Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 84 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

William Henry Barnum
William Henry Barnum
American politician (1818-1889)
1818 – 1889
politicianbusinessperson
Omar D. Conger
Omar D. Conger
American politician (1818–1898)
1818 – 1898
juristpoliticianlawyer
John Cochrane
John Cochrane
military general, politician, and lawyer (1813-1898)
1813 – 1898
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Francis Kernan
Francis Kernan
American politician (1816-1892)
1816 – 1892
juristpoliticianlawyer
William Page
William Page
American painter and portrait artist (1811-1885)
1811 – 1885
painter
Nathan K. Hall
Nathan K. Hall
American politician (1810-1874)
1810 – 1874
jurisprudencejuristpolitician
James T. Lewis
James T. Lewis
Governor of Wisconsin (1819–1904)
1819 – 1904
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Isaac P. Christiancy
Isaac P. Christiancy
American politician (1812-1890)
1812 – 1890
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Delazon Smith
Delazon Smith
American politician (1816–1860)
1816 – 1860
journalisteditorpolitician
Harrison Ludington
Harrison Ludington
American politician (1812-1891)
1812 – 1891
aldermangovernorpolitician
Henry Meiggs
Henry Meiggs
American fraudster (1811-1877)
1811 – 1877
association football playerentrepreneur
Thomas Talbot
Thomas Talbot
American politician and textile businessman (1818–1885)
1818 – 1885
governorpolitician
Robert Marcellus Stewart
Robert Marcellus Stewart
American politician (1815-1871)
1815 – 1871
juristgovernorpolitician
Lucius Robinson
Lucius Robinson
American politician (1810-1891)
1810 – 1891
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Philo Remington
Philo Remington
American businessman (1816–1889)
1816 – 1889
inventorbusinessperson
Robert Roosevelt
Robert Roosevelt
American politician (1829-1906)
1829 – 1906
diplomatjuristpolitician
Charles Van Wyck
Charles Van Wyck
Union Army officer (1824-1895)
1824 – 1895
military officerpoliticianlawyer
William P. Blake
William P. Blake
American geologist, mining consultant, and educator (1826-1910)
1826 – 1910
mining engineermineralogistgeologist
Alonzo J. Edgerton
Alonzo J. Edgerton
Politician, Judge (1827–1896)
1827 – 1896
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Augusta Maywood
Augusta Maywood
American ballerina
1825 – 1876
dancerballerinadance teacher
Henry H. Wells
Henry H. Wells
American politician (1823-1890)
1823 – 1900
prosecutorgovernorpolitician
James Smith Bush
James Smith Bush
American priest, lawyer and writer (1825-1889)
1825 – 1889
Anglican priestjuristpolitician
Edward Cooper
Edward Cooper
Mayor of New York City
1824 – 1905
politician
John Jacob Astor III
John Jacob Astor III
Union Army officer and capitalist (1822–1890)
1822 – 1890
soldierfinancier
Charles Crocker
Charles Crocker
American railroad executive who founded the Central Pacific Railroad (1822–1888)
1822 – 1888
entrepreneur
James Merritt Ives
James Merritt Ives
American artist (1824-1895)
1824 – 1895
lithographer
George Frederick Bristow
George Frederick Bristow
American composer (1825-1898)
1825 – 1898
violinistconcertmasterfiddler
Norman Jay Colman
Norman Jay Colman
United States Secretary of Agriculture (1827–1911)
1827 – 1911
farmerpolitician
Alonzo Chappel
Alonzo Chappel
American painter (1828-1887)
1828 – 1887
painterillustrator
Randolph Rogers
Randolph Rogers
American artist (1825-1892)
1825 – 1892
sculptor
John Bascom
John Bascom
American academic administrator (1827-1911)
1827 – 1911
sociologistphilosophereconomist
Sara Jane Lippincott
Sara Jane Lippincott
American writer (1823–1904)
1823 – 1904
women's rights activistchildren's writerlecturer
Ellen Palmer Allerton
Ellen Palmer Allerton
American poet
1835 – 1893
poetwriter
Thomas H. Ruger
Thomas H. Ruger
Union United States Army general (1833-1907)
1833 – 1907
military officermajor generaljurist
Frederick W. Seward
Frederick W. Seward
American politician (1830–1915)
1830 – 1915
journalisteditorjurist
Alonzo Barton Cornell
Alonzo Barton Cornell
Governor of New York (1832-1904)
1832 – 1904
bankergovernorpolitician
Watson C. Squire
Watson C. Squire
American politician (Republican) (1838-1926)
1838 – 1926
politicianlawyer
Mary Blair Moody
Mary Blair Moody
American physician, anatomist and editor
1837 – 1919
physician
Rufus W. Peckham
Rufus W. Peckham
US Supreme Court justice from 1896 to 1909
1838 – 1909
lawyerjudge
Thomas Lemuel James
Thomas Lemuel James
US postmaster general (1831–1916)
1831 – 1916
politician
Arthur Tappan Pierson
Arthur Tappan Pierson
Evangelical pastor and author (1837-1911)
1837 – 1911
missionarywriter
Raphael Pumpelly
Raphael Pumpelly
American geologist (1837–1923)
1837 – 1923
explorerarchaeologistuniversity teacher
Sylvester Pennoyer
Sylvester Pennoyer
American mayor (1831-1902)
1831 – 1902
juristgovernorpolitician
Edward Murphy Jr.
Edward Murphy Jr.
American politician (1836-1911)
1836 – 1911
politician
Marietta Stow
Marietta Stow
American politician (1837-1902)
1837 – 1902
politicianwriter
Cyrus Teed
Cyrus Teed
American self-declared messiah
1839 – 1908
alchemistfalse messiahphysician
James M. Hinds
James M. Hinds
American politician (1833-1868)
1833 – 1868
politicianlawyer
George B. Post
George B. Post
American architect (1837–1913)
1837 – 1913
architect
John Forrest Dillon
John Forrest Dillon
American judge (1831-1914)
1831 – 1914
juristlawyerjudge
Fitz Hugh Ludlow
Fitz Hugh Ludlow
author of "The Hasheesh Eater", journalist, addiction researcher
1836 – 1870
autobiographerwriter
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