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List of New York City Public School Alumni

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New York City Public School Alumni are a group of millions of people who have attended public school in New York City.

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The city’s public school system is the largest in the United States, and is managed by the New York City Department of Education. Alumni of New York City Public Schools have become successful in fields such as academics, theater, writing, music, and sports. Though many alumni have graduated from New York City Public Schools, graduation is not required to be considered a New York City Public School Alumni.

New York City Public School Alumni have won multiple Nobel Prizes, Grammy Awards, Academy Awards, and other accredited achievements. Notable alumni of New York City Public Schools include Alicia Keys, Bernie Sanders, Jay-Z, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Al Pacino.

Historical Impact of New York City Public School Alumni[edit]

New York City and its public school alumni has shaped music, theater, the arts, and pop culture for decades. Music genres like jazz, doo wop, disco, salsa, hip hop, and rock, have roots in New York City because of artists who are also alumni of public schools.

The music of New York City, largely influenced by New York City public school alumni, set the stage for American music across genres. Influential artists like jazz musician Sonny Rollins (Benjamin Franklin High School), members of the Doo Wop group The Tokens (Abraham Lincoln High School), folk artist Suzanne Vega (High School of Performing Arts), freestyle music group Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (Julia Richman High School), bachata band Aventura (South Bronx High School), and rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School) shaped their respective genres during and after their times as New York City public school students.

The Music of New York City and many of its most influential creators originated in New York City public schools. George Gershwin, one of the most well-known American composers who has shaped the current state of classical music, is an alum of one of the city's earliest public schools. After leaving the school at age 15, Gershwin went on to become a world-renowned songwriter and composer who helped American classical music gain international recognition.[1] Gershwin's predecessor and the next great American composer, Aaron Copland, is an alum of New York's Boys High School who changed American classical music to include aspects of jazz and folk music. Gershwin, Copland, and other New York City public school alumni were valuable and impactful musicians who greatly influenced American classical music and composition.[2] Hip Hop and rap were started and made popular almost entirely because of musicians who are also alumni of New York City's public schools. Kurtis Blow and LL Cool J were influential in making hip hop mainstream, and both grew up in New York City while attending public school.

Notable New York City Public School Alumni[edit]

Alumni in Music[edit]


Alumni in TV and Movies[edit]

Alumni in Sports[edit]

Alumni in Politics and Government[edit]

List of Nobel Prize Winning Alumni[edit]

42 New York City Public School Alumni have been awarded Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Economic Sciences, and Peace. The Bronx High School of Science has the most Nobel laureates of all high schools in the United States, with eight alumni winning Nobel Prizes. Stuyvesant High School and James Madison High School both have four alumni Nobel laureates, while Far Rockaway High School, Townsend Harris High School, and Abraham Lincoln High School each have had three alumni win Nobel Prizes.[3][4]

List of “Big Four” Grammy Award Winning Alumni[edit]

Alumni of New York City Public Schools have collectively won 42 “Big Four” Grammy Awards. 14 alumni have won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year, 6 alumni have won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, 11 alumni have won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and 5 alumni have won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

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Grammy Award for Song of the Year Winning Alumni[edit]

Grammy Award for Record of the Year Winning Alumni[edit]

Grammy Award for Album of the Year Winning Alumni[edit]

Grammy Award for Best New Artist Winning Alumni[edit]

List of Academy Award Winning Alumni[edit]

15 New York City Public School Alumni have won Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Director. Collectively, they have won 18 Academy Awards in those three categories.

Academy Award for Best Actress Winning Alumni[edit]

Academy Award for Best Actor Winning Alumni[edit]

Academy Award for Best Director Winning Alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/08/arts/the-genious-of-gershwin-still-inspires-composers.html?pagewanted=all. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Struble, John Warthen (1996). The History of American Classical Music. Checkmark Books. ISBN 0-8160-3493-1. Search this book on
  3. ↑ "NYC's Nobel gold | New York Post". nypost.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  4. ↑ "Log In - New York Times". cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  5. ↑ https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2000/greengard-bio.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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