Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 126 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Jerry Ross
American lyricist and composer (1926-1955)
1926 - 1955
lyricistsongwritermusician
Joaquin Mazdak Luttinger
Joaquin Mazdak Luttinger
American physicist (1923-1997)
1923 - 1997
theoretical physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Philip Sterling
American actor (1922-1998)
1922 - 1998
film actoractor
Karl Turekian
Karl Turekian
American geochemist (1927-2013)
1927 - 2013
geochemistgeophysicistoceanographer
Leonard Gaskin
American jazz bassist (1920–2009)
1920 - 2009
jazz musicianmusician
Jimmy Casella
American poker player (1924–1976)
1924 - 1976
poker player
Lord Burgess
Lord Burgess
American musician and songwriter (1924–2019)
1924 - 2019
librettistlyricistsongwriter
Sam S. Walker
Sam S. Walker
United States general
1925 - 2015
military personnel
Lou Duva
Lou Duva
American boxing trainer (1922–2017)
1922 - 2017
boxing managerboxing promoterboxing trainer
Jack Mendelsohn
American writer and artist
1926 - 2017
comics creatortelevision writervisual artist
Joseph A. Unanue
Joseph A. Unanue
Nuyorican businessman (1925-2013)
1925 - 2013
military personnel
Victor Grossman
Victor Grossman
American writer
1928 - 2025
interpreteropinion journalistjournalist
James Morris Blaut
American anthropologist and geographer (1927-2000)
1927 - 2000
anthropologistgeographer
Al Hansen
Al Hansen
American artist (1927-1995)
1927 - 1995
collagistperformance artistpainter
Al Harewood
American jazz drummer (1923-2014)
1923 - 2014
jazz musicianmusician
Al Rex
Al Rex
American guitarist (1928-2020)
1928 - 2020
musician
Harry Woolf
American historian (1923–2003)
1923 - 2003
university teacher
Sol Yurick
American novelist (1925–2013)
1925 - 2013
peace activistnovelistwriter
Roger Mayer
American film industry executive (1926–2015)
1926 - 2015
film producer
Gregory Scarpa
Gregory Scarpa
American mobster (1928–1994)
1928 - 1994
criminal
Vincent R. Capodanno
Vincent R. Capodanno
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1929 - 1967
military chaplain
David Atlas
David Atlas
meteorologist and radar pioneer (1924-2015)
1924 - 2015
meteorologistuniversity teacherinventor
David Foster
American film producer (1929–2019)
1929 - 2019
film producertelevision producer
Donald Newhouse
Donald Newhouse
American businessman
1929 - 2026
publisherbusinessperson
Mary LaRoche
Mary LaRoche
American actress (1920-1999)
1920 - 1999
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Frank Heart
Frank Heart
computer scientist
1929 - 2018
computer scientist
Thomas Joseph Costello
American Roman Catholic bishop
1929 - 2019
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Judy Clark
Judy Clark
American singer (1924-2002)
1924 - 2002
film actortelevision actorsinger
Edgar Housepian
Edgar Housepian
American neurosurgeon and philanthropist
1928 - 2014
physician
Leon Danielian
Leon Danielian
American ballet dancer (1920–1997)
1920 - 1997
ballet dancerballet master
Victor A. Lundy
American architect
1923 - 2024
architect
André Robert
André Robert
Canadian meteorologist (1929–1993)
1929 - 1993
meteorologistresearcheruniversity teacher
Ann Z. Caracristi
Ann Z. Caracristi
cryptanalyst and National Security Agency official (1921–2016)
1921 - 2016
cryptographercryptanalyst
Basil A. Paterson
Basil A. Paterson
American politician
1926 - 2014
juristpoliticianlawyer
Victor Fuchs
American health economist (1924–2023)
1924 - 2023
academicuniversity teachereconomist
Israel Scheffler
American philosopher (1923–2014)
1923 - 2014
philosopheruniversity teacher
Leonard Katzman
American screenwriter and television executive/producer (1927-1996)
1927 - 1996
film directortelevision directortelevision producer
Arnold Hano
American writer
1922 - 2021
sports journalistnovelistjournalist
Jules Aarons
American space physicist (1921–2008)
1921 - 2008
physicistphotographer
Lionel Wilson
American actor (1924-2003)
1924 - 2003
voice actorwriteractor
Mark Shaw
American photographer (1921–1969)
1921 - 1969
fashion photographerphotographer
Leo C. Zeferetti
Leo C. Zeferetti
American politician in New York (1927-2018)
1927 - 2018
politician
Patricia Donahue
Patricia Donahue
American actress
1925 - 2012
actor
Ralph Branca
Ralph Branca
American baseball player (1926–2016)
1926 - 2016
baseball playeractor
Arthur Galston
American botanist & bioethicist (1920-2008)
1920 - 2008
life scientistbotanist
Arthur Herzog
American author
1927 - 2010
science fiction writernovelist
Arthur Storch
American stage director
1925 - 2013
theatre directorwriteractor
Barbara Probst Solomon
American writer (1928–2019)
1928 - 2019
journalistwriter
Bernard Kalb
Bernard Kalb
American journalist (1922-2023)
1922 - 2023
media criticdiscussion moderatorpresenter
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