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Christina Jacquelyn Calph was born in Dunkirk, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Side Hustle (2020), I'm Not Sorry (2014) and Burp Girl (2015).

H.B. Halicki was born on 18 October 1940 in Dunkirk, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Gone in 60 Seconds (1974), Deadline Auto Theft (1983) and The Junkman (1982). He was married to Denice Shakarian Halicki. He died on 20 August 1989 in Tonawanda, New York, USA.

Lilly Christine, a.k.a. "The Cat Girl," was a famous and beloved burlesque exotic dancer and men's magazine model of the late 1940's up until the early 1960's with a mesmerizing stage presence, a wild mane of long peroxide blonde hair, and a simply spectacular 37C-22-35 voluptuous bombshell body. Lilly was born as Martha Theresa Pompender on December 17, 1923 in Dunkirk, New York. Although there were rumors that she had a Norwegian father and a Swedish mother, Christine in reality was actually of Italian-Polish descent. She first began dancing in 1948 and proved to be a major headliner performing her trademark voodoo love potion dance at Prima's 500 Club in New Orleans, Louisiana. Lilly was prominently featured doing her other signature stalking cat dance in the Broadway stage production of the musical revue "Michael Todd's Peep Show," which ran from June 28, 1950 to February 24, 1951 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. Moreover, Christine graced the covers and/or posed for centerfolds in such adult publications as "Rogue," "He," "Modern Man," "Gala," "Tempo," and "Cover Girls." She had uncredited minor parts in the movies "Two Guys from Texas," "My Wild Irish Rose," "Two Guys from Milwaukee," and "Irish Eyes Are Smiling." Lilly Christine was still dancing and drawing huge crowds in nightclubs down south when she died from peritonitis at the tragically young age of 41 on January 9, 1965 in Broward County, Florida.

Born and raised in Dunkirk, New York (near Buffalo.) Bob is the son of Harold and Olivia Rusch and younger brother to Edward, Harold II, Susan, Mary Sue, Janie and Sally and uncle to over 45 nephews and nieces. He began acting while living in Columbus, GA when he was twelve and continued when he moved back to Dunkirk before his sophomore year in high school. As a freshman, Bob attended Wright State University in Ohio in their BFA acting program then transferred back to New York and graduated from SUNY college at Buffalo with a BA in theatre. After college, Bob spent 5 years in Chicago doing lot's of theatre and after getting his SAG card he moved to Los Angeles in 2000. In 2004, Bob produced his first play under the name "SkyPilot Theatre Company" and in 2006 made SkyPilot a non-profit corporation in which he is the former artistic director.

Mark Brazill was born on 16 April 1962 in Dunkirk, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), That '70s Show (1998) and Double Dragon (1994).

Michael Duane was born on 12 April 1914 in Dunkirk, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Keeper of the Bees (1947), Alias Mr. Twilight (1946) and The Return of the Whistler (1948). He was married to Phyllis Ann Ellerman. He died on 26 March 1963 in Wilton, Connecticut, USA.

Ronald Halicki was born on 19 April 1948 in Dunkirk, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Gone in 60 Seconds (1974), Deadline Auto Theft (1983) and The Junkman (1982).

Eddie Davis was born on 10 January 1902 in Dunkirk, France. He was a director and assistant director, known for Panic in the City (1968), It Takes All Kinds (1969) and That Lady from Peking (1971). He died on 13 November 1987 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

Robert Arthur was born on 2 June 1921 in Dunkirk, Crawford County, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), Skin Deep (1989) and Beverly Hills Brats (1989). He died on 25 March 1997 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA.

Michael Jock was born on 2 February 1997 in Dunkirk, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Beware the Dark (2024). He has been married to Courtney Michienzi-Jock since 2 June 2024. They have two children.

Journalist, author, biographer and historian Samuel Hopkins Adams was born along the banks of Lake Erie at Dunkirk, NY, on 26 January 1871. His parents were Myron, a ministe3r, and Hester Rose Hopkins Adams, the daughter of a theologian. Adams attended Hamilton College in Clinton, NY, and upon graduation began working as a newspaper reporter and later editor.

In the early years of the 20th century Adams became one of the pioneers in "muckraking journalism" with his exposes on the patent-medicine industry published in Collier's Magazine. He would later write a number of informational articles on health and medicine and become an associate member of the American Medical Association, even though he lacked a background in medicine. Adams was probably the first journalist to write articles on health that could be understood by the average reader

Adams' first novel, "The Clarion", was published in 1914 and told the story of an idealistic editor trying to run an honest newspaper amid unscrupulous advertisers and corrupt politicians. A reoccurring theme throughout Adams' novels was the triumph of idealism over corruption. He wrote biographies on writer Alexander Woollcott, American politician Daniel Webster and President Warren G. Harding. Earlier supporters of Harding tried to suppress Adams' novel "Revelry" (1926) for its portrayal of the various scandals that had plagued the Harding administration. Adams wrote a number of "detective Average Jones" mystery stories that would later be adapted to radio. Under the pseudonym Warner Fabian he wrote several novels about the "Lost Generation" in the years following World War I, of which "Flaming Youth" (1923) was probably his best known.

An expert on the history of New York state, Adams wrote a series of articles for "The New Yorker" on the Erie Canal that were gathered together in 1955 and published under the title "Godfather Stories". He also authored "Canal Town" (1944) that told the story of the canal's construction, "Banner by the Wayside" about a 19th-century troupe of traveling New York actors and "Sunrise to Sunset", which chronicled the rise of the union movement in New York's garment district.

Adams married Elizabeth R. Noyes (1877-1957) of Charleston, WV, in 1898. The couple had two daughters before their divorce in 1915. Later that year he married former stage actress Jane Peyton Van Norman (1880-1946).

Adams died on 15 November 1958, while at his winter residence in Beaufort, SC. He was survived by his daughters, Hester and Katherine.

Michael Brumagin was born on 13 November 1980 in Dunkirk, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Necessary Roughness (2011), The 48 Hour Film Showdown (2009) and The American Baking Competition (2013). He has been married to Timber Smith since 2015.

Originally from France, Laurene Vanlichtervelde is a music agent based in Los Angeles, CA. She has a Bachelor's degree in Arts and a Master's degree in Management of Cultural Projects and Institutions from the University of Dunkirk, France. She also has a Music Business Certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles Extension, awarded with Distinction.

Thanks to her education background and expertise in the music business, Laurene has the ability to find new talents. The past decade, she worked as a music agent in collaboration with multiples music venues and festivals in France and Europe. She managed music tour for different European bands in France. She has the outstanding skill to discover new artists that ended up winning some awards. During the lock down situation in 2020, she took this opportunity to use her background in Arts to direct artists in the development of their professional careers.

Laurene joined one of America's leading entertainment companies, Artists Worldwide, in 2021, where she's responsible for the strategic planning and execution of national tours across the United States while serving as talent agent for artists both in the U.S and Europe.

Van Miller was born on 22 November 1927 in Dunkirk, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Second String (2002). He was married to Gloria. He died on 17 July 2015 in Tonawanda, New York, USA.

Dean Pees was born on 4 September 1949 in Dunkirk, Ohio, USA.