Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 114 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Annie Sherwood Hawks
Annie Sherwood Hawks
American poet and hymn writer
1835 - 1918
hymnwriterlyricistpoet
David Ross Locke
David Ross Locke
American journalist and early political commentator during the American Civil War
1833 - 1888
journalisteditorcartoonist
Thomas M. Waller
Thomas M. Waller
American politician (1839-1924)
1839 - 1924
juristgovernorpolitician
Stewart L. Woodford
Stewart L. Woodford
American politician and ambassador (1835–1913)
1835 - 1913
lieutenant governordiplomatjurist
Rollin M. Daggett
Rollin M. Daggett
American politician (1831–1901)
1831 - 1901
member of parliamentdiplomatprinter
Phoebe Knapp
Phoebe Knapp
American hymnwriter (1839–1908)
1839 - 1908
hymnwritercomposer
Mary C. Ames
Mary C. Ames
American author (1831-1884)
1831 - 1884
novelistjournalistwriter
Oscar S. Gifford
Oscar S. Gifford
American politician (1842-1913)
1842 - 1913
politicianlawyer
Samuel J. Barrows
Samuel J. Barrows
American politician (1845–1909)
1845 - 1909
politician
George Arnold
George Arnold
American author and poet (1834–1865)
1834 - 1865
poetwriter
Stephen A. Northway
Stephen A. Northway
American politician (1833-1898)
1833 - 1898
politicianlawyer
Charles A. Hill
Charles A. Hill
American politician (1833-1902)
1833 - 1902
politicianlawyer
John C. Heenan
John C. Heenan
American boxer (1834–1873)
1834 - 1873
boxer
John W. Barlow
John W. Barlow
Chief of Engineers of the United States Army (1838–1914)
1838 - 1914
explorermilitary personnel
Nathaniel P. Langford
Nathaniel P. Langford
American explorer, businessman, historian and vigilante (1832-1911)
1832 - 1911
explorerbusinessperson
Helen Pitts Douglass
Helen Pitts Douglass
American suffragist (1838–1903)
1838 - 1903
suffragistjournalistteacher
Henry Eugene Davies
Henry Eugene Davies
Union Army General (1836–1894)
1836 - 1894
military officerlawyer
William Conant Church
William Conant Church
Union United States Army officer (1836-1917)
1836 - 1917
publisherjournalisteditor
William Dorsheimer
William Dorsheimer
United States lawyer, politician and journalist (1832–1888)
1832 - 1888
journalisteditorlieutenant governor
William W. Dixon
William W. Dixon
American politician (1838–1910)
1838 - 1910
politicianlawyer
William Walter Phelps
William Walter Phelps
United States Congressman and diplomat (1839–1894)
1839 - 1894
diplomatjuristambassador
William W. Allen
William W. Allen
Brigadier general in the Confederate States Army
1835 - 1894
military personnel
John H. Ketcham
John H. Ketcham
American politician and Civil War officer
1832 - 1906
military officerpolitician
William Henry Smith
William Henry Smith
American newspaper editor and Republican politician, Ohio (1833–1896)
1833 - 1896
media proprietorjournalistpolitician
Aaron T. Bliss
Aaron T. Bliss
American politician (1837-1906)
1837 - 1906
politician
Marietta Holley
Marietta Holley
American author
1836 - 1926
novelistwriter
Robert Crannell Minor
Robert Crannell Minor
American artist (1839-1904)
1839 - 1904
painteraccountant
Olivia Langdon Clemens
Olivia Langdon Clemens
wife of Mark Twain (1845-1904)
1845 - 1904
Theodore Cooper
American civil engineer (1839-1919)
1839 - 1919
civil engineerengineer
Thomas Lounsbury
Thomas Lounsbury
American scholar and Union officer (1838–1915)
1838 - 1915
linguisthistorianlibrarian
John Raines
John Raines
American politician (1840–1909)
1840 - 1909
lieutenant governorjuristpolitician
William Gregory
William Gregory
Governor of Rhode Island (1849-1901)
1849 - 1901
governorpolitician
George Henry Fox
American dermatologist (1846–1937)
1846 - 1937
dermatologist
George W. Melville
George W. Melville
American admiral and engineer (1841-1912)
1841 - 1912
polar explorernaval officermarine engineer
Abraham Gilbert Mills
Abraham Gilbert Mills
American baseball executive (1844-1929)
1844 - 1929
lawyer
Caldwell Edwards
Caldwell Edwards
American politician (1841-1922)
1841 - 1922
politician
Lip Pike
Lip Pike
American baseball player and manager
1845 - 1893
baseball playerbaseball manager
Nelson Baker
Nelson Baker
Union Army soldier, later priest, venerable (1841–1936)
1841 - 1936
Catholic priestpriest
William Eugene Blackstone
William Eugene Blackstone
American Christian Zionist
1841 - 1935
theologianpastor
Grove L. Johnson
Grove L. Johnson
American politician (1841-1926)
1841 - 1926
member of parliamentjuristpolitician
Benjamin Goodrich
Founder of B.F. Goodrich Company (1841–1888)
1841 - 1888
military physicianinventorbusinessperson
Charles Caryl Coleman
Charles Caryl Coleman
American-Italian painter (1840-1928)
1840 - 1928
painter
Charles H. Colton
American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
1848 - 1915
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Charles Melville Dewey
Charles Melville Dewey
American artist (1849-1937)
1849 - 1937
painter
Charles R. Skinner
Charles R. Skinner
American politician (1844-1928)
1844 - 1928
politician
James Ricalton
James Ricalton
American photographer (1844–1929)
1844 - 1929
explorerpedagogueteacher
Sereno E. Payne
Sereno E. Payne
American politician
1843 - 1914
politicianlawyer
Eliza Maria Mosher
Eliza Maria Mosher
American physician, educator, medical writer, inventor (1846–1928)
1846 - 1928
medical writeruniversity teacherinventor
Emma Cecilia Thursby
Emma Cecilia Thursby
singer
1845 - 1931
university teachersinger
Maritcha Remond Lyons
Maritcha Remond Lyons
American educator, civic leader, writer (1848-1929)
1848 - 1929
suffragistteacher
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