Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 315 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Henry Franklin Bronson
Henry Franklin Bronson
Canadian businessman (1817-1889)
1817 - 1889
businessperson
Dick Kleiner
American newspaper columnist
1921 - 2002
journalist
Halmer Hull Emmons
Halmer Hull Emmons
United States federal judge (1814-1877)
1814 - 1877
judge
Thomas Lawyer
Thomas Lawyer
American politician
1785 - 1868
politicianlawyer
Donald E. Adams
Donald E. Adams
United States Korean War flying ace (1921-1952)
1921 - 1952
air force officer
Donald Finkel
American writer (1929–2008)
1929 - 2008
poet
Donald Keats
American musician (1929–2018)
1929 - 2018
pianistcomposer
Douglas Fairbairn
American author (1926–1997)
1926 - 1997
novelist
E. Virgil Conway
Chairman of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NYC), lawyer
1929 - 2015
lawyer
Francis Paddock
Francis Paddock
19th-century American pioneer
1814 - 1889
politicianlawyerjudge
Chester Middlebrook Pierce
psychiatrist (1927-2016)
1927 - 2016
psychiatrist
Chuck Thompson
American musician (1926–1982)
1926 - 1982
musician
Jim Romano
American baseball player (1927-1990)
1927 - 1990
baseball player
Frank X. Altimari
Frank X. Altimari
United States federal judge (1928-1998)
1928 - 1998
lawyerjudge
Fred Hahn
Major League Baseball pitcher
1929 - 1984
baseball player
George D. Lamont
American politician (1819-1876)
1819 - 1876
politicianlawyerjudge
Edward Dorr Griffin Prime
American journalist
1814 - 1891
journalist
DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn
DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn
Union Army general
1818 - 1892
military officerpolitician
Emanuel Parzen
American statistician
1929 - 2016
statisticianmathematician
David Taylor
David Taylor
American politician and jurist from Wisconsin
1818 - 1891
politicianlawyerjudge
Edith Kaplan
American psychologist (1924–2009)
1924 - 2009
psychologist
Edmund Snow Carpenter
anthropologist
1922 - 2011
anthropologistarchaeologistcollector
Edward D. Ives
American folklorist
1925 - 2009
folklorist
Elliot Welles
Holocaust survivor
1927 - 2006
Nazis hunter
Erica Wilson
American embroidery designer (1928-2011)
1928 - 2011
artist
Henry Nicoll
American politician (1812-1879)
1812 - 1879
politicianlawyer
Frederic Tamler Sommers
American philosopher
1923 - 2014
philosopheruniversity teacherrabbi
Frederick Bagemihl
American mathematician
1920 - 2002
mathematician
Frederick I. Ordway III
American space scientist
1927 - 2014
scientist
Frederick Zugibe
Chief medical examiner of Rockland County, New York and forensic expert (1928-2013)
1928 - 2013
medical examinerpathologist
Gerard David Schine
Gerard David Schine
American politician
1927 - 1996
film producerbusinessperson
Peter L. Cunningham
Peter L. Cunningham
American politician in Connecticut (1814-1899)
1814 - 1899
politician
Gene Feist
American playwright and theater director (1923–2014)
1923 - 2014
theatre directorplaywright
George C. Pratt
American judge
1928 - 2025
lawyerjudge
George Francis Grady
United States Marine (1920-1942)
1920 - 1942
military personnel
George Gately
cartoonist
1928 - 2001
cartoonist
George Herman
American journalist (1920-2005)
1920 - 2005
journalist
George Maloney
baseball umpire (1928-2003)
1928 - 2003
baseball playerbaseball umpire
George Michael Cuomo
American writer (1929-2015)
1929 - 2015
novelist
George Olesen
American comic book artist
1924 - 2013
comics artist
George Weiss
American film producer
1921
producerfilm producer
Isaac V. Vanderpoel
New York lawyer and politician
1814 - 1871
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry Hardy Heins
American historian (1923–2003)
1923 - 2003
historian
Henry Stone
American record company executive, producer
1921 - 2014
music executiverecord producercomposer
Harmanus Peek
American politician
1781 - 1838
politicianlawyer
Joseph A. Haskin
Joseph A. Haskin
Mexican general
1818 - 1874
military personnel
Herbert Hill
Herbert Hill
American civil rights activist (1924–2004)
1924 - 2004
trade unionistuniversity teacherpolitician
Herbert Mitgang
American journalist (1920-2013)
1920 - 2013
manufactureropinion journalistjournalist
Killian Miller
American politician
1785 - 1859
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Richard P. Herrick
American politician (1791–1846)
1791 - 1846
politician
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