Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 251 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Helen Miller
American songwriter (1925-2006)
1925 - 2006
songwriterrecord producer
Peter Flanigan
Peter Flanigan
American investment banker, Nixon aide (1923-2013)
1923 - 2013
art collectorbanker
Alfred B. Nietzel
Alfred B. Nietzel
Medal of Honor recipient (1921-1944)
1921 - 1944
military personnel
Helen Dinerman
American sociologist
1920 - 1974
sociologist
Austin Bernard Vaughan
American Catholic bishop (1927-2000)
1927 - 2000
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Leonard Bishop
American writer
1922 - 2002
novelistjournalist
Harrison B. Tordoff
Harrison B. Tordoff
American ornithologist and conservationist (1923-2008)
1923 - 2008
conservationistenvironmentalistornithologist
Howard Raiffa
American academic (1924-2016)
1924 - 2016
mathematical economiststatisticianuniversity teacher
Mel Zelnick
American jazz musician (1924-2008)
1924 - 2008
jazz musicianmusiciandrummer
William B. Buffum
American diplomat (1921-2012)
1921 - 2012
diplomat
William Benner Enright
William Benner Enright
United States federal judge
1925 - 2020
lawyerjudge
James D. Griffin
James D. Griffin
American politician (1929–2008)
1929 - 2008
politician
Julian Euell
American musician (1929-2019)
1929 - 2019
museum professionaljazz musicianbassist
John Aloysius O’Mara
American priest (1924–2022)
1924 - 2022
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Joseph Thomas Dimino
Roman Catholic archbishop (1923–2014)
1923 - 2014
Catholic bishopCatholic priestmilitary officer
Raymond Andrew Paynter, Jr.
American ornithologist
1925 - 2003
ornithologist
Klara Barlow
singer (1928-2008)
1928 - 2008
opera singeruniversity teacher
Laurie Brown
American theoretical physicist (1923-2019)
1923 - 2019
theoretical physicistuniversity teacherhistorian
Leonora Hornblow
American author
1920 - 2005
writer
Nancy Overton
singer, primarily bass in vocal groups. Occasionally played piano.
1926 - 2009
singer
Marcus George Singer
American philosopher (1926–2016)
1926 - 2016
philosopheruniversity teacher
Marion S. Kellogg
American author and business executive (1920–2004)
1920 - 2004
business consultantwriter
Frank Van der Veer
American optical and visual special effects artist (1921-1982)
1921 - 1982
artist
Herbert Lottman
American journalist and biographer (1927-2014)
1927 - 2014
journalistbiographerhistorian
Louis J. Battan
American meteorologist (1923-1986)
1923 - 1986
meteorologist
Natale H. Bellocchi
Natale H. Bellocchi
American industrial engineer, diplomat (1926-2014)
1926 - 2014
industrial engineerdiplomat
Lou Spicer
Professional basketball player (1922-1981)
1922 - 1981
basketball player
Richard T. Davies
American diplomat (1920-2005)
1920 - 2005
diplomat
Bernard Kirschenbaum
Swedish-American artist (1924-2016)
1924 - 2016
visual artistsculptorarchitect
Ralph Ginzburg
Ralph Ginzburg
American writer, publisher and photo-journalist
1929 - 2006
journalist
Diana Decker
British actor and singer (1924-2019)
1924 - 2019
film actorsingeractor
Lou Everett
Lou Everett
American test pilot (1924-1965)
1924 - 1965
aircraft pilot
John Renwick
American hockey player (1921–2009)
1921 - 2009
ice hockey playerfield hockey player
William Fitts Ryan
William Fitts Ryan
American politician (1922-1972)
1922 - 1972
Oberleutnantprosecutorjurist
Gloria Emerson
American author and journalist (1929–2004)
1929 - 2004
novelistjournalist
Suzanne Parish
American aviator and WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
1922 - 2010
aircraft pilot
Helen Marshall
Helen Marshall
American politician (1929-2017)
1929 - 2017
politician
Albert Blaustein
American lawyer (1921–1994)
1921 - 1994
university teacherlawyer
Alex Kotzky
cartoonist (1923–1996)
1923 - 1996
comics artist
Allan Temko
American academic (1924-2006)
1924 - 2006
journalistuniversity teacherarchitect
Francine Beers
American actress (1924–2014)
1924 - 2014
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Warren H. Phillips
Warren H. Phillips
American business executive
1926 - 2019
journalisteconomist
Barbara Avedon
Barbara Avedon
American television writer, political activist and feminist (1925-1994)
1925 - 1994
political activistscreenwriterwriter
Herbert B. Leonard
American film producer
1922 - 2006
film producerfilm directortelevision producer
Louise Kramer
American artist (1923–2020)
1923 - 2020
sculptorsingeractor
Thressa Stadtman
Thressa Stadtman
American biochemist
1920 - 2016
biochemist
Harry Dornbrand
Harry Dornbrand
American aerospace engineer
1922 - 2022
military flight engineer
Joseph L. Birman
American physicist
1927 - 2016
university teacherphysicist
Marcia Marcus
Marcia Marcus
American painter (1928–2025)
1928 - 2025
artistpainter
Jerome L. Singer
Jerome L. Singer
American psychologist (1924-2019)
1924 - 2019
university teacherpsychologist
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