Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 303 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Hy Hollinger
American journalist (1918–2015)
1918 - 2015
journalist
Harry Crane
American comedy writer (1914–1999)
1914 - 1999
screenwriter
Donald S. Strong
American political scientist (1912–1995)
1912 - 1995
political scientist
Charles H. Papas
Charles H. Papas
American applied physicist and electrical engineer
1918 - 2007
applied physicistelectrical engineerengineer
Chick Meehan
American basketball player
1917 - 2004
basketball player
Abraham H. Schenck
American politician (1775-1831)
1775 - 1831
politician
Katherine Cutler Ficken
American architect (1911-1968)
1911 - 1968
architect
Anne Poor
American painter (1918-2002)
1918 - 2002
painterartist
Mike Burke
Major League Baseball player
1854 - 1889
baseball player
Walter S. Graf
American cardiologist (1917–2015)
1917 - 2015
cardiologistphysician
Erni Cabat
American artist
1914 - 1994
architect
Daniel L. Herrmann
American jurist (1913-1991)
1913 - 1991
judge
James Emott
American politician (1771-1850)
1771 - 1850
politicianlawyerjudge
Richard Franko Goldman
American composer (1910-1980)
1910 - 1980
music educatormusicologistjournalist
Alfred E. Santangelo
Alfred E. Santangelo
American politician (1912–1978)
1912 - 1978
politicianlawyer
John Henri Isaac Browere
John Henri Isaac Browere
American sculptor best known for life-masks of famous men (Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette (1792-1834)
1792 - 1834
stone carversculptorpainter
Walter Shorenstein
American businessman (1915-2010)
1915 - 2010
businessperson
A.B.C. Whipple
American Journalist, Editor, Historian (1918–2013)
1918 - 2013
non-fiction writerjournalisthistorian
Norris M. Winslow
Norris M. Winslow
American businessman and industrialist (1835–1900)
1835 - 1900
bankerpolitician
Abraham Osheroff
American activist (1915-2008)
1915 - 2008
peace activist
Al Gardella
American baseball player (1918–2006)
1918 - 2006
baseball player
Albert Mannheimer
American screenwriter (1913-1972)
1913 - 1972
journalistscreenwriter
John G. McDowell
American politician
1794 - 1866
bankerpoliticianlawyer
Alex Levinsky
American-born Canadian ice hockey player
1910 - 1990
ice hockey player
Alexander Marshack
American archaeologist (1918-2004)
1918 - 2004
prehistorianarchaeologistjournalist
Alfred Freedman
American psychiatrist
1917 - 2011
university teacherpsychiatrist
Alfred Harvey
publisher
1913 - 1994
publisher
Fanny Purdy Palmer
Fanny Purdy Palmer
American author, poet, journalist, lecturer, social activist, clubwoman (1839–1923)
1839 - 1923
clubwomansocial activistlecturer
Helen Tanner Brodt
Helen Tanner Brodt
painter, the first white woman known to climb Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park
1838 - 1908
landscape painterportrait painterpainter
Alfred Szego
Alfred Szego
Austrian historian
1914 - 1991
historian
Almond E. Fisher
Medal of Honor recipient
1913 - 1982
military personnel
Alvin Roth
American bridge player, writer, and club owner (1914-2007)
1914 - 2007
bridge player
Andrew Boyd
American fencer (1910-2002)
1910 - 2002
fencer
Andy Karl
Andy Karl
American baseball player
1914 - 1989
baseball player
Ann Collins
American artist (1916-1999)
1916 - 1999
painter
George W. Schofield
American Civil War Union Brigadier General (1833-1882)
1833 - 1882
military leader
Arthur Iberall
American physicist (1918-2002)
1918 - 2002
physicist
Arthur Kantrowitz
American engineer
1913 - 2008
engineerscientist
Robert Lewers
Robert Lewers
American businessperson
1836 - 1924
businessperson
Babe Young
Babe Young
American baseball player
1914 - 1983
baseball player
John Duer
John Duer
American jurist (1782–1858)
1782 - 1852
authorlawyerjudge
Ellen Sergeant Rude
Ellen Sergeant Rude
American writer, poet, temperance activist (1838-1916)
1838 - 1916
temperance workerpoetwriter
Barbara Howes
American writer (1914-1996)
1914 - 1996
poetwriter
Martha B. O'Donnell
Martha B. O'Donnell
American temperance worker, editor, publisher, suffragist (1836-1925)
1837 - 1925
magazine editortemperance workermagazine and newspaper publisher
Minerva Brace Norton
Minerva Brace Norton
American educator, author (1837-1894)
1837 - 1894
writer
Esther Baker Steele
Esther Baker Steele
American educator, author, philanthropist (1835-1911)
1835 - 1911
writer
Sarah C. Hall
Sarah C. Hall
American physician
1832 - 1926
suffragistphysician
Mary Galentine Fenner
Mary Galentine Fenner
American author, poet, litterateur (1839-1903)
1839 - 1903
poetwriter
John Chambers White
British Royal Navy admiral (1768-1845)
1768 - 1845
naval officer
John Brodhead Beck
John Brodhead Beck
American medico-legal expert and physician
1794 - 1851
lawyerphysician
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