Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 130 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Oscar Lanford
Oscar Lanford
American mathematician (1940–2013)
1940 - 2013
university teachermathematicianphysicist
Lawrence J. Smith
Lawrence J. Smith
American politician
1941 - 2026
politicianlawyer
Susan Beth Pfeffer
American writer
1948 - 2025
science fiction writernovelistwriter
J. Michael Riva
American production designer (1948-2012)
1948 - 2012
theatre designerproduction designer
Philip Carlo
American journalist (1949–2010)
1949 - 2010
journalistwriter
Joseph H. Boardman
Joseph H. Boardman
American businessman (1948-2019)
1948 - 2019
politicianbusinessperson
Joseph W. Estabrook
Joseph W. Estabrook
American Roman Catholic chaplain (1944–2012)
1944 - 2012
Catholic bishopCatholic priestmilitary officer
Tony Jackson
American basketball player
1942 - 2005
basketball player
Arthur J. Finkelstein
Republican Party (GOP) consultant (1945-2017)
1945 - 2017
politician
Estelle Bennett
Estelle Bennett
American singer (1941–2009)
1941 - 2009
singer
Bobby Bloom
Bobby Bloom
American singer-songwriter
1946 - 1974
recording artistsinger-songwritersinger
Waneta Hoyt
American serial killer (1946–1998)
1946 - 1998
serial killer
Beth Porter
Beth Porter
American actress
1942 - 2023
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Bruce Cutler
American lawyer
1948 - 2025
lawyeractor
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
1942 - 2025
tubistjazz musiciantrombonist
William Rubinstein
American historian and author
1946 - 2024
university teacherhistorian
Gene Youngblood
Gene Youngblood
American media theorist (1942–2021)
1942 - 2021
film historiancultural studies scholarvideo artist
Julia Thorne
American politician
1944 - 2006
writer
Ann Snitow
Ann Snitow
American feminist activist, writer and teacher (1943–2019)
1943 - 2019
feministwomen's rights activistopinion journalist
Duane Ackerson
American science fiction writer (1942–2020)
1942 - 2020
science fiction writernovelistpoet
Keith Copeland
American musician (1946–2015)
1946 - 2015
jazz musicianuniversity teacherdrummer
Thomas Steinbeck
writer and eldest son of John Steinbeck (1944–2016)
1944 - 2016
war photographernovelistwriter
Alvin Baltrop
American visual artist (1948–2004)
1948 - 2004
visual artistphotographer
Esther Thelen
American psychologist & scholar (1941-2004)
1941 - 2004
university teacherpsychologist
Kay Gardner
American composer
1941 - 2002
composer
Patti Wicks
American musician and pianist
1945 - 2014
jazz singerjazz musicianpianist
Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski
American Professor and Author (1942–2023)
1942 - 2023
civil engineeruniversity teacherhistorian
Richard Rockefeller
family physician in Falmouth, Maine who practiced and taught medicine in Portland, Maine
1949 - 2014
aircraft pilotphysician
Yoel Lerner
Yoel Lerner
Israeli linguist and political activist
1941 - 2014
linguistpolitical activisttranslator
Stanley Chera
American businessman (1942-2020)
1942 - 2020
real estate entrepreneurbusinessperson
Tom Palmer
American comic book inker (1941–2022)
1941 - 2022
pencillercaricaturistinker
Charles Ludlam
American actor, writer and director (1943-1987)
1943 - 1987
television actordirectorstage actor
Richard Dimitri
American actor and comedian
1942 - 2025
character actorcomedianactor
Diane Noomin
Diane Noomin
American comics artist
1947 - 2022
cartoonistcomics artistillustrator
Gregg Diamond
musician (1949–1999)
1949 - 1999
pianistrecord producercomposer
Judi Chamberlin
Judi Chamberlin
Psychiatric Survivor Activist
1944 - 2010
activist
Ken Brett
Ken Brett
American baseball player
1948 - 2003
baseball player
Elana Dykewomon
American writer (1949–2022)
1949 - 2022
essayistnovelistjournalist
Charles Brandt
American former investigator and writer
1942 - 2024
novelistjuristwriter
Jane Stanton Hitchcock
Jane Stanton Hitchcock
American writer (1946–2025)
1946 - 2025
playwrightwriterscreenwriter
Gerry Ward
basketball player
1941 - 2026
basketball player
John Dunning
Novelist, radio historian, radio host (1942–2023)
1942 - 2023
antiquarian booksellerfilm editornovelist
Mark Steiner
Israeli philosopher (1942-2020)
1942 - 2020
philosopher of sciencephilosopheruniversity teacher
Melissa Bowerman
Dutch linguist
1942 - 2011
linguistuniversity teacherpsychologist
Geoffrey Deuel
Geoffrey Deuel
actor
1943 - 2024
film actortelevision actoractor
Luba Lisa
Luba Lisa
American actress (1941-1972)
1941 - 1972
actor
Ira Herskowitz
American geneticist (1946–2003)
1946 - 2003
geneticistuniversity teacher
John Marburger
John Marburger
American physicist (1941-2011)
1941 - 2011
theoretical physicistnuclear physicistadviser
Michael Lynne
American film producer
1941 - 2019
film producerlawyer
Steve Berrios
Steve Berrios
American drummer (1945–2013)
1945 - 2013
jazz musicianpercussionistmusician
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