Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is an American city in Central New York. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 147,306, and its metropolitan area had a population of 732,117. It is the county seat of Onondaga County and the economical and educational hub of Central New York, a region with over a million inhabitants. Syracuse is also a relatively large convention city, with a downtown convention complex and the Empire Expo Center directly west of the city, which hosts the annual Great New York State Fair. Syracuse was named after the original Syracuse, a city on the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy, which shares some similarities with this one, including a formerly-important salt industry and a neighboring town of Salina.

List of famous Syracusans

From City:

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• Will Allen - New York Giants cornerback
• Wolf Blitzer - CNN anchor
• Tom Cruise - actor
• Rory Cochrane - actor
• Maya Deren - filmmaker
• Bobcat Goldthwait - actor, comedian
• Guy Hart, Jr. - dancer
• Mark Copani - professional wrestler (under the name Muhammad Hassan)
• Phil Markert - radio personality, actor, entertainer
• Terry McAuliffe - former Democratic National Committee chairman
• Dave Mirra - professional BMX rider
• Darin Morgan - screenwriter
• Earth Crisis - straight edge hardcore punk band
• Rod Serling - actor
• Tim Green - former NFL linebacker, FOX NFL commenatator, A Current Affair host
• Dorsey Levens - NFL running back
• Steve Wynn - Las Vegas casino tycoon (attended Manlius Miltary Academy, now known as Manlius Pebble Hill)
• Jeff Altman - comedian
• Jonathan Murray - reality TV producer, Bunim/Murray Productions
• Richard Gere - actor
• Frank Whaley - actor
• James Nachtwey - photojournalist
• Alec Baldwin - actor
• William Baldwin - actor
• Stephen Baldwin - actor

From Metropolitan Area:

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• John Walsh (Auburn) - talk show host
• Ronnie James Dio (Cortland) - musician

Attended Syracuse University:

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• Vanessa Williams - former Miss America, singer, actress
• Donovan McNabb - quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Ted Koppel - ABC's Nightline anchor
• Pete Yorn - singer, guitarist
• Lou Reed - former frontman of The Velvet Underground, singer, guitarist
• Dina Jenks - champion freshwater trout angler
• Taye Diggs - actor
• Dick Clark - TV personality, former American Bandstand host
• Bob Costas - sportscaster
• Jim Brown - former NFL runningback
• Derrick Coleman - forward for the Detroit Pistons
• Carmelo Anthony - small forward for the Denver Nuggets, led SU to 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
• Dick Stockton - sportscaster
• Mike Tirico - sportscaster
• Jim Boeheim - Syracuse men's basketball head coach
• Marv Albert - sportscaster
• Lexington Steele - porn star
• Grace Jones - model, actress, singer
• Felix Cavaliere - musician, The Young Rascals
• Joseph Biden - U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1988 democrtaic presidential candidate

See Syracuse University for more

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