Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 278 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Bennie Wilson
American baseball player
1891
baseball player
Blanche Auzello
French and American resistance fighter
1897 - 1969
silent film actoranti-Nazi fightermemoirist
William Jaffé
American economic historian
1898 - 1980
economic historianhistorianeconomist
Harry Green
Harry Green
Director, Producer, Performer ( b. Apr 01, 1892 New York, New York, USA - d. May 31, 1958 London, ENGLAND ) Male
1892 - 1958
actor
C.C. Burr
C.C. Burr
American film producer
1891 - 1956
film producerfilm director
Barnet J. Segal
Barnet J. Segal
American businessman and early investor and banker in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
1898 - 1985
banker
Olga Cook
American actress
1895 - 1991
vaudeville performersingeractor
Thomas Mitchell
United States Navy sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor
1857 - 1942
military officer
Sylvanus Albert Reed
Sylvanus Albert Reed
American aerospace engineer (1854–1935)
1854 - 1935
engineer
Red Sheridan
American baseball player (1896-1975)
1896 - 1975
baseball playerassociation football player
Robert J. H. Kiphuth
Robert J. H. Kiphuth
American swimming coach, college athletics administrator (1890–1967)
1890 - 1967
swimmer
Robert Keith Leavitt
American historian and writer (1895–1967)
1895 - 1967
novelisthistorian
Roger Quincy Williams
Roger Quincy Williams
American aviator (1894-1976)
1894 - 1976
military personnel
Roy Van Graflan
baseball umpire
1894 - 1953
baseball playerbaseball umpire
Samuel Greenberg
Samuel Greenberg
American writer
1893 - 1917
poet
Samuel H. Kaufman
American judge
1893 - 1960
lawyerjudge
Sandy Piez
Sandy Piez
American baseball player (1899-1930)
1899 - 1930
baseball player
John Russell
American Medal of Honor recipient
1852
military personnelsailor
Tony Geiss
American producer, screenwriter, songwriter and author (1926-2011)
1924 - 2011
children's writerfilm producerlyricist
Specs Toporcer
Specs Toporcer
American baseball player (1899-1989)
1899 - 1989
baseball playerbaseball coach
Sylvester J. Ryan
United States federal judge (1896–1981)
1896 - 1981
lawyerjudge
John Maxson Stillman
John Maxson Stillman
American chemist
1852 - 1923
chemist
John Lucy
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1859
military personnel
Theodora Morse
American song writer and composer (1883-1953)
1890 - 1953
lyricistsongwriterauthor
Thomas Elmore O'Shea
Thomas Elmore O'Shea
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1895–1918)
1895 - 1918
military personnel
Thomas Hudson Jones
American artist (1892–1969)
1892 - 1969
sculptor
Thomas J. Curran
American government official (1898–1958)
1898 - 1958
politicianlawyer
Thomas James Clary
United States federal judge (1899–1977)
1899 - 1977
lawyerjudge
Harold Heiland
American athletics competitor (1890-1963)
1890 - 1963
athletics competitor
Val Picinich
Val Picinich
American baseball player (1896–1942)
1896 - 1942
baseball player
Louis W. Emerson
Louis W. Emerson
American politician
1857 - 1924
politician
Vincent Godfrey Burns
Poet Laureate of Maryland
1893 - 1979
Christian ministerpoet
W. Langdon Kihn
American artist (1898-1957)
1898 - 1957
painter
Waddy MacPhee
Waddy MacPhee
American baseball player (1899–1980)
1899 - 1980
baseball player
Walt Lynch
American baseball player (1897–1976)
1897 - 1976
baseball player
Walter Bruchhausen
Walter Bruchhausen
American judge (1892–1976)
1892 - 1976
lawyerjudge
Louis Saint-Gaudens
Louis Saint-Gaudens
American artist (1854–1913)
1854 - 1913
sculptor
Wilbur E. Colyer
Wilbur E. Colyer
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1898–1918)
1898 - 1918
military personnel
Louis Livingston Seaman
Louis Livingston Seaman
American surgeon (1851-1932)
1851 - 1932
Majorsurgeon
William Fischer
William Fischer
American baseball player (1891–1945)
1891 - 1945
baseball player
William Henry Harrison
American general and businessman (1892-1956)
1892 - 1956
military officerbusinessperson
William J. O'Brien
William J. O'Brien
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1899 - 1944
military personnel
William Limburg Houck
Canadian politician (1893–1960)
1893 - 1960
merchantpolitician
Willie Harmon
American boxer
1899
boxer
Frank Wendling
long-distance runner
1897 - 1966
marathon runner
Louis Kuehnle
Louis Kuehnle
American business entrepreneur and politician (1857-1938)
1857 - 1938
politician
Louis Keller
American publisher
1857 - 1922
golfereditorsocialite
Lillien Jane Martin
Lillien Jane Martin
American psychologist, botanist and botanical collector (1851-1943)
1851 - 1943
suffragistbotanistpsychologist
Leo Smith
Leo Smith
American baseball player (1859-1935)
1859 - 1935
baseball player
Leland T. Powers
Leland T. Powers
American academic (1857–1920)
1857 - 1920
music educator
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