Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 137 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Elizabeth Flint Wade
American photographer (1849-1915)
1849 - 1915
painterwriterphotographer
Ezra Sutton
Ezra Sutton
Major League Baseball player
1849 - 1907
baseball player
Cassius McDonald Barnes
Cassius McDonald Barnes
Union Army soldier (1845-1925)
1845 - 1925
juristgovernorpolitician
Charles G. Conn
Charles G. Conn
American entrepreneur, band instrument manufacturer, and U.S. Representative from Indiana (1844-1931)
1844 - 1931
musical instrument makerentrepreneurpolitician
Albert Leffingwell
Albert Leffingwell
American physician (1845–1916)
1845 - 1916
physician
Algernon Smith
Algernon Smith
Officer of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment who was killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
1842 - 1876
military personnel
Amos H. Jackson
Amos H. Jackson
American politician
1846 - 1924
politician
Andrew S. Draper
Andrew S. Draper
American educator, author, and jurist (1848–1913)
1848 - 1913
pedagoguejuristpolitician
Anna Townsend
Anna Townsend
American actress
1845 - 1923
stage actorfilm actor
Frederick Converse Beach
Frederick Converse Beach
American editor (1848–1918)
1848 - 1918
journalistinventor
George Henry Smillie
George Henry Smillie
American painter (1840-1921)
1840 - 1921
painter
George Lockhart Rives
George Lockhart Rives
American lawyer and politician (1849–1917)
1849 - 1917
historianpoliticianlawyer
Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard
Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard
American heiress
1843 - 1924
heiress
Mary Curtis Richardson
Mary Curtis Richardson
American artist (1848-1931)
1848 - 1931
painter
Montgomery Schuyler
American architecture critic (1843-1914)
1843 - 1914
journalistarchitect
George Peckham
George Peckham
American teacher, taxonomist, ethologist, arachnologist, and entomologist
1845 - 1914
arachnologistethologistscientific collector
J. J. Stevenson
J. J. Stevenson
American geologist
1841 - 1924
university teachergeologist
James W. Covert
James W. Covert
American politician (1842-1910)
1842 - 1910
politicianlawyerjudge
John Vance Cheney
John Vance Cheney
American writer
1848 - 1922
non-fiction writerlibrarianpoet
Joseph R. Grismer
Joseph R. Grismer
American stage actor (1849-1922)
1849 - 1922
stage actoractor
Lawrence Carmichael Earle
Lawrence Carmichael Earle
American artist (1845-1921)
1845 - 1921
painter
William Ludlow
William Ludlow
United States Army officer (1843–1901)
1843 - 1901
explorermilitary personnel
Alexander Oswald Brodie
Alexander Oswald Brodie
American military officer and politician (1849-1918)
1849 - 1918
military officergovernorpolitician
Henry C. Miner
Henry C. Miner
American theatre impresario and politician (1842-1900)
1842 - 1900
impresariopolitician
Elizabeth Powell Bond
Elizabeth Powell Bond
educator and social activist
1841 - 1926
educator
Eva Scott Fényes
American painter (1849–1930)
1849 - 1930
painter
Ella Dietz
Ella Dietz
American actress and poet (1847-1920)
1847 - 1920
poetwriteractor
Charles Brown
Charles Brown
American marine, born 1849
1849
military personnel
Irving Stringham
Irving Stringham
American mathematician
1847 - 1909
mathematician
Robert A. Childs
Robert A. Childs
U.S. Representative from Illinois (1845-1915)
1845 - 1915
politicianlawyer
Rossiter Johnson
Rossiter Johnson
American writer and editor (1840–1931)
1840 - 1931
editorwriter
David Gardiner Tyler
David Gardiner Tyler
Confederate Army soldier (1846-1927)
1846 - 1927
politicianlawyerjudge
Frank Rockefeller
Frank Rockefeller
American businessman (1845-1917)
1845 - 1917
businessperson
Edwin Forrest Sweet
Edwin Forrest Sweet
American politician (1847-1935)
1847 - 1935
politicianlawyer
George Elliott Howard
American historian (1849–1928)
1849 - 1928
sociologistuniversity teacherhistorian
Ella Flagg Young
Ella Flagg Young
American suffragette (1845–1918)
1845 - 1918
suffragette
William Randolph Steele
William Randolph Steele
American politician (1842-1901)
1842 - 1901
politicianlawyer
Martin Maginnis
Martin Maginnis
Union Army officer and politician (1841-1919)
1841 - 1919
publisherjournalisteditor
George D. Perkins
George D. Perkins
American politician, Iowa (1840-1914)
1840 - 1914
publishereditorpolitician
Grace Denio Litchfield
Grace Denio Litchfield
American novelist, poet (1849-1944)
1849 - 1944
novelistpoetwriter
James Lee Wells
James Lee Wells
(1843-1928) American politician
1843 - 1928
bankerpolitician
Julia Hurley
Julia Hurley
American actress (1848-1927)
1848 - 1927
stage actoractor
Thomas Augustine Hendrick
Thomas Augustine Hendrick
Catholic bishop (1849-1909)
1849 - 1909
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Helena de Kay Gilder
Helena de Kay Gilder
American illustrator, painter and a founder of the Art Students League and Society of American Artists (1846–1916)
1846 - 1916
painterartist
Emma Homan Thayer
Emma Homan Thayer
American author and illustrator (1842-1908)
1842 - 1908
scientific illustratornovelistbotanical illustrator
Edward Laurens Mark
Edward Laurens Mark
American zoologist (1847–1946)
1847 - 1946
zoologist
John Miller
John Miller
North Dakota politician (1843-1908)
1843 - 1908
governorpolitician
Daniel N. Lockwood
Daniel N. Lockwood
American politician
1841 - 1906
politicianlawyer
Jim Creighton
Jim Creighton
American baseball player
1841 - 1862
cricketerbaseball player
Jeannette Leonard Gilder
Jeannette Leonard Gilder
American author, journalist, critic, editor (1849–1916)
1849 - 1916
novelistcriticjournalist
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