Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 5 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Phil Spector
Phil Spector
American record producer (1939–2021)
1939 – 2021
record producer
Barbara W. Tuchman
Barbara W. Tuchman
American historian and author (1912–1989)
1912 – 1989
journalistbiographerhistorian
William Howard Stein
American biochemist (1911–1980)
1911 – 1980
biochemistuniversity teacherchemist
George Burns
George Burns
American comedian, actor, writer and singer (1896–1996)
1896 – 1996
film actortelevision actortelevision presenter
Robert Green Ingersoll
Robert Green Ingersoll
American lawyer, orator, and politician (1833-1899)
1833 – 1899
essayistoratorphilosopher
Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman
American actress and singer (1908-1984)
1908 – 1984
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Lee Grant
Lee Grant
American actress
1925
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
American film director (1939–2022)
1939 – 2022
film actorprose writerfilm historian
William A. Wheeler
William A. Wheeler
vice president of the United States from 1877 to 1881
1819 – 1887
bankerpoliticianlawyer
David Graeber
David Graeber
American anthropologist and anarchist (1961-2020)
1961 – 2020
social anthropologistcultural anthropologisttrade unionist
John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes
Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter (1929–1989)
1929 – 1989
film screenwriterproducerfilm actor
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
American businessman and tycoon (1794–1877)
1794 – 1877
railway executiveentrepreneur
John Mott
John Mott
American Methodist and founder of the YMCA (1865–1955)
1865 – 1955
theologianmissionarydiplomat
Mary Higgins Clark
Mary Higgins Clark
American author of suspense novels (1927–2020)
1927 – 2020
crime fiction writerchildren's writernovelist
Isaac Singer
Isaac Singer
American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine (1811-1875)
1811 – 1875
stage actormechanicinventor
Ben Gazzara
Ben Gazzara
American actor (1930–2012)
1930 – 2012
film actortelevision actordirector
Richard Rorty
Richard Rorty
American philosopher (1931–2007)
1931 – 2007
philosopheruniversity teacherpedagogue
Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
American actor and dancer (1946–2003)
1946 – 2003
film actortelevision actordancer
Edward C. Prescott
Edward C. Prescott
American economist (1940-2022)
1940 – 2022
university teachereconomist
Schuyler Colfax
Schuyler Colfax
Vice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873 (1823–1885)
1823 – 1885
politicianwriter
Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day
American journalist, social activist, and Catholic convert (1897-1980)
1897 – 1980
suffragistfeministautobiographer
Alice Brady
Alice Brady
American actress (1892–1939)
1892 – 1939
film actorstage actoractor
Bea Arthur
Bea Arthur
American actress and comedienne (1922–2009)
1922 – 2009
film actoractivisttelevision actor
Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor
American actress (1910–2000)
1910 – 2000
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Stanley Milgram
Stanley Milgram
American social psychologist (1933–1984)
1933 – 1984
social psychologist
Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur
American actress
1900 – 1991
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom
American literary critic, scholar, and writer (1930–2019)
1930 – 2019
literary scholarliterary theoristliterary historian
Maurice Sendak
American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012)
1928 – 2012
picture book writerchildren's writerdirector
June Allyson
June Allyson
American actress (1917–2006)
1917 – 2006
film actortelevision actordancer
Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell
American painter and illustrator (1894–1978)
1894 – 1978
painterillustratorphotographer
Philip Zimbardo
Philip Zimbardo
American social psychologist, author of Stanford Prison Experiment (1933–2024)
1933 – 2024
non-fiction writersocial psychologistuniversity teacher
Henry Norris Russell
Henry Norris Russell
American astronomer (1877–1957)
1877 – 1957
astrophysicistastronomer
George Shultz
George Shultz
American politician (1920–2021)
1920 – 2021
university teacherdiplomateconomist
Hamilton Smith
Hamilton Smith
American microbiologist (1931–2025)
1931 – 2025
microbiologistbiochemistbiotechnologist
Robert Moog
Robert Moog
American electronic music pioneer and inventor (1934-2005)
1934 – 2005
musical instrument makeruniversity teacherinventor
Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm
American actress (1917–2012)
1917 – 2012
film actortelevision actorstage actor
James S. Sherman
James S. Sherman
vice president of the United States from 1909 to 1912 (1855–1912)
1855 – 1912
politicianlawyer
Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas
American film and television actor and singer (1922–1994)
1922 – 1994
film screenwriterpoker playerradio personality
Tanya Roberts
Tanya Roberts
American actress (1949–2021)
1949 – 2021
film actortelevision actormodel
Murray Bookchin
Murray Bookchin
American libertarian socialist author, orator, and philosopher (1921–2006)
1921 – 2006
peace activistecologistethicist
Saul Kripke
Saul Kripke
American philosopher and logician (1940–2022)
1940 – 2022
logicianphilosopheruniversity teacher
Bret Harte
Bret Harte
American writer and poet (1836–1902)
1836 – 1902
prose writertypesetterjournalist
Raymond Tomlinson
Raymond Tomlinson
American computer programmer (1941-2016)
1941 – 2016
programmerinventor
Djuna Barnes
Djuna Barnes
American Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982)
1892 – 1982
novelistpainterjournalist
Stanley Kramer
Stanley Kramer
American film director and producer (1913-2001)
1913 – 2001
autobiographerfilm producerfilm director
Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield
American stand-up comedian (1921–2004)
1921 – 2004
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
American entertainer (1925–1990)
1925 – 1990
vaudeville performerautobiographerjazz musician
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026)
1930 – 2026
jazz saxophonistjazz musiciansaxophonist
Alex Haley
Alex Haley
American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist (1921–1992)
1921 – 1992
novelistjournalisthistorian
Michael Cimino
Michael Cimino
American film director (1939–2016)
1939 – 2016
directorfilm producerfilm director
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