Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 322 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Jonas A. Hughston
American politician
1808 - 1862
politicianlawyer
Roy Boehm
Roy Boehm
Navy SEAL
1924 - 2008
military officer
Eliza Emily Chappell Porter
First public school teacher in Chicago, Illinois
1801 - 1888
teacher
Ruth Narramore
Ruth Narramore
American writer
1923 - 2010
journalistpoetwriter
Sal Yvars
Sal Yvars
American baseball catcher
1924 - 2008
baseball player
Donald Manes
Donald Manes
American politician in New York (1934-1986)
1934 - 1986
politician
Sanford Friedman
American writer (1928-2010)
1928 - 2010
novelist
Donald Marron
American financier (1934–2019)
1934 - 2019
art collectorfinancierbanker
William Virgil Peck
Ohio Jurist (1804-1877)
1804 - 1877
lawyerjudge
William Kelly
American politician (1807-1872)
1807 - 1872
politician
William Curtis Noyes
William Curtis Noyes
American lawyer (1805–1864)
1805 - 1864
politicianlawyer
William C. Hasbrouck
William C. Hasbrouck
American politician (1800-1870)
1800 - 1870
politician
William B. Wright
New York judge (1806-1868)
1806 - 1868
politicianlawyerjudge
Verplanck Van Antwerp
Verplanck Van Antwerp
Union Army general (1807–1875)
1807 - 1875
military officer
Truman Head
Truman Head
Union Army soldier
1809 - 1875
George Law
American financier
1806 - 1881
businessperson
Frederick Styles Agate
American artist (1803-1844)
1803 - 1844
painter
Grace Glueck
American journalist
1926 - 2022
journalist
H. Hugh Fudenberg
Discredited immunologist and immunogeneticist
1928 - 2014
anti-vaccine activistimmunologistmicrobiologist
Arthur Edgehill
Jazz drummer
1926 - 2024
jazz musicianmusician
Harold A. Scheraga
American chemist
1921 - 2020
biophysicistuniversity teacherchemist
Jackie Mills
American jazz musician
1922 - 2010
film score composersongwritermusician
Michael Forrestal
Michael Forrestal
American government official during the Vietnam War era
1927 - 1989
lawyer
Donald R. Deskins
Donald R. Deskins
American football player professor of urban geography and sociology (1932–2013)
1932 - 2013
American football playersociologistgeographer
Dorothy Dinnerstein
Feminist activist and author (1923-1992)
1923 - 1992
feministactivistpsychologist
Frances Adeline Seward
Frances Adeline Seward
First Lady of New York
1805 - 1865
First Lady
Esbon Blackmar
American politician (1805-1857)
1805 - 1857
military officerpolitician
Sammy Benskin
American musician (1922–1992)
1922 - 1992
musicianpianist
Doreen Cannon
American actress (1930-1995)
1930 - 1995
actor
Albert Gallatin Ellis
Albert Gallatin Ellis
American politician (1800–1885)
1800 - 1885
publisherjournalisteditor
Abraham Van Buren
Abraham Van Buren
United States Army paymaster, eldest son of US President Martin Van Buren (1807-1873)
1807 - 1873
secretarymilitary personnel
Charles Muscatine
American academic (1920–2010)
1920 - 2010
literary scholarscholar of Englishuniversity teacher
James Patrick Mahoney
American priest
1925 - 2002
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Lou Perez
American flautist, pianist, violinist, bandleader, composer and arranger
1928 - 2005
flautistfilm producermusic arranger
Kathy Barr
American singer (1929-2008)
1929 - 2008
singer
Arthur Kramer
Arthur Kramer
American lawyer (1927-2008)
1927 - 2008
lawyer
John Battles
John Battles
American singer (1921-2009)
1921 - 2009
singer
Peter O. Steiner
American economist
1922 - 2010
university teachereconomist
Martha MacGuffie
Reconstructive surgeon
1924 - 2011
surgeonphysician
Howard Brockway
American composer (1870–1951)
1870 - 1951
composer
Bill Aswad
American politician (1922-2015)
1922 - 2015
politicianengineer
Irving Mondschein
American decathlete (1924-2015)
1924 - 2015
decathleteAmerican football player
Allan Blank
American composer
1925 - 2013
composer
James Prigoff
James Prigoff
photographer (1927-2021)
1927 - 2021
photographer
Louis Calabro
American composer (1926-1991)
1926 - 1991
composer
Harvey Littleton
Artist, educator (1922-2013)
1922 - 2013
designerglass artistartist
William J. McGill
American psychologist, author, academic administrator, and 16th president of Columbia University
1922 - 1997
academic
James A. Lebenthal
American business person, author, copywriter and filmmaker (1928-2014)
1928 - 2014
producerfilm producerauthor
Frank Proschan
American mathematician (1921-2003)
1921 - 2003
university teachermathematician
George Seligman
American mathematician
1927 - 2024
university teachermathematician
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