Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 269 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Morilla M. Norton
American author & French literature scholar (1865-1916)
1865 - 1916
poetwriter
Alice Foote MacDougall
Alice Foote MacDougall
American coffee wholesaler, restaurateur, and business owner (1867-1945)
1867 - 1945
writer
Magdalene Merritt
Magdalene Merritt
American poet (1864-1935)
1864 - 1935
writer
Philip Andrews
Philip Andrews
United States Navy officer during World War I who later became admiral
1866 - 1935
military personnel
Charlton Miner Lewis
Charlton Miner Lewis
American academic (1866–1923)
1866 - 1923
author
Forrest Winant
American actor (1888-1928)
1888 - 1928
stage actorfilm actoractor
Henry Allen
Henry Allen
American equestrian (1889-1971)
1889 - 1971
equestrian
George Borup
George Borup
American explorer
1885 - 1912
explorergeologist
Normal B. Hall
Normal B. Hall
American Coast Guard engineer
1886 - 1962
marine engineer
Joseph P. Ryan
Joseph P. Ryan
President of the International Longshoremen's Association
1884 - 1963
Ormond Haycock
Ormond Haycock
Canadian figure skater
1880 - 1938
figure skaterrower
Irene Howley
Irene Howley
American actress
1888 - 1954
actor
May Isabel Fisk
May Isabel Fisk
American monologist and writer
1885 - 1955
writeractor
Max Waldman
Romanian-American photographer (1919 or 1920-1981)
1920 - 1981
photographer
Mame Stewart Josenberger
Mame Stewart Josenberger
American educator and businesswoman
1868 - 1964
educatorbusinessperson
Bill Leard
American baseball player
1885 - 1970
baseball player
Bill Mack
American baseball player
1885 - 1971
baseball player
Bill Swanson
American baseball player
1888 - 1954
baseball player
Bill Warner
Bill Warner
American football player and coach
1881 - 1944
head coach
Pierre Albrecht
Swiss basketball player (1926-1971)
1926 - 1971
basketball player
Selna Kaplan
American pediatric endocrinologist
1927 - 2010
endocrinologistpediatricianuniversity teacher
Ella Condie Lamb
American painter, artisan, and illustrator (1862-1936)
1862 - 1936
artist
Harriet Bell
Disability rights activist
1923 - 1995
disability rights activistwriter
Brian Hooker
Brian Hooker
American writer
1880 - 1946
librettisttranslatorpoet
Buck Jones
American football player (1888–1985)
1888 - 1985
American football player
Margaret Pollock Sherwood
Margaret Pollock Sherwood
American literary scholar and writer (1864–1955)
1864 - 1955
writer
Helen Dingman
American academic and social worker
1885 - 1978
social workeracademic
Herbert Slaught
Herbert Slaught
American mathematician
1861 - 1937
university teachermathematician
Rosalie Lorraine Gill
Rosalie Lorraine Gill
American painter (1867 - 1898)
1867 - 1898
painterartist
Mabelle Biggart
Mabelle Biggart
American educator, dramatic reader, preacher, writer
1861
teacherwriter
M. C. Sloss
M. C. Sloss
American judge
1869 - 1958
lawyerjudge
Michael Friedsam
Michael Friedsam
American art collector and philanthropist (1860-1931)
1860 - 1931
philanthropistart collectorentrepreneur
Norman Staunton Dike
Norman Staunton Dike
American judge (1862–1953)
1862 - 1953
politician
Louis E. Kirstein
Louis E. Kirstein
American businessman
1867 - 1942
philanthropistbusinessperson
Louis V. Pirsson
Louis V. Pirsson
American geologist (1860–1919)
1860 - 1919
geologist
James Cantine
James Cantine
American missionary, scholar, and traveler
1861 - 1940
missionary
Sidney Sherwood
American economist (1860-1901)
1860 - 1901
university teachereconomist
Correa Moylan Walsh
Correa Moylan Walsh
American scholar (1862–1936)
1862 - 1936
economist
Julia Teresa Tallon
1867 - 1954
nun
Patrick Conway
Patrick Conway
American bandleader (1865–1929)
1867 - 1929
bandmasterbandleaderconductor
Adolph Lestina
American actor (b. 1861)
1861 - 1940
actor
Susan Elizabeth Frazier
Susan Elizabeth Frazier
American teacher
1864 - 1924
suffragistcivil rights advocateteacher
Richard J. Tonry
Richard J. Tonry
United States Marine (1893-1971)
1893 - 1971
politician
Lucien Grant Berry
Lucien Grant Berry
United States Army general
1863 - 1937
military officer
Marcia Croker Noyes
Marcia Croker Noyes
librarian in Maryland, US
1869 - 1946
librarian
Herman H. B. Meyer
Herman H. B. Meyer
librarian (1864-1937)
1864 - 1937
librarian
Irwin Hollander
American Printmaker and Lithographer (1927–2018)
1927 - 2018
printmaker
James Taft Hatfield
James Taft Hatfield
American philologist (1862–1945)
1862 - 1945
literary scholarman of lettersgermanist
Oliver Harriman, Jr.
Oliver Harriman, Jr.
American stockbroker and heir (1862-1940)
1862 - 1940
stockbroker
Thomas Robins
Thomas Robins
(1868-1957) American inventor
1868 - 1957
inventor
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