Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 240 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Rhoda Bubendey Métraux
anthropologist (1914–2003)
1914 - 2003
anthropologist
Richard C. Snyder
American political scientist (1916–1997)
1916 - 1997
political scientist
Richard Lauterbach
American journalist (1914-1950)
1914 - 1950
journalist
Richard MacNeish
American archaeologist (1918–2001)
1918 - 2001
anthropologistarchaeologist
Robert Goodnough
American artist (1917-2010)
1917 - 2010
draftspersonpainter
Eddie Williams
American jazz saxophonist
1910 - 1977
saxophonistjazz musician
Sid Weiss
American double bass player (1914–1994)
1914 - 1994
jazz musician
Harry Holtzman
American artist (1912-1987)
1912 - 1987
art collectorpainterphotographer
Ruth McKenney
American journalist
1911 - 1972
journalistplaywrightwriter
Ruth Ray
American painter (1919-1977)
1919 - 1977
painter
Salvatore Scarpitta
American artist (1919–2007)
1919 - 2007
painterartist
Sam Schulman
American businessman, sports entrepreneur and team franchise owner (1910-2003)
1910 - 2003
businessperson
Sid Gordon
Sid Gordon
baseball player (1917-1975)
1917 - 1975
baseball player
Virginia Heinlein
Virginia Heinlein
American scientist (1916-2003)
1916 - 2003
biochemistchemist
Walter Edwin Arnoldi
American mathematician (1917-1995)
1917 - 1995
mathematicianengineer
William Eastlake
American writer (1917–1997)
1917 - 1997
directorwriterscreenwriter
William G. Pollard
William G. Pollard
American physicist (1911–1989)
1911 - 1989
physicistpriest
William Gardner Pfann
American inventor (1917–1982)
1917 - 1982
chemistinventor
William Remington
William Remington
American spy
1917 - 1954
spycivil servant
Robert R. Merhige, Jr.
United States federal judge (1919–2005)
1919 - 2005
lawyerjudge
Joseph Armone
American mobster (1917–1992)
1917 - 1992
Madeleine B. Stern
American independent scholar and rare book dealer (1912–2007)
1912 - 2007
antiquarian booksellerhistorianwriter
Rusty Dedrick
American musician (1918–2009)
1918 - 2009
jazz musiciantrumpetermusic arranger
Nat Jaffe
Jazz pianist (1918–1945)
1918 - 1945
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Seymour Sarason
American academic (1919–2010)
1919 - 2010
university teachereducatorpsychologist
John Thomas Corley
John Thomas Corley
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
1914 - 1977
military personnel
Daniel Lerner
American academic
1917 - 1980
sociologistuniversity teacher
William F. Leonard
William F. Leonard
Medal of Honor recipient
1913 - 1985
military personnel
Sol Goldman
American real estate developer
1917 - 1987
businessperson
Johnny Gee
Johnny Gee
American baseball and basketball player (1915-1988)
1915 - 1988
baseball playerbasketball player
Lillian Friedman Astor
animator (1912-1989)
1912 - 1989
animator
Justus Buchler
American philosopher
1914 - 1991
philosopher
Frank Freidel
American historian
1916 - 1993
historian
Charles Arthur Brown
Catholic bishop in Bolivia and the United States.
1919 - 1997
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Theo Wilson
American journalist (1917-1997)
1917 - 1997
journalist
Tony Marvin
Tony Marvin
American broadcaster (1912-1998)
1912 - 1998
radio personalityactor
Thomas J. McHugh
Thomas J. McHugh
3rd Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
1919 - 2000
military personnel
Lloyd Cutler
American lawyer (1917–2005)
1917 - 2005
juristlawyer
Sidney Norman Bernstein
American chess player
1911 - 1992
chess player
Sol Cohen
American publisher (1910-1988)
1910 - 1988
editor
Sol Saks
American actor and screenwriter (1910–2011)
1910 - 2011
television produceractorscreenwriter
Stanislaus Joseph Brzana
Roman Catholic bishop (1917–1997)
1917 - 1997
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Libero Ajello
mycologist
1916 - 2004
mycologist
James Dugundji
American mathematician
1919 - 1985
topologistuniversity teachermathematician
Mike Belloise
American boxer (1911-1969)
1911 - 1969
boxer
Ruchoma Shain
American-Israeli Haredi educator and author
1914 - 2013
writer
Alan Crosland Jr.
American film director and film editor (1918–2001)
1918 - 2001
film director
Henry P. Smith III
Henry P. Smith III
American politician
1911 - 1995
politicianlawyerjudge
John Robert Boker, Jr.
American engineer, businessperson and philatelist (1913-2003)
1913 - 2003
philatelistengineerbusinessperson
George Bassman
American composer and arranger (1914–1997)
1914 - 1997
film score composerlyricistsongwriter
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