Washington Heights, Manhattan - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

See also: Category:People from Washington Heights, Manhattan

Notable current and former residents of Washington heights include:

  • Pedro Alvarez (born 1987), baseball player who was drafted second overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.
  • Alex Arias (born 1967), Dominican-American former Major League Baseball player.
  • Carl Blaze (1976–2006), American Hip-Hop/R&B DJ for Power 105.1
  • Maria Callas (1923–1977), opera singer, was raised in Washington Heights until she was 14. Her school certificate hangs in the hallways of P.S. 132.
  • Rod Carew (born 1945), former professional baseball player.
  • Frances Conroy (born 1953), actress.
  • Nelson Antonio Denis (born 1954), New York State Assemblyman
  • Don Dinero - Cuban-American Hip-Hop/Reggaeton artist.
  • David Dinkins, Mayor of New York City 1990-1994.
  • Jim Dwyer (born 1957), columnist and reporter at The New York Times.
  • Laurence Fishburne (born 1961), Academy Award nominated actor.
  • Luis Flores (born 1981), Dominican former NBA point guard.
  • Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), German-American professional baseball player for the New York Yankees.
  • Elias Goldberg (1886–1978), New York painter, most of his city paintings focus on the area of Washington Heights. Mr. Goldberg exhibited at the legendary Charles Egan Gallery.
  • David Gorcey (1921–1984), brother of Leo and regular member of the Dead End Kids / East Side Kids / The Bowery Boys.
  • Leo Gorcey (1917–1969), member of the original cast of "Dead End", and memorably outspoken member of the Dead End Kids / East Side Kids / The Bowery Boys.
  • Alan Greenspan (born 1926), 13th Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
  • Hex Hector (born 1965), Grammy Award winning remixer and producer
  • Jacob K. Javits (1904–1986), United States Senator.
  • Henry Kissinger (born 1923), former National Security Advisor and United States Secretary of State.
  • Paul Kolton (1923–2010), chairman of the American Stock Exchange.
  • Joshua Lederberg (1925–2008), geneticist who received the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work in bacterial genetics, was born in Montclair.
  • Stan Lee (born 1922), Creator of Spider-Man, X-Men, The Incredible Hulk.
  • Daniel D. McCracken (1930-2011) early computer pioneer and author
  • Knox Martin (born 1923), American painter, sculptor, muralist.
  • Mims (born 1981), Jamaican-American Rapper.
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980), actor, and Tony Award-winning composer, and lyricist, best known for writing and acting in the Broadway musical In the Heights.
  • Theodore McCarrick (born 1930) Cardinal Archbishop of Washington, D.C. (2001–2006)
  • Karina Pasian (born 1991), Recording R&B Singer from Def Jam Records.
  • Manny Perez - Dominican Actor, who has appeared in Third Watch.
  • Freddie Prinze (1954–1977), Puerto Rican and Hungarian descent Stand-up comedian, best known for his 1970s TV series Chico and the Man co-starring Jack Albertson.
  • Kenny Rankin (1940-2009), American musician, singer and songwriter
  • Manny Ramírez (born 1972), Dominican Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), Dominican-American Baseball player for the New York Yankees.
  • James R. Russell (born 1953), scholar and Harvard University professor
  • Merlin Santana (1976–2002), Dominican-American actor also Tupac's brother-in-law.
  • Vin Scully (born 1927), Sportscaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • TAKI 183 - one of the originators of New York graffiti.
  • Tiny Tim (1932-1996), Real name, Herbert Khaury; singer and ukelele player, a novelty act of the 1960s best known for his rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips."
  • Ruth Westheimer (born 1928), "Dr. Ruth", sex educator and sex counselor.
  • Jerry Wexler (1917–2008), music producer who coined the term "Rhythm and blues".
  • Guy Williams (1924–1989), Italian American actor, born in Washington Heights in 1924
  • Rafael Yglesias (born 1954), novelist/screenwriter.
  • Tally Brown (1934-1989), singer and actress in films by Andy Warhol and other underground filmmakers.

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