Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 20 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Alice Lake
Alice Lake
actress (1895-1967)
1895 – 1967
film actoractor
Natalie Talmadge
Natalie Talmadge
American actress (1896-1969)
1896 – 1969
film actoractorscreenwriter
Mae Questel
American actress (1908–1998)
1908 – 1998
dub actorfilm actorstage actor
Anita Stewart
Anita Stewart
American actress, film producer (1895-1961)
1902 – 1961
film actorfilm producersilent film
Lionel Trilling
Lionel Trilling
American literary critic (1905–1975)
1905 – 1975
novelistliterary criticjournalist
Adolph Gottlieb
American artist (1903-1974)
1903 – 1974
draftspersongraphic artistpainter
Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker
American actor and politician (1905–1968)
1905 – 1968
film actortelevision actorstage actor
William P. Gottlieb
William P. Gottlieb
American photographer (1917–2006)
1917 – 2006
journalistteacherphotographer
David Brown
David Brown
American film and theatre producer, and writer (1916-2010)
1916 – 2010
autobiographerfilm directorfilm producer
Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
American actress (1911–1979)
1912 – 1979
film actortelevision actordance teacher
Don Messick
American voice actor (1926–1997)
1926 – 1997
dub actorvoice actor
Harold Becker
American film director and producer
1928
directorfilm producerfilm director
Harold Gould
Harold Gould
American actor (1923-2010)
1923 – 2010
film actortelevision actormilitary officer
Gorilla Monsoon
Gorilla Monsoon
American professional wrestler (1937-1999)
1937 – 1999
professional wrestleractor
Peter Revson
Peter Revson
American racecar driver
1939 – 1974
Formula One driverracing automobile drivermotorcycle racer
Susan Oliver
Susan Oliver
American actress, author, aviator (1932-1990)
1932 – 1990
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Leo Kadanoff
Leo Kadanoff
American physicist (1937–2015)
1937 – 2015
university teacherphysicist
Catherine Burns
Catherine Burns
American actress and writer (1945-2019)
1945 – 2019
film actortelevision actorwriter
Larry James
Larry James
Athletics competitor, 400 metres runner
1947 – 2008
athletics competitorsprinter
Mario Savio
Mario Savio
American activist (1942–1996)
1942 – 1996
university teacher
Christina Onassis
Christina Onassis
American born Greek/Argentine businesswoman, socialite, and heiress to the Onassis fortune (1950-1988)
1950 – 1988
socialitebusinessperson
Sabu
Sabu
American professional wrestler
1964 – 2025
professional wrestler
Charles Francis Hall
Charles Francis Hall
American arctic explorer (1821–1871)
1821 – 1871
newspaper proprietorarctic explorercartographer
John Wesley Hyatt
John Wesley Hyatt
American inventor of plastic (1837-1920)
1837 – 1920
chemistinventorentrepreneur
Charles Reidpath
Charles Reidpath
American athlete (1889–1975)
1889 – 1975
athletics competitorsprinterathlete
Charles Walters
Charles Walters
American film director and choreographer (1911-1982)
1911 – 1982
film actordirectorfilm director
Alex Raymond
Alex Raymond
American comic strip artist and creator of Flash Gordon (1909–1956)
1909 – 1956
cartoonistcomics artistmilitary officer
Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson
American film and television director (1916–1987)
1916 – 1987
television actorfilm actordirector
Harry Warren
Harry Warren
American composer and lyricist (1893–1981)
1893 – 1981
film score composerlyricistsongwriter
Alice Kober
American classical scholar (1906-1950)
1906 – 1950
classical philologistclassical archaeologistlinguist
Mike Bongiorno
Mike Bongiorno
American-born Italian television host (1924-2009)
1924 – 2009
radio personalityjournalisttelevision presenter
Helen Gallagher
Helen Gallagher
American performance artist
1926 – 2024
film actortelevision actordancer
Bruce N. Ames
Bruce N. Ames
American biochemist (1928–2024)
1928 – 2024
molecular biologistbiochemistuniversity teacher
Herbie Mann
Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist (1930–2003)
1930 – 2003
jazz musicianflautistsaxophonist
Maury Chaykin
Maury Chaykin
American actor (1949-2010)
1949 – 2010
film actortelevision actoractor
Bob Hastings
Bob Hastings
American actor (1925–2014)
1925 – 2014
television actorvoice actoractor
John Romita Sr.
John Romita Sr.
American comic book artist (1930–2023)
1930 – 2023
pencillervisual artistcomics artist
George Newbold Lawrence
George Newbold Lawrence
American businessman and amateur ornithologist (1806-1895)
1806 – 1895
ornithologistzoologistbusinessperson
Joseph Cornell
American artist (1903-1972)
1903 – 1972
draftspersontextile artistfilm director
Jack Cassidy
Jack Cassidy
American actor, director, and singer (1927-1976)
1927 – 1976
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Bess Meredyth
Bess Meredyth
Film actress, Film writer (1890-1969)
1890 – 1969
film actorfilm directorwriter
Henry Schoolcraft
Henry Schoolcraft
American anthropologist (1793-1864)
1793 – 1864
exploreranthropologistethnologist
Ray Barbuti
Ray Barbuti
Athletics and American Football competitor (1905-1988)
1905 – 1988
American football playersprinterathletics competitor
Marshall Harvey Stone
Marshall Harvey Stone
American mathematician (1903–1989)
1903 – 1989
university teachermathematician
Walter Rauschenbusch
Walter Rauschenbusch
United States Baptist theologian (1861–1918)
1861 – 1918
university teachertheologianmissionary
Vic Damone
Vic Damone
American singer and actor (1928–2018)
1928 – 2018
jazz musicianmusiciansinger
John G. Trump
John G. Trump
American electrical engineer (1907–1985)
1907 – 1985
electrical engineeruniversity teacherinventor
Steve Lawrence
Steve Lawrence
American singer and actor (1935–2024)
1935 – 2024
recording artistfilm actortelevision actor
Tony Lo Bianco
Tony Lo Bianco
American actor (1936–2024)
1936 – 2024
film actortelevision actorfilm director
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