Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 53 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Jane Gail
Jane Gail
American actress (1890–1963)
1890 – 1963
film actorstage actoractor
Arthur Johnston
American composer (1898-1954)
1898 – 1954
film score composersongwriterpianist
Clarine Seymour
Clarine Seymour
American silent film actress (1898–1920)
1898 – 1920
film actoractor
Art Baker
Art Baker
film, television and radio actor (1898-1966)
1898 – 1966
television actorstage actoractor
Richard Connell
Richard Connell
American author and journalist (1893-1949)
1893 – 1949
film screenwriterjournalistwriter
Lester Allen
Lester Allen
American actor (1891-1949)
1891 – 1949
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
publisher of The New York Times from 1935 to 1961 (1891–1968)
1891 – 1968
publisherbusinessperson
Albert Lewin
American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1894-1968)
1894 – 1968
directorfilm producerfilm director
Muriel Ostriche
Muriel Ostriche
American actress (1896-1989)
1896 – 1989
film actoractor
Edward Buzzell
Edward Buzzell
American film director (1895-1985)
1895 – 1985
manufacturerfilm actordirector
Carl Klose
American rower (1891–1988)
1891 – 1988
rower
Victoria Forde
Victoria Forde
American actress (1896-1964)
1896 – 1964
film actorfilm directoractor
Thomas Farrell
Thomas Farrell
American general (1891–1967)
1891 – 1967
civil servant
William Cox
William Cox
American long-distance runner
1904 – 1996
athletics competitor
William Frankena
William Frankena
American philosopher (1908–1994)
1908 – 1994
philosopheruniversity teacherwriter
James Greenway
James Greenway
American ornithologist (1903-1989)
1903 – 1989
scientific collectorornithologistzoologist
Jeff Morrow
Jeff Morrow
American actor and World War II veteran (1907–1993)
1907 – 1993
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Joseph A. Valentine
Joseph A. Valentine
American cinematographer (1900-1949)
1900 – 1949
camera operatorcinematographer
Ray Heindorf
American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger (1908-1980)
1908 – 1980
film score composersongwritermusician
Elie Siegmeister
Elie Siegmeister
American composer (1909-1991)
1909 – 1991
musicologistuniversity teacherfilm score composer
Arthur Schwartz
Arthur Schwartz
American film producer and composer (1900–1984)
1900 – 1984
producerfilm producerfilm score composer
William Henry Vanderbilt III
William Henry Vanderbilt III
59th Governor of Rhode Island (1901–1981)
1901 – 1981
naval officergovernorpolitician
Canada Lee
Canada Lee
American actor
1907 – 1952
boxerfilm actorstage actor
Bill Schindler
Bill Schindler
racecar driver
1909 – 1952
Formula One driverracing driver
Leroy Brown
American athletics competitor
1902 – 1970
athletics competitor
Ernő Verebes
Ernő Verebes
American actor (1902–1971)
1902 – 1971
film actordancerdirector
George Sherman
film director (1908–1991)
1908 – 1991
producerdirectorfilm producer
Henry Homburger
bobsledder (1902–1950)
1902 – 1950
civil engineerbobsledderengineer
S. J. Perelman
S. J. Perelman
American humorist, author, and screenwriter (1904-1979)
1904 – 1979
writerscreenwriter
Ford Rainey
Ford Rainey
American actor (1908–2005)
1908 – 2005
film actortelevision actor
Ruth Harriet Louise
Ruth Harriet Louise
American photographer (1903–1940)
1903 – 1940
photographer
Valentine Davies
film director, screenwriter (1905-1961)
1905 – 1961
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Russell Hopton
Russell Hopton
actor (1900-1945)
1900 – 1945
directorfilm directoractor
Bud Collyer
Bud Collyer
American actor (1908–1969)
1908 – 1969
voice actoractor
Edward Nugent
Edward Nugent
actor, writer, director (1904-1995)
1904 – 1995
film actortelevision directoractor
Beatrice Roberts
Beatrice Roberts
American film actress (1905-1970)
1905 – 1970
beauty pageant contestantfilm actoractor
H. C. Potter
American director (1904-1977)
1904 – 1977
directortheatre directorfilm director
Sam Leavitt
Sam Leavitt
American cinematographer (1904-1984)
1904 – 1984
camera operatorcinematographer
Milton Krasner
Milton Krasner
American cinematographer (1904–1988)
1904 – 1988
cinematographer
Eddy Hamel
Eddy Hamel
American-Dutch association football player (1902-1943)
1902 – 1943
association football player
George Oppen
George Oppen
American poet (1908-1984)
1908 – 1984
carpenterpoetwriter
Mary Field
Mary Field
American film actress and director (1909-1996)
1909 – 1996
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Bobby Connelly
Bobby Connelly
American actor (1909–1922)
1909 – 1922
film actoranimatoractor
Raymond Hackett
Raymond Hackett
American actor (1902-1958)
1902 – 1958
film actorstage actoractor
Jane Bolin
Jane Bolin
American judge (1908–2007)
1908 – 2007
lawyerjudge
Altina Schinasi
Altina Schinasi
American sculptor and filmmaker (1907–1999)
1907 – 1999
film producerfilm directorsculptor
Thomas Beck
Thomas Beck
American actor (1909-1995)
1909 – 1995
actor
Caroline Kathryn Allen
American botanist (1904-1975)
1904 – 1975
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
James H. Smith Jr.
American Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1909-1982)
1909 – 1982
athlete
Judith Wood
Judith Wood
American film actress (1906-2002)
1906 – 2002
film actoractor
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