Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 276 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert Riger
American journalist (1924–1995)
1924 - 1995
draftspersonjournalistphotojournalist
Louis S. Weiss
American lawyer
1894 - 1950
lawyer
James A. Wetmore
James A. Wetmore
American architect (1863–1940)
1863 - 1940
civil servantarchitect
Margaret Rudkin
American businesswoman
1897 - 1967
executiveentrepreneur
Marion Dickerman
Marion Dickerman
American educator (1890-1983)
1890 - 1983
teacher
Marion Hollins
Marion Hollins
Amateur golfer, golf course architect
1892 - 1944
golfer
Jackie Hayes
Major League Baseball player, manager (1861-1905)
1861 - 1905
baseball player
Max Kase
American newspaper writer and editor
1897 - 1974
newspaper editorsports journalistjournalist
Mellie Wolfgang
Mellie Wolfgang
American baseball player
1890 - 1947
baseball player
Menasha Skulnik
Menasha Skulnik
American comedian (1890-1970)
1892 - 1970
actor
Meyer Berger
American journalist (1898-1959)
1898 - 1959
journalist
Michael F. Walsh
American politician
1894 - 1956
politicianlawyerjudge
Mickey Devine
Mickey Devine
American baseball player (1892-1937)
1892 - 1937
baseball player
Millard Bloomer
American fencer (1899-1974)
1899 - 1974
fencer
Natalie Alt
Natalie Alt
American actress and singer
1890 - 1959
singeractor
Nathaniel L. Goldstein
Nathaniel L. Goldstein
New York politician and Attorney General (1896-1981)
1896 - 1981
politicianlawyer
Jerome Burg
American radio personality (1935–2004)
1935 - 2004
television presenterfinancial adviser
Nick Kenny
American newspaper columnist, song lyricist, poet
1895 - 1975
radio personalityjournalistlyricist
Owen Conway
American baseball player (1890–1942)
1890 - 1942
baseball player
Paddy Smith
American baseball player (1894–1990)
1894 - 1990
baseball player
Parker Francis Dunn
Parker Francis Dunn
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1890–1918)
1890 - 1918
soldier
Paul C. Reilly
architect
1890 - 1984
architect
Paul Fenimore Cooper
American writer and translator (1899–1970)
1899 - 1970
children's writertranslatorwriter
Irving Francis Wood
Irving Francis Wood
American theologian (1861–1934)
1861 - 1934
theologian
Horace A. Moses
Horace A. Moses
American businessman (1863–1947)
1863 - 1947
businessperson
John Van Ness Yates
American politician (1779-1839)
1779 - 1839
juristpoliticianlawyer
Herman B. Duryea
Herman B. Duryea
(1863-1916) American racehorse owner
1863 - 1916
horse breeder
A. C. Schweinfurth
A. C. Schweinfurth
architect (1864–1900)
1864 - 1900
architect
William E. Shay
William E. Shay
American actor
1867
actor
Joe Little Twig
Joe Little Twig
American football player (1893–1939)
1897 - 1939
American football player
John Pintard
John Pintard
US merchant (1759-1844)
1759 - 1844
merchant
Lucien Vogt
French painter (1891-1968)
1891 - 1968
painter
George A. Hormel
American businessman (1860–1946)
1860 - 1946
businessperson
Jim Gillespie
American baseball player (1862-1926)
1862 - 1926
baseball player
Mary Ninde Gamewell
Mary Ninde Gamewell
American missionary, author (1858-1947)
1858 - 1947
missionarywriter
Freda Kirchwey
American journalist (1893-1976)
1893 - 1976
journalisteditor
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr.
American businessman (1898-1968)
1898 - 1968
military officer
Fredrick I. Eglin
Fredrick I. Eglin
United States Air Force officer
1891 - 1937
military officer
George Benedict Sloane
American philatelist
1898 - 1958
businessperson
Hollis B. Frissell
Hollis B. Frissell
American chaplain and college president (1852–1917)
1852 - 1917
military chaplain
Kenneth F. Simpson
Kenneth F. Simpson
American politician (1895–1941)
1895 - 1941
politicianlawyer
Percy A. Decker
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1890–1936)
1890 - 1936
military personnel
Gerald Arthur Tomlinson
Gerald Arthur Tomlinson
American journalist (1933-2006)
1933 - 2006
journalistwriter
Ralph Roeder
Ralph Roeder
American writer and actor (1890-1969)
1890 - 1969
authorwriteractor
William Goodell Frost
William Goodell Frost
American scholar (1854–1938)
1854 - 1938
classical scholar
William Golden Mortimer
William Golden Mortimer
North American physician
1854 - 1933
writer
Jennie Curtis Cannon
Jennie Curtis Cannon
American suffragist (1851-1929)
1851 - 1929
suffragist
Charles Alexander Tomes
American merchant in the Far East (1854-1933)
1854 - 1933
businessperson
Anna Campbell Palmer
Anna Campbell Palmer
American author. editor (1854-1928)
1854 - 1928
editorwriter
Charles Spencer Francis
Charles Spencer Francis
American diplomat and newspaper editor
1853 - 1911
newspaper editordiplomat
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