Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 36 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Dan Burros
Dan Burros
American neo-Nazi (1937–1965)
1937 – 1965
printer
Arlene Martel
Arlene Martel
American writer, actress and acting coach (1936–2014)
1936 – 2014
film actortelevision actorstage actor
John Keel
John Keel
American writer (1930-2009)
1930 – 2009
ufologistparapsychologistjournalist
Benjamin Barber
Benjamin Barber
Walt Whitman Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University (1939–2017)
1939 – 2017
university teacherpolitical scientist
Ray Danton
Ray Danton
American actor and director (1931-1992)
1931 – 1992
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Jackie McLean
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator (1931–2006)
1931 – 2006
recording artistjazz musiciansaxophonist
Jay Robinson
Jay Robinson
American actor (1930-2013)
1930 – 2013
film actortelevision actoractor
John Giorno
John Giorno
American writer (1936-2019)
1936 – 2019
conceptual artistperformance artistmusician
Paul Avrich
American historian (1931-2006)
1931 – 2006
university teacherpedagoguehistorian
Denise Alexander
Denise Alexander
American actress
1939 – 2025
film actortelevision actoractor
Don Kirshner
Don Kirshner
American songwriter, publisher, music producer, manager (1934–2011)
1934 – 2011
talent managersongwriterrecord producer
David Nelson
David Nelson
American actor, director, producer (1936-2011)
1936 – 2011
film actortelevision actordirector
Bruce C. Murray
Bruce C. Murray
American geologist and planetary scientist (1931-2013)
1931 – 2013
planetary geologistgeologist
Otis Blackwell
American songwriter (1931–2002)
1931 – 2002
songwriter
Sorrell Booke
Sorrell Booke
American actor (1930–1994)
1930 – 1994
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Herb Edelman
Herb Edelman
American actor (1933-1996)
1933 – 1996
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Robert L. Forward
American physicist, science fiction writer (1932–2002)
1932 – 2002
science fiction writernovelistastrophysicist
Harry Browne
Harry Browne
American writer and politician (1933–2006)
1933 – 2006
peace activistradio personalityfinancial analyst
Judith Love Cohen
American aerospace engineer (1933–2016)
1933 – 2016
military flight engineerpublisherwriter
Carmine Caridi
American actor (1934-2019)
1934 – 2019
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Laleh Bakhtiar
Laleh Bakhtiar
Iranian academic (1938-2020)
1938 – 2020
linguisttranslatorpsychologist
Carolyn McCarthy
Carolyn McCarthy
American politician (1944–2025)
1944 – 2025
nursepolitician
Ellen Meiksins Wood
Ellen Meiksins Wood
American marxist scholar (1942–2016)
1942 – 2016
political scientistuniversity teacherauthor
Alison Des Forges
Alison Des Forges
American historian and human rights activist
1942 – 2009
human rights defenderhistorian
David Bordwell
David Bordwell
American film historian (1947–2024)
1947 – 2024
film historianfilm theoristuniversity teacher
Robert Axelrod
Robert Axelrod
American actor (1949–2019)
1949 – 2019
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Charles W. Juels
Charles W. Juels
American astronomer (1944–2009)
1944 – 2009
psychiatristphysicianastronomer
Stephen Schneider
Stephen Schneider
American climatologist (1945–2010)
1945 – 2010
university teacherclimatologistbiologist
Chuck Blazer
Chuck Blazer
American soccer administrator (1945–2017)
1945 – 2017
sports officialfunctionarybusinessperson
Lynn Harrell
Lynn Harrell
American cellist (1944–2020)
1944 – 2020
music educatorcellistuniversity teacher
Laurie Bird
Laurie Bird
American actress, photographer (1953–1979)
1953 – 1979
film actorstage actoractor
Justin Raimondo
Justin Raimondo
American activist
1951 – 2019
peace activistbloggerjournalist
Gerry Conway
Gerry Conway
American comic book writer (1952–2026)
1952 – 2026
comics editorscience fiction writercomics writer
Sally Menke
American film editor (1953-2010)
1953 – 2010
film editor
Marilyn Mazur
Marilyn Mazur
Danish musician (1955–2025)
1955 – 2025
jazz musicianpercussionistmusician
Lou Pearlman
Lou Pearlman
American talent manager and fraudster (1954–2016)
1954 – 2016
talent managerimpresariorecord producer
Ronald DeFeo Jr.
Ronald DeFeo Jr.
American mass murderer (1951–2021)
1951 – 2021
Kevin Cosgrove
American insurance business executive; died during the September 11, 2001 attack (1955–2001)
1955 – 2001
deputy chairperson
Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill
American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955–2016)
1955 – 2016
journalistnews presenterwriter
Keith Green
Keith Green
American contemporary Christian musician and songwriter (1953–1982)
1953 – 1982
guitaristparsonsinger-songwriter
A. J. Pero
A. J. Pero
American drummer (1959–2015)
1959 – 2015
drummer
Denise Nickerson
Denise Nickerson
American actress (1957-2019)
1957 – 2019
film actortelevision actoractor
Stan Kirsch
American actor (1968-2020)
1968 – 2020
television actorfilm directoractor
Shock G
Shock G
American rapper (1963–2021)
1963 – 2021
rappersongwritermusician
Gary Winick
Gary Winick
American film producer (1961–2011)
1961 – 2011
art collectorfilm editordirector
Clifford Robinson
American basketball player (1966–2020)
1966 – 2020
reality television participantbasketball player
Fatman Scoop
Fatman Scoop
American hip-hop artist (1968–2024)
1968 – 2024
radio personalityhype manrapper
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