Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 294 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Thomas Newbold
Thomas Newbold
American lawyer and politician
1849 - 1929
politician
Emma L. Shaw
Emma L. Shaw
American magazine editor
1840 - 1924
writer
Robert W. DeForest
Robert W. DeForest
American lawyer, financier, and philanthropist (1848-1931)
1848 - 1931
financierlawyer
Frances Julia Barnes
Frances Julia Barnes
American temperance reformer (1846-1920)
1846 - 1920
writer
John Williston Cook
John Williston Cook
American educator and university administrator (1844–1922)
1844 - 1922
educator
William Douglas Sloane
William Douglas Sloane
American businessman (1844-1915)
1844 - 1915
businessperson
Mary Barker Bates
Mary Barker Bates
American suffragist (1845-1924)
1845 - 1924
suffragistphysician
Robert S. Redfield
American photographer
1849 - 1921
photographer
James A. Trimble
inventor and the founder of his namesake street car works
1847
businessperson
Mary E. Eato
African-American suffragist (1844-1915)
1844 - 1915
suffragist
William Goodell
William Goodell
American activist (1792–1878)
1792 - 1878
politician
Andrew E. Gibson
American businessman (1922-2001)
1922 - 2001
historian
Clarissa Caldwell Lathrop
Clarissa Caldwell Lathrop
19th-century American social reformer, autobiographer
1847 - 1892
autobiographerhistorian
Louis R. Ehrich
American art dealer
1849 - 1911
art dealer
William Blaikie
American author and athlete
1843 - 1903
lawyerwriter
Frank Hamilton Taylor
American artist and author
1846 - 1927
illustratorwriter
Henry Granger Piffard
Henry Granger Piffard
American dermatologist
1842 - 1910
pathologistdermatologist
Helen Clarissa Morgan
Helen Clarissa Morgan
American classicist and educator
1845 - 1914
classical philologistuniversity teacher
William James Roe
William James Roe
American author and illustrator (1843-1921)
1843 - 1921
science fiction writer
John Green Curtis
American physiologist
1844 - 1913
physiologist
Benjamin Hilliker
Benjamin Hilliker
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1843 - 1888
military personnel
Aaron Banks
American martial artist (1928-2013)
1928 - 2013
martial artisttelevision presenteractor
Arthur Delaney
Arthur Delaney
American politician
1841 - 1905
politicianlawyerjudge
Arent S. Crowninshield
Arent S. Crowninshield
United States Navy admiral
1843 - 1908
military officer
Fred Waterman
Major League Baseball player, manager (1845-1899)
1845 - 1899
baseball player
Treddy Ketcham
United States Marine in World War II and a sports director (1919-2006)
1919 - 2006
military officer
Robert Ridder
American publisher (1919-2000)
1919 - 2000
publisher
Franklin J. Drake
Franklin J. Drake
United States admiral
1846 - 1929
military officer
Franklin B. Long
Franklin B. Long
American architect (1842-1912)
1842 - 1912
architect
Frank Dumont
Frank Dumont
American entertainer
1848 - 1919
singer
William Van Duzer Lawrence
William Van Duzer Lawrence
American businessman and philanthropist
1842 - 1927
businessperson
Linda Gilbert
Linda Gilbert
American prison reformer (1847-1895)
1847 - 1895
peddler
Lewis R. Stegman
Lewis R. Stegman
United States Union Army colonel
1840 - 1923
politician
Katharine Pratt Horton
Katharine Pratt Horton
American activist
1847 - 1931
activist
Josh Snyder
American baseball player
1844 - 1881
baseball player
John Woodward Philip
John Woodward Philip
United States Navy admiral (1840-1900)
1840 - 1900
military officer
John Watts de Peyster, Jr.
Civil War General
1841 - 1873
military officer
John Thomas Douglass
American musician
1847 - 1886
composer
John Rochester Thomas
John Rochester Thomas
American architect (1848-1901)
1848 - 1901
architect
Allan McLane Hamilton
Allan McLane Hamilton
American psychiatrist (1848–1919)
1848 - 1919
biographerpsychiatristphysician
Isaac Markens
American writer
1846 - 1928
booksellerhistorianwriter
Lyman Bloomingdale
Lyman Bloomingdale
American businessman
1841 - 1905
art collector
Abe Turner
American chess player
1924 - 1962
chess player
Francis Delafield
Francis Delafield
American physician (1841–1915)
1841 - 1915
pathologistphysician
Lina Beecher
American inventor and roller coaster engineer (1841–1915)
1841 - 1915
inventor
William McCarty Little
William McCarty Little
(1845-1915)
1845 - 1915
military theorist
Audrey Lawson-Johnston
Audrey Lawson-Johnston
1915 - 2011
Charles J. Knapp
Charles J. Knapp
American politician (1845-1916)
1845 - 1916
politician
Sophie Oxholm
Sophie Oxholm
Danish exhibition organizer
1848 - 1935
estate ownerevent producer
Oliver Brown
American baseball player
1849 - 1932
baseball player
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