Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 316 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Selim E. Woodworth
Selim E. Woodworth
American naval officer and politician
1815 - 1871
military officerpolitician
Howard Moss
American poet, dramatist, editor (1922-1987)
1922 - 1987
librettistjournalistpoet
Eugene Owen Smith
American biographer (1929–2012)
1929 - 2012
journalistbiographerhistorian
I. Leo Glasser
I. Leo Glasser
American judge
1924
lawyerjudge
Tom Paley
American folk musician
1928 - 2017
banjoistguitarist
Francis N. Bangs
Francis N. Bangs
American lawyer
1828 - 1885
lawyer
Francis K. Shattuck
Francis K. Shattuck
mayor of Oakland, California (1824-1898)
1824 - 1898
politician
Francis Forshew
Francis Forshew
American photographer (1827–1895)
1827 - 1895
photographer
Foxhall A. Parker, Jr.
Foxhall A. Parker, Jr.
United States Navy officer (1821-1879)
1821 - 1879
military officer
Eugene Augustus Hoffman
Eugene Augustus Hoffman
American priest (1829–1902)
1829 - 1902
religious figure
Elliott Anthony
Elliott Anthony
American judge (1827–1898)
1827 - 1898
lawyerjudge
Ralph Wilcox
Ralph Wilcox
American politician in Oregon (1818-1877)
1818 - 1877
politician
Porter Hazelton
American politician in Michigan (1812-1870)
1812 - 1870
politician
Orson S. Head
Orson S. Head
American politician in Wisconsin (1817-1875)
1817 - 1875
politicianlawyer
Gilbert Gottlieb
American psychologist (1929–2006)
1929 - 2006
university teacherpsychologist
Melancton Smith
Melancton Smith
United States Navy officer
1810 - 1893
military officer
Justin Rolph Loomis
Justin Rolph Loomis
American academic
1810 - 1898
academic
Julius White
Julius White
American officer and diplomat (1816–1890)
1816 - 1890
military officerdiplomatpolitician
Arthur H. Nadel
American film and television director, producer, screenwriter and editor (1921–1990)
1921 - 1990
film editordirectorfilm director
Priscilla Johnson McMillan
Priscilla Johnson McMillan
American author and historian (1928-2021)
1928 - 2021
journalisttranslatorhistorian
Joseph Boskin
American academic
1929 - 2025
historian
Paul Frederick Zweifel
Paul Frederick Zweifel
American nuclear physicist
1929 - 2017
nuclear physicistphysicist
Violet B. Haas
American applied mathematician
1926 - 1986
engineering teacherapplied mathematicianuniversity teacher
Betsy Wade
American journalist and first woman copyeditor at The New York Times (1929-2020)
1929 - 2020
journalisteditorcolumnist
Barbara Gray
Barbara Gray
politician in Massachusetts, US (1926–2014)
1926 - 2014
politician
Asa Adgate
American politician (1767-1832)
1767 - 1832
politicianlawyerjudge
Irving Feldman
American poet, professor
1928
poet
Irving Lefkowitz
Control theorist
1921 - 2015
electrical engineerscientist
Irving Singer
American philosophy professor (1925-2015)
1925 - 2015
philosopheruniversity teacher
Godfrey A. Rockefeller
American aviator (1924–2010)
1924 - 2010
helicopter pilot
Greg Garrison
Greg Garrison
American television director and producer (1924–2005)
1924 - 2005
television directorfilm directortelevision producer
H. Jack Geiger
H. Jack Geiger
American physician (1925–2020)
1925 - 2020
epidemiologistphysician
Hannah Tompkins
American artist (1920-1995)
1920 - 1995
painter
Harold Butler
American businessman (1921–1998)
1921 - 1998
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Harold D. Langley
American diplomat and naval historian (1925–2020)
1925 - 2020
church historianhistorian
Harold Finger
Harold Finger
American aeronautical nuclear engineer
1924
engineer
Harold Hyman
American historian (1924–2023)
1924 - 2023
university teacherhistorian
Harry Julian Fink
American screenwriter (1923–2001)
1923 - 2001
screenwriter
Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.
American businessman (1926–2008)
1926 - 2008
banker
Harvey Lichtenstein
American dancer (1929-2017)
1929 - 2017
dancer
J. Robert Harris
American composer (1925-2000)
1925 - 2000
composer
Jack Kroll
American film critic
1926 - 2000
film criticjournalist
Jack Landau
American theatre director
1924 - 1966
theatre directortelevision director
Henry Bell Van Rensselaer
Henry Bell Van Rensselaer
Union Army general, American politician in New York (1810-1864)
1810 - 1864
Brigadegeneralmilitary officerpolitician
Jacob Brinkerhoff
Jacob Brinkerhoff
American politician
1810 - 1880
politicianlawyerjudge
James H. Donovan
James H. Donovan
American businessman and politician
1923 - 1990
politician
James L. Wright
American politician (1925–1990)
1925 - 1990
politician
James Michaels
American journalist and magazine editor
1921 - 2007
journalist
James N. Gabriel
American judge (1923-1991)
1923 - 1991
lawyerjudge
James Strauch
American fencer (1921-1998)
1921 - 1998
fencer
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