Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 112 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Walter Livingston
Walter Livingston
American politician (1740–1797)
1740 - 1797
politicianlawyerjudge
William Stephens Smith
William Stephens Smith
American politician
1755 - 1816
military officerpolitician
Archibald Bruce
Archibald Bruce
American physician and mineralogist
1777 - 1818
mineralogistphysician
Othniel Looker
Othniel Looker
Fifth Governor of Ohio (1757-1845)
1757 - 1845
politician
Handsome Lake
Handsome Lake
Seneca religious leader
1735 - 1815
religious figure
Jacob Radcliff
Jacob Radcliff
New York politician (1764-1842)
1764 - 1842
politicianlawyerjudge
John McIntosh
Canadian farmer
1777 - 1846
animal breederfarmer
Lewis R. Morris
Lewis R. Morris
American politician (1760-1825)
1760 - 1825
politicianlawyerjudge
Obadiah German
American politician (1766-1842)
1766 - 1842
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert Feke
Robert Feke
American painter (1705-1750)
1705 - 1750
painter
Alfred Conkling
Alfred Conkling
United States federal judge (1789-1874)
1789 - 1874
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Timothy Shay Arthur
Timothy Shay Arthur
American novelist, short story writer and publisher (1809–1885)
1809 - 1885
novelistwriter
Orlando Kellogg
Orlando Kellogg
American politician (1809–1865)
1809 - 1865
politicianlawyerjudge
James Watson Webb
James Watson Webb
American journalist and diplomat (1802-1884)
1802 - 1884
publishereditorjournalist
Alexander Loyd
Alexander Loyd
American mayor (1805-1872)
1805 - 1872
politician
Francis B. Cutting
Francis B. Cutting
American politician (1804-1870)
1804 - 1870
politicianlawyer
John Hill Hewitt
John Hill Hewitt
American songwriter, playwright and poet (1801–1890)
1801 - 1890
journalisteditorsongwriter
Augustus Chapman Allen
Co-founder of Houston, Texas
1806 - 1864
businessperson
Stephen Randall Harris
Stephen Randall Harris
American politician (1802-1879)
1802 - 1879
politicianphysician
James Lenox
James Lenox
New York City philanthropist (1800–1880)
1800 - 1880
bibliographer
Eugene Skinner
Eugene Skinner
American pioneer
1809 - 1864
lawyer
Stephen Alexander
Stephen Alexander
American astronomer (1806-1883)
1806 - 1883
university teacherauthorastronomer
Theodore Dwight Woolsey
Theodore Dwight Woolsey
American jurist; president of Yale University (1801–1889)
1801 - 1889
classical scholaruniversity teacherjurist
William Marvin
William Marvin
United States federal judge (1808-1902)
1808 - 1902
juristgovernorpolitician
William W. Campbell
William W. Campbell
author, historian, lawyer and politician from New York, USA (1806-1881)
1806 - 1881
historianjuristpolitician
Christopher Rheinlander Robert
Christopher Rheinlander Robert
American businessman
1802 - 1878
businessperson
Douglass Houghton
Douglass Houghton
American geologist and botanical collector (1809–1845)
1809 - 1845
botanical collectorgeologistphysicist
Emma Catherine Embury
Emma Catherine Embury
American author, poet and botanist (1806 - 1863)
1806 - 1863
short story writerchildren's writerbotanist
Teunis Garret Bergen
Teunis Garret Bergen
American politician (1806-1881)
1806 - 1881
historianpoliticianwriter
Alexander H. Bailey
Alexander H. Bailey
American politician (1817–1874)
1817 - 1874
politicianlawyerjudge
David S. Jackson
American politician (Democrat) (1813-1872)
1813 - 1872
politician
John Kirby Allen
John Kirby Allen
Co-founder of Houston, Texas in 1836
1810 - 1838
businessperson
Leonard J. Farwell
Leonard J. Farwell
American politician (1819-1889)
1819 - 1889
governorpolitician
Moses Wisner
Moses Wisner
American politician (1815-1863)
1815 - 1863
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Henry Peters Gray
Henry Peters Gray
American artist (1819-1877)
1819 - 1877
painter
John Lorimer Worden
John Lorimer Worden
United States Navy admiral
1818 - 1897
military officer
Mark Hopkins
Mark Hopkins
American businessman, railway entrepreneur (1813–1878)
1813 - 1878
businessperson
Norman Eddy
Norman Eddy
United States Army officer (1810–1872)
1810 - 1872
politicianlawyer
John Jay
John Jay
American lawyer and diplomat (1817-1894)
1817 - 1894
envoydiplomatjurist
James Aldrich
American editor and minor poet (1810–1856)
1810 - 1856
editormerchantpoet
James Augustus Suydam
James Augustus Suydam
architect, lawyer, and artist (1819-1865)
1819 - 1865
artistpainterarchitect
Walter Smith Gurnee
Walter Smith Gurnee
American politician (1813-1903)
1813 - 1903
politician
Daniel H. Wells
Daniel H. Wells
Apostle of LDS Church and Mayor of Salt Lake City (1814-1891)
1814 - 1891
politicianmayor
John G. Nichols
John G. Nichols
American politician
1813 - 1898
politician
Dennis McCarthy
Dennis McCarthy
American politician (1814-1886)
1814 - 1886
politician
William Pitt Lynde
William Pitt Lynde
American politician (1817–1885)
1817 - 1885
politicianlawyer
Henry James, Sr.
Henry James, Sr.
American Swedenborgian theologian (1811–1882)
1811 - 1882
essayistphilosophertheologian
Alfred Thomas Agate
Alfred Thomas Agate
American artist (1812-1846)
1812 - 1846
scientific illustratorexplorerpainter
Lyman Draper
Lyman Draper
American historian (1815-1891)
1815 - 1891
historianlibrarianpolitician
Moses Clark White
Moses Clark White
American missionary and physician (1819-1900)
1819 - 1900
missionary
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