Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 147 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Irving Paul Lazar

American talent agent and dealmaker (1907–1993)

1907 - 1993

film producertalent agenttelevision producer

John Wexley

American screenwriter (1907–1985)

1907 - 1985

directorplaywrightwriter

Oliver L. Austin

American ornithologist (1903–1988)

1903 - 1988

ornithologistzoologist

Lester Harrison

American basketball player, coach, team owner (1904–1997)

1904 - 1997

basketball coach

Louis F. Edelman

American screenwriter and film producer (1900-1976)

1900 - 1976

producerfilm producertelevision producer

P. J. Wolfson

American writer, film producer and screenwriter (1903–1979)

1903 - 1979

novelistdirectorfilm producer

Rube Bloom

American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, recording artist, vocalist, and author (1902–1976)

1902 - 1976

recording artistjazz musiciansongwriter

Solly Krieger

American boxer (1909–1964)

1909 - 1964

boxer

William Vogt

American ornithologist (1902–1968)

1902 - 1968

ecologistornithologistzoologist

Edna Mae Wilson

American silent film actress (1907-1960)

1907 - 1960

film actoractor

Melville Jacobs

American anthropologist

1902 - 1971

linguistanthropologistfolklorist

Molly Kazan

American writer

1906 - 1963

writer

Muriel Vanderbilt

American socialite

1900 - 1972

animal breedersocialite

Norman Lewis

African American painter (1909–1979)

1909 - 1979

draftspersonpainter

Oscar Auerbach

American pathologist (1905–1997)

1905 - 1997

pathologist

Owen Davis, Jr.

American actor (1907–1949)

1907 - 1949

film actorstage actor

P.O. Ackley

Gunsmith, author and columnist (1903-1989)

1903 - 1989

gunsmith

Paul Reed

Singer, Comic actor (1909-2007)

1909 - 2007

television actoractor

Paul Weiss

American philosopher (1901–2002)

1901 - 2002

philosopheruniversity teacher

Phoebe Brand

American actress (1904–2004)

1904 - 2004

film actorstage actoractor

Robert Arthur

American screenwriter and producer (1909–1986)

1909 - 1986

producerfilm producerscreenwriter

Rosemary Davies

American actress

1903 - 1963

film actoractor

Eli Siegel

Latvian-American poet, philosopher (1902-1978)

1902 - 1978

poet

Ernest A. Gross

Headed the U.S. delegation to the United Nations in the lead-up to the Korean War (1906-1999)

1906 - 1999

art collectordiplomatlawyer

Gaetano Faillace

American photographer

1904 - 1991

war photographerjournalistphotojournalist

Garrison H. Davidson

United States Army officer, American football player and coach (1904-1992)

1904 - 1992

American football player

Helen Kirkpatrick

American war correspondent (1909–1997)

1909 - 1997

journalistwar correspondent

Henry Friendly

American judge (1903–1986)

1903 - 1986

judge

John Tyrrell

1900–1949; American film actor (1900–1949)

1900 - 1949

film actoractor

Frank Valentino

American opera singer (1907-1991)

1907 - 1991

opera singer

Irma Brandeis

American university teacher (1905-1990)

1905 - 1990

literary criticuniversity teacherpoet

Jay Blackton

American composer (1909-1994)

1909 - 1994

composer

Worthington Miner

American actor and producer (1900-1982)

1900 - 1982

television actordirectorfilm producer

Al Lewis

American lyricist, songwriter and music publisher (1901–1967)

1901 - 1967

music journalistlyricistsongwriter

Angna Enters

American dancer, mime, painter, writer, novelist and playwright (1897-1989)

1907 - 1989

playwrightactorautobiographer

Janet G. Travell

American physician

1901 - 1997

cardiologistphysician

Arthur Herzog, Jr.

American songwriter and composer

1900 - 1983

jazz musicianlyricistsongwriter

Beatrice Kay

American entertainer (1907-1986)

1907 - 1986

film actortelevision actorvoice actor

Beatrice Warde

American art historian

1900 - 1969

typesetterart historiantypographer

Bessie Margolin

American lawyer

1909 - 1996

lawyer

Ted Husing

American sportscaster (1901–1962)

1901 - 1962

journalist

Tommy Paul

American boxer (1909–1991)

1909 - 1991

boxer

Toni Mannix

actress, dancer (1906-1983)

1906 - 1983

film actordanceractor

William Hall

American actor, director, trainer and mask maker (1903-1986)

1903 - 1986

television actoractor

Winifred C. Stanley

American politician (1909-1996)

1909 - 1996

politicianlawyer

Vladas Jankauskas

Lithuanian cyclist

1903 - 1969

sport cyclist

James Aloysius McNulty

Catholic bishop (1900–1972)

1900 - 1972

Catholic bishopCatholic priest

James Johnson Sweeney

American curator (1900–1986)

1900 - 1986

art collectorart criticart historian

Junius Bird

American archaeologist

1907 - 1982

anthropologistarchaeologistethnologist

Kay B. Barrett

American talent scout (1902-1995)

1902 - 1995

talent scouttalent agent

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