List of people from Niagara Falls, New York

This is a list of notable people from Niagara Falls, New York.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Artists

• George Barker, photographer nationally famous for Niagara Falls photos
• Thomas Aquinas Daly, landscape and still life painter
• Ruth Dicker, landscape painter
• Jeremiah Goodman, illustrator
• Shelley Niro, Mohawk filmmaker and visual artist
• Alice Wadowski-Bak, artist, creator of wycinanki

Authors and journalists

• Barbara Frum, Canadian television journalist, born in Niagara Falls, NY
• Lilian Whiting, journalist, author
• Jane Bryant Quinn, financial journalist

Bands, composers, and musicians

• Gary Baker, Grammy Award-winning songwriter
• Glen Benton, death metal musician
• Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer
• Richard Ray Farrell, electric blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer and songwriter, born in Niagara Falls ^[1]
• William Masselos, classical pianist
• Chauncey Morehouse, jazz drummer
• Bobby Previte, drummer and composer
• Tommy Tedesco, born in Niagara Falls, most-recorded guitarist in history

Business and industry

• Francis R. Delano, banker, first warden of Minnesota State Prison, first General Superintendent of St. Paul & Pacific Railway
• Frank A. Dudley, former lawyer, politician, hotelier and business owner
• Dawne Hickton, CEO of RTI International Metals

Entertainers and actors

• R. J. Adams (Bob Shannon), actor and radio personality, attended Bishop Duffy High School
• Mark Bridges, costume designer
• Charles Cyphers, actor
• Julie Gregg, actress
• Rachael Lillis, voice actress
• April Stevens, pop singer, best known for her recording of Deep Purple with her brother Nino Tempo
• Nino Tempo, pop singer, best known for his recording of Deep Purple with his sister April Stevens
• Franchot Tone, actor, born in Niagara Falls

Military

• John P. Bobo, received Medal of Honor
• Peter Buell Porter, US Secretary of War

Politics and law

• Earl Brydges, New York State Senator
• John T. Bush, New York State Senator
• John Ceretto, New York State Assemblyman
• Robert H. Gittins, U.S. Congressman
• George W. Grider, U.S. Congressman from Tennessee
• Lorraine Hunt, Lt. Governor of Nevada
• Pat E. Johnson, president of National Tang Soo Do Congress
• Nancy J. King, Maryland State Senator
• Joe Micon, Indiana legislator
• John Moses, Illinois Assemblyman
• Michael Mulligan, lead prosecutor in the courts-martial of Hasan Akbar and of Nidal Malik Hasan
• Peter A. Porter, poet and village president of Niagara Falls
• Arthur Schoellkopf, mayor of Niagara Falls, New York
• James S. Simmons, U.S. Congressman
• Richard D. Simons, Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals
• Thomas Vincent Welch, New York State Assemblyman, first Superintendent of New York State Reservation at Niagara

Religion, charities, social advocacy

• George W. Comstock, public health physician
• Brent Nicholson Earle, AIDS activist
• Robert Elderfield, chemist
• Scott H. Faulring, historian, document editor
• Lois Gibbs, environmental activist
• Orange Judd, agricultural chemist
• James Thomas Stevens, poet, academic

Sports

• Benny Bengough, Baseball player and member of the New York Yankees first World Series title in 1923.
• Dean Biasucci, NFL placekicker
• David Bright, professional diver
• Walter Cazen, baseball player
• Adam Clendening, NHL defenseman (raised in nearby Wheatfield)
• Greg Cox, NFL safety
• Modie Cox, basketball player
• Dan DeSantis, football player for Philadelphia Eagles
• Walter Dick, member of U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame
• Quran DuBois, basketball player
• Rashad Evans, MMA Fighter
• Marcus Feagin, basketball player
• Jonny Flynn, NBA basketball player, Minnesota Timberwolves
• William Frazer, Olympic sport shooter
• Hank Gornicki, MLB player
• Steve Hamilton, NFL defensive end
• Paul Harris, basketball player
• Ben Hayes, MLB relief pitcher
• Ellis Hobbs, cornerback for Philadelphia Eagles
• Richard Jacob, basketball coach
• Daryl Johnston, NFL player
• Wayne Krivsky, MLB executive
• Chuck Leo, AFL player
• Marc Magliarditi, hockey goaltender
• Sal Maglie, baseball pitcher ^[2]
• Rick Manning, baseball player
• Tony Marino, amateur competitive bodybuilder and power lifter
• Matt Mazza, basketball player
• Vince Mazza, NFL player and Canadian football all-star
• Marc Mero, WWE professional wrestler
• John Moir, professional basketball player
• Hank Nichols, college basketball referee
• Qadree Ollison, NFL running back
• Johnny Pasek, baseball player
• Nick Sebek, NFL quarterback
• James Starks, football player for Green Bay Packers
• Tara VanDerveer, women's basketball coach at Stanford
• Kerry Von Erich, professional wrestler
• Jesse Winker, baseball player
• Tim Winn, basketball player

Other

• Vincent DePaul Lynch, university professor
• Peter Magaddino, mobster
• Stefano Magaddino, mafia boss
• William Chandler Shrubsall, inmate
• Charlie Utter, American Wild West figure
• Tobias Witmer, Pennsylvania German dialect poet, surveyor, and American Civil War veteran
• Roger Woodward, went over Niagara Falls and lived in 1960 when he was 7 years old

References

1. "Biography". Richardrayfarrell.com. February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
2. "SABR article on the 1949 Drummondville Cubs". Quebec.sabr.org. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.