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Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 7 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Henry L. Stimson
Henry L. Stimson
United States Secretary of War (1867-1950)
1867 – 1950
foreign ministerdiplomatjurist
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
American actor (1915–1985)
1915 – 1985
television actorfilm actorfilm producer
Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula
American film director, writer and producer (1928–1998)
1928 – 1998
film screenwriterproducerdirector
Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford
American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990)
1895 – 1990
architectural theoreticiansocial scientisthistorian of technology
Edwin Howard Armstrong
Edwin Howard Armstrong
American electrical engineer and inventor (1890–1954)
1890 – 1954
electrical engineerinventorphysicist
Anne Revere
Anne Revere
American actress (1903-1990)
1903 – 1990
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
American jazz singer (1907–1994)
1907 – 1994
jazz musiciandancerstage actor
Mortimer J. Adler
Mortimer J. Adler
American philosopher, author and educator (1902–2001)
1902 – 2001
philosopheruniversity teachereducator
Jerome Bruner
Jerome Bruner
American psychologist and scholar
1915 – 2016
university teacherpedagoguepsychologist
Bernard Herrmann
Bernard Herrmann
American composer and conductor (1911-1975)
1911 – 1975
film score composerconductorcomposer
Ira Levin
Ira Levin
American novelist, playwright (1929–2007)
1929 – 2007
science fiction writernovelistlyricist
Marion Zimmer Bradley
American novelist and editor (1930–1999)
1930 – 1999
science fiction writernovelisteditor
John Gotti
John Gotti
American crime boss (1940–2002)
1940 – 2002
extortionistgangster
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
American choreographer and director (1918–1998)
1918 – 1998
ballet directortheater artistdancer
Ralph Waite
Ralph Waite
American actor (1928–2014)
1928 – 2014
film actortelevision actordirector
Daniel Keyes
American author
1927 – 2014
science fiction writernon-fiction writernovelist
Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)
1902 – 1969
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder
American businesswoman (1906–2004)
1908 – 2004
fashion designerbusinessperson
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
American jurist; Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941 (1862–1948)
1862 – 1948
foreign ministerdiplomatgovernor
Katharine Graham
Katharine Graham
American publisher, editor and author
1917 – 2001
art collectorpublisherjournalist
Melvil Dewey
Melvil Dewey
American librarian (1851–1931)
1851 – 1931
journalisteditorlibrarian
Frank Marshall
Frank Marshall
American chess player
1877 – 1944
chess player
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945)
1885 – 1945
coin collectingfilm score composersongwriter
Harpo Marx
Harpo Marx
American comedian
1888 – 1964
film actortelevision actorharpist
Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw
American writer (1913–1984)
1913 – 1984
novelistfilm producerplaywright
Bella Abzug
Bella Abzug
American politician (1920-1998)
1920 – 1998
feministpacifistsocial activist
Ann Blyth
Ann Blyth
American actress
1928
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Angelo Badalamenti
Angelo Badalamenti
American composer (1937–2022)
1937 – 2022
recording artistfilm score composerbandleader
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)
1935 – 2019
film actortelevision actormodel
Melanie
Melanie
American musician (1947–2024)
1947 – 2024
guitaristsongwritersinger-songwriter
Anthony Franciosa
Anthony Franciosa
American actor (1928–2006)
1928 – 2006
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Neil Postman
American writer and academic (1931-2003)
1931 – 2003
communication scholarmedia criticessayist
René Auberjonois
René Auberjonois
American actor (1940–2019)
1940 – 2019
dub actorfilm actortelevision actor
Lawrence Kohlberg
American psychologist
1927 – 1987
non-fiction writerphilosopheracademic
Fats Waller
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
1904 – 1943
jazz musicianbandleadersongwriter
Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills
American operatic soprano (1929-2007)
1929 – 2007
autobiographeropera singermusician
Vivian Maier
Vivian Maier
French-American photographer (1926–2009)
1926 – 2009
nannywet nursephotographer
Leon Festinger
American psychologist
1919 – 1989
university teacherpsychologist
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
American artist, writer and activist (1919–2021)
1919 – 2021
peace activistpolitical activistactivist shareholder
Fiorello H. La Guardia
Fiorello H. La Guardia
American politician; 99th Mayor of New York City (1934–45)
1882 – 1947
politician
Julia Gardiner Tyler
Julia Gardiner Tyler
First Lady of the United States (1820–1889)
1820 – 1889
politician
Jacque Fresco
Jacque Fresco
American futurist and self-described social engineer
1916 – 2017
industrial designerdesignerfuturist
Saul Bass
Saul Bass
American graphic designer and filmmaker (1920–1996)
1920 – 1996
Filmtitledesignerfilm director
Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia
American actor (1930–2015)
1930 – 2015
program hostdirectortelevision director
Burt Young
Burt Young
American actor (1940–2023)
1940 – 2023
film actortelevision actorpainter
Willis Carrier
Willis Carrier
American inventor (1876–1950)
1876 – 1950
technicianinventorengineer
Marsha P. Johnson
Marsha P. Johnson
Black American queer liberation activist (1945–1992)
1945 – 1992
HIV/AIDS activisttrans activistLGBTQ rights activist
Othniel Charles Marsh
Othniel Charles Marsh
American paleontologist (1831–1899)
1831 – 1899
paleontologistuniversity teacherzoologist
Patrick McGoohan
Patrick McGoohan
Irish-American actor (1928–2009)
1928 – 2009
film actortelevision actordirector
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