Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 182 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Amy Jones
American painter (1899–1992)
1899 - 1992
painter
Gladys Kelley Fitch
American painter (b. 1896)
1896 - 1971
painter
Leslie Clarence Dunn
Genetists
1893 - 1974
geneticistbiologist
Leonora Armstrong
First Bahá'í to live in Brazil
1895 - 1980
Esperantist
Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz
American Jewish vaudeville dialect comedian and singer-actor
1893 - 1980
stage actoractor
Louis Marx
American businessman (1896–1982)
1896 - 1982
inventor
Marguerite LeHand
Marguerite LeHand
American presidential secretary
1896 - 1944
secretary
Mead Schaeffer
illustrator (1898-1980)
1898 - 1980
painter
Michael J. Ryan
Michael J. Ryan
American athlete
1890 - 1971
marathon runnerathletics competitor
Mildred Adams
journalist, translator, writer
1894 - 1980
journalisttranslatorwriter
Otto Maass
Otto Maass
Canadian chemist (1890–1961)
1890 - 1961
chemist
Paul Rosenfeld
American journalist and music critic (1890-1946)
1890 - 1946
novelistjournalistmusic critic
Abraham Binder
Jewish composer (1895–1966)
1895 - 1966
hazzancomposer
Abraham Rattner
American artist (1893-1978)
1893 - 1978
painterartist
Louis Weiss
Louis Weiss
American film producer (1890–1963)
1890 - 1963
film producer
Gordon Leo McDonough
Gordon Leo McDonough
American politician (1895-1968)
1895 - 1968
chemistpolitician
Sidney Janis
American art dealer and art collector (1896-1989)
1896 - 1989
galleristphilanthropistart collector
Leopold Mannes
Leopold Mannes
American inventor of color photographic film and musician (1899–1964)
1899 - 1964
patent inventormusicianpianist
Milton Cross
Milton Cross
American radio announcer (1897–1975)
1897 - 1975
radio personalityspeakertelevision presenter
Fred S. Keller
American psychologist
1899 - 1996
educatorpsychologist
Pius L. Schwert
Pius L. Schwert
American politician and professional baseball catcher (1892–1941)
1892 - 1941
baseball playerpolitician
Ralph Sipperly
American actor (1890-1928)
1890 - 1928
stage actoractor
Herman Affel
American electrical engineer (1893–1972)
1893 - 1972
inventorengineer
Samuel Kohs
American psychologist (1890–1984)
1890 - 1984
psychologist
Seward Collins
Seward Collins
American publisher (1899-1952)
1899 - 1952
publishersociologistsocialite
Guy Maier
Guy Maier
American musician (1891–1956)
1891 - 1956
pianist
Alan Louis Eggers
Alan Louis Eggers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1895–1968)
1895 - 1968
military personnel
Louisa E. Rhine
Louisa E. Rhine
Botanist and parapsychologist (1891-1983)
1891 - 1983
botanist
Rose Halprin
Rose Halprin
American Zionist activist
1896 - 1978
social worker
Morris Albert Copeland
American economist (1895-1989)
1895 - 1989
economist
Dorothea Greenbaum
American artist and sculptor (1893–1986)
1893 - 1986
sculptorpainterartist
Lauren Ford
Lauren Ford
American painter (1891–1973)
1891 - 1973
printmakerpainter
Gertrude Katherine Lathrop
American sculptor and coin designer (1896–1986)
1896 - 1986
sculptorartist
Hilda Keenan
Hilda Keenan
American actress and vaudeville performer
1891 - 1940
vaudeville performerstage actoractor
Solly Ward
American actor and comedian (1890-1942)
1890 - 1942
film actoractor
Denton Vane
Denton Vane
American actor (1890 – 1940)
1890 - 1940
film actoractor
Harold C. Ostertag
Harold C. Ostertag
American politician (1896-1985)
1896 - 1985
politician
Reuben Nakian
Reuben Nakian
American sculptor (1897–1986)
1897 - 1986
sculptorillustratorteacher
Richard W. O'Neill
Richard W. O'Neill
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1898-1982)
1898 - 1982
military personnel
Stephen Guernsey Cook Ensko
Stephen Guernsey Cook Ensko
American silver expert (1896-1969)
1896 - 1969
salespersonwriter
Stuart W. Frost
Stuart W. Frost
American entomologist (1891–1980)
1891 - 1980
scientific collectorentomologistbotanical collector
Thomas John McDonnell
Catholic bishop (1894-1961)
1894 - 1961
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
William Courtleigh, Jr.
William Courtleigh, Jr.
American silent film actor (1892-1918)
1892 - 1918
actor
William F. Foshag
American chemist and mineralogist, curator of minerals, Smithsonian Institution (1894–1956)
1894 - 1956
mineralogistchemistgeologist
William Henry Draper, Jr.
William Henry Draper, Jr.
United States general (1894–1974)
1894 - 1974
soldierdiplomat
Herman Frick
Herman Frick
American athletics competitor (1893-1966)
1893 - 1966
athletics competitor
Edith Thornton
actor (1896-1984)
1896 - 1984
actor
Man Mountain Dean
Man Mountain Dean
American professional wrestler (1891-1953)
1891 - 1953
professional wrestler
Violet Horner
American actress (1892-1970)
1892 - 1970
actor
Emily Newton Barto
Emily Newton Barto
painter, illustrator, writer, craftsperson, art teacher (1896–1968)
1896 - 1968
painter
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