Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 321 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Orville Augustus Roorbach
American bibliographer, publisher, and bookseller; (1803-1861)
1803 - 1861
bibliographerbooksellerpublisher
Daniel Bushnell
Daniel Bushnell
American industrialist
1808 - 1891
businessperson
Henry Z. Hayner
American lawyer
1802 - 1874
politicianlawyerjudge
David Johnson
American lawyer (1809-1886)
1809 - 1886
politicianlawyerjudge
Piri Thomas
Puerto Rican poet (1928-2011)
1928 - 2011
poetwriter
Quentin L. Kopp
Quentin L. Kopp
American politician
1928
politician
Rafael Rivera García
American painter
1929 - 2014
muralistpainter
Reggie Pearman
Olympic track and field athlete (1924–2012)
1924 - 2012
athletics competitor
Robert L. Rose
American politician (1804-1877)
1804 - 1877
politician
Richard D. McCarthy
Richard D. McCarthy
American politician (1927–1995)
1927 - 1995
politician
Richard Gilman
American literary critic (1923-2006)
1923 - 2006
theatre criticliterary criticjournalist
Richard J. Cardamone
United States federal judge (1925–2015)
1925 - 2015
lawyerjudge
Richard Owen
United States federal judge (1922–2015)
1922 - 2015
juristlawyercomposer
Richard Walton
American politician (1928–2012)
1928 - 2012
politicianwriter
Richard P. Marvin
Richard P. Marvin
American judge (1803–1892)
1803 - 1892
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert Allen
American pianist, lyricist, and composer (1927–2000)
1927 - 2000
music executivelyricistsongwriter
Robert Branner
Robert Branner
American art historian (1927–1973)
1927 - 1973
archaeologistart historianhistorian
Peter McMartin
Peter McMartin
(1805-1870) American politician
1805 - 1870
politician
Robert Goldwin
Robert Goldwin
American political scientist
1922 - 2010
political scientist
Robert H. Dietz
Robert H. Dietz
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient (1921–1945)
1921 - 1945
Robert I. Levy
American psychiatrist and anthropologist (1924–2003)
1924 - 2003
anthropologistpsychiatrist
Robert J. Dixon
Robert J. Dixon
United States Air Force four-star general
1920 - 2003
military officer
Robert J. Gorlin
American academic (1923–2006)
1923 - 2006
stomatologistpathologistgeneticist
Robert Joseph Ward
American judge (1926-2003)
1926 - 2003
lawyerjudge
Robert Langbaum
American writer (1924-2020)
1924 - 2020
literary criticjournalist
Robert M. Miller
Veterinarian, Equine Behaviorist, Cartoonist, Author
1927 - 2024
horse trainer
Robert Mandell
Robert Mandell
American music conductor (1929-2020)
1929 - 2020
conductor
Robert Pack
American writer
1929 - 2023
literary scholaranthologistessayist
Robert Plonsey
American biomedical engineer (1924-2015)
1924 - 2015
biomedical engineeruniversity teacher
Robert H. Smith
American real estate developer and philanthropist (1928–2009)
1928 - 2009
real estate developerart collectorphilanthropist
Robert Sumner
Robert Sumner
American Baptist pastor and editor of a fundamentalist newspaper (1922–2016)
1922 - 2016
writer
Robert V. Remini
Robert V. Remini
American historian (1921–2013)
1921 - 2013
historianprofessorwriter
Robert Vickrey
American painter (1926-2011)
1926 - 2011
painter
Morris Franklin
Morris Franklin
American politician
1801 - 1885
politician
Roberto Gari
Artist, actor (1920-2008)
1920 - 2008
artistactor
Rocke Mastroserio
American comic artist
1927 - 1968
penciller
M. Lindley Lee
M. Lindley Lee
American politician (1805-1876)
1805 - 1876
politician
Rosemary Kuhlmann
singer and actress (1922-2019)
1922 - 2019
opera singeractor
Penny Chenery
American racehorse owner and breeder (1922–2017)
1922 - 2017
businessperson
Pete Morisi
Comic writer (1928–2003)
1928 - 2003
comics artistwriter
Obadiah Titus
American politician (1789-1854)
1789 - 1854
politicianlawyerjudge
Peter Daland
Peter Daland
American swimming coach (1921-2014)
1921 - 2014
swimming coachswimmer
Peter Gimbel
American filmmaker and photographer (1927–1987)
1927 - 1987
film producerfilm directorphotographer
Peter Golfinopoulos
American artist (1928–2024)
1928 - 2024
university teacherpainter
Peter Swerling
American radar pioneer (1929–2000)
1929 - 2000
scientist
Josiah Failing
Josiah Failing
Businessman and mayor of Portland, Oregon 1853–1855
1806 - 1877
politician
Joseph Rockwell Swan
Joseph Rockwell Swan
Ohio Jurist
1802 - 1884
lawyerjudge
Harold Friedman
American chemist (1923-2005)
1923 - 2005
university teacherchemist
Joseph G. Masten
Joseph G. Masten
American politician (1809-1871)
1809 - 1871
politicianlawyer
Jonathan D. Stevenson
Jonathan D. Stevenson
American politician (1800–1894)
1800 - 1894
politician
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