Civil War general William James Sidis – mathematician, rumored to have had an IQ of 250 Bugsy Siegel – gangster Jules Siegel – author Maggie Siff – actress George Silides (1922–2022) – politician and businessman, Alaska Senator Beverly Sills (1929–2007) – opera singer Lauren Silva – painter Ron Silver – actor and radio show host Robert Silverberg – author Dean Silvers – film producer Lindsay Sloane – actress Alan Silvestri – film music composer Carly Simon – singer-songwriter Neil Simon – playwright Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) – businessman and publisher Kaseem Sinceno – football player John Slidell – Senator from Louisiana and Confederate diplomat Al Smith (1873–1944) – Governor of New York and presidential candidate Russ Smith - former NBA player, currently plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Will Smith (1981–2016) – former football player Phoebe Snow – singer-songwriter James McCune Smith – Abolitionist Stephen Sondheim – musical theatre composer and lyricist Aaron Sorkin – playwright and screenwriter Sonia Sotomayor – United States Supreme Court Justice Mickey Spillane – author Eliot Spitzer – former Governor of New York Howard Spira Sylvester Stallone – actor, director, screenwriter Sebastian Stan – actor Paul Stanley – hard-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990) – actress Joe Start – Major League Baseball player James Steen – football player Jacob Steinmetz (born 2003) – baseball player Howard Stern – radio and television host John Stevens – delegate to Continental Congress for New Jersey Andrew Stewart – player of gridiron football Foley Stewart – musician Jon Stewart – writer, producer, political satirist, actor, television personality, comedian, and former host of The Daily Show (1999–2015); born in New York City, raised in New Jersey Julia Stiles – actress Ben Stiller – actor and comedian Henry L. Stimson – politician and diplomat Oliver Stone – film director Larry Storch – actor, comedian Lee Strasberg (1901–1982) – Polish-born actor, director, and theatre practitioner Susan Strasberg – actress Robert Strassburg – composer, conductor, musicologist James Strauch (1921–1998) – Olympic fencer Barbra Streisand – singer and actress Meryl Streep – actress Scott Stringer (born 1960) – New York City Comptroller and Borough President of Manhattan Jill Stuart – fashion designer Big Sue – shopkeeper and underworld figure Ed Sullivan (1901–1974) – television variety show host Susan Sullivan – actress Kevin Sussman – actor T Vic Tayback (1930–1990) – actor Alma Tell (1898–1937) – stage and screen actress Olive Tell