Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 122 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

George Forrest
American writer of music and lyrics for musical theatre (1915-1999)
1915 - 1999
songwriterfilm score composerpianist
Bob Pastor
American boxer
1914 - 1996
boxer
Daniel Swern
American chemist (1916–1982)
1916 - 1982
chemist
Phil Walters
American racing driver
1916 - 2000
racing automobile driver
Sherman Edwards
American songwriter
1919 - 1981
jazz musiciansongwriterpianist
Thomas Sgovio
Thomas Sgovio
American artist (1916–1997)
1916 - 1997
artistpolitical prisonerwriter
Walter Tetley
Walter Tetley
American voice actor (1915–1975)
1915 - 1975
voice actoractor
Jack Belden
Jack Belden
American author and war correspondent (1910–1989)
1910 - 1989
journalistwriter
Jim Mooney
American comic book artist (1919-2008)
1919 - 2008
comics creatorpencillercomics artist
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms
American jazz singer (1917–1992)
1917 - 1992
jazz singerjazz musicianmusician
Heywood Hale Broun
American actor and broadcaster (1918-2001)
1918 - 2001
sports journalistfilm actortelevision actor
Allan Robert Phillips
American ornithologist (1914–1996)
1914 - 1996
scientific collectorbotanistornithologist
Frank Maxwell
Frank Maxwell
American actor (1916–2004)
1916 - 2004
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Ralph Bass
American R&B record producer (1911–1997)
1911 - 1997
manufacturersongwriterrecord producer
Sunny Skylar
Sunny Skylar
American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher (1913-2009)
1913 - 2009
lyricistmusic publishersinger
Harold Jacob Smith
screenwriter (1912-1970)
1912 - 1970
actorscreenwriter
Helen Ward
American jazz singer (1913–1998)
1913 - 1998
jazz singerjazz musicianmusician
Than Wyenn
American actor (1919-2015)
1919 - 2015
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Bernard Waldman
Bernard Waldman
American physicist (1913–1986)
1913 - 1986
physicist
Mac Raboy
comics artist (1914-1967)
1914 - 1967
cartoonistcomics artist
Nelson Gidding
American writer (1919-2004)
1919 - 2004
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Paul Landres
American film director (1912–2001)
1912 - 2001
film editordirectorfilm director
Robert Lax
American poet (1915–2000)
1915 - 2000
journalistuniversity teacherpoet
Henry Ephron
playwright, screenwriter, director (1911-1992)
1911 - 1992
producerfilm producerfilm director
William R. Cosentini
American engineer and entrepreneur (1911-1954)
1911 - 1954
entrepreneurengineer
Josephine Powell
American photographer (1919–2007)
1919 - 2007
photographer
Rose Frisch
American biologist (1918-2015)
1918 - 2015
biologist
Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein
Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein
American mathematician and cryptanalyst
1913 - 2006
cryptographercryptanalystmathematician
Albert Henderson
American actor (1915-2004)
1915 - 2004
television actoractor
Richard Irving
Richard Irving
American actor, film director and television director (1917-1990)
1917 - 1990
film producerfilm directortelevision director
Ric Roman
Ric Roman
actor (1916-2000)
1916 - 2000
television actoractor
Henry Morgenthau III
Henry Morgenthau III
American author and television producer
1917 - 2018
film producerwriter
Milton Sperling
American film producer and screenwriter (1912-1988)
1912 - 1988
producerfilm screenwriterfilm producer
Wellington Mara
Wellington Mara
American businessman (1916-2005)
1916 - 2005
military officer
William Ludwig
American screenwriter (1912–1999)
1912 - 1999
screenwriter
Frances McLaughlin-Gill
American photographer (1919-2014)
1919 - 2014
photographer
Joan Edwards
Joan Edwards
American actress and radio personality (1919-1981)
1919 - 1981
film actorradio personalitysongwriter
Jack Solomon
sound engineer (1913-2002)
1913 - 2002
restaurateuraudio engineerengineer
Henry Denker
novelist, dramatist (1912–2012)
1912 - 2012
novelistplaywrightlawyer
Buffie Johnson
American painter (1912–2006)
1912 - 2006
painterartist
Allen Adler
American writer (1916–1964)
1916 - 1964
science fiction writernovelistplaywright
Ann Hutchinson Guest
Ann Hutchinson Guest
American dance notator (1918–2022)
1918 - 2022
scholar of dancedancerdance teacher
Anthony Corallo
Anthony Corallo
American Mobster
1913 - 2000
gangster
Victor Wouk
American electric car engineer (1919–2005)
1919 - 2005
inventor
Bob Hilliard
American lyricist
1918 - 1971
lyricistcomposer
Stanley Wilson
American composer (1915-1970)
1917 - 1970
conductorcomposer
Irving Adler
Irving Adler
American author (1913–2012)
1913 - 2012
trade unionistactivistchildren's writer
Henry Wallman
American mathematician (1915–1992)
1915 - 1992
topologistuniversity teacherelectrotechnician
Joan Tompkins
Joan Tompkins
American actress (1915-2005)
1915 - 2005
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Beryl Wallace
Beryl Wallace
singer, actress, dancer
1912 - 1948
film actordancerstage actor
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