Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 85 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Dyer Lum
Dyer Lum
labor activist and poet (1839–1893)
1839 – 1893
trade unionistintellectualpoet
Nathaniel P. Hill
Nathaniel P. Hill
American politician (1832-1900)
1832 – 1900
journalistchemistpolitician
Amanda Brewster Sewell
Amanda Brewster Sewell
American painter
1839 – 1926
painterartist
Anna Morton
Anna Morton
Second Lady of the United States (1846–1918)
1846 – 1918
Thomas Frederick Crane
Thomas Frederick Crane
American folklorist, academic and lawyer (1844–1927)
1844 – 1927
collector of fairy talesliterary scholarchildren's writer
Deacon White
Deacon White
American baseball player and manager (1847-1939)
1847 – 1939
baseball player
Oscar Neebe
Oscar Neebe
American activist (1850-1916)
1850 – 1916
trade unionistrevolutionary syndicalismjournalist
Charles Leale
Charles Leale
American surgeon (1842–1932)
1842 – 1932
military physiciansurgeon
John North Willys
John North Willys
American ambassador (1873-1935)
1873 – 1935
diplomatpoliticianbusinessperson
Alfred W. Benson
Alfred W. Benson
American judge (1843–1916)
1843 – 1916
politicianlawyerjudge
James E. O'Hara
James E. O'Hara
American politician (1844-1905)
1844 – 1905
juristpoliticianlawyer
George B. Selden
George B. Selden
American patent lawyer and inventor of a version of the automobile (1846–1922)
1846 – 1922
patent attorneyinventorjurist
Lotta Crabtree
Lotta Crabtree
American actress and comedian (1847-1924)
1847 – 1924
stage actorfilm actorcomedian
Grace Bedell
Grace Bedell
correspondent with Abraham Lincoln (1848–1936)
1848 – 1936
writer
Edgar Fawcett
Edgar Fawcett
American novelist and poet
1847 – 1904
children's writernovelistpoet
John Ames Mitchell
John Ames Mitchell
American writer (1845-1918)
1845 – 1918
novelisteditorpainter
Ernest Flagg
Ernest Flagg
American architect (1857–1947)
1857 – 1947
architect
Mabel Osgood Wright
Mabel Osgood Wright
American writer & ornithologist
1859 – 1934
novelistornithologistwriter
William Abner Eddy
William Abner Eddy
American accountant and journalist (1850–1909)
1850 – 1909
journalistinventorphotographer
Charles Monroe Sheldon
Charles Monroe Sheldon
American writer (1857-1946)
1857 – 1946
writer
F. W. Meacham
American composer (1856–1909)
1856 – 1909
composer
John Bach McMaster
John Bach McMaster
American historian (1852-1932)
1852 – 1932
historianengineerwriter
Frank Wayland Higgins
Frank Wayland Higgins
American politician (1856–1907)
1856 – 1907
governorpolitician
Oliver Belmont
Oliver Belmont
American congressman for New York (1858–1908)
1858 – 1908
financiersocialitepolitician
Consuelo Yznaga, Duchess of Manchester
Consuelo Yznaga, Duchess of Manchester
Duchess
1853 – 1909
aristocratbusinessperson
Frederic Augustus Lucas
Frederic Augustus Lucas
American curator (1852–1929)
1852 – 1929
paleontologistornithologistcurator
Bid McPhee
Bid McPhee
American baseball player, manager (1859–1943)
1859 – 1943
baseball player
Charlotte Blair Parker
Charlotte Blair Parker
American actor and playwright (1858-1937)
1858 – 1937
stage actorplaywrightwriter
Charles Eldridge
Charles Eldridge
American actor (1854-1922)
1854 – 1922
stage actoractor
David L. Brainard
David L. Brainard
United States general
1856 – 1946
explorer
James Edgar Martine
James Edgar Martine
American politician (1850–1925)
1850 – 1925
politician
Hamilton Castner
Hamilton Castner
American chemist (1858–1899)
1858 – 1899
chemist
William Holabird
William Holabird
American architect (1854-1923)
1854 – 1923
architect
Will Hicok Low
Will Hicok Low
painter from the United States (1853-1932)
1853 – 1932
painter
Dora Wheeler Keith
Dora Wheeler Keith
American painter and illustrator (1856-1940)
1856 – 1940
muralistpainterillustrator
Eugene Pintard Bicknell
Eugene Pintard Bicknell
American botanist and ornithologist (1859-1925)
1859 – 1925
botanistornithologistzoologist
Fannie Barrier Williams
Fannie Barrier Williams
American activist (1855-1944)
1855 – 1944
suffragistpolitical activisteducator
James Jebusa Shannon
James Jebusa Shannon
painter (1862-1923)
1862 – 1923
visual artistpainter
Robert Livingston Beeckman
Robert Livingston Beeckman
American politician (1866–1935)
1866 – 1935
tennis playerathletegovernor
Harry B. Smith
Harry B. Smith
U.S. writer, lyricist and composer (1860–1936)
1860 – 1936
librettistlyricistcomposer
Lucius J. Henderson
Lucius J. Henderson
American actor (1861-1947)
1861 – 1947
film actordirectorfilm director
David White
David White
geologist from the United States (1862-1935)
1862 – 1935
botanistcuratorgeologist
Clelia Duel Mosher
Clelia Duel Mosher
American physician
1863 – 1940
sexologistuniversity teacherphysician
Frank DuMond
Frank DuMond
American painter, illustrator, and teacher (1865-1951)
1865 – 1951
art educatorpainterillustrator
Edward Penfield
Edward Penfield
United States illustrator (1866-1925)
1866 – 1925
lithographerdesignergraphic artist
William James Flynn
William James Flynn
American Secret Service agent (1867-1928)
1867 – 1928
U.S. Secret Service agent
Clyde Fitch
Clyde Fitch
American playwright (1865-1909)
1865 – 1909
journalistsongwriterplaywright
Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr.
Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr.
American entomologist (1866-1929)
1866 – 1929
scientific collectorentomologistlepidopterist
Howard Taylor
Howard Taylor
US tennis player (1865–1920)
1865 – 1920
tennis playerlawyer
Jessie Busley
Jessie Busley
American actress (1869-1950)
1869 – 1950
film actorstage actoractor
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