Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 87 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Anita Stewart
Anita Stewart
American socialite and heiress
1886 – 1977
socialite
Edward Keane
Edward Keane
actor (1884-1959)
1884 – 1959
actor
William Silkworth
sport shooter
1884 – 1971
sport shooterstockbroker
Sherman C. Bishop
American zoologist (1887–1951)
1887 – 1951
scientific collectorarachnologistherpetologist
William Rappard
William Rappard
Swiss historian, professor, and diplomat (1883-1958)
1883 – 1958
politicianuniversity teacherpolitical economist
Rosalie Gardiner Jones
Rosalie Gardiner Jones
American suffrage advocate
1883 – 1978
feministsuffragistpolitician
Malvina Hoffman
Malvina Hoffman
American sculptor (1885–1966)
1885 – 1966
paintersculptorartist
Virginia O'Hanlon
Virginia O'Hanlon
American teacher (1889-1971)
1889 – 1971
teacher
Brenda Fowler
Brenda Fowler
American actress (1883-1942)
1883 – 1942
film actorstage actoractor
Arthur Benjamin Reeve
Arthur Benjamin Reeve
American journalist (1880-1936)
1880 – 1936
novelistjournalistscreenwriter
Julius Tannen
Julius Tannen
American comedian (1880–1965)
1880 – 1965
stage actor
Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler
American politician (1888-1981)
1888 – 1981
politicianlawyer
Harry Lewis
Harry Lewis
American boxer (1886-1956)
1886 – 1956
boxer
Baldwin Cooke
Baldwin Cooke
American actor (1888-1953)
1888 – 1953
actor
Leonard Smith
Leonard Smith
American cinematographer (1894–1947)
1894 – 1947
camera operatorcinematographer
Gene Pollar
Gene Pollar
American actor (1892–1971)
1892 – 1971
film actor
Victor Emmanuel Chapman
Victor Emmanuel Chapman
World War I pilot (1890–1916)
1890 – 1916
aircraft pilotmilitary personnel
Seymour Nebenzal
film producer (1899–1961)
1897 – 1961
producerfilm producer
Gladwyn Kingsley Noble
U.S. zoologist and herpetologist (1894–1940)
1894 – 1940
scientific collectorherpetologistornithologist
Gilmore David Clarke
American architect (1892-1982)
1892 – 1982
landscape architectuniversity teacherengineer
Dorothy Burlingham
Dorothy Burlingham
American psychoanalyst (1891-1979)
1891 – 1979
non-fiction writerpsychoanalystpsychologist
Willard Van der Veer
American cinematographer (1894-1963)
1894 – 1963
film directorcinematographerscreenwriter
Belle Baker
Belle Baker
American singer and actress (1893–1957)
1893 – 1957
film actorradio personalitystage actor
Douglas Moore
American composer (1893-1969)
1893 – 1969
musicologistconductorcomposer
Roy Turk
American songwriter and lyricist (1892-1934)
1892 – 1934
lyricistsongwritercomposer
Bucky Harris
Bucky Harris
American baseball player, manager (1896-1977)
1896 – 1977
baseball player-managerbaseball player
Vola Vale
Vola Vale
American actress (1897-1970)
1897 – 1970
film actormodelactor
Joe Lynch
Joe Lynch
American boxer (1898–1965)
1898 – 1965
boxer
Edward Streeter
American novelist and journalist (1891–1976)
1891 – 1976
bank managernovelistjournalist
Edwin Justus Mayer
screenwriter (1896–1960)
1896 – 1960
film screenwriterscreenwriter
Elvin Morton Jellinek
American physician
1890 – 1963
ethnographerstatisticianphysiologist
Paula Trueman
Paula Trueman
American actress (1897-1994)
1897 – 1994
television actorfilm actorstage actor
J. Walter Ruben
Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer (1899–1942)
1899 – 1942
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Beatriz Michelena
Beatriz Michelena
American actress (1890-1942)
1890 – 1942
film actorstage actorsinger
Bernard Durning
Bernard Durning
American silent film actor (1893-1923)
1893 – 1923
film actorfilm directoractor
Eleanor Margaret Green
Eleanor Margaret Green
daughter of Amelia Bowman Hewitt (1895–1966)
1895 – 1966
aristocrat
Herb Vollmer
American water polo player (1895-1961)
1895 – 1961
water polo player
Jorge García Montes
Jorge García Montes
Cuban politician (1896-1982)
1896 – 1982
politicianlawyer
Howard P. Becker
American sociologist (1899–1960)
1899 – 1960
sociologistuniversity teacher
Donald S. Day
Donald S. Day
American reporter
1895 – 1966
radio personalityjournalistpropagandist
Cornelius Vanderbilt IV
Cornelius Vanderbilt IV
American newspaper publisher (1898–1974)
1898 – 1974
newspaper proprietordirectorfilm producer
Jack Pearl
Jack Pearl
American actor (1894-1982)
1894 – 1982
film actoractor
Charles Williams
Charles Williams
American actor and screenwriter (1898-1958)
1898 – 1958
actorscreenwriter
Charlotte Boyle
Charlotte Boyle
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, former world record-holder
1899 – 1990
swimmer
Edna Flugrath
Edna Flugrath
American actress (1892-1966)
1892 – 1966
film actorstage actoractor
Edith Katherine Cash
Edith Katherine Cash
American mycologist (1890-1992)
1890 – 1992
scientific collectormycologistbotanist
Julia Hoyt
Julia Hoyt
American actress (189_-1955)
1894 – 1955
actor
Maurice Black
Maurice Black
American actor (1891-1938)
1891 – 1938
actor
Adele Comandini
American screenwriter (1898-1987)
1898 – 1987
film producerwriterscreenwriter
Sherman Fairchild
Sherman Fairchild
American businessman (1896–1971)
1896 – 1971
military flight engineerfinancierinventor
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