Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 74 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

John Lourie Beveridge
John Lourie Beveridge
American politician (1824-1910)
1824 – 1910
Brigadegeneraljuristgovernor
Mahlon Loomis
Mahlon Loomis
American inventor (1826-1886)
1826 – 1886
stomatologistradio operatorinventor
Ned Buntline
Ned Buntline
American novelist (1821–1886)
1821 – 1886
bretteurnovelistjournalist
Oliver Wolcott Gibbs
Oliver Wolcott Gibbs
American chemist (1822–1908)
1822 – 1908
university teacherchemist
Jerome B. Chaffee
Jerome B. Chaffee
Entrepreneur and United States Senator from Colorado (1825-1886)
1825 – 1886
politician
Caleb Lyon
Caleb Lyon
American politician (1822-1875)
1822 – 1875
politician
Gilbert A. Pierce
Gilbert A. Pierce
American politician (1839-1901)
1839 – 1901
politicianwriter
George Miller Sternberg
George Miller Sternberg
American physician (1838–1915); 18th U.S. Army Surgeon General from 1893 to 1902
1838 – 1915
bacteriologistmilitary physiciansurgeon
Jerry Thomas
Jerry Thomas
American bartender (1830–1885)
1830 – 1885
art collectornon-fiction writerbartender
Ozora P. Stearns
Ozora P. Stearns
American judge (1831-1896)
1831 – 1896
politicianlawyerjudge
Rufus Bullock
Rufus Bullock
American politician (1834-1907)
1834 – 1907
governorpoliticianbusinessperson
Algernon Paddock
Algernon Paddock
American politician (1830-1897)
1830 – 1897
governorpoliticianlawyer
Joseph N. Dolph
Joseph N. Dolph
American politician (1835-1897)
1835 – 1897
politicianlawyer
Lyman R. Casey
Lyman R. Casey
American politician (1837–1914)
1837 – 1914
politician
Monroe Hayward
Monroe Hayward
Union Army soldier, lawyer, politician (1840-1899)
1840 – 1899
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert Anderson Van Wyck
Robert Anderson Van Wyck
Mayor of New York City (1849–1918)
1849 – 1918
politicianlawyerjudge
George E. Spencer
George E. Spencer
American politician (1836-1893)
1836 – 1893
politicianlawyer
Wilbur F. Sanders
Wilbur F. Sanders
Union United States Army officer, lawyer (1834–1905)
1834 – 1905
prosecutorpoliticianlawyer
Warner Miller
Warner Miller
Union Army officer (1838–1918)
1838 – 1918
politician
George Edward Post
George Edward Post
American surgeon and naturalist (1838-1909)
1838 – 1909
scientific collectorexplorerbotanist
Steele MacKaye
Steele MacKaye
American playwright and inventor (1842–1894)
1842 – 1894
theatre managerstage actorplaywright
William Kissam Vanderbilt I
William Kissam Vanderbilt I
American railroad manager and horse breeder (1849–1920)
1849 – 1920
horse breederbusinessperson
William H. H. Miller
William H. H. Miller
American politician (1840-1917)
1840 – 1917
politicianlawyer
George Amy
American film editor (1903–1986)
1903 – 1986
film editor
Stephen Moulton Babcock
Stephen Moulton Babcock
American chemist (1843–1931)
1843 – 1931
biochemistchemist
Kate Stoneman
Kate Stoneman
American lawyer
1841 – 1925
suffragettelawyer
Linda Richards
Linda Richards
American nurse
1841 – 1930
nurse
Robert Wynne
Robert Wynne
American Postmaster General, journalist, diplomat (1851-1922)
1851 – 1922
diplomatpolitician
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
United States businessman (1843–1899)
1843 – 1899
socialiteentrepreneur
Donald M. Dickinson
Donald M. Dickinson
American politician and lawyer (1846-1917)
1846 – 1917
jurisprudencejuristpolitician
Ranald Slidell Mackenzie
Ranald Slidell Mackenzie
Union army general (1840-1889)
1840 – 1889
military officer
Theodore Baker
American musicologist (1851-1934)
1851 – 1934
musicologistlexicographerliterary editor
Benjamin Barker Odell Jr.
Benjamin Barker Odell Jr.
American politician (1854–1926)
1854 – 1926
politician
Charles Warren Eaton
Charles Warren Eaton
American painter (1857-1937)
1857 – 1937
painter
DeWitt Bristol Brace
American physicist (1859–1905)
1859 – 1905
university teacherphysicist
Charles Holland Duell
Charles Holland Duell
United States Commissioner of Patents and United States federal judge
1850 – 1920
judge
Mickey Welch
Mickey Welch
American baseball player (1859–1941)
1859 – 1941
baseball player
William E. Mason
William E. Mason
American politician (1850-1921)
1850 – 1921
politicianlawyer
Herbert Huntingdon Smith
Herbert Huntingdon Smith
American naturalist (1851-1919)
1851 – 1919
scientific collectorconchologistexplorer
Jeannette Thurber
Jeannette Thurber
American philanthropist (1850-1946)
1850 – 1946
patron of the artshead teachersocialite
T. O'Conor Sloane
T. O'Conor Sloane
American editor (1851-1940)
1851 – 1940
science fiction writereditorengineer
Perry Belmont
Perry Belmont
American politician (1851–1947)
1851 – 1947
diplomatpolitician
John C. Rice
John C. Rice
American-born Broadway stage actor (1858-1915)
1858 – 1915
stage actoractor
William Le Roy Emmet
William Le Roy Emmet
American engineer (1859–1941)
1859 – 1941
engineer
Bruce Crane
Bruce Crane
American painter (1857-1937)
1857 – 1937
painter
Henry Ward Ranger
Henry Ward Ranger
American artist (1858-1916)
1858 – 1916
painter
Harold Frederic
Harold Frederic
American journalist, novelist (1856–1898)
1856 – 1898
essayistnovelistjournalist
Elizabeth Coffin
Elizabeth Coffin
artist, educator and philanthropist (1850-1930)
1850 – 1930
painter
Eleanor Greatorex
Eleanor Greatorex
American artist (1854–1908)
1853 – 1908
etcherpainterillustrator
Rosina Emmet Sherwood
Rosina Emmet Sherwood
American painter (1854–1948)
1854 – 1948
painterartist
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