Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 259 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Mary Mayberry
American actress (1907-1972)
1907 - 1972
actor
George Irving Skinner
George Irving Skinner
American lawyer
1858 - 1926
lawyer
William Stephen Devery
William Stephen Devery
American police commissioner and baseball team owner (1854-1919)
1854 - 1919
police officer
Robert Henry Newell
Robert Henry Newell
American humorist (1836–1901)
1836 - 1901
writer
John L. Gaunt
John L. Gaunt
American photographer
1924 - 2007
journalistphotographer
Louise Upton Brumback
American artist and art activist
1867 - 1929
artist
Francis Worcester Doughty
American screenwriter and novelist specializing in detective novels
1850 - 1917
science fiction writercrime fiction writernovelist
Ellsworth Price Bertholf
Ellsworth Price Bertholf
(1886-1921) Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
1866 - 1921
military officer
John Morton Blum
American political historian and Yale professor (1921–2011)
1921 - 2011
historian
Martin G. Cohn
American film editor
1893 - 1953
film editor
John Piña Craven
US Navy officer
1924 - 2015
military officer
Alfred John Markiewicz
Catholic bishop (1928-1997)
1928 - 1997
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Alfred P. Wolf
Alfred P. Wolf
American chemist
1923 - 1998
chemist
John S. Burgess
John S. Burgess
American attorney and politician (1920-2007)
1920 - 2007
politicianlawyer
Robert Porter Bush
Robert Porter Bush
American politician (1842-1923)
1842 - 1923
physician
John Thomas Curtin
John Thomas Curtin
United States federal judge (1921-2017)
1921 - 2017
military officerlawyerjudge
Grace Greenwood Ames
American artist (1905-1979)
1905 - 1979
muralistpainterartist
Harrison Grey Fiske
Harrison Grey Fiske
American journalist, playwright, and Broadway producer (1861–1942)
1861 - 1942
journalist
William Russell Willcox
William Russell Willcox
American politician (1863-1940)
1863 - 1940
lawyer
Emile Henry Lacombe
Emile Henry Lacombe
judge in the United States (1846–1924)
1846 - 1924
judge
Sarah Cowell Le Moyne
Sarah Cowell Le Moyne
American stage actress (1859-1915)
1859 - 1915
stage actoractor
Robert W. Hasbrouck
Robert W. Hasbrouck
U.S. Army major general
1896 - 1985
military personnel
Jacob H. De Witt
Jacob H. De Witt
American politician
1784 - 1857
politician
Hiram P. Hunt
American politician (1796-1865)
1796 - 1865
politicianlawyer
Harriet Blackstone
Harriet Blackstone
American painter (1864-1939)
1864 - 1939
painterartist
Courtenay Brandreth
Courtenay Brandreth
American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter
1891 - 1947
ornithologistpainternaturalist
Walter Launt Palmer
Walter Launt Palmer
American painter (1854–1932)
1854 - 1932
painterartist
Eugene Isaacson
American mathematician
1919 - 2008
university teachermathematician
Bert R. Bulkin
Bert R. Bulkin
American aeronautical engineer
1929 - 2012
engineer
Harriet Theresa Comstock
Harriet Theresa Comstock
American writer (1860–1925)
1860 - 1925
novelistchildren's writerwriter
Judith Dvorkin
composer
1928 - 1995
composer
David Kellogg Cartter
David Kellogg Cartter
United States federal judge
1812 - 1887
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Michael A. Donaldson
Michael A. Donaldson
World War I Medal of Honor recipient
1884 - 1970
military personnel
Judith Wallerstein
American psychologist
1921 - 2012
psychologist
Benny Bengough
Benny Bengough
American baseball player and coach
1898 - 1968
baseball player
Mickey Corcoran
Mickey Corcoran
American baseball player
1882 - 1950
baseball player
Bernard Drachman
Bernard Drachman
American rabbi
1861 - 1945
rabbi
Johnny Miller
Johnny Miller
American aviator, autogyro pioneer, and airline pilot
1905 - 2008
aircraft pilottest pilot
Elayne Jones
American timpanist and percussionist
1928 - 2022
percussionisttimpanistmusician
Ocey Snead
Ocey Snead
American murder victim (1885–1909)
1885 - 1909
Robina Asti
American flight instructor and transgender advocate (1921-2021)
1921 - 2021
LGBTQ rights activistaircraft pilotflight instructor
David Finn
David Finn
American businessman, photographer, and art historian (1921-2021)
1921 - 2021
public relations consultantpublic relations executiveart historian
Ann Nooney
American artist (1900-1964)
1900 - 1964
artist
Ben Crosby
Ben Crosby
American football player and coach (1868-1892)
1868 - 1892
American football playerhead coach
Margaret Hayden Rorke
Margaret Hayden Rorke
American color expert (1883-1969)
1883 - 1969
suffragiststage actoractor
Augusta Bertha Wagner
Augusta Bertha Wagner
American writer
1895 - 1976
economist
Lucy Monroe
Lucy Monroe
American singer and actor (1906-1987)
1906 - 1987
singer
Augustus Noble Hand
Augustus Noble Hand
American judge
1869 - 1954
lawyerjudge
Robert Milasch
American actor (1885-1954)
1885 - 1954
stage actorfilm actoractor
Daniel Melnick
American film producer (1932–2009)
1932 - 2009
producerfilm producertelevision producer
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