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Rochester, New York in the United States, and its suburbs, is or has been home to many famous individuals. These people include businessmen, civil rights activists, politicians, entertainers, educators, athletes and much more.
Easily the three most prominent Rochesterians in the national consciousness are abolitionist Frederick Douglass, suffragist Susan B. Anthony, and inventor/philanthropist George Eastman. But the list of notable personages that have passed through Rochester is much larger than just those three.
Academics
- Martin Brewer Anderson, first president of University of Rochester
- Richard N. Aslin, developmental psychologist at the University of Rochester
- Boris Bittker, legal academic
- John Forbes (academic), first president of Stetson University
- H. Allen Orr, evolutionary biologist, winner of the Darwin-Wallace Medal
- Robert Putnam, Harvard Professor
- Richard W. Rahn, economist
- Joel Seligman, current President of University of Rochester
- Ching W. Tang, 2011 recipient of the Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Architects and designers
- Claude Fayette Bragdon, architect
- Harvey Ellis, architect
- Robert Trent Jones, golf course architect
- Fletcher Steele, landscape designer
- Clarence Stein, urban planner, architect and writer who advocated for the Garden City Movement
- Andrew Jackson Warner, architect
- J. Foster Warner, architect
Athletes
Like most cities, Rochester has its share of famous (and not-so-famous) athletes. Among the biggest names are Walter Hagen in golf, Johnny Antonelli in baseball, Brian Gionta and Ryan Callahan in hockey, Abby Wambach in soccer, and Gorilla Monsoon in pro wrestling.
Baseball
- Johnny Antonelli, MLB[1]
- Ross Barnes, hit the first recorded home run in professional baseball[2]
- Bernie Boland[3]
- Cito Culver, 2010 first-round draft pick[4]
- Heinie Groh, MLB[5]
- Mike Jones, MLB
- Bob Keegan, MLB[6]
- Andy Parrino, MLB[7]
- Charley Radbourn, MLB[8]
- Tim Redding, MLB[9]
Basketball
- Joe Arlauckas[10]
- Al Butler, NBA[11]
- Al Cervi, NBA player and coach[12]
- Les Harrison, NBA player and coach[13]
- Jack Leasure[14]
- Art Long, NBA[15]
- Ryan Pettinella[16]
- John Wallace, NBA[17]
- Bernie Voorheis, NBL[18]
Football
- Branden Albert, NFL[19]
- Cris Crissy, NFL[20]
- Don Davey, NFL[21]
- Don Holleder, American college football star and Vietnam War hero[22]
- Ernest Jackson, CFL[23]
- T. J. Jackson, NFL[24]
- Arthur Jones, NFL[25]
- Chandler Jones, NFL[26]
- Tony Jordan, NFL[27]
- Jim Kane, NFL[28]
- Pat Kelly, NFL[29]
- Rob Konrad, NFL[30]
- Brian Kozlowski, NFL[31]
- Leo Lyons, founder of the NFL's Rochester Jeffersons[32]
- Kevin McMahan NFL[33]
- Adam Podlesh, NFL[34]
- Robert R. Thomas, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois and former NFL player[35]
- David Walker, NCAA coach[36]
- Roland Williams, NFL[37]
- Alan Zemaitis, NFL[38]
- Seth Payne, NFL (Victor)[39]
Golf
- Danielle Downey, LPGA player[40]
- Walter Hagen, PGA legend[41]
- Gavin Hall, Junior Ryder Cup Champion[42]
- Jeff Sluman, PGA Tour and Champions Tour[43]
Hockey
- Scott Bartlett ECHL[44]
- Mike Battaglia, ECHL[45]
- Jason Bonsignore,[46] NHL
- Ryan Callahan, NHL[47]
- Adam Clendening, AHL[48]
- Chris Collins, ECHL[49]
- Greg Collins, ECHL[50]
- Rory Fitzpatrick, NHL[51]
- Brian Gionta, NHL[52]
- Stephen Gionta, NHL[53]
- Kim Insalaco, Olympic medalist[54]
- Connor Knapp, AHL[55]
- Matt Lane[56]
- Shane Prince, NHL[57]
- Marty Reasoner, NHL[58]
- Billy Sauer, ECHL[59]
- David Shields, ECHL[60]
- Francis Spain, 1936 Winter Olympic bronze medalist[61]
- Lyndsay Wall, Olympic medalist[62]
- Derek Whitmore, NHL[63]
Lacrosse
- Paul Cantabene[64]
- Grant Catalino, MLL[65]
- Pat Cougevan, NLL[66]
- Ben DeLuca, Head Coach, Cornell University[67]
- Sean Doyle, MLL[68]
- Matt Kerwick, MILL[citation needed]
- Ryan Maciaszek, NLL[69]
- Shawn Nadelen, NLL and MLL[70]
- Brett Queener, NLL and MLL[71]
- Chris Schiller, NLL and MLL[72]
- Tim Soudan[73]
- Joe Walters, NLL and MLL[74]
Soccer
- Brian Bliss, MLS[75]
- Jessica Dulski, W-League[76]
- Juan Pablo Galavis, USL Division-I[citation needed]
- Erica Henderson, W-League[77]
- Dema Kovalenko, MLS[78]
- Gretchen Miller, W-League[79]
- Kyra Petrole, W-League[80]
- Kathryn Potter, W-League[81]
- Lydia Vandenbergh, WPS[82]
- Abby Wambach, 2004 Olympic medalist & 2012 Olympic medalist. WPS[83]
Swimming and diving
- Kara Lynn Joyce, Olympic Medalist[citation needed]
- Ryan Lochte, Olympic Medalist[84]
- Richard Saeger[85]
- Wendy Wyland, 1984 Olympic medalist, Diving[86]
Wrestling
Other athletes
- Josh Arieh, 2005 World Series of Poker champion
- Carmen Basilio, champion boxer
- Dick Buerkle, athlete, former world-record holder, indoor mile
- William Cox, athlete, 1924 Olympic medalist
- Irving Crane, billiards, six-time world champion
- Bill Davey, bodybuilder, 1997 AAU Mr. America
- Louis Fox, 1865 national billiards champion
- Jon Jones, UFC light heavyweight champion
- Doug Kent, professional bowler, 2006-07 PBA Player of the Year
- A.J. Kitt, skier
- Jason McElwain, basketball personality
- Danny Padilla, bodybuilder, "The Giant Killer"
- Stacey Pensgen, figure skater and meteorologist
- Pete Pfitzinger, marathoner, 1984 and 1988 U.S. Olympics
- Mike Sigel, billiards, Billiard Congress of America Hall of Famer
- Frank Ritter Shumway, figure skater
- Jenn Suhr (née Stuczynski), 2008 Olympic medalist, pole vault
- Cathy Turner, Olympic gold medalist, short-track speed skating
- Jason Turner, 2008 Olympic medalist, air pistol
- Felicia Zimmerman, fencer, 1996 and 2000 Olympics
- Iris Zimmerman, fencer, 2000 Olympics
Coaches
- Joe Altobelli, baseball manager
- Cal Ripken, Sr., baseball manager
Officials
- Ken Kaiser, MLB baseball umpire
- Silk O'Loughlin, MLB baseball umpire
- Bill Klem, umpire in Baseball Hall of Fame; umpired in a record 18 World Series
- Jimmy Debell, NFL Official
Executives
- See #Sports executives, below
Broadcasters
- See #Sport broadcasters, below
Businesspeople
Rochester's history of innovation and progress is reflected in the long list of notable businessmen who founded their companies here. Eastman Kodak, Bausch + Lomb, Xerox, Gannett Company, and Western Union all trace their roots to Rochester.
- Charles August, co-founder of Monro Muffler Brake
- John Jacob Bausch, co-founder of Bausch & Lomb
- George Eastman, Eastman Kodak founder
- Charles J. Folger, lawyer, jurist and statesman
- Frank Gannett, founder of Gannett newspapers and Presidential candidate
- Malcolm Glazer, CEO of First Allied, owner of Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Manchester United
- Kate Gleason, first female mechanical engineer
- Tom Golisano, Paychex founder, philanthropist, gubernatorial candidate and owner of NHL's Buffalo Sabres (2003–2010)
- Leonard Jerome, financier, "King of Wall Street", and grandfather of Sir Winston Churchill
- David T. Kearns, Xerox CEO and Deputy Secretary of Education
- Henry Lomb, co-founder of Bausch & Lomb
- Frank Ritter, dental chair pioneer and philanthropist
- Arthur Rock, venture capitalist
- Hiram Sibley, Western Union co-founder
- Henry A. Strong, Eastman Kodak co-founder and president
- Hulbert Harrington Warner, patent medicine sales
- Don Alonzo Watson, Western Union co-founder
- Henry Wells, founder of American Express and co-founder of Wells Fargo
- Joseph C. Wilson, founder of Xerox Corporation
- Luke Wood, president of Beats Electronics
Computing and Internet
- Eric Bauman, founder of eBaum's World
- Paul Buchheit, creator of Gmail and AdSense, and founder of FriendFeed
- Burnie Burns, co-founder of Rooster Teeth, an online video production company.
- Diane Greene, founder of VMware
Inventors
- William Seward Burroughs I
- Matthew Ewing
- James Caleb Jackson, Granula
- Daniel Myron LeFever, American gun maker and inventor of the hammerless shotgun
- John Samuel Rowell, agricultural inventor and manufacturing industrialist
- George B. Selden
- S. Donald Stookey, inventor of CorningWare
Sports executives
Criminals (suspected or convicted)
- The Alphabet Killer, cold case
- Kenneth Bianchi, one of the Hillside Stranglers
- Angelo Buono, Jr., one of the Hillside Stranglers
- Arthur Shawcross, serial killer
- Francis Tumblety, one of the Jack the Ripper suspects
Entertainers
Actors and models
The most acclaimed actor to come out of the Rochester area is Academy Award winner Philip Seymour Hoffman; prior to Hoffman, Rochester's main claim to fame on stage and screen was Robert Forster. John Lithgow was born (but not raised) in Rochester, and Louise Brooks died in Rochester after many years as a recluse there. Other popular Rochesterians on the screen include comedienne Kristin Wiig and voice actor Vincent Martella.
- Tyson Beckford, fashion model and television personality
- John Bolton, actor, A Christmas Story: The Musical
- Pandora Boxx, drag queen
- Peter Breck, actor, The Big Valley
- Louise Brooks, actress of 1920s and '30s
- Donna Lynne Champlin, Broadway actress
- Julie Lynn Cialini, Playboy model
- Jordan Clarke, actor, Guiding Light
- Jennifer Cody, dancer and actress
- Taye Diggs, actor, Rent, Private Practice
- Pete Duel, actor, Alias Smith and Jones
- Dan Finnerty, singer and actor
- Nicole Fiscella, actress, Gossip Girl
- Robert Forster, Oscar-nominated actor, Jackie Brown
- Susan Gibney, actress, Crossing Jordan
- Kevin Greene
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Oscar-winning actor
- Mimi Kennedy, actress and activist
- Tom Keene, western actor
- Norman Kerry, silent film actor
- Hudson Leick, actress, Xena: Warrior Princess
- Kara Lindsay, actress, Newsies
- John Lithgow, Oscar, Tony and Emmy-nominated actor
- Vincent Martella, actor, Everybody Hates Chris
- Timothy Mitchum, actor, The Lion King
- Audrey Munson, early 20th-century nude model
- Hugh O'Brian, actor, films and Wyatt Earp television series
- Michael Park, actor, As the World Turns
- Richard Ryder, actor, Forever Young
- Brennan Swain, contestant, The Amazing Race
- Joy Tanner, actress
- Tom Villard, actor, We Got it Made
- Kristen Wiig, comedian and actress, Saturday Night Live
- Henri Young
- Regan Young
Comedians
Dancers and Choreographers
- Garth Fagan, choreographer, considers Rochester home base
- Sybil Shearer
- Thomas Warfield
Musicians
Thanks in part to the Eastman School of Music, Rochester has an especially rich musical legacy, most notably as the birthplace of Cab Calloway and the hometown of jazz great Chuck Mangione. Lou Gramm of Foreigner is also a native, while Gene Cornish of The Rascals is a more recent transplant. Jeff Tyzik is one of the great jazz arrangers and pops conductors. A number of nationally known musicians have passed through the halls of the Eastman School, either as students or professors (or both).
Classical music
- David Diamond, composer
- Renée Fleming, soprano
- Adolphus Hailstork, composer
- Howard Hanson, conductor
- David Hochstein, virtuoso violinist
- Daniel Katzen
- Gregory Kunde, tenor
- Ward Stare, conductor
- Jeff Tyzik, conductor and jazz trumpeter
- William Warfield, bass-baritone
- Zvi Zeitlin, violinist and teacher
Jazz, big bands, and blues
- Cab Calloway, bandleader
- Steve Gadd, drummer
- Michael Hashim, saxophonist
- Son House, bluesman
- Vijay Iyer, jazz pianist
- Nancy Kelly, jazz singer
- Joe Locke, vibraphonist
- Chuck Mangione, smooth jazz flugelhornist
- Gap Mangione, bandleader
- Mitch Miller, bandleader
- John Mooney, Bluesiana
- Gerry Niewood, saxophonist
- John Viavattine, Mambo Kings
Popular music
- Steve Alaimo. teen idol pop singer, hosted and co-produced Dick Clark's Where the Action Is[91]
- Milo Bonacci, Gym Class Heroes
- Brann Dailor, Mastodon
- Steve Decker, Gym Class Heroes
- Duke Jupiter
- Joe English, drummer for Wings and Sea Level
- Jack Flynn, The Sunstreak
- Gary Foster, The Sunstreak
- Teddy Geiger
- Ryan Geise, Gym Class Heroes
- Glory
- Kim Gordon, Sonic Youth
- Lou Gramm, Foreigner
- DJ Green Lantern, rapper
- Mick Guzauski, mixer
- Davey Havok, AFI and Blaqk Audio
- Will Hollis, Eagles
- Bill Kelliher, Mastodon
- Charlene Keys ("Tweet")
- Michael Lasaponara, Cute Is What We Aim For and Roses Are Red
- Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo, Gym Class Heroes
- Lydia Lunch
- Kevin Mahoney, Hit the Lights, Polar Bear Club, Roses Are Red
- Travis McCoy, Gym Class Heroes
- Matt McGinley, Gym Class Heroes
- Bat McGrath
- Qwanell Mosley, Day26
- Mike Piano, The Sandpipers
- Don Potter
- Tony Rebis, The Sunstreak
- Eric Roberts, Gym Class Heroes
- Emilio Rojas, rapper
- Jason Sarkis, The Sunstreak
- David Schuler, The Sunstreak
- Zach Shields, Dead Man's Bones
- Peter Shukoff ("NicePeter")
- Joyce Sims
- William Tell, Something Corporate
- Bill Wadhams, Animotion
- Leehom Wang, C-pop
- Wendy O. Williams, Plasmatics
- Tim Yeung, Divine Heresy
Others
- The Campbell Brothers, instrumental gospel quartet
- Christine Lavin, folk singer/songwriter
- Julia Nunes, folk ukelelist and singer/songwriter
- Lauren O'Connell, folk singer/songwriter
Other
- Raul daSilva, prizewinning author, filmmaker
- Andrea Nix Fine, Oscar-winning documentary producer, Inocente
- Sean Fine, Oscar-winning documentarian, Inocente
- Jason Hawes, founder of the Atlantic Paranormal Society and Sci Fi Channel series Ghost Hunters
- Frank LaLoggia, film director of Lady in White and Fear No Evil
- Jenna Mourey, YouTube personality, commonly referred to as her screen name 'Jenna Marbles'
- James Sibley Watson, grandson of Western Union founders Hiram Sibley and Don Alonzo Watson; medical doctor; early filmmaker
Government
Politicians and leaders
- Parmenio Adams, U.S. Representative[92]
- Nathaniel Allen, U.S. Representative[93]
- Houston Barnard, former Assistant Superintendent of Public Works for the state of New York
- Fernando C. Beaman, US Congressman[94]
- Charles Billinghurst, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin[95]
- Philip Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee[citation needed]
- Maggie Brooks, news anchor and County Executive[96]
- Angus Cameron, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin[97]
- Sanford E. Church, Lieutenant Governor of New York, New York State Comptroller, and Chief Judge of New York State Court of Appeals[98]
- Myron H. Clark, Governor of New York from 1855–1857[citation needed]
- Cornplanter, leader of the Seneca[99]
- Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. Senator and orator from Illinois[citation needed]
- Marion B. Folsom, former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare[100]
- John Rankin Gamble, U.S. Representative from South Dakota[101]
- Elizur K. Hart, U.S. Representative and founder of Rochester Post-Express newspaper[102]
- David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Interior[103]
- Charles H. Holmes, U.S. Representative[104]
- Kenneth Keating, U.S. Representative, Senator, and Ambassador to Israel[105]
- Robert L. King, former state assemblyman, County Executive, and Chancellor of the State University of New York[106]
- Brian Kolb, Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly[107]
- Charles H. Nesbitt, former NYS Assemblyman and NYS Assembly Minority Leader[108]
- William F. Quinn, Governor of Hawaii[109]
- John Raines, state Senator[110]
- Daniel Shays, leader of Shays's Rebellion in 1786[citation needed]
- Eliakim Sherrill, politician and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War[111]
- Louise Slaughter, U.S. Representative, Chairperson of the House Rules Committee[112]
- Thomas Benton Stoddard, first mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Wisconsin state assemblyman[113]
- Robert R. Thomas, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois and former NFL player[114]
- John Todd Trowbridge, Wisconsin territorial legislator and sea captain[citation needed]
- Tom Warner, Former Representative in Florida State Legislature[115]
- William W. Wright[citation needed]
Military personnel
- Brigadier General John F. Albert, Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force
- Major General Mary E. Clarke, was a director of the Women's Army Corps and the first woman to attain the rank of major general in the United States Army.
- Rear Admiral Leslie Gheres, Captain of the U.S.S. Franklin
- Major General William Augustus Mills, served during the defense of the Niagara frontier in the War of 1812
- Colonel Patrick O'Rorke
- Lieutenant Colonel Elmer W Hiendl, WWII Chaplain
- 2nd Lieutenant Norman J. Rogers, Jr., commander of the crew victimized in the Rüsselsheim massacre
Media
Authors and writers
- John Ashbery, poet
- Nicholson Baker, author
- Andrea Barrett, short story writer
- Philip Barry, playwright
- Richard Brookhiser, biographer
- Rob Byrnes, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer
- Ron Carlivati, soap opera screenwriter, head writer of One Life to Live, General Hospital
- Tom Chiarella, writer for Esquire
- Francis Pharcellus Church, publisher and editor
- Cornelius Eady, poet
- Thomas Fenton, screenwriter, Saw IV
- Joseph Fornieri, historian, political scientist
- Dana Fox, screenwriter, The Wedding Date
- Geoffrey Giuliano, biographer
- Virginia Haviland, librarian and writer
- Edward D. Hoch, mystery writer
- Mary Jane Holmes, 19th Century author
- David Hudson, lawyer and writer
- Charles R. Jackson, author of The Lost Weekend
- Shirley Jackson, author, The Lottery
- David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winner and reporter for the New York Times
- Garson Kanin, playwright and screenwriter
- Mollie Katzen, chef and cookbook author
- Stanton Davis Kirkham, naturalist
- Michael Muhammad Knight, novelist
- Jerre Mangione, writer
- Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medal winner
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author, Pulitzer Prize winner for The Yearling
- David Oliver Relin, journalist and author, Three Cups of Tea
- Julia Sauer, librarian and author
- David Schickler, author, Kissing in Manhattan and Sweet and Vicious
- Mark Shulman, children's author
- Joe Simon, comic book writer and co-creator of Captain America
- Rachel Stuhler, writer for Hallmark Channel's Love Takes Wing and McBride: Requiem
- Thomas Thackeray Swinburne (1865-1926), poet
- Chris Van Etten, soap opera writer and author
Broadcasters and reporters
- Don Alhart
- Ralph Bown
- Jeff Baskin, Meteorologist KLRT-TV Little Rock, AR
- Richard Ben Cramer, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Brother Wease
- Jean Giambrone, pioneering sportswriter
- David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winner and reporter for the New York Times
- Sean Lahman, sports statistician and newspaper journalist
- Anne Montgomery, former WROC sports reporter and ESPN broadcaster
- Nick Nickson, Sr., WARC/WBBF DJ
- Jack Palvino, WBBF DJ
- Henry Jarvis Raymond, journalist and founder of the New York Times
- Neil Rogers, radio host
- Martin Sargent, professional "nerd" and host of TWIF
- Steve Scully, C-SPAN host; former reporter and anchor at WHEC-TV in Rochester
- Jimmy Wallington
- Irv Weinstein
Sport broadcasters
- Mike Catalana
- Lanny Frattare, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Josh Lewin, San Diego Chargers and Texas Rangers
- Clem McCarthy
- Nick Nickson, Jr., Los Angeles Kings
- Bill Stern, sportscaster in National Radio Hall of Fame
- Jeff Van Gundy
- Pete Van Wieren, Atlanta Braves
Photographers and artists
Metalwork sculptor Albert Paley, although originally from Philadelphia, has lived and worked in Rochester for over four decades; he's probably the region's most prominent artist. Like many other artists, he came to Rochester because of RIT's School for American Crafts.
- Alfred Agate, painter
- Frederick Styles Agate, painter
- Arthur Dove
- Emil Gruppe, impressionist painter
- Nicholas Gurewitch, creator of The Perry Bible Fellowship
- Peter Hannan, creator of CatDog
- James D. Havens, woodcut artist, early insulin recipient
- Albert Paley, metalwork sculptor
- Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum, needlework designer
- Manuel Rivera-Ortiz
- Ramón Santiago, painter/artist
Other
- Larry Ashmead, book editor
Religion and philosophy
- Reverend Francis Bellamy, wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
- Bishop Fulton Sheen
- Bishop Bernard John McQuaid
- Antoinette Brown Blackwell, first female minister
- Kate, Leah, and Margaret Fox, spiritualists
- Philip Kapleau, brought Zen Buddhism to western mainstream 1964, founded Rochester Zen Center
- Carolyn Merchant
- Walter Rauschenbusch, theologian
- Benjamin Titus Roberts, founder, Free Methodist Church
- Joseph Smith, founder of Latter Day Saint movement
- Paul J. Swain, Roman Catholic bishop
- Reverend Dr. Howard Thurman
Scientists
Pioneering physician Elizabeth Blackwell, pioneering astronaut Pamela Melroy, and naturalist Henry Augustus Ward are the most notable scientists to come from the Rochester area.
- James C. Adamson, astronaut
- Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman to become qualified as a medical doctor
- Frank J. Duarte, laser physicist and author
- Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist
- David Lipman, bioinformaticist
- Edward Tsang Lu, space shuttle astronaut, International Space Station resident
- Pamela Melroy, astronaut
- Lewis Henry Morgan, anthropologist
- John Wesley Powell, geologist
- Mark Rosenzweig, research psychologist
- Lewis A. Swift, astronomer
- Ching W. Tang, chemist, physician, inventor of OLED
- Henry Augustus Ward, naturalist and geologist, founder of Ward's Natural Science
- John Ralston Williams, medical pioneer
Social reformers
No list of notable Rochesterians could ever omit Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, but the area has a long history of progressive social reformers. Anarchist Emma Goldman lived there for a time.
- Terry A. Anderson, former hostage and humanitarian
- Susan B. Anthony, women's rights leader
- Walter Cooper, research scientist, urban education reformer and civil rights activist
- Frederick Douglass, abolitionist
- Emma Goldman, anarchist
- Helen Barrett Montgomery, social reformer and women’s activist
- Helen Pitts, abolitionist and feminist
- Samuel Ringgold Ward, African-American pastor and abolitionist
- Lillian Wald, public health nurse and social worker
- Frances Willard, suffragist and temperance reformer
- Fannie Barrier Williams, black social reformer
Others
- Douglas Brei, sports historian
- Obadiah Bush, ancestor of the Bush financial and political family
- Ed Edmondson, chess arbiter
- Jon Finkel, Magic: The Gathering champion
- Jerome Fuller, jurist
- Gideon Granger, U.S. Postmaster General under Thomas Jefferson
- Seth Green, pioneer in fish farming
- Mary Jemison, the White Lady of the Genesee
- Lincoln Kirstein, writer, ballet impresario, art connoisseur, and one of the Monuments Men
- Thomas Krens, former director, current senior adviser, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Increase A. Lapham, "Father" of the United States Weather Service
- Christopher Lasch, historian
- Belva Ann Lockwood, first female attorney to practice before the Supreme Court
- Nathaniel Rochester, city founder
- Blanche Stuart Scott, first American aviatrix
- Emily Sibley Watson, philanthropist and founder of the Memorial Art Gallery
Fictional Rochesterians
- Rosalie Hale, vampire, Twilight
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