Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 38 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Ernest Gruening
Ernest Gruening
American politician (1887-1974)
1887 – 1974
journalisteditorgovernor
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
American actor (1889–1963)
1886 – 1963
film directoractor
Milton Avery
Milton Avery
American artist (1885–1965)
1885 – 1965
painterillustrator
Mabel Taliaferro
Mabel Taliaferro
actress (1887-1979)
1887 – 1979
suffragistfilm actoractor
Robert P. Patterson
Robert P. Patterson
American federal judge, Undersecretary of War, later Secretary of War (1891-1952)
1891 – 1952
military officerjuristpolitician
Harry Winston
American jeweller (1896–1978)
1896 – 1978
shopkeeperjewelry designerjeweler
Alan Washbond
bobsledder (1899–1965)
1899 – 1965
bobsledderOlympic championathlete
Henry DeWolf Smyth
Henry DeWolf Smyth
American physicist and diplomat (1898–1986)
1898 – 1986
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherdiplomat
Randall Thompson
Randall Thompson
American composer (1899–1984)
1899 – 1984
music educatormusicologistconductor
Hubert Stevens
bobsledder (1890–1950)
1890 – 1950
bobsledder
Edgar Anderson
American botanist (1897-1969)
1897 – 1969
geneticistbotanistbiologist
Gilbert Colgate
American bobsledder (1899-1965)
1899 – 1965
bobsledderathlete
Ruth Snyder
Ruth Snyder
American murderer (1895-1928)
1895 – 1928
murderer
Abel Kiviat
Abel Kiviat
American athletics competitor
1892 – 1991
athletics competitorbaseball playerathlete
Benjamin Harrison Freedman
Benjamin Harrison Freedman
American businessman (1890-1984)
1890 – 1984
entrepreneurpolitician
Benny Leonard
Benny Leonard
American boxer (1896-1947)
1896 – 1947
boxerathleteactor
George Macready
George Macready
American actor (1899-1973)
1899 – 1973
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Ann Shoemaker
Ann Shoemaker
American actress (1891-1978)
1891 – 1978
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Paul Creston
Paul Creston
American composer (1906–1985)
1906 – 1985
pianistcomposer
Sammy Fain
American composer (1902-1989)
1902 – 1989
film score composersongwritercomposer
Francis Tyler
bobsledder (1904–1956)
1904 – 1956
bobsledder
John D. Rockefeller III
American philanthropist (1906–1978)
1906 – 1978
entrepreneur
Maxie Rosenbloom
Maxie Rosenbloom
American boxer and actor (1907–1976)
1907 – 1976
boxerfilm actortelevision actor
Rose Hobart
Rose Hobart
American actress (1906–2000)
1906 – 2000
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Buddy Adler
Buddy Adler
film producer (1909-1960)
1909 – 1960
producerfilm actorfilm producer
Moss Hart
Moss Hart
American playwright, librettist, and theatre director (1904-1961)
1904 – 1961
librettistdirectortheatre director
Sidney Kingsley
American writer (1906-1995)
1906 – 1995
directorplaywrightwriter
Frank H. Netter
American surgeon (1906-1991)
1906 – 1991
anatomistpaintersurgeon
Johnny Green
Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist (1908-1989)
1908 – 1989
film producerfilm score composermusic arranger
Karl Swenson
Karl Swenson
American actor (1908–1978)
1908 – 1978
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Arthur Godfrey
Arthur Godfrey
American radio personality and television actor (1903–1983)
1903 – 1983
television actorradio personalitytelevision presenter
Kent Smith
Kent Smith
American actor (1907–1985)
1907 – 1985
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Mary Washburn
Mary Washburn
athletics competitor (1907–1994)
1907 – 1994
athletics competitor
Sam Zimbalist
American film producer and film editor (1904-1958)
1904 – 1958
producerfilm editorfilm producer
Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell
American actor (1909–1996)
1909 – 1996
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Kenneth Keating
Kenneth Keating
American politician and diplomat (1900–1975)
1900 – 1975
member of parliamentdiplomatjurist
Telford Taylor
Telford Taylor
American attorney and law professor (1908–1998)
1908 – 1998
army officermagistrateuniversity teacher
Richard Lawrence
American bobsledder (1906–1974)
1906 – 1974
bobsledderathlete
Philip Slone
American soccer player (1907-2003)
1907 – 2003
association football player
Sally Eilers
Sally Eilers
American actress (1908–1978)
1908 – 1978
film actoractor
Edgar Barrier
Edgar Barrier
Film, radio and television actor (1907-1964)
1907 – 1964
television actorstage actoractor
Selena Royle
Selena Royle
American actress (1904-1983)
1904 – 1983
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Richard Maibaum
American screenwriter, playwright and film producer (1909–1991)
1909 – 1991
film producerstage actorscreenwriter
John Harron
John Harron
American actor (1903-1939)
1903 – 1939
film actoractor
Josephine Dunn
Josephine Dunn
American actress (1906–1983)
1906 – 1983
film actorZiegfeld girlactor
June Collyer
June Collyer
American actress (1906–1968)
1906 – 1968
film actoractor
William Collier Jr.
William Collier Jr.
American actor (1902–1987)
1902 – 1987
film actorfilm producerstage actor
Murray Alper
Murray Alper
American actor (1904-1984)
1904 – 1984
actor
Sidney Skolsky
Sidney Skolsky
American gossip columnist, radio personality, screenwriter and actor (1905-1983)
1905 – 1983
producerfilm producerradio personality
Clara Horton
Clara Horton
American actress (1904–1976)
1904 – 1976
film actoractor
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