Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 97 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Dan Rice
Dan Rice
American entertainer (1823-1900)
1823 - 1900
circus performer
Horatio C. Burchard
Horatio C. Burchard
American politician (1825–1908)
1825 - 1908
directorpoliticianlawyer
Abraham Oakley Hall
Abraham Oakley Hall
American mayor (1826–1898)
1826 - 1898
juristprosecutorpolitician
Charles DeForest Fredricks
Charles DeForest Fredricks
American photographer (1823-1894)
1823 - 1894
photographer
Edward Orton, Sr.
Edward Orton, Sr.
United States geologist and educator (1829–1899)
1829 - 1899
university teachergeologist
Albert James Myer
Albert James Myer
Union Army general (1828-1880)
1828 - 1880
surgeonmilitary officermilitary personnel
Eugene Asa Carr
Eugene Asa Carr
Union Army General and Medal of Honor recipient (1830–1910)
1830 - 1910
soldiermilitary officer
Charles C. Stevenson
Charles C. Stevenson
American politician (1826-1890)
1826 - 1890
governorpolitician
Benjamin F. Rice
Benjamin F. Rice
American politician (1828-1905)
1828 - 1905
politicianlawyer
John H. Gear
John H. Gear
American politician (1825-1900)
1825 - 1900
politician
Jane Stanford
Jane Stanford
philanthropist, first lady of California, co-founder of Stanford University (1828-1905)
1828 - 1905
philanthropistsocial entrepreneursuffragist
William H. Robertson
William H. Robertson
American politician (1823–1898)
1823 - 1898
politicianlawyerjudge
Fanny White
Fanny White
courtesans of ante-bellum New York City
1823 - 1860
prostitute
Felix Campbell
Felix Campbell
American politician (1829–1902)
1829 - 1902
engineerpolitician
James H. Salisbury
James H. Salisbury
American physician (1823-1905)
1823 - 1905
military physicianbotanistinventor
James Hadley
James Hadley
American classical philologist (1821–1872)
1821 - 1872
classical philologistlinguisthistorian
Davis Hanson Waite
Davis Hanson Waite
American politician (1825-1901)
1825 - 1901
journalistgovernorpolitician
Horace Boies
Horace Boies
American politician (1827-1923)
1827 - 1923
juristgovernorpolitician
Edward Stuyvesant Bragg
Edward Stuyvesant Bragg
Union Army General (1827-1912)
1827 - 1912
diplomatmilitary officerpolitician
Joseph Christmas Ives
Joseph Christmas Ives
American explorer and botanist (1828-1868)
1828 - 1868
travelerexplorerbotanist
Lafayette Bunnell
Lafayette Bunnell
American physician, explorer, and writer (1824-1903)
1824 - 1903
explorerphysicianwriter
Richard Grant White
Richard Grant White
American literary scholar (1822-1885)
1822 - 1885
literary scholarliterary criticjournalist
James David Smillie
James David Smillie
American painter and illustrator (1833-1909)
1833 - 1909
watercoloristdraftspersonprintmaker
Alexander S. Webb
Alexander S. Webb
American Army officer and Union general (1835–1911)
1835 - 1911
military officer
Clara Harris
Clara Harris
American socialite (1834–1883)
1834 - 1883
socialite
J. N. Loughborough
J. N. Loughborough
American Seventh-day Adventist minister (1832–1924)
1832 - 1924
Seventh-day Adventist ministerwriter
David Murray
David Murray
American educator and government adviser in Japan
1830 - 1905
academicpedagoguemathematician
Adele Marion Fielde
Adele Marion Fielde
American social activist, missionary, scientist, writer (1839-1916)
1839 - 1916
linguistsuffragistentomologist
Lorenzo Crounse
Lorenzo Crounse
American politician (1834-1909)
1834 - 1909
juristgovernorpolitician
Lucius Frederick Hubbard
Lucius Frederick Hubbard
American politician (1836-1913)
1836 - 1913
politician
Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
American poet, author, journalist, editor 1838-1912
1838 - 1912
autobiographernovelistjournalist
John Henry Dolph
John Henry Dolph
American landscape and animal painter (1835-1903)
1835 - 1903
painter
Josephine Pollard
Josephine Pollard
Hymn writer and poet (1834-1892)
1834 - 1892
hymnwriterchildren's writerpoet
Helen Appo Cook
Helen Appo Cook
African American community activist in Washington, D.C.
1837 - 1913
suffragist
Newton Horace Winchell
Newton Horace Winchell
American geologist (1839-1914)
1839 - 1914
botanistuniversity teacherpaleontologist
Phineas Hitchcock
Phineas Hitchcock
American politician (1831–1881)
1831 - 1881
politicianlawyer
Mary Esther Murtfeldt
Mary Esther Murtfeldt
American entomologist, botanist and botanical collector (1848-1913)
1839 - 1913
scientific collectorentomologistbotanist
Coe Finch Austin
Coe Finch Austin
American botanist (1831-1880)
1831 - 1880
bryologistbotanistteacher
James A. Herne
James A. Herne
American playwright (1839-1901)
1839 - 1901
stage actortheatre managerplaywright
Francis Bicknell Carpenter
Francis Bicknell Carpenter
American artist (1830-1900)
1830 - 1900
painter
Amos J. Cummings
Amos J. Cummings
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, politician (1838-1902)
1838 - 1902
politician
Albert Benjamin Prescott
Albert Benjamin Prescott
American chemist (1832–1905)
1832 - 1905
university teacherchemist
David Edward Cronin
American painter (1839-1925)
1839 - 1925
painterlawyer
Charlotte B. Coman
Charlotte B. Coman
American painter (1833-1924)
1833 - 1925
painter
Asa S. Bushnell
Asa S. Bushnell
Republican politician from Ohio (1834-1904)
1834 - 1904
entrepreneurgovernorpolitician
Daniel Butterfield
Daniel Butterfield
American businessman, general and civil servant (1831–1901)
1831 - 1901
military officerbusinessperson
William Leonard Hunt
Canadian circus performer (1838–1929)
1838 - 1929
circus performerexplorertightrope walker
Truman H. Aldrich
Truman H. Aldrich
American politician (1848-1932)
1848 - 1932
meteorological observermining engineermalacologist
Isabella Macdonald Alden
Isabella Macdonald Alden
American writer (1841-1930)
1841 - 1930
novelistchildren's writerjournalist
John Rankin Gamble
John Rankin Gamble
American politician (1848-1891)
1848 - 1891
politicianlawyer
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