Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 113 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

John Charles Haines
John Charles Haines
American politician (1818–1896)
1818 - 1896
politician
Evert Augustus Duyckinck
Evert Augustus Duyckinck
United States publisher and biographer (1816–1878)
1816 - 1878
bibliophilepublishereditor
William Collins
William Collins
United States Representative from New York
1818 - 1878
politicianlawyer
Abigail Bush
Abigail Bush
American abolitionist and women's rights advocate
1810 - 1898
women's rights activistabolitionistsuffragette
Louisa Thiers
Louisa Thiers
American supercentenarian
1814 - 1926
Franklin Gardner
Franklin Gardner
Confederate army general (1823–1873)
1823 - 1873
military personnel
William Backhouse Astor, Jr.
William Backhouse Astor, Jr.
American businessman, yachtsman, and racehorse owner/breeder
1829 - 1892
navigatorbusinessperson
Lionel Allen Sheldon
Lionel Allen Sheldon
American politician (1828-1917)
1828 - 1917
Brigadegeneralgovernorjurist
Thomas E. Stewart
Thomas E. Stewart
American politician (1824-1904)
1824 - 1904
politicianlawyer
Byron G. Stout
Byron G. Stout
American politician (1829-1896)
1829 - 1896
politicianlawyer
Charles G. Williams
Charles G. Williams
American politician (1829-1892)
1829 - 1892
politicianlawyer
Dewitt C. Leach
Dewitt C. Leach
American politician (1822-1909)
1822 - 1909
politician
John Winthrop Chanler
John Winthrop Chanler
American politician (1826-1877)
1826 - 1877
politicianlawyer
Samuel F. Phillips
Samuel F. Phillips
American politician, lawyer, and court stenographer (1824–1903)
1824 - 1903
court reporterpoliticianlawyer
John Porter Hatch
John Porter Hatch
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1822-1901)
1822 - 1901
military officer
William M. Stone
William M. Stone
Governor of Iowa (1827–1893)
1827 - 1893
juristgovernorcolonel
Potter Palmer
Potter Palmer
American businessman (1826-1902)
1826 - 1902
businessperson
Julia Addington
Julia Addington
American politician (1829-1875)
1829 - 1875
politicianteacher
Benjamin F. Gue
Benjamin F. Gue
American politician
1828 - 1904
journalisteditorpolitician
Romeyn B. Ayres
Romeyn B. Ayres
Union Army general
1825 - 1888
soldiermilitary officer
Charles Daniels
Charles Daniels
American politician (1825-1897)
1825 - 1897
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles K. Graham
Charles K. Graham
General in the Union Army (1824-1889)
1824 - 1889
civil engineermilitary officerengineer
Christian Nestell Bovee
Christian Nestell Bovee
American writer (1820-1904)
1820 - 1904
poet
Clinton B. Fisk
Clinton B. Fisk
Union Army general
1828 - 1890
military officerbusinessperson
Thomas M. Cooley
Thomas M. Cooley
American judge (1824–1898)
1824 - 1898
juristjudgelawyer
William Allen Butler
William Allen Butler
American lawyer and writer (1825–1902)
1825 - 1902
lawyerwriter
Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage
Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage
American philanthropist
1828 - 1918
teacher
Ashbel P. Willard
Ashbel P. Willard
American politician (1820-1860)
1820 - 1860
juristgovernorpolitician
Benjamin F. Isherwood
Benjamin F. Isherwood
United States Navy admiral (1822-1915)
1822 - 1915
military officerengineer
DeWitt Clinton Cregier
DeWitt Clinton Cregier
American politician, Engineering genius
1829 - 1898
politician
John Watts de Peyster
John Watts de Peyster
Author, General, Historian (1821–1907)
1821 - 1907
military historianmilitary officerhistorian
Clarkson Nott Potter
Clarkson Nott Potter
American congressman for New York (1825-1882)
1825 - 1882
civil engineerpoliticianengineer
Samuel Putnam Avery
Samuel Putnam Avery
American art dealer (1822-1904)
1822 - 1904
connoisseurart dealer
Joseph Mezzara
French-American sculptor (1820-1901)
1820 - 1901
sculptor
Mary Harris Thompson
Mary Harris Thompson
American surgeon (1829–1895)
1829 - 1895
surgeon
Demas Barnes
Demas Barnes
American politician (1827-1888)
1827 - 1888
politician
George Templeton Strong
George Templeton Strong
American lawyer and diarist (1820–1875)
1820 - 1875
diaristlawyerwriter
James Livingston Thomson
James Livingston Thomson
U.S. entomologist (1828–1897)
1828 - 1897
entomologistzoologist
Robert B. Van Valkenburgh
Robert B. Van Valkenburgh
American politician (1821–1888)
1821 - 1888
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
William Moore Davis
William Moore Davis
American artist (1829-1920)
1829 - 1920
painter
R. Holland Duell
R. Holland Duell
American politician (1824-1891)
1824 - 1891
politicianlawyerjudge
William Osborn Stoddard
William Osborn Stoddard
American politician (1835-1925)
1835 - 1925
children's writerbiographerinventor
Emory Upton
Emory Upton
Union Army general (1839–1881)
1839 - 1881
military officer
Tony Pastor
Tony Pastor
American impresario (1837–1908)
1837 - 1908
theatre directorimpresariolyricist
N. B. Willey
N. B. Willey
American politician (1838-1921)
1838 - 1921
governorpolitician
John Monroe Van Vleck
John Monroe Van Vleck
American mathematician (1833–1912)
1833 - 1912
university teachermathematicianastronomer
Lucien Lester Ainsworth
Lucien Lester Ainsworth
U.S. Representative (1831-1902)
1831 - 1902
politicianlawyer
Richard Cunningham McCormick
Richard Cunningham McCormick
American politician, businessman, and journalist (1832-1901)
1832 - 1901
journalistgovernorpolitician
Thomas Fitch
Thomas Fitch
American politician (1838–1923)
1838 - 1923
editorpoliticianlawyer
Artemas Martin
Artemas Martin
American mathematician (1835–1918)
1835 - 1918
civil servantmathematician
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