List of people from Ithaca, New York facts for kids

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This is a list of people who either were born in Ithaca, New York or who lived there other than when attending Cornell University or Ithaca College. The county in which Ithaca resides, Tompkins County, New York, is ranked eighth in all 3,144 U.S. counties for the highest density of culturally notable baby boomers.

Lavilla Esther Allen, native, author, and poet
David Altshuler, native, endocrinologist, and geneticist
A.R. Ammons, resident, poet, professor at Cornell University, and National Book Award winner
Benedict Anderson, resident, political scientist, historian, and author known for his 1983 book Imagined Communities, which explored the origins of nationalism
Liberty Hyde Bailey, resident, horticulturist, professor at Cornell University, and co-founder of the American Society for Horticultural Science
Iris Barbura, resident, dancer, and choreographer
Josh Bard, native, former professional baseball player, and coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Hans Bethe, resident, physicist known for his work with the Manhattan Project, professor at Cornell University, and Nobel Prize winner
Urie Bronfenbrenner, resident, psychologist, professor at Cornell University, and co-founder of Head Start
Dustin Brown, native, former professional ice hockey player, and Stanley Cup champion for the Los Angeles Kings
Annie Burns, resident, musician, and founding member of The Burns Sisters
Marie Burns, resident, musician, and founding member of The Burns Sisters
John H. Camp, native, lawyer, and former U.S. congressman
Stephen L. Carter, native, professor of law at Yale University, and best-selling novelist known for The Emperor of Ocean Park
Philip N. Cohen, native, sociologist, and professor at the University of Maryland
Alex Compton, resident, former professional basketball player, and coach for the Philippine Basketball Association
Anna Coogan, resident, singer-songwriter
Alonzo Cornell, native, businessman, and politician who was the 27th governor of New York from 1880 to 1882; son of Ezra Cornell
Ezra Cornell, resident, businessman, politician, and philanthropist; co-founder of Western Union and Cornell University
Kyle Dake, native, four-time World Champion freestyle wrestler, and Olympic bronze medalist
Amasa Dana, resident, lawyer, and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. congressman from New York from 1839 to 1841 and from 1843 to 1845
Buck Dharma, resident, musician, and founding member of Blue Öyster Cult
Asia Kate Dillon, native, actor known for Orange Is the New Black and Billions
Johnny Dowd, resident, alternative country musician
Robert Earle, resident, broadcaster, and host of G.E. College Bowl from 1962 to 1970
Julius Eastman, native, composer, pianist, and vocalist
Adam C. Engst, native, technology writer, and publisher of TidBITS, the oldest Internet-based email newsletter
Noah Feldshuh, native, musician, and founding member of X Ambassadors
Richard Feynman, resident, physicist known for his work with the Manhattan Project, professor at Cornell University, and Nobel Prize winner
Carl Frederick, resident, science fiction author, and theoretical physicist
Alice Fulton, resident, author, and professor at Cornell University
Juan Pablo Galavis, native, former professional soccer player, and star of The Bachelor
John H. Gear, native, politician who was the 11th governor of Iowa from and 1878 to 1882, and a U.S. senator from 1895 to 1900
George Gorse, native, art historian, educator, and professor at Pomona College
Greg Graffin, resident, musician, and founding member of Bad Religion
Walter S. Grant, native, U.S. Army major general
Alex Haley, native, author known for his 1965 book The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and his 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which ABC adapted into a TV miniseries of the same name in 1977
Brian Hall, resident, writer, and author
Casey Harris, native, musician, and founding member of X Ambassadors
Sam Harris, native, musician, and founding member of X Ambassadors
Richard W. Hubbell, native, lawyer, and Wisconsin politician
Karel Husa, resident, classical composer, conductor, professor at Cornell University, and Pulitzer Prize winner
Ricky Jay, resident, magician, actor, and writer
Jon Jones, resident, mixed martial artist, UFC Heavyweight Champion, and former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
David Lee, resident, physicist, professor at Cornell University, and Nobel Prize winner
David Lehman, resident, poet, non-fiction writer, and literary critic
J. Robert Lennon, resident, author known for his novels Mailman and Happyland
James L. Linderman, native, politician, and former Wisconsin State Assemblyman
Richard V. E. Lovelace, resident, astrophysicist, plasma physicist, and professor at Cornell University
Norman Malcolm, resident, philosopher, and professor at Cornell University
Mary McDonnell, native, actress known for her roles in Dances with Wolves, Passion Fish, Independence Day, Donnie Darko, and Battlestar Galactica
Matthew F. McHugh, resident, lawyer, and politician who was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993
Howard B. Meek, resident, professor, and founder of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
Bernie Milton, native, musician
Robert Moog, resident, engineer, and electronic music pioneer; founder of the synthesizer manufacturer Moog Music and the inventor of the first commercial synthesizer, the Moog synthesizer, which debuted in 1964
Tim Moresco, native, professional football player for the New York Jets
Vladimir Nabokov, resident, novelist, poet, professor at Cornell University, and author known for his 1955 novel Lolita, which ranked fourth on Modern Library's list of the 100 best novels
Benjamin Netanyahu, resident, politician who served as prime minister of Israel; son of a professor at Cornell University
Nicholas Nicastro, resident, writer, filmmaker, and film critic
Yen Ospina, resident, muralist
Lonnie Park, native, musician, and three-time Grammy Award-winner
Roy H. Park, resident, entrepreneur, and media mogul; founder of Park Communications and the Park Foundation
Harry Partch, resident, composer, music theorist, and creator of unique musical instruments
Bre Pettis, native, entrepreneur, video blogger, and creative artist; co-founder and CEO of MakerBot Industries
Steve Poleskie, resident, artist, and professor at Cornell University whose work is featured in numerous museums, including the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum
Thomas Pynchon, resident, author known for his 1973 novel Gravity's Rainbow, which won the National Book Award
Robert C. Richardson, resident, physicist, professor at Cornell University, and Nobel Prize winner
Kurt Riley, resident, songwriter, and musician
Hank Roberts, resident, jazz cellist, and vocalist
Flora Rose, resident, scientist, nutritionist, and professor at Cornell University who was co-director of what would become the New York State College of Human Ecology
Frank Rosenblatt, resident, psychologist, computer scientist, and professor at Cornell University known in the field of artificial intelligence
Carl Sagan, resident, astronomer, popularizer of science, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dragons of Eden, and presenter of the Emmy Award-winning TV series Cosmos
Nick Sagan, native, novelist, screenwriter, and professor at Ithaca College; son of Carl Sagan
Sasha Sagan, native, author, TV producer, filmmaker, and podcaster; daughter of Carl Sagan
Tim Sale, native, Eisner Award-winning comics artist known for his work on the DC Comics characters
Eugene Schuyler, native, scholar, writer, explorer, and diplomat; son of George Schuyler
George Schuyler, resident, businessman, author, politician, and member of the prominent Schuyler family who was New York State Treasurer from 1864 to 1865
Walter Schuyler, native, officer in the United States Army who attained the rank of brigadier general; son of George Schuyler
Father Robert Smith, resident, Catholic priest, author, and educator who was director of the Cornell Catholic Community
Louisa Rachel Solomon, native, musician, and lead singer of The Shondes
Steve Squyres, resident, astronomer, professor at Cornell University, and principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission
Cynthia Morgan St. John, native, Wordsworthian, book collector, and author
Steven Strogatz, resident, mathematician, and professor at Cornell University
Steven Stucky, resident, classical composer, professor at Cornell University, and Pulitzer Prize winner
William H. Thomas, resident, geriatrician, author, and Heinz Award winner for the Human Condition
Henry S. Walbridge, resident, lawyer, and politician who was a U.S. Congressman from 1851 to 1853
David Foster Wallace, native, author known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, which Time cited as one of the 100 best novels
Alfred Wells, resident, lawyer, and politician; co-owner of the Ithaca Journal and Advertiser, district attorney of Tompkins County from 1845 to 1847, and U.S. Congressman from 1859 to 1861
E.B. White, resident, author known for several popular books for children, including Charlotte's Web; writer and contributing editor to The New Yorker and a co-author of The Elements of Style
Robert R. Wilson, resident, physicist known for his work with the Manhattan Project, and professor at Cornell University; architect of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Ludwig Wittgenstein, resident, philosopher who is considered by some to be the greatest philosopher of the 20th century
Paul Wolfowitz, native, political scientist, and diplomat; served as U.S. ambassador to Indonesia, U.S. deputy secretary of defense, and the 10th president of the World Bank
Christopher Woodrow, native, Hollywood movie producer known for Birdman, Black Mass, and Hacksaw Ridge
Alexi Zentner, resident, author known for his novel Copperhead, which is set in a fictional town that resembles Ithaca

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