List of Ellis Island immigrants

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Ellis Island was the gateway for over 20 million immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station for over sixty years from 1892 until 1954. The island, in Upper New York Bay, was greatly expanded with land reclamation between 1892 and 1934. Before that, the much smaller original island was the site of Fort Gibson and later a naval magazine. The island was made part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965 and has hosted a museum of immigration since 1990.

Below is a list of Ellis Island immigrants who attained notability in the United States.

Date	Name	Country	Profession	Ref.
1913	Louis Adamic	Slovenia	Author	[1]
1909	Joe Adonis	Italy	Mobster
1902	Theodore Anagnostopoulos	Greece	Father of U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew
1923	Isaac Asimov	Russia	Science fiction writer	[1]
1903	Charles Atlas	Italy	Bodybuilder	[2]
1920	Mischa Auer	Russia	Actor	[3]
1914	Monty Banks	Italy	Actor, director
1906	Abraham Beame	England	Politician, Mayor of New York City	[4]
1914	Ludwig Bemelmans	Austria	Author, illustrator	[5]
1893	Irving Berlin	Russia	Composer, lyricist	[2] [6]
1914	Ettore Boiardi	Italy	Chef ("Chef Boyardee")	[7]
1908	Joseph Bonanno	Italy	Mobster, head of Bonanno crime family
1907	Irène Bordoni	France	Actor, singer	[2]
1922	George Brent	Ireland	Actor	[3]
1917	Joseph Calleia	Malta	Actor, singer
1906	Louis Capozzoli	Italy	Member, U.S. House of Representatives
1903	Frank Capra	Italy	Film director, producer, writer	[2]
1913	Caesar Cardini	Italy	Restaurateur, chef, created Caesar salad
1911	Tom Carvel	Greece	Businessman, created Carvel ice cream
1913	Cipriano Castro	Venezuela	Politician, military leader, President of Venezuela
1911	George Christopher	Greece	Politician, Mayor of San Francisco	[8]
1914	Stoyan Christowe	Bulgaria	Journalist, politician
1906	Claudette Colbert	France	Actor	[2]
1920	Ronald Colman	England	Actor	[3]
1915	Xavier Cugat	Spain/  Cuba	Bandleader	[2]
1919	Lilly Daché	France	Milliner, fashion designer	[9]
1916	Karl Dane	Denmark	Actor, comedian	[10]
1921	Ellen Dawson	Scotland	Political activist, trade unionist
1907	Pietro Deiro	Italy	Accordionist
1912	Reginald Denny	England	Actor, aviator
1926	Lya De Putti	Hungary	Actor
1929	Max Dimont	Finland	Historian, author
1921	Vernon Duke	Russia	Composer
1906	Max Factor	Poland	Cosmetologist, founder, Max Factor & Company	[2]
1909	Frank Fenton	England	Writer
1909	Leslie Fenton	England	Actor, director
1904	Edward J. Flanagan	Ireland	Priest, founder, Boys Town	[2]
1894	Felix Frankfurter	Austria	Jurist, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court	[2]
1895	Kahlil Gibran	Lebanon	Writer	[2]
1916	Leon Gilmour	Russia	Artist, printmaker	[11]
1920	Arshile Gorky	Armenia	Painter	[12]
1920	Cary Grant	England	Actor
1905	Cecilia Greenstone	Poland	Social worker	[3] : 76
1923	Richard Hauptmann	Germany	Convicted murderer
1911	Gayelord Hauser	Germany	Nutritionist, self-help author	[13]
1937	Dick Haymes	Argentina	Singer, songwriter, actor
1907	Sidney Hillman	Russia	Trade union leader
1892	Franciszek Hodur	Poland	Bishop, founder, Polish National Catholic Church
1908	Bob Hope	England	Comedian	[2]
1928	Vladimir Horowitz	Russia	Concert pianist
1906	Sol Hurok	Russia	Impresario	[14]
1901	Vincent R. Impellitteri	Italy	Politician, Mayor of New York City	[15]
	Sven Johnson	Sweden	Gymnast
1894	Al Jolson	Lithuania	Singer, actor, comedian	[2]
1921	Hubert Julian	Trinidad and Tobago	Aviator
1890	Gus Kahn	Germany	Tin Pan Alley lyricist	[16]
1913	Elia Kazan	Turkey	Director, writer, actor	[2]
1912	Ruby Keeler	Canada	Actor, dancer, singer	[2]
1922	John Kluge	Germany	Entrepreneur, one-time richest person in the U.S.	[7]
1909	Dan Kolov	Bulgaria	Wrestler
1912	Eva Kotchever	Poland	Writer, founder of the Eve's Hangout in New York
1941	Wanda Landowska	Poland	Harpsichordist
1906	Lucky Luciano	Italy	Mobster, boss of Genovese crime family
1921	Bela Lugosi	Hungary	Actor, portrayed Count Dracula	[2]
1922	George Mardikian	Armenia	Restaurateur
1912	Morris Markin	Russia	Businessman, founder, Checker Cab Company	[17]
1920	Ross Martin	Poland	Actor
1921	Reuben Mattus	Poland	Founder, Häagen-Dazs
1921	Rose Mattus	England
	John McCormack	Ireland	Singer, tenor and opera
1912	Claude McKay	Jamaica	Harlem Renaissance poet and writer	[18]
1912	Mike McTigue	Ireland	Boxing champion
1892	Annie Moore	Ireland	First immigrant inspected at Ellis Island	[19]
1896	Joe Moore	Ireland	Actor
1896	Matt Moore	Ireland	Actor, director
1896	Owen Moore	Ireland	Actor
1896	Tom Moore	Ireland	Actor, director
1901	Antonio Moreno	Spain	Actor, director	[20]
1923	Alan Mowbray	England	Actor	[21]
1922	Joseph Murphy	Ireland	New Thought author and minister
1897	Arthur Murray	Poland	Dancer, businessman	[22]
1907	Nicholas Musuraca	Italy	Cinematographer
1941	Pola Negri	Poland	Actor	[2]
1901	Pauline Newman	Lithuania	Labor activist	[15]
1905	Anna Q. Nilsson	Sweden	Actor	[23]
1904	Louis Nizer	England	Trial lawyer	[17]
1894	Warner Oland	Sweden	Actor	[2]
1910	Rafaela Ottiano	Italy	Actor
1922	George Papashvily	Georgia	Writer, sculptor	[24]
1901	Mitchell Parish	Russia	Lyricist
	Joe Penner	Hungary	Vaudeville and radio comedian
1942	Ezio Pinza	Italy	Opera singer
1921	Pearl Primus	Trinidad and Tobago	Dancer, choreographer
1926	Ayn Rand	Russia	Novelist, philosopher	[25]
1904	Hyman G. Rickover	Poland	U.S. Navy Admiral	[2]
1904	Edward G. Robinson	Romania	Actor	[2]
1893	Knute Rockne	Norway	Football coach	[2]
1898	Ole Edvart Rølvaag	Norway	Novelist, professor
1900	Michael Romanoff	Lithuania	Restaurateur, conman, actor	[26]
1908	Henry Roth	Poland	Novelist	[27]
1908	Onorio Ruotolo	Italy	Sculptor, poet	[24]
	Arthur Rubinstein	Poland	Pianist
1924	Sig Ruman	Germany	Comedian
	Dalip Singh Saund	India	Politician, U.S. Congressman
1924	John H. Secondari	Italy	Author, television producer	[28]
1906	Ben Shahn	Lithuania	Painter
1923	Battling Siki	Senegal	Boxer
1919	Igor Sikorsky	Russia	Aviation pioneer	[29]
1910	Spyros Skouras	Greece	Film executive
1896	Joseph Stella	Italy	Painter
	Michael Strank	Slovakia	U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
1909	Erich von Stroheim	Austria	Director, actor, producer	[2]
1914	Jule Styne	England	Composer
1946	Yma Sumac	Peru	Singer
1906	Arthur Tracy	Russia	Singer, actor	[2]
1938	Maria von Trapp	Austria	Singer, matriarch of Trapp Family Singers	[2]
1936	Pauline Trigère	France	Fashion designer	[29]
1913	Rudolph Valentino	Italy	Actor	[2]
1905	Abraham Vereide	Norway	Minister, founder, Goodwill Industries
1905	Johnny Weissmuller	Romania	Swimmer, Olympic medalist, actor
1907	Frances Winwar	Italy	Biographer, translator, writer	[30]
1893	Anzia Yezierska	Poland	Novelist
	Henny Youngman	England	Comedian, violinist

See also

• Lists of Americans
• List of naturalized American citizens

References

Notes

1. Moreno 2008, p. 24.
2. Moreno, Barry. "Destined For Fame". OhRanger.com. NPS Library, Ellis Island (via APN Media). Archived from the original on November 12, 2017.
3. Moreno, Barry (2003). Ellis Island. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 99–110. ISBN   978-0738513041.
4. Moreno 2008, p. 41.
5. Moreno 2008, p. 23.
6. Bergreen, Laurence (1990). As Thousands Cheer . Viking Penguin. p.  10. ISBN   978-0-670-81874-7.
7. Moreno 2008, p. 38.
8. Moreno 2008, p. 46.
9. Moreno 2008, p. 39.
10. Moreno 2008, p. 94.
11. Francey, Mary. "American Printmakers and the Federal Art Project". Artist Essays: FAP Printmakers. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
12. Moreno 2008, p. 25.
13. Moreno 2008, p. 37.
14. Moreno 2008, p. 36.
15. Moreno 2008, p. 43.
16. Moreno 2008, p. 59.
17. Moreno 2008, p. 35.
18. Moreno 2008, p. 22.
19. Roberts, Sam (September 14, 2006). "Story of the First Through Ellis Island Is Rewritten". The New York Times . Retrieved November 18, 2017.
20. Moreno 2008, p. 75.
21. Moreno 2008, p. 98.
22. Moreno 2008, p. 33.
23. Moreno 2008, p. 83.
24. Moreno 2008, p. 26.
25. Moreno 2008, p. 28.
26. Moreno 2008, p. 118.
27. Moreno 2008, p. 21.
28. Moreno 2008, p. 27.
29. Moreno 2008, p. 40.
30. Moreno 2008, p. 30.

Bibliography

• Moreno, Barry (2008). Ellis Island's Famous Immigrants. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9780738555331.