Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 223 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Imogen Clark
American writer
1858 - 1936
writer
Arthur C. Keller
American scientist
1901 - 1983
engineer
Abram Isaac Elkus
Abram Isaac Elkus
American judge (1867–1947)
1867 - 1947
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Dad Clarke
Dad Clarke
American baseball player
1865 - 1911
baseball player
Anna Hall Roosevelt
Anna Hall Roosevelt
mother of American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1863-1892)
1863 - 1892
socialite
Herschel Clifford Parker
Herschel Clifford Parker
American physicist and mountaineer (1867–1944)
1867 - 1944
explorerphysicist
William Eugene Johnson
William Eugene Johnson
American temperance leader (1862-1945)
1862 - 1945
writer
Vess Ossman
Vess Ossman
American musician
1868 - 1923
banjoist
Irving Hale
Irving Hale
United States Army general in the Philippine-American War
1861 - 1930
military personnel
J. Borden Harriman
J. Borden Harriman
American banker (1864-1914)
1864 - 1914
investment banker
Jack McManus
Jack McManus
American boxer, then gangster
1864 - 1905
boxergangster
James A. Parsons
James A. Parsons
American judge and politician (1868–1945)
1868 - 1945
lawyerjudge
William W. Cocks
William W. Cocks
American politician (1861-1932)
1861 - 1932
politician
George William Loft
George William Loft
American politician (1865-1943)
1865 - 1943
bankerpolitician
Edyth Walker
Edyth Walker
American opera singer (1867–1950)
1867 - 1950
music educatoropera singerstage actor
Eli K. Cole
Eli K. Cole
American Marine Corps general
1867 - 1929
military officer
Dave Pascal
cartoonist
1918 - 2003
cartoonist
Ellen Beach Yaw
Ellen Beach Yaw
American coloratura soprano (1869-1947)
1869 - 1947
opera singerstage actorsinger
Bess Mensendieck
therapeutic gym teaching methodology (1864–1957)
1864 - 1957
athletephysician
Harcourt J. Pratt
Harcourt J. Pratt
American politician (1866–1934)
1866 - 1934
politician
Harriet Theresa Comstock
Harriet Theresa Comstock
American writer (1860–1925)
1860 - 1925
novelistchildren's writerwriter
Harrison Grey Fiske
Harrison Grey Fiske
American journalist, playwright, and Broadway producer (1861–1942)
1861 - 1942
journalist
Harry Corson Clarke
Harry Corson Clarke
American actor (1861–1923)
1861 - 1923
baseball playeractor
Henry Hornbostel
Henry Hornbostel
American architect (1867–1961)
1867 - 1961
architect
Mike Griffin
Mike Griffin
Major League Baseball player (1865-1908)
1865 - 1908
baseball player
Peter F. Dailey
Peter F. Dailey
American entertainer (1868-1908)
1868 - 1908
stage actoractor
Philip Lehman
American investment banker (1861–1947)
1861 - 1947
art collectorinvestment bankerbanker
Robert H. Gittins
Robert H. Gittins
American politician (1869-1957)
1869 - 1957
politicianlawyer
Robert Taber
Robert Taber
American stage actor (1865-1904)
1865 - 1904
stage actoractor
Robertson Kirtland Mygatt
American artist (1861-1919)
1861 - 1919
painter
Robert Schade
American artist (1861-1912)
1861 - 1912
painterartist
Charles Knapp
United States classical philologist (1868–1936)
1868 - 1936
classical philologistuniversity teacher
Cuthbert W. Pound
Cuthbert W. Pound
American politician
1864 - 1935
politicianlawyerjudge
Cyrus C. Miller
Cyrus C. Miller
American politician, historian and lacrosse player
1866 - 1956
lacrosse playerhistorianpolitician
Danny Richardson
Danny Richardson
American baseball player
1863 - 1926
baseball player
Earl Rogers
Earl Rogers
American lawyer
1869 - 1922
lawyer
Ed Morris
Ed Morris
American baseball player
1862 - 1937
baseball player
George N. Southwick
George N. Southwick
American politician (1863–1912); U.S. representative from 1895 to 1911
1863 - 1912
politician
George H. Cobb
George H. Cobb
American politician (1864-1943)
1864 - 1943
lieutenant governorprosecutorjurist
Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey
Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey
American writer (1861-1922)
1861 - 1922
writer
George C. Parker
George C. Parker
confidence trickster
1860 - 1936
impostor
John Coleman
John Coleman
American baseball player, born 1863
1863 - 1922
baseball player
John E. W. Thompson
John E. W. Thompson
American diplomat and physician
1860 - 1918
diplomatphysician
John Ford
John Ford
American judge and politician from New York (1862–1941)
1862 - 1941
politicianlawyerjudge
John R. Hazel
John R. Hazel
American judge (1860–1951)
1860 - 1951
lawyerjudge
Joseph Clancy
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1863 - 1929
sailor
Augustus Noble Hand
Augustus Noble Hand
American judge
1869 - 1954
lawyerjudge
Ben Crosby
Ben Crosby
American football player and coach (1868-1892)
1868 - 1892
American football playerhead coach
Bernard Drachman
Bernard Drachman
American rabbi
1861 - 1945
rabbi
Ellsworth Price Bertholf
Ellsworth Price Bertholf
(1886-1921) Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
1866 - 1921
military officer
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