Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 177 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Anne Harriman Vanderbilt
Anne Harriman Vanderbilt
American heiress and socialite (1861–1940)
1861 - 1940
philanthropistsocialite
Hal Wilson
Hal Wilson
character actor (1861-1933)
1861 - 1933
actor
Edith Willis Linn Forbes
Edith Willis Linn Forbes
American poet (1865-1945)
1865 - 1945
poetwriter
Katharine Ludington
Katharine Ludington
American suffragist (1869-1953)
1869 - 1953
suffragist
David Hillhouse Buel
David Hillhouse Buel
American Catholic priest and Episcopal minister (1862-1923)
1862 - 1923
academic administratorChristian ministerCatholic priest
Sally James Farnham
Sally James Farnham
American sculptor (1898-1943)
1869 - 1943
sculptorpainterartist
Vincent O'Sullivan
American writer (1868–1940)
1868 - 1940
criticnovelisttranslator
Anna de Brémont
Anna de Brémont
American writer (c. 1849 – 1922)
1864 - 1922
novelistjournalistsinger
Alice Balch Abbot
American writer
1867 - 1937
writer
Charles Dieges
American tug of war competitor
1865 - 1953
tug of war competitor
Edith Anna Ellis
Edith Anna Ellis
women's rights activist, writer, politician, and farmer from Tompkins County, New York
1868 - 1940
politician
William Hobart Royce
American writer (1878–1963)
1878 - 1963
biographerpoetwriter
Carl Lucas Alsberg
Carl Lucas Alsberg
American biologist (1877–1940)
1877 - 1940
biologistchemist
Blanche Walsh
Blanche Walsh
American actress (1873–1915)
1873 - 1915
stage actoractor
Charles Cary Rumsey
Charles Cary Rumsey
American artist (1879–1922)
1879 - 1922
polo playersculptor
Francis D. Culkin
Francis D. Culkin
American politician
1874 - 1943
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph Patrick Donahue
Catholic bishop
1870 - 1959
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
De Witt C. Flanagan
De Witt C. Flanagan
American politician (1870-1946)
1870 - 1946
politician
Charles Downing Lay
Charles Downing Lay
American architect (1877-1956)
1877 - 1956
landscape architectpainter
Charles O. Baumann
Charles O. Baumann
American film producer (1874–1931)
1874 - 1931
film producer
Jacob J. Shubert
Jacob J. Shubert
American theatre owner
1879 - 1963
theatre directorbusinessperson
Clarence H. Mackay
Clarence H. Mackay
American financier and philanthropist
1874 - 1938
businessperson
Reuben L. Haskell
Reuben L. Haskell
American politician (1878-1971)
1878 - 1971
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles Blakeslee Law
Charles Blakeslee Law
American politician (1872-1929)
1872 - 1929
politicianlawyerjudge
Gottfried de Purucker
Author, Theosophist
1874 - 1942
theosophistjournalistwriter
Paul Chalfin
Paul Chalfin
American interior designer
1874 - 1959
interior designersocialiteartist
Percy Avery Rockefeller
Percy Avery Rockefeller
American director (1878–1934)
1878 - 1934
businessperson
Alfred C. Abadie
American photographer and filmmaker (1878-1950)
1878 - 1950
directorfilm producerfilm director
Alfred Newton Richards
Alfred Newton Richards
American pharmacologist
1876 - 1966
pharmacologist
Andrew J. Thomas
American architect (1875–1965)
1875 - 1965
architect
Daniel A. Driscoll
Daniel A. Driscoll
American politician, New York
1875 - 1955
politician
Daniel Horton
American triple jumper
1879 - 1954
athletics competitor
Dennis Edward Nolan
Dennis Edward Nolan
(1872-1956) United States Army general, American football coach
1872 - 1956
military personnel
Irving Brokaw
Irving Brokaw
Olympic figure skater, artist, lawyer (1870–1939)
1870 - 1939
figure skaterfinancierartist
Grenville Temple Emmet I
Grenville Temple Emmet I
American lawyer and diplomat (1877-1937)
1877 - 1937
diplomatlawyer
Hamilton Holt
Hamilton Holt
American politician and educator (1872–1951)
1872 - 1951
politicianwriter
Anning Smith Prall
Anning Smith Prall
American congressman for New York (1870–1937)
1870 - 1937
politician
Edward Bennett Rosa
Edward Bennett Rosa
American physicist
1873 - 1921
physicistengineer
Harry De Vere
actor (1870-1923)
1870 - 1923
actor
Edward L. Hall
American tennis player
1872 - 1932
tennis player
Edward Murphy Markham
Edward Murphy Markham
United States Army general (1877–1950)
1877 - 1950
military personnel
Howard Roger Garis
Howard Roger Garis
American author (1873-1962)
1873 - 1962
novelistchildren's writerjournalist
J. Butler Wright
J. Butler Wright
American ambassador (1877-1939)
1877 - 1939
diplomat
James L. Whitley
James L. Whitley
American politician (1872–1959)
1872 - 1959
politicianlawyer
Jesse I. Straus
Jesse I. Straus
American businessman, diplomat (1872–1936)
1872 - 1936
diplomatbusinessperson
Helen Hoy Greeley
Helen Hoy Greeley
American suffragist, lawyer, activist
1878 - 1965
suffragistenvironmentalistlawyer
Nellie Anderson
Nellie Anderson
American actor
1870 - 1960
actor
John Howland
John Howland
American pediatrician and medical educator (1873-1926)
1873 - 1926
pediatricianeducator
Mamie Gilroy
Mamie Gilroy
American actress in musical theatre and vaudeville (1871-1904)
1871 - 1904
performing artistactor
Cavendish Morton
Cavendish Morton
British actor, photographer and art director (1874-1939)
1874 - 1939
film directorart directoractor
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