Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 209 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Rudolph Bunner
American politician (1779-1837)
1779 - 1837
politicianlawyer
Samuel D. Lockwood
Samuel D. Lockwood
American judge (1789-1874)
1789 - 1874
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel Lawrence
American politician from New York (1773-1837)
1773 - 1837
politicianlawyerjudge
Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet
landowner
1741 - 1830
soldierdiplomat
Staats Long Morris
Staats Long Morris
British Army general
1728 - 1800
politician
Stephen B. Leonard
American politician (1793-1876)
1793 - 1876
politician
Stephen Clark
American politician (1792–1871)
1792 - 1871
politician
Stephen Whitney
Stephen Whitney
American merchant
1776 - 1860
politician
Theodric Romeyn Beck
Theodric Romeyn Beck
United States physician (1791-1855)
1791 - 1855
psychiatristlawyer
Thomas Beekman
American politician (1790-1870)
1790 - 1870
politicianlawyer
Andrew DeWitt Bruyn
Andrew DeWitt Bruyn
American politician
1790 - 1838
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Asher Tyler
Asher Tyler
American politician
1798 - 1875
politicianlawyer
Augustus Jones
Augustus Jones
Upper Canadian Surveyor
1757 - 1836
magistrate
William Murray
William Murray
American politician from New York (1803-1875)
1803 - 1875
politician
John I. Slingerland
John I. Slingerland
American politician (1804–1861)
1804 - 1861
politician
Aaron Columbus Burr
American goldsmith and silversmith (1808–1882)
1808 - 1882
silversmithgoldsmithbusinessperson
George R. Andrews
American politician (1808–1873)
1808 - 1873
politicianlawyer
Ransom H. Gillet
Ransom H. Gillet
American politician (1800–1876)
1800 - 1876
politicianlawyerjudge
Louis Upton
American businessperson
1886 - 1952
business magnate
George W. Chase
American politician, New York
1802 - 1867
politician
Theodorus Bailey
Theodorus Bailey
United States Navy admiral (1805–1877)
1805 - 1877
military officer
Enrique Sinclair
Enrique Sinclair
Argentinian military personnel (1805–1904)
1805 - 1904
military personnel
Horatio Ballard
American politician
1803 - 1879
politicianlawyer
Jane Cazneau
American journalist (1807–1878)
1807 - 1878
journalistwriter
John C. Wright
John C. Wright
American lawyer and politician
1801 - 1862
politicianlawyerjudge
Amos Beebe Eaton
Amos Beebe Eaton
Union Army General (1806–1877)
1806 - 1877
military officer
Joseph Russell
Joseph Russell
American politician from New York
1800 - 1875
politician
Thomas J. Paterson
American politician (1805-1885)
1805 - 1885
politician
Nicholas Sickles
Nicholas Sickles
American politician (1801-1845)
1801 - 1845
politicianlawyerjudge
Edward S. Hamlin
American politician (1808-1894)
1808 - 1894
editorjournalistpolitician
Robert McClellan
American politician (1806-1860)
1806 - 1860
politicianlawyer
Hestor L. Stevens
American politician (1803-1864)
1803 - 1864
politicianlawyer
James Lockhart
James Lockhart
American politician (1806-1857)
1806 - 1857
politicianlawyerjudge
James M. Nack
American poet (1809–1879)
1809 - 1879
translatorpoetwriter
Joseph Fitz Randolph
American politician (1803-1873)
1803 - 1873
politicianlawyerjudge
Peter H. Silvester
Peter H. Silvester
American politician (1807–1882)
1807 - 1882
politicianlawyer
Josiah Sutherland
Josiah Sutherland
American politician (1804-1887)
1804 - 1887
politicianlawyerjudge
Archibald L. Linn
U.S. Representative from New York
1802 - 1857
politicianlawyerjudge
Anson Brown
American politician (1800–1840)
1800 - 1840
bankerpoliticianlawyer
Samuel Gordon
Samuel Gordon
American politician (1802–1873)
1802 - 1873
politicianlawyer
Robert Campbell
American politician, Lieutenant Governor of New York (1808-1870)
1808 - 1870
lieutenant governorjuristpolitician
Silas Moore Stilwell, Sr.
Silas Moore Stilwell, Sr.
American politician (1800–1881)
1800 - 1881
politicianlawyer
Thomas A. Tomlinson
American politician
1802 - 1872
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Hiram Barber
Hiram Barber
American lawyer and politician
1800 - 1888
politicianbusinesspersonlawyer
James Bowen
James Bowen
Railroad executive
1808 - 1886
businessperson
Polly Collins
Shaker artist
1808 - 1884
painter
James M. Cook
James M. Cook
American politician, New York
1807 - 1868
bankerpolitician
John Calhoun
John Calhoun
American publisher and politician (1808-1859)
1808 - 1859
journalisteditorpolitician
Hiram Cronk
last surviving U.S. veteran of the War of 1812 (1800–1905)
1800 - 1905
militantcobblerfarmer
Peter Rowe
Peter Rowe
American politician (1807-1876)
1807 - 1876
politicianlawyer
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