Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 118 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Dave MacMillan
American basketball and baseball coach (1886–1963)
1886 - 1963
basketball coach
William O'Shea
American Roman-Catholic bishop
1884 - 1945
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Tom Herbert
Tom Herbert
American actor (1888-1946)
1888 - 1946
film actoractor
Robert Dorfman
American economist (1916–2002)
1916 - 2002
economist
Harry Bowen
Harry Bowen
American actor (1888-1941)
1888 - 1941
actor
George M. Carleton
George M. Carleton
American actor (1885-1950)
1885 - 1950
actor
Scotty Mattraw
Scotty Mattraw
actor (1880–1946)
1880 - 1946
film actorvoice actor
Ray Barker
Ray Barker
American general (1889–1974)
1889 - 1974
military personnel
Jerome Travers
Jerome Travers
American golfer (1887–1951)
1887 - 1951
golfer
Solita Solano
Solita Solano
American writer, poet and journalist (1888–1975)
1888 - 1975
novelistjournalistpoet
Roger Lapham
Roger Lapham
American mayor (1883-1966)
1883 - 1966
politician
Loring M. Black
Loring M. Black
American politician (1886-1956)
1886 - 1956
politicianlawyer
Vera Michelena
Vera Michelena
American stage and screen actor
1884 - 1961
stage actorsingeractor
Edward Nolan
American silent film actor (1888-1943)
1888 - 1943
film actoractor
Nathan Straus Jr.
Nathan Straus Jr.
American politician (1889–1961)
1889 - 1961
journalisteditorpolitician
Katharine Scott Bishop
Katharine Scott Bishop
American anatomist, physician and histologist
1889 - 1975
anatomistpathologistphysician
Rolando Illa
Cuban-Argentine chess player
1880 - 1937
chess player
David Moore Robinson
David Moore Robinson
American Classical archaeologist credited with the discovery of the ancient city of Olynthus (1880–1958)
1880 - 1958
archaeologistanthropologistclassical scholar
Harry Pilcer
Harry Pilcer
American actor (1885-1961)
1885 - 1961
film actorsongwriterlyricist
Herbert Yates
Herbert Yates
American film studio executive (1880–1966)
1880 - 1966
producerfilm producer
Homer Scott
Homer Scott
American cinematographer (1880-1956)
1880 - 1956
cinematographer
Willis Winter Bradley
Willis Winter Bradley
American politician (1884–1954)
1884 - 1954
politician
Arthur Augustus Allen
Arthur Augustus Allen
American ornithologist
1885 - 1964
ornithologist
Dorothy Arnold
Dorothy Arnold
American socialite who disappeared in 1910
1885 - 1910
socialite
Aline Bernstein
American stage and costume designer
1880 - 1955
fashion designercostume designerwriter
Arthur D. Howden Smith
Arthur D. Howden Smith
American historian, writer and journalist
1887 - 1945
novelistjournalisthistorian
Edgar Allan Woolf
Edgar Allan Woolf
American screenwriter
1881 - 1943
songwriterlyricistplaywright
Alice Fleming
American actress (1882-1952)
1882 - 1952
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Fannie Bourke
Fannie Bourke
American stage and film actress (1886-1959)
1886 - 1959
suffragistactor
Azalia Emma Peet
Azalia Emma Peet
American educator (1887–1973)
1887 - 1973
missionary
Blackie Whiteford
Blackie Whiteford
actor (1889-1962)
1889 - 1962
actor
Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff
Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff
American poet
1886 - 1967
editorpoetwriter
R. Ernest Dupuy
R. Ernest Dupuy
United States Army officer and military historian
1887 - 1975
soldiermilitary historianjournalist
Frank J. Becker
Frank J. Becker
American politician (1899-1981)
1899 - 1981
politician
Van Nest Polglase
art director (1898-1968)
1898 - 1968
production designerscenographer
G. Pat Collins
American actor (1895-1959)
1895 - 1959
film actorstage actoractor
Frank Capone
American mobster
1895 - 1924
gangster
Albert S. D'Agostino
American art director (1892-1970)
1892 - 1970
production designerscenographer
Eleanor Lansing Dulles
Eleanor Lansing Dulles
American government official (1895-1996)
1895 - 1996
political economisteconomistdiplomat
Nedda Harrigan
American actress (1899-1989)
1899 - 1989
film actorstage actoractor
Herbert Fields
Herbert Fields
American actor, director, and librettist (1897-1958)
1897 - 1958
librettisttheatre directorstage actor
J. I. Rodale
American playwright and writer (1898–1971)
1898 - 1971
anti-vaccine activistecologistpublisher
Mae Capone
wife of Al Capone (1897-1986)
1897 - 1986
restaurateur
Vincent Astor
Vincent Astor
American businessman and art collector (1891–1959)
1891 - 1959
businessperson
Edward Joseph Flynn
Edward Joseph Flynn
American politician in New York (1891-1953)
1891 - 1953
politicianlawyer
Edward J. Kay
American composer (1898-1973)
1898 - 1973
film score composercomposer
Arthur Hoerl
screenwriter, film director
1891 - 1968
film directorscreenwriter
Wiard Ihnen
Wiard Ihnen
art director (1897-1979)
1897 - 1979
scenographer
Marguerite S. Church
Marguerite S. Church
American politician (1892-1990)
1892 - 1990
psychologistpolitician
Joseph Dunninger
Joseph Dunninger
American mentalist and magician (1892–1975)
1892 - 1975
magician
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