Editing Chappaqua, New York

{{Short description|Hamlet and census-designated place in New Castle, New York, US}}
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'''Chappaqua''' ({{IPAc-en|'|tʃ|æ|p|ə|k|w|ɑː}} {{respell|CHAP|ə|kwah}}) is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] in the [[administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] of [[New Castle, New York|New Castle]], in [[Northern Westchester|northern]] [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]]. It is approximately {{convert|30|mi|km|sigfig=1}} north of [[New York City]]. The hamlet is served by the [[Chappaqua (Metro-North station)|Chappaqua station]] of the [[Metro-North Railroad]]'s [[Harlem Line (Metro-North)|Harlem Line]]. In the [[New York State Legislature]] it is within the [[New York State Assembly]]'s 93rd district and the [[New York Senate]]'s 40th district. In [[United States Congress|Congress]] the village is in New York's [[New York's 17th congressional district|17th District]].

Chappaqua was founded by a group of [[Religious Society of Friends|Quakers]] in the 1730s and was the home of [[Horace Greeley]], ''[[New-York Tribune]]'' editor and U.S. congressman. He now names Chappaqua's high school.

A few notable people have called Chappaqua home. [[Leo Esaki]], a Japanese physicist, was living in the town when he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1973.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Craig |title=image of Leo Esaki in Chappaqua |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/long-honeymoon-dr-leo-esaki-one-of-the-three-winners-of-the-news-photo/515109406 |website=Getty Images |access-date=August 22, 2023}}</ref> Since the late 1990s, the 42nd [[president of the United States]], [[Bill Clinton]], and the 67th secretary of State, [[Hillary Clinton]], have lived there.

==History==
In the early 1730s, a group of [[Quakers]] moved north from [[Purchase, New York]], to settle in present-day Chappaqua. They built their homes on Quaker Road (more recently, Quaker Street; Quaker Road still exists but is no longer in the town center) and held their meetings at the home of Abel Weeks. Their [[Friends meeting house|meeting house]] was built in 1753 and still holds weekly meetings each Sunday. The area around the meeting house, known as [[Old Chappaqua Historic District]], was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1974.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a|dateform=mdy}}</ref>  [[Horace Greeley]]'s home, known as [[Rehoboth (Chappaqua, New York)|Rehoboth]] and built by Greeley himself, still stands in Chappaqua.  It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with [[Chappaqua Railroad Depot and Depot Plaza]], [[Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and Greeley Grove]], and the [[Greeley House (Chappaqua, New York)|Greeley House]].<ref name="nris"/>

Various spellings were used for the name they heard Native Americans use for their valley and hillside. It was an [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]] word, ''shah-pah-ka'', and it meant "the rustling land" or "the rattling land," or a place where nothing is heard but the rustling of the wind in the leaves. The Quakers spelled it Shapiqua, Shapaqua, Shapequa, Shappaqua, and, finally, Chappaqua. Their meeting was often referred to as the Shapequa Meeting as early as 1745.<ref>{{cite book| last = Warde| first = Robert| title = Chappaqua: Our Connections to Its Past| year = 1982| publisher = Chappaqua Central School District (CCSD) }}</ref>

On March 18, 1791, the government of New York decided to split the overly large town of North Castle (jokingly called "the two saddlebags") into two smaller towns, one of which was named [[New Castle, New York|New Castle]].  The border was drawn from the southwest corner of [[Bedford (town), New York|Bedford]] to the northeast edge of [[Mount Pleasant, New York|Mount Pleasant]].  New Castle's borders have remained the same since 1791, except for a small piece of land received from [[Somers, New York|Somers]] in 1846 and the secession of [[Mount Kisco, New York|Mount Kisco]] in 1978.

Chappaqua had great streams such as the [[Saw Mill River]] and Roaring Brook. These bodies of water powered [[water mill|mill]]s to crush corn and press oil from beans. The eastern half of Chappaqua was very suitable for farming. The majority of the Quaker settlers of Chappaqua were farmers. The popular farming industry also helped give way to Chappaqua's high milk production. Other popular industries from Chappaqua included shoes, hardware, vinegar, pickles, eyeglasses, and furniture. Many early homes and businesses were demolished in the [[1904 Chappaqua tornado]].

In 1846 when the [[New York and Harlem Railroad]] extended through Chappaqua, business became centered on the [[Chappaqua (Metro-North station)|new train station]]. These businesses included a hotel, livery stables, a public library, and various stores and small factories. The railroad enabled [[commuter]]s to travel to [[New York City]] and back each day.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}

==Geography==
According to the [[2010 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], Chappaqua has a total area of {{convert|0.45|sqmi}}, all land.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Chappaqua CDP, New York |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 18, 2011 }}</ref>  As delineated for the 2000 census, the CDP of Chappaqua covered a much greater area: {{convert|9.44|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|9.38|sqmi}} was land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi}}, or 0.64%, was water.

Parts of the Chappaqua [[ZIP Code]] area are located in the towns of [[Mount Kisco, New York|Mount Kisco]], [[New Castle, New York|New Castle]], [[Mount Pleasant, New York|Mount Pleasant]], [[Yorktown, New York|Yorktown]], and [[Bedford (town), New York|Bedford]], and the hamlet of [[Millwood, New York|Millwood]]. Parts of the Chappaqua Central School District include homes in other zip codes, such as 10570, the [[Pleasantville, New York|Pleasantville]] zip code.

Chappaqua is accessible from the [[Saw Mill River Parkway]], which runs through Westchester County.

===Climate===
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| Jan record high F = 67
| Feb record high F = 73
| Mar record high F = 85
| Apr record high F = 95
| May record high F = 94
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| Jan record low F = −15
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| Aug record low F = 39
| Sep record low F = 32
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| Dec record low F = −9
| year record low F = −15
| Jan precipitation inch = 4.06
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.09
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| Apr precipitation inch = 4.39
| May precipitation inch = 4.84
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.21
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.63
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.55
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.75
| Oct precipitation inch = 4.09
| Nov precipitation inch = 4.51
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.81
| year precipitation inch = 51.13
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| date     = August 2011
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=== Downtown Chappaqua ===
[[File:Downtown Chappaqua (53624339574).jpg|thumb|South Greeley Ave (2024)]]Chappaqua downtown is located along King Street and South Greeley Avenue. It includes many commercial buildings such as Pizza Station, Little Thai Kitchen, a [[Bank of America]] office, and various local hardware shops. South Greeley Avenue is also home to Robert E. Bell Middle school, the Chappaqua Library, and the local police station.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2598
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Chappaqua Farm West Chester County New York.jpeg|thumb|right|''Chappaqua Farm, West Chester County, N.Y., The Residence of Hon. Horace Greeley'', [[Currier & Ives]], c. 1870]]
[[File:Statue of Horace Greeley.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Statue of Horace Greeley in Chappaqua]]

As of the 2010 census, following a major revision to the delineation of its boundaries by the Census Bureau, the population was 1,436.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Chappaqua CDP, New York |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |year=2010 |access-date=November 18, 2011 }}</ref> At the 2000 census, with very different census-defined boundaries, Chappaqua had a population of 9,468.<ref name="Census 2000">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2000 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Chappaqua CDP, New York |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |year=2000 |access-date=November 18, 2011 }}</ref> Note the Chappaqua census-designated-place is different from the Hamlet of Chappaqua, which has a much higher population as part of the [[New Castle, New York|Town of New Castle.]]

As of the [http://censusviewer.com/city/NY/Chappaqua census] of 2010, there were 1,434 people residing in Chappaqua. According to the 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, there are 595 housing units and the median household income is $250,000+. The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.1% White alone, 0% Black or African American alone, 0% Native American alone, 22.6% Asian alone, 0% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone, 0% some other race alone, and 1.3% from two or more races.

According to the 2010 census], the median age was 39 years, with 3.8% of the population under 5, 81.6% 18 and older, and 10% 65 and older. Males had a median income of $207,083 versus $128,750 for females. 0% of families were below the poverty line. 6.6% of people old enough had a high school or equivalent degree of education, 5.8 had some college but no degree, 4% had an associate degree, 37.3% had a bachelor's degree, and 46.3% had a graduate or professional degree.

Nationwide, Chappaqua ranks 42nd among the 100 highest-income places in the United States (with at least 1,000 households). In 2008, CNNMoney listed Chappaqua fifth in their list of "25 top-earning towns."<ref>Cox, Jeff. [https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0707/gallery.BPTL_highest_income.moneymag/5.html "25 top-earning towns: Wondering where the wealth is? Residents of these 25 places have the highest median household incomes in the country"], ''CNNMoney.com'', 2007.</ref> Chappaqua 2007 estimated median household income was $198,000.<ref>Berger, Joseph. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/nyregion/westchester/02streetwe.html "Feeling the Wall Street Pinch at Home"], ''The New York Times'', November 1, 2008.</ref>

===Crime===
Although Chappaqua's [[crime rate]] is far below the national average,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.relohomesearch.com/NorthAmericaCity/NY/Chappaqua.aspx|title=Chappaqua, NY Real Estate Homes for Sale|first=Leading Real Estate Companies of the|last=World}}</ref> the area has had a few high-profile murders. In 1996, a battle between a lottery winner and his former lover over custody of their 5-year-old child resulted in a gun battle; the winner was acquitted of the murder of his former lover on the basis of self-defense, and convicted of the shooting of the woman's father.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/21/nyregion/lotto-winner-guilty-in-a-killing-cleared-in-2d.html "Lotto Winner Guilty in a Killing, Cleared in 2d"], ''The New York Times'', March 21, 1998.</ref> In November 2006 a disbarred attorney drove the body of his severely injured wife to Northern Westchester Hospital, claiming that the couple had been ambushed and shot in the nearby town of Millwood. She died soon after. For over a year, police expressed skepticism about the husband's account and did not rule him out as a suspect. In December 2007 the man was charged with his wife's murder after trying to collect on [[life insurance]] policies.<ref>Fitzgerald, Jim. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/22/AR2006112200256.html "Husband Not Ruled Out in Murder Probe"], ''Associated Press'', November 22, 2006.</ref><ref>McFadden, Robert D. and Santos, Fernanda. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/nyregion/21arrest.html "Westchester Lawyer Charged in Wife’s 2006 Shooting Death"], ''The New York Times'', December 21, 2007.</ref> Carlos Perez-Olivo was convicted October 4, 2008 for the murder of his wife, Peggy Perez-Olivo, who had been working as a teaching assistant at Douglas Grafflin Elementary School in Chappaqua.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/nyregion/westchester/05guilty.html "Lawyer Convicted in Wife’s Death"], ''Associated Press'', October 5, 2008.</ref>

==Arts and culture==
===Notable structures===
[[File:Reader's Digest building in Pleasantville.jpg|thumb|right|upright|''[[Reader's Digest]]'' headquarters at Chappaqua]]

* The international headquarters of ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' was in Chappaqua. The exterior featured statues of [[Pegasus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://westfaironline.com/construction/iconic-readers-digest-headquarters-will-house-apartment-dwellers/ |title=Iconic Reader’s Digest headquarters will house apartment dwellers |last1=Deffenbaugh |first1=Ryan |date=December 16, 2016 |website=Westfair Business Journal |publisher=Westfair Business Publications |access-date=February 25, 2015}}</ref>
* The Chappaqua Friends Meeting House, circa 1753, is the oldest extant Quaker meeting house in Westchester County, and is a [[contributing property]] to the [[Old Chappaqua Historic District]].{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
* America's first concrete barn was completed by Horace Greeley on his Chappaqua farm in 1856. It was also one of the first concrete buildings ever built in the U.S. Greeley's daughter and son-in-law later remodeled it into their house and named it [[Rehoboth (Chappaqua, New York)|Rehoboth]].{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
* Part of the original structure of [[Greeley House (Chappaqua, New York)|one of Horace Greeley's homes]] is part of the present-day New Castle Historical Society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newcastlehs.org/historic-new-castleour-history/horace-greeley-house|title=Horace Greeley House Ornament – New Castle Historical Society}}</ref>
* The Shamberg House, designed by [[Richard Meier]], was built in Chappaqua in 1974.<ref>Cassara, Silvio (1995). ''Richard Meier: Works and Projects''. Editorial Gustavo Gili, Barcelona.</ref>
A Georgian-inspired mansion in Chappaqua served as the shooting location for the 2022 horror film ''[[Bodies Bodies Bodies]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zucker |first=Dave |date=2021-07-14 |title=This Murder Movie House in Chappaqua Is Absolutely Killing It |url=https://westchestermagazine.com/home-real-estate/properties/48-haights-chappaqua/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Westchester Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Jeff |title=Hudson Valley Mansion Is The Real Star Of That New Pete Davidson Movie |url=https://patch.com/new-york/chappaqua/hudson-valley-mansion-real-star-new-pete-davidson-movie |website=Patch}}</ref>

==Education==
{{main|Chappaqua Central School District}}
The [[Chappaqua Central School District]]<!--UNI 06990--> includes the village.<ref name=CensusSDMap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36119_westchester/DC20SD_C36119.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Westchester County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-16}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36119_westchester/DC20SD_C36119_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> In 2024, Chappaqua Central School District had around 3.5 thousand students from grades K-12, above the national average. 

Around 1928, Robert E. Bell Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccsd.ws/bs/|title=Robert E. Bell Middle School|access-date=2008-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314235808/http://www.ccsd.ws/bs/|archive-date=2008-03-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> known at the time as Horace Greeley School, was built. The present day Horace Greeley High School was built in 1957. The three elementary schools in Chappaqua were completed over a twenty-year period: Roaring Brook School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chappaqua.k12.ny.us/rb/|title=Roaring Brook School|access-date=2006-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214012130/http://www.chappaqua.k12.ny.us/rb/|archive-date=2006-12-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> in 1951, Douglas G. Grafflin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chappaqua.k12.ny.us/dg/|title=Douglas G. Grafflin|access-date=2006-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214011848/http://www.chappaqua.k12.ny.us/dg/|archive-date=2006-12-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> in 1962, and Westorchard<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chappaqua.k12.ny.us/wo/index.htm|title=Westorchard|access-date=2006-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061223123014/http://www.chappaqua.k12.ny.us/wo/index.htm|archive-date=2006-12-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> in 1971.

In 2003, after the opening of the new middle school, Seven Bridges, and the moving of the fifth grade from Chappaqua's elementary schools to the middle schools, the district added a full day kindergarten.<ref>Rosenberg, Merri. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/23/nyregion/in-the-schools-the-half-day-stress-of-kindergarten.html "IN THE SCHOOLS; The Half-Day Stress Of Kindergarten"], ''The New York Times'', February 23, 2003.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ccsd.ws/ccsd/boardofeducation/m040525.htm|title=Minutes, Chappaqua Central School District Board of Education, May 25, 2004.|access-date=2007-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220112534/http://ccsd.ws/ccsd/boardofeducation/m040525.htm|archive-date=2008-12-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

In 2024, Chappaqua Central School District was ranked as the 17th best public school district in New York State. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Chappaqua Central School District - New York |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/d/chappaqua-central-school-district-ny/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref>

Schools currently operating in Chappaqua include:<ref>{{cite web | title = Our Schools | publisher = Chappaqua Central School District | url = https://www.chappaquaschools.org/schools | accessdate = February 17, 2022}}</ref>
* Robert E. Bell MS
* Douglas Grafflin ES
* Seven Bridges MS
* Roaring Brook ES
* [[Horace Greeley High School]]
* Westorchard ES

=== History of Chappaqua schools ===
Small, one-room schoolhouses devoid of windows were prevalent in the 1800s. In the Chappaqua region, there were eight such schoolhouses.{{citation needed|date=April 2008}}  These small schools prevailed until around 1870, when the Quakers built a large school called the [[Chappaqua Mountain Institute]] on Quaker Street.  In the year 1885 the school caught fire,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1885/02/22/archives/driven-out-by-the-fire-the-quaker-schoolhouse-at-chappaqua-burned.html "Driven Out By The Fire; The Quaker Schoolhouse At Chappaqua Burned. The Teachers And Children In The Bitter Cold In Their Night Clothes--Cool Young Farragut"], ''The New York Times'', February 22, 1885.</ref> and much refurbishing was done, with the addition of two new wings.  It was sold in 1908 and the school's property is now owned by [[Children's Aid]].

==Utilities==
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===Emergency services===
Emergency medical services and fire protection are provided by volunteer agencies. The Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps provides basic life support services to most of New Castle, including Chappaqua. Paramedic service is provided by Westchester EMS, a non-profit provider.  The hamlet is protected by the New Castle Police Department, which also provides first-response services for medical emergencies. The volunteer-based Chappaqua Fire Department, established in 1910, provides firefighting services to the hamlet of Chappaqua.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chappaquafd.org/ncfd1.php|title=New Castle Fire District #1|website=chappaquafd.org}}</ref><ref>[http://www.chappaquafd.org/LatestNewsStory.php?nSI=835778229 The Chappaqua Fire Department will celebrate our 100th Anniversary.], Chappaqua Fire Department.</ref> The fire department currently maintains two firehouses in Chappaqua.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chappaquafd.org/fire_stations.php|title=Chappaqua Fire Department - Fire Stations|website=www.chappaquafd.org}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Bill Ackman]],<ref>[http://www.startribune.com/business/13715691.html William Ackman: Targeting Target] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516003756/http://www.startribune.com/business/13715691.html |date=May 16, 2009 }}</ref> investor and CEO & Founder of Pershing Square Capital Management
* [[Adam Arkin]],<ref name="Footlights">Hershenson, Roberta. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/27/nyregion/theater/footlights.html "Footlights"], ''The New York Times'', March 27, 2005.</ref> American television, film, and stage actor, son of Alan Arkin
* [[Alan Arkin]],<ref>Lague, Louise. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20073217,00.html "Stardom Was a Catch-22 for Alan Arkin, but His Wife and a Guru Helped Beat the System"], ''People Magazine'', March 26, 1979.</ref> Academy Award-winning actor, best known for his roles in such films as ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]'', ''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch-22]]'', ''[[The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (film)|The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]'', ''[[Wait Until Dark (film)|Wait Until Dark]]'', ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]'', and ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]''.
* [[Bibi Besch]],<ref>Van Gelder, Lawrence. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/14/arts/bibi-besch-54-dies-tv-and-film-actress-and-a-force-in-guild.html "Bibi Besch, 54, Dies; TV and Film Actress And a Force in Guild"], ''The New York Times'', September 14, 1996.</ref> actress
* [[Dave Bickler]],<ref>Serico, Chris. [http://suburbarazzi.lohudblogs.com/2007/11/29/survivors-lead-singer-is-a-real-man-of-genius-who-teaches-tunes-to-chappaqua-kids/ "Survivor’s lead singer is a Real Man of Genius who teaches tunes to Chappaqua kids"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223114807/http://suburbarazzi.lohudblogs.com/2007/11/29/survivors-lead-singer-is-a-real-man-of-genius-who-teaches-tunes-to-chappaqua-kids/ |date=2008-12-23 }}, ''Journal News'', November 29, 2007.</ref> lead singer of ''[[Survivor (band)|Survivor]]''
* [[Dan Biederman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bryantpark.org/park-management/bios/dab.php|title=bryantpark.org|access-date=2008-11-24|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091014084913/http%3A//www.bryantpark.org/park%2Dmanagement/bios/dab.php|archive-date=2009-10-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> urban redevelopment expert
* [[Mark Bomback]], screenwriter 
*[[Tina Brozman|Tina L. Brozman]], former Chief Justice of the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York
* [[Dan Bucatinsky]], actor, producer, director, 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series as James Novak in ''[[Scandal (American TV series)|Scandal]]''.
* [[Bill Clinton|Bill]] and [[Hillary Clinton]], former governor of Arkansas and U.S. president, and former first lady, [[United States Senate|U.S. senator]], and [[United States Secretary of State]]. The Clintons purchased their home in Chappaqua for $1.7 million in 1999, near the end of Bill Clinton's presidency.<ref name="NYTimes Montgomery 1999">Montgomery, David. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces2000/stories/chappaqua090499.htm "The Clintons Are Coming and Chappaqua Braces"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', September 4, 1999.</ref>
* [[Renee Cox]], Jamaican-American artist, photographer, political activist, and curator
* [[Ace Frehley]],<ref>Mann, Ted. [http://suburbarazzi.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/19/ace-frehley-goin-solo-again/ "Ace Frehley Goin’ Solo (Again)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223115046/http://suburbarazzi.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/19/ace-frehley-goin-solo-again/ |date=2008-12-23 }}, ''Journal News'', February 19, 2008.</ref> lead guitarist of ''[[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]''
* [[Eric Fromm]], tennis player
* [[Jean Craighead George]], author of children's novels ''[[My Side of the Mountain]]'' (set in the [[Catskills]]) and ''[[Julie of the Wolves]]''
* [[Bob Giraldi]], television and commercial director
* [[Earl G. Graves, Jr.]], former NBA player
* [[Horace Greeley]], reformer, politician, editor of the newspaper ''[[New York Tribune]]''. He came to Chappaqua to live in a rural area, so in 1853 he bought {{convert|78|acre|m2}} of land just east of the railroad. His land included [[upland pasture]]s near present-day Aldridge Road, Greeley Hill, and the marshy fields now the site of the Bell Middle School fields and the shopping area along South Greeley Avenue.
* [[Nora Guthrie]],<ref>Staudter, Thomas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/04/nyregion/plucking-new-songs-from-guthrie-archives.html?pagewanted=all "Plucking New Songs From Guthrie Archives"], ''The New York Times'', January 4, 2004.</ref> daughter of [[Woody Guthrie]] and sister of [[Arlo Guthrie]]
* [[Roxanne Hart]], American television, film and stage actress, appeared in ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]'', nurse on ''[[Chicago Hope]]'' among other roles.  (Her father, Edward Hart, was principal of [[Horace Greeley High School]])
* [[David Ho (scientist)|David Ho]], prominent [[HIV/AIDS research]]er
* [[Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter]], singer and guitar player with the band Mott The Hoople.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ianhunter.com/mouth108a.shtml|title=The Official Ian Hunter Website - The Horse's Mouth|website=www.ianhunter.com}}</ref>
* [[Mary Beth Hurt]], actress
* [[Paul F. Iams]], founder of the [[Iams]] pet food company
* [[Kenneth T. Jackson]], American historian
* [[Stu Jackson]], former NBA head coach and current senior vice president of the NBA
* [[Herman Kahn]], Cold War military strategist
* [[Heather Dubrow|Heather Paige Kent]], actress, podcaster and reality TV personality
* [[Jonathan Klein (CNN)|Jonathan Klein]], former president of [[CNN]]
* [[Peter Kunhardt]], documentary film-maker
* [[Sandra Lee (cook)|Sandra Lee]], host of ''Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee'', a show on the [[Food Network]]
* [[Brian Leiser]], musician
* [[Paul Levitz]], president of [[DC Comics]]
* [[Ferdinand Lundberg]], author, journalist, economist
* [[Andrew McCabe]], former acting director of the FBI
* [[William F. May (chemical engineer)|William F. May]], former chairman and chief executive of the [[American Can Company]], co-founder of the [[Film Society of Lincoln Center]].<ref name=cp>{{cite news |last=Chamoff |first=Lisa |url=http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/William-May-former-chairman-and-CEO-of-2184470.php |title=William May, former chairman and CEO of Greenwich's American Can Co., dies at 95 |work=[[Connecticut Post]] |date=September 22, 2011 |access-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Richard McKelvey]], noted [[political scientist]] and professor at [[California Institute of Technology]]
* [[Jordan Mechner]], creator of [[Prince of Persia]], also filmmaker
* [[Adam Mosseri]], entrepreneur, head of [[Instagram]]
* [[Jacqueline Novak]], comedian
* [[Daniel O'Keefe (writer)|Daniel O'Keefe]], ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' editor and inventor of the secular holiday [[Festivus]]. His son, [[Dan O'Keefe (writer)|Dan O'Keefe]], popularized the holiday in 1997 by writing it into the plot of the [[television]] sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]''.<ref>[http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/dec/18/festivus_rest_us/?christmas_holidays= A Festivus for the rest of us by Mindie Paget], December 18, 2005.</ref>
* [[Frank R. Pierson]], screenwriter and film director
* [[Robert L. "Nob" Rauch]], financier and flying disc sports executive
* [[Andy Rubin]], technology pioneer (hand-held devices)
* [[Jay O. Sanders]], American character actor
* [[Peter Saul]], painter
* [[Paul Schrader]], writer and director
* [[Hikari Senju]] (2011), founder of [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) company [[Omneky]]
* [[John and Elizabeth Sherrill]], Christian writers
* [[Ben Stiller]], actor
* [[Bert Sugar]], boxing historian
* [[Martin J. Sullivan]], former president and former chief executive officer of American International Group, Inc.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/3179840/Martin-Sullivan-Briton-blamed-by-Congress-as-a-villain-of-the-global-financial-crisis.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015030357/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/3179840/Martin-Sullivan-Briton-blamed-by-Congress-as-a-villain-of-the-global-financial-crisis.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 15, 2008 | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=Martin Sullivan: Briton blamed by Congress as a villain of the global financial crisis. It has been a rough few months for Martin Sullivan, the jovial Essex boy who was until recently feted as the most influential British businessman in America. | first=Philip | last=Sherwell | date=October 11, 2008 | access-date=April 28, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Rene Syler]], journalist
* [[Christine Taylor]], actress
* [[Jeff Van Gundy]],<ref name="NYTimes Montgomery 1999" /> former head coach of the [[Houston Rockets]], former head coach of the [[New York Knicks]]
* [[Kevin Wade]], screenwriter known best for ''[[Working Girl]]''<ref>[http://www.fandango.com/kevinwade/filmography/p115679 Kevin Wade Filmography], Fandango</ref>
* [[Dar Williams]],<ref name="Footlights" /> singer-songwriter
* [[Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams]],<ref name="Footlights" /> [[Miss America|Miss America 1984]] [[beauty pageant]], model, actress, singer
* [[Jenna Wolfe]], sportscaster

==References==
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==External links==
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