Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 54 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Dennie Moore
Dennie Moore
American actress (1902–1978)
1902 – 1978
film actorstage actoractor
Mary Calderone
Mary Calderone
American physician (1904-1998)
1904 – 1998
sexologistphysicianphotographer
Richard Condon
American political novelist (1915–1996)
1915 – 1996
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Jesse White
Jesse White
American actor (1917–1997)
1917 – 1997
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Mack David
American lyricist and songwriter (1912-1993)
1912 – 1993
librettistfilm score composerlyricist
Paul D. MacLean
Paul D. MacLean
American neuroscientist (1913–2007)
1913 – 2007
neuroscientistphysiologistneurologist
Stanley Benham
American bobsledder (1913-1970)
1913 – 1970
bobsledder
Len Duncan
racecar driver
1911 – 1998
Formula One driverracing driver
Robert M. Morgenthau
Robert M. Morgenthau
American lawyer, District Attorney for New York County, New York
1919 – 2019
prosecutormilitary officerjurist
Arthur Rothstein
Arthur Rothstein
American photojournalist (1915–1985)
1915 – 1985
opinion journalistjournalistuniversity teacher
Hal Draper
American activist and author (1914-1990)
1914 – 1990
opinion journalistpoliticianwriter
Donald Griffin
American zoologist (1915–2003)
1915 – 2003
ethologistuniversity teacherbiologist
William Prince
William Prince
American actor (1913–1996)
1913 – 1996
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Flip Phillips
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player (1915–2001)
1915 – 2001
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Bill Walsh
American producer (1913-1975)
1913 – 1975
producerfilm directorfilm producer
Burton Lane
American composer and lyricist (1912-1997)
1912 – 1997
lyricistfilm score composersongwriter
Paul K. Benedict
American anthropologist, mental health professional, and linguist (1912–1997)
1912 – 1997
linguistanthropologistuniversity teacher
John Lund
John Lund
American film actor (1911–1992)
1911 – 1992
film actorstage actoractor
Anthony Salerno
Anthony Salerno
American mobster (1911–1992)
1911 – 1992
Malcolm Wilson
Malcolm Wilson
American politician (1914-2000)
1914 – 2000
military officerjuristpolitician
Louis Guss
Louis Guss
American actor (1918-2008)
1918 – 2008
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Walter Scharf
American composer and arranger (1910–2003)
1910 – 2003
film score composerpianistconductor
Walter Heller
Walter Heller
American economist (1915–1987)
1915 – 1987
university teachereconomist
Julius Shulman
Julius Shulman
American photographer (1910–2009)
1910 – 2009
architectural photographerarchitectphotographer
Joseph Stein
American playwright (1912–2010)
1912 – 2010
librettistplaywrightwriter
Sara Berner
American actress (1912-1969)
1912 – 1969
film actorvoice actoractor
Miriam Battista
Miriam Battista
American actress (1912-1980)
1912 – 1980
film actorstage actorsinger
Fay Kanin
Fay Kanin
American screenwriter, playwright and producer (1917–2013)
1917 – 2013
television writerfilm screenwritermanufacturer
King Donovan
King Donovan
actor and director (1918-1987)
1918 – 1987
television actorfilm directorstage actor
William Tannen
William Tannen
American actor (1911-1976)
1911 – 1976
television actoractor
Walter Bernstein
Walter Bernstein
American screenwriter and film producer (1919-2021)
1919 – 2021
directorfilm producerfilm director
Simon Oakland
Simon Oakland
American actor (1915–1983)
1915 – 1983
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Jules Munshin
Jules Munshin
American actor (1915-1970)
1915 – 1970
film actordancerstage actor
Dave Garroway
Dave Garroway
television journalist (1913-1982)
1913 – 1982
television actorjournalistmilitary officer
Rúhíyyih Khanum
Rúhíyyih Khanum
Canadian Bahá'í, wife of Shoghi Effendi (1910–2000)
1910 – 2000
Baháʼíreligious leader
Alfred Ryder
Alfred Ryder
American actor (1916–1995)
1916 – 1995
film actortelevision actoractor
Lucy Dawidowicz
American historian and writer (1915–1990)
1915 – 1990
historianwriter
Martin Pope
Martin Pope
American physical chemist (1918–2022)
1918 – 2022
university teacherchemistengineer
Mavis Freeman
Mavis Freeman
American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (1918–1988)
1918 – 1988
swimmer
Al Vande Weghe
Al Vande Weghe
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1916-2002)
1916 – 2002
swimmer
Lewis Nixon III
Lewis Nixon III
United States Army officer (1918–1995)
1918 – 1995
military officer
Norma Miller
Norma Miller
American dancer (1919-2019)
1919 – 2019
humoristdancerchoreographer
Charlotte Henry
Charlotte Henry
American actress (1914-1980)
1914 – 1980
film actorstage actoractor
Irene Ware
Irene Ware
American actress (1910-1993)
1910 – 1993
film actoractor
Robert A. Frosch
Robert A. Frosch
American theoretical physicist (1928–2020)
1928 – 2020
theoretical physicist
William Kapell
William Kapell
American classical pianist and recording artist (1922-1953)
1922 – 1953
recording artistclassical pianistspeaker
William A. Graham
American film director (1926–2013)
1926 – 2013
film producerfilm director
Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist (1922–2007)
1922 – 2007
flautistsaxophonistjazz musician
Al Keller
racecar driver (1920–1961)
1920 – 1961
Formula One driverengineer
David Levine
American caricaturist (1926-2009)
1926 – 2009
draftspersoncaricaturistpainter
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