Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 37 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Adam Rich
Adam Rich
American actor (1968–2023)
1968 – 2023
television actoractor
Joe Roberts
Joe Roberts
American actor (1871–1923)
1871 – 1923
film actorstage actoractor
Benjamin Bradshaw
Olympic wrestler (1879-1960)
1879 – 1960
amateur wrestler
James Kirke Paulding
James Kirke Paulding
American writer (1778–1860)
1778 – 1860
novelistpoliticianpoet
John Howard Payne
John Howard Payne
American actor and writer (1791-1852)
1791 – 1852
librettiststage actorlyricist
Samuel Curtis
Samuel Curtis
American Union Army general (1805–1866)
1805 – 1866
military officerpoliticianlawyer
John Hoben
American rower (1884-1915)
1884 – 1915
rower
Samuel Wells Williams
Samuel Wells Williams
U.S. linguist, missionary, diplomat, naturalist and Sinologist (1812–1884)
1812 – 1884
scientific collectorjapanologistsinologist
John Bidwell
John Bidwell
American politician (1819-1900)
1819 – 1900
mountaineerexplorerenvironmentalist
Emma Stebbins
Emma Stebbins
American sculptor (1815-1882)
1815 – 1882
sculptorartist
Susan Warner
Susan Warner
American writer (1819-1885)
1819 – 1885
novelistchildren's writerwriter
Eliza Farnham
Eliza Farnham
American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform
1815 – 1864
essayistsuffragistnovelist
William W. Belknap
William W. Belknap
Union Army general (1829-1890)
1829 – 1890
military officerpoliticianlawyer
James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
American businessman and father of American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1828–1900)
1828 – 1900
entrepreneur
Henry Warner Slocum Sr.
Henry Warner Slocum Sr.
United States general, politician (1827–1894)
1827 – 1894
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Julius Sterling Morton
Julius Sterling Morton
American politician (1832-1902)
1832 – 1902
botanistgovernorpolitician
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
general in the Union Army during the American Civil War
1830 – 1882
soldiercivil engineerbotanist
Lucy Hobbs Taylor
Lucy Hobbs Taylor
19th-century American school teacher and dentist
1833 – 1910
dentist
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
American politician (1848-1919)
1848 – 1919
aristocratdiplomatpolitician
Amanda Jones
Amanda Jones
American author and inventor (1835–1914)
1835 – 1914
inventorpoetwriter
Theodore M. Davis
Theodore M. Davis
American lawyer and egyptologist (1837–1915)
1838 – 1915
art collectornecropolis scholaranthropologist
James Gordon Bennett Jr.
James Gordon Bennett Jr.
American publisher (1841–1918)
1841 – 1918
polo playerpublisherjournalist
Charles Stebbins Fairchild
Charles Stebbins Fairchild
American lawyer, politician (1842–1924)
1842 – 1924
businesspersonlawyer
George Bird Grinnell
George Bird Grinnell
American anthropologist (1849-1938)
1849 – 1938
anthropologistjournalistzoologist
Joseph Charles Arthur
Joseph Charles Arthur
American botanist (1850-1942)
1850 – 1942
scientific collectormycologistbotanist
Richard T. Ely
Richard T. Ely
United States economist and author (1854–1943)
1854 – 1943
social reformerhistorianeconomist
Edgar Alexander Mearns
Edgar Alexander Mearns
American ornithologist and field naturalist (1856-1916)
1856 – 1916
scientific collectormilitary physicianbotanist
Carl Akeley
Carl Akeley
American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, nature photographer (1864–1926)
1864 – 1926
scientific collectortaxidermistsculptor
Justus D. Barnes
Justus D. Barnes
American actor (1862-1946)
1862 – 1946
stage actoractor
Elsie de Wolfe
Elsie de Wolfe
American actress and interior decorator (1865-1950)
1865 – 1950
interior architecttheatre designerstage actor
Frank Shuman
Frank Shuman
American inventor (1862–1918)
1862 – 1918
inventorengineer
Frances Theodora Dana
Frances Theodora Dana
American botanist, naturalist and writer (1861 – 1952)
1861 – 1952
botanistwriternaturalist
Arthur Bowen Davies
Arthur Bowen Davies
American painter (1862-1928)
1862 – 1928
watercoloristprintmakerlithographer
Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer
actress (1868-1934)
1868 – 1934
film actorstage actoractor
Kate Gleason
Kate Gleason
American engineer and businesswoman (1865–1933)
1865 – 1933
engineerphilanthropistbusinessperson
Helen Westley
Helen Westley
American actress (1875–1942)
1875 – 1942
film actorstage actoractor
William Conklin
William Conklin
American actor (1872–1935)
1872 – 1935
film actorstage actoractor
Edmund Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer
actor (1874-1944)
1874 – 1944
film directoractor
Malcolm Whitman
Malcolm Whitman
American tennis player (1877-1932)
1877 – 1932
tennis player
Alfred Chester Beatty
Alfred Chester Beatty
American copper mining magnate (1875–1968)
1875 – 1968
art collectorarchaeologistentrepreneur
Joe Ruddy
American swimmer, water polo player and coach (1878–1962)
1878 – 1962
water polo coachwater polo playerswimmer
Harry C. Oberholser
Harry C. Oberholser
American ornithologist (1870–1963)
1870 – 1963
university teacherornithologistbiologist
Robert LeRoy
Robert LeRoy
US tennis player
1885 – 1946
tennis player
Adolf Erbslöh
Adolf Erbslöh
German painter (1881-1947)
1881 – 1947
painter
James Francis McIntyre
James Francis McIntyre
Catholic cardinal (1886–1979)
1886 – 1979
Catholic bishopCatholic priestwriter
Blanche Stuart Scott
Blanche Stuart Scott
aviator (1885-1970)
1884 – 1970
aircraft pilotdriverscreenwriter
Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat
American actor (1889–1970)
1889 – 1970
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Mae Costello
Mae Costello
American actress (1882-1929)
1882 – 1929
film actorstage actoractor
Helen Gardner
Helen Gardner
American actress (1884-1968)
1884 – 1968
costume designerstage actorscreenwriter
David Munson
athletics competitor (1884–1953)
1884 – 1953
athletics competitor
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