Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 165 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Philip Van Cortlandt
Philip Van Cortlandt
American politician 1749-1831
1749 - 1831
politician
Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr.
Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr.
American politician (1762-1848)
1762 - 1848
politicianlawyer
Luman Reed
Luman Reed
American businessman and art collector (1787-1836)
1785 - 1836
art collectorpatron of the artsentrepreneur
Abraham M. Schermerhorn
American politician (1791–1855)
1791 - 1855
politicianlawyer
Abraham Van Vechten
Abraham Van Vechten
American politician
1762 - 1837
politicianlawyer
Adeline Miller
American madam
1777 - 1859
prostitute
John Doubleday
John Doubleday
British antiquities restorer (c1789–1856)
1798 - 1856
restorerconservator
Caesar
Caesar
possibly the earliest-born person ever photographed, also the last slave to be manumitted in New York
1737 - 1852
Jacob Crocheron
American politician (1774-1849)
1774 - 1849
politician
Samson Mason
Samson Mason
American politician
1793 - 1869
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel Birdsall
Samuel Birdsall
American politician
1791 - 1872
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel Burgess
pirate
1650 - 1716
slave traderprivateer
Samuel Herrick
American politician (1779-1852)
1779 - 1852
politicianlawyer
Samuel Lorenzo Knapp
American author, lawyer (1783–1838)
1783 - 1838
biographerauthorjurist
Samuel Ward
Samuel Ward
American banker b. 1786 d. 1839
1786 - 1839
banker
Silas Stringham
Silas Stringham
American Navy admiral
1798 - 1876
military officer
Thomas C. Love
Thomas C. Love
American lawyer and politician (1789–1853)
1789 - 1853
politicianlawyerjudge
Ambrose L. Jordan
Ambrose L. Jordan
American politician
1789 - 1865
editorpoliticianlawyer
William Duer
William Duer
American congressman from New York (1805-1879)
1805 - 1879
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
William Mitchell
American congressman (1807–1865)
1807 - 1865
politicianlawyer
Charles Rogers
Charles Rogers
U.S. Representative from New York
1800 - 1874
politicianlawyer
George O. Rathbun
George O. Rathbun
American politician
1802 - 1870
politicianlawyer
Henry Bennett
Henry Bennett
American politician (1808–1868)
1808 - 1868
politicianlawyer
Howard Stansbury
Major, U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers (1806-1863)
1806 - 1863
geodesistsoldiercartographer
Israel T. Hatch
Israel T. Hatch
American politician (1808-1875)
1808 - 1875
politicianlawyer
James Henry Hackett
James Henry Hackett
American actor (1800–1871)
1800 - 1871
stage actoractor
John Clarkson Jay
John Clarkson Jay
American physician (1808-1891)
1808 - 1891
conchologistphysiciannaturalist
John Curtiss Underwood
John Curtiss Underwood
American judge (1809-1873)
1809 - 1873
lawyerjudge
Ambrose S. Murray
Ambrose S. Murray
American politician (1807-1885)
1807 - 1885
politician
Erastus D. Culver
Erastus D. Culver
American politician (1803–1889)
1803 - 1889
abolitionistdiplomatpolitician
Charles Downing
Charles Downing
American garden writer
1802 - 1885
garden writerpomologistnon-fiction writer
Edward Dodd
Edward Dodd
American politician from New York
1805 - 1891
politician
Joseph H. Anderson
farmer and an American politician (1800-1870)
1800 - 1870
politician
Dan Beach Bradley
Dan Beach Bradley
Christian missionary (1804-1873)
1804 - 1873
missionary
John Huyler
John Huyler
American politician (1808-1870)
1808 - 1870
politicianlawyerjudge
Morgan Lewis Martin
Morgan Lewis Martin
American politician (1805-1887)
1805 - 1887
politicianlawyerjudge
John F. Collin
John F. Collin
American politician (1802-1889)
1802 - 1889
politician
Samuel Clark
American politician (1800-1870)
1800 - 1870
politicianlawyer
Thomas C. Ripley
American politician (1807-1897)
1807 - 1897
politicianlawyer
George Wurtz Hughes
George Wurtz Hughes
American politician (1806-1870)
1806 - 1870
politician
William C. Fields
William C. Fields
American politician
1804 - 1882
politicianjudge
Francis E. Spinner
Francis E. Spinner
Congressman and Treasurer of the United States (1802-1890)
1802 - 1890
politician
Henry Philip Tappan
Henry Philip Tappan
President of the University of Michigan
1805 - 1881
philosopher
Aaron Goodrich
Aaron Goodrich
American politician (1807-1887)
1807 - 1887
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry H. Spalding
Henry H. Spalding
American pioneer minister
1803 - 1874
missionary
John Wood Dodge
John Wood Dodge
American painter (1807-1893)
1807 - 1893
meteorological observerpainter
Newton Adams
American physician
1804 - 1851
physician
Thomas R. Whitney
American politician and writer (1807-1858)
1807 - 1858
journalistpolitician
C. K. Garrison
C. K. Garrison
American politician (1809-1885)
1809 - 1885
politicianbusinessperson
Alexander H. Buell
Alexander H. Buell
American politician (1801-1853)
1801 - 1853
politician
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