Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 135 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Jane Thorne
Jane Thorne
American-born French courtier
1821 - 1873
lady-in-waiting
Andrew J. Rogers
Andrew J. Rogers
American politician (1828-1900)
1828 - 1900
politicianlawyer
Abraham Bogardus
Abraham Bogardus
American photographer (1822–1908)
1822 - 1908
daguerreotypistphotographer
Andrew Garrett
American naturalist (malacologist, ichthyologist) (1823-1887)
1823 - 1887
amateur photographermalacologistichthyologist
Augustus Frank
Augustus Frank
American politician (1826-1895)
1826 - 1895
bankerpolitician
Bernard John McQuaid
Bernard John McQuaid
Catholic bishop (1823-1909)
1823 - 1909
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Charles B. Benedict
Charles B. Benedict
American politician (1828-1901)
1828 - 1901
juristpoliticianlawyer
Charles Leander Weed
American photographer (1824–1903)
1824 - 1903
photoengraverphotographer
Ellen Clementine Howarth
American writer (1827–1899)
1827 - 1899
poetwriter
Ellen Curtis Demorest
Ellen Curtis Demorest
American publisher and businesswoman
1824 - 1898
fashion personmodistefashion designer
John Kelly
John Kelly
American politician, New York (1822-1886)
1822 - 1886
politician
George Henry Lindsay
George Henry Lindsay
American politician (1837–1916)
1836 - 1916
politician
J. H. Hobart Ward
J. H. Hobart Ward
Union Army general (1823–1903)
1823 - 1903
military officer
John M. Charlton
John M. Charlton
Canadian politician (1829–1910)
1829 - 1910
timber merchantfarmerpolitician
Giles Alexander Smith
Giles Alexander Smith
Union United States Army general (1829-1876)
1829 - 1876
military officer
Mortimer Dormer Leggett
Mortimer Dormer Leggett
Union Army general (1821–1896)
1821 - 1896
military officerbusinesspersonlawyer
John M. Carroll
John M. Carroll
American politician New York House 1871-1873
1823 - 1901
civil engineerpoliticianengineer
James Densmore
James Densmore
American inventor (1820–1889)
1820 - 1889
journalistengineer
William Aldrich
William Aldrich
U.S. Representative, Wisconsin (1820-1885)
1820 - 1885
politician
Jasper D. Ward
Jasper D. Ward
American politician (1829-1902)
1829 - 1902
politicianlawyerjudge
Lewis Hartsough
Lewis Hartsough
American musician (1828–1919)
1828 - 1919
hymnwritercomposer
Howard Crosby
Howard Crosby
American classical philologist and Presbyterian minister (1826–1891)
1826 - 1891
classical philologistChristian ministeruniversity teacher
James A. Roosevelt
James A. Roosevelt
American philanthropist (1825–1898)
1825 - 1898
businessperson
Benjamin Wood
Benjamin Wood
American politician
1820 - 1900
journalistpolitician
Thomas B. Cuming
Thomas B. Cuming
1st Secretary of Nebraska Territory and two time Acting Governor (1827-1858)
1827 - 1858
governorpolitician
Julian Sidney Rumsey
Julian Sidney Rumsey
American politician (1823-1886)
1823 - 1886
politician
Jedediah Hotchkiss
Jedediah Hotchkiss
Confederate Army officer cartographer, and topographer (1828–1899)
1828 - 1898
topographerarmy officermeteorological observer
John Swinton
John Swinton
American journalist, newspaper publisher and orator (1829–1901)
1829 - 1901
editorjournalistwriter
Charles Croswell
Charles Croswell
American politician (1825-1886)
1825 - 1886
juristgovernorpolitician
Ozra Amander Hadley
Ozra Amander Hadley
acting governor of Arkansas from 1871 to 1873
1826 - 1915
ranchergovernorpolitician
Joseph Bradford Carr
Joseph Bradford Carr
Union Army general (1828-1895)
1828 - 1895
military officerpolitician
Judson Dwight Collins
Judson Dwight Collins
American missionary
1823 - 1852
missionary
Marshall F. Moore
Marshall F. Moore
American judge (1829-1870)
1829 - 1870
lawyerjudge
John Hammond
John Hammond
American manufacturer, Union Army general and politician from New York
1827 - 1889
military officerpolitician
John Jay Knox
John Jay Knox
American banker
1828 - 1892
banker
John Philip Newman
John Philip Newman
American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
1826 - 1899
priestwriter
John Riker Brady
John Riker Brady
American judge
1822 - 1891
lawyerjudge
John Townsend Trowbridge
John Townsend Trowbridge
American writer (1827-1916)
1827 - 1916
writer
Mary Stafford Anthony
Mary Stafford Anthony
women suffragist, sister of Susan B. Anthony
1827 - 1907
pedagoguehead teachersuffragette
Reuben Ellwood
Reuben Ellwood
American politician (1821-1885)
1821 - 1885
politician
Visconde de Figanière
Portuguese diplomat, journalist, historian and poet
1827 - 1908
philosophernovelistjournalist
Robert Stockton Williamson
Robert Stockton Williamson
United States Army officer (1825–1882)
1825 - 1882
explorermilitary personnel
Francis Blackwell Forbes
China merchant, opium trader and botanist (1839-1908)
1839 - 1908
botanistbotanical collector
Abraham Lansing
Abraham Lansing
American politician (1835–1899)
1835 - 1899
politicianlawyer
William Ireland Knapp
William Ireland Knapp
American scholar (1835-1908)
1835 - 1908
philologisthispanist
William W. Averell
William W. Averell
Union Army general (1832-1900)
1832 - 1900
diplomatmilitary officer
Ebon C. Ingersoll
Ebon C. Ingersoll
American politician (1831-1879)
1831 - 1879
politicianlawyer
Edward Payson Evans
Edward Payson Evans
American scholar (1831–1917)
1831 - 1917
scholarphilologistlinguist
Erminnie A. Smith
Erminnie A. Smith
American anthropologist and folklorist
1836 - 1886
anthropologisthistorian
Rufus Mallory
Rufus Mallory
American politician (1831-1914)
1831 - 1914
politicianlawyer
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