Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 279 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Lawrence Farley
American baseball player
1856 - 1910
baseball player
John McDonald
American businessman and political figure, born 1787
1787 - 1860
politician
John M. Gamble
John M. Gamble
US Marine Corps officer (1791–1936)
1791 - 1836
military officer
Henry E. Eccles
United States admiral
1898 - 1986
Konteradmiralnon-fiction writerdocent
John L. Lawrence
American politician
1785 - 1849
diplomatpolitician
Julius Harburger
Julius Harburger
(1851-1914) American politician
1851 - 1914
politician
Ben Lewis
Ben Lewis
American film editor (1894-1970)
1894 - 1970
film editor
Dows Dunham
American archaeologist
1890 - 1984
archaeologistEgyptologistcurator
Kenneth F. Cramer
Kenneth F. Cramer
United States Army general (1894–1954)
1894 - 1954
politician
Henry F. Pringle
American biographer
1897 - 1958
biographer
Emma Beach Thayer
American artist (1850–1924)
1850 - 1924
painter
Walter Lowenfels
Walter Lowenfels
American politician (1897–1976)
1897 - 1976
journalisttranslatorpoet
Matthew Josephson
American journalist
1899 - 1978
sociologistjournalistpolitical scientist
Ralph Wheelwright
American screenwriter (1898-1971)
1898 - 1971
screenwriter
Walter Rossi
sound editor (1894-1978)
1894 - 1978
audio technician
Samuel Aaron DeWitt
Samuel Aaron DeWitt
American politician
1891 - 1963
politicianpoet
Roswell George Mills
Canadian writer
1896 - 1966
journalistpoet
James Cavanaugh
American songwriter (1892–1967)
1892 - 1967
lyricistsongwritermusician
Truman Smith
United States Army officer of World War I and World War II (1893–1970)
1893 - 1970
military personnel
Hugo Rogers
American politician
1899 - 1974
military personnel
David M. Bosworth
American orthopedic surgeon
1897 - 1979
orthopedic surgeonsurgeon
Robert Philipp
American artist (1895–1981)
1895 - 1981
painter
William Caryl Ely
William Caryl Ely
American politician in New York (1856-1921)
1856 - 1921
politicianlawyer
James Vincent Pardy
Catholic bishop
1898 - 1983
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
John Alexander
American football player (1896-1986)
1896 - 1986
American football player
Joe Gleason
Major League Baseball pitcher
1895 - 1990
baseball player
Farquhar McGillivray Knowles
Farquhar McGillivray Knowles
Canadian painter (1859–1932)
1859 - 1932
painter
Johnny Golden
professional golfer
1896 - 1936
golfer
John Griswold Webb
John Griswold Webb
American politician
1890 - 1934
politician
Lewis Landes
Lewis Landes
American lawyer
1891 - 1972
military officerlawyer
Perry Belmont Duryea Sr.
American politician in New York (1891-1968)
1891 - 1968
politician
Thomas I. Sheridan
lawyer and politician from New York, United States
1890 - 1962
politician
James J. Boyle
American politician (1891-1970)
1891 - 1970
politician
Charles V. Scanlan
American politician in New York (1893-1964)
1893 - 1964
politician
William Fitz Randolph Mills
William Fitz Randolph Mills
American politician (1856–1941)
1856 - 1941
politician
Clarence D. Tuska
Clarence D. Tuska
Radio experimenter and operator (1896–1985)
1896 - 1985
engineer
Margery Deane
American author
1850 - 1888
children's writerwriter
Jim Kane
American football player (1896-1976)
1896 - 1976
American football player
Helen Valentine
magazine editor
1893 - 1986
journalist
Clinton Black
Clinton Black
American football player, lineman, guard, insurance executive (1894-1963)
1894 - 1963
American football player
John Logan
American football player, lineman, guard, banker (1891-1977)
1891 - 1977
American football player
Charlie Pilkington
American boxer
1897 - 1974
boxer
Edward Renz
Edward Renz
American racewalker
1891 - 1976
athletics competitor
William Plant
American racewalker (1892-1969)
1892 - 1969
athletics competitor
Clarence Kolster
American film editor
1895 - 1972
film editor
Abram Cohen
American fencer (1924–2016)
1924 - 2016
fencer
Peter Milne
American screenwriter (1896-1968)
1896 - 1968
screenwriter
Cuthbert Wright
Cuthbert Wright
American writer
1892 - 1948
U.S. Army soldierliterary criticwriter
George J. Willmann
Jesuit priest
1897 - 1977
Catholic priest
Juliette Adams
US-american pianist, pianio teacher and composer
1858 - 1951
piano teacherpianistcomposer
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