Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 208 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

John Miller
New York politician
1774 - 1862
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John W. Edmonds
John W. Edmonds
American politician
1799 - 1825
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John Wickham
John Wickham
American Loyalist and attorney (1763-1839)
1763 - 1839
lawyer
John Woodworth
New York State Attorney General
1768 - 1858
prosecutorpoliticianlawyer
Jonathan Leavitt
publisher
1797 - 1852
publisher
Joseph Hawkins
American politician
1781 - 1832
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Joseph Reynolds
United States general 1785-1864
1785 - 1864
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Joseph Ridgway
American politician
1783 - 1861
politician
Lewis Eaton
American politician
1790 - 1857
politician
Jonathan Ward
American politician (1768-1842)
1768 - 1842
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Jeremiah H. Pierson
American politician (1766-1855)
1766 - 1855
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Abraham Yates, Jr.
Abraham Yates, Jr.
American politician (1724-1796)
1724 - 1796
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Valentine Efner
American politician (1776-1865)
1776 - 1865
politician
Peter Joseph Wagner
American politician (1795-1884)
1795 - 1884
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David Provost
American politician
1672 - 1724
politician
Ezra L'Hommedieu
Ezra L'Hommedieu
American politician
1734 - 1811
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George Griswold
American politician (1794-1857)
1794 - 1857
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Gerardus Beekman
Gerardus Beekman
American politician
1653 - 1723
surgeonpoliticianphysician
Isaac Roosevelt
Isaac Roosevelt
American businessman and grandfather of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
1790 - 1863
Matthew Clarkson
Matthew Clarkson
American soldier and politician (1758-1825)
1758 - 1825
bankerpolitician
Matthew Clarkson
Matthew Clarkson
American politician, mayor of Philadelphia
1733 - 1800
politician
Micah Williams
American painter (1782-1837)
1782 - 1837
painter
Nathaniel Allen
Nathaniel Allen
American politician
1780 - 1832
politician
Nathaniel Lawrence
Nathaniel Lawrence
American politician
1761 - 1797
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Paul Richard
Mayor of New York City
1667 - 1756
politician
Peter Van Brugh Livingston
Peter Van Brugh Livingston
American patriot (1710–1792)
1710 - 1792
politician
Peter W. Yates
American lawyer-politician (1747–1826)
1747 - 1826
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Ralph Willett Miller
Ralph Willett Miller
Royal Navy officer
1762 - 1799
naval officervisual artist
Robert Adams
Robert Adams
American travel writer
1785 - 1837
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Walter Underhill
Walter Underhill
American politician (1795-1866)
1795 - 1866
politician
Henry Southard
American politician (1747-1842)
1747 - 1842
politician
Leonard Gansevoort
Leonard Gansevoort
American politician (1751-1810)
1751 - 1810
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Lucas Elmendorf
American politician (1758-1843)
1758 - 1843
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Nathaniel Scudder
American physician, politician (1733-1781)
1733 - 1781
politicianphysician
Selah R. Hobbie
American politician (1797-1854)
1797 - 1854
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Samuel Fowler
Samuel Fowler
physician and U.S. Congressman from New Jersey 1779-1844
1779 - 1844
mineralogistpolitician
Abraham G. Lansing
Abraham G. Lansing
American politician (1756–1834)
1756 - 1834
juristpoliticianjudge
Abraham Woodhull
American revolutionary spy
1750 - 1826
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Adam Helmer
Adam Helmer
American Revolutionary War hero
1754 - 1830
military personnel
Alexander MacKay
Canadian fur trader and explorer (1770-1811)
1770 - 1811
fur traderexplorer
Roswell Hopkins
American judge (1757-1829)
1757 - 1829
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William Duane
William Duane
American newspaper editor (1760–1835)
1760 - 1835
journalist
Nathaniel Rogers
American miniaturist
1788 - 1844
painter
Peggy Schuyler
Peggy Schuyler
Sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton
1758 - 1801
Elizabeth Bogart
American author and poet (1795-1879)
1795 - 1879
poet
Daniel Dupuy
American silversmith (1719–1807)
1719 - 1807
silversmith
Catherine Van Rensselaer
Catherine Van Rensselaer
(1734-1803) wife of Philip Schuyler
1734 - 1803
Tredwell Scudder
American politician (1778-1834)
1778 - 1834
politician
John J. Wood
American politician (1784-1874)
1784 - 1874
politicianjudge
George Townsend
American politician (1769-1844)
1769 - 1844
politician
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