Many notable people were either born in New York City or adopted it as their home.
People from New York City
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- 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson, born 1975) – businessman and rapper
- 6ix9ine (Daniel Hernandez, born 1996) – rapper
- 22Gz (Jeffrey Mark Alexander, born 1997) – Brooklyn drill rapper
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- William Zabka – actor known for his role as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai
- William Zinsser – writer, journalist, and professor
- Charlotte Zucker (1921–2007) – actress
Non-native New Yorkers
These people were not born or adopted in New York City and raised elsewhere but are well known for living in New York City.
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- Kyrie Irving – basketball player, born in Australia, grew up in New Jersey
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- Johannes Urzidil – writer, born in Prague, Bohemia
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See also
- List of people from New York
- By borough:
- List of people from the Bronx
- List of people from Brooklyn
- List of people from Manhattan
- List of people from the Upper East Side
- List of people from Queens
- List of people from Staten Island
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