Ellis Island was the gateway for over 20 million immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station for over sixty years from 1892 until 1954. The island, in Upper New York Bay, was greatly expanded with land reclamation between 1892 and 1934. Before that, the much smaller original island was the site of Fort Gibson and later a naval magazine. The island was made part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965 and has hosted a museum of immigration since 1990.
Below is a list of Ellis Island immigrants who attained notability in the United States.
| scope=col | scope=col | Name | scope=col | scope=col class=unsortable | Profession | scope=col class=unsortable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author | |||||||||
| Mobster | |||||||||
| Theodore Anagnostopoulos | Father of U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew | ||||||||
| Science fiction writer | |||||||||
| Bodybuilder | [1] | ||||||||
| Actor | [2] | ||||||||
| Actor, director | |||||||||
| Politician, Mayor of New York City | |||||||||
| Author, illustrator | |||||||||
| Composer, lyricist | [3] | ||||||||
| Chef ("Chef Boyardee") | |||||||||
| Mobster, head of Bonanno crime family | |||||||||
| Actor, singer | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Actor, singer | |||||||||
| Member, U.S. House of Representatives | |||||||||
| Film director, producer, writer | |||||||||
| Restaurateur, chef, created Caesar salad | |||||||||
| Businessman, created Carvel ice cream | |||||||||
| Politician, military leader, President of Venezuela | |||||||||
| Politician, Mayor of San Francisco | |||||||||
| Journalist, politician | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| / | Bandleader | ||||||||
| Milliner, fashion designer | |||||||||
| Actor, comedian | |||||||||
| Political activist, trade unionist | |||||||||
| Accordionist | |||||||||
| Actor, aviator | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Historian, author | |||||||||
| Composer | |||||||||
| Cosmetologist, founder, Max Factor & Company | |||||||||
| Writer | |||||||||
| Actor, director | |||||||||
 Ireland | Priest, founder, Boys Town | ||||||||
| Jurist, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court | |||||||||
| Writer | |||||||||
| Artist, printmaker | [4] | ||||||||
| Painter | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Social worker | |||||||||
| Convicted murderer | |||||||||
| Nutritionist, self-help author | |||||||||
| Singer, songwriter, actor | |||||||||
| Trade union leader | |||||||||
| Bishop, founder, Polish National Catholic Church | |||||||||
| Comedian | |||||||||
| Concert pianist | |||||||||
| Impresario | |||||||||
| Politician, Mayor of New York City | |||||||||
| Gymnast | |||||||||
| Singer, actor, comedian | |||||||||
| Aviator | |||||||||
| Tin Pan Alley lyricist | |||||||||
| Director, writer, actor | |||||||||
| Actor, dancer, singer | |||||||||
| Entrepreneur, one-time richest person in the U.S. | |||||||||
| Wrestler | |||||||||
| Writer, founder of the Eve's Hangout in New York | |||||||||
| Harpsichordist | |||||||||
| Mobster, boss of Genovese crime family | |||||||||
| Actor, portrayed Count Dracula | |||||||||
| Restaurateur | |||||||||
| Businessman, founder, Checker Cab Company | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Founder, Häagen-Dazs | |||||||||
| Ireland | Singer, tenor and opera | ||||||||
| Harlem Renaissance poet and writer | |||||||||
| Ireland | Boxing champion | ||||||||
| Ireland | First immigrant inspected at Ellis Island | [5] | |||||||
| Ireland | Actor | ||||||||
| Ireland | Actor, director | ||||||||
| Ireland | Actor | ||||||||
| Ireland | Actor, director | ||||||||
| Actor, director | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Ireland | New Thought author and minister | ||||||||
| Dancer, businessman | |||||||||
| Cinematographer | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Labor activist | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Trial lawyer | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Writer, sculptor | |||||||||
| Lyricist | |||||||||
| Vaudeville and radio comedian | |||||||||
| Opera singer | |||||||||
| Dancer, choreographer | |||||||||
| Novelist, philosopher | |||||||||
| U.S. Navy Admiral | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Football coach | |||||||||
| Novelist, professor | |||||||||
| Restaurateur, conman, actor | |||||||||
| Novelist | |||||||||
| Sculptor, poet | |||||||||
| Pianist | |||||||||
| Comedian | |||||||||
| Politician, U.S. Congressman | |||||||||
| Author, television producer | |||||||||
| Painter | |||||||||
| Boxer | |||||||||
| Aviation pioneer | |||||||||
| Film executive | |||||||||
| Painter | |||||||||
| U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima | |||||||||
| Director, actor, producer | |||||||||
| Composer | |||||||||
| Singer | |||||||||
| Singer, actor | |||||||||
| Singer, matriarch of Trapp Family Singers | |||||||||
| Fashion designer | |||||||||
| Actor | |||||||||
| Minister, founder, Goodwill Industries | |||||||||
| Swimmer, Olympic medalist, actor | |||||||||
| Biographer, translator, writer | |||||||||
| Novelist | |||||||||
| Comedian, violinist | |||||||||
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