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This article lists notable people from Utica, New York.

Nineteenth century and earlier

• Amariah Brigham – psychiatrist
• Alexander Bryan Johnson – prominent Utica banker; self-taught philosopher and political writer; married to the granddaughter of president John Adams
• Francis Marion Burdick – legal scholar; a mayor of Utica (1882-1883), (born at De Ruyter, New York)
• John T. Clark – civil engineer and politician
• Jane Elizabeth Dexter Conklin – poet, journalist, and religious writer
• Roscoe Conkling – U.S. Senator and Republican Stalwart political leader; a mayor of Utica; is buried there
• Marianne Cope – religious sister and Roman Catholic saint
• Arthur Bowen Davies – artist, born in Utica
• Harold Frederic – author and journalist, born and raised in Utica; buried in Utica's Forest Hill Cemetery
• Jane Louisa Hardy – activist and philanthropist
• Grace May North – author, born in Utica
• Pádraig Phiarais Cúndún (1777–1856) – Irish-American homesteader and composer of American poetry in the Irish language; arrived in Utica in 1826; buried there
• Horatio Seymour – New York State Governor and Democratic presidential candidate; native of Utica; buried there
• Carrie Babcock Sherman – James Schoolcraft Sherman's wife, born in Utica
• James Schoolcraft Sherman – U.S. vice president; born in Utica; buried there
• Gerrit Smith – social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist; born in Utica
• Benjamin Walker – Revolutionary War soldier; lived the last 20 years of his life in Utica
• Chandler J. Wells – former mayor of Buffalo, New York, born in Utica

Twentieth and twenty-first century

Arts and entertainment

• Kim Bass – screenwriter, producer, and director
• Mark Bodé – artist; born in Utica; son of Vaughn Bodē
• Vaughn Bodē – artist, born in Utica and graduated from Proctor High School;
• Joe Bonamassa – blues musician
• Steven Brill – film producer, director and screenwriter
• Neave Brown – London-based architect and artist
• Bruce Burger – multi-instrumentalist and singer
• Dick Clark – lived briefly in Utica and began his television career there, hosting a country music show on WKTV
• Daryl Cobb – children's book author and national children's educational presenter, born in Utica
• Fran Cosmo – musician of the band Boston
• Tommy DeCarlo – musician of the band Boston
• Debbie Friedman – singer-songwriter of Jewish religious-themed songs, born in Utica
• Annette Funicello – actress and singer; born in Utica; poked mild fun at the city in her song "The Promised Land". Funicello also makes reference to Utica in the 1960 Sherman Brothers-authored song "Hawaiian Love Talk", singing: "I think that you're much cuter than the day we met in Utica".
• Lincoln Holroyd – performer, bandleader and music educator in Utica from 1905 until his death in 1961
• moe. – jam rock band
• Ron O'Neal – actor, born in Utica
• Tiffany Pollard – actress and television personality, known for Flavor of Love and I Love New York
• Sofronio Vasquez – Filipino singer, winner of season 26 of The Voice.

Sports

• George Burns – former Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Giants, born in Utica
• Dave Cash – Major League Baseball infielder and three-time All-Star, was born in Utica
• Robert Esche – National Hockey League goalie and sports executive affiliated with the Utica Comets
• Chris Garrett – running back in Canadian Football League grew up in Utica
• Jim Jackson – play by play broadcaster for the Philadelphia Flyers
• Mark Lemke – former Major League Baseball player was born in Utica
• Art Mills – Major League Baseball pitcher and coach of the 1945 World Series champion Detroit Tigers, born in Utica
• Len Rossi – pro wrestler
• Will Smith – NFL defensive end and New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame member graduated from Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica
• Andy Van Slyke – former Major League Baseball outfielder, born in Utica
• Lou Lazzaro, Racecar driver. Member Greater Utica Hall of Fame

Business

• Harry H. Bassett (1874–1926) – auto maker, president of Buick (1920–1926), born in Utica
• Kenny Friedkin (1915-1962) – founder of Pacific Southwest Airlines, born in Utica
• Steve Wynn – real estate developer, hotel and casino mogul

Politicians

• Mike Arcuri – former U.S. Congressman
• Sherwood Boehlert – former U.S. Congressman
• Anthony Brindisi – former U.S. Congressman
• Fred J. Douglas – former U.S. Congressman
• Rufus Elefante – Democratic political boss
• Charles A. Talcott – former U.S. Congressman

Other

• Daniel Barwick – author, fundraiser, journalist, podcaster, higher education administrator, and teacher
• Bianca Devins – 17-year-old murder victim
• Elizabeth E. Farrell (1870–1932) – educator
• Asa Jennings – Utica YMCA worker who organized the evacuation of refugees from the Great Fire of Smyrna
• Michael Kernan – former Washington Post journalist
• Paul Krugman – economist, professor at City University of New York, columnist for the New York Times
• Cherilla Storrs Lowrey (1861–1918) – clubwoman in Hawaii, born in Utica
• John D. MacDonald – best-selling crime novelist, grew up in Utica
• Nyah Mway – 13-year-old killed by police
• Dan Senor – columnist, writer, and political advisor to Mitt Romney
• Michael Sweet – author of CUPS, attended SUNY Institute of Technology
• John Zogby – political pollster

Fictional characters

• Gary Chalmers – Superintendent of Springfield School District on the television cartoon series The Simpsons
• Karen Filippelli – Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin Utica Branch on the television comedy The Office
• Uncle Leo – Alice Kramden's uncle in The Honeymooners

References

1. United States Congress. "Roscoe Conkling (id: C000681)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
2. NNDB
3. Oneida County Freedom Trail
4. Mrs. Mecomber (June 14, 2008). "Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, NY". New York Traveler. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
5. United States Congress. "James Schoolcraft Sherman (id: S000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
6. NNDB
7. "WALKER, Benjamin, (1753 - 1818)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Office of the Historian, United States Congress. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
8. "Feature Artist: Vaughn Bode". A&H Magazine. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
9. "Happy Herbs". Art and Architecture – San Francisco. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
10. Browning, Tamara (May 3, 2012). "Guitarist Joe Bonamassa born to play the blues". State Journal-Register. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019.
11. Tubia, Luke (December 22, 2016). "'Mighty Ducks', 'Little Nicky' Writer Was Born In Utica!". Big Frog 104. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
12. Chuck Dauphin (April 19, 2012). "Dick Clark Could Rock, But He Started Out Country". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
13. Bostwick, Joanne. "Author Visits by Daryl Cobb". Author Visits by Daryl Cobb. Daryl Cobb Production. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
14. Bostwick, Joanne. "About Daryl Cobb - Scrap Book". authorvisitsbydarylcobb.com/aboutme.html. Daryl Cobb Productions. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
15. "Utica native finds musical home on independent label". Utica Observer Dispatch. October 14, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
16. Derminio, Andrew; Todd, Nicole. "Utica Native And Boston Singer, Coming To Stanley Theatre". WIBX 950. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
17. Elaine Woo (January 11, 2011). "Debbie Friedman, self-taught Jewish folk singer, dies at 59". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
18. Annette Funicello at IMDb
19. "Music". Annette Connection. Retrieved June 23, 2013. Promised Land, a song she and her husband, Glen Holt wrote together telling the story of her and her family's journey from New York to California.
20. Davey Jones (April 8, 2013). "Was Annette Funicello Making Fun Of Utica In 1983 With The Song "The Promised Land"?". WODZ 96.1 AM. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
21. moe. at AllMusic
22. John Arlidge (January 11, 2009). "Steve Wynn: Raising the stakes in Vegas". Sunday Times. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

v t e City of Utica, New York
Metropolitan area Oneida County New York
Parks and recreation	Utica Zoo Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District Roscoe Conkling Park T. R. Proctor Park F. T. Proctor Park Memorial Parkway Val Bialas Ski Area
Education	Higher Utica University Mohawk Valley Community College SUNY Polytechnic Institute St. Elizabeth College of Nursing PrattMWP College of Art and Design Empire State University Oneida Institute (defunct) Utica School of Commerce (defunct) K–12 Utica City School District Thomas R. Proctor High School Utica Free Academy (defunct) Notre Dame Junior Senior High School
Transportation	Union Station Griffiss International Airport Oneida County Airport (defunct) Interstate Routes 90 790 New York State Routes 5 5A 5S 8 12 49 840 Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (CENTRO)
Economy and culture	Sports Adirondack Bank Center Boilermaker Road Race Utica Comets (AHL) current season Utica City FC (MASL) current season Utica Curling Club Cuisine Chicken riggies Utica greens Half-moons Tomato pie Penne alla vodka Matt Brewing Company Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Stanley Theater Hotel Utica Utica Children's Museum Utica Psychiatric Center Adirondack Scenic Railroad National Distance Running Hall of Fame (defunct)
Media	Television WKTV (NBC) WKTV-DT2 (CBS) WKTV-DT3 (CW) WUTR (ABC) WFXV (Fox) WPNY-LD (MyNetworkTV) W22DO-D (PBS) Observer-Dispatch Daily Sentinel List of Utica radio stations
People	Horatio Seymour (1810 – 1886) Roscoe Conkling (1829 – 1888) James Schoolcraft Sherman (1855 – 1912) Rufus Elefante (1903 – 1994) Edward A. Hanna (1922 – 2009) People Mayors Demographics
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