Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 260 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Pearl Shepard
Pearl Shepard
American actress
1900 - 1993
actor
Daniel Morris
Daniel Morris
American politician and lawyer (1812-1889)
1812 - 1889
politicianlawyer
Billy Gray
American comedian (1904-1978)
1904 - 1978
comedianbusinesspersonactor
James Lewis
James Lewis
American actor (1837-1896)
1837 - 1896
stage actoractor
Richard Cloward
American sociologist and political activist (1926–2001)
1926 - 2001
sociologistcriminologistuniversity teacher
Paul Martin
Paul Martin
American commercial artist and illustrator (1883–1932)
1883 - 1932
tennis playerillustrator
Bob Beattie
American football player (1902-1983)
1902 - 1983
American football player
Cyrus Olney
Cyrus Olney
American politician, jurist and lawyer (1815-1870)
1815 - 1870
juristpoliticianlawyer
Bob Cooney
American baseball player
1907 - 1976
baseball player
Don Gais
American musician and pianist
1922 - 1996
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers
Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers
United States Navy admiral
1819 - 1892
military officer
Joe Genewich
Joe Genewich
Major League Baseball pitcher
1897 - 1985
baseball player
Donald R. Herriott
American physicist
1928 - 2007
physicist
James Graham Jenkins
James Graham Jenkins
United States federal judge (1834-1921)
1834 - 1921
lawyerjudge
Anthony Keane
American fencer (1928-2016)
1928 - 2016
fencer
William Henry Hudson Southerland
William Henry Hudson Southerland
United States Navy Rear Admiral (1852-1933)
1852 - 1933
military officer
Caroline Bird
American author (1915-2011)
1915 - 2011
writer
Rene Edward De Russy Hoyle
Rene Edward De Russy Hoyle
Major General of the United States Army (1883–1981)
1883 - 1981
military personnel
Florence Sundstrom
Florence Sundstrom
American actress (1918-2001)
1918 - 2001
actor
Carlton Brandaga Curtis
Carlton Brandaga Curtis
Union United States Army officer
1811 - 1883
politicianlawyer
William A. Moseley
American politician (1798-1873)
1798 - 1873
politicianlawyer
Calvin Kingsley
Calvin Kingsley
American bishop
1812 - 1870
theologianmathematicianpriest
Calvin Fairbank
Calvin Fairbank
American activist
1816 - 1898
Christian ministerabolitionist
Joseph Clancy
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1863 - 1929
sailor
John F. Kinney
John F. Kinney
American politician (1816-1902)
1816 - 1902
politicianlawyerjudge
John F. Benjamin
John F. Benjamin
American politician (1817-1877)
1817 - 1877
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Benjamin I. Taylor
Benjamin I. Taylor
American politician
1877 - 1946
politicianlawyer
Louis Everett Burnham
Louis Everett Burnham
American journalist, activist, and radical (1915–1960)
1915 - 1960
activistjournalist
Jack Zelig
Jack Zelig
American gangster (1888-1912)
1888 - 1912
Lawrence Ritter
American sportswriter
1922 - 2004
journalistuniversity teachereconomist
Andrew J. Hickey
Andrew J. Hickey
American politician (1872-1942)
1872 - 1942
politicianlawyer
Ezra L'Hommedieu
Ezra L'Hommedieu
American politician
1734 - 1811
politicianlawyer
Eddie Williams
American jazz saxophonist
1910 - 1977
saxophonistjazz musician
Saul Marantz
American businessman
1911 - 1997
audio engineer
James W. Bryce
American engineer and inventor (1880–1949)
1880 - 1949
computer scientist
John Bloomfield Jervis
John Bloomfield Jervis
American civil engineer
1795 - 1885
civil engineer
Leigh Wiener
Leigh Wiener
American photojournalist (1929-1993)
1929 - 1993
photojournalistjournalistphotographer
Jacob J. Pugsley
Jacob J. Pugsley
American politician
1838 - 1920
politicianlawyer
Leonard B. Sand
American judge
1928 - 2016
lawyerjudge
William Wallace Sanger
American physician
1819 - 1872
meteorological observerphysician
Florence M. Rice
Florence M. Rice
American community activist in Harlem, New York (b. 1919)
1919 - 2020
activisthuman rights defendereducator
Leonard Everett Fisher
American artist, creator of picture books (1924–2024)
1924 - 2024
children's writerillustratorpainter
Caroline K. Simon
American judge
1900 - 1993
politicianlawyerjudge
Leonard Lomell
Leonard Lomell
U.S. Army soldier and attorney (1920-2011)
1920 - 2011
military personnellawyerbusinessperson
Leroy J. Manor
Leroy J. Manor
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1921-2021)
1921 - 2021
military officer
Stuyvesant Fish
Stuyvesant Fish
president of the Illinois Central Railroad (1851–1923)
1851 - 1923
railway executivesocialite
Charles Darlington
Charles Darlington
American diplomat
1901 - 1986
diplomat
Marston T. Bogert
Marston T. Bogert
American chemist (1868–1954)
1868 - 1954
chemist
Lester Wunderman
Creator of modern-day direct marketing
1920 - 2019
economist
William McManus
American politician (1780-1835)
1780 - 1835
politicianlawyerjudge
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