Edward I. Koch
105th mayor of the City of New York, 1978-1989
Calvin O. Butts, III
Pastor, Abyssinian Baptist Church
Mario Cuomo
Defeated by Koch in a mayoral bid, went on to become three-term governor of New York, 1983-1994
John LoCicero
Political adviser to Koch
Bess Myerson
The first Jewish Miss America and Koch's friend
Diane Mulcahy Coffey
Koch's chief of staff