Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 214 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Lorenzo Sawyer
Lorenzo Sawyer
American judge
1820 - 1891
lawyerjudge
Lester Wallack
Lester Wallack
American actor (1820-1888)
1820 - 1888
autobiographerstage actorwriter
Charlotte Canda
Charlotte Canda
American debutante
1828 - 1845
William D. Veeder
William D. Veeder
American politician (1835-1910)
1835 - 1910
politicianlawyerjudge
John Mosher Bailey
John Mosher Bailey
American politician (1838-1916)
1838 - 1916
politicianlawyer
Benjamin F. Hopkins
American politician (1829-1870)
1829 - 1870
politician
Daniel Alfred Sanborn
American surveyor (1827-1883)
1827 - 1883
geodesistbusinessperson
Darius Ogden Mills
Darius Ogden Mills
American banker and philanthropist (1825-1910)
1825 - 1910
banker
Doctor Willard Bliss
Doctor Willard Bliss
American physician (1825-1889) who treated President Garfield in 1881
1825 - 1889
physician
George Ayres Leavitt
American businessman
1822 - 1888
publisher
George Baldwin Smith
George Baldwin Smith
American politician, Wisconsin
1823 - 1879
politicianlawyer
George May Phelps
George May Phelps
American inventor of automated telegraphy devices
1820 - 1888
engineer
George W. Cowles
George W. Cowles
American politician
1823 - 1901
politicianlawyerjudge
Gideon T. Stewart
Gideon T. Stewart
American activist (1824–1909)
1824 - 1909
editorjournalistlawyer
Hamilton Harris
Hamilton Harris
American lawyer and politician (1820–1900)
1820 - 1900
politicianlawyer
Hamilton Ward Sr.
Hamilton Ward Sr.
American politician (1829–1898)
1829 - 1898
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry Ford
American illustrator (1828–1894)
1828 - 1894
illustrator
Henry Joel Scudder
Henry Joel Scudder
Union Army officer, lawyer and politician (1825-1886)
1825 - 1886
politicianlawyer
Amos Clark, Jr.
Amos Clark, Jr.
American politician (1828-1912)
1828 - 1912
politicianbusinessperson
John W. Ferdon
John W. Ferdon
American politician (1826-1884)
1826 - 1884
politicianlawyer
Edward Simpson
Edward Simpson
United States Navy officer (1824–1888)
1824 - 1888
military officer
Charles D. Robinson
Charles D. Robinson
American politician & businessman
1822 - 1886
politician
Delos Bennett Sackett
Delos Bennett Sackett
United States Army general (1822–1885)
1822 - 1885
military personnel
John Augustus Griswold
John Augustus Griswold
American politician
1822 - 1872
politician
William E. Lansing
William E. Lansing
American politician (1821–1883)
1821 - 1883
politicianlawyer
William H. Baker
William H. Baker
American politician, New York (1827–1911)
1827 - 1911
politicianlawyer
Francis Marvin
Francis Marvin
American politician (1828-1905)
1828 - 1905
politician
Stephen Sanford
Stephen Sanford
American businessman and politician
1826 - 1913
polo playerpoliticianbusinessperson
John A. Quackenbush
John A. Quackenbush
American politician (1828-1908)
1828 - 1908
politician
Henry Snapp
American politician (1822–1895)
1822 - 1895
politicianlawyer
James V. Campbell
James V. Campbell
American judge (1823–1890)
1823 - 1890
lawyerjudge
John Aikman Stewart
John Aikman Stewart
American banker (1822–1926)
1822 - 1926
bankerbusinessperson
Mary Tileston Hemenway
Mary Tileston Hemenway
philanthropist
1820 - 1894
philanthropistpatron of the arts
John Godfrey Schumaker
John Godfrey Schumaker
United States Representative from New York (1826-1905)
1826 - 1905
politicianlawyer
John L. Broome
John L. Broome
US Marine Corps officer (1824-1898)
1824 - 1898
military officer
Hiram Walbridge
Hiram Walbridge
American politician (1821-1870)
1821 - 1870
politicianlawyer
Jacob H. Stewart
Jacob H. Stewart
American politician (1829-1884)
1829 - 1884
politician
John Stoughton Newberry
John Stoughton Newberry
American politician (1826-1887)
1826 - 1887
politicianlawyer
John U. Pettit
John U. Pettit
American politician (1820-1881)
1820 - 1881
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
John Hill
John Hill
American clerk, bookkeeper, merchant and Republican Party politician, New Jersey (1821-1884)
1821 - 1884
politician
Gilbert De La Matyr
Gilbert De La Matyr
American politician (1825-1892)
1825 - 1892
politician
John Van Voorhis
John Van Voorhis
lawyer and Congressman (1826-1905)
1826 - 1905
politicianlawyer
Joseph Mason
U.S. Representative from New York
1828 - 1914
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph S. Murdock
Joseph S. Murdock
American hymnwriter
1822 - 1899
hymnwriterpriest
Theodoric R. Westbrook
Theodoric R. Westbrook
American politician (1821-1885)
1821 - 1885
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert Seaman
Robert Seaman
American businessman (1822–1904)
1822 - 1904
businessperson
John Mott-Smith
John Mott-Smith
Hawaiian politician
1824 - 1895
politiciandentist
John Crerar
John Crerar
American industrialist, philanthropist
1827 - 1889
patron of the artsbusinessperson
John Edward Parsons
John Edward Parsons
American lawyer
1829 - 1915
lawyer
John J. Peck
John J. Peck
Union United States Army general (1821–1878)
1821 - 1878
military officer
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