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Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 79 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

William Aalto
William Aalto
United States Army soldier
1915 – 1958
soldierpoet
Will Rogers, Jr.
Will Rogers, Jr.
American politician (1911–1993)
1911 – 1993
politicianactor
Jerome Moross
American composer; film score composer (1913-1983)
1913 – 1983
film score composersongwriterconductor
Robert A. Lewis
US Air Force officer (1917–1983)
1917 – 1983
aircraft pilotmilitary personnel
Ervin Drake
Ervin Drake
American songwriter (1919-2015)
1919 – 2015
songwritercomposer
Mitchell A. Wilson
American novelist (1913-1973)
1913 – 1973
novelistphysicistwriter
Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler
American physician, pharmaceutical businessman and art collector (1913-1987)
1913 – 1987
philanthropistart collectorpsychiatrist
Joey Adams
Joey Adams
American comedian, newspaper columnist
1911 – 1999
journalistfilmmakercomedian
Barbara Cooney
American writer and illustrator of children's books
1917 – 2000
children's writerartistwriter
Barbara Deming
American writer, journalist, and activist (1917-1984)
1917 – 1984
journalistpoliticianwriter
John Ball
American author (1911–1988)
1911 – 1988
crime fiction writernovelistjournalist
Elso Sterrenberg Barghoorn
American botanist and paleontologist (1915-1984)
1915 – 1984
botanistbotanical collectorpaleontologist
Julius Schwartz
Julius Schwartz
American editor (1915-2004)
1915 – 2004
comics editoropinion journalisteditor
Bill Zuckert
Bill Zuckert
American actor (1915-1997)
1915 – 1997
television actoractor
Consetta Caruccio-Lenz
Olympic gymnast
1918 – 1980
artistic gymnast
Irving Janis
American psychologist (1918–1990)
1918 – 1990
university teacherpsychologist
Jan Murray
Jan Murray
American actor and comedian (1916-2006)
1916 – 2006
film actoractor
Mickey Simpson
Mickey Simpson
American actor (1913-1985)
1913 – 1985
television actoractor
Edwin Newman
Edwin Newman
American newscaster, journalist and author
1919 – 2010
journalisttelevision presenternews presenter
George Barrows
American actor (1914-1994)
1914 – 1994
film actoractor
Leonore Annenberg
Leonore Annenberg
American businesswoman (1918-2009)
1918 – 2009
art collectorsocialitediplomat
Sid Bernstein
Sid Bernstein
American music producer and promoter
1918 – 2013
music promotermusic executivetalent manager
Barbara Bergmann
American feminist economist (1927-2015)
1927 – 2015
women's rights activistuniversity teachereconomist
Jean Liedloff
American writer and editor (1926–2011)
1926 – 2011
journalistpsychotherapistwriter
Charles Yanofsky
American geneticist (1925–2018)
1925 – 2018
molecular biologistgeneticistuniversity teacher
Alan Hoffman
American mathematician (1924-2021)
1924 – 2021
mathematician
Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
1928 – 2019
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusic arranger
Theodoros Stamos
American artist (1922-1997)
1922 – 1997
designerpainter
Ahmed Abdul-Malik
bassist (1927–1993)
1927 – 1993
jazz musicianuniversity teacherdouble-bassist
Gene Shalit
Gene Shalit
American film critic (born 1926)
1926
literary criticfilm criticjournalist
Robert L. Bernstein
American activist (1923–2019)
1923 – 2019
manager assistant in publishinghuman rights defender
Ed Benguiat
Ed Benguiat
American typographer (1927–2020)
1927 – 2020
calligraphergraphic artistuniversity teacher
Aaron Schroeder
American songwriter, music publisher
1926 – 2009
songwritercomposer
Willis Conover
Willis Conover
American radio producer (1920–1996)
1920 – 1996
presenterradio personalityrecord producer
Aaron Antonovsky
Israeli American sociologist
1923 – 1994
sociologistuniversity teacher
Sy Barry
Sy Barry
American cartoonist
1928
penciller
Mace Neufeld
Mace Neufeld
American film and television producer (1928–2022)
1928 – 2022
producerart collectorfilm producer
Orrin Keepnews
American record producer (1923–2015)
1923 – 2015
music publicistmusic journalistessayist
Al Feldstein
Al Feldstein
American writer, editor, and artist (1925-2014)
1925 – 2014
comics editorpainterjournalist
Art Kane
Art Kane
American photographer (1925–1995)
1925 – 1995
photographer
William Gaines
William Gaines
American publisher, known for EC Comics and Mad Magazine
1922 – 1992
comics editorcomics writerpublisher
Francis Edward Peters
American academic (1927–2020)
1927 – 2020
Middle East specialistmemoiristclassical philologist
Harry Betts
Harry Betts
American jazz trombonist (1922-2012)
1922 – 2012
jazz musicianmusic arrangerbandleader
Mary Fickett
actress (1928–2011)
1928 – 2011
film actorstage actor
Adele Addison
Adele Addison
American opera singer
1925
music educatoropera singermusician
Charles Tiebout
American economist (1924–1968)
1924 – 1968
university teachereconomist
Don Dubbins
Don Dubbins
American actor (1928–1991)
1928 – 1991
television actorstage actoractor
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
American actor (1921-2015)
1921 – 2015
television actorstage actoractor
Charles R. Bentley
Charles R. Bentley
American scientist (1929–2017)
1929 – 2017
glaciologistgeophysicistexplorer
Harold Lewis
Harold Lewis
American physicist (1923–2011)
1923 – 2011
university teacherphysicist
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