Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 164 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

John Teunis Bergen
American politician (1786-1855)
1786 - 1855
politician
Zephaniah Platt
American politician (1735–1807)
1735 - 1807
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel Barton
American politician (1785-1858)
1785 - 1858
politician
John Stevens
Continental Congressman from New Jersey (1716-1792)
1716 - 1792
politician
John Van Buren
American politician (1799-1855)
1799 - 1855
politicianlawyerjudge
Joshua Sands
Joshua Sands
American politician (1757-1835)
1757 - 1835
politician
Joshua Leavitt
Joshua Leavitt
American minister and journalist (1794-1873)
1794 - 1873
editorjournalistlawyer
Philip Livingston
Philip Livingston
American merchant, slave trader and politician (1686–1749)
1686 - 1749
slave tradermerchantpolitician
Pieter Schuyler
Pieter Schuyler
British colonial military leader, acting governor of New York 1657-1724
1657 - 1724
politician
Andrew W. Doig
American politician
1799 - 1875
bankerpoliticianlawyer
Hugh White
Hugh White
American politician (1798–1870)
1798 - 1870
politicianlawyer
Samuel Provoost
Samuel Provoost
American bishop (1742–1815)
1742 - 1815
Anglican priestChristian minister
Jehiel H. Halsey
American politician
1788 - 1867
politicianlawyerjudge
Jehudi Ashmun
Jehudi Ashmun
religious leader and social reformer (1794–1828)
1794 - 1828
politician
James DeLancey
American politician
1732 - 1800
politician
James Myers
Toledo politician
1795 - 1864
politician
James Pattison Cockburn
James Pattison Cockburn
British Army general and artist (1779-1847)
1779 - 1847
draftspersonprintmakersoldier
James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
American businessman
1760 - 1847
politicianbusinessperson
John Cruger, Jr.
John Cruger, Jr.
American politician, 41st Mayor of New York City
1710 - 1791
politician
Amos Lane
American politician (1778-1849)
1778 - 1849
politicianlawyer
Thomas J. Oakley
Thomas J. Oakley
American politician (1783-1857)
1783 - 1857
politicianlawyerjudge
Joel Frost
American politician (1765-1827)
1765 - 1827
politicianlawyerjudge
Jonathan Nicoll Havens
American politician (1757-1799)
1757 - 1799
politicianjudge
Valentine Mott
Valentine Mott
(1785-1865) American surgeon
1785 - 1865
surgeon
Whitehead Hicks
Whitehead Hicks
American politician
1728 - 1780
politician
William Malcolm
William Malcolm
American Revolution officer (1745–1791)
1745 - 1791
politician
William Peter Van Ness
William Peter Van Ness
American judge (1778-1826)
1778 - 1826
politicianlawyerwriter
Zadock Pratt
Zadock Pratt
American Politician
1790 - 1871
politician
John Alsop
John Alsop
American merchant and politician (1724-1794)
1724 - 1794
politician
Bob Perry
actor (1878-1962)
1878 - 1962
actor
William Prince
U.S. horticulturist (1766–1842)
1766 - 1842
horticulturistbotanistgardener
Job Pierson
American politician (1791-1860)
1791 - 1860
politicianlawyerjudge
Ezra Dean
U.S. Representative from Ohio (1795-1872)
1795 - 1872
politicianlawyerjudge
John Lefferts
American politician (1785-1829)
1785 - 1829
politician
Matthias J. Bovee
American politician (1793-1872)
1793 - 1872
politicianlawyerjudge
Homer Lusk Collyer
American compulsive hoarder
1881 - 1947
lawyer
John Morin Scott
John Morin Scott
American lawyer and politician, Philadelphia
1789 - 1858
politicianlawyer
Joshua Lee
American politician
1783 - 1842
politician
Lewis Allaire Scott
American politician (1759-1798)
1759 - 1798
politician
Charles G. Ferris
American politician (1796-1848)
1796 - 1848
politicianlawyer
Eliphalet Wickes
American politician
1769 - 1850
politicianlawyer
Eleutheros Cooke
Eleutheros Cooke
United States politician (1787-1864)
1787 - 1864
politicianlawyer
Henry Brush
Henry Brush
American politician (1778-1855)
1778 - 1855
politicianjudgelawyer
William Jay
William Jay
United States jurist, abolitionist and peace activist
1789 - 1858
peace activistbiographerpolitician
Jacob Bailey Moore
Jacob Bailey Moore
U.S. printer, sheriff, editor, librarian, postmaster (1797-1853)
1797 - 1853
journalisteditorhistorian
Richard Channing Moore
Richard Channing Moore
Protestant Episcopal clergyman in the United States (1762-1841)
1762 - 1841
Anglican priestChristian minister
Charles A. Foote
American politician, New York (1785-1828)
1785 - 1828
military officerpoliticianlawyer
John Cramer
American politician (1779-1870)
1779 - 1870
politicianlawyer
John I. De Graff
John I. De Graff
American politician
1783 - 1848
military officerpolitician
Peter Silvester
Peter Silvester
American politician
1734 - 1808
politicianlawyerjudge
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