
Ellis Island National Monument
Destined For Fame
These immigrants passed through Ellis Island and went on to illustrious careers.
Name (Date of Birth—Death) Native Country Arrived Field
Charles Atlas (1894—1972) Italy 1903 Bodybuilding
Irving Berlin (1888—1989) Russia 1893 Music
Frank Capra (1897—1991) Italy 1903 Film
Claudette Colbert (1903—1996) France 1906 Film/Theater
Xavier Cugat (1900—1990) Spain/Cuba 1915 Music
Max Factor (1872—1936) Russia 1906 Cosmetics
Father Edward Flanagan (1886—1948) Ireland 1904 Religion
Felix Frankfurter (1882—1965) Austria 1894 Law
Irene Bordoni (1895—1953) Corsica 1907 Theatre
Kahlil Gibran (1883—1931) Lebanon 1895 Literature
Arshile Gorky (1904—1948) Armenia 1920 Art
Bob Hope (1903—2003) England 1908 Show Business
Al Jolson (1886—1950) Lithuania 1894 Show Business
Elia Kazan (1909—2003) Turkey 1913 Film/Theater
Ruby Keeler (1909—1993) Canada 1912 Dance
John Kluge (1914— ) Germany 1925 Business
Bela Lugosi (1882—1956) Hungary 1921 Film/Theater
Pola Negri (1894—1987) Poland 1941 Film
Warner Oland (1880—1938) Sweden 1894 Film
Adm. Hyman G. Rickover (1898—1986) Russia 1904 Naval Science
Edward G. Robinson (1893—1973) Romania 1903 Film
Knute Rockne (1888—1931) Norway 1893 Sports
Erich von Stroheim (1885—1957) Austria 1909 Film
Arthur Tracy (1899—1997) Russia 1906 Music/Film
Rudolph Valentino (1895—1926) Italy 1913 Film
Baron von Trapp & Family Austria 1938 Music
Compiled by Barry Moreno, NPS Library, Ellis Island
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