Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 133 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Richard Delafield
Richard Delafield
Union Army general (1798–1873)
1798 - 1873
military officer
James Lisle Gillis
James Lisle Gillis
American politician
1792 - 1881
politicianlawyerjudge
Johannes Roosevelt
American businessman and alderman
1689 - 1750
aldermanbusinessperson
John Doughty
John Doughty
United States general (1754–1826)
1754 - 1826
military personnel
John Ferguson
John Ferguson
Mayor of New York City
1777 - 1832
politician
Aaron Ward
Aaron Ward
American politician (1790-1867)
1790 - 1867
politicianlawyer
Gouverneur Kemble
Gouverneur Kemble
American politician (1786-1875)
1786 - 1875
politician
James MacKaye
James MacKaye
American writer (1872–1935)
1872 - 1935
philosopheruniversity teacherengineer
Henry Rutgers
Henry Rutgers
American politician (1745–1830)
1745 - 1830
politician
Henry Livingston, Jr.
Henry Livingston, Jr.
American farmer, revolutionary officer, justice of the peace, and poet
1748 - 1828
poetbusinesspersonwriter
Mary Alexander
Mary Alexander
British American merchant
1693 - 1760
merchantbusinessperson
Caleb Tompkins
Caleb Tompkins
American politician (1759-1846)
1759 - 1846
military officerpoliticianlawyer
James DeLancey
James DeLancey
Chief justice, lieutenant governor, and twice acting governor of the province of New York (1703–1760)
1703 - 1760
politician
James Livingston
Commander of the 1st Canadian Regiment of the Continental Army
1747 - 1832
military personnel
Francis Wayland
Francis Wayland
American educator (1796–1865); President of Brown University 1827–1855
1796 - 1865
philosopheruniversity teachertheologian
Maria Reynolds
Wife of James Reynolds and Alexander Hamilton's mistress (1768–1828)
1768 - 1828
Robert Charles Sands
Robert Charles Sands
American poet
1799 - 1832
short story writernovelistbiographer
Stephen Bayard
Mayor of New York City
1700 - 1757
politician
George Washington Bethune
George Washington Bethune
American hymnwriter
1805 - 1862
hymnwriterwriter
Charles Goodyear
Charles Goodyear
American politician (1804–1876)
1804 - 1876
politicianlawyerjudge
Albert Brisbane
Albert Brisbane
American utopian socialist, writer, and journalist (1809–1890)
1809 - 1890
editorjournalist
George Abernethy
George Abernethy
American merchant and politician
1807 - 1877
entrepreneurpolitician
Charles McNeill Gray
Charles McNeill Gray
American politician (1807–1865)
1807 - 1885
politician
Joseph M. Root
Joseph M. Root
American congressman (1807-1879)
1807 - 1879
politicianlawyer
Edward Bradley
American politician (1808-1847)
1808 - 1847
politicianlawyerjudge
Edward H. Smith
Edward H. Smith
American politician (1809-1885)
1809 - 1885
politicianjudge
Miles Taylor
Miles Taylor
American politician (1805-1873)
1805 - 1873
politicianlawyer
Elbridge G. Spaulding
Elbridge G. Spaulding
American banker, politician and lawyer (1809–1897)
1809 - 1897
bankerpoliticianlawyer
Archibald C. Niven
American politician (1803-1882)
1803 - 1882
politicianlawyerjudge
Orson S. Fowler
Orson S. Fowler
American phrenologist and lecturer (1809–1887)
1809 - 1887
phrenologistlecturerpublisher
Richard Mott
Richard Mott
mayor of Toledo, Ohio, and U.S. Representative from Ohio
1804 - 1888
suffragistpolitician
Benjamin Alden Bidlack
American politician (1804-1849)
1804 - 1849
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
George Sydney Hawkins
George Sydney Hawkins
American judge and politician (1808–1878)
1808 - 1878
politicianlawyerjudge
William Beach Lawrence
William Beach Lawrence
American politician, Rhode Island (1800-1881)
1800 - 1881
juristpoliticianlawyer
George Briggs
George Briggs
American politician (1805-1869)
1805 - 1869
politician
John Keese
John Keese
American auctioneer and publisher (1805-1856)
1805 - 1856
publisher
Narcissa Whitman
Narcissa Whitman
American missionary (1808–1847)
1808 - 1847
missionarywriter
Willard Ives
Willard Ives
American politician (1806–1896)
1806 - 1896
politician
Dennis Hart Mahan
Dennis Hart Mahan
American military academic
1802 - 1871
civil engineer
Lewis Gaylord Clark
Lewis Gaylord Clark
American editor (1810-1873)
1808 - 1873
journalistwriter
Andrew Hutchins Mickle
Andrew Hutchins Mickle
American politician (1805–1863)
1805 - 1863
politician
Elihu Doty
Elihu Doty
American missionary
1809 - 1864
missionary
James S. T. Stranahan
James S. T. Stranahan
American politician (1808-1898)
1808 - 1898
politician
George W. Clinton
George W. Clinton
American mayor (1807-1885)
1807 - 1885
botanistpoliticianlawyer
Ambrose W. Clark
Ambrose W. Clark
American politician (1810-1887)
1810 - 1887
journalistdiplomatpolitician
Burton C. Cook
Burton C. Cook
American politician (1819-1894)
1819 - 1894
politicianlawyer
Sanford E. Church
Sanford E. Church
American politician (1815–1880)
1815 - 1880
prosecutorjuristpolitician
Silas M. Burroughs
Silas M. Burroughs
American politician
1810 - 1860
lawyerpolitician
Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
American politician (1819-1892)
1819 - 1892
politician
William L. Greenly
William L. Greenly
American politician (1813-1883)
1813 - 1883
juristgovernorpolitician
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