Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 101 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

William P.S. Earle
William P.S. Earle
American film director (1882–1972)
1882 - 1972
film directorscreenwriter
Ely Jacques Kahn
American architect (1884–1972)
1884 - 1972
businesspersonarchitect
Rose Livingston
Rose Livingston
American social activist
1880 - 1975
suffragistsocial activist
Arthur Ashley
Arthur Ashley
silent film actor, director, and writer (1886-1970)
1886 - 1970
film directoractorscreenwriter
Bradley Barker
Bradley Barker
American actor (1883–1951)
1883 - 1951
film directoractor
John Vernou Bouvier III
American socialite and Wall Street stockbroker (1891–1957)
1891 - 1957
stockbrokersocialite
Sidney Weinberg
Sidney Weinberg
American investment banker (1891–1969)
1891 - 1969
bankereconomist
W. E. Lawrence
W. E. Lawrence
American actor (1896-1947)
1896 - 1947
actor
William Gropper
William Gropper
American artist (1897-1977)
1897 - 1977
fresco painterlithographercaricaturist
Eddie Selzer
American film producer (1893–1970)
1893 - 1970
film producer
Dorothy Park Benjamin
Dorothy Park Benjamin
wife of Enrico Caruso (1893–1955)
1893 - 1955
writer
Benny Davis
Benny Davis
American vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs (1895–1979)
1895 - 1979
estrada artistjazz musiciansongwriter
Edward Small
American film producer (1891–1977)
1891 - 1977
production managerproducerfilm producer
Edna Payne
Edna Payne
actress (1891-1953)
1891 - 1953
film actoractor
Eugene Mullin
Eugene Mullin
Screenwriter, Film director (1894-1967)
1894 - 1967
film directorscreenwriter
Max Gaines
pioneer of the modern comic book (1894-1947)
1894 - 1947
publisher
Milt Franklyn
Milt Franklyn
Music composer and arranger
1897 - 1962
composer
Herbie Faye
American actor (1899-1980)
1899 - 1980
film actortelevision actoractor
Robert Nathan
Robert Nathan
American novelist and poet (1894-1985)
1894 - 1985
novelistpoetwriter
Edwin H. Knopf
Edwin H. Knopf
American film director, producer and screenwriter (1899–1981)
1899 - 1981
directorfilm producerfilm director
Nat Holman
Nat Holman
American basketball player and coach (1896-1995)
1896 - 1995
basketball coachbasketball player
Kenneth Webb
Kenneth Webb
American film director and screenwriter ( -1966)
1892 - 1966
film directorcomposerscreenwriter
R. M. Foster
American mathematician (1896–1998)
1896 - 1998
university teachermathematicianengineer
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
American actor (1896-1951)
1896 - 1951
film actorfilm directoractor
Faith Baldwin
Faith Baldwin
American author of romance and fiction
1893 - 1978
novelistwriter
Flora Payne Whitney
Flora Payne Whitney
American philanthropist (1897-1986)
1897 - 1986
philanthropist
Ignatius Gronkowski
Ignatius Gronkowski
Olympic cyclist (1897-1981)
1897 - 1981
sport cyclist
Ben Selvin
Ben Selvin
American bandleader
1898 - 1980
violinistbandleadermusician
Paul V. McNutt
Paul V. McNutt
governor of Indiana from 1933 to 1937
1891 - 1955
university teacherdiplomatgovernor
Edwin Joseph Cohn
American biochemist (1892–1953)
1892 - 1953
biochemistuniversity teacherchemist
William Charles Schroeder
American ichthyologist (1895–1977)
1895 - 1977
ichthyologistzoologist
Arthur Rankin
Arthur Rankin
American actor (1895-1947)
1895 - 1947
film actoractor
Ralph Randles Stewart
American botanist (1890–1993)
1890 - 1993
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Fred Keating
Fred Keating
American magician (1897-1961)
1897 - 1961
magicianactor
Alice Mann
Alice Mann
American actor
1899 - 1986
film actoractor
Joseph Striker
Joseph Striker
film actor (1898-1974)
1898 - 1974
actor
Josephine Earle
Josephine Earle
actress (1892–1929)
1892 - 1929
film actoractor
Louise Cromwell
Louise Cromwell
American socialite
1890 - 1965
socialite
Marjorie Bonner
Marjorie Bonner
American dancer, stage actress; music hall and musical theatre performer (1893-1979)
1893 - 1979
dancerstage actorZiegfeld girl
Viola Lawrence
Viola Lawrence
American film editor (1894-1973)
1894 - 1973
film editor
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
British Army officer (1897–1958)
1897 - 1958
businessperson
Fred E. Ahlert
American composer and songwriter (1892–1953)
1892 - 1953
songwritermusiciancomposer
Al Hill
American actor (1892-1954)
1892 - 1954
actor
Dorothy Weir Young
Dorothy Weir Young
American painter, biographer
1890 - 1947
biographerpainterwriter
Raymond Bloomer
Raymond Bloomer
American actor (1897-1982)
1897 - 1982
actor
Percy Crosby
American cartoonist
1891 - 1964
cartoonistcomics artist
Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
American boxer (1891–1962)
1891 - 1962
boxer
Teddy Sampson
Teddy Sampson
American actress
1898 - 1970
stage actorsilent filmactor
Joseph Moncure March
American writer (1899–1977)
1899 - 1977
journalistpoetwriter
James Sibley Watson
American physician and filmmaker (1894-1982)
1894 - 1982
radiologistdirectorfilm producer
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