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The New Rochelle Walk of Fame was installed in 2011 in Ruby Dee Park at Library Green, located in the downtown area of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York.^[1] The "walk" is a tribute to some of New Rochelle's most notable residents from throughout its 325-year history. It was created and funded by former resident Roderick Kennedy, Jr., working in partnership with the City of New Rochelle and the New Rochelle Business Improvement District.^[2]^[3]

Inductees

The following is the list of the individuals recognized in New Rochelle's "Walk of Fame."^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Beatrice Alexander (1895–1990): Premier doll maker of the 20th century
Robert Allen (1928–2000): Music Composer; There's no Place Like Home for the Holidays
Jerry Bock (1928–2010): Musical theater composer; Fiddler on the Roof
Theresa Brewer (1932–2007): Singer and entertainer
Nell Brinkley (1886–1944): Illustrator, cartoonist; the "Queen of Comics"
Joseph Campbell (1904–1987): Writer, mythologist; The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Irene Castle (1893–1969): Dancer and trend-setter (with Vernon Castle)
Carrie Chapman Catt (1859–1947): A leader of the women's suffrage movement
J. Fred Coots (1897–1985): Songwriter; Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Richard Courant (1888–1972): Mathematician; co-founder of the Courant Institute
Ellabelle Davis (1907–1960): Opera singer
Ossie Davis (1917–2005): Actor, author and activist
Ruby Dee (1924–2014): Actress, author and activist
E. L. Doctorow (1931–2015): Novelist, editor, professor; Ragtime
Eddie Foy (1856–1928): Vaudeville performer; Eddie Foy and The Seven Little Foys
Kurt Friedrichs (1901–1982): Mathematician; co-founder of the Courant Institute
Lou Gehrig (1903–1941): New York Yankee baseball player and first baseman
Dorothy Gish (1989–1968): Screen and stage actress
Lillian Gish (1893–1993): Screen and stage actress, director
Barry Gray (1916–1996): Radio personality; "The Father of Talk Radio"
Monty Hall (born 1921): Game show host; Let's Make a Deal
Henry J. Heimlich (1920–2016): Physician and developer of the "Heimlich Maneuver"
Don Hewitt (1922–2009): Television news producer; created 60 Minutes
Adrian G Iselin (1818–1905): Financier and philanthropist
Elia Kazan (1909–2003): Director, producer, writer and actor
Walter Lantz (1899–1994): Cartoonist, film animator; created Woody Woodpecker
Jay Leno (born 1950): Comedian; hosted The Tonight Show
Joseph Leyendecker (1874–1951): Artist and illustrator
Reginald Marsh (1898–1954): Artist; known for his social realist paintings of New York City life
Willie Mays (born 1931): NY and San Francisco Giants center fielder
Don McLean (born 1946): Singer-songwriter, writer of "American Pie"
Alan Menken (born 1949): Disney film score and musical theater composer
Robert Merrill (1917–2004): Opera singer
Thomas Paine (1737–1809): Writer, revolutionary, philosopher; American Founding Father
Frederick Douglass Patterson (1901–1988): Educator: founded the United Negro College Fund
Jan Peerce (1904–1984): Opera singer
Pearl Primus (1919–1994): Dancer and choreographer
Alex Raymond (1909–1956): Comic strip artist; created Flash Gordon
Carl Reiner (born 1922): Comedian, actor, writer and director; The Dick Van Dyke Show
Rob Reiner (born 1947): Actor, writer, director, producer; All in the Family
Frederic Remington (1861–1909): Artist of the American West
Mariano Rivera (born 1969): New York Yankees baseball pitcher
Norman Rockwell (1894–1978): Artist and illustrator
Richard Roundtree (born 1942): Actor; Shaft
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774–1821): The first American-born woman to become a saint
Robert E. Sherwood (1896–1955): Playwright, editor, screenwriter; The Best Years of Our Lives
Buffalo Bob Smith (1917–1998): Radio and TV personality; hosted the Howdy Doody Show
John Starin (1825–1909): Congressman, shipping magnet; created Glen Island Park
Joseph Stein (1912–2010): Playwright; Fiddler on the Roof
John Stephenson (1809–1893): Coachbuilder; invented the streetcar
Frances Sternhagen (born 1930): Stage, television and screen actress
Paul Terry (1887–1971): Cartoonist, founded Terrytoons; created Mighty Mouse
Edwin Thanhouser (1865–1956): Film producer; co-founded Thanhouser Films
Gertrude Thanhouser (1882–1951): Actress, studio executive; co-founded Thanhouser Films
Claire Trevor (1910–2000): Actress; "The Queen of Film Noir"
Whitney M. Young, Jr. (1921–1971): Educator, Civil Rights leader; founded the Urban League