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. 1 2 Moreno 2008, p. 24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Moreno, Barry. "Destined For Fame". OhRanger.com. NPS Library, Ellis Island (via APN Media). Archived from the original on November 12, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Moreno 2008, p. 43.
  16. ↑ Moreno 2008, p. 59.
  17. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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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