Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 312 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Edwin O. Perrin
Edwin O. Perrin
American judge
1822 - 1889
lawyer
Edward Wright
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
1829 - 1901
military personnel
John Hunter
American politician from New York
1778 - 1852
politicianbusinessperson
Edward Carey Walker
Edward Carey Walker
American politician in Michigan (1820-1894)
1820 - 1894
politician
James Gopsill
James Gopsill
American politician (1823-1884)
1823 - 1884
politician
William Clarke Whitford
William Clarke Whitford
American politician (1828–1902)
1828 - 1902
politician
William Blake
American geologist of the 19th century
1826
geologist
Walter Van Dyke
Walter Van Dyke
American judge (1823-1905)
1823 - 1905
judgelawyer
Townsend Duryea
Townsend Duryea
American Australian photographer (1823-1888)
1823 - 1888
daguerreotypistphotographer
Tim N. Machin
American politician (1822-1905)
1822 - 1905
politicianlawyer
Thomas Whaley
Thomas Whaley
Early settler of San Diego (1823–1890)
1823 - 1890
politician
Thomas Coxon Acton Sr.
Thomas Coxon Acton Sr.
American police commissioner (1823-1898)
1823 - 1898
police commissionerbanker
John McNeese
John McNeese
American educator
1843 - 1914
educator
Christian B. Woodruff
American politician
1829 - 1871
politician
Charles P. Rogers
Charles P. Rogers
American banker (1829-1917)
1829 - 1917
banker
Charles N. Daniels
American architect
1828 - 1892
architect
Charles Henry Bryan
American politician (1822-1877)
1822 - 1877
politicianlawyerjudge
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe
American art collector
1828 - 1887
patron of the artsart collector
Caroline Gallup Reed
Caroline Gallup Reed
American educator (1821–1914)
1821 - 1914
educator
Bernard Kelly
American politician
1823
politician
Joe Sargent
American baseball player
1893 - 1950
baseball player
B. T. Roberts
B. T. Roberts
American free methodist bishop
1823 - 1893
clericfounderschool superintendent
Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr.
Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr.
American politician
1828 - 1894
politicianlawyerjudge
Andrew J. McGonnigle
United States Army general and Medal of Honor recipient
1829 - 1901
military personnel
Andrew Bryson
Andrew Bryson
United States admiral
1822 - 1892
military officer
Alfred M. Wood
Alfred M. Wood
politician and Union Army officer
1825 - 1895
politician
Alexander Brush
Alexander Brush
American politician (1824-1892)
1824 - 1892
politician
Albert Hobbs
American politician
1822 - 1897
politicianlawyerjudge
Adna Anderson
Adna Anderson
Engineer-in-Chief of the Northern Pacific Railroad
1827 - 1889
engineer
George Haas Jr.
polo player
1920 - 2006
polo player
Abel Streight
Abel Streight
Union Army general (1828–1892)
1828 - 1892
military officerwriter
Addison Niles
American judge (1832–1890)
1832 - 1890
lawyerjudge
Thomas S. Negus
19th century American businessman known for the manufacture and sale of marine chronometers. (1828–1894)
1828 - 1894
instrument maker
Silas Selleck
American businessman, daguerreotypist, ambrotypist, and early California photographer
1828 - 1885
ambrotypistdaguerreotypistphotographer
Floretta Allen Curtiss
Floretta Allen Curtiss
American botanist and phycologist (1822–1899)
1822 - 1899
scientific collectorphycologistbotanist
Mary Ann Ogden
Mary Ann Ogden
US art collector and museum benefactor (1825–1911)
1825 - 1911
art collectorphilanthropistpainter
Sarah Maria Clinton Perkins
Sarah Maria Clinton Perkins
American social reformer, Universalist minister, editor, author (1824-1905)
1824 - 1905
temperance workerabolitionistsocial reformer
Margaret Borland
Margaret Borland
American frontier rancher (1824-1873)
1824 - 1873
rancher
Mary Evalin Warren
Mary Evalin Warren
author and lecturer
1829 - 1904
suffragistwriter
Josephine Cushman Bateham
Josephine Cushman Bateham
American social reformer, editor, writer in the temperance movement (1829-1901)
1829 - 1901
temperance worker
Cornelia Collins Hussey
Cornelia Collins Hussey
American philanthropist, suffragist, writer (1827-1902)
1827 - 1902
suffragistwriter
Robert G. L. Leonori
Robert G. L. Leonori
American painter
1820 - 1905
painter
Mary Westbrook Van Deusen
Mary Westbrook Van Deusen
American author (1829-1908)
1829 - 1908
novelistchildren's writerwriter
St. Andre Durand Balcombe
St. Andre Durand Balcombe
American newspaper editor, politician and Indian agent (1829–1904)
1829 - 1904
editorpolitician
Ebba St. Claire
Ebba St. Claire
American baseball player (1921-1982)
1921 - 1982
baseball player
Eda LeShan
American writer (1922–2002)
1922 - 2002
family counselorpsychologistwriter
Edgar Kaplan
American bridge player, writer, editor, publisher, administrator, commentator
1925 - 1997
bridge player
Francis E. Merritt
American football player, college athletics administrator (1920-1995)
1920 - 1995
American football player
Augustus Robin
New Orleans engraver
1822 - 1898
engraver
Henry Boynton Clitz
Henry Boynton Clitz
class of 1845
1824 - 1888
military personnel
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