Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 51 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
actor (1879-1944)
1879 – 1944
film actorfilm directoractor
Arthur Lyon
Arthur Lyon
American fencer (1876–1952)
1876 – 1952
fencer
James Kent
James Kent
American lawyer and legal scholar (1763-1847)
1763 – 1847
law professorjuristpolitician
Cornplanter
Cornplanter
Seneca war chief with Dutch father (1732-1836)
1732 – 1836
politician
Philip Livingston
Philip Livingston
American politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence (1716-1778)
1716 – 1778
merchantpolitician
Stephen Van Rensselaer
Stephen Van Rensselaer
New York landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician (1764-1839)
1764 – 1839
politician
Lewis Morris
Lewis Morris
American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York (1726-1798), Signer of the Declaration of Independence
1726 – 1798
politician
Angelica Schuyler Church
Angelica Schuyler Church
American socialite (1756–1814)
1756 – 1814
socialite
Thomas D. Rice
Thomas D. Rice
American performer, playwright and comedian (1808-1860)
1808 – 1860
blackface minstrel performerstage actorsongwriter
Samuel Botsford Buckley
U.S. botanist and entomologist (1809-1884)
1809 – 1884
entomologistbotanistbotanical collector
Robert Walter Weir
Robert Walter Weir
American artist (1803-1889)
1803 – 1889
painter
Ira Harris
Ira Harris
American politician (1802-1875)
1802 – 1875
politicianlawyerjudge
Susan Fenimore Cooper
Susan Fenimore Cooper
American writer and amateur naturalist (1813-1894)
1813 – 1894
diaristnovelisteditor
Edwards Pierrepont
Edwards Pierrepont
American politician, lawyer and United States Attorney General (1817–1892)
1817 – 1892
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Orson Pratt
Orson Pratt
Apostle of the LDS Church (1811–1881)
1811 – 1881
editorpreachermissionary
Leonard Jerome
Leonard Jerome
American financier and maternal grandfather of Winston Churchill (1817-1891)
1817 – 1891
financierentrepreneur
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
American astronomer and photographer (1816–1892)
1816 – 1892
astrophysicistprosecutornotary
John Palmer Usher
John Palmer Usher
American politician (1816–1889)
1818 – 1889
lawyer
Paulina Wright Davis
Paulina Wright Davis
American activist (1813-1876)
1813 – 1876
women's rights activistsuffragettewriter
Ely S. Parker
Ely S. Parker
Union Army officer and a Commissioner of Indian Affairs (1828-1895)
1828 – 1895
politician
Meta Brevoort
Meta Brevoort
American mountain climber (1825-1876)
1825 – 1876
mountaineer
Anna Bartlett Warner
Anna Bartlett Warner
American hymnwriter (1820-1915)
1827 – 1915
short story writerpoetwriter
Candace Wheeler
Candace Wheeler
American interior designer (1827–1923)
1827 – 1923
interior designerartistarchitect
Anson Burlingame
Anson Burlingame
American politician, minister to China, and China's envoy to U.S. and European nations (1820–1870)
1820 – 1870
diplomatjuristpolitician
John T. Hoffman
John T. Hoffman
American politician (1828–1888)
1828 – 1888
juristgovernorpolitician
Abram Stevens Hewitt
Abram Stevens Hewitt
American politician, lawyer and businessman (1822–1903)
1822 – 1903
juristentrepreneurpolitician
A. C. Gibbs
A. C. Gibbs
American politician (1825-1886)
1825 – 1886
juristgovernorpolitician
W. W. Thayer
W. W. Thayer
American judge (1827–1899)
1827 – 1899
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Wesley Merritt
Wesley Merritt
Union Army general (1836-1910)
1836 – 1910
military officerpolitician
Harriet Mann Miller
Harriet Mann Miller
American author, naturalist, ornithologist (1831-1918)
1831 – 1918
children's writerornithologistzoologist
Kate Warne
Kate Warne
First female detective in the US (1833–1868)
1833 – 1868
detective
William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson
American photographer and painter (1843-1942)
1843 – 1942
mountaineerexplorerpainter
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
American socialite (1830–1908)
1830 – 1908
socialite
James Graham Cooper
James Graham Cooper
American surgeon and naturalist (1830-1902)
1830 – 1902
malacologistbotanistbiologist
Henry Markham
Henry Markham
Governor of California (1840-1923)
1840 – 1923
juristgovernorpolitician
Maria Oakey Dewing
Maria Oakey Dewing
American painter (1845–1927)
1845 – 1927
artistpainter
Edward Henry Harriman
Edward Henry Harriman
American financier and railroad magnate (1848–1909)
1848 – 1909
railway executiverailway workerart collector
Eugene Delmar
Eugene Delmar
American chess player (1841-1909)
1841 – 1909
chess player
Charles Warren Stoddard
Charles Warren Stoddard
American author and editor (1843–1909)
1843 – 1909
novelistjournalistuniversity teacher
Robert Abbe
Robert Abbe
American surgeon and radiologist (1851–1928)
1851 – 1928
oncologistradiologistsurgeon
Jane Sutherland
Jane Sutherland
Australian artist (1853-1928)
1853 – 1928
painter
William V. Ranous
American actor (1857-1915)
1857 – 1915
film actorfilm directorscreenwriter
Robert Wilson Shufeldt
Robert Wilson Shufeldt
American scientist (1850-1934)
1850 – 1934
military physicianornithologistzoologist
Seth Low
Seth Low
American mayor (1850–1916)
1850 – 1916
politician
Frank MacKey
polo player (1852–1927)
1852 – 1927
polo player
James Willard Schultz
James Willard Schultz
(1859-1947) American historian
1859 – 1947
historianwriter
Charles Waldstein
Charles Waldstein
English archaeologist (1856–1927)
1856 – 1927
sport shooterclassical archaeologistanthropologist
Woodbridge N. Ferris
Woodbridge N. Ferris
American politician and educator (1853–1928)
1853 – 1928
politician
Alice Freeman Palmer
Alice Freeman Palmer
American educator (1855–1902)
1855 – 1902
Dean of womenuniversity presidentuniversity teacher
George Frederick Kunz
George Frederick Kunz
American mineralogist (1856-1932)
1856 – 1932
mineralogistresearchercurator
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