Notable people

Notable natives or residents of Amsterdam include:

• Gary Aldrich, FBI agent assigned to the White House under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Clinton; author of a book about the Clinton administration
• Bruce Anderson, Medal of Honor recipient, American Civil War soldier
• Benedict Arnold (1780–1849), United States Congressman from New York^[19]
• Felix Joseph Aulisi, New York Supreme Court Justice, Appellate Division
• Josh Beekman, former National Football League offensive guard (Chicago Bears)
• Matthias J. Bovee, United States Congressman from New York^[19]
• Roger Bowman, professional baseball player
• Lucille Bremer, actress
• Tim Buckley, musician
• Dr. Tom Catena, physician, humanitarian
• Todd Cetnar, played professional basketball in the United Kingdom
• William B. Charles, former US Congressman
• Jessica Collins (Birth name: Jessica Capogna), actress
• Charles Dayan, United States Congressman from New York and former Lieutenant Governor of New York^[19]
• Kirk Douglas, actor
• Mary Anne Krupsak, New York State Lieutenant Governor
• H. Edmund Machold, Speaker of the New York State Assembly
• Chris Marcil, television producer, writer, and actor
• George Miles, Michigan Supreme Court justice
• Marilyn Hall Patel, federal judge for United States District Court for the Northern District of California, vacated the conviction of Fred Korematsu of the 1944 Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States
• Rocco Petrone, Apollo program director
• Todd Pettengill, former professional wrestling show host and announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment.
• David Pietrusza, author, historian
• Lemuel Smith, convicted serial killer
• Homer P. Snyder, former US Congressman
• Vernon Tichenor, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• Ray Tomlinson, implemented the first person-to-person network email
• Paul Tonko, Congressional Representative from New York, former New York State Assemblyman
• Samuel Wallin, former US Congressman
• Harrison Wilson, Jr., is American educator and college basketball coach who served as the second president of Norfolk State University from 1975–1997.
• Ruth Zakarian, Miss New York Teen USA 1983, Miss Teen USA 1983