People

(PHOTO: Portrait of John Jay by Gilbert Stuart (1794). Public Domain via The National Gallery of Art.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Founding Father and Statesman John Jay

Beatrice Larzul, Staff Writer - May 19, 2025

(PHOTO: Per Jensen, Rye High School Class of 1963 graduate and founder of the Garnets’ boys lacrosse program, at the Port Chester Diner on April 5, 2025.)

The Origins of Rye Lacrosse: Meet RHS ‘63 Grad Per Jensen

(PHOTO: Eamonn Coghlan, 17 March 2008. Credit: CC BY 2.0 paulmmay.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Olympic Athlete and Rye Derby Founder Eamonn Coghlan

(PHOTO: Tom Fendler (center) at Poppy's with his regular crew (left to right) Jim Jackson, Coby Ellingwood, Fendler, Bob Sawyer and Claude Staley. Contributed.)

Tom Fendler, Brother of Rye Boy Famously Lost in the Maine Woods, Passes

(PHOTO: A new U.S Postal Service stamp featuring former First Lady and Rye native Barbara Bush was unveiled at The White House on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The actual issuance of the Forever stamp will be held in Kennebunkport, Maine on June 10, 2025. Source: United States Postal Service.)

Barbara Bush Stamp Unveiled at The White House

(PHOTO: Wellington and Ann Mara in 1954. New York World-Telegram and Sun, public domain.)

RyeGPT People of Note: NY Giants Owner & Sports Icon Wellington Mara

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com November 25, 2024November 22, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the City…

(PHOTO: Zelia Krumbhaar Peet Ruebhausen. Source: Kingsport Times-News, Sunday, December 7, 1952.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Policy Advisor Zelia Krumbhaar Peet Ruebhausen

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com November 18, 2024November 17, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…

(PHOTO: William Frederick Davis - Washington Golf & Country Club. Undated.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Golfer William “Willie” Davis

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com November 5, 2024November 4, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…

(PHOTO: The movie Lost on a Mountain in Maine about Donn Fendler, a 12 year old boy from Rye, debuts on November 1, 2024. Actor Luke David Blumm plays Donn Fendler.)

Movie @ 12 Year Old Rye, NY Boy Debuts Friday

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com October 31, 2024

In 1939, 12-year-old Donn Fendler of Rye became lost on Mount Katahdin in Maine. Separated…

(PHOTO: New York Knick Josh Hart (far right), his wife Shannon Phillips (second from right) with Kim Arenas (second from left) and her daughter Isabel Arenas of Compass real estate in a social media post from Tuesday, October 29, 2024.)

NY Knick Buys Home from Rye Realtor

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com October 29, 2024October 29, 2024

New York Knicks shooting guard Josh Hart has purchased a home in the area from…

(PHOTO: Tatiana Saunders playing for Lewes in 2022. CC 2.0.)

RyeGPT People of Note: English Footballer Tatiana Saunders

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com October 28, 2024October 27, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…

(PHOTO: Pierre Jay (May 4, 1870 – November 24, 1949), first chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Fair use.

RyeGPT People of Note: Banker Pierre Jay

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com October 21, 2024October 20, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…

(PHOTO: Molly Gurion, portrait of Chief Warder of the Tower of London. Source: Invaluable Auctions.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Portrait Painter Molly Guion

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com October 14, 2024October 12, 2024

(PHOTO: An profile of Molly Guion in The New York Times on October 23, 1977.)RyeGPT…

(PHOTO: Rye resident and actress Diana Millay. Credit: Charles Caron, public domain.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Actress Diana Millay

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com September 30, 2024September 18, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…

(PHOTO: Rye resident, Nobel Prize Winner and Physicist David Lee.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Nobel Prize Winner, Physicist David Lee

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com September 23, 2024September 18, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…