Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 102 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Mollie King
Mollie King
American actress (1895–1981)
1898 - 1981
actor
John Roche
John Roche
American actor (1893-1952)
1893 - 1952
stage actoractor
Helen McCloy
American writer (1904–1994)
1904 - 1992
novelistjournalistwriter
Honey Russell
American basketball player (1902-1973)
1902 - 1973
baseball playerbasketball coachbasketball player
Nydia Westman
Nydia Westman
American actress (1902-1970)
1902 - 1970
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Harold Q. Masur
American writer (1909–2005)
1909 - 2005
novelistjuristlawyer
Daniel Fuchs
American writer (1909–1993)
1909 - 1993
essayistnovelistwriter
Helen Deutsch
American screenwriter, journalist, and songwriter (1906-1992)
1906 - 1992
theatre criticmanufacturerdirector
Sheridan Gibney
American screenwriter (1903-1988)
1903 - 1988
playwrightscreenwriter
Bruce Manning
American film director, screenwriter (1902-1965)
1902 - 1965
novelistfilm producerfilm director
John L. Russell
American cinematographer (1905-1967)
1905 - 1967
camera operatorcinematographer
Jimmy Slattery
Jimmy Slattery
American boxer (1904-1960)
1904 - 1960
boxer
Edna Kramer
American mathematician (1902–1984)
1902 - 1984
mathematician
A. J. Liebling
A. J. Liebling
American journalist (1904–1963)
1904 - 1963
journalistwar correspondent
Harry Maione
American mobster
1908 - 1942
Sidney Franklin
Sidney Franklin
American bullfighter (1903-1976)
1903 - 1976
matadorebullfighter
Herbert Ferber
Herbert Ferber
American artist (1906-1991)
1906 - 1991
draftspersonsculptorpainter
Harry Strauss
Harry Strauss
American contract killer (1909-1941)
1909 - 1941
Theodore St. John
American screenwriter (1906-1956)
1906 - 1956
actorscreenwriter
Kenneth Stewart Cole
Kenneth Stewart Cole
American biophysicist (1900-1984)
1900 - 1984
biophysicistphysicist
George Magrill
actor (1900-1952)
1900 - 1952
actor
Ernie Bushmiller
Ernie Bushmiller
cartoonist (1905-1982)
1905 - 1982
cartoonistcomics artist
Sid Silvers
American comedian (1901-1976)
1901 - 1976
radio personalitylyricistsongwriter
Oswald Jacoby
American bridge player (1902–1984)
1902 - 1984
bridge playercryptanalystcolumnist
Avery Fisher
American audio specialist (1906-1994)
1906 - 1994
graphic designerentrepreneuraudio engineer
Leon Bankoff
American mathematician (1908–1997)
1908 - 1997
Esperantistmathematician
Edgar Sampson
American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist (1907–1973)
1907 - 1973
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusic arranger
Benny Morton
Benny Morton
American musician (1907-1985)
1907 - 1985
jazz musicianmusician
Anthony Santasiere
American chess player and writer (1904–1977)
1904 - 1977
chess playerteacherwriter
Guy Endore
American writer (1901-1970)
1900 - 1970
science fiction writernovelisttranslator
Raymond D. Mindlin
American mechanician (1906-1987)
1906 - 1987
university teacherengineer
S.L.A. Marshall
S.L.A. Marshall
United States Army general and military historian (1900-1977)
1900 - 1977
journalistmilitary historiancolonel
George Whelan Anderson, Jr.
George Whelan Anderson, Jr.
United States admiral (1906-1992)
1906 - 1992
diplomatmilitary officer
William C. Hayes
American egyptologist (1903–1963)
1903 - 1963
anthropologistarchaeologistart historian
William Edmund Barrett
American writer (1900–1986)
1900 - 1986
science fiction writernovelistengineer
John Courtney Murray
American theologian (1904–1967)
1904 - 1967
Catholic theologianphilosopher
Janice Loeb
American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and film producer
1902 - 1996
producerfilm producerfilm director
Marie Menken
American filmmaker (1909-1970)
1909 - 1970
directorfilm directorjournalist
William Holmes
American film editor (1877–1978)
1904 - 1946
film editor
Rush Rhees
philosopher (1905-1989)
1905 - 1989
philosopheruniversity teacher
Janet Lee Bouvier
American socialite (1907-1989); mother of the former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Princess Lee Radziwill
1907 - 1989
socialite
Grace Stafford
Grace Stafford
American actress (1903-1992)
1903 - 1992
film actorvoice actoractor
Herbert I. Leeds
American film director (1910-1954)
1900 - 1954
film editordirectorfilm director
Jared French
American artist (1905-1988)
1905 - 1988
draftspersonpainter
Mushy Callahan
Mushy Callahan
American boxer (1905–1986)
1905 - 1986
boxeractor
Walter O'Malley
Walter O'Malley
American businessman (1903–1979)
1903 - 1979
lawyer
Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
American actor (1903-1973)
1903 - 1973
film actortelevision actoractor
Richard B. Morris
American historian (1904–1989)
1904 - 1989
legal historianuniversity teacherhistorian
Roland Drew
Roland Drew
US actor, primarily worked in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Retired from acting and became a dressmaker
1900 - 1988
film actoractor
Estelle Brody
American actress (1900-1995)
1900 - 1995
film actoractor
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