Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 39 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins
Film, stage and television actor (1900–1974)
1900 – 1974
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Phil Leeds
Phil Leeds
American actor (1916-1998)
1916 – 1998
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Opilio Rossi
Catholic cardinal (1910–2004)
1910 – 2004
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Ed Rimkus
Olympic Bobsledder (1913–1999)
1913 – 1999
bobsledderengineer
Adolph Green
Adolph Green
American lyricist and playwright (1914-2002)
1914 – 2002
librettisttelevision actorlyricist
Joy Davidman
American poet (1915–1960)
1915 – 1960
novelistfilm criticjournalist
Alexander Lowen
Alexander Lowen
American psychotherapist (1910–2008)
1910 – 2008
psychotherapist
Tom Drake
Tom Drake
American actor (1918–1982)
1918 – 1982
film actortelevision actormusician
Shirley Clarke
American filmmaker (1919-1997)
1919 – 1997
film directorchoreographerscreenwriter
Olive Deering
Olive Deering
American actress (1918–1986)
1918 – 1986
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Anton Coppola
Anton Coppola
American conductor (1917–2020)
1917 – 2020
music educatorfilm score composerbandleader
Robert Merrill
Robert Merrill
American opera singer (1917-2004)
1917 – 2004
opera singermusiciansinger
Laurance Rockefeller
Laurance Rockefeller
American businessman, conservationist, financier, philanthropist (1910-2004)
1910 – 2004
conservationistphilanthropistfinancier
Conyers Herring
Conyers Herring
American physicist (1914–2009)
1914 – 2009
university teacherphysicist
Hugh Carey
Hugh Carey
American politician (1919–2011)
1919 – 2011
juristgovernorpolitician
Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy
American supporting actor (1915-1973)
1915 – 1973
television actorfilm actoractor
Hayden Rorke
Hayden Rorke
American actor (1910–1987)
1910 – 1987
film actortelevision actorstage actor
William D'Amico
bobsledder (1910–1984)
1910 – 1984
bobsledder
John Dehner
John Dehner
American actor in radio, television, and films (1915-1992)
1915 – 1992
film actortelevision actorpianist
Harold C. Schonberg
Harold C. Schonberg
American writer (1915–2003)
1915 – 2003
musicologistjournalistmusic critic
Alfonso Negro
American-born Italian association football player
1915 – 1984
association football playerphysician
Doris Wishman
American film director
1912 – 2002
film directorscreenwriter
Mort Mills
Mort Mills
American actor (1919-1993)
1919 – 1993
film actortelevision actoractor
Richard Dorson
Richard Dorson
American folklorist (1916–1981)
1916 – 1981
collector of fairy taleschildren's writeranthropologist
Betty Furness
Betty Furness
American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator (1916-1994)
1916 – 1994
film actorjournalistconsumer protection
Grace Bradley
Grace Bradley
American actress (1913-2010)
1913 – 2010
film actortelevision actordancer
Don Hewitt
Don Hewitt
American television news producer (1922–2009)
1922 – 2009
television directorjournalisttelevision producer
Margaret Wise Brown
Margaret Wise Brown
American writer of children's books (1910–1952)
1910 – 1952
children's writerwriter
Jane Cooke Wright
Jane Cooke Wright
American oncologist (1919-2013)
1919 – 2013
oncologist
Teo Macero
Teo Macero
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer (1925–2008)
1925 – 2008
saxophonistjazz musicianfilm score composer
Pat Crawford Brown
American actress (1929-2019)
1929 – 2019
film actortelevision actorteacher
Evelyn Lear
Evelyn Lear
American operatic soprano (1926-2012)
1926 – 2012
film actoropera singermusician
Dovima
Dovima
American actress and model (1927-1990)
1927 – 1990
film actortelevision actormodel
Leo Gordon
Leo Gordon
American actor (1922–2000)
1922 – 2000
television actorfilm actornovelist
Elizabeth Eisenstein
Elizabeth Eisenstein
American historian (1923–2016)
1923 – 2016
historianwriter
Allan Rich
Allan Rich
American actor (1926–2020)
1926 – 2020
television actoractor
Joe Gallo
Joe Gallo
American mobster of Italian descent (1929–1972)
1929 – 1972
criminal
Marshall Rosenbluth
Marshall Rosenbluth
American nuclear physicist (1927–2003)
1927 – 2003
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Herbert Goldstein
Herbert Goldstein
American physicist (1922–2005)
1922 – 2005
university teacherphysicist
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician (1929–1990)
1929 – 1990
jazz musicianbandleadermusician
Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer (1925–2002)
1925 – 2002
recording artistjazz musicianmusician
Rick Jason
Rick Jason
American actor (1923-2000)
1923 – 2000
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Perry Lopez
Perry Lopez
American actor (1929–2008)
1929 – 2008
film actortelevision actoractor
Irwin I. Shapiro
American astrophysicist
1929
university teacherastrophysicistphysicist
Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly
American actor, politician (1927–1992)
1927 – 1992
film actortelevision actorpolitician
John Hejduk
John Hejduk
American architect, artist, educator (1929–2000)
1929 – 2000
graphic artistuniversity teachersculptor
Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman
American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist (1929-2004)
1929 – 2004
jazz musiciantheatrical producerfilm score composer
David Gale
David Gale
American mathematician (1921–2008)
1921 – 2008
economistmathematician
Herschel Bernardi
Herschel Bernardi
American actor (1923–1986)
1923 – 1986
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Raymond E. Brown
Raymond E. Brown
American priest and biblical scholar (1928–1998)
1928 – 1998
Catholic theologianNew Testament scholarbiblical scholar
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