Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 66 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Alice James
Alice James
American diarist (1848–1892)
1848 – 1892
diaristwriter
Frank Johnson Goodnow
Frank Johnson Goodnow
American historian (1859–1939)
1859 – 1939
political scientistuniversity teacherhistorian
Arthur Michael
American chemist (1853–1942)
1853 – 1942
university teacherchemist
Almanzo Wilder
Almanzo Wilder
husband of Laura Ingalls Wilder and father of Rose Wilder Lane
1857 – 1949
farmer
Henry E. Huntington
Henry E. Huntington
American businessman (1850–1927)
1850 – 1927
art collectorentrepreneurbusinessperson
Francis Bellamy
Francis Bellamy
American Christian socialist Baptist minister (1855–1931)
1855 – 1931
Christian ministerwriter
Thomas Lincoln Casey
Thomas Lincoln Casey
American entomologist and astronomer (1857–1925)
1857 – 1925
entomologistzoologistmilitary personnel
William Schaus
William Schaus
American entomologist (1858–1942)
1858 – 1942
entomologistbotanistlepidopterist
Eddie Foy
Eddie Foy
American actor (1856-1928)
1856 – 1928
vaudeville performertrade unioniststage actor
Josephine Silone Yates
Josephine Silone Yates
American chemist
1859 – 1912
suffragistjournalistuniversity teacher
Sara Roosevelt
Sara Roosevelt
mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1854-1941)
1854 – 1941
John Eugene Osborne
John Eugene Osborne
American politician (1858-1943)
1858 – 1943
politician
Minerva J. Chapman
Minerva J. Chapman
American artist (1858-1947)
1858 – 1947
painterartist
Edgar Saltus
Edgar Saltus
American writer (1855–1921)
1855 – 1921
novelisttranslatorwriter
Daniel S. Lamont
Daniel S. Lamont
American politician (1851–1905)
1851 – 1905
politiciansecretary
Carrie Babcock Sherman
Carrie Babcock Sherman
Second lady of the United States
1856 – 1931
politician
DeWolf Hopper
DeWolf Hopper
American actor (1858-1935)
1858 – 1935
radio personalitystage actoractor
William Calhoun McDonald
William Calhoun McDonald
American politician (1858–1918); Governor of New Mexico 1912–1917
1858 – 1918
juristgovernorpolitician
Henry Gage
Henry Gage
Governor of California (1852-1924)
1852 – 1924
diplomatjuristgovernor
Erwin Frink Smith
Erwin Frink Smith
American plant pathologist (1854-1927)
1854 – 1927
bacteriologistscientific collectorbotanist
William Earl Dodge Scott
William Earl Dodge Scott
U.S. ornithologist (1852–1910)
1852 – 1910
ornithologist
Herbert Putnam
Herbert Putnam
American librarian and lawyer (1861-1955)
1861 – 1955
law librarianlibrarianlawyer
Sidney Drew
Sidney Drew
American comedian and filmmaker (1863-1919)
1863 – 1919
film actorfilm directorfilmmaker
Joseph Cawthorn
Joseph Cawthorn
American stage and film comic actor (1868-1949)
1868 – 1949
stage actoractor
Frederick Vernon Coville
Frederick Vernon Coville
American botanist (1867-1937)
1867 – 1937
scientific collectormycologistbotanist
Lew Fields
Lew Fields
American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer (1867-1941)
1867 – 1941
manufacturerfilm actortheatre director
Anne Morgan
Anne Morgan
American philanthropist
1873 – 1952
philanthropist
Clara Clemens
Clara Clemens
American opera singer; daughter of Mark Twain
1874 – 1962
biographersingerwriter
Rubin Goldmark
Rubin Goldmark
American composer, pianist and educator (1872-1936)
1872 – 1936
composition teachermusicianpianist
Charles Craig
Charles Craig
American actor (1877-1972)
1877 – 1972
film actoractor
Harry Dunkinson
Harry Dunkinson
actor (1876-1936)
1876 – 1936
actor
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
American-born English politician and newspaper proprietor (1879-1952)
1879 – 1952
politician
John H. Hendrickson
John H. Hendrickson
sport shooter (1872–1925)
1872 – 1925
sport shooter
Eleonora de Cisneros
Eleonora de Cisneros
American opera singer (1878-1934)
1878 – 1934
opera singerstage actorartist
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.
U.S. Republican politician from New York (1877-1952)
1877 – 1952
rancherpolitician
George White
George White
Ohio politician (1872-1953)
1872 – 1953
politician
Alfred Rosmer
Alfred Rosmer
French politician (1877-1964)
1877 – 1964
communisttrade unionistrevolutionary
Tommy Ryan
Tommy Ryan
American boxer (1870–1948)
1870 – 1948
boxer
Kenneth Hayes Miller
Kenneth Hayes Miller
American artist (1876-1952)
1876 – 1952
painterteacher
Monroe Salisbury
Monroe Salisbury
actor (1876-1935)
1876 – 1935
stage actoractor
John Hendley Barnhart
John Hendley Barnhart
American botanist (1871–1949)
1871 – 1949
botanistbiographerlibrarian
Emily Barringer
Emily Barringer
American ambulance surgeon (1876–1961)
1876 – 1961
gynecologistsurgeonphysician
May Wilson Preston
May Wilson Preston
American artist (1873-1949)
1873 – 1949
painterillustratorartist
Herbert Trube
American middle distance runner (1886-1959)
1886 – 1959
athletics competitor
Martin Faust
Martin Faust
actor (1886-1943)
1886 – 1943
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Pat Hartigan
Pat Hartigan
actor and film director (1881-1951)
1881 – 1951
film directoractor
James Burke
James Burke
American actor (1886-1968)
1886 – 1968
television actorstage actoractor
Rita Jolivet
Rita Jolivet
French actress (1884–1971)
1884 – 1971
film actorstage actoractor
Hetty Goldman
American archaeologist (1881–1972)
1881 – 1972
Near Eastern archaeologistprehistorianclassical archaeologist
James Oppenheim
James Oppenheim
American poet, novelist and editor of The Seven Arts Magazine (1882-1932)
1882 – 1932
activistpoetscreenwriter
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