United States William Russell Grace (1832–1904) – mayor of New York City and founder of W. R. Grace and Company Pat Powers – businessman and film producer Bill Rancic – entrepreneur Joseph F. Sinnott – owner of Moore and Sinnott, the largest rye whiskey distillery in the United States prior to Prohibition. Jack Welch – former CEO of General Electric George Croghan Edmund McIlhenny – inventor of hot sauce Bill Gates – co-founder of Microsoft Thomas Mellon Louis Sullivan – inventor of the skyscraper Charles Stark Draper – Anglo-Irish George Bryan Educators Mary Harris Jones – "Mother Jones", educator and labor organizer Christa McAuliffe – teacher-astronaut who was killed in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster; also has Lebanese ancestry Joseph S. Murphy (1933–1998) – President of Queens College, President of Bennington College, and Chancellor of the City University of New York Victoria Leigh Soto – educator who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting; hid students and died trying to protect them Film directors, producers and scriptwriters Rafael Casal (1985–) – American writer, actor, producer, and showrunner. He is of Irish, Spanish, and Cuban descent. Roy E. Disney (1930–2009) – senior executive for The Walt Disney Company and son of Roy O. Disney Roy O. Disney (1893–1971) – Walt Disney's brother Walt Disney (1901–1966) Thom Fitzgerald – known for independent films like The Hanging Garden; born in New York; his grandparents were immigrants from County Kerry and County Cavan, Ireland John Ford (1894–1973) – director, best known for stylish Westerns and the film classic The Quiet Man Mel Gibson (1956–) – known for both writing and directing the highest grossing rated R film of all time ($370,782,930), The Passion of the Christ Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) John Huston (1906–1987) Rex Ingram (1892–1950) Leo McCarey (1898–1969) Michael Moore (1954–) John Sayles (1950–) – independent film director and writer, frequently takes a small part in his own and other indie films Mack Sennett (1880–1960) Quentin Tarantino (1963–) William Desmond Taylor (1872–1922) Raoul Walsh (1887–1980) William A. Wellman (1896–1975) Shannen Doherty Pat Powers (businessman) Gangsters and mobsters Law enforcement Raymond W. Kelly – former New York Police Commissioner Francis O'Neill – Chicago Police Chief Brian Terry – United States Border Patrol Agent, BORTAC (USBP Tactical Response Team) Operator Charles V. Glasco – New York City Police Sergeant who served in the New York City Police Department from June 1926 to