Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 6 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Charles Durning
Charles Durning
American actor (1923-2012)
1923 – 2012
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalberg
American film producer (1899-1936)
1899 – 1936
film screenwriterproduction managerstudio manager
Allen W. Dulles
Allen W. Dulles
first civilian and longest-serving Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)
1893 – 1969
intelligence officerdiplomatpolitician
Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer
American philosopher
1902 – 1983
philosophersociologistpsychologist
Neil Simon
Neil Simon
American playwright, writer, academic (1927-2018)
1927 – 2018
librettistfilm producerlyricist
Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes
American actress (1922–2005)
1922 – 2005
film actorchildren's writertelevision actor
Frances Allen
Frances Allen
American computer scientist (1932–2020)
1932 – 2020
university teachercomputer scientistengineer
Bob Cousy
Bob Cousy
American basketball player and coach (born 1928)
1928
basketball coachbasketball playeractor
Lee Miller
Lee Miller
American photographer and photojournalist (1907–1977)
1907 – 1977
fashion photographerwar photographermodel
Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin
American singer and actor (1936–1973)
1936 – 1973
schlager singerjazz musicianfilm actor
James Dwight Dana
James Dwight Dana
American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist (1813-1895)
1813 – 1895
scientific collectormineralogistscientific illustrator
William James Sidis
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
1898 – 1944
peace activistlinguistanthropologist
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
American composer of songs and Broadway musicals (1902–1979)
1902 – 1979
librettistsongwriterplaywright
Immanuel Wallerstein
Immanuel Wallerstein
American sociologist and economic historian (1930–2019)
1930 – 2019
economic historiangeopolitical analystAfricanist
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam
American actor (1919–1996)
1919 – 1996
film actortelevision actorstage actor
E. L. Doctorow
E. L. Doctorow
novelist, editor, professor (1931-2015)
1931 – 2015
essayistnovelistuniversity teacher
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
American actor (1936–2024)
1936 – 2024
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Frances Cleveland
Frances Cleveland
First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897
1864 – 1947
Irving Fisher
Irving Fisher
American economist and statistician (1867–1947)
1867 – 1947
statisticianinventoreconomist
E. B. White
E. B. White
American author (1899–1985)
1899 – 1985
essayistnovelistchildren's writer
Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
American television host (1901-1974)
1901 – 1974
presenterjournalisttelevision presenter
Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud
American author (1914–1986)
1914 – 1986
novelistuniversity teacherwriter
Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl
American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013)
1919 – 2013
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Ed Wood
Ed Wood
American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and film editor
1924 – 1978
film actorfilm editordirector
Mario Cuomo
Mario Cuomo
Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994
1932 – 2015
baseball playerpoliticianlawyer
Jill Clayburgh
Jill Clayburgh
American actress (1944–2010)
1944 – 2010
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Irene Cara
Irene Cara
American singer and actress (1959–2022)
1959 – 2022
recording artistfilm actortelevision actor
Timothy McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh
American domestic anti-government terrorist (1968–2001)
1968 – 2001
mass murdererterroristsecurity guard
John Vincent Atanasoff
John Vincent Atanasoff
American computer pioneer (1903-1995)
1903 – 1995
university teacherinventormathematician
Andy Kaufman
Andy Kaufman
American entertainer (1949–1984)
1949 – 1984
professional wrestlerfilm actortelevision actor
Fred Trump
Fred Trump
American real estate developer; father of Donald Trump (1905–1999)
1905 – 1999
real estate developerinvestorentrepreneur
Red Buttons
Red Buttons
American comedian and actor (1919–2006)
1919 – 2006
film actortelevision actorcomedian
Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt
Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer
1930 – 2009
autobiographerlibrettistnovelist
Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto
American actor (1939–2021)
1939 – 2021
film actortelevision actordirector
Robert Vaughn
Robert Vaughn
American actor (1932–2016)
1932 – 2016
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Elizabeth Monroe
Elizabeth Monroe
First Lady of the United States from 1817 to 1825
1768 – 1830
First Lady
Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney
American photographer, musician and animal rights activist (1941–1998)
1941 – 1998
recording artistfilm directorkeyboardist
George Segal
George Segal
American actor (1934–2021)
1934 – 2021
film actortelevision actorbanjoist
Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello
American actor
1933 – 2019
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Rose Marie
Rose Marie
American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer (1923–2017)
1923 – 2017
autobiographervoice actorcomedian
Diane Arbus
American photographer (1923–1971)
1923 – 1971
fashion photographerartistphotographer
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)
1930 – 2021
librettistsongwriterlyricist
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
USA IBM executive and art collector (1874-1956)
1874 – 1956
chief executive officerentrepreneurcomputer scientist
Philip Sheridan
Philip Sheridan
United States Army general (1831-1888)
1831 – 1888
army officermilitary officerlieutenant general
Richard Donner
Richard Donner
American film director (1930–2021)
1930 – 2021
film director
Bob Kane
Bob Kane
American comic book artist, the co-creator of Batman (1915-1998)
1915 – 1998
pencillerdraftspersoncomics artist
Abe Vigoda
Abe Vigoda
American actor (1921–2016)
1921 – 2016
actordub actorfilm actor
Herman Wouk
Herman Wouk
American writer (1915-2019)
1915 – 2019
science fiction writerdiaristnovelist
Robert Forster
Robert Forster
American actor (1941–2019)
1941 – 2019
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
John Carradine
John Carradine
American actor (1906-1988)
1906 – 1988
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
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