Notable East Harlem Residents and Public Figures

• Albert Medina
• Alice Wragg Kornegay
• Alice Neel (Painter)
• Al Pacino (Actor)
• Alvin F. Poussaint
• Anna C. Ruddy (Missionary)
• Adolphus Anthony "Doc" Cheatham (Musician)
• Bernardo Vega (Writer/Activist)
• Burt Lancaster (Actor)
• Chita Rivera (Dancer)
• Dan Wakefield (Photographer)
• Donald McKayle (Dancer)
• Dr. Barbara Ann Teer
• Dylcia Pagan (Political Activist)
• Earl Zindars (Composer)
• East Harlem Legends (Community Works, 2005)
• Ed Sullivan (Comedian)
• Eddie Palmieri (Musician)
• Edgar “El Chamaco” Santana (Boxer)
• Edgardo "Ed" Vega Yunqué (Novelist)
• Edward Corsi (Labor Activist)
• Edwin Torres (Judge/Author)
• Erik Estrada (Actor)
• Ernesto Antonio " Tito" Puente, Jr. (Musician)
• Ernesto Quinonez (Novelist)
• Esther Rolle (Actor)
• Fiorello LaGuardia (Congressman, Mayor)
• Frank Pellegrino (Restaurateur)
• Geoffrey Holder (Actor/Dancer)
• Gilberto "Joe Cuba" Calderón (Musician)
• Gil Fagiani (Writer)
• Groucho Marx (Comedian)
• Héctor "Macho" Camacho (Boxer)
• Henry Roth (Writer)
• Herman Badillo (Congressman)
• Holcombe Rucker (Teacher/Coach)
• Howard Blake Hobbs
• James Baldwin (Writer)
• James de la Vega (Artist)
• Jesús Colón (Writer)
• Jessie Sapp (Athlete)
• Jimmy Sabater (Musician)
• Joe Bataan (Musician)
• Johnny Colon (Singer)
• Jose Feliciano (Singer)
• Joseph Fernandez (NYC Chancellor)
• Juan Gonzalez
• Julia de Burgos (Writer)
• Langston Hughes (Writer)
• Lawrence Lader (Abortion Rights Activist)
• Lee Daniels (Director)
• Leonard Covello (Educator)
• Leo Lerman
• Letty Mandeville Russell
• Los Pleneros de la 21 (Musicians)
• Lou Gehrig (Athlete)
• Lumidee (Singer)
• Machito (Musician)
• Manny Vega (Artist)
• Marc Anthony (Singer)
• Marian Anderson (Contralto)
• Marie Dickson (Advocate)
• Mario Bauza (Musician)
• Mario Biaggi (Congressman)
• Michael "Pete" Pascale (Advocate)
• Nicholasa Mohr (Writer)
• Oscar Garcia Rivera (Assemblyman)
• Patti Moreno (Garden Girl)
• Pedro Pietri (Poet)
• Piri Thomas (Writer)
• Rachel/Raquel “Rusty” Villegas
• Rafael Hernández Marín (Composer)
• Ray Barretto (Musician)
• Raymond Plumey, FAIA (Architect)
• Reri Grist (Soprano)
• Rita Moreno (Actress)
• Ronald E. McNair (Astronaut)
• Russell Leigh Sharman (Author)
• Salvatore Castillo
• Salvatore "Ed McBain" Lombino (Novelist)
• Sandy Rivera (D.J.)
• Sekou Sundiata (Poet)
• Sonny Grosso (Producer)
• Stanley Forman (Photographer)
• Steven Gilliard, Jr.
• Susan L. Taylor (Author)
• Tony Palladino
• Tupac Shakur (Rapper)
• Vito Marcantonio (Congressman)
• Walter Ruby
• Warren Miller (Writer)
• Willie Perdomo (Poet)
• Young Lords Party (Activists)
• Youth of East Harlem Reflect on Their Own Community (Community Works, 2005)