Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 242 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Ralph Rosenborg
American painter (1913–1992)
1913 - 1992
printmakerpainter
Tony Kappen
American basketball player (1919-1993)
1919 - 1993
basketball player
Igor Buketoff
American conductor (1915–2001)
1915 - 2001
music educatorconductorcomposer
Jim Turnesa
Jim Turnesa
professional golfer (1912–1971)
1912 - 1971
golfer
William C. Lantaff
William C. Lantaff
American politician (1913–1970)
1913 - 1970
politicianlawyerjudge
Michael Ross
Screenwriter for All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Three's Company
1919 - 2009
television producerscreenwriter
Jerry Seelen
American screenwriter and lyricist
1912 - 1981
librettistlyricistsongwriter
Eileen Simpson
American writer
1918 - 2002
psychotherapistwriter
Florence Freeman
Florence Freeman
American actress (1911-2000)
1911 - 2000
stage actoractor
Grace Lotowycz
Grace Lotowycz
American botanist and United States Air Force pilot in World War II (1916-2016)
1916 - 2016
botanistaircraft pilot
Herman Eisen
American immunologist and cancer researcher
1918 - 2014
immunologistuniversity teacherphysician
Herbert Kupferberg
American music critic and editor (1918-2001)
1918 - 2001
journalistmusic criticwriter
Tim Herbert
actor
1914 - 1986
actor
Nathan Adler
Nathan Adler
American psychologist
1911 - 1994
psychoanalyst
Dorothea Neumann
Dorothea Neumann
American actress
1914 - 1994
puppeteeractor
Francis E. Dorn
Francis E. Dorn
American politician (1911-1987)
1911 - 1987
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Edward Simons Fulmer
Edward Simons Fulmer
US Army Air Force pilot (1919–2017)
1919 - 2017
aircraft pilot
Teddy Napoleon
American musician (1914–1964)
1914 - 1964
jazz musicianpianist
Alice Recknagel Ireys
American landscape architect (1911-2000)
1911 - 2000
landscape architectarchitect
Bernard Lippmann
American theoretical physicist
1914 - 1988
theoretical physicist
Gertrude Goodrich
American painter (1914–2017)
1914 - 2017
draftspersonpainterartist
Jack Entratter
Jack Entratter
American business executive (1914–1971)
1913 - 1971
businessperson
Oscar Ratnoff
American hematologist and physician (1916–2008)
1916 - 2008
hematologistphysician
Marianne Appel
American artist (1913–1988)
1913 - 1988
puppeteerpainterartist
Rose Piper
American artist (1917-2005)
1917 - 2005
textile designerpainterartist
Myron Goldsmith
American architect (1918–1996)
1918 - 1996
architect
Robert L. Thorndike
American psychologist (1910–1990)
1910 - 1990
university teacherpsychologist
George Washington Vanderbilt III
American scientist (1914–1961)
1914 - 1961
explorer
Willis Page
musician and symphony orchestra conductor (1918-2013)
1918 - 2013
music educatorconductor
Alfred A. Knopf, Jr.
Alfred A. Knopf, Jr.
American publisher
1918 - 2009
publisher
Alfred S. Bloomingdale
Alfred S. Bloomingdale
American entrepreneur
1916 - 1982
entrepreneur
Aline B. Saarinen
American art critic (1914-1972)
1914 - 1972
art criticjournalistarchitect
Alvin Schwartz
American comic book writer
1916 - 2011
comics writerwriter
Anya Taranda
American actress (1915-1970)
1915 - 1970
film actormodelactor
Arnold Bauman
Arnold Bauman
United States federal judge
1914 - 1989
lawyerjudge
Arnold Picker
American mayor (1913-1989)
1913 - 1989
film producer
Arthur Altman
American songwriter (1910-1994)
1910 - 1994
violinistsongwritermusician
Arthur Weiss
Arthur Weiss
American scriptwriter
1912 - 1980
writerscreenwriter
Arnold Frutkin
NASA official
1918 - 2020
chief officer
Benny Berthet
Benny Berthet
French tennis player (1910–1981)
1910 - 1981
tennis playertennis coach
B. Gerald Cantor
American businessman (1916–1996)
1916 - 1996
patron of the artsart collectorcollector
Bernard Wolf
American animator (1911-2006)
1911 - 2006
character animator
Bill Cayton
boxing promoter
1918 - 2003
boxerfilm directorscreenwriter
Carey Wilber
American journalist and television writer (1916–1998)
1916 - 1998
screenwriter
Dawn Seymour
Dawn Seymour
Women Airforce Service Pilot during World War II. She was born in Rochester, New York on July 1, 1917
1917 - 2017
aircraft pilot
Eugene Isaacson
American mathematician
1919 - 2008
university teachermathematician
Florence Sundstrom
Florence Sundstrom
American actress (1918-2001)
1918 - 2001
actor
Louis Everett Burnham
Louis Everett Burnham
American journalist, activist, and radical (1915–1960)
1915 - 1960
activistjournalist
Arthur R. Gralla
Arthur R. Gralla
American navy sailor, Vice Admiral (1913-1998)
1913 - 1998
military personnel
Henry Garson
American screenwriter
1912 - 2003
film producerscreenwriter
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