Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 231 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Florence Church Bullard
Florence Church Bullard
American nurse (1880-1967)
1880 - 1967
nurse
Henry Sedley
Henry Sedley
American actor (1881-1962)
1881 - 1962
film actor
Robert Strange
Robert Strange
American actor (1881–1952)
1881 - 1952
actor
Billy Knipper
American racing driver
1882 - 1968
racing automobile driverengineer
Byron Quinby Jones
Byron Quinby Jones
American Army officer (1888-1959)
1888 - 1959
aircraft pilotmilitary officer
Cecil Mack
American musician (1883-1944)
1883 - 1944
librettistsongwritermusician
Charles Christopher Mierow
American academic and classical scholar (1883-1961)
1883 - 1961
classical philologistuniversity teacherclassical scholar
Barbara Spofford Morgan
Barbara Spofford Morgan
American educator, essayist and psychologist
1887 - 1971
philosophereducatorwriter
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
American diplomat (1883-1965)
1883 - 1965
diplomat
Willie Lewis
Willie Lewis
Boxer
1884 - 1949
boxer
Frank X. Shaw
American film producer
1895 - 1962
film producer
Walter Berndt
Walter Berndt
American cartoonist (1899–1979)
1899 - 1979
cartoonistcomics artist
Steve Sullivan
American boxer (1897–1979)
1897 - 1979
boxer
Ralph Hungerford
Ralph Hungerford
Naval officer and 33rd Governor of American Samoa (1896–1977)
1896 - 1977
naval officermilitary officergovernor
Charles Lewis Bowman
American architect (1890–1971)
1890 - 1971
architect
Charles Kuentz
French egyptologist (1895–1978)
1895 - 1978
Egyptologist
Curtis Bean Dall
American stockbroker and candidate for Vice-President of the United States
1896 - 1991
stockbrokersocialitewriter
Margaret Naumburg
American psychologist (1890-1983)
1890 - 1983
educatorartistauthor
Harry Manning
Harry Manning
United States Navy admiral (1897-1974)
1897 - 1974
vizeadmiralnaval officeraircraft pilot
James Taylor
religious leader of the Exclusive Brethren
1899 - 1970
preacher
Joseph Seiden
Joseph Seiden
American film director, cinematographer and film producer (1892–1974)
1892 - 1974
directorfilm directorfilm producer
Lee Boltin
American photographer (1917–1991)
1917 - 1991
photographer
Harold Wenstrom
Harold Wenstrom
American cinematographer (1893-1944)
1893 - 1944
cinematographer
Howard Emmett Rogers
American screenwriter, playwright, lyricist, and theatre director (1890-1971)
1890 - 1971
songwriterscreenwriter
Joe Alexander
American football player and coach (1898-1975)
1898 - 1975
American football coachAmerican football player
Anthony Strollo
American mobster (1899-1962)
1899 - 1962
George T. Delacorte Jr.
American publisher (1894-1991)
1894 - 1991
editor
Michael Danzi
American musician and banjoist (1898–1986)
1898 - 1986
banjoistjazz guitaristmusician
Hal Goldsmith
Major League Baseball pitcher (1898–1985)
1898 - 1985
baseball player
Joseph Michael Gilmore
Catholic bishop (1893-1962)
1893 - 1962
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
John Tasker Howard
historian of early American music, radio host, writer, lecturer, and composer (1890–1964)
1890 - 1964
music historianradio personalityhistorian
Audrey McMahon
Audrey McMahon
director of New York region of the Federal Art Project, director of College Art Association
1898 - 1981
arts administratorofficial
Benny Bengough
Benny Bengough
American baseball player and coach
1898 - 1968
baseball player
Esther Schiff Goldfrank
American anthropologist (1896-1997)
1896 - 1997
anthropologist
Joseph Francis Flannelly
Catholic bishop
1894 - 1973
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Edward Vincent Dargin
Catholic bishop
1898 - 1981
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Ralph Bown
American radio pioneer (1891-1971)
1891 - 1971
engineer
Roland Rohlfs
Roland Rohlfs
Early American aviator
1892 - 1974
aircraft pilot
Sammy Lee
American choreographer (1890-1968)
1890 - 1968
directorfilm directorchoreographer
Sid Brod
Assistant Director, Writer
1899 - 1955
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Raoul Whitfield
American writer (1896–1945)
1896 - 1945
novelist
Robert Kalloch
Robert Kalloch
American costume designer (1893-1947)
1893 - 1947
fashion designercostume designer
Bernie Boland
Bernie Boland
American baseball player
1892 - 1973
baseball player
Bill Kelly
American baseball player
1898 - 1990
baseball player
Bob Fuller
American blues and jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
1898 - 2000
jazz musiciansaxophonist
Bradshaw Crandell
Bradshaw Crandell
American artist (1896–1966)
1896 - 1966
pin-up-artistportraitist
C. W. Van Ranst
American racing driver (1892-1972)
1892 - 1972
engineer
Carol Weiss King
American lawyer and activist (1895-1952)
1895 - 1952
juristlawyer
Charles Francis Kenny
American composer, lyricist, author, and violinist
1898 - 1992
librettistviolinistlyricist
Charles S. Zimmerman
Charles S. Zimmerman
American activist
1896 - 1983
trade unionist
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