Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 232 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Claude Birkett Ferenbaugh
Claude Birkett Ferenbaugh
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
1899 - 1975
military personnel
Clint Blume
Clint Blume
American baseball player (1898-1973)
1898 - 1973
baseball player
Dolly Stark
Dolly Stark
American baseball umpire (1897–1968)
1897 - 1968
baseball umpire
Donald M. Call
Donald M. Call
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1896-1984)
1896 - 1984
military personnel
Doris Schroeder
American screenwriter (1893-1981)
1893 - 1981
comics writernovelistscreenwriter
Dorothy P. Lathrop
American children's illustrator and writer (1891–1980)
1891 - 1980
children's writerillustratorwriter
Dorothy Stokes Bostwick
American sculptor (1899-2001)
1899 - 2001
helicopter pilotsculptorpainter
Ed Kirkeby
American musician
1891 - 1978
jazz musicianbandleadersongwriter
Edgar J. Nathan
Edgar J. Nathan
American attorney and politician
1891 - 1965
politicianlawyerjudge
Edmund Franklin Ward
American illustrator (1892–1990)
1892 - 1990
illustrator
Elizabeth Harrison Walker
Elizabeth Harrison Walker
daughter of 23rd U.S. President Benjamin Harrison
1897 - 1955
lawyer
Emory Remington
American musician
1892 - 1971
trombonist
Frank Henry Schwarz
Frank Henry Schwarz
American artist (1894-1951)
1894 - 1951
painter
George Young
George Young
American baseball player (1890-1950)
1890 - 1950
baseball player
Harry Bakwin
American pediatrician (1894–1973)
1894 - 1973
art collectorpediatrician
Hack Miller
Hack Miller
American baseball player (1894–1971)
1894 - 1971
baseball player
Hadwen Carlton Fuller
Hadwen Carlton Fuller
American politician (1895-1990)
1895 - 1990
bankerentrepreneurpolitician
Harold Hartshorne
figure skater (1891–1961)
1891 - 1961
ice dancerfigure skater
Harold P. Burke
Harold P. Burke
United States federal judge (1895–1981)
1895 - 1981
lawyerjudge
Hilbert Bair
Hilbert Bair
American flying ace (1894–1985)
1894 - 1985
flying ace
William L. Hadden
William L. Hadden
American politician (1896–1983)
1896 - 1983
politicianlawyerjudge
Cristóbal de Losada y Puga
Peruvian mathematician
1894 - 1961
mathematicianengineer
Howard Ehmke
Howard Ehmke
American baseball player (1894–1959)
1894 - 1959
baseball player
Hugh Stanislaus Stange
American writer (1894–1966)
1894 - 1966
directorfilm directorplaywright
J. Francis Harter
J. Francis Harter
American politician
1897 - 1947
politicianlawyer
James J. Lanzetta
James J. Lanzetta
American politician (1894–1956)
1894 - 1956
politicianlawyerjudge
Jay Le Fevre
Jay Le Fevre
American politician (1893–1970)
1893 - 1970
trusteepolitician
Jennie Goldstein
Jennie Goldstein
Actor in the American Yiddish theater (1894-1960)
1894 - 1960
songwriteractor
Joe Bernstein
Joe Bernstein
American magazine editor and football player (1893–1967)
1893 - 1967
magazine editorAmerican football playerpublisher
Joe Genewich
Joe Genewich
Major League Baseball pitcher
1897 - 1985
baseball player
John Dimond
American fencer (1892-1968)
1892 - 1968
fencer
John H. Hilldring
John H. Hilldring
American general (1895-1974)
1895 - 1974
military personnel
John M. Cashin
John M. Cashin
United States federal judge (1892-1970)
1892 - 1970
lawyerjudge
Ben Silvey
Assistant Director, Producer, Production, Manager (1894–1948)
1894 - 1948
recording supervisorfilm producerfilm director
Devora Nadworney
Devora Nadworney
American opera singer
1895 - 1948
opera singer
Rebecca Hourwich Reyher
Rebecca Hourwich Reyher
American author, lecturer, and suffragist
1897 - 1987
suffragist
Dorothy Lake Gregory
American artist; etcher, illustrator, oil painter (1893-1975)
1893 - 1975
painterillustrator
Barney Sedran
American basketball player (1891-1964)
1891 - 1964
basketball player
Eleanor Glueck
American social worker (1898–1972)
1898 - 1972
criminologistsocial worker
Henry Furst
American journalist, writer and theatre director (1893-1967)
1893 - 1967
theatre directorjournalisttranslator
John MacBurnie
American cinematographer
1892 - 1956
cinematographer
Wesley Augustus Williams
Wesley Augustus Williams
African-American firefighter (1897–1984)
1897 - 1984
firefighter
Elinor Morgenthau
Elinor Morgenthau
American Democratic party activist
1891 - 1949
political activist
Lowell Fitz Randolph
Lowell Fitz Randolph
botanist (1894-1980)
1894 - 1980
botanist
Lena Gurr
American painter (1897-1992)
1897 - 1992
painter
Albert Alexander Smith
American graphic artist and painter (1896–1940)
1896 - 1940
jazz musiciandraftspersonetcher
Vernon Smith
Vernon Smith
American painter (1894–1969)
1894 - 1969
painter
Katherine Stieglitz
Katherine Stieglitz
American photographer; daughter of Alfred Stieglitz (1898–1971)
1898 - 1971
photographer
Joseph J. O'Brien
Joseph J. O'Brien
American politician (1897-1953)
1897 - 1953
politician
Joseph Vincent O'Leary
Joseph Vincent O'Leary
American politician
1890 - 1964
politician
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