Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 75 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Ernest Howard Crosby
Ernest Howard Crosby
American politician and author
1856 – 1907
reformerProtestant reformerpolitician
James Aloysius O'Gorman
James Aloysius O'Gorman
American politician (1860–1943)
1860 – 1943
politicianlawyerjudge
E. W. Kenyon
British writer (1867–1948)
1867 – 1948
theologianevangelistparson
A. V. Williams Jackson
A. V. Williams Jackson
American specialist on Indo-Iranian languages (1862–1937)
1862 – 1937
iranologistscholar of Englishlinguist
Andrew Lawrence Riker
Andrew Lawrence Riker
American automobile engineer
1868 – 1930
car designerracing automobile driverinventor
Cornelius Lott Shear
Cornelius Lott Shear
American botanist and mycologist (1865–1956)
1865 – 1956
mycologistbotanist
Edward Joseph Hanna
Edward Joseph Hanna
Catholic archbishop
1860 – 1944
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Fenimore Chatterton
Fenimore Chatterton
American politician (1860-1958)
1860 – 1958
juristgovernorpolitician
Valentine Hall
US tennis player
1867 – 1934
tennis player
George Washington Vanderbilt
George Washington Vanderbilt
American art collector (1862–1914)
1862 – 1914
art collectorbusinessperson
George Sterling
George Sterling
American poet and playwright (1869-1926)
1869 – 1926
dramaturgepoet
Nathan Edwin Brill
Nathan Edwin Brill
American physician (1860–1925)
1860 – 1925
lecturerphysician
Orator Fuller Cook
Orator Fuller Cook
American botanist and entomologist (1867-1949)
1867 – 1949
scientific collectormyriapodologistexplorer
George Bunny
American actor (1867-1952)
1867 – 1952
actor
John Francis Hylan
John Francis Hylan
American politician (1868–1936)
1868 – 1936
politician
Jules Bache
Jules Bache
American banker, art collector and philanthropist (1861-1944)
1861 – 1944
philanthropistart collectorfinancier
Arthur Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane
American journalist (1864-1936)
1864 – 1936
editorial columnistpublisherjournalist
James Edward Sullivan
James Edward Sullivan
American sports official (1862–1914)
1862 – 1914
athletics competitorjournalist
Walter P. Lewis
Walter P. Lewis
American silent film actor (1866-1932)
1866 – 1932
actor
William Collier Sr.
William Collier Sr.
American actor, screenwriter and director (1864-1944)
1864 – 1944
film actorfilm directorplaywright
F. Augustus Heinze
F. Augustus Heinze
American mining magnate (1869–1914)
1869 – 1914
entrepreneur
Henry Harland
Henry Harland
US. novelist, editor (1861-1905)
1861 – 1905
novelistjournalisteditor
Anne Reeve Aldrich
Anne Reeve Aldrich
American poet and novelist (1866-1892)
1866 – 1892
librettistnovelistpoet
Irving Ramsey Wiles
Irving Ramsey Wiles
American artist (1861-1948)
1861 – 1948
painterillustrator
Wallace McCutcheon, Sr.
American cinematographer and director (ca 1862–1918)
1862 – 1918
directorfilm directorcinematographer
Frank Polk
Frank Polk
United States lawyer and diplomat (1871-1943)
1871 – 1943
diplomatjuristpolitician
Edward Vermilye Huntington
Edward Vermilye Huntington
American mathematician (1874-1952)
1874 – 1952
university teachermathematicianscientist
Edna May
Edna May
American actress and singer (1878-1948)
1878 – 1948
singeractor
Peter G. Gerry
Peter G. Gerry
American politician (1879–1957)
1879 – 1957
politician
Joel Elias Spingarn
Joel Elias Spingarn
American activist (1875–1939)
1875 – 1939
comparative literature academicliterary historianliterary critic
Edmund Greacen
American artist (1877-1949)
1877 – 1949
painter
Irene Franklin
Irene Franklin
American actress (1876–1941)
1876 – 1941
film actorstage actoractor
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I
American businessman (1877–1915)
1877 – 1915
socialitebusinessperson
Adam McMullen
Adam McMullen
American politician (1872-1959)
1872 – 1959
governorpoliticianlawyer
Charles Waldron
Charles Waldron
American actor (1874–1946)
1874 – 1946
film actorstage actoractor
Frank Whitson
Frank Whitson
actor (1877-1946)
1877 – 1946
actor
Frank Wright
American sport shooter (1878–1931)
1878 – 1931
sport shooter
John J. Raskob
John J. Raskob
American businessperson (1879–1950)
1879 – 1950
businessperson
Benjamin Strong
Benjamin Strong
American economist (1872–1928)
1872 – 1928
bankereconomist
Gertrude Simmons Burlingham
American mycologist and entomologist (1872-1952)
1872 – 1952
entomologistmycologistbotanist
Florence Jaffray Hurst
Florence Jaffray Hurst
American socialite, social activist, and diplomat
1870 – 1967
suffragistsocial reformersocialite
Virginia Gildersleeve
Virginia Gildersleeve
American academic (1877-1965)
1877 – 1965
scholar of Englishcollege headphilologist
William Ralph Maxon
William Ralph Maxon
American botanist (1877-1948)
1877 – 1948
pteridologistscientific collectorbotanist
Lloyd B. Carleton
Lloyd B. Carleton
American film director and film producer (1872-1933)
1872 – 1933
film actorfilm producerfilm director
Doris Rankin
Doris Rankin
American actress (1888-1946)
1887 – 1947
film actorstage actoractor
Dorothy Draper
Dorothy Draper
American interior designer (1889-1969)
1889 – 1969
interior architectinterior designersocialite
Dudley Field Malone
Dudley Field Malone
American actor, lawyer and politician (1882-1950)
1882 – 1950
juristpoliticianactor
Herbert J. Krapp
Herbert J. Krapp
American architect (1887–1973)
1886 – 1973
architect
Jack Norton
Jack Norton
American film actor (1882-1958)
1882 – 1958
vaudeville performerstage actoractor
Hayward Mack
Hayward Mack
actor (1879–1921)
1882 – 1921
film directoractor
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