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Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 9 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Peggy Lipton
Peggy Lipton
American actress and singer (1946-2019)
1946 – 2019
film actortelevision actormodel
John Saxon
John Saxon
American actor (1936-2020)
1936 – 2020
film actortelevision actorkarateka
David Starr Jordan
David Starr Jordan
American ichthyologist and educator (1851-1931)
1851 – 1931
eugenicistautobiographerpeace activist
Art Buchwald
Art Buchwald
journalist, humorist, United States Marine (1925–2007)
1925 – 2007
humoristessayistjournalist
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand
American actress (1893–1930)
1892 – 1930
film screenwriterproducerfilm actor
William G. Morgan
William G. Morgan
inventor of volleyball
1870 – 1942
volleyball playerfilm editorpedagogue
Rick James
Rick James
American singer, songwriter and record producer (1948-2004)
1948 – 2004
guitaristsongwritermusician
Mark W. Clark
Mark W. Clark
United States Army general (1896–1984)
1896 – 1984
military officer
Rod Serling
Rod Serling
American screenwriter (1924–1975)
1924 – 1975
production managerscience fiction writertelevision actor
Michael P. Anderson
Michael P. Anderson
astronaut, scientist (1959-2003)
1959 – 2003
aircraft pilotmilitary officerphysicist
Kathy Acker
Kathy Acker
American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (1947–1997)
1947 – 1997
prose writercomics writeressayist
Alfred Bester
American author (1913–1987)
1913 – 1987
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Marie Colvin
American war correspondent (1956–2012)
1956 – 2012
journalist
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh
American actor (1935–2024)
1935 – 2024
film actortelevision actorcharacter actor
Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh
American film director and actor (1887–1980)
1887 – 1980
film screenwriterproducerdirector
Asa Gray
Asa Gray
American botanist (1810–1888)
1810 – 1888
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Michael K. Williams
Michael K. Williams
American actor (1966–2021)
1966 – 2021
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig
American baseball player (1903–1941)
1903 – 1941
baseball player
Howard Fast
Howard Fast
American novelist (1914–2003)
1914 – 2003
prose writerscience fiction writernovelist
Ed Koch
Ed Koch
former mayor of New York City (1924-2013)
1924 – 2013
film criticjuristpolitician
Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore
American singer (1946–2015)
1946 – 2015
singer
Peter Steele
Peter Steele
American musician (1962–2010)
1962 – 2010
bass guitaristmusiciansinger
Lhasa de Sela
Lhasa de Sela
Mexican-American singer who gained fame in Montreal, Canada
1972 – 2010
musiciansinger-songwritersinger
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004)
1910 – 2004
jazz musiciansaxophonistfilm actor
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
American writer, director, and producer (1894–1964)
1894 – 1964
producernovelistfilm producer
Paul Bowles
Paul Bowles
American composer and writer (1910–1999)
1910 – 1999
music critictranslatorpoet
Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson
American singer-songwriter (1941–1994)
1941 – 1994
recording artistguitaristsongwriter
Lewis A. Swift
Lewis A. Swift
American astronomer
1820 – 1913
meteorological observerastronomer
Regis Philbin
Regis Philbin
American television personality (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
game show hostrecording artisttalk show host
Mildred Dresselhaus
Mildred Dresselhaus
American physicist (1930-2017)
1930 – 2017
university teacherphysicistengineer
Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell
American actress (1906–1979)
1906 – 1979
beauty pageant contestantfilm actormodel
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi
American football player, coach, and executive (1913-1970)
1913 – 1970
American football coachAmerican football player
Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus
American poet (1849–1887)
1849 – 1887
journalisttranslatorpoet
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
actor (1890-1949)
1890 – 1949
film actorstage actorcharacter actor
Carl Woese
Carl Woese
American microbiologist
1928 – 2012
microbiologistuniversity teacher
John Garfield
John Garfield
American actor (1913-1952)
1913 – 1952
film actorfilm producerstage actor
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917–2005)
1917 – 2005
draftspersoncomics writernovelist
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
American R&B singer (1951–2005)
1951 – 2005
pop singermusiciansinger-songwriter
Jon Landau
Jon Landau
American film producer (1960–2024)
1960 – 2024
film producer
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
American actor and United States naval officer (1909–2000)
1909 – 2000
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Al Smith
Al Smith
American statesman and governor (1873–1944)
1873 – 1944
politician
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante
American actor, comedian and singer (1893–1980)
1893 – 1980
jazz musicianfilm actortelevision actor
Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman
American painter (1905—1970)
1905 – 1970
printmakersculptorpainter
Evan Hunter
Evan Hunter
American author and screenwriter (1926-2005)
1926 – 2005
film screenwriterscience fiction writerprose writer
Jerry Fodor
Jerry Fodor
American philosopher (1935–2017)
1935 – 2017
philosopheruniversity teacher
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer and conductor (1944-2012)
1944 – 2012
music arrangerfilm score composerbandleader
Big Pun
Big Pun
American rapper (1971–2000)
1971 – 2000
rappersongwritermusician
Sal Mineo
Sal Mineo
American actor (1939-1976)
1939 – 1976
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Alice Faye
Alice Faye
American actress and singer (1915–1998)
1915 – 1998
film actorvoice actorstage actor
Irwin Keyes
Irwin Keyes
American character actor (1952-2015)
1952 – 2015
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
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