The following are notable people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the Binghamton, New York area. Note that the list does not include Binghamton University alumni who lived in the area only to attend the university.

Academics and scientists David A. Ansell, physician and author James Axtell, historian Carl Edward Baum, electrical engineer Herbert P. Bix, historian Albert Boime, art historian Ruth Britto, mathematician Anne Case, economist Edith Katherine Cash, mycologist and lichenologist Willard N. Clute, botanist Peter Hilton, mathematician Thomas Hopko, former dean of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Mike Hudak, environmental researcher Peter Kogge, computer engineer, IBM Fellow Edwin A. Link, engineer, inventor of the flight simulator Tom M. Mitchell, computer scientist Paul Olum, mathematician Camille Paglia, author, teacher, social critic Ota Ulč, political scientist Peter Ungar, paleoanthropologist Immanuel Wallerstein, sociologist M. Stanley Whittingham, chemist, recipient of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry David Sloan Wilson, evolutionary biologist

Actors and entertainers Charlie Ahearn, film director Rick Baker, makeup artist Stephanie Courtney, Progressive Dick Biondi, disc jockey John Conboy, Emmy-winning soap opera producer Jeremy Davidson, actor Richard Deacon, actor Angel Desai, actress John Ducey, TV actor Shareeka Epps, actress Darlanne Fluegel, actress, model Helen Gardner, actress and producer of silent black and white film Anthony George, soap opera actor Hugh Herbert, actor and comedian Jim Hutton, actor Jasmine Kennedie, drag performer Jessica Lee, model, Playboy Playmate, August 1996 Wilbur Mack, actor Ernie Manouse, anchorman Leonard Melfi, playwright and actor Bridget Moynahan, model, actress Tony Northrup, video producer, author, and photographer Stanley J. Orzel, film director Stephen Park, comedian, actor Karl Ravech, ESPN personality Amy Sedaris, comedian and actress Rod Serling, writer, television producer, creator of The Twilight Zone TV series Jackie Siegel, model, actress DeAnne Smith, comedian and writer Roger Watkins, writer, director, producer, actor Chris Wedge, film director David Weisman, film director Sam Weisman, Emmy-nominated TV director Volkmar Wentzel, photographer and cinematographer for National Geographic Mark Withers, actor

Artists and architects Renata Bernal, visual artist Orlando Busino, illustrator Johnny Hart, cartoonist, creator of comic strips B.C. and The Wizard of Id John Marshall, artist for comic strip Blondie Charles McGill, sculptor Jerry Moriarty, artist and cartoonist Marla Olmstead, painter Brant Parker, cartoonist, co-creator of The Wizard of Id Isaac G. Perry, architect Kenneth F. Space, photographer, filmmaker, cinematographer C. Edward Vosbury, architect Susan Waters, painter Ed Wilson, sculptor

Athletes and athletics personnel Joel Bennett, baseball player Colbie Young, football player Tyler Biggs, hockey player Dave Bliss, basketball coach Danijal Brković, soccer player Daniel Capecci, soccer player Dan Casey, baseball player Christopher Coleman, bobsledder Cathy Compton, softball coach Mike Coolbaugh, baseball coach Scott Coolbaugh, baseball player Jerry D'Amigo, hockey player Babe Danzig, baseball player Wink Davenport, volleyball player and official Alec Dufty, soccer player Mike Dunham, hockey player Diane Farrell, tennis player George Feigenbaum, basketball player Billy Gabor, basketball player Rob Gardner, baseball player Barry Goldstein, golf instructor Bobby Gonzalez, basketball coach Bill Hallahan, baseball player Gerry Hannahs, baseball player Megan Jacoby, Hyrox athlete and 2024 Hyrox World Champion Jim Johnson, baseball player Arthur Jones, football player Chandler Jones, football player DaQuan Jones, football player Jon Jones, mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Heavyweight champion, former Light Heavyweight champion Isaiah Kacyvenski, football player Richie Karl, golfer Jon Kimmel, football player Steve Kraly, baseball player Joe LaRue, competitive eater Sang-chul Lee, taekwondo coach Johnny Logan, baseball player Ron Luciano, baseball umpire, author of The Umpire Strikes Back Frank LoVuolo, football player Emily Mackay, runner Billy Martin, baseball player and manager Tamdan McCrory, mixed martial arts fighter Joe Mott, football player Kylie Nadaner, soccer player Troy Nickerson, wrestler Hidy Ochiai, martial artist Mayumi Pejo, Olympic martial artist King Rice, basketball coach Mike Rotunda, wrestler Jack Sharkey, World Heavyweight Champion boxer Matt Tanzini, soccer player Justin Topa, baseball player Rasa von Werder, bodybuilder, exotic dancer George S. Whitney, football coach Randy Will, Olympic bobsledder Jake Zumbach, football player

Business figures Jonathan Michael Ansell, international insurance company founder and CEO Joseph H. Boardman, CEO of Amtrak, administrator of Federal Railroad Administration Edward E. Ford, businessman and philanthropist George F. Johnson, co-owner of Endicott Johnson Corporation George Hull, tobacconist and Cardiff Giant hoaxer Willis Sharpe Kilmer, promoter of Swamp Root patent medicine and thoroughbred owner John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil Edward W. Stack, CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods Gustav Stickley, furniture manufacturer, prominent promoter of American Craftsman movement Oliver Treyz, television executive Thomas Tull, CEO of Legendary Pictures, part owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers Thomas J. Watson, Sr., founder and president of International Business Machines (IBM) Adam Weitsman, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Lawyers and jurists Alvaro Bedoya, attorney and FTC commissioner Barbara M. Lynn, judge Ellis Rubin, attorney Jerome B. Simandle, judge Lorenzo P. Williston, judge and politician

Military figures Joseph J. Bartlett, brigadier general and diplomat Joseph Brant, Mohawk military leader John L. Broome, marine officer John Francis Burnes, marine officer Daniel Bursch, astronaut Howard G. Garrison, US Army major general Douglas G. Hurley, astronaut David Ireland, colonel Edward F. Jones, army officer and merchant Mark D. McCormack, US Army major general Brett James McMullen, brigadier general, USAF retired, Windsor Central High School graduate Lawrence D. Peters, marine, Medal of Honor recipient John C. Robinson, major general, Medal of Honor recipient Lester R. Stone, Jr., sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient Douglas H. Wheelock, astronaut

Musicians Frederick Ayres, composer Elaine Bonazzi, opera mezzo-soprano Corky Cornelius, jazz trumpeter Fred Coury, drummer Steve Davis, jazz trombonist Dena DeRose, jazz pianist and singer Chris Griffin, jazz trumpeter John Hollenbeck, jazz drummer and composer Robert Jager, composer Richard Leech, opera tenor Tim Malchak, singer/songwriter Elmar Oliveira, violinist Steve Perry, singer/guitarist for the Cherry Poppin' Daddies Stephen Roessner, Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, drummer for Saxon Shore Slam Stewart, jazz bassist Gary Wilson, performance artist Ed Zandy, trumpeter

Politicians Warren M. Anderson, state senator Hakeem Jeffries, House minority leader Bill Aswad, Vermont state legislator William H. Austin, Wisconsin state legislator William Weaver Bennett, first mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey Stacey Campfield, Tennessee state senator Orlow W. Chapman, U.S. solicitor general Daniel S. Dickinson, U.S. senator Edwin Arthur Hall, congressman Robert Harpur, state politician William Henry Hill, congressman Thomas W. Libous, state senator Donna Lupardo, state assemblywoman Tom McDonald, U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe Daniel A. Mica, congressman John Mica, congressman Stephen C. Millard, congressman E. A. Mitchell, congressman Marshall F. Moore, governor Thomas C. Platt, U.S. senator Keith Rothfus, congressman Raymond Bartlett Stevens, congressman Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue Benjamin F. Tracy, Secretary of the Navy J. Ernest Wharton, congressman Forman E. Whitcomb, state assemblyman George H. Williston, Wisconsin state and territorial legislator'Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin,' Wisconsin Historical Society: 1882, Wisconsin Necrology-1881, pg. 455 Katie Wilson, mayor of Seattle Ivan Yermachenka, Belarusian politician, diplomat and writer Ken Zubay, Minnesota state legislator

Writers and journalists Eric Appel, writer and director Martin Bayne, blogger, activist Harvey Bullock, screenwriter, producer C. J. Chivers, journalist Jack Dann, science fiction author and editor Everett De Morier, novelist, author, humorist Kate Gale, poet Amy Kim Ganter, author and illustrator John Gardner, novelist Howard R. Garis, author of Uncle Wiggily stories Don Goddard, radio and TV news reporter Stephen Kalinich, poet and songwriter David Ross Locke, aka Petroleum V. Nasby, journalist and early political commentator Gerald McCarthy, poet Peter Robinson, speechwriter for Ronald Reagan Pamela Sargent, science fiction author David Sedaris, humorist and writer Pete Van Wieren, play-by-play baseball commentator Jean Webster, author Jenna Wolfe, Today Show anchor

Others Alexander Aitchison, firefighter chief Joseph Barbara, mobster Russell Bufalino, mobster Frances M. Beal, activist Michael Dahulich, archbishop Gerald Nicholas Dino, fourth bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix William L. Moore, civil rights activist

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