Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 58 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Homer Dodge Martin
Homer Dodge Martin
painter (1836-1897)
1836 – 1897
visual artistpainterillustrator
Roswell Pettibone Flower
Roswell Pettibone Flower
American politician (1835-1899)
1835 – 1899
politician
Susie M. Barstow
Susie M. Barstow
American painter of the Hudson River School (1836 - 1923)
1836 – 1923
art educatorvisual artistpainter
Willard Fiske
Willard Fiske
American librarian, book collector, and chess player (1831–1904)
1831 – 1904
chess playerbook collectorScandinavian studies scholar
Chauncey Depew
Chauncey Depew
American politician (1834–1928)
1834 – 1928
politicianbusinesspersonlawyer
Francis Channing Barlow
Francis Channing Barlow
lawyer, politician, and Union General during the American Civil War (1834-1896)
1834 – 1896
editorial columnistmilitary officerpolitician
Cushman Kellogg Davis
Cushman Kellogg Davis
American politician (1838-1900)
1838 – 1900
juristgovernorpolitician
George Wilbur Peck
George Wilbur Peck
American politician in Wisconsin and newspaper founder (1840-1916)
1840 – 1916
editorauthorgovernor
Henry Abbey
Henry Abbey
American poet (1842-1911)
1842 – 1911
editorbank tellermerchant
Ingersoll Lockwood
Ingersoll Lockwood
US lawyer and writer (1841-1918)
1841 – 1918
lawyerwriter
James Tyler Kent
James Tyler Kent
American physician, homeopat (1849–1916)
1849 – 1916
homeopathuniversity teacherphysician
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
American social activist, inventor, Conservationist, and leading figure of the early woman's movement (1844–1926)
1844 – 1926
women's rights activistactivistinventor
Jonathan Dwight
Jonathan Dwight
ornithologist (1858–1929)
1858 – 1929
ornithologistzoologistphysician
Charles Radbourn
Charles Radbourn
Major League Baseball player (1854–1897)
1854 – 1897
baseball player
Marie van Zandt
Marie van Zandt
American soprano (1858-1919)
1858 – 1919
opera singerstage actoractor
Charlotte Garrigue
Charlotte Garrigue
First Lady of Czechoslovakia (1850–1923)
1850 – 1923
social democratopinion journalistmusic critic
George-Daniel de Monfreid
George-Daniel de Monfreid
French painter and art collector (1856-1929)
1856 – 1929
printmakerart collectorceramicist
William Jay Gaynor
William Jay Gaynor
American politician; Mayor of New York City from 1910 to 1913
1851 – 1913
juristpoliticianlawyer
Charles Frederick Millspaugh
Charles Frederick Millspaugh
American botanist, botanical collector, scientific artist and journalist (1854-1923)
1854 – 1923
scientific collectorscientific illustratorhomeopath
Robert J. Gamble
Robert J. Gamble
American politician (1851-1924)
1851 – 1924
politicianlawyer
Frederick Taylor Gates
Frederick Taylor Gates
American Baptist clergyman (1853–1929)
1853 – 1929
theologianpastor
King Kelly
King Kelly
Major League Baseball player and manager (1857–1894)
1857 – 1894
baseball player
John Mason Clarke
John Mason Clarke
American geologist and paleontologist (1857–1925)
1857 – 1925
botanistbotanical collectorpaleontologist
David Peck Todd
David Peck Todd
American astronomer (1855–1939)
1855 – 1939
university teacherdirectorpoet
Bailey Willis
Bailey Willis
American geologist (1857–1949)
1857 – 1949
seismologistuniversity teachergeologist
Lucien Marcus Underwood
Lucien Marcus Underwood
U.S. botanist (1853–1907)
1853 – 1907
scientific collectorpteridologistmycologist
William Bliss Baker
William Bliss Baker
American artist (1859–1886)
1859 – 1886
painter
Adele Farrington
Adele Farrington
American actress (1867-1936)
1867 – 1936
film actoractor
Frederick William MacMonnies
Frederick William MacMonnies
United States expatriate sculptor (1863-1937)
1863 – 1937
sculptorpainterartist
Helen Dean King
Helen Dean King
American biologist (1869-1955)
1869 – 1955
physiologistuniversity teacherbiologist
Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman
Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman
United States economist (1861–1939)
1861 – 1939
economist
Bayard Veiller
Bayard Veiller
screenwriter (1869–1943)
1869 – 1943
film screenwriterfilm producerdirector
Herbert Croly
American political writer (1869–1930)
1869 – 1930
political scientisttrade unionistjournalist
William M. Calder
William M. Calder
American politician (1869-1945)
1869 – 1945
politician
Hiram Percy Maxim
Hiram Percy Maxim
American automotive pioneer (1869–1936)
1869 – 1936
manageramateur radio operatormechanical engineer
Schuyler Wheeler
Schuyler Wheeler
American inventor of the two-blade electric fan
1860 – 1923
inventorphysicist
Alice Moore Hubbard
Alice Moore Hubbard
American activist (1861-1915)
1861 – 1915
writer
Jimmy Collins
Jimmy Collins
baseball player and manager, first manager of the Boston Red Sox, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (1870–1943)
1870 – 1943
baseball player
Jane Emmet de Glehn
Jane Emmet de Glehn
American artist (1873-1961)
1873 – 1961
painter
Clarence Hobart
Clarence Hobart
US tennis player (1870–1930)
1870 – 1930
tennis player
Daniel Daly
Daniel Daly
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1873-1937)
1873 – 1937
Majormilitary personnel
Arthur Byron
Arthur Byron
American actor (1872–1943)
1872 – 1943
film actorstage actorsinger
Willie Keeler
Willie Keeler
American baseball player (1872–1923)
1872 – 1923
baseball player
Mabel Dodge Luhan
Mabel Dodge Luhan
American patron of the arts (1879-1962)
1879 – 1962
journalistwriter
Alice Lounsberry
American botanist, dendrologist and author (1872-1949)
1872 – 1949
dendrologistexplorerbotanist
Eugenie Forde
Eugenie Forde
actress (1879-1940)
1879 – 1940
film actoractor
George Van Cleaf
George Van Cleaf
American swimmer and water polo player
1879 – 1905
water polo player
Edward D. Swift
American astronomer (1870–1935)
1870 – 1935
astronomer
Sydney Ayres
Sydney Ayres
Silent film actor, director, screenwriter (1879-1916)
1879 – 1916
film directoractorscreenwriter
Fred Englehardt
Fred Englehardt
American track and field athlete (1879–1942)
1879 – 1942
athletics competitor
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