Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 48 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Betty Comden
American librettist, songwriter, actress (1917–2006)
1917 – 2006
librettisttelevision actorstage actor
Joan Roberts
American actress, singer (1917–2012)
1917 – 2012
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Richard Ney
Richard Ney
American actor (1916-2004)
1916 – 2004
television actorfilm actorlyricist
Roy Rowland
American film director (1910–1995)
1910 – 1995
directorfilm director
Bruria Kaufman
Bruria Kaufman
physicist (1918–2010)
1918 – 2010
university teachermathematicianphysicist
Anselm Strauss
American sociologist (1916-1996)
1916 – 1996
sociologist
Robert Heilbroner
Robert Heilbroner
American economist and historian of economic thought (1919–2005)
1919 – 2005
historianeconomist
Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr.
Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr.
American diplomat and politician (1910–1991)
1910 – 1991
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Don DaGradi
American screenwriter (1911-1991)
1911 – 1991
concept artistlayout artistfilm producer
Dean Dixon
Dean Dixon
American conductor (1915–1976)
1915 – 1976
conductor
Harold Norse
American writer, poet, and artist (1916-2009)
1916 – 2009
autobiographernovelisttranslator
Ross Elliott
Ross Elliott
American actor (1917–1999)
1917 – 1999
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Al Cervi
Al Cervi
American basketball player and coach (1917-2009)
1917 – 2009
basketball playerbasketball coach
Francis Nelson
American ice hockey player (1910–1973)
1910 – 1973
ice hockey player
Robert F. Young
American writer (1915-1986)
1915 – 1986
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Herbert L. Anderson
Herbert L. Anderson
American physicist (1914-1988)
1914 – 1988
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Alfred Fitch
athletics competitor (1912–1981)
1912 – 1981
athletics competitor
Hutton Gibson
American writer (1918–2020)
1918 – 2020
writer
Herb Lubalin
American graphic designer (1918-1981)
1918 – 1981
typographergraphic designer
Michael Kidd
Michael Kidd
American film choreographer (1915–2007)
1915 – 2007
dancerdirectortheatre director
Arthur Tyler
bobsledder (1915-2008)
1915 – 2008
bobsledder
Van Alexander
Van Alexander
American bandleader, arranger, and composer (1915–2015)
1915 – 2015
jazz musicianmusic arrangerfilm score composer
Sandra Gould
Sandra Gould
American actress and writer (1916-1999)
1916 – 1999
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Sigrid Gurie
Sigrid Gurie
American actress (1911-1969)
1911 – 1969
visual artistactorscreenwriter
Tom Brown
Tom Brown
American model & actor (1913–1990)
1913 – 1990
film actortelevision actorchild model
Barbara Pepper
Barbara Pepper
American actress
1915 – 1969
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Walter Brooke
Walter Brooke
American actor (1914-1986)
1914 – 1986
television actoractor
Willard Parker
Willard Parker
American actor (1912-1996)
1912 – 1996
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Nathaniel Rochester
American computer scientist (1919–2001)
1919 – 2001
computer scientist
Leon Henkin
Leon Henkin
American mathematician (1921–2006)
1921 – 2006
logicianphilosopheruniversity teacher
Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist (1924–2009)
1924 – 2009
recording artistjazz singerjazz musician
James B. Harris
American screenwriter, producer and director
1928
producerdirectorfilm producer
Diana Baumrind
Diana Baumrind
Clinical and developmental psychologist (1927–2018)
1927 – 2018
psychologist
Joan Tetzel
Joan Tetzel
actress (1921–1977)
1921 – 1977
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Doris Grau
American script supervisor (1924–1995)
1924 – 1995
voice actorscriptactor
Michael Higgins
Michael Higgins
American actor (1920-2008)
1920 – 2008
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Daniel E. Koshland, Jr.
American biochemist (1920-2007)
1920 – 2007
biochemistuniversity teacherchemist
Frederick Fortune
bobsledder (1921-1994)
1921 – 1994
bobsledder
Bethel Leslie
Bethel Leslie
American actress (1929-1999)
1929 – 1999
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Jay Hammond
Jay Hammond
Governor of Alaska (1922-2005)
1922 – 2005
governorpoliticianmayor
Peter Maas
American journalist and author (1929-2001)
1929 – 2001
journalistwriterscreenwriter
Ira Gitler
American sports journalist and music critic (1928-2019)
1928 – 2019
journalistuniversity teachermusic critic
Charles Van Doren
Charles Van Doren
American university teacher, non-fiction writer, biographer (1926-2019)
1926 – 2019
non-fiction writeruniversity teacherbiographer
Irene Dailey
Irene Dailey
American actress (1920-2008)
1920 – 2008
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Constance Dowling
Constance Dowling
American actress (1920–1969)
1920 – 1969
film actortelevision actormodel
Don Diamond
Don Diamond
American actor (1921–2011)
1921 – 2011
television actorvoice actoractor
Robert Mosbacher
Robert Mosbacher
American businessman, yacht racer and politician (1927-2010)
1927 – 2010
businesspersonpolitician
Jan Merlin
Jan Merlin
American actor and writer (1925-2019)
1925 – 2019
film actortelevision actoractor
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
American caricaturist and comics artist (1929–2020)
1929 – 2020
pencillercartoonist
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
American writer (1923–2014)
1923 – 2014
writerscreenwriter
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