Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 326 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Ara Gallant
American photographer (1932–1990)
1932 - 1990
fashion photographerphotographer
Alan Gerry
American businessman
1929
businessperson
Ron Hargrave
American actor and musician
1929 - 2023
actor
Owen H. Johnson
American politician in New York (1929-2014)
1929 - 2014
politician
Morton Birnbaum
American physician
1926 - 2005
psychiatristlawyer
Paul Marks
American oncologist
1926 - 2020
oncologistgeneticist
Ken Greengrass
American music and television producer (1926-2014)
1926 - 2014
television producer
John F. Kurtzke
John F. Kurtzke
American neuroepidemologist
1926 - 2015
epidemiologistneurologistprofessor
Eleanor Owen
journalist, professor, actress, mental health professional
1921 - 2022
mental health professionalstage actorjournalist
Wendell Garner
American psychologist
1921 - 2008
psychologist
John Watts
John Watts
Merchant and councillor of colonial New York (1715–1789)
1715 - 1789
politician
Zander Hollander
American sportswriter (1923-2014)
1923 - 2014
sports journalistjournalist
John Slonczewski
American physicist (1929–2019)
1929 - 2019
researcherphysicist
Norman Thaddeus Vane
screenwriter, producer, film director
1928 - 2015
film directorscreenwriter
Vladimir Nikiforov
American ice hockey player
1987 - 2022
ice hockey player
William C. Thompson
American politician and judge, New York
1924 - 2018
politician
Elizabeth Eden
American trans woman
1946 - 1987
John Udell
John Udell
American farmer and Baptist lay preacher
1795 - 1874
diarist
Walter Schneir
American writer (1927-2009)
1927 - 2009
journalistwriter
Walter T. Galligan
Walter T. Galligan
United States general (1925–2010)
1925 - 2010
military officer
Warren Forma
documentary filmmaker
1923 - 2014
film director
Seymour Boardman
American artist (1921–2005)
1921 - 2005
artist
William E. Tuttle, Jr.
William E. Tuttle, Jr.
American politician, New Jersey (1870-1923)
1870 - 1923
politician
Abigail Mott
Abigail Mott
American Quaker, abolitionist and women's rights activist (1795-1846)
1795 - 1846
feministabolitionisthuman rights defender
Alexander Hodgdon Stevens
Alexander Hodgdon Stevens
American surgeon (1789-1869)
1789 - 1869
surgeonphysician
Donald F. Klein
American psychiatrist (1928-2019)
1928 - 2019
psychiatristphysician
Nicholas B. Doe
U.S. Representative from New York
1786 - 1856
politicianlawyer
Bernard Spindel
Bernard Spindel
American surveillance and wiretapping expert (1923–1971)
1923 - 1971
aircraft pilot
Roscoe Hansen
American gridiron football player
1929 - 2020
American football player
Norman Olsen
American football player (1921-1977)
1921 - 1977
American football player
Helen Davis
Helen Davis
American drama teacher, actress and politician (1926–2015)
1926 - 2015
politicianactor
Al Moschetti
American basketball player
1920 - 2007
basketball player
Charles Wolf, Jr
American economic advisor (1924–2016)
1924 - 2016
political scientisteconomist
Robert M. Leeds
(1920-2000)
1920 - 2000
film editorfilm director
Richard F. McKiniry
Richard F. McKiniry
American politician (1878-1950)
1878 - 1950
politicianlawyerjudge
Danny Winchell
musical artist
1926 - 2011
record producercomposer
Helen F. North
American classical philologist
1921 - 2012
classical philologistuniversity teacher
Jerry Gershwin
American movie producer
1926 - 1997
film producerbusinessperson
Stanley Stahl
American banker and real estate investor
1924 - 1999
banker
Edith Graef McGeer
American neuroscientist
1923 - 2023
neuroscientist
Vincent O'Rourke
Vincent O'Rourke
former US Navy Captain and naval aviator
1922 - 2011
United States Naval Aviator
Stella Waitzkin
American artist (1920–2003)
1920 - 2003
painter
Vincent Smith
American artist (1929–2003)
1929 - 2003
printmakerpainter
Millicent Dillon
American writer (1925–2025)
1925 - 2025
novelistbiographerwriter
Vivian Perlis
Vivian Perlis
American musicologist (1928-2019)
1928 - 2019
music historianmusicologist
Ralph Hutchinson
Ralph Hutchinson
American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1878-1935)
1878 - 1935
American football playerathletics competitorbaseball player
Melancton Smith
Melancton Smith
American politician (1744-1798)
1744 - 1798
politician
Jud Kinberg
American film producer and screenwriter (1925–2016)
1925 - 2016
film producerscreenwriter
Louis Jolyon West
American psychiatrist (1924–1999)
1924 - 1999
political activistuniversity teacherpsychiatrist
Rip Van Dam
Rip Van Dam
New York politician, acting governor
1660 - 1749
merchantpolitician
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