Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 215 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

John Morrison Oliver
John Morrison Oliver
American general (1828-1872)
1828 - 1872
military officer
John N. Hungerford
John N. Hungerford
American politician (1825–1883)
1825 - 1883
politician
John Swinburne
John Swinburne
American politician
1820 - 1889
politician
Richard King
Richard King
American founder of the King Ranch in South Texas
1824 - 1885
rancher
John Adams Parker
American painter
1829 - 1905
painter
John Moses
John Moses
American lawyer and politician (1825–1898)
1825 - 1898
judgepoliticianlawyer
John Decker
John Decker
Last Chief Engineer of the New York City Fire Department.
1823 - 1892
politician
Ogden Hoffman Jr.
Ogden Hoffman Jr.
United States federal judge (1822–1891)
1822 - 1891
politicianlawyerjudge
Peter Herdic
Peter Herdic
American businessman (1824–1888)
1824 - 1888
entrepreneurpolitician
Schuyler Hamilton
Schuyler Hamilton
United States Army general
1822 - 1903
soldier
Scott Lord
Scott Lord
American politician (1820-1885)
1820 - 1885
politicianlawyerjudge
Stephen Bleecker Luce
Stephen Bleecker Luce
United States Navy admiral (1827–1917)
1827 - 1917
soldierauthormilitary officer
Stephen Smith
Stephen Smith
American surgeon and public health advocate (1823–1922)
1823 - 1922
surgeonphysician
Theodore L. Cuyler
Theodore L. Cuyler
American minister (1822–1909)
1822 - 1909
clericparsonwriter
Theodore William Dwight
Theodore William Dwight
American academic (1822–1892)
1822 - 1892
academic
Terence J. Quinn
Terence J. Quinn
American politician (1836-1878)
1836 - 1878
politicianlawyer
William J. Florence
William J. Florence
American actor and writer, co-founder of the Shriners
1831 - 1891
stage actorsongwriterplaywright
Robert Hoe III
Robert Hoe III
United States manufacturer, collector and bibliophile (1839–1909)
1839 - 1909
bibliophileindustrialistart collector
Denis O'Brien
Denis O'Brien
American judge
1837 - 1909
lawyerjudge
Edward Tuckerman Potter
American architect (1831–1904)
1831 - 1904
architect
Elmer E. Ellsworth
Elmer E. Ellsworth
US Army officer (1837-1861)
1837 - 1861
soldier
Emma Marcy Raymond
Emma Marcy Raymond
American musician, composer, author of operetta, songs and piano music (1839-1913)
1839 - 1913
composer
Bill Bernhard
Bill Bernhard
American baseball player
1871 - 1949
baseball player
Adolphus H. Tanner
American lawyer and politician
1833 - 1882
politicianlawyer
John H. Bagley
John H. Bagley
American politician (1832-1902)
1832 - 1902
bankerpolitician
William H. Hume
American architect (1834-1889)
1834 - 1889
architect
Andrew J. Felt
American politician
1833 - 1912
politicianlawyer
Henry Inman
Henry Inman
United States Army officer and book publisher (1837-1899)
1837 - 1899
military personnel
William Ball
William Ball
American politician (1830–1902)
1830 - 1902
politician
Laura Woodward
American painter
1834 - 1926
painterartist
Andrew Jackson Turner
Andrew Jackson Turner
American politician
1832 - 1905
editorpolitician
John Henry Hobart Brown
John Henry Hobart Brown
American bishop; first Bishop of the Diocese of Fond du Lac in the Episcopal Church
1831 - 1888
Anglican priest
John McNulta
John McNulta
American politician (1837–1900)
1837 - 1900
politicianlawyer
John Ordronaux
John Ordronaux
American Civil War army surgeon, a professor of medical jurisprudence, a pioneering mental health commissioner
1830 - 1908
military physician
Joseph Howland
Union United States Army general
1834 - 1886
military officerpolitician
Joseph Kirkland
Joseph Kirkland
Novelist, lawyer
1830 - 1894
novelistjournalistwriter
Leslie Keeley
Leslie Keeley
American surgeon
1836 - 1900
military physiciansurgeon
Lewis Kimberly
Lewis Kimberly
United States Navy admiral (1830–1902)
1830 - 1902
military officer
James Hamilton Ballagh
James Hamilton Ballagh
American pastor
1832 - 1920
missionarypastor
Isaac Newton Van Nuys
Isaac Newton Van Nuys
American farmer
1836 - 1912
banker
Henry Lee Higginson
Henry Lee Higginson
Union United States Army officer (1834-1919)
1834 - 1919
patron of the artsbankerbusinessperson
Lavinia Goodell
Lavinia Goodell
American lawyer
1839 - 1880
lawyer
Sarah Burger Stearns
Sarah Burger Stearns
American suffragist (1836-1904)
1836 - 1904
suffragist
Emily Maria Scott
Emily Maria Scott
American painter (1832–1915)
1832 - 1915
painterartist
William Loring Andrews
William Loring Andrews
American book collector and librarian (1837–1920)
1837 - 1920
book collectorbibliophileart collector
Clara Cleghorn Hoffman
Clara Cleghorn Hoffman
American temperance reformer
1831 - 1908
activist
Mary Bassett Clarke
Mary Bassett Clarke
American writer (1831-1908)
1831 - 1908
poetwriter
Martha D. Lincoln
Martha D. Lincoln
American author and journalist
1838 - 1911
journalistwriter
Margaret B. Peeke
Margaret B. Peeke
American traveler, lecturer, author; U.S. Martinist leader (1838-1908)
1838 - 1908
travelerlecturerwriter
Jeanie Oliver Davidson Smith
Jeanie Oliver Davidson Smith
American poet, author (1836-1925)
1836 - 1925
poetwriter
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