Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 24 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Paul Castellano
Paul Castellano
American crime boss (1915–1985)
1915 – 1985
godfathercriminalbusinessperson
Richard Denning
Richard Denning
American actor (1914–1998)
1914 – 1998
film actortelevision actoractor
James B. Donovan
James B. Donovan
American diplomat and politician
1916 – 1970
juristlawyerwriter
David Brian
David Brian
Film and television actor (1914-1993)
1914 – 1993
film actortelevision actoractor
Ralph Bishop
basketball player (1915–1974)
1915 – 1974
basketball coachbasketball player
Bill Williams
Bill Williams
American actor (1915–1992)
1915 – 1992
film actortelevision actoractor
C. Everett Koop
C. Everett Koop
American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator (1916–2013)
1916 – 2013
pediatric surgeonpediatricianphysician
Samuel T. Cohen
Samuel T. Cohen
American physicist (1921–2010)
1921 – 2010
nuclear physicistphysicist
Maurice Karnaugh
American physicist (1924–2022)
1924 – 2022
university teachermathematicianphysicist
Eugenie Clark
Eugenie Clark
American ichthyologist (1922–2015)
1922 – 2015
ichthyologistmarine biologistuniversity teacher
Anthony Bevilacqua
American cardinal (1923–2012)
1923 – 2012
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Len Lesser
Len Lesser
American actor and comedian (1922-2011)
1922 – 2011
film actortelevision actor
Kenny Drew
American-Danish jazz pianist (1928–1993)
1928 – 1993
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Jerry Schatzberg
Jerry Schatzberg
American photographer and film director (born 1927)
1927
directorfilm directorphotographer
Bruce Kirby
Bruce Kirby
American actor (1925–2021)
1925 – 2021
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Adele Goldstine
American computer programmer (1920–1964)
1920 – 1964
mathematiciancomputer scientist
Martin Davis
Martin Davis
American mathematician (1928–2023)
1928 – 2023
university teachermathematiciancomputer scientist
Richard M. Sherman
Richard M. Sherman
American composer (1928-2024)
1928 – 2024
lyricistsongwritercomposer
Peggy McCay
Peggy McCay
American actress (1927-2018)
1927 – 2018
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Marie Maynard Daly
Marie Maynard Daly
American biochemist (1921–2003)
1921 – 2003
biochemist
Martin David Kruskal
Martin David Kruskal
American mathematician (1925-2006)
1925 – 2006
lectureruniversity teachermathematician
Reginald Rose
American screenwriter (1920-2002)
1920 – 2002
playwrightwriterscreenwriter
Carmen Zapata
Carmen Zapata
American actress (1927-2014)
1927 – 2014
film actortelevision actorsinger
Nancy Dupree
Nancy Dupree
American archaeologist (1927–2017)
1927 – 2017
anthropologistarchaeologisthistorian
Bo Goldman
Bo Goldman
American screenwriter (1932–2023)
1932 – 2023
lyricistplaywrightwriter
Richard Bright
Richard Bright
American actor (1937–2006)
1937 – 2006
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Kenneth Appel
Kenneth Appel
American mathematician
1932 – 2013
university teachermathematician
David Margulies
American actor (1937–2016)
1937 – 2016
film actortelevision actorspeaker
Paul Drayton
Paul Drayton
American sprinter
1939 – 2010
athletics competitor
Isidore Mankofsky
American cinematographer (1931-2021)
1931 – 2021
cinematographer
Duane Jones
Duane Jones
American actor (1937–1988)
1937 – 1988
film actorstage actoractor
Monte Hellman
Monte Hellman
American film director, film producer and film editor (1932–2021)
1932 – 2021
film director
Henry Darrow
Henry Darrow
American-born Puerto Rican actor (1933–2021)
1933 – 2021
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Frank Perry
American film director (1930–1995)
1930 – 1995
directorfilm directortheatre director
Malcolm Browne
Malcolm Browne
American photographer and journalist (1931–2012)
1931 – 2012
journalistphotographer
Charles Wuorinen
Charles Wuorinen
American composer (1938–2020)
1938 – 2020
music educatormusicologistuniversity teacher
Tony Roberts
Tony Roberts
American actor (1939–2025)
1939 – 2025
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Gregory Sierra
Gregory Sierra
American actor (1937-2021)
1937 – 2021
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Wendy O. Williams
Wendy O. Williams
American singer (1949–1998)
1949 – 1998
songwritersingercomposer
Janet Margolin
American actress (1943-1993)
1943 – 1993
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Helen E. Fisher
Helen E. Fisher
Canadian anthropologist (1945–2024)
1945 – 2024
anthropologist
Ellie Greenwich
Ellie Greenwich
American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009)
1940 – 2009
songwritersinger-songwriterrecord producer
Candy Darling
Candy Darling
American actress (1944–1974)
1944 – 1974
actor
Roger Allers
Roger Allers
American animator and filmmaker (1949–2026)
1949 – 2026
story artistlibrettiststoryboard artist
Bob Lanier
Bob Lanier
American basketball player (1948–2022)
1948 – 2022
basketball coachbasketball player
Robert Trump
American businessman (1948–2020)
1948 – 2020
real estate developerbusiness executiveassociation football player
Jared Martin
Jared Martin
American actor (1941-2017)
1941 – 2017
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Ricky Jay
Ricky Jay
American magician and actor (1946–2018)
1946 – 2018
television actor
Richard Jeni
American comedian and actor (1957–2007)
1957 – 2007
film actortelevision actorcomedian
Gus Williams
Gus Williams
American basketball player
1953 – 2025
basketball player
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