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Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 11 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Vanderbilt
American businesswoman, fashion designer, socialite and writer (1924-2019)
1924 – 2019
autobiographerdiaristtelevision actor
Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe
American abolitionist, social activist, and poet
1819 – 1910
peace activistfeministsuffragist
Joanna Russ
Joanna Russ
American author (1937-2011)
1937 – 2011
writer of feminist science fictionwomen's rights activistscience fiction writer
Reuben Fine
Reuben Fine
American chess player and psychologist (1914–1993)
1914 – 1993
non-fiction writerchess playerpsychoanalyst
Tab Hunter
Tab Hunter
American actor and singer (1931–2018)
1931 – 2018
pop singerfilm actortelevision actor
Buddy Hackett
Buddy Hackett
American actor and comedian (1924–2003)
1924 – 2003
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
W. Averell Harriman
W. Averell Harriman
American businessman, politician and diplomat (1891–1986)
1891 – 1986
polo playerdiplomatgovernor
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz musician and composer (1927–1996)
1927 – 1996
recording artistjazz musiciansaxophonist
Anne Meara
Anne Meara
American comedian and actress (1929–2015)
1929 – 2015
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Sterling Morrison
Sterling Morrison
American musician (1942–1995)
1942 – 1995
guitaristsongwritermusician
Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach
American actor and singer (1935-2004)
1935 – 2004
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Bugsy Siegel
Bugsy Siegel
American mobster y brujo de hechicería oscura
1906 – 1947
rum-runnercontract killergangster
Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach
American basketball coach (1917–2006)
1917 – 2006
basketball coachbasketball playercoach
Estelle Reiner
American actress and singer
1914 – 2008
film actorsingeractor
Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley
American actress (1918–1993)
1918 – 1993
film actoractor
James R. Schlesinger
James R. Schlesinger
United States Secretary of Defense; United States Secretary of Energy; economist, academic and educator (1929-2014)
1929 – 2014
university teachereconomistpolitician
Marvin Harris
Marvin Harris
American anthropologist (1927-2001)
1927 – 2001
philosopheranthropologistsociologist
Peter Benchley
Peter Benchley
American author (1940–2006)
1940 – 2006
prose writernovelistwriter
Mathew Benjamin Brady
Mathew Benjamin Brady
American photographer (c. 1823 – 1896)
1822 – 1896
war photographerjournalistphotojournalist
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Elizabeth Ann Seton
first native-born American saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1774-1821)
1774 – 1821
founder of Catholic religious communitymemoiristabbess
Frances Willard
Frances Willard
American temperance activist and suffragist (1839–1898)
1839 – 1898
temperance workersuffragistlecturer
Amelia Bloomer
Amelia Bloomer
Women's rights activist (1818–1894)
1818 – 1894
women's rights activistfeministsuffragist
Lee Krasner
Lee Krasner
American abstract expressionist painter (1908–1984)
1908 – 1984
printmakerpainterillustrator
Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen
American screenwriter, film director, and producer (1908-1966)
1908 – 1966
theatre directordirectorfilm producer
Frederick Cook
Frederick Cook
American explorer (1865-1940)
1865 – 1940
expedition medicineexplorerpolar explorer
Anne Francis
Anne Francis
American actress (1930–2011)
1930 – 2011
film actortelevision actormodel
Christine Jorgensen
Christine Jorgensen
first American to become widely known for having sex reassignment surgery (1926–1989)
1926 – 1989
activistlecturersinger
Fanny Brice
Fanny Brice
American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951)
1891 – 1951
film actormodelradio personality
Gregory Corso
Gregory Corso
American writer (1930-2001)
1930 – 2001
novelistplaywrightpoet
Lex Barker
Lex Barker
American actor (1919–1973)
1919 – 1973
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar
American comic actor and writer (1922–2014)
1922 – 2014
autobiographersaxophonistfilm actor
Margaret Bourke-White
Margaret Bourke-White
American photographer (1904-1971)
1904 – 1971
war photographerjournalistphotojournalist
Bud Powell
Bud Powell
American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966)
1924 – 1966
recording artistjazz musicianmusician
David Stern
David Stern
Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (1942–2020)
1942 – 2020
juristentrepreneurlawyer
Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell
American gossip journalist (1897-1972)
1897 – 1972
radio personalityjournalisttelevision presenter
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
1907 – 2003
recording artistjazz musiciansaxophonist
Nathan Rosen
American-Israeli physicist
1909 – 1995
theoretical physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Raymond Smullyan
Raymond Smullyan
American mathematician (1919–2017)
1919 – 2017
magicianphilosopherchess composer
Richard S. Castellano
Richard S. Castellano
American actor (1933–1988)
1933 – 1988
film actortelevision actorstage actor
John Spencer
American actor (1946–2005)
1946 – 2005
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Baruch Goldstein
American-Israeli doctor, perpetrator of the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre (1956-1994)
1956 – 1994
kahanistpoliticianphysician
Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia Lewis
African American sculptor (1844–1907)
1844 – 1907
sculptorartist
Theodore Nicholas Gill
Theodore Nicholas Gill
American biologist (1837–1914)
1837 – 1914
malacologistnon-fiction writerichthyologist
Harry Carey
Harry Carey
American actor (1878–1947)
1878 – 1947
film actordirectorfilm director
Ronnie Spector
Ronnie Spector
American singer (1943–2022)
1943 – 2022
singer
Gordon Bunshaft
American architect (1909–1990)
1909 – 1990
architect
Kevin Conroy
Kevin Conroy
American actor (1955–2022)
1955 – 2022
dub actorfilm actortelevision actor
Pop Smoke
Pop Smoke
American rapper (1999–2020)
1999 – 2020
rappersongwritersinger
Clark L. Hull
Clark L. Hull
American psychologist (1884–1952)
1884 – 1952
university teacherpsychologist
Jean Webster
Jean Webster
American novelist (1876-1916)
1876 – 1916
short story writerhumoristchildren's writer
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