Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 3 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller
American writer
1923 – 1999
autobiographerprose writernovelist
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
American actor, comedian and director (1920–2000)
1920 – 2000
film actortelevision actordirector
Joseph Henry
Joseph Henry
American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian (1797-1878)
1797 – 1878
meteorologistart historianuniversity teacher
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
American outlaw and gunfighter (1859–1881)
1859 – 1881
brigandranch handgambler
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin
American actor (1924–1987)
1924 – 1987
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Paul Berg
Paul Berg
American biochemist, Professor emeritus at Stanford University & Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1926–2023)
1926 – 2023
molecular biologistbiochemistresearcher
Ruth Benedict
Ruth Benedict
American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948)
1887 – 1948
anthropologist
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
American physician, geneticist and Nobel prize winner (1925–2011)
1925 – 2011
virologistanthropologistgeneticist
George Cukor
George Cukor
American film director and producer (1899–1983)
1899 – 1983
producerdirectortheatre director
Marvin Minsky
Marvin Minsky
American cognitive scientist (1927-2016)
1927 – 2016
artificial intelligence researcherphilosopheruniversity teacher
George E. Smith
George E. Smith
Nobel prize winning American physicist
1930 – 2025
inventorphysicistphotographer
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
American actor (1932–1992)
1932 – 1992
film actorfilm directorsinger
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
American singer (1926–2023)
1926 – 2023
jazz singerrecording artistautobiographer
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
American actress and television producer (1936-2017)
1936 – 2017
television actormanufacturerfilm actor
David Baltimore
David Baltimore
American biologist and Nobel laureate (1938–2025)
1938 – 2025
Nobel Prize winnervirologistmicrobiologist
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
American actor (1927–2011)
1927 – 2011
autobiographertelevision actorfilm actor
Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk
American politician and gay rights activist (1930–1978)
1930 – 1978
LGBTQ rights activistnaval officerhuman rights defender
Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme
American filmmaker (1944–2017)
1944 – 2017
film screenwriterproducerfilm actor
Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)
1941 – 2002
evolutionary biologistpaleontologist
Melvin Schwartz
Melvin Schwartz
American experimental physicist (1932-2006)
1932 – 2006
university teacherphysicist
Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach
American actor (1915–2014)
1915 – 2014
autobiographertelevision actorfilm actor
Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall
American actress, director and producer (1943–2018)
1943 – 2018
film actortelevision actordancer
Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan
American economist and financial advisor (born 1926)
1926
jazz musicianconsultantbanker
George Eastman
George Eastman
American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer (1854–1932)
1854 – 1932
patron of the artsphilanthropistinventor
Robert Solow
Robert Solow
American economist (1924–2023)
1924 – 2023
university teachereconomistprofessor
Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
American mythologist, writer and lecturer (1904–1987)
1904 – 1987
documentary participanthistorian of religionmythologist
Alvin Toffler
Alvin Toffler
American writer, futurist and businessman
1928 – 2016
essayistsociologistjournalist
Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger
American birth control activist and nurse (1879–1966)
1879 – 1966
feministwomen's rights activisttrade unionist
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
American comic book artist (1917–1994)
1917 – 1994
pencillercomics writerstoryboard artist
Shirley Booth
Shirley Booth
American actress (1898–1992)
1898 – 1992
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Roger Y. Tsien
Roger Y. Tsien
American biochemist (1952-2016)
1952 – 2016
cell biologistbiophysicistbiochemist
Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero
American actor (1907–1994)
1907 – 1994
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Arthur Kornberg
Arthur Kornberg
American biochemist
1918 – 2007
non-fiction writerbiochemistuniversity teacher
Chuck McCann
Chuck McCann
American voice actor and comedian (1934-2018)
1934 – 2018
stand-up comedianfilm actortelevision actor
Robert Nozick
Robert Nozick
American political philosopher (1938–2002)
1938 – 2002
philosopherpolitical scientistuniversity teacher
Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
American actress (1917–1975)
1917 – 1975
film actortelevision actormodel
Hermann Joseph Muller
Hermann Joseph Muller
American biologist (1890–1967)
1890 – 1967
biophysicistgeneticistuniversity teacher
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland
American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor (1900-1990)
1900 – 1990
musicologistmusic educatorjazz musician
John Fenn
John Fenn
American analytical chemist (1917–2010)
1917 – 2010
university teacherchemist
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
American actor (1925–2002)
1925 – 2002
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Stanley Cohen
Stanley Cohen
American biochemist
1922 – 2020
biochemistendocrinologistphysiologist
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm
first black woman elected to the United States Congress (1924-2005)
1924 – 2005
politician
Michelle Trachtenberg
Michelle Trachtenberg
American actress (1985–2025)
1985 – 2025
producerfilm actortelevision actor
William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
1801 – 1872
foreign ministerdiplomatjurist
Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde
American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992)
1934 – 1992
feministwomen's rights activistessayist
Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens
American actor and comedian (1952–2023)
1952 – 2023
video game actortelevision writerfilm screenwriter
David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller
American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)
1915 – 2017
commissioned armed forces officersautobiographerphilanthropist
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
American biochemist and geneticist (1927-2010)
1927 – 2010
molecular biologistneuroscientistgeneticist
Herman Hollerith
Herman Hollerith
American statistician and inventor（1860-1929）
1860 – 1929
statisticianinventorentrepreneur
Clara Bow
Clara Bow
American actress (1905–1965)
1905 – 1965
film actoractor
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