Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 219 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Jack Chapman
Major League Baseball player, Manager (1843-1916)
1843 - 1916
baseball player
Charles Alfred Tyrrell
Charles Alfred Tyrrell
American physician (1843–1918)
1843 - 1918
medical writer
Charles C. Haight
Charles C. Haight
American architect (1841–1917)
1841 - 1917
architect
Charles E. Courtney
Charles E. Courtney
American rower and rowing coach (1849–1920)
1849 - 1920
rowing coachrower
Charles Frederick Barclay
Charles Frederick Barclay
American politician (1844–1914)
1844 - 1914
politician
Charles H. Byrne
Charles H. Byrne
American baseball manager (1843-1898)
1843 - 1898
sports executive
Henry Moore Harrington
Military Officer (1849–1876)
1849 - 1876
military personnel
Hilborne Roosevelt
Hilborne Roosevelt
Organ builder and inventor of telephone devices (1849-1886)
1849 - 1886
musical instrument makerbusinessperson
James E. Ware
architect from New York City (1846–1918)
1846 - 1918
architect
James Montgomery Bailey
James Montgomery Bailey
American humorist (1841–1894)
1841 - 1894
humoristjournalistwriter
James R. Tanner
James R. Tanner
Union Army soldier, lawyer, and politician (1844–1927)
1844 - 1927
beamtersoldierofficial
James Terry White
James Terry White
American publisher and poet (1845–1920)
1845 - 1920
publisherpoet
Richard Henry Pratt
Richard Henry Pratt
Union United States Army officer (1840–1924)
1840 - 1924
educator
Rollin Howard
Rollin Howard
American entertainer
1840 - 1879
blackface minstrel performersingercomposer
Sam Wright
Sam Wright
Major League Baseball player
1848 - 1928
baseball player
Sophie Lyons
Sophie Lyons
American thief, shoplifter and confidence woman (1848-1924)
1848 - 1924
pickpocketscam
Charles Stillman Sperry
Charles Stillman Sperry
United States admiral (1847–1911)
1847 - 1911
military officer
Daniel Draper
Daniel Draper
American meteorologist (1841–1931)
1841 - 1931
meteorologist
John H. G. Vehslage
John H. G. Vehslage
American politician (1842-1904)
1842 - 1904
politician
Orlando Hubbs
Orlando Hubbs
American politician (1840-1930)
1840 - 1930
politician
Louis K. Church
Louis K. Church
American politician (1846–1897)
1846 - 1897
juristgovernorpolitician
Samuel W. Kinnaird
Samuel W. Kinnaird
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient (1840–1923)
1840 - 1923
military personnel
Hamilton K. Wheeler
Hamilton K. Wheeler
American politician (1848-1918)
1848 - 1918
politicianlawyer
John Van McDuffie
American politician (1841-1896)
1841 - 1896
judgepoliticianbusinessperson
George Martin Curtis
George Martin Curtis
American politician (1844–1921)
1844 - 1921
politician
Bernard F. Martin
Bernard F. Martin
American politician in New York (1845–1914)
1845 - 1914
politicianlawyerjudge
Carle Augustus Woodruff
Carle Augustus Woodruff
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1841-1913)
1841 - 1913
military personnel
Gus Williams
Gus Williams
American comedian and songwriter (1848-1915)
1848 - 1915
stage actoractor
Philip H. Cooper
Philip H. Cooper
United States Navy admiral (1844–1912)
1844 - 1912
military officer
R. Wyndham Walden
American racehorse trainer
1843 - 1905
horse trainer
Emile Henry Lacombe
Emile Henry Lacombe
judge in the United States (1846–1924)
1846 - 1924
judge
Robert Porter Bush
Robert Porter Bush
American politician (1842-1923)
1842 - 1923
physician
Charles A. Canfield
Charles A. Canfield
American oilman (1848-1913)
1848 - 1913
businessperson
May Riley Smith
May Riley Smith
American writer and clubwoman (1842-1927)
1842 - 1927
clubwomanpoetwriter
William P. Hogarty
William P. Hogarty
Medal of Honor recipient
1840 - 1914
military personnel
Ida Lewis
American actress (1848–1935)
1848 - 1935
actor
Mariana Wright Chapman
Mariana Wright Chapman
American suffragist (1843-1907)
1843 - 1907
clubwomansuffragistsocial reformer
Emily L. Morton
Emily L. Morton
American entomologist and scientific illustrator (1841-1920)
1841 - 1920
scientific illustratorcollectorentomologist
Annette Lucile Noble
American writer
1844 - 1932
writer
Susannah Lattin
(1848-1868) died at an illegal adoption clinic
1848 - 1868
Theodore E. Hancock
Theodore E. Hancock
American lawyer (1847–1916)
1847 - 1916
politicianlawyerjudge
Theodore L. Poole
Theodore L. Poole
American politician (1840-1900)
1840 - 1900
politician
Thomas Houghton
American architect (1840–1913)
1840 - 1913
architect
Emily Lovira Gregory
Emily Lovira Gregory
American botanist (1840-1897)
1840 - 1897
lichenologistmycologistbotanist
Ned Irish
American basketball team owner (1905–1982)
1905 - 1982
journalist
Lewis Tappan Barney
Lewis Tappan Barney
(1844-1904)
1844 - 1904
military officer
Oliver Ingraham Lay
Oliver Ingraham Lay
American painter (ca. 1845-1890)
1845 - 1890
painter
Charles M. Strauss
American politician
1840 - 1892
politicianbusinessperson
James Clark Haynes
James Clark Haynes
American lawyer and politician (1848-1913)
1848 - 1913
politicianlawyer
Louis Hostlot
Louis Hostlot
American Catholic priest
1848 - 1884
presbyter
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