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Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 27 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Aaron Russo
Aaron Russo
American film producer
1943 – 2007
film producerfilm directorentrepreneur
Paul Herman
American actor (1946–2022)
1946 – 2022
television actoractor
Richard Taruskin
Richard Taruskin
American musicologist, music critic and choral conductor (1945-2022)
1945 – 2022
musicologistchoir directorconductor
Julia Phillips
American film producer and author (1944–2002)
1944 – 2002
film producerwriter
Wendy Wasserstein
American playwright (1950–2006)
1950 – 2006
dramaturgeauthorplaywright
Tim Russert
Tim Russert
American journalist (1950–2008)
1950 – 2008
journalisttelevision presenterreporter
Richard Hunt
American puppeteer (1951-1992)
1951 – 1992
television actordirectorpuppeteer
Carol Ann Susi
American actress (1952-2014)
1952 – 2014
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Howard Davis
Howard Davis
American boxer (1956-2015)
1956 – 2015
boxer
Freddie Prinze
Freddie Prinze
American actor and comedian (1954–1977)
1954 – 1977
film actortelevision actorscreenwriter
Rick Aviles
American actor, stand-up comedian (1952-1995)
1952 – 1995
film actorcomedianactor
Roy Tarpley
Roy Tarpley
American basketball player (1964–2015)
1964 – 2015
basketball player
Erick Morillo
Erick Morillo
American DJ, music producer, and record label owner (1971–2020)
1971 – 2020
recording artistclub DJmusician
Prodigy
Prodigy
American rapper from New York (1974–2017)
1974 – 2017
music executiverappersongwriter
Michael Hastings
Michael Hastings
American journalist (1980–2013)
1980 – 2013
journalisttelevision producerwriter
George Irving
George Irving
American actor, director (1874-1961)
1874 – 1961
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick
American pastor (1878-1969)
1878 – 1969
theologianpriestwriter
John Bell Hatcher
John Bell Hatcher
American paleontologist (1861–1904)
1861 – 1904
paleontologist
Katherine Sophie Dreier
Katherine Sophie Dreier
American artist and art collector (1877-1952)
1877 – 1952
suffragistart collectorartist
John C. Spencer
John C. Spencer
American politician (1788-1855)
1788 – 1855
politicianlawyerjudge
Ira Aldridge
Ira Aldridge
American-British stage actor (1807-1867)
1807 – 1867
theatre directorstage actortalent manager
Elizabeth F. Ellet
Elizabeth F. Ellet
American writer, poet, translator (1818–1877)
1818 – 1877
essayisthistorianpoet
Catherine Wolfe Bruce
Catherine Wolfe Bruce
American philanthropist and patron of astronomy (1816–1900)
1816 – 1900
patron of the artsastronomer
Almon Brown Strowger
Almon Brown Strowger
Union Army officer, inventor (1839–1902)
1839 – 1902
inventor
Fanny Hesse
Fanny Hesse
German biologist (1850-1934)
1850 – 1934
microbiologistscientist
Frank Winfield Woolworth
Frank Winfield Woolworth
American businessman (1852-1919)
1852 – 1919
businessperson
Henry Warner Slocum, Jr.
Henry Warner Slocum, Jr.
American tennis player (1862-1949)
1862 – 1949
tennis playerlawyer
Morgan Robertson
Morgan Robertson
American writer (1861–1915)
1861 – 1915
science fiction writershort story writernovelist
Phyllis Allen
Phyllis Allen
Silent film actress (1861-1938)
1861 – 1938
film actoractor
Stuart Merrill
Stuart Merrill
American poet, who wrote mostly in the French language (1863-1915)
1863 – 1915
translatorpoetwriter
John Mulcahy
American rower (1876–1942)
1876 – 1942
rower
Edward Dillon
Edward Dillon
American film director and actor (1879–1933)
1879 – 1933
film actorfilm directoractor
Roy Atwell
Roy Atwell
American actor (1878–1962)
1878 – 1962
film actorvoice actorcomedian
James Chapin
James Chapin
American ornithologist and scientific collector (1889–1964)
1889 – 1964
botanical collectorornithologistbiologist
Howard Valentine
athletics competitor (1881-1932)
1881 – 1932
athletics competitor
Florence Turner
Florence Turner
American actress (1885-1946)
1885 – 1946
film producerfilm actorfilm director
William Varley
American rower (1880-1968)
1880 – 1968
rower
George "Gabby" Hayes
George "Gabby" Hayes
American actor (1885-1969)
1885 – 1969
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Hank Mann
Hank Mann
American actor (1887-1971)
1887 – 1971
film actorcomedianfilm director
Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
American actor (1887-1979)
1887 – 1979
film actoractor
Fred Alexander
Fred Alexander
US tennis player (1880–1969)
1880 – 1969
tennis player
Lilyan Tashman
Lilyan Tashman
American actress (1896–1934)
1896 – 1934
film actorstage actorZiegfeld girl
Doris Kenyon
Doris Kenyon
American actress (1897–1979)
1897 – 1979
film actortelevision actorsinger
Molly Picon
Molly Picon
American actress (1898–1992)
1898 – 1992
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Alfred Mosher Butts
Alfred Mosher Butts
American designer and architect; creator of Scrabble (1899–1993)
1899 – 1993
inventorarchitect
Walter Hagen
Walter Hagen
American golfer (1892-1969)
1892 – 1969
golferathleteprofessional golfer
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
American actor (1897–1972)
1897 – 1972
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Kay Sage
Kay Sage
American Surrealist artist and poet (1898–1963)
1898 – 1963
autobiographerdiaristmanufacturer
Samuel Mosberg
American boxer (1896–1967)
1896 – 1967
boxer
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