Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 323 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

William Sands
film editor
1929 - 1984
film editor
Dorothy Miner
American lawyer (1936-2008)
1936 - 2008
lawyer
Duke Carmel
Duke Carmel
American baseball player (1937–2021)
1937 - 2021
baseball player
Dutch Dotterer
Dutch Dotterer
American baseball player (1931–1999)
1931 - 1999
baseball player
Walter Pierce
American architect (1920-2013)
1920 - 2013
architect
William J. Pattison
United States Navy Navy Cross recipient
1921 - 1943
military personnel
Herbert Greene
Herbert Greene
American conductor and arranger (1921–1985)
1921 - 1985
bandleadermusicianconductor
Kim Williams
naturalist, writer, radio personality
1923 - 1986
journalistradio personalitynaturalist
Nicholas Wahl
American historian
1928 - 1996
university teacherhistorian
James Gahagan
American artist
1927 - 1999
painter
John Henry Hobart Haws
American politician (1809-1858)
1809 - 1858
politicianlawyer
Lou Steele
American broadcaster (1928-2001)
1928 - 2001
radio personalityactor
Nachman Bulman
American rabbi
1925 - 2002
translatorrabbi
Charles Stuart Tripler
Charles Stuart Tripler
American general (1806-1866)
1806 - 1866
surgeon
Harold Cromer
American stage actor (1921-2013)
1921 - 2013
dancerstage actor
Alexander V. Fraser
American seaman, Chief of the Revenue Marine Bureau
1804 - 1868
military personnel
John Pearson
American politician, born 1802
1802 - 1875
politicianjudge
Duncan Pell
American politician (1807-1874)
1807 - 1874
politician
Herbert Keppler
American photographer (1925-2008)
1925 - 2008
journalistauthorphotographer
Elijah Fox Cook
American politician
1805 - 1886
politicianlawyer
Andrew Palmer
American politician (1808-1891)
1808 - 1891
journalistpolitician
Michael Frank
Michael Frank
American politician
1804 - 1894
journalisteditorpolitician
Henry John Whitehouse
Henry John Whitehouse
American Episcopol bishop (1803-1874)
1803 - 1874
Anglican priest
Cornelia Smith Bradford
American printer and newspaper editor
1800 - 1755
publisherprinter
Louis Antoine Godey
Louis Antoine Godey
American editor and publisher (1804-1878)
1804 - 1878
editor
Marvin Zelen
American biostatistician (1927-2014)
1927 - 2014
academicmathematician
John Williams
John Williams
American politician (1807-1875)
1807 - 1875
politician
Whitney Tower
American horse racing journalist
1923 - 1999
journalist
William Alfred
American playwright and Professor of English literature at Harvard University (1922–1999)
1922 - 1999
playwright
William B. Macomber, Jr.
William B. Macomber, Jr.
American diplomat
1921 - 2003
diplomat
William B. Williams
American DJ (1923–1986)
1923 - 1986
disc jockey
William C. Rybak
American politician (1921-2004)
1921 - 2004
politician
Lewis Selye
Lewis Selye
United States Representative from New York
1803 - 1883
politician
Sandy Howard
American film producer and television producer (1927–2008)
1927 - 2008
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Selah Tuthill
American politician (1771-1821)
1771 - 1821
politician
Joseph Gillespie
American politician
1809 - 1885
politicianjudge
Lawrence Pezzulo
Nicaraguan diplomat
1926 - 2017
diplomat
Larry Weinberg
American basketball executive and co-founder of the Portland Trail Blazers
1926 - 2019
basketball player
Lee R. Bobker
American filmmaker, producer, writer (1925-1999)
1925 - 1999
directorfilm producerfilm director
Jacob Houck
American politician (1801-1857)
1801 - 1857
politicianlawyer
Ebenezer J. Penniman
Ebenezer J. Penniman
American politician (1804-1890)
1804 - 1890
politician
Rufus Palen
American politician (1807-1844)
1807 - 1844
politician
Jay S. Rosenblatt
Developmental psychobiologist
1923 - 2014
psychologist
Gandy Brodie
American painter (1924-1975)
1924 - 1975
painter
John V. Byrne
John V. Byrne
American marine geologist and academic
1928 - 2024
oceanographer
Lemuel Stetson
Lemuel Stetson
American politician
1804 - 1868
juristpoliticianlawyer
Richard Strohman
biologist (1927-2009)
1927 - 2009
biologist
Joshua N. Goldberg
American Physicist and Educator (1925-2020)
1925 - 2020
physicist
Erwin Marquit
American physicist (1926-2015)
1926 - 2015
philosopherphysicist
Samuel Dickson
United States Representative from New York
1807 - 1858
politician
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