Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 121 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Irving Bieber
American psychoanalyst
1909 - 1991
scientist
Harold Clurman
American theatre director (1901–1980)
1901 - 1980
theatre criticdirectortheatre director
John Cameron Swayze
John Cameron Swayze
American news presenter and reporter (1906–1995)
1906 - 1995
presenterjournalistnews presenter
Pinky Silverberg
American boxer (1904-1964)
1904 - 1964
boxer
Alexander M. Zaleski
Alexander M. Zaleski
American Roman Catholic Bishop (1906-1975)
1906 - 1975
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Amy Vanderbilt
writer (1908-1974)
1908 - 1974
writer
Anthony Ross
Anthony Ross
American actor (1909-1955)
1909 - 1955
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Art Cohn
American sportswriter
1909 - 1958
sports journalistjournalistwriter
Arthur Lester Benton
American psychologist
1909 - 2006
university teacherneurologistpsychologist
Babe Herman
Babe Herman
American baseball player and coach
1903 - 1987
baseball player
Ben Lessy
Ben Lessy
American actor (1902-1992)
1902 - 1992
television actoractor
Betty Gillies
Betty Gillies
American aviator (1908-1998)
1908 - 1998
aircraft pilot
Tess Slesinger
Tess Slesinger
American screenwriter (1905-1945)
1905 - 1945
literary criticjournalistauthor
James Augustine Shannon
James Augustine Shannon
nephrologist & physician; director of National Institutes of Health 1955-1968
1904 - 1994
physician
Joe Moore
Joe Moore
American speed skater
1901 - 1982
speed skater
Joe Palma
American actor (1905-1994)
1905 - 1994
film actortelevision actoractor
John Maguire
American Roman Catholic archbishop
1904 - 1989
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Adrian Morris
Adrian Morris
American actor (1907-1941)
1907 - 1941
film actorstage actoractor
Billy Nelson
Billy Nelson
American actor
1903 - 1979
film actoractor
Carleton G. Young
Carleton G. Young
American actor (1907–1971)
1907 - 1971
television actoractor
Carol Weld
Carol Weld
American journalist (1902-1979)
1902 - 1979
journalist
Clement Hurd
American artist (1908-1988)
1908 - 1988
illustrator
Cy Schindell
Cy Schindell
American actor (1907-1948)
1907 - 1948
actor
Donald Prentice Booth
Donald Prentice Booth
United States general (1902–1993)
1902 - 1993
military personnel
Joe Bonomo
Joe Bonomo
American bodybuilder and actor (1901-1978)
1901 - 1978
stunt performeractor
Dorothy Stone
Dorothy Stone
American actress (1905-1974)
1905 - 1974
film actorstage actorsinger
Nancy Voorhees
Nancy Voorhees
American athlete (1906-1988)
1906 - 1988
high jumperathletics competitor
Dora Kaminsky
American painter (1909–1977)
1909 - 1977
modelpainter
Hugh Trevor
Hugh Trevor
American actor (1903-1933)
1903 - 1933
film actoractor
David M. Schneider
American anthropologist (1918–1995)
1918 - 1995
cultural anthropologistanthropologistuniversity teacher
Lou Ambers
Lou Ambers
American boxer (1913–1995)
1913 - 1995
boxer
Art Mooney
Art Mooney
American singer (1911–1993)
1911 - 1993
bandleadermusicianconductor
Milt Fankhouser
American racing driver (1915-1970)
1915 - 1970
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
Flora Rheta Schreiber
American journalist (1918–1988)
1918 - 1988
journalistwriter
Rosetta LeNoire
American actress (1911–2002)
1911 - 2002
film actorvoice actorstage actor
Seymour Halpern
Seymour Halpern
American politician (1913-1997)
1913 - 1997
politician
Philip Rastelli
American mobster (1918–1991)
1918 - 1991
Shep Fields
Shep Fields
American jazz bandleader (1910–1981)
1910 - 1981
jazz musiciansaxophonistbandleader
Henry Morgan
Henry Morgan
American humorist (1915-1994)
1915 - 1994
television actorradio personalityjournalist
Garrett Eckbo
Garrett Eckbo
American landscape architect
1910 - 2000
landscape architect
Francis Joseph Murray
American mathematician (1911–1996)
1911 - 1996
mathematician
Irving Brecher
American film director and screenwriter (1914-2008)
1914 - 2008
directorfilm directorwriter
Phoebe Ephron
American screenwriter and dramatist (1914-1971)
1914 - 1971
screenwriter
Sid Luckman
Sid Luckman
American football player (1916-1998)
1916 - 1998
American football playerbaseball playerbusinessperson
Salem Ludwig
American politician (1915-2007)
1915 - 2007
television actoractor
Ralph Kaplowitz
American basketball player (1919-2009)
1919 - 2009
basketball player
Lester Holtzman
Lester Holtzman
American politician (1913-2002)
1913 - 2002
juristpoliticianlawyer
Marty Servo
Marty Servo
American boxer (1919-1969)
1919 - 1969
boxer
Benny Harris
American jazz trumpeter (1919–1975)
1919 - 1975
jazz musiciancomposer
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician (1916–1980)
1916 - 1980
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
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