Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 26 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Gerald Mohr
Gerald Mohr
American radio, film and television character actor (1914-1968)
1914 – 1968
film actortelevision actorradio personality
David Diamond
David Diamond
American classical composer (1915-2005)
1915 – 2005
film score composercomposerscreenwriter
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence
American actor (1910-2005)
1910 – 2005
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Donald A. Wollheim
Donald A. Wollheim
American author and editor (1914–1990)
1914 – 1990
science fiction writerscience fiction fanfanzine editor
Charles Kittel
American physicist (1916–2019)
1916 – 2019
university teacherphysicistengineer
William J. Casey
William J. Casey
American politician (1913–1987)
1913 – 1987
diplomatjuristpolitician
Barbara Hutton
Barbara Hutton
American philanthropist and socialite (1912-1979)
1912 – 1979
socialite
Morton Gould
American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist (1913–1996)
1913 – 1996
film score composertelevision presentermusician
Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss
American actress (1916–2012)
1916 – 2012
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Frank Lovejoy
Frank Lovejoy
American actor (1914–1962)
1912 – 1962
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Jimmy Van Heusen
Jimmy Van Heusen
American composer (1913-1990)
1913 – 1990
film score composersongwritermusician
Chaim Potok
Chaim Potok
American rabbi and author (1929–2002)
1929 – 2002
Bible translatornovelistchildren's writer
Beatrice Mintz
Beatrice Mintz
American biologist (1921–2022)
1921 – 2022
embryologistgeneticistuniversity teacher
Frank Rosenblatt
Frank Rosenblatt
American psychologist notable in the field of artificial intelligence
1928 – 1971
neuroscientistpsychologistcomputer scientist
Bert Stern
American photographer (1929–2013)
1929 – 2013
film directorwriterphotographer
Andrew Sarris
American film critic (1928-2012)
1928 – 2012
film criticjournalist
Ruth Barcan Marcus
Ruth Barcan Marcus
American philosopher (1921-2012)
1921 – 2012
logicianphilosopherwriter
Carmen Basilio
Carmen Basilio
American boxer (1927–2012)
1927 – 2012
boxer
Scott Brady
Scott Brady
American actor (1924-1985)
1924 – 1985
boxerfilm actortelevision actor
Avram Davidson
American writer (1923–1993)
1923 – 1993
science fiction writernovelistauthor
Bernard Nathanson
Bernard Nathanson
American physician, abortion rights activist and writer (1926–2011)
1926 – 2011
gynecologistphysicianwriter
Joseph Kruskal
American statistician (1928-2010)
1928 – 2010
statisticianuniversity teachermathematician
Vincent Gigante
Vincent Gigante
American boxer, mobster (1928-2005)
1928 – 2005
boxer
Richard Rush
Richard Rush
American movie director, scriptwriter, and producer (1929-2021)
1929 – 2021
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Robert Byrne
Robert Byrne
American chess player and writer (1928-2013)
1928 – 2013
chess playerjournalist
Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten
American actor (1928–2015)
1928 – 2015
film actortelevision actorstage actor
John Davis
John Davis
American weightlifter (1921-1984)
1921 – 1984
weightlifter
Dick Hyman
Dick Hyman
American jazz pianist and composer
1927
recording artistmusic educatorjazz musician
George Maharis
George Maharis
American actor (1928-2023)
1928 – 2023
film actortelevision actormodel
Leonard Rosenman
American composer (1924-2008)
1924 – 2008
film score composerbandleadermusician
Randy Weston
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist (1926–2018)
1926 – 2018
jazz pianistrecording artistjazz musician
Albert Salmi
Albert Salmi
American actor (1928–1990)
1928 – 1990
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Al Lewis
Al Lewis
American actor, radio personality, politician (1923–2006)
1923 – 2006
television actorfilm actorradio personality
Robert B. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
American songwriter (1925–2012)
1925 – 2012
autobiographeressayistnovelist
Esther M. Conwell
Esther M. Conwell
American physicist
1922 – 2014
physicistengineer
Vince Edwards
Vince Edwards
American actor (1928–1996)
1928 – 1996
television actordirectorsinger
Trina Robbins
Trina Robbins
American comic artist and comics historian (1938–2024)
1938 – 2024
editorcomics artistillustrator
Bob Denver
Bob Denver
American actor (1935–2005)
1935 – 2005
actor
Ty Hardin
Ty Hardin
American actor (1930–2017)
1930 – 2017
film actortelevision actoractor
Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy
American singer (1932-2015)
1932 – 2015
jazz musicianjazz singerlyricist
Norman Podhoretz
Norman Podhoretz
American writer (1930–2025)
1930 – 2025
opinion journalistpublisherjournalist
Joe Spinell
American actor (1936–1989)
1936 – 1989
film actortelevision actorcharacter actor
Victor Argo
American actor (1934–2004)
1934 – 2004
television actorstage actoractor
Richard Davalos
Richard Davalos
American actor (1930–2016)
1930 – 2016
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Martin Feldstein
Martin Feldstein
American economist (1939–2019)
1939 – 2019
university teachereconomistprofessor
Adam Darius
Adam Darius
American dancer (1930-2017)
1930 – 2017
autobiographerdancernovelist
Jed Allan
Jed Allan
American actor (1935–2019)
1935 – 2019
television actorstage actoractor
Andrew Vachss
Andrew Vachss
American writer and lawyer (1942–2021)
1942 – 2021
novelistpoet lawyerlawyer
Nadia Cassini
Nadia Cassini
American actress (1949–2025)
1949 – 2025
film actortelevision actormodel
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