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The following list is a list of notable Jews from or who currently live in New York City, the city with the largest Jewish population in the United States.
Politicians[edit]
- Gary Ackerman, former Representative from New York for 20 years.
- David Axelrod, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice since 1993, nominated by Bill Clinton.
- Michael Bloomberg, 108th Mayor of New York City, 14th richest person in the World, Richest Jew in the World.[1]
- Richard Blumenthal, Senator from Connecticut.
- Rudy Boschwitz, former Senator from Minnesota.
- Barbara Boxer, current Senator from California, born in Brooklyn.[2]
- Norm Coleman, former Senator from Minnesota.
- Peter Deutsch, former Representative from Florida.
- Eliot Engel, US Representative from New York since 1989.
- Lois Frankel, Representative from Florida for 16 years, Mayor of West Palm Beach for 8 years.
- Barney Frank, former Congressman from Massachusetts for 22 years.
- Al Franken, current US Senator from Minnesota, Writer on Saturday Night Live.
- Alan Grayson, US Representative from Florida for 6 years.
- Jane Harman, Congresswoman from California for 16 years.[3]
- Paul Hodes, former Congressman from New Hampshire for 4 years.
- Elizabeth Holtzman, Congresswoman from New York for 8 years.
- Steve Israel, Democratic Representative from New York.
- Jacob K. Javits, former Senator from New York.
- Elena Kagan, Supreme Court Justice, nominated by Barack Obama.
- Ed Koch, Mayor of New York City for 11 years, Congressman from New York for 8 years.
- Frank Lautenberg, former Democratic Senator from New Jersey.
- Herbert H. Lehman, former Governor of New York.
- Alan Lowenthal, California State Senator for 8 years, Representative for 2 years.
- Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of Treasury for 11 years.
- Robert M. Morgenthau, New York County District Attorney for 24 years.
- Jerrold Nadler, US Representative from New York for 22 years.
- Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania.
- Bernie Sanders, current Senator from Vermont, Sanders is running for President in the United States Presidential Election, 2016.[4]
- Chuck Schumer, current Senator from New York.
- Eliot Spitzer, former Governor of New York.
- Richard Stone (politician), former Senator from Florida for 5 years.
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, US Representative from Florida for 18 years, Chairwoman of the Democratic Party.[5]
- Anthony Weiner, Congressman from New York for 12 years.
- Robert Wexler, former Congressman from Florida for 13 years.
- Lee Zeldin, only Jewish Republican in Congress.
Sportspeople[edit]
- Mike Greenberg, Television Show Host.
- Hank Greenberg, Hall of Fame Baseball Player.
- Sandy Koufax, Hall of Fame Baseball Pitcher, Famously refused to pitch in Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because of Yom Kippur.[6]
- Sid Luckman, former NFL Quarterback
- Adam Silver, current Commissioner of the NBA.
- David Stern, former Commissioner of the NBA for nearly 20 years.
Businesspeople[edit]
- Arthur Blank, Owner of Atlanta Falcons and Home Depot.
- Ben Cohen, Co-Founder of Ben and Jerry's with Jerry Greenfield.
- Jerry Greenfield, Co-Founder of Ben and Jerry's with Ben Cohen.
- Calvin Klein, Fashion Designer.
- Adolph Ochs, Newspaper Publisher.
- Jerry Reinsdorf, Owner of the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bulls.
- Stephen Ross, Owner of the Miami Dolphins.
- Howard Schultz, Billionaire, former Owner of the Seattle SuperSonics. CEO of Starbucks.
- Maurice Tempelsman, Diamond Merchant.
- Jack L. Warner, Co-Founder of the Warner Bros.
- Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook, 16th richest person in the World; 2nd richest Jew in the World.
Entertainment[edit]
- Jason Alexander, Actor, Played George Costanza on Seinfeld
- Woody Allen, Director and Actor
- Lauren Bacall, Actress
- Leonard Bernstein, Composer
- Mel Brooks, Director and Producer
- Rachel Chagall, Actress
- Fran Drescher, Comedian and Actress
- Peter Marc Jacobson, Director and Actor
- Jesse Eisenberg, Actor
- Idina Menzel, Actress and Singer
- Jerry Seinfeld, Actor and Comedian
- Renée Taylor, Actress
