- Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), more commonly known as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and film producer. He is tied with Tom Hanks as the only actors to have seven consecutive US$100 million plus blockbusters on his resume, and Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won the Golden Globe Award. - Rory Cochrane
Rory Cochrane (born February 28, 1972 in Syracuse, New York) is an American actor, probably best known as playing Ron Slater in "Dazed and Confused". - Karl Buechner
Karl Buechner is the original singer for the band Earth Crisis from Syracuse, New York, USA. Since the early 1990's he has been at the forefront of the hardcore music scene. He promotes a vegan and straight edge lifestyle, and is also known for his work in the animal rights arena, speaking at many prominent hearings and doing outreach work for animal rights organizations such as PETA. After the breakup of Earth Crisis in 2001, he now sings for Freya, … - Terry McAuliffe
Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe (born February 9, 1957) is an American businessman, political consultant, and a Democratic candidate for the 2009 gubernatorial election in Virginia. Previously, he served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2001 to 2005. He also served as chairman of the 2008 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. - L. Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum (May 15 1856-May 6 1919) was an American author, actor, and independent filmmaker best known as the creator, along with illustrator W. W. Denslow, of one of the most popular books ever written in American children's literature, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", better known today as simply "The Wizard of Oz". He wrote thirteen sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a plethora of other works, … - Grace Jones
Grace Jones (born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948, in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a model, singer and actress. - Rod Serling
Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling (December 25, 1924 - June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, most famous for his science fiction anthology television series, "The Twilight Zone". - Thomas Szasz
Dr. Thomas Stephen Szasz (pronounced /sas/; born April 15, 1920 in Budapest, Hungary) is a psychiatrist and academic. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the State University of New York Health Science Center in Syracuse, New York. He is a prominent figure in the antipsychiatry movement, a well-known social critic of the moral and scientific foundations of psychiatry, and of the social control aims of medicine in modern society, as well as of scientism. - Jimmy van Heusen
Jimmy Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), was an American composer. Writing songs for films and television, he won four Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and an Emmy. - Tom Kenny
Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962 in East Syracuse, New York) is an American voice actor who is perhaps best known for his work in the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants", in which he is the voice of Spongebob, the narrator, Patchy the Pirate, and a number of other characters. Aside from voice acting, Kenny has also been a cast member of the HBO sketch comedy program "Mr. Show" and the short-lived Fox Television sketch show "The Edge", … - Mark Copani
Mark Copani (born November 7, 1981) is a currently inactive professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name Muhammad Hassan, a controversial heel wrestler forced into an unceremonious exit. - Tim Connolly
Tim Connolly (born May 7, 1981 in Baldwinsville, New York) is an American ice hockey player in the NHL. Connolly played for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League prior to 1999. In the 1999 NHL Entry Draft he was drafted by the New York Islanders; he was the fifth player selected in the draft. On June 24th, 2001 at the NHL Entry Draft, Connolly and Taylor Pyatt were traded by the New York Islanders to the Buffalo Sabres for captain Michael Peca. - Roy Bernardi
Roy A. Bernardi is the current United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He was nominated by President George W. Bush on June 24, 2004 and confirmed by the Senate on November 21, 2004. He previously served as Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development at HUD. In 1993, Mr. Bernardi was elected the 51st Mayor of the City of Syracuse, New York where he served two terms. - Comfort Tyler
Comfort Tyler, one of the original settlers of modern Syracuse, New York brought his family in spring of 1788 to what became the hamlet of Onondaga Hollow on the future Seneca Turnpike, south of the center of the modern city. He joined Asa Danforth and Ephraim Webster. the first white settle there, who obtained permission of the Onondaga (tribe) for them to settle. - Mikey Welsh
Mikey Welsh (born April 20, 1971 in Syracuse, New York) is an artist and former bassist of the band Weezer. Welsh started off as a Boston-area musician, playing in bands such as Chevy Heston, Jocobono, Left Nut, and The Heretix. He also was Juliana Hatfield's touring bassist. In 1997 he joined the first incarnation of The Rivers Cuomo Band, the side-project of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. He joined Weezer in 1998 following the departure of Matt Sharp. - Robert de Niro Sr.
Robert Mario De Niro, Sr. (January 17, 1922 - May 3, 1993) was an abstract expressionist painter. He is perhaps best known as the father of actor Robert De Niro. - Camille Paglia
Camille Anna Paglia (born April 2, 1947 in Endicott, New York) is an American social critic, intellectual, author and teacher. She is a professor of humanities and media studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Paglia completed her undergraduate studies at Binghamton University and later, her graduate studies at Yale. - Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18 1931), is a Nobel Prize-winning American author, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialog, and richly detailed African American characters; among the best known are her novels "The Bluest Eye", "Song of Solomon", and "Beloved", which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. - Marcus Douthit
Marcus Eugene Douthit (born April 15 1980, in Syracuse, New York) is an American basketball player who graduated from Providence College and was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2004 NBA Draft. - Johnny Gammage
Johnny Gammage was a black motorist who died on October 12, 1995, after being stopped for "driving erratically" by police from the nearly all-white Pittsburgh suburbs of Brentwood, Baldwin Borough and Whitehall in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The car that Gammage was driving, a Jaguar, belonged to NFL player Ray Seals, Gammage's cousin. Seals was not present, he had loaned the car to Gammage who was visiting from his hometown of Syracuse. Per court testimony, Lt. - Matilda Joslyn Gage
Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage (1826-1898) was a suffragist, a Native American activist, an abolitionist, a freethinker, and a prolific author, who was "born with a hatred of oppression". Though born in Cicero, New York, Gage maintained residence in Fayetteville, New York for the majority of her life. She is interred at Fayetteville Cemetery. - Mike Rotunda
Lawrence Michael (Mike) Rotunda (born March 30, 1958), also known as Captain Mike Rotundo, Michael Wallstreet and Irwin R. Schyster, is a former American professional wrestler. He is currently a Producer for WWE. - Maya Deren
Maya Deren, born Eleanora Derenkowsky, was an American avant-garde filmmaker and film theorist of the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, poet, writer and photographer. - John Berendt
John Berendt (1939 -) is an American author, known for writing the best-selling non-fiction book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, " which was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. Berendt grew up in Syracuse, New York, where both of his parents were writers. As an English major at Harvard University, he worked on the staff of the Harvard Lampoon. He graduated in 1961 and moved to New York City to pursue a journalism career. - Ray Seals
Raymond Seals (born June 17, 1965) is a former defensive end in the NFL. He is famous for not having attended college, a rarity in the NFL; and in 1991 he batted away Atlanta Falcons quarterback Brett Favre's pass which ended up being his first ever career completion which was to himself. Seals started in Super Bowl XXX as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. - Mark Murphy
Mark Hodge Murphy (born July 13, 1955 in Fulton, New York) is a former American Football safety for the Washington Redskins who played eight seasons in the National Football League from 1977 to 1984. Murphy played college football in Colgate University before his NFL career. With the Redskins, Murphy played in Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XVIII. He played a key role in the Redskins 27-17 Super Bowl XVII win over the Miami Dolphins, … - Michael Cole
Michael Sean Coulthard (born December 8 1968), better known by his stage name of Michael Cole, is the current play-by-play announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment's "Friday Night SmackDown!". - Flip Benham
Philip "Flip" Benham (born April 16, 1948) is a Methodist minister and the national leader of Dallas-based Operation Save America. - Jeff Altman
Jeff Altman (born August 13, 1951) is an American stand-up comedian who has appeared as a guest on "The Late Show with David Letterman" 37 times, most recently October 28, 2006. He has also had numerous acting roles in movies and television, and is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Hughie Hogg on the popular television series "The Dukes of Hazzard". - Amanda Rogers
Amanda Rogers is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. Despite spending much of her youth going to indie rock and hardcore shows, Rogers is a talented pianist whose sound is a mixture of classical and modern piano. She is also well noted for her soft, breathy voice and raw, poetic lyrics. Rogers has independently released two albums, Here and Nowhere and The Grant Sessions EP. On Immigrant Sun Records, she has released three albums, The Places You Dwell, Daily News, … - Dennis McCarthy
Dennis McCarthy (March 19, 1814 - February 14, 1886) was a nineteenth century politician and manufacturer from New York. Born in Salina, New York, McCarthy pursued in an academic course, attended Valley Academy in Salina and engaged in the manufacturing of salt. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1846, was mayor of Syracuse, New York in 1853 and was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1866, serving from 1867 to 1871, … - Greg Paulus
Greg Paulus (born July 31986 in Medina, Ohio) is a starting point guard on the Duke University's men's basketball team. - Jimmy Collins
James E. "Jimmy" Collins (born) is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He has been the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Illinois at Chicago since 1996. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach at the University of Illinois. He played college ball at New Mexico State University and had a brief professional career with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA and the Carolina Cougars of the ABA. He was raised in Syracuse, New York. - Siobhan Fallon
Siobhan Fallon (born May 13, 1961) is an American actress. She was born in Syracuse, New York. Since 2002, she has been credited as Siobhan Fallon Hogan. She appeared on "Saturday Night Live" from 1991 to 1992. She also appeared on "Seinfeld" as Elaine Benes' unwanted, feckless, showbiz wanna-be roommate ("think of Ethel Merman without the talent"). Thereafter, she began to appear in feature films. She currently resides in Middletown, NJ. - Steve Altes
Steve Altes (born November 13 1962 in Syracuse, New York) is an American writer, best known for his humorous essays. His specialty is getting hired into unusual occupations and writing funny accounts of his misadventures. Some escapades he has written about include working as a hand model, a stand-in for Brad Pitt, a trainer at the FBI Academy, answering phones for President-elect Clinton, and applying to the CIA. - Kinsley S. Bingham
Kinsley Scott Bingham, sometimes spelled Kingsley, (December 16, 1808-October 5, 1861) was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and Governor of the state of Michigan. - Tobias Wolff
Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff (born June 19, 1945, in Birmingham, Alabama) is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. He is best known for his short stories and his memoirs, although he has written two novels (most recently "Old School"). - Jessica Cutler
Jessica Cutler (born May 18 1978) is a former congressional staff assistant for former Senator Mike DeWine. In 2004, Cutler published a short-lived blog called "Washingtonienne" describing her life in Washington, D.C., USA, including the details of her active sex life. Her identity was revealed by the blog "Wonkette" in May 2004, which resulted in a scandal on Capitol Hill and her being fired. Cutler's blog is now known as "Jessica Cutler Online." In summer 2004, … - Thomas Vincent Welch
Thomas Vincent Welch (October 1 1850 - October 20 1903) was a New York State Assemblyman and served as the first Superintendent of the New York State Reservation at Niagara, holding the post for 18 years. As a member of the New York State Assembly, Welch was a key player in the efforts to acquire the lands adjoining Niagara Falls, and to make them free for all to view. When the bill making Niagara Falls free was signed on April 30 1885, … - Jacob J. Shubert
Jacob J. Shubert (circa 1879 - December 26 1963) was naturalized American theatre owner/operator and producer and a member of the famous theatrical Shubert family. Born in Neustadt, Poland (now Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania), he was the sixth child and third son of Duvvid Schubart and Katrina Helwitz. Jacob was still a small child when the family emigrated to the United States, settling in Syracuse, …
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