List of people from Rome, New York explained

This article lists notable people from Rome, New York.

List

• Ben Baldanza, CEO of Spirit Airlines 2006–2016
• Francis Bellamy, author of the Pledge of Allegiance
• Wilson S. Bissell (1847–1903), U.S. Postmaster General (1893-1895)
• Joseph H. Boardman (1948–2019), CEO of Amtrak 2008–2016
• Walter R. Brooks, author of the Freddy the Pig children's book series
• Archi Cianfrocco, Major League Baseball player
• Jerry Cook, NASCAR driver, six-time NASCAR Modified Champion and one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers
• The DeMarco Sisters, singers
• Chuck Detwiler, football player
• Richie Evans, NASCAR driver, nine-time NASCAR Modified Champion, one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers, 2012 NASCAR Hall Of Fame inductee
• Henry A. Foster, U.S. Representative and Senator from New York, Justice of the New York Supreme Court
• Jasper W. Gilbert (1812–1899), justice of the New York Supreme Court
• Alex Haley (1921–1992), author of , 1963–1968^[1]
• Mark Hapka, actor, Days Of Our Lives
• John B. Jervis, leading U.S. civil engineer of early 19th century, designer of Croton Aqueduct, High Bridge of New York City, and 4-2-0 railroad locomotive
• Norman B. Judd (1815–1878), U.S. Congressman
• Charles H. Larrabee (1820–1883), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
• Robert Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball^[2]
• Tom Myslinski, NFL player
• James Joseph Plunkett (1900–1946), architect, known for his work in Santa Barbara, California
• Pat Riley, former NBA player and head coach; currently the President of the Miami Heat
• Tim Russ, actor,
• Tim Sestito, National Hockey League player
• Tom Sestito, National Hockey League player
• Richard D. Simons, Associate Justice, New York State Court of Appeals, 1983–1997^[3]
• Bonnie Thunders, roller derby skater^[4]
• Mary Edwards Walker (1832–1919), feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, alleged spy, prisoner of war, surgeon, and, as of 2016, only woman to receive the Medal of Honor
• Anthony Washington, discus world champion (1999), four-time national champion, three-time Olympian: 1992, 1996, 2000
• Benjamin Wright (1770–1842), Chief Engineer of the Erie Canal
• Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), best-selling American author

References

1. News: Syliva . John . Obituary: Rome Woman Was Friend of Alex Haley . Utica (NY) Observer Dispatch . 1982-01-20 . 2008-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080627082714/http://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%202/Utica%20NY%20Daily%20Observer/Utica%20NY%20Observer%201982.pdf/Utica%20NY%20Observer%201982%20-%200659.pdf#xml=http://www.fultonhistory.com/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=ffffffffcea4a6d6&DocId=4835283&Index=Z%3a%2fFulton%20Historical&HitCount=14&hits=3e1+3e2+3f2+3f3+3f9+40a+418+41e+43b+44f+476+493+4a6+9cc+&SearchForm=c%3a\inetpub\wwwroot\Fulton_New_form.html&.pdf . 2008-06-27 . live .
2. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/manfred-groomed-to-lead-mlb-from-early-age?ymd=20140814&content_id=89641254&vkey=news_mlb Manfred groomed to lead MLB from early age
3. Web site: About our firm - Attorneys . 2008-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090712121233/http://mgglaw.com/Bios/bio_page.htm#RDS . 2009-07-12 . live .
4. "Star player for NYC roller derby team has connections to Rome ", Rome Sentinel