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Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 236 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Johnny Messner
American musician
1909 - 1986
jazz musiciansaxophonistbandleader
George E. Diskant
American cinematographer
1907 - 1965
cinematographer
Isadore Sparber
Isadore Sparber
American film director (1906–1958)
1906 - 1958
directorfilm producerfilm director
John Murray
American playwright best known for the 1937 play Room Service (1906–1984)
1906 - 1984
songwriterplaywrightwriter
Margie Hines
Margie Hines
American voice actress (1909-1985)
1909 - 1985
voice actor
Michael Blankfort
Jewish-American screenwriter, playwright and author (1907-1982)
1907 - 1982
trade unionistfilm producerplaywright
Michael Theodore Gottlieb
American bridge player (1900–1980)
1900 - 1980
bridge player
Jacob Berner
Norwegian association football player (1900-1941)
1900 - 1941
ice hockey playerassociation football player
Rufus McCain
American prisoner (1903-1940)
1903 - 1940
Saul Elkins
Saul Elkins
American film producer (1907–2001)
1907 - 2001
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Varick Frissell
American filmmaker (1903–1931)
1903 - 1931
film director
Virgil Walter Ross
American animator (1907–1996)
1907 - 1996
cartoonistanimator
Elvera Sanchez
Elvera Sanchez
American dancer (1905–2000)
1905 - 2000
dancerballet dancer
Louise Brann
Louise Brann
American artist (1906-1982)
1906 - 1982
painter
Martin Berkeley
screenwriter (1904-1979)
1904 - 1979
stage actorwriteractor
Marvin Farber
American philosopher (1901-1980)
1901 - 1980
philosopher
Nathan Witt
Nathan Witt
Lawyer, former Secretary of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board
1903 - 1982
lawyer
Nicholas Nayfack
American film producer (1909-1958)
1909 - 1958
producerfilm producer
Olive Griffith Stull
American herpetologist (1905–1969)
1905 - 1969
herpetologistzoologist
Oliver Wakefield
Oliver Wakefield
British comedian (1909-1956)
1909 - 1956
television actorcomedianactor
Philip Strax
Philip Strax
Radiographer (1909–1999)
1909 - 1999
radiologist
Q-Unique
Q-Unique
American rapper and record producer
1901
rappermaster of ceremoniesrecord producer
Ralph Stein
cartoonist (1909–1994)
1909 - 1994
cartoonistcomics artist
Raymond R. Guest
Soldier, businessman, statesman, polo player, racehorse owner/breeder (1907–1991)
1907 - 1991
polo playerart collectordiplomat
Richard Cummings Jr.
American actor and director
1901
television actorfilm directoractor
Richard H. Wilhelm
American chemical engineer (1909-1968)
1909 - 1968
university teacherchemistengineer
Rob Weiss
American filmmaker
1901
film producerfilm directortelevision producer
Robert C. Sprague
Robert C. Sprague
American businessman (1900–1991)
1900 - 1991
inventor
Robert Knight Rudolph
Robert Knight Rudolph
American theologian (1906–1986)
1906 - 1986
theologian
Ross Dowd
set decorator (1907-1965)
1907 - 1965
production designer
Roswell Gilpatric
Roswell Gilpatric
American lawyer
1906 - 1996
lawyer
Ruby Goldstein
American boxer (1907–1984)
1907 - 1984
boxer
Ruth Vollmer
painter (1903-1982)
1903 - 1982
draftspersonsculptorpainter
Eloise Wilkin
American illustrator
1904 - 1987
novelistillustratorartist
Emmett O'Donnell Jr.
Emmett O'Donnell Jr.
United States general (1906–1971)
1906 - 1971
military officer
Erastus Corning 2nd
Erastus Corning 2nd
American politician
1909 - 1983
politicianmayor
Ernest Campbell Mossner
American professor of English (1907–1986)
1907 - 1986
scholar of Englishuniversity teachercomparative literature
Ethel McGary
Ethel McGary
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, former world record-holder
1907 - 1975
swimmer
Eugenia Sheppard
Eugenia Sheppard
American fashion journalist, newspaper columnist
1900 - 1984
journalistcolumnistauthor
Gary William Friedman
American composer
1901
composer
George Gibson
George Gibson
American football player and coach
1905 - 2004
American football coachAmerican football playercoach
Gerald Warner Brace
Novelist, writer, educator, sailor, boat builder (1901–1978)
1901 - 1978
university teacherpedagoguewriter
Gertrude Greene
American sculptor and painter (1904-1956)
1904 - 1956
printmakersculptorpainter
Gladys Rockmore Davis
Gladys Rockmore Davis
Painter (1901-1967)
1901 - 1967
painterartist
Graenum Berger
Graenum Berger
American writer
1908 - 1999
social workerbiographer
Gregory Francis Noonan
United States federal judge (1906–1964)
1906 - 1964
lawyerjudge
Hank Greenspun
American newspaper publisher and real estate developer (1909-1989)
1909 - 1989
newspaper proprietorarms traffickerjournalist
Helen Bevington
American poet (1906–2001)
1906 - 2001
diaristessayistprofessor
Hemsley Winfield
American dancer (1906-1934)
1906 - 1934
choreographeractor
Henry J. Rosner
Henry J. Rosner
American journalist (1909–1982)
1909 - 1982
journalist
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