A list of people who are from or have lived in Lewiston, New York (including: The Village of Lewiston, Lewiston Heights, the Tuscarora Reservation, Pekin, and Colonial Village). Individuals are listed in alphabetical order by last name in each category.
Artists
edit- Jacob Kassay, painter
Authors
edit- James Fenimore Cooper, American writer who stayed during the summer of 1821[1]
- Catherine Gildiner, who wrote the best-selling memoir Too Close to the Falls [2]
- Herbert Richardson, publisher and founder of The Edwin Mellen Press[3]
Bands, composers, and musicians
edit- Tim Easton, guitarist, singer-songwriter
Business and industry
edit- Benjamin Barton, businessman and builder of the Frontier House
- Samuel Barton, businessman and builder of the Frontier House
- Frank A. Dudley, former lawyer, politician, hotelier and business owner
- William Morgan, New York businessman and author on Freemasonry[1]
- Paul A. Schoellkopf, industrialist and chairman of the Buffalo Niagara Electric Corporation
Entertainers and actors
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Military
edit- Joseph Brant, Mohawk military and political leader[1]
Politics and law
edit- John Ceretto, New York State Assemblyman
- Bates Cooke, member United States House of Representatives and later New York State Comptroller
- John B. Daly, politician
- Noah Davis, politician
- Francine DelMonte, former New York State Assemblywoman
- Clinton Rickard, Tuscarora chief
- Stefano Magaddino, mafia boss
- James S. Simmons, politician
- Horatio J. Stow, politician
- Sheldon Thompson, former Mayor of Buffalo, New York
Religion, charities, social advocacy
edit- Wallace "Mad Bear" Anderson, Native American activist
- John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt, notable linguist
- Barney E. Warren, Christian hymnwriter and minister
Sports
edit- Jack Armstrong, TV analyst and announcer for the Toronto Raptors
- Mike Bell, Major League Baseball player
- Kyle Cerminara, former US Olympic wrestler
- Rick Dudley, professional hockey player and coach
- Daryl Johnston, fullback for the Dallas Cowboys
- Patti Lank, curler
- Robert Lindley Murray, chemist and tennis player
- Vince Molyneaux, Major League Baseball player
- Earl Seick, former professional football player
References
edit- ^ a b c "History of Lewiston, New York". historiclewiston.org. Friends of the Lewiston Library, Inc.. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Catherine Gildiner: Biography". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ New, Jake (April 15, 2013). "Herbert Richardson v. the World". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 9 February 2016.