Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 46 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Albert Benjamin Simpson
Albert Benjamin Simpson
Canadian theologian (1843–1919)
1843 – 1919
theologianpreachermissionary
Benjamin Altman
Benjamin Altman
art collector and founder B. Altman & Co. (1840-1913)
1840 – 1913
art collectorentrepreneur
William Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
American financier, businessman, and Standard Oil co-founder (1841-1922)
1841 – 1922
financier
Ralph Albert Blakelock
Ralph Albert Blakelock
American artist (1847-1919)
1847 – 1919
painter
Jackson Haines
Jackson Haines
American ballet dancer and figure skater (1840–1876)
1840 – 1876
figure skaterfigure skating coachdancer
Louise Blanchard Bethune
Louise Blanchard Bethune
American architect (1856-1913)
1856 – 1913
architect
Stanford White
Stanford White
American architect (1853-1906)
1853 – 1906
painterarchitect
Charles Tatham
Charles Tatham
American fencer (1854–1939)
1854 – 1939
fencer
Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch
Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch
American writer and social activist (1856-1940)
1856 – 1940
feministsuffragisthistorian
Dan Brouthers
Dan Brouthers
Major League Baseball player (1858–1932)
1858 – 1932
baseball player
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield
American politician (1858-1932)
1858 – 1932
politician
Edward Connelly
Edward Connelly
actor (1858-1928)
1858 – 1928
film actoractor
Frank Eugene
Frank Eugene
American-German photographer, painter and graphic artist (1865–1936)
1865 – 1936
graphic artistuniversity teacherpainter
Alfred Maurer
Alfred Maurer
American artist (1868-1932)
1868 – 1932
painter
George Valentine Nash
George Valentine Nash
American botanist (1864-1921)
1864 – 1921
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
John Cady
Amateur golfer (1866-1933)
1866 – 1933
golfer
Margaret Neilson Armstrong
Margaret Neilson Armstrong
American designer, illustrator, and author (1867-1944)
1867 – 1944
scientific illustratorbook designernovelist
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Peter Cooper Hewitt
(1861-1921) American electrical engineer who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp
1861 – 1921
electrical engineerinventorengineer
John Fillmore Hayford
John Fillmore Hayford
American geodesist (1868-1925)
1868 – 1925
surveyor
James Watson Gerard
James Watson Gerard
American judge and diplomat (1867-1951)
1867 – 1951
juristdiplomatpolitician
David Eugene Smith
David Eugene Smith
American mathematician (1860–1944)
1860 – 1944
historian of mathematicsuniversity teacherhistorian
Anna Murray Vail
Anna Murray Vail
American botanist, botanical collector, librarian and editor (1863-1955)
1863 – 1955
editorscientific collectorbotanist
Lydia Field Emmet
Lydia Field Emmet
American artist (1866-1952)
1866 – 1952
painterartist
Bertha M. Stoneman
Bertha M. Stoneman
American born South African botanist (1866-1943)
1866 – 1943
anatomistmycologistbotanist
Blanche Friderici
Blanche Friderici
American actress (1878-1933)
1878 – 1933
film actorstage actoractor
Fitzhugh Townsend
American fencer and electrical engineering professor (1872-1906)
1872 – 1906
fencerelectrical engineerprofessor
Francis Burton Harrison
Francis Burton Harrison
American-Filipino politician (1873–1957)
1873 – 1957
politician
William King Gregory
William King Gregory
U.S. zoologist (1876–1970)
1876 – 1970
paleontologistuniversity teacherzoologist
William Henry Phelps
William Henry Phelps
American ornithologist and businessman (1875-1965)
1875 – 1965
ornithologistzoologistbusinessperson
Archer Milton Huntington
Archer Milton Huntington
philanthropist and art patron
1870 – 1955
bibliophilearchaeologistart collector
Ralph Wilson
American gymnast (1880–1930)
1880 – 1930
artistic gymnast
Godfrey Tearle
British actor (1884-1953)
1884 – 1953
film actorstage actoractor
Nathan Levinson
sound engineer (1888-1952)
1888 – 1952
audio engineerengineer
Kathleen Howard
Kathleen Howard
Opera singer, actress, magazine editor (1884–1956)
1884 – 1956
film actoropera singertelevision actor
Jimmy Walker
Jimmy Walker
(1881-1946) Mayor of New York City
1881 – 1946
songwriterlawyerpolitician
B. Reeves Eason
B. Reeves Eason
American film director, actor (1886-1956)
1886 – 1956
directorfilm actorfilm producer
Ray Cummings
Ray Cummings
American writer (1887-1957)
1887 – 1957
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Deems Taylor
Deems Taylor
American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music (1885–1966)
1885 – 1966
radio personalityfilm score composermusic critic
Forrest Stanley
Forrest Stanley
American actor (1889-1969)
1885 – 1969
film actorscreenwriteractor
Emily Stevens
Emily Stevens
American actress (1882-1928)
1882 – 1928
film actorstage actoractor
Mary van Kleeck
Mary van Kleeck
American social reformer and social worker
1883 – 1972
social workersociologisteconomist
James Duncan
James Duncan
American discus thrower (1887–1955)
1887 – 1955
discus throwerathletics competitor
Harry Elmer Barnes
Harry Elmer Barnes
American historian and holocaust denier (1889–1968)
1889 – 1968
historian of Modern Ageuniversity teachersociologist
Mary Nash
Mary Nash
American actress (1884-1976)
1884 – 1976
film actorstage actoractor
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
American actor (1888–1947)
1888 – 1947
actor
Laurette Taylor
Laurette Taylor
American stage and silent film actress (1884–1946)
1884 – 1946
stage actoractor
George E. Wiley
George E. Wiley
American racing cyclist (1881–1954)
1881 – 1954
sport cyclist
John Halliday
John Halliday
American stage and screen actor (1880-1947)
1884 – 1947
film actorstage actoractor
Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson
actor (1870–1960)
1883 – 1957
actor
Tyler Brooke
actor (1886-1943)
1886 – 1943
actor
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