Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 59 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Edward Fielding
Edward Fielding
American actor (1875-1945)
1875 – 1945
stage actoractor
Carlotta Joaquina Maury
Carlotta Joaquina Maury
American paleontologist (1874-1938)
1874 – 1938
petroleum geologistpaleontologistuniversity teacher
David B. Steinman
American civil engineer
1886 – 1960
civil engineerengineerpoet
Cornelia Barns
American illustrator and cartoonist (1888-1941)
1888 – 1941
printmakereditorial cartoonistpainter
James Farley
James Farley
American politician (1888-1976)
1888 – 1976
autobiographerentrepreneurpolitician
Lillian Walker
Lillian Walker
American actress (1887–1975)
1887 – 1975
film actoractor
Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn
actor (1887-1969)
1887 – 1969
film actoractor
Walter McGrail
Walter McGrail
American actor (1888-1970)
1888 – 1970
actor
Arthur Rosenkampff
gymnast (1884-1952)
1884 – 1952
artistic gymnast
James Donahue
athletics competitor (1885–1966)
1885 – 1966
athletics competitor
Raymond Thayer Birge
Raymond Thayer Birge
American physical chemist (1887–1980)
1887 – 1980
university teacherchemistphysicist
Adrienne Morrison
Adrienne Morrison
American actress (1883-1940)
1883 – 1940
television actorstage actoractor
Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis
American film actor (1880-1956)
1880 – 1956
film actorstage actoractor
Robert Thornby
Robert Thornby
American film director and actor (1888-1953)
1888 – 1953
film actorfilm directorscreenwriter
Lillian West
Lillian West
actress (1886-1970)
1886 – 1970
film actoractor
Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers
American film composer (1889–1954)
1889 – 1954
film score composermusiciancomposer
Charles King
Charles King
American vaudeville and Broadway actor (1886-1944)
1886 – 1944
stage actorsingeractor
Roy Webb
American film music composer (1888-1982)
1888 – 1982
film score composerart directorcomposer
John Gilbert Winant
John Gilbert Winant
American Republican politician and diplomat (1889-1947)
1889 – 1947
diplomatambassadorgovernor
Elsie Naumburg
American Ornithologist (1880–1953)
1880 – 1953
ornithologistzoologist
Charles Previn
Charles Previn
American film composer (1888-1973)
1888 – 1973
film score composerconductorcomposer
Sam M. Lewis
Sam M. Lewis
American singer and lyricist (1885-1959)
1885 – 1959
musicianlyricistsinger
George Larkin
George Larkin
American actor (1887-1946)
1887 – 1946
film actoractorscreenwriter
John Davidson
John Davidson
actor (1886-1968)
1886 – 1968
actor
Josephine Hopper
Josephine Hopper
American painter and model (1883-1967)
1883 – 1968
modelpainter
William F. Lamb
architect (1883–1952)
1883 – 1952
architect
Charles Paul Alexander
American entomologist (1889–1981)
1889 – 1981
scientific collectorentomologistbotanical collector
Alfred Lee Loomis
Alfred Lee Loomis
American businessman, scientist and philanthropist (1887–1975)
1887 – 1975
financierbankerphysicist
Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy
American actor (1885-1965)
1885 – 1965
film actoractor
Alex Faickney Osborn
American advertising executive and the author of the creativity technique named brainstorming (1888–1966)
1888 – 1966
advertising personjournalistpedagogue
Samson Raphaelson
Samson Raphaelson
American writer (1894–1983)
1896 – 1983
university teacherplaywrightwriter
Rachel Field
Rachel Field
American novelist, poet, and children's author (1894–1942)
1894 – 1942
novelistchildren's writerpoet
George Meany
George Meany
American labor leader (1894–1980)
1894 – 1980
union membertrade unionistfunctionary
Sam Newfield
American film director (1899-1964)
1899 – 1964
directorfilm directorscreenwriter
Chance M. Vought
Chance M. Vought
American aviation pioneer (1890–1930)
1890 – 1930
aircraft designermilitary flight engineeraircraft pilot
Miff Mole
Miff Mole
American jazz musician (1898–1961)
1898 – 1961
jazz musicianmusicianbandleader
Einar Hille
Einar Hille
American mathematician (1894–1980)
1894 – 1980
university teachermathematician
Laurence Steinhardt
Laurence Steinhardt
American diplomat (1892–1950)
1892 – 1950
diplomatlawyer
Gustave Reese
American musicologist (1899–1977)
1899 – 1977
musicologistuniversity teachereducator
Andrew Loomis
American artist (1892–1959)
1892 – 1959
art educatorpainterillustrator
Harry Ruby
American composer and screenwriter (1895–1974)
1895 – 1974
film score composersongwritercomposer
Edward L. Cahn
American film director and film editor (1899–1963)
1899 – 1963
film editordirectorfilm producer
Burt Gillett
Burt Gillett
American animator (1891–1971)
1891 – 1971
film screenwriterdirectorfilm director
Adele DeGarde
Adele DeGarde
American actress (1899–1966)
1899 – 1966
film actoractor
Billy Rose
Billy Rose
American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist (1899–1966)
1899 – 1966
manufacturerlibrettistart collector
Philip Barry
Philip Barry
American playwright (1896-1949)
1896 – 1949
playwrightwriterscreenwriter
Preston Dickinson
American artist (1889-1930)
1891 – 1930
pastellistwatercoloristdraftsperson
Isaac Kitts
American equestrian and Army officer (1896–1953)
1896 – 1953
dressage ridermilitary officer
Morrie Ryskind
American activist and entertainer (1895-1985)
1895 – 1985
peace activistlibrettistjournalist
Percy Helton
Percy Helton
American actor (1894–1971)
1894 – 1971
film actortelevision actor
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