List of people from Lewiston, New York

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

 * Jacob Kassay, painter

Authors

 * James Fenimore Cooper, American writer who stayed during the summer of 1821
 * Catherine Gildiner, who wrote the best-selling memoir Too Close to the Falls
 * Herbert Richardson, publisher and founder of The Edwin Mellen Press

Bands, composers, and musicians

 * Tim Easton, guitarist, singer-songwriter

Business and industry

 * 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
 * Paul A. Schoellkopf, industrialist and chairman of the Buffalo Niagara Electric Corporation

Military

 * Joseph Brant, Mohawk military and political leader

Politics and law

 * 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

 * Wallace "Mad Bear" Anderson, Native American activist
 * John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt, notable linguist
 * Barney E. Warren, Christian hymnwriter and minister

Sports

 * 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