Editing Peekskill, New York (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Seth Pomeroy Monument.jpg|thumb|Memorial in Hillside Cemetery to Major General [[Seth Pomeroy]] of the Massachusetts militia, who died in Peekskill en route to providing aid to General [[George Washington]] in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War]]

* [[Hilton Armstrong]], [[NBA]] basketball professional, is a Peekskill High School graduate.<ref name="peekskillartscouncil.org"/>
* [[Reggie Austin (actor)|Reggie Austin]], an actor, was born in Peekskill and is a Peekskill High School Graduate.
* [[Peter Bagge]], a noted cartoonist, was born and brought up in Peekskill.
* [[Becca Balint]], Congresswoman for [[Vermont's at-large congressional district]], raised in Peekskill<ref>{{cite book |last=Condos |first=James |date=2014 |title=Biographical Sketches of Federal and State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of 2015–2016 |url=https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/645867/Bio-Sketch-Book.pdf |location=Montpelier, VT |publisher=Vermont Secretary of State |page=20}}</ref>
* [[Moses S. Beach]], politician, [[The Sun (New York City)|New York Sun]]'s owner, friend of [[Mark Twain]]
* [[Henry Ward Beecher]] was an influential Civil War-era minister who built his family mansion on East Main Street in 1878.<ref name="peekskillartscouncil.org"/>
* [[T. C. Boyle]], a novelist, is a former Peekskill resident.<ref name="peekskillartscouncil.org"/>
* [[Elton Brand]], an [[NBA]] All-Star basketball professional, is a Peekskill High School graduate.<ref name="peekskillartscouncil.org"/> Brand is now General Manager of the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]. 
* [[Benjamin Civiletti]], a former United States Attorney General and attorney, was born in Peekskill.  
*[[Harriet Redfield Cobb]], longtime math professor at [[Smith College]], born in Peekskill
* [[Chauncey Depew]] was chairman of the board of the [[New York Central Railroad]] and then served as a United States senator for New York.<ref name="peekskillartscouncil.org"/>
* [[File:Peekskill and Waterfront.jpg|thumb|Downtown Peekskill]][[Abel Ferrara]], an independent filmmaker, was born in the Bronx, moved to Peekskill as a child and graduated from high school there.
* [[Mel Gibson]], actor, director, producer and screenwriter, was born in Peekskill.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/feb/29/religion.world|work=The Guardian|access-date=2021-05-01|title=Passion player|date=February 29, 2004}}</ref>
* [[Jackie Gleason]], actor and comedian, lived in Peekskill from 1959 to 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/28/jackie-gleasons-round-house|title=Jackie Gleason's Round House|date=April 1960|publisher=Popular Mechanix|access-date=November 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231023657/http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/28/jackie-gleasons-round-house/|archive-date=December 31, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ujk0AAAAIBAJ&pg=5347,7607716&dq=jackie+gleason+round+home&hl=en|title=Jackie Gleason's fabulous home is now up for sale|author=Statham, Richard|date=July 31, 1963|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|access-date=November 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ChUmAAAAIBAJ&pg=5930,4180792&dq=jackie+gleason+circular+home&hl=en|title=Here's House For Sale, Jackie Gleason Special|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|access-date=November 21, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Theodore Haupt]], American [[modernism|modernist]] artist, lived in Peekskill from 1941 until 1948.
* [[Samuel Frost Haviland]], established first bank in [[Chile]].
* [[James W. Husted (Representative)|James William Husted]] was a U.S. Representative from New York.
* [[Richard E. Jackson]], a former Peekskill mayor, was the first African-American mayor in New York State.<ref name="peekskillartscouncil.org"/>
* [[Tre Johnson]], a former NFL lineman, graduated from Peekskill High School, and had a nine-year NFL career highlighted by his selection to the 2000 Pro Bowl with the [[Washington Redskins]].
* [[Malcolm Koonce]], [[NFL]] Defensive End for the [[Los Vegas Raiders]]
*[[Sean Murphy (baseball)|Sean Murphy]], [[MLB]] catcher for the [[Atlanta Braves]]
* [[George Pataki]], former New York Governor was born in Peekskill. He served as Peekskill's mayor from 1981 to 1984.<ref name="peekskillartscouncil.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.peekskillartscouncil.org/peekskill.php|publisher=Peekskill Arts Council|title=Prominent Peekskill People|year=2007|archive-date=August 14, 2007|access-date=December 10, 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814111658/http://www.peekskillartscouncil.org/peekskill.php}}</ref> 
* [[Cornelius A. Pugsley]] was a congressman and preservationist whose name is still attached to a national preservation award for public parks.<ref name="peekskillartscouncil.org"/>
* [[Paul Reubens]], an entertainer (aka [[Pee-wee Herman]]) <ref name="peekskillartscouncil.org"/>
* [[Kirtanananda Swami]] Bhaktipada (born Keith Gordon Ham), [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna]] guru<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.henrydoktorski.com/nv/bhaktipada.html|title=New Vrindaban: The Black Sheep of ISKCON|publisher=Henrydoktorski.com|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Herb Trimpe]], a longtime [[Marvel Comics]] artist (''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'') was raised in Peekskill.<ref name="ggb">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/jonhulkholt/trimpe.interview.1.html |title=Green Skin's Grab-Bag: "An Interview with Herb Trimpe" |publisher=Webcitation.org |access-date=April 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20091026050013/http://www.geocities.com/jonhulkholt/trimpe.interview.1.html |archive-date=October 26, 2009 }}</ref>
* [[Stanley Tucci]], an actor, was born in Peekskill.<ref name="peekskillartscouncil.org"/>