Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 179 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Edward Ray Goetz
Edward Ray Goetz
(1886-1954) American composer, writer and producer
1885 - 1954
film actorfilm producersongwriter
Floyd K. Richtmyer
Floyd K. Richtmyer
American physicist
1881 - 1939
physicist
Frank J. Bart
Frank J. Bart
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1883 - 1961
military personnel
Frank J. Wilson
Frank J. Wilson
director of the United States Secret Service (1887-1970)
1887 - 1970
U.S. Secret Service agent
Charles E. Wilson
Charles E. Wilson
American businessman, CEO of General Electric (1886-1972)
1886 - 1972
politician
Chester Dale
Chester Dale
American banker and patron of the arts (1883-1962)
1883 - 1962
art collectorbanker
Dave Lewis
Dave Lewis
American racing driver
1881 - 1928
racing automobile driverengineer
Frederick J. Horne
Frederick J. Horne
United States Navy Admiral and Navy Cross recipient
1880 - 1959
military officer
Frederick Kaiser
American racewalker
1889 - 1928
racewalker
Gene Byrnes
cartoonist (1889-1974)
1889 - 1974
cartoonistcomics artist
George Burns
George Burns
American baseball player and coach (1889-1966)
1889 - 1966
baseball player
Harris Merton Lyon
Harris Merton Lyon
American writer (1882–1916)
1882 - 1916
writer
Edwin Borchard
Edwin Borchard
American legal scholar (1884–1951)
1884 - 1951
librarian
Edwin Joseph O'Malley
Edwin Joseph O'Malley
American politician (1881-1953)
1881 - 1953
politician
Ellinor Vanderveer
Ellinor Vanderveer
American actress (1886-1976)
1886 - 1976
film actoractor
Eric Fisher Wood
Eric Fisher Wood
American engineer
1889 - 1962
civil engineerengineerarchitect
George M. Merrick
American film director (1883-1964)
1883 - 1964
manufacturerfilm directorfilm producer
George Miller Dyott
George Miller Dyott
British explorer (1883-1972)
1883 - 1972
explorerphotographer
George Mogridge
George Mogridge
American baseball pitcher (1889-1962)
1889 - 1962
baseball player
Godfrey Dewey
American sports executive (1887–1977)
1887 - 1977
athlete
Lee Simonson
Lee Simonson
American artist (1888-1967)
1888 - 1967
painter
Lew Davis
actor (1884-1948)
1884 - 1948
actor
Maxwell Murray
Maxwell Murray
Officer in the United States Army
1885 - 1948
military personnel
May Peterson Thompson
May Peterson Thompson
American opera singer
1880 - 1952
opera singer
Ralph Borsodi
Ralph Borsodi
American economist
1888 - 1977
economist
John Edward Thompson
American artist (1882-1945)
1882 - 1945
painter
John Joseph Boylan
American bishop
1889 - 1953
university teacherCatholic bishopCatholic priest
John Joseph Earley
American architect (1881-1945)
1881 - 1945
architect
John Neville Wheeler
American editor
1886 - 1973
magazine editorsports journalistjournalist
Johnnie Morris
actor and Comedian (1887-1969)
1887 - 1969
film actoractor
Rube Oldring
Rube Oldring
American baseball player (1884-1961)
1884 - 1961
baseball player
Theodore Douglas Robinson
Theodore Douglas Robinson
American politician (1883–1934)
1883 - 1934
politician
Wally Schang
Wally Schang
American baseball player and coach (1889-1965)
1889 - 1965
baseball player
Warren Delano Robbins
Warren Delano Robbins
American diplomat (1885-1935)
1885 - 1935
diplomat
Wayland Trask, Jr.
American actor (1887-1918)
1887 - 1918
film actor
Paul Foster Case
Paul Foster Case
American occultist (1884-1954)
1884 - 1954
writer
Harry Smith
Harry Smith
American Olympic long-distance runner
1888 - 1961
marathon runnerathletics competitor
Morton Deyo
Morton Deyo
United States admiral (1887-1973)
1887 - 1973
military officer
Meyer Jacobstein
Meyer Jacobstein
American politician (1880-1963)
1880 - 1963
politician
James Coats Auchincloss
James Coats Auchincloss
American politician and businessman (1885-1976)
1885 - 1976
stockbrokercivil servantpolitician
Joe Brown
American actor (1884-1965)
1884 - 1965
actor
Sammy Blum
American actor (1889-1945)
1889 - 1945
actor
Joseph V. Flynn
Joseph V. Flynn
American congressman for New York (1883-1940)
1883 - 1940
lawyerpolitician
Robert Fay Rockwell
Robert Fay Rockwell
American politician (1886-1950)
1886 - 1950
cattle rancherfarmerpolitician
James A. O'Leary
James A. O'Leary
American politician in New York
1889 - 1944
politician
Tim Mara
Tim Mara
American football executive (1887–1959)
1887 - 1959
sports officialfounder
Barney Roos
American engineer (1887-1960)
1887 - 1960
engineer
Joseph James Ettor
Joseph James Ettor
American labor leader (1885–1948)
1885 - 1948
trade unionist
D. C. Jarvis
D. C. Jarvis
American physician (1881-1966)
1881 - 1966
otolaryngologistwriterphysician
Benjamin Fein
Benjamin Fein
Jewish American gangster (c. 1889–1962)
1887 - 1962
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