Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 65 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Jovan Belcher
Jovan Belcher
American football player (1987–2012)
1987 – 2012
American football player
Ariel Schulman
American filmmaker
1981 – 1987
film directorfilm producerdirector
Paul McAllister
Paul McAllister
actor (1875-1955)
1875 – 1955
film directoractorscreenwriter
Kellogg Casey
sport shooter (1877-1938)
1877 – 1938
sport shooter
Beatrix Farrand
Beatrix Farrand
American landscape architect (1872–1959)
1872 – 1959
landscape architectbotanical collectorgardener
Elias Kane
Elias Kane
American politician (1794–1835)
1794 – 1835
juristpoliticianlawyer
Elias Hicks
Elias Hicks
American preacher (1748-1830)
1748 – 1830
theologianwriter
John Wood
John Wood
Governor of Illinois (1798-1880)
1798 – 1880
governorpoliticianmayor
Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
American politician (1795-1864)
1795 – 1864
juristgovernorpolitician
Jacob Collamer
Jacob Collamer
American politician (1791-1865)
1791 – 1865
jurisprudencejuristpolitician
John D. Sloat
John D. Sloat
Military Governor of California (1781-1867)
1781 – 1867
naval officermilitary officergovernor
John Silva Meehan
John Silva Meehan
American publisher (1790–1863)
1790 – 1863
librarian
John W. Taylor
John W. Taylor
American politician (1784-1854)
1784 – 1854
politicianlawyer
Martin Harris
Martin Harris
Book of Mormon witness
1783 – 1875
missionary
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes
American theologian (1798–1870)
1798 – 1870
abolitionisttheologianpreacher
Ann Eliza Bleecker
Ann Eliza Bleecker
American poet, correspondent (1752-1783)
1752 – 1783
novelistpoetwriter
Phoebe Palmer
Phoebe Palmer
American evangelist and writer (1807–1874)
1807 – 1874
authorjournalisttheologian
Albert Smith White
Albert Smith White
American politician (1803-1864)
1803 – 1864
politicianlawyerjudge
Preston King
Preston King
American politician
1806 – 1865
politicianlawyer
Kinsley S. Bingham
Kinsley S. Bingham
American politician (1808-1861)
1808 – 1861
juristgovernorpolitician
Asa Fitch
Asa Fitch
American entomologist (1809–1879)
1809 – 1879
botanical collectorscientific collectorentomologist
Marcus Whitman
Marcus Whitman
American physician and Oregon missionary (1802-1847)
1802 – 1847
missionaryphysician
George Henry Corliss
George Henry Corliss
American engineer (1817-1888)
1817 – 1888
inventorengineer
John Bigelow
John Bigelow
American diplomat, lawyer and politician (1817–1911)
1817 – 1911
journalisteditordiplomat
Alexander Randall
Alexander Randall
American politician (1819–1872)
1819 – 1872
jurisprudencediplomatjurist
William Henry Bissell
William Henry Bissell
American politician (1811–1860)
1811 – 1860
prosecutordiplomatjurist
Henry B. Payne
Henry B. Payne
American politician (1810-1896)
1810 – 1896
politicianlawyer
James Rood Doolittle
James Rood Doolittle
American lawyer and politician (1815-1897)
1815 – 1897
university teacherpoliticianlawyer
James Roosevelt Bayley
James Roosevelt Bayley
Catholic bishop (1814–1877)
1814 – 1877
Anglican priestCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Horatio Spafford
Horatio Spafford
American poet and lawyer (1828–1888)
1828 – 1888
hymnologistpoetcomposer
Angus Cameron
Angus Cameron
American politician (1826-1897)
1826 – 1897
politicianlawyer
Ephraim George Squier
Ephraim George Squier
American archaeologist and newspaper editor (1821–1888)
1821 – 1888
anthropologistarchaeologistbotanist
Carleton Watkins
Carleton Watkins
American photographer (1829–1916)
1829 – 1916
photographer
William Morris Stewart
William Morris Stewart
American politician, Nevada (1827-1909)
1827 – 1909
prosecutorjuristpolitician
Theodore Roosevelt Sr.
Theodore Roosevelt Sr.
American businessman, father of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt (1831–1878)
1831 – 1878
philanthropistentrepreneur
Francis Pharcellus Church
Francis Pharcellus Church
American publisher and editor (1839–1906)
1839 – 1906
publisherjournalistcorrespondent
William D. Hoard
William D. Hoard
American politician (1836-1918)
1836 – 1918
journalistgovernorpolitician
John R. McPherson
John R. McPherson
American politician (1833-1897)
1833 – 1897
politician
Gideon C. Moody
Gideon C. Moody
former American senator (1832-1904)
1832 – 1904
politicianlawyerjudge
Frank Hiscock
Frank Hiscock
American politician (1834-1914)
1834 – 1914
politicianlawyer
Mary Louise Booth
Mary Louise Booth
American editor, translator and writer
1831 – 1889
linguistjournalisttranslator
Charles Augustus Briggs
Charles Augustus Briggs
American scholar and theologian (1841–1913)
1841 – 1913
clericparsonuniversity teacher
Charles N. Felton
Charles N. Felton
American politician (1832–1914)
1832 – 1914
politician
Elliott Fitch Shepard
Elliott Fitch Shepard
American lawyer and newspaper editor
1833 – 1893
journalisteditorlawyer
Benjamin Franklin Tracy
Benjamin Franklin Tracy
American politician (1830–1915)
1830 – 1915
military officerpoliticianlawyer
George Herman Babcock
George Herman Babcock
American inventor (1832–1893)
1832 – 1893
inventorentrepreneur
George H. D. Gossip
George H. D. Gossip
American-British chess player (1841-1907)
1841 – 1907
non-fiction writerchess player
Wilbur Olin Atwater
Wilbur Olin Atwater
American agricultural chemist (1844–1907); developer of the respiration calorimeter
1844 – 1907
nutritionistchemist
Victor H. Metcalf
Victor H. Metcalf
American politician (1853-1936)
1853 – 1936
politicianlawyer
Wilson S. Bissell
Wilson S. Bissell
American politician (1847–1903)
1847 – 1903
jurisprudencejuristpolitician
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