Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 34 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Otis Barton
Otis Barton
American deep-sea diver, inventor, and actor (1899-1992)
1899 – 1992
competitive diverfilm actorfilm producer
Dave Fleischer
Dave Fleischer
American animation film director and film producer (1894-1979)
1894 – 1979
film producerfilm directoranimator
Eddie Gribbon
Eddie Gribbon
American actor (1890-1965)
1890 – 1965
film actoractor
Irving Caesar
Irving Caesar
American composer and lyricist (1895–1996)
1895 – 1996
librettistlyricistsongwriter
William Henry Chamberlin
William Henry Chamberlin
American historian and journalist (1897-1969)
1897 – 1969
journalisthistorianwriter
Gladys Brockwell
Gladys Brockwell
American actress (1893-1929)
1893 – 1929
film actorstage actoractor
Con Conrad
Con Conrad
American songwriter, record producer (1891-1938)
1891 – 1938
songwritermusicianrecord producer
Israel Albert Horowitz
American chess player (1907–1973)
1907 – 1973
non-fiction writerchess playerjournalist
Robert Ellis
Robert Ellis
American actor and film director (1892-1974)
1892 – 1974
film actorfilm directoractor
Frederica Sagor Maas
Frederica Sagor Maas
playwright, essayist and author
1900 – 2012
autobiographeressayistjournalist
Beatrix Loughran
Beatrix Loughran
figure skater (1900-1975)
1900 – 1975
figure skating coachfigure skatercoach
Eleanor Audley
Eleanor Audley
American actress (1905-1991)
1905 – 1991
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Philip Dunne
Philip Dunne
American writer, producer, director (1908-1992)
1908 – 1992
manufacturerdirectorfilm producer
Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen
American golfer (1902–1999)
1902 – 1999
golfer
Jan Peerce
Jan Peerce
American opera singer (1904–1984)
1904 – 1984
opera singerstage actormusician
Anita Garvin
Anita Garvin
American actress (1907–1994)
1906 – 1994
film actorZiegfeld girlactor
Will Lee
American actor (1908–1982)
1908 – 1982
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Gladys Egan
Gladys Egan
actress (1900-1985)
1900 – 1985
film actoractor
Joseph H. Lewis
Joseph H. Lewis
film director (1907-2000)
1907 – 2000
film directortelevision director
Sanford Meisner
American actor and acting teacher (1905-1997)
1905 – 1997
drama teacherpedagogueactor
Jacob Javits
Jacob Javits
American politician (1904-1986)
1904 – 1986
lecturersalespersonauthor
William Sterling Cole
William Sterling Cole
American politician (1904-1987)
1904 – 1987
investorpoliticianlawyer
Albert Maltz
Albert Maltz
American writer (1908–1985)
1908 – 1985
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Roger Tory Peterson
American naturalist, ornithologist and writer (1908–1996)
1908 – 1996
ornithologistpainterillustrator
Frank Henry
Frank Henry
American equestrian (1909–1989)
1909 – 1989
event riderdressage rider
Barbara Jo Allen
Barbara Jo Allen
American actress (1906-1974)
1906 – 1974
dub actorfilm actorvoice actor
Gene Raymond
Gene Raymond
actor, singer, composer, producer, director
1908 – 1998
television actorfilm directoraircraft pilot
Henry Dreyfuss
Henry Dreyfuss
American industrial designer (1904–1972)
1904 – 1972
designerbusinessperson
Ivan Brown
bobsledder (1908–1963)
1908 – 1963
bobsledderOlympic championathlete
Tom Tyler
Tom Tyler
American actor (1903–1954)
1903 – 1954
film actoractor
Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart
American actor (1908-1986)
1908 – 1986
film actortelevision actordirector
John Emery
John Emery
American actor (1905–1964)
1905 – 1964
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Eric Linden
Eric Linden
American actor (1909-1994)
1909 – 1994
actor
Agnes Geraghty
Agnes Geraghty
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1907-1974)
1907 – 1974
swimmer
David Burns
David Burns
actor, singer
1902 – 1971
stage actormusiciansinger
Melville Shavelson
American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author (1917–2007)
1917 – 2007
directorfilm producerfilm director
Theodore Hesburgh
Theodore Hesburgh
American theologian and university president (1917–2015)
1917 – 2015
theologianuniversity teacherCatholic priest
Hank Greenberg
Hank Greenberg
Baseball outfielder (1911–1986)
1911 – 1986
baseball player
Gustave Gilbert
American psychologist (1911–1977)
1911 – 1977
opinion journalistuniversity teacherpsychologist
John McGiver
John McGiver
American actor (1913–1975)
1913 – 1975
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
E. Howard Hunt
E. Howard Hunt
American intelligence officer and author (1918-2007)
1918 – 2007
spynovelistwriter
Machito
Machito
Latin jazz musician (1912-1984)
1912 – 1984
jazz musicianpercussionistbandleader
Doris Singleton
Doris Singleton
American actress (1919-2012)
1919 – 2012
film actortelevision actorsinger
Kay Medford
Kay Medford
American actress (1919–1980)
1919 – 1980
film actortelevision actorstage actor
John Hammond
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic (1910–1987)
1910 – 1987
musicianrecord producercomposer
John Berry
American film director (1917-1999)
1917 – 1999
film actordirectorfilm producer
Irene Sharaff
American costume designer for stage and screen (1910-1993)
1910 – 1993
fashion designerscenographercostume designer
Billy Fiske
Billy Fiske
American bobsledder and pilot (1911-1940)
1911 – 1940
skeleton racerbobsledderaircraft pilot
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley
American actor (1911-1998)
1911 – 1998
television actorfilm actorfilm producer
Jonathan Harris
Jonathan Harris
American character actor (1914–2002)
1914 – 2002
dub actorfilm actortelevision actor
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