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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.

Date Name Country Profession Ref.
1913 Louis Adamic   Slovenia Author [1]
1909 Joe Adonis   Italy Mobster
1902 Theodore Anagnostopoulos   Greece Father of U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew
1923 Isaac Asimov   Russia Science fiction writer [1]
1903 Charles Atlas   Italy Bodybuilder [2]
1920 Mischa Auer   Russia Actor [3]
1914 Monty Banks   Italy Actor, director
1906 Abraham Beame   England Politician, Mayor of New York City [4]
1914 Ludwig Bemelmans   Austria Author, illustrator [5]
1893 Irving Berlin   Russia Composer, lyricist [2] [6]
1914 Ettore Boiardi   Italy Chef (" Chef Boyardee") [7]
1908 Joseph Bonanno   Italy Mobster, head of Bonanno crime family
1907 Irène Bordoni   France Actor, singer [2]
1922 George Brent   Ireland Actor [3]
1917 Joseph Calleia   Malta Actor, singer
1906 Louis Capozzoli   Italy Member, U.S. House of Representatives
1903 Frank Capra   Italy Film director, producer, writer [2]
1913 Caesar Cardini   Italy Restaurateur, chef, created Caesar salad
1911 Tom Carvel   Greece Businessman, created Carvel ice cream
1913 Cipriano Castro   Venezuela Politician, military leader, President of Venezuela
1911 George Christopher   Greece Politician, Mayor of San Francisco [8]
1914 Stoyan Christowe   Bulgaria Journalist, politician
1906 Claudette Colbert   France Actor [2]
1920 Ronald Colman   England Actor [3]
1915 Xavier Cugat   Spain/  Cuba Bandleader [2]
1919 Lilly Daché   France Milliner, fashion designer [9]
1916 Karl Dane   Denmark Actor, comedian [10]
1921 Ellen Dawson   Scotland Political activist, trade unionist
1907 Pietro Deiro   Italy Accordionist
1912 Reginald Denny   England Actor, aviator
1926 Lya De Putti   Hungary Actor
1929 Max Dimont   Finland Historian, author
1921 Vernon Duke   Russia Composer
1906 Max Factor   Poland Cosmetologist, founder, Max Factor & Company [2]
1909 Frank Fenton   England Writer
1909 Leslie Fenton   England Actor, director
1904 Edward J. Flanagan   Ireland Priest, founder, Boys Town [2]
1894 Felix Frankfurter   Austria Jurist, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court [2]
1895 Kahlil Gibran   Lebanon Writer [2]
1916 Leon Gilmour   Russia Artist, printmaker [11]
1920 Arshile Gorky   Armenia Painter [12]
1920 Cary Grant   England Actor
1905 Cecilia Greenstone   Poland Social worker [3]: 76 
1923 Richard Hauptmann   Germany Convicted murderer
1911 Gayelord Hauser   Germany Nutritionist, self-help author [13]
1907 Sidney Hillman   Russia Trade union leader
1892 Franciszek Hodur   Poland Bishop, founder, Polish National Catholic Church
1908 Bob Hope   England Comedian [2]
1928 Vladimir Horowitz   Russia Concert pianist
Sol Hurok   Russia Impresario [14]
1901 Vincent R. Impellitteri   Italy Politician, Mayor of New York City [15]
Sven Johnson   Sweden Gymnast
1894 Al Jolson   Lithuania Singer, actor, comedian [2]
1921 Hubert Julian   Trinidad and Tobago Aviator
1890 Gus Kahn   Germany Tin Pan Alley lyricist [16]
1913 Elia Kazan   Turkey Director, writer, actor [2]
1912 Ruby Keeler   Canada Actor, dancer, singer [2]
1922 John Kluge   Germany Entrepreneur, one-time richest person in the U.S. [7]
1909 Dan Kolov   Bulgaria Wrestler
1912 Eva Kotchever   Poland Writer, founder of the Eve's Hangout in New York
1941 Wanda Landowska   Poland Harpsichordist
1906 Lucky Luciano   Italy Mobster, boss of Genovese crime family
1921 Bela Lugosi   Hungary Actor, portrayed Count Dracula [2]
1922 George Mardikian   Armenia Restaurateur
1912 Morris Markin   Russia Businessman, founder, Checker Cab Company [17]
1920 Ross Martin   Poland Actor
1921 Reuben Mattus   Poland Founder, Häagen-Dazs
1921 Rose Mattus   England
John McCormack   Ireland Singer, tenor and opera
1912 Claude McKay   Jamaica Harlem Renaissance poet and writer [18]
1912 Mike McTigue   Ireland Boxing champion
1892 Annie Moore   Ireland First immigrant inspected at Ellis Island [19]
1896 Joe Moore   Ireland Actor
1896 Matt Moore   Ireland Actor, director
1896 Owen Moore   Ireland Actor
1896 Tom Moore   Ireland Actor, director
1901 Antonio Moreno   Spain Actor, director [20]
1923 Alan Mowbray   England Actor [21]
1922 Joseph Murphy   Ireland New Thought author and minister
1897 Arthur Murray   Poland Dancer, businessman [22]
1907 Nicholas Musuraca   Italy Cinematographer
1941 Pola Negri   Poland Actor [2]
1901 Pauline Newman   Lithuania Labor activist [15]
1905 Anna Q. Nilsson   Sweden Actor [23]
1904 Louis Nizer   England Trial lawyer [17]
1894 Warner Oland   Sweden Actor [2]
1910 Rafaela Ottiano   Italy Actor
1922 George Papashvily   Georgia Writer, sculptor [24]
1901 Mitchell Parish   Russia Lyricist
Joe Penner   Hungary Vaudeville and radio comedian
1942 Ezio Pinza   Italy Opera singer
1921 Pearl Primus   Trinidad and Tobago Dancer, choreographer
1926 Ayn Rand   Russia Novelist, philosopher [25]
1904 Hyman G. Rickover   Poland U.S. Navy Admiral [2]
1904 Edward G. Robinson   Romania Actor [2]
1893 Knute Rockne   Norway Football coach [2]
1898 Ole Edvart Rølvaag   Norway Novelist, professor
1900 Michael Romanoff   Lithuania Restaurateur, conman, actor [26]
1908 Henry Roth   Poland Novelist [27]
1908 Onorio Ruotolo   Italy Sculptor, poet [24]
Arthur Rubinstein   Poland Pianist
1924 Sig Ruman   Germany Comedian
Dalip Singh Saund   India Politician, U.S. Congressman
1924 John H. Secondari   Italy Author, television producer [28]
1906 Ben Shahn   Lithuania Painter
Battling Siki   Senegal Boxer
1919 Igor Sikorsky   Russia Aviation pioneer [29]
1910 Spyros Skouras   Greece Film executive
1896 Joseph Stella   Italy Painter
Michael Strank   Slovakia U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
1909 Erich von Stroheim   Austria Director, actor, producer [2]
1914 Jule Styne   England Composer
1946 Yma Sumac   Peru Singer
1906 Arthur Tracy   Russia Singer, actor [2]
1938 Maria von Trapp   Austria Singer, matriarch of Trapp Family Singers [2]
1936 Pauline Trigère   France Fashion designer [29]
1913 Rudolph Valentino   Italy Actor [2]
1905 Abraham Vereide   Norway Minister, founder, Goodwill Industries
1905 Johnny Weissmuller Austria-Hungary Swimmer, Olympic medalist, actor
1907 Frances Winwar   Italy Biographer, translator, writer [30]
1893 Anzia Yezierska   Poland Novelist
Henny Youngman   England Comedian, violinist

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Moreno 2008, p. 24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Moreno, Barry. "Destined For Fame". OhRanger.com. NPS Library, Ellis Island (via APN Media). Archived from the original on November 12, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Moreno, Barry (2003). Ellis Island. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 99–110. ISBN  978-0738513041.
  4. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 41.
  5. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 23.
  6. ^ Bergreen, Laurence (1990). As Thousands Cheer. Viking Penguin. p.  10.
  7. ^ a b Moreno 2008, p. 38.
  8. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 46.
  9. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 39.
  10. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 94.
  11. ^ Francey, Mary. "American Printmakers and the Federal Art Project". Artist Essays: FAP Printmakers. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  12. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 25.
  13. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 37.
  14. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 36.
  15. ^ a b Moreno 2008, p. 43.
  16. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 59.
  17. ^ a b Moreno 2008, p. 35.
  18. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 22.
  19. ^ Roberts, Sam (September 14, 2006). "Story of the First Through Ellis Island Is Rewritten". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  20. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 75.
  21. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 98.
  22. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 33.
  23. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 83.
  24. ^ a b Moreno 2008, p. 26.
  25. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 28.
  26. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 118.
  27. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 21.
  28. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 27.
  29. ^ a b Moreno 2008, p. 40.
  30. ^ Moreno 2008, p. 30.

Bibliography

  • Moreno, Barry (2008). Ellis Island's Famous Immigrants. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN  9780738555331.
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