Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 178 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Anne Mills Archbold
Anne Mills Archbold
American philanthropist, benefactor, and botanical collector (1873-1968)
1873 - 1968
big game hunterphilanthropisttraveler
Nella Bergen
Nella Bergen
actress and singer (1873-1919)
1873 - 1919
singeractor
Grace Conkling
American writer (1878–1958)
1878 - 1958
poetwriter
Frank Gannett
Frank Gannett
founder of the media corporation Gannett Company, Inc (1876-1957)
1876 - 1957
journalistentrepreneurpolitician
Alfred H. Thiessen
Alfred H. Thiessen
American meteorologist (1872-1956)
1872 - 1956
meteorologist
Frank Joseph McNulty
Frank Joseph McNulty
American politician (1872-1926)
1872 - 1926
trade unionistpolitician
Frederick R. Lehlbach
Frederick R. Lehlbach
American lawyer and politician (1876-1937)
1876 - 1937
politicianlawyer
Eastwood Lane
American composer
1879 - 1951
composer
Elliott Shepard
American racing driver
1876 - 1927
racing automobile driverracing driver
Elmer Livingston MacRae
Elmer Livingston MacRae
American visual artist (1875-1953)
1875 - 1953
visual artistpainter
Emma Eilers
Emma Eilers
American artist (1870-1951)
1870 - 1951
painter
Erling Sandberg
Erling Sandberg
Norwegian banker and politician (1879-1956)
1879 - 1956
bank managerpolitician
Ernest A. Janson
Ernest A. Janson
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1878 - 1930
military personnel
Rollin B. Sanford
Rollin B. Sanford
American politician (1874-1957)
1874 - 1957
politicianlawyer
Roy G. Fitzgerald
Roy G. Fitzgerald
American politician
1875 - 1962
politicianlawyer
Seward H. Williams
Seward H. Williams
American politician
1870 - 1922
politicianlawyer
Tommy Leach
Tommy Leach
American baseball player (1877–1969)
1877 - 1969
baseball player
Truman Michelson
American academic (1879–1938)
1879 - 1938
linguistphilologistanthropologist
William Adams Delano
American architect (1874-1960)
1874 - 1960
architect
William Coffin Coleman
William Coffin Coleman
Founder of Coleman Company; mayor of Wichita, Kansas (1870-1957)
1870 - 1957
inventorpoliticianbusinessperson
William Lewis
American track and field athlete
1876 - 1962
athletics competitor
William Thomas Byrne
William Thomas Byrne
American politician (1876-1952)
1876 - 1952
politicianlawyer
Frank Lauren Hitchcock
American mathematician
1875 - 1957
mathematician
Joseph Byron Totten
Joseph Byron Totten
American actor and screenwriter (1870-1946)
1875 - 1946
film actorfilm directorplaywright
Rudolph Edgar Block
Rudolph Edgar Block
American journalist, columnist, and author (1870-1940)
1870 - 1940
collectorjournalistwriter
Albert Campbell
Albert Campbell
American singer (1872–1947)
1872 - 1947
artist
Leonore Harris
Leonore Harris
American actress (1879-1953)
1879 - 1953
actor
Frederick Ballard Williams
Frederick Ballard Williams
American painter (1871-1956)
1871 - 1956
painter
Jessie Bonstelle
Jessie Bonstelle
American theater manager, director and actress (1870-1932)
1871 - 1932
theatre directorstage actoractor
Bessie Van Vorst
Bessie Van Vorst
American author and journalist
1873 - 1928
journalistwriter
Josie Sadler
Josie Sadler
American actress (1871-1927)
1871 - 1927
Ziegfeld girlactor
Howard Butler
Howard Butler
American archaeologist (1872-1922)
1872 - 1922
archaeologistart historian
Edmund Marion Ashe
Edmund Marion Ashe
American illustrator and painter
1870 - 1941
designer
Dorothea A. Dreier
Dorothea A. Dreier
painter from the USA (1870–1923)
1870 - 1923
painter
Clare Beecher Kummer
Clare Beecher Kummer
American composer, playwright, librettist, lyricist
1873 - 1958
librettistlyricistplaywright
Grace H. Murray
American painter (1872–1944)
1872 - 1944
painter
Edward Francis Rook
American painter (1870-1960)
1870 - 1960
painter
Emily Vanderbilt Sloane
Emily Vanderbilt Sloane
American socialite
1874 - 1970
socialitewriter
Agnes Morgan
Agnes Morgan
American director, theatrical producer and actor (1879-1976)
1879 - 1976
librettistdirectortheatre director
William Stiles Bennet
William Stiles Bennet
American politician (1870–1962)
1870 - 1962
juristpoliticianlawyer
John F. Carew
John F. Carew
American politician (1873–1951)
1873 - 1951
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph Rowan
Joseph Rowan
American politician (1870–1930)
1870 - 1930
politicianlawyer
John McCloy
John McCloy
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1876 - 1945
military officer
Ida Rauh
Ida Rauh
American feminist, actress, sculptor and writer (1877-1970)
1877 - 1970
sculptorpainteractor
Ruth S. Farnam
Ruth S. Farnam
American nurse, soldier and writer
1873 - 1956
soldiernursewriter
George Hubbard Blakeslee
George Hubbard Blakeslee
American professor of history and international relations (1871-1954)
1871 - 1954
historianprofessor
Sibyl Wilbur
Sibyl Wilbur
American journalist and feminist author
1871 - 1946
journalistbiographerwriter
Charles Vanoni
Charles Vanoni
American bicycle racer
1876 - 1970
runnersport cyclistjockey
Charles Louis Pollard
American botanist (1872–1945)
1872 - 1945
botanist
Tadeusz Reger
Tadeusz Reger
Polish politician
1872 - 1938
opinion journalistjournalisttranslator
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