Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 43 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Dolores Hope
Dolores Hope
American singer, entertainer, philanthropist (1909-2011)
1909 – 2011
singer
John Collier
John Collier
American athlete (1907–1974)
1907 – 1974
athletics competitor
Norman Krasna
American dramatist, screenwriter, and film director (1909–1984)
1909 – 1984
film screenwriterdirectorfilm producer
Wynne Gibson
Wynne Gibson
American actress (1905–1987)
1905 – 1987
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Ken Murray
Ken Murray
Entertainer, producer, author (1903-1988)
1903 – 1988
producerautobiographerfilm actor
Sidney Farber
Sidney Farber
American physician (1903-1973)
1903 – 1973
oncologistpathologistuniversity teacher
George Fissler
American swimmer (1906–1975)
1906 – 1975
swimmer
Schlitzie
Schlitzie
American sideshow performer (1901-1971)
1901 – 1971
circus performersideshow performerfilm actor
James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
son of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1907-1991)
1907 – 1991
Brigadegeneralfilm producermilitary officer
Bill Tytla
Bill Tytla
American animator (1904–1968)
1904 – 1968
character animatorfilm directortelevision director
Lee Patrick
Lee Patrick
American actress (1901–1982)
1906 – 1982
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Helen Menken
Helen Menken
American actress (1901–1966)
1901 – 1966
film actorart collectorstage actor
John Carberry
John Carberry
Catholic cardinal (1904–1998)
1904 – 1998
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Irving Reis
American film director (1906-1953)
1906 – 1953
directorfilm directorcinematographer
Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue
American actor (1902-1984)
1902 – 1984
film actorstage actoractor
Lew Landers
American film and television director (1901–1962)
1901 – 1962
directorfilm directortelevision director
Anne Anastasi
Anne Anastasi
American psychologist (1908-2001)
1908 – 2001
university teacherpsychologist
David Granger
bobsledder
1903 – 2002
bobsledder
Ernest Riedel
Canoe racer
1901 – 1983
canoeist
William Bernbach
William Bernbach
American businessman
1911 – 1982
art directoreconomistentrepreneur
Stephen Elliott
Stephen Elliott
American actor
1918 – 2005
film actortelevision actorstage actor
David Opatoshu
David Opatoshu
American actor (1918-1996)
1918 – 1996
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Catherine Scorsese
American actress (1912–1997)
1912 – 1997
film actoractor
Charles Scorsese
American actor (1913-1993)
1913 – 1993
film actoractor
Leonardo Cimino
Leonardo Cimino
American actor (1917–2012)
1917 – 2012
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Gladys Lounsbury Hobby
American scientist (1910-1993)
1910 – 1993
microbiologistscientist
Oscar Lewis
Oscar Lewis
American anthropologist (1914–1970)
1914 – 1970
anthropologistuniversity teacher
William E. Miller
William E. Miller
American politician (1914–1983)
1914 – 1983
politicianlawyer
William Kruskal
American mathematician (1919–2005)
1919 – 2005
statisticianuniversity teachermathematician
Stanley Ellin
American novelist and short story writer (1916–1986)
1916 – 1986
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Leo Gorcey
Leo Gorcey
American actor (1917-1969)
1917 – 1969
film actoractor
Bert Freed
Bert Freed
American actor (1919–1994)
1919 – 1994
television actorvoice actorstage actor
Viktor Dragunsky
Viktor Dragunsky
Soviet children's writer (1913–1972)
1913 – 1972
children's writerjournalistpoet
Warner Anderson
Warner Anderson
American actor (1911–1976)
1911 – 1976
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Steve Seymour
Steve Seymour
American track and field athlete (1920-1973)
1920 – 1973
javelin thrower
Ed Fury
Ed Fury
American bodybuilder (1928–2023)
1928 – 2023
bodybuilderactor
Elisabeth Fraser
Elisabeth Fraser
American actress (1920-2005)
1920 – 2005
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Arthur Bisguier
Arthur Bisguier
American chess player (1929-2017)
1929 – 2017
chess player
Warren Bennis
American leadership expert
1925 – 2014
non-fiction writerpsychologisteconomist
Alvin Ward Gouldner
professor of sociology (1920-1980)
1920 – 1980
philosophersociologistuniversity teacher
Timothy Carey
Timothy Carey
American actor (1929-1994)
1929 – 1994
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Joan Birman
U.S. mathematician
1927
university teachermathematician
Nathan Glazer
Nathan Glazer
American sociologist (1923–2019)
1923 – 2019
opinion journalistsociologistjournalist
George Savalas
George Savalas
American actor (1924–1985)
1924 – 1985
film actortelevision actoractor
Eugene Istomin
Eugene Istomin
American pianist (1925–2003)
1925 – 2003
musicianpianistcomposer
Patrick Martin
bobsledder (1923–1987)
1923 – 1987
bobsledder
Gloria Jean
Gloria Jean
American actress, singer (1926-2018)
1926 – 2018
film actorsingeractor
Virginia Norwood
Virginia Norwood
American aerospace engineer, inventor, and physicist
1927 – 2023
physicistengineermilitary personnel
Red Holzman
Red Holzman
American basketball player and coach (1920-1998)
1920 – 1998
basketball coachbasketball player
Maurice Binder
American film title designer (1925–1991)
1925 – 1991
graphic designercinematographer
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