Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 266 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

William T. Piper
William T. Piper
American businessman and aviation pioneer
1881 - 1970
entrepreneurexecutiveengineer
Bela Hubbard
Bela Hubbard
American explorer, surveyor and geologist (1814-1896)
1814 - 1896
geologistlawyernaturalist
Harry Mestayer
Harry Mestayer
American actor
1876 - 1958
silent film actorstage actor
Ausburn Birdsall
Ausburn Birdsall
American politician
1814 - 1903
politicianlawyer
Paul Bacon
American designer of book and album covers (1923-2015)
1923 - 2015
jazz musiciannon-fiction writerillustrator
Augustus Schell
Augustus Schell
American businessman
1812 - 1884
lawyer
Marion Satterlee
American botanical artist
1868 - 1965
botanical illustrator
William Eastlake
American writer (1917–1997)
1917 - 1997
directorwriterscreenwriter
Archibald H. Gillespie
Archibald H. Gillespie
US Marine Corps officer
1810 - 1873
military officer
Elliot Valenstein
American psychologist
1923 - 2023
neuroscientistbiologistneurologist
Daniel Myron LeFever
Daniel Myron LeFever
American gun maker
1835 - 1906
gunsmith
Andrew Oliver
U.S. Representative from New York
1815 - 1889
politicianlawyerjudge
William G. Pollard
William G. Pollard
American physicist (1911–1989)
1911 - 1989
physicistpriest
Lee Brown Coye
American artist (1907–1981)
1907 - 1981
artist
George E. Diskant
American cinematographer
1907 - 1965
cinematographer
Sidney Franklin
1870 - 1931
film actorstage actor
Hamilton K. Wheeler
Hamilton K. Wheeler
American politician (1848-1918)
1848 - 1918
politicianlawyer
Alonzo Sessions
Alonzo Sessions
American politician
1810 - 1886
politician
Oscar Walker
Oscar Walker
Major League Baseball player (1854–1889)
1854 - 1889
baseball player
Enrico Quarantelli
American sociologist
1924 - 2017
sociologistuniversity teacher
Alexander S. Johnson
Alexander S. Johnson
American judge
1817 - 1878
lawyerjudge
Mary Horgan Mowbray-Clarke
American architect (1874–1962)
1874 - 1962
landscape architectjournalistarchitect
William Gardner Pfann
American inventor (1917–1982)
1917 - 1982
chemistinventor
Russell Errett
Russell Errett
US politician and journalist (1817-1891)
1817 - 1891
newspaper editorpolitician
Eugene Speicher
Eugene Speicher
American artist (1883-1962)
1883 - 1962
draftspersonpainter
Eugene V. Brewster
Eugene V. Brewster
American publisher, artist and lawyer
1871 - 1939
publishereditorpainter
Grace Tabor
Grace Tabor
American landscape architect and author
1873 - 1973
architect
Cyrus D. Prescott
Cyrus D. Prescott
American politician (1836-1902)
1836 - 1902
politicianlawyer
Albert W. Fuller
American architect
1854 - 1934
architect
Ulysses Freeman Doubleday
American politician (1792–1866)
1792 - 1866
politician
Jack Priestley
American cinematographer (1926-1993)
1926 - 1993
film directortelevision directorcinematographer
Elisha Mills Huntington
Elisha Mills Huntington
United States federal judge
1806 - 1862
politicianlawyerjudge
Elias W. Leavenworth
Elias W. Leavenworth
American politician
1803 - 1887
politicianlawyer
William C. White
William C. White
American Seventh-day Adventist minister (1854–1937)
1854 - 1937
Seventh-day Adventist ministerpublisher
Joan Gould
American journalist
1927 - 2022
journalistwriter
Cyrus David Foss
Cyrus David Foss
American bishop (1834–1910)
1834 - 1910
priest
Raymond Perry Rodgers Neilson
American painter (1881–1964)
1881 - 1964
paintermilitary personnel
John T. McManus
John T. McManus
American journalist (1904-1961)
1904 - 1961
journalistpolitician
James Rosenberger
James Rosenberger
American sprinter (1887–1946)
1887 - 1946
athletics competitor
Harvey Bartlett Gaul
American musician
1881 - 1945
composer
David Gelston
David Gelston
American politician (1744-1828)
1744 - 1828
politician
Cornelius Rea Agnew
Cornelius Rea Agnew
American surgeon, ophthalmologist, otorhinolaryngologist (1830-1888)
1830 - 1888
ophthalmologistotolaryngologistmilitary physician
William H. Carpenter
United States diplomat
1821 - 1885
diplomat
Royal George Finch
Royal George Finch
American civil engineer
1884 - 1959
civil engineer
Frank "Buck" O'Neill
Frank "Buck" O'Neill
American football player and coach (1875-1958)
1875 - 1958
American football playerathletics competitorlawyer
Babe Clark
Babe Clark
American football player (1889-1974)
1889 - 1974
American football player
Floyd Buckley
American actor (1877–1956)
1877 - 1956
voice actoractor
Mortimer W. Byers
Mortimer W. Byers
American judge (1877–1962)
1877 - 1962
lawyerjudge
Julian Peabody
American architect (1881-1935)
1881 - 1935
architect
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