Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 172 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Smith D. Atkins
Smith D. Atkins
Union Army general (1836-1913)
1836 - 1913
journalisteditormilitary officer
Thaddeus P. Mott
Thaddeus P. Mott
American adventurer, world sailor and soldier of fortune (1831–1894)
1831 - 1894
sailor
Thomas Lincoln Casey, Sr.
Thomas Lincoln Casey, Sr.
United States Army officer and Chief of Engineers (1831-1896)
1831 - 1896
military personnel
Henry W. Barry
Henry W. Barry
American politician (1840-1875)
1840 - 1875
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Henry Z. Osborne
Henry Z. Osborne
American politician (1848–1923)
1848 - 1923
politician
James Laird
James Laird
American politician (1849-1889)
1849 - 1889
politicianlawyer
Justin Rice Whiting
Justin Rice Whiting
American politician (1847-1903)
1847 - 1903
politician
Samuel C. Hyde
Samuel C. Hyde
American politician (1842–1922)
1842 - 1922
politicianlawyer
George Burritt Sennett
George Burritt Sennett
American ichthyologist (1840-1900)
1840 - 1900
ichthyologistornithologistzoologist
John Q. Underhill
John Q. Underhill
American politician (1848–1907)
1848 - 1907
politician
William Wallace Cargill
William Wallace Cargill
American business executive (1844–1909), founder of Cargill
1844 - 1909
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Stephen T. Hopkins
Stephen T. Hopkins
American politician (1849-1892)
1849 - 1892
politician
Frank McLaury
Frank McLaury
American gunman (1848–1881)
1848 - 1881
cowboy
Frederick H. White
Frederick H. White
American Marshal, killed in the line of duty
1849 - 1880
police officer
Thomas L. Bunting
Thomas L. Bunting
American politician (1844–1898)
1844 - 1898
politician
John T. Cutting
John T. Cutting
United States general (1844-1911)
1844 - 1911
politician
Frank Lawler
Frank Lawler
American politician (1842–1896)
1842 - 1896
trade unionistpolitician
George Fisher Baker
George Fisher Baker
American financier (1840–1931)
1840 - 1931
patron of the artsfinancierbanker
A. Barton Hepburn
A. Barton Hepburn
American banker and politician (1846–1922)
1846 - 1922
bankerpolitician
Abraham Abraham
Abraham Abraham
American businessman (1843–1911)
1843 - 1911
philanthropistbusinessperson
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
British politician (1849–1902)
1849 - 1902
barristerpolitician
Francis Dolan Collins
Francis Dolan Collins
American politician
1841 - 1891
politicianlawyer
Charles B. Clark
Charles B. Clark
American politician, Wisconsin (1844-1891)
1844 - 1891
politician
Charles Dwight Sigsbee
Charles Dwight Sigsbee
Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
1845 - 1923
oceanographercartographermilitary officer
Charles H. Sawyer
Charles H. Sawyer
American politician (1840-1908)
1840 - 1908
governorpolitician
Charles Henry Morgan
Charles Henry Morgan
American congressman for Missouri (1842-1912)
1842 - 1912
politicianlawyer
Albert D. Shaw
Albert D. Shaw
American politician (1841–1901)
1841 - 1901
diplomatpolitician
George Coles Stebbins
George Coles Stebbins
American gospel song writer
1846 - 1945
hymnwritersingercomposer
George W. Plunkitt
George W. Plunkitt
New York State Senator
1842 - 1924
politician
George W. Ray
George W. Ray
American politician (1844-1925)
1844 - 1925
politicianlawyerjudge
George Wood Wingate
George Wood Wingate
American lawyer and Union Army soldier (1840–1928)
1840 - 1928
lawyer
George Yates
George Yates
Union Army officer
1843 - 1876
military personnel
Mary Foote Henderson
Mary Foote Henderson
American author and social activist
1842 - 1931
suffragistwriter
William Clark Russell
William Clark Russell
British writer (1844-1911)
1844 - 1911
writer
Milton De Lano
Milton De Lano
American politician
1844 - 1922
politician
Lyons Wakeman
Lyons Wakeman
Gender-nonconforming individual who was assigned female at birth and fought in the American Civil War as a man
1843 - 1864
soldierimpostor
Charles S. Hastings
Charles S. Hastings
American physicist (1848–1932)
1848 - 1932
physicist
Owen A. Wells
Owen A. Wells
American politician (1844-1935)
1844 - 1935
politicianlawyer
Jonathan Scott Hartley
Jonathan Scott Hartley
United States sculptor (1845–1912)
1845 - 1912
sculptor
Laurence Hutton
Laurence Hutton
American essayist and critic (1843–1904)
1843 - 1904
writer
Leslie W. Russell
Leslie W. Russell
American politician
1840 - 1903
politicianlawyerjudge
Lilian Whiting
Lilian Whiting
American writer
1847 - 1942
journalistbiographerwriter
Fred Treacey
American baseball player
1847 - 1876
baseball player
Asa Brainard
Asa Brainard
professional baseball player
1841 - 1888
baseball player
Augustus Caesar Buell
Augustus Caesar Buell
American author
1847 - 1904
writer
Bob Ferguson
Bob Ferguson
Major League Baseball player, manager, umpire, executive (1845–1894)
1845 - 1894
baseball player
Mary Seymour Howell
Mary Seymour Howell
American lecturer, suffragist (1844-1913)
1844 - 1913
suffragist
Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier
Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier
American physician
1841 - 1915
physician
William August Kobbé
William August Kobbé
United States Army officer (1840–1931)
1840 - 1931
military personnel
Ashbel P. Fitch
Ashbel P. Fitch
American politician (1848–1904)
1848 - 1904
politicianlawyer
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