•
John J. Bennett Jr. – Soldier and lawyer •
Diamond Jim Brady – American businessman and philanthropist •
John Bullman – American jockey •
Tommy Burns – Canadian and U.S. Hall of Fame jockey •
James Kenneth Campbell (1920-2004) - American lawyer •
Louis Capone – organized crime figure •
James Carey –
Medal of Honor recipient •
John Michael Clancy –
U.S. Representative •
Walter Donaldson – songwriter •
Timothy Donoghue (1825–1908) –
Medal of Honor recipient during
American Civil War •
"Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons – American
Hall of Fame racehorse trainer •
Joseph C. H. Flynn – lawyer, politician, and magistrate •
Edward H. Garrison – American Hall of Fame jockey •
William Russell Grace (1832–1904) – Irish-American businessman and former Mayor of New York City •
Frank Hayes (1901–1922) – won a steeplechase despite suffering a fatal heart midrace •
Gil Hodges (1924–1972) –
Major League Baseball player and manager •
Patrick Keely – Architect •
Ardolph Loges Kline –
New York City Mayor,
U.S. Representative •
Frank J. Macchiarola – Chancellor of the New York City Schools, 1978–1983 •
Hugh McLaughlin – Boss of the Brooklyn Democratic Party in the late 1800s •
Jean H. Norris – lawyer and first female magistrate of New York City •
Mícheál Ó Lócháin (1836–1899) – one of the foremost activists in behalf of the Irish Gaelic language in the United States. Founded the first periodical in which Irish Gaelic had a major place. •
Samuel O'Reilly patented the first electric tattoo machine. •
William R. Pelham –
Medal of Honor recipient •
James J. Reynolds – educator •
Quentin Reynolds – journalist •
Frank Thompson (1852–1925) – first major-league baseball player born in Portugal •
Albert Weisbogel – two-time
Medal of Honor recipient (unmarked grave) •
Frankie Yale (1893–1928) – organized crime figure == References ==