Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 2 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
American folk singer (1919–2014)
1919 – 2014
folk musicianrecording artistmandolinist
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
American medical physicist (1921-2011)
1921 – 2011
biophysicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo
American author, screenwriter, and journalist
1920 – 1999
science fiction writernovelistdiplomat
Colin Powell
Colin Powell
American general and diplomat (1937–2021)
1937 – 2021
security advisorarmy officerforeign minister
Carl David Anderson
Carl David Anderson
American physicist
1905 – 1991
university teacherphysicist
Larry King
Larry King
American television and radio host (1933–2021)
1933 – 2021
radio personalityvoice actorjournalist
Gertrude B. Elion
Gertrude B. Elion
American biochemist and pharmacologist (1918–1999)
1918 – 1999
biochemistpharmacologistuniversity teacher
Grace Hopper
Grace Hopper
American computer scientist and United States Navy officer (1906–1992)
1906 – 1992
programmernaval officeruniversity teacher
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
American composer and pianist (1898–1937)
1898 – 1937
jazz pianistfilm score composerpainter
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
American actress (1931–2005)
1931 – 2005
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
American actor (1913–1994)
1913 – 1994
circus performerproducerfilm actor
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
American actress (1907–1990)
1907 – 1990
film actortelevision actormodel
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
American actor (1925–2010)
1925 – 2010
film actortelevision actorpainter
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
American writer (1925–2012)
1925 – 2012
science fiction writerprose writernovelist
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
American actress (1911–1989)
1911 – 1989
film studio executiveproducerfilm actor
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried
American stand-up comedian (1955–2022)
1955 – 2022
stand-up comedianpodcasterdirector
Samuel P. Huntington
Samuel P. Huntington
American political scientist (1927–2008)
1927 – 2008
geopolitical analystconsultantsociologist
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth
African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist (1797–1883)
1797 – 1883
religious leadersuffragistabolitionist
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
American comedian, filmmaker, and actor (born 1926)
1926
film actortelevision actorlibrettist
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
American rock musician (1942–2013)
1942 – 2013
music executivefilm directorguitarist
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist (1815–1902)
1815 – 1902
women's rights activistabolitionistwriter
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
American writer (1924–1987)
1924 – 1987
gay fiction writeressayistshort story writer
Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush
First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1925–2018)
1925 – 2018
politicianpresident
Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve
American actor (1952–2004)
1952 – 2004
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Martin Lewis Perl
Martin Lewis Perl
American scientist (1927–2014)
1927 – 2014
university teacherphysicistengineer
Leon M. Lederman
Leon M. Lederman
American mathematician and physicist
1922 – 2018
particle physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Aaliyah
Aaliyah
American R&B singer (1979–2001)
1979 – 2001
pop singerdancermodel
Leon Cooper
Leon Cooper
American physicist (1930–2024)
1930 – 2024
university teacherphysicist
L. Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum
American author of children's books (1856–1919)
1856 – 1919
prose writersuffragistscience fiction writer
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023)
1927 – 2023
recording artistpeace activistpolitical activist
Éamon de Valera
Éamon de Valera
Irish statesman (1882–1975)
1882 – 1975
head of governmentmathematiciandiplomat
Don Rickles
Don Rickles
American stand-up comedian (1926–2017)
1926 – 2017
stand-up comedianfilm actortelevision actor
Julian Seymour Schwinger
Julian Seymour Schwinger
American theoretical physicist (1918–1994)
1918 – 1994
theoretical physicistnon-fiction writernuclear physicist
Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin
American actor, filmmaker (1934–2023)
1934 – 2023
science fiction writertelevision actorfilm actor
Garry Marshall
Garry Marshall
American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)
1934 – 2016
film actortelevision actordirector
Irving Langmuir
Irving Langmuir
American chemist and physicist (1881–1957)
1881 – 1957
academicmeteorologistchemist
James Caan
James Caan
American actor (1940–2022)
1940 – 2022
film actorkaratekatelevision actor
Kenneth Arrow
Kenneth Arrow
American economist (1921–2017)
1921 – 2017
statisticianuniversity teacherpolitical scientist
Roy J. Glauber
Roy J. Glauber
American theoretical physicist (1925–2018)
1925 – 2018
university teacherphysicist
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
American filmmaker and actor (1947–2025)
1947 – 2025
television writerfilm screenwriteractivist
Peter Fonda
Peter Fonda
American actor and filmmaker (1940–2019)
1940 – 2019
producerfilm actordirector
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
American physicist
1921 – 1999
university teacherinventorphysicist
John Howard Northrop
John Howard Northrop
American biochemist (1891-1987)
1891 – 1987
biochemistuniversity teacherchemist
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
American rapper (1972–1997)
1972 – 1997
rappermusiciansongwriter
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
American actor (1920–2014)
1920 – 2014
vaudeville performerestrada artistproducer
Robert Hofstadter
Robert Hofstadter
American physicist and Nobel laureate (1915-1990)
1915 – 1990
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherastrophysicist
Burton Richter
Burton Richter
American physicist
1931 – 2018
university teacherphysicist
Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron
American film director and writer (1941–2012)
1941 – 2012
short story writerhumoristessayist
Arthur Ashkin
Arthur Ashkin
American physicist (1922-2020)
1922 – 2020
researcherphysicist
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard
American actress (1910–1990)
1910 – 1990
television actorfilm actormodel
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