Notable residents of The Dakota have included:
Lauren Bacall, actress
Harley Baldwin, real estate developer and art dealer
Ward Bennett, architect and designer
Leonard Bernstein, composer and conductor
Connie Chung, newscaster
Rosemary Clooney, singer and actress
Harlan Coben, author
Bob Crewe, songwriter, record producer, and artist
José Ferrer, actor
Roberta Flack, singer
Buddy Fletcher, businessman
Charles Henri Ford, poet, artist, and publisher
Ruth Ford, actress
Judy Garland, actress
Lillian Gish, actress
Paul Goldberger, architecture critic
William Inge, playwright
Michael Kahn, theatre director
Boris Karloff, actor
John Lennon, musician and composer; murdered there in 1980
Sean Lennon, musician and composer
Warner LeRoy, producer and restaurateur
John Madden, football coach and commentator
Frederick S. Mates, financier
Albert Maysles, documentary filmmaker
Joe Namath, football player
Rudolf Nureyev, dancer
Rosie O'Donnell, actress
Patrick O'Neal, actor and restaurateur
Yoko Ono, artist, widow of John Lennon, she still lives there
Jack Palance, actor
Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet and Google; previously, an investment banker
Maury Povich, television host
Gilda Radner, comedian
Rex Reed, critic
Jason Robards, actor
Jane Rosenthal, film producer
Wilbur Ross, financier
Robert Ryan, actor
Harper Simon, musician and composer
Michael Wager, actor
Thomas Reardon, neuroscientist and technologist 
Although historically home to many creative or artistic people, the building and its co-op board of directors were criticized in 2005 by former resident Albert Maysles.
He attempted to sell his ownership to actors Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas, who were rejected by the board.
Maysles expressed his "disappointment with the way the building seems to be changing" by telling The New York Times: "What's so shocking is that the building is losing its touch with interesting people.
More and more, they're moving away from creative people and going toward people who just have the money."
Even before this, Gene Simmons, Billy Joel, and Carly Simon were denied residency by the board.
In 2002, the board rejected Dennis Mehiel, the corrugated cardboard magnate and Democratic Party nominee for lieutenant governor of New York.
Notable residents of The Dakota have included:
Lauren Bacall, actress
Harley Baldwin, real estate developer and art dealer
Ward Bennett, architect and designer
Leonard Bernstein, composer and conductor
Connie Chung, newscaster
Rosemary Clooney, singer and actress
Harlan Coben, author
Bob Crewe, songwriter, record producer, and artist
José Ferrer, actor
Roberta Flack, singer
Buddy Fletcher, businessman
Charles Henri Ford, poet, artist, and publisher
Ruth Ford, actress
Judy Garland, actress
Lillian Gish, actress
Paul Goldberger, architecture critic
William Inge, playwright
Michael Kahn, theatre director
Boris Karloff, actor
John Lennon, musician and composer; murdered there in 1980
Sean Lennon, musician and composer
Warner LeRoy, producer and restaurateur
John Madden, football coach and commentator
Frederick S. Mates, financier
Albert Maysles, documentary filmmaker
Joe Namath, football player
Rudolf Nureyev, dancer
Rosie O'Donnell, actress
Patrick O'Neal, actor and restaurateur
Yoko Ono, artist, widow of John Lennon, she still lives there
Jack Palance, actor
Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet and Google; previously, an investment banker
Maury Povich, television host
Gilda Radner, comedian
Rex Reed, critic
Jason Robards, actor
Jane Rosenthal, film producer
Wilbur Ross, financier
Robert Ryan, actor
Harper Simon, musician and composer
Michael Wager, actor
Thomas Reardon, neuroscientist and technologist 
Although historically home to many creative or artistic people, the building and its co-op board of directors were criticized in 2005 by former resident Albert Maysles. He attempted to sell his ownership to actors Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas, who were rejected by the board. Maysles expressed his "disappointment with the way the building seems to be changing" by telling The New York Times: "What's so shocking is that the building is losing its touch with interesting people. More and more, they're moving away from creative people and going toward people who just have the money." Even before this, Gene Simmons, Billy Joel, and Carly Simon were denied residency by the board. In 2002, the board rejected Dennis Mehiel, the corrugated cardboard magnate and Democratic Party nominee for lieutenant governor of New York.
The Dakota