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Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 22 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Eddie Hazel
American guitarist (1950–1992)
1950 - 1992
guitaristsongwritermusician
Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders
American guitarist and singer (1952–1991)
1952 - 1991
recording artistguitaristsongwriter
Jerry Doyle
Jerry Doyle
American talk radio host and actor (1956–2016)
1956 - 2016
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Steve James
American actor (1952-1993)
1952 - 1993
film actortelevision actorstunt performer
Philip Schuyler
Philip Schuyler
American politician and general (1733–1804)
1733 - 1804
soldiermilitary officerpolitician
Bert Lahr
Bert Lahr
American actor (1895–1967)
1895 - 1967
film actorvoice actorstage actor
Bea Benaderet
Bea Benaderet
American actress (1906–1968)
1906 - 1968
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Henry Russell
Henry Russell
American sprinter (1904-1986)
1904 - 1986
sprinter
Hillary Brooke
Hillary Brooke
American film actress (1914–1999)
1914 - 1999
film actortelevision actormodel
Paul Bartel
American actor, screenwriter and director (1938-2000)
1938 - 2000
film actordirectorfilm director
Mary Alden
Mary Alden
actress (1883-1946)
1883 - 1946
film actorstage actoractor
Gummo Marx
Gummo Marx
American comedian (1893–1977)
1893 - 1977
stage actortalent agenttalent manager
Ross Alexander
Ross Alexander
American actor (1907–1937)
1907 - 1937
film actorstage actoractor
Dane Clark
Dane Clark
American film actor (1912-1998)
1912 - 1998
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Barry Sullivan
Barry Sullivan
American actor (1912–1994)
1912 - 1994
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Brian G. Hutton
American actor, film director (1935–2014)
1935 - 2014
film actortelevision actordirector
Ellen Willis
Ellen Willis
American writer
1941 - 2006
feministwomen's rights activistactivist
Arnold Denker
Arnold Denker
American chess player (1914–2005)
1914 - 2005
autobiographerchess player
Patrice O'Neal
Patrice O'Neal
American stand-up comedian, radio personality, and actor (1969-2011)
1969 - 2011
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Charles Horton Peck
Charles Horton Peck
American mycologist (1833–1917)
1833 - 1917
scientific collectormycologistbotanist
Mitch Miller
Mitch Miller
American record producer and musician (1911–2010)
1911 - 2010
oboistfilm score composerchoir director
Karl Struss
Karl Struss
American photographer and cinematographer (1886-1981)
1886 - 1981
camera operatorcinematographerphotographer
Viola Dana
Viola Dana
actress (1897-1987)
1897 - 1987
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Archie Mayo
Archie Mayo
movie director and stage actor (1891-1968)
1891 - 1968
film screenwriterfilm actordirector
Oliver La Farge
American novelist, anthropologist (1901–1963)
1901 - 1963
novelistanthropologistarchaeologist
Iris Marion Young
Iris Marion Young
American philosopher (1949-2006)
1949 - 2006
women's rights activistphilosopheruniversity teacher
Gar Samuelson
Gar Samuelson
American drummer (1958–1999)
1958 - 1999
drummer
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier
American stage and television actress (1902-1989)
1902 - 1989
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Ted Post
American director (1918-2013)
1918 - 2013
directortheatre directorfilm director
Paul Klebnikov
American journalist (1963-2004)
1963 - 2004
opinion journalistjournalisteditor-in-chief
Ira Remsen
Ira Remsen
American chemist (1846–1927)
1846 - 1927
university teacherchemist
Janet Rowley
Janet Rowley
American human geneticist (1925–2013)
1925 - 2013
geneticistuniversity teacher
Ray Sharkey
American stage, film and television actor (1952–1993)
1952 - 1993
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Susan Anspach
Susan Anspach
stage and film actress from the United States (1942-2018)
1942 - 2018
acting coachfilm actortelevision actor
Kevin Conway
American actor (1942–2020)
1942 - 2020
film actortelevision actordirector
Jansen Panettiere
Jansen Panettiere
American actor (1994–2023)
1994 - 2023
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
James Truslow Adams
American writer and historian (1878–1949)
1878 - 1949
historian of Modern Agebiographerhistorian
Mort Shuman
American songwriter (1938–1991)
1938 - 1991
film actortelevision actorsongwriter
Belva Ann Lockwood
Belva Ann Lockwood
Suffragist (1830–1917)
1830 - 1917
feministsuffragistpeace activist
Helen Churchill Candee
Helen Churchill Candee
American writer (1858–1949)
1858 - 1949
magazine writernovelistexplorer
Mildred Cohn
Mildred Cohn
American biochemist (1913–2009)
1913 - 2009
biophysicistbiochemistchemist
Brandon deWilde
Brandon deWilde
American stage and film actor (1942-1972)
1942 - 1972
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney
writer, humorist, television personality (1911-2011)
1919 - 2011
journalistwar correspondentwriter
Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne
American actor and writer (1926–1993)
1926 - 1993
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)
1925 - 2020
wind instrument playerrecording artistjazz musician
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer
American molecular biologist (1931–2024)
1931 - 2024
molecular biologistbiochemistbiologist
Charles Nelson Reilly
Charles Nelson Reilly
American comedian and actor (1931–2007)
1931 - 2007
film actortelevision actortheatre director
Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer
American cartoonist, screenwriter and playwright (1929–2025)
1929 - 2025
draftspersonchildren's writercaricaturist
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