Editing Amherst, New York (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Anita Álvarez]], Olympic synchronized swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Anita Alvarez |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-swimming/athlete-profile-n1302215-alvarez-anita.htm |publisher=Tokyo 2020 |access-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730153238/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-swimming/athlete-profile-n1302215-alvarez-anita.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Eric Andersen]], singer-songwriter, grew up in the hamlet of [[Snyder, New York|Snyder]]
* [[Richard J. Burke]], journalist, poet, and playwright
* [[Jack Davis (industrialist)|Jack Davis]], industrialist and politician
* [[Al Dekdebrun]], former pro football quarterback and Amherst Town Supervisor
* [[Dan Gronkowski]], former NFL tight end
* [[Rob Gronkowski]], former NFL tight end for the [[New England Patriots]] and the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
* [[Jeffrey Gundlach]], bond manager, graduated from Amherst High School
* [[Chris Hajt]], former NHL player
* [[James P. Hayes]], former New York state assemblyman
* [[Dan Herbeck]], journalist for ''The Buffalo News''
* [[Marc Evan Jackson]], comedian
* [[Bruce Kershner]], environmentalist
* [[Andy Kulberg]], rock and blues bassist
* [[Nick Langworthy]], chair of the [[New York Republican State Committee]]
* [[Joe Mack (catcher)|Joe Mack]], 2021 1st-round draft pick, playing catcher for the [[Miami Marlins]]
* [[Wendie Malick]], actress
* [[Thomas McCollum]], professional hockey player
* [[Norman McCombs]], businessman
* [[Joe Mesi]], professional boxer, attended Sweet Home High School
* [[Ian Murphy (writer)|Ian Murphy]], [[alternative journalism|alternative journalist]] and [[satire|satirist]]
* [[Harry Neale]], hockey broadcaster and former NHL coach
* [[Keith O'Neil]], former NFL player
* [[Brooks Orpik]], NHL defenseman
* [[Wayne Patrick]], former NFL player
* [[Michael Ranzenhofer]], New York state senator
* [[Edward Rath III]], New York state senator
* [[Mike Robitaille]], former NHL player and current Sabres broadcaster
* [[Mark Rubin]], former NFL player
* [[Hugh B. Scott]], judge
* [[Billy Sheehan]], rock bassist
* [[Barnett Slepian]], physician murdered by anti-abortion terrorist [[James Charles Kopp]]
* [[John Stevens (singer)|John Stevens]], 2004 ''[[American Idol]]'' finalist
* [[Satish K. Tripathi]], president of the State University of New York at Buffalo
* [[Thiru Vikram]], engineer
* [[James Whitmore]], actor, attended Amherst High School
* [[Gordon Yaeger]], notable pilot of the [[Bell Rocket Belt]]
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