Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 140 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Edwin Burr Babbitt
Edwin Burr Babbitt
United States general
1862 - 1939
military officer
John R. Cumpson
John R. Cumpson
American actor
1866 - 1913
stage actoractor
Thomas Francis Smith
Thomas Francis Smith
American congressman for New York (1865-1923)
1865 - 1923
politicianlawyer
Jane Delano
Jane Delano
American nurse and administrator (1858-1919)
1862 - 1919
nurse scientistpedagoguenurse
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse
American poet (1869–1948)
1869 - 1948
literary criticjournalistpoet
Walter W. Magee
Walter W. Magee
American politician (1861–1927)
1861 - 1927
politicianlawyer
Thomas H. Cullen
Thomas H. Cullen
American politician (1868–1944)
1868 - 1944
politician
Harry E. Hull
Harry E. Hull
American politician (1864-1938)
1864 - 1938
politician
David J. O'Connell
David J. O'Connell
American politician (1868-1930)
1868 - 1930
politician
Bert Lord
Bert Lord
American politician (1869–1939)
1869 - 1939
politician
Leo Feist
American composer, music publisher (1869-1930)
1869 - 1930
music publishercomposer
Lola Baldwin
Lola Baldwin
Policewoman from Portland, Oregon
1860 - 1957
detectivepolice officerteacher
Montague Lessler
Montague Lessler
American politician (1869-1938)
1869 - 1938
politicianlawyer
John Quayle
John Quayle
American politician (1868-1930)
1868 - 1930
politician
William Jerome
William Jerome
American songwriter (1865-1932)
1865 - 1932
estrada artistlyricistsongwriter
William Sergeant Kendall
William Sergeant Kendall
American painter (1869–1938)
1869 - 1938
designerpainter
William T. Davis
William T. Davis
American scientist and historian (1862–1945)
1862 - 1945
entomologistbotanistbotanical collector
Thomas W. Cahill
Irish American athlete, coach and businessman who was one of the founding fathers of soccer in the United States
1864 - 1951
association football coach
Alfred Webster Anthony
Alfred Webster Anthony
American ornithologist (1865–1939)
1865 - 1939
scientific collectorbotanistornithologist
Homer P. Snyder
Homer P. Snyder
American politician
1863 - 1937
politician
Blanche Cornwall
Blanche Cornwall
American actress (1868-1918)
1868 - 1918
stage actoractor
John Dyneley Prince
John Dyneley Prince
American politician
1868 - 1945
slavistlinguistuniversity teacher
Maud Humphrey
Maud Humphrey
American artist, suffragist
1868 - 1940
suffragistillustrator
William Ambrose Jones
William Ambrose Jones
Catholic bishop
1865 - 1921
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Alice Carter Cook
American botanist and author (1868 – 1943)
1868 - 1943
scientific collectorhorticulturistbotanist
Julia Boynton Green
Julia Boynton Green
American author, poet (1861-1957)
1861 - 1957
poetwriter
Beatrice Cameron
Beatrice Cameron
American actress (1868-1940)
1868 - 1940
stage actoractor
William Dugald MacDougall
William Dugald MacDougall
United States admiral
1868 - 1943
military personnel
Annie Cooper Boyd
American painter
1864 - 1941
diaristwatercolorist
Alfred Hollingsworth
Alfred Hollingsworth
actor (1869-1926)
1869 - 1926
actor
Alice Jane Gray Perkins
Alice Jane Gray Perkins
US Writer, teacher and suffrugist
1865 - 1948
teacher
Marie Van Vorst
Marie Van Vorst
American writer
1867 - 1936
writer
Mary Gray Peck
Mary Gray Peck
American journalist, suffragist, and clubwoman (1867–1957)
1867 - 1957
suffragistjournalistwriter
Thomas Cusack
Thomas Cusack
Catholic bishop (1862–1918)
1862 - 1918
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Barry O'Neil
Barry O'Neil
American film director and screenwriter (1865-1918)
1865 - 1918
film directorscreenwriter
Smith Ely Jelliffe
Smith Ely Jelliffe
American psychoanalyst (1866-1945)
1866 - 1945
botanistneurologistpsychiatrist
Arthur S. Tompkins
Arthur S. Tompkins
American judge and legislator (1865–1938)
1865 - 1938
politicianlawyerjudge
William Dayas
William Dayas
American composer
1863 - 1903
music teacherpedagogueorganist
Edward Sims Van Zile
Edward Sims Van Zile
American writer (1863-1931)
1863 - 1931
journalistinventorwriter
Edwin Vernon Morgan
Edwin Vernon Morgan
American diplomat
1865 - 1934
diplomat
Élise L'Esperance
Élise L'Esperance
American pathologist (1878–1959)
1878 - 1959
oncologistpathologistuniversity teacher
William Alanson White
American neurologist (1870–1937)
1870 - 1937
neurologistpsychiatristpsychologist
Bess Houdini
Bess Houdini
stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini (1876-1943)
1876 - 1943
magicianstage actor
Albert Hazen Wright
Albert Hazen Wright
American herpetologist (1879–1970)
1879 - 1970
herpetologistzoologist
Cornelia Bentley Sage Quinton
American painter (1876-1936)
1876 - 1936
painter
Otto Kinkeldey
Otto Kinkeldey
American music academic (1878-1966)
1878 - 1966
music educatormusicologistmusic librarian
Alfred Fabian Hess
American physician (1875-1933)
1875 - 1933
physician
Anna S. Fisher
artist and teacher (1873-1942)
1873 - 1942
painterteacher
Daniel Reed
Daniel Reed
American football player, coach, and politician (1875–1959)
1875 - 1959
head coachdirectorpolitician
Geraldine Bonner
Geraldine Bonner
American writer (1870–1930)
1870 - 1930
novelistwriter
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