| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Leon Abbett |
Politician |
8-Oct-1836 |
4-Dec-1894 |
Twice Governor of New Jersey |
| James Truslow Adams |
Author |
18-Oct-1878 |
18-May-1949 |
The Epic of America |
| Albert Anastasia |
Criminal |
26-Feb-1902 |
25-Oct-1957 |
Gambino crime boss |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat |
Painter |
22-Dec-1960 |
12-Aug-1988 |
NYC graffiti artist |
| Henry Ward Beecher |
Religion |
24-Jun-1813 |
8-Mar-1887 |
American Congregationalist preacher |
| George Bellows |
Painter |
12-Aug-1882 |
8-Jan-1925 |
American realist painter |
| James Gordon Bennett |
Publisher |
1-Sep-1795 |
1-Jun-1872 |
Founder, The New York Herald |
| Leonard Bernstein |
Conductor |
25-Aug-1918 |
14-Oct-1990 |
Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
| Samuel Blatchford |
Judge |
9-Mar-1820 |
7-Jul-1893 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1882-93 |
| Catherine Wolfe Bruce |
Philanthropist |
22-Jan-1816 |
13-Mar-1900 |
Underwriter of astronomy |
| Bill The Butcher |
Boxing |
Jul-1821 |
8-Mar-1855 |
Inspired Gangs of New York |
| William M. Calder |
Politician |
3-Mar-1869 |
3-Mar-1945 |
US Senator from New York, 1917-23 |
| George Catlin |
Painter |
26-Jul-1796 |
23-Dec-1872 |
Portraitist painted Native Americans |
| Henry Chadwick |
Journalist |
5-Oct-1824 |
20-Apr-1908 |
Father of baseball |
| De Witt Clinton |
Politician |
2-Mar-1769 |
11-Feb-1828 |
Twice Governor of New York |
| William Colgate |
Business |
25-Jan-1783 |
25-Jan-1857 |
Toothpaste empirebuilder |
| Henry Draper |
Astronomer |
7-Mar-1837 |
20-Nov-1882 |
Early astrophotographer |
| John William Draper |
Chemist |
5-May-1811 |
4-Jan-1882 |
Radiant energy and portrait photography |
| Fred Ebb |
Musician |
8-Apr-1935 |
11-Sep-2004 |
Top Broadway lyricist, Cabaret |
| William Jay Gaynor |
Politician |
1849 |
10-Sep-1913 |
NYC mayor, shot in throat |
| Henry George |
Economist |
2-Sep-1839 |
29-Oct-1897 |
Progress and Poverty |
| Horace Greeley |
Author |
3-Feb-1811 |
29-Nov-1872 |
The Tribune |
| Henry W. Halleck |
Military |
16-Jan-1815 |
9-Jan-1872 |
Commander of US Army, 1862-64 |
| William Stewart Halsted |
Doctor |
23-Sep-1852 |
7-Sep-1922 |
Pioneer of sterile surgical technique |
| William S. Hart |
Actor |
6-Dec-1864 |
23-Jun-1946 |
Old-time silent movie cowboy |
| Elias Howe |
Inventor |
9-Jul-1819 |
3-Oct-1867 |
Inventor of the sewing machine |
| James Weldon Johnson |
Author |
17-Jun-1871 |
26-Jun-1938 |
God's Trombones |
| John La Farge |
Painter |
31-Mar-1835 |
14-Nov-1910 |
Painter, muralist, stained-glass designer |
| Henry Brockholst Livingston |
Judge |
25-Nov-1757 |
18-Mar-1823 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1807-23 |
| Lola Montez |
Dancer |
17-Feb-1821 |
17-Jan-1861 |
Mistress of Ludwig I of Bavaria |
| Frank Morgan |
Actor |
1-Jun-1890 |
18-Sep-1949 |
The Wizard of Oz |
| Ralph Morgan |
Actor |
6-Jul-1883 |
11-Jun-1956 |
The Kennel Murder Case |
| Samuel F. B. Morse |
Inventor |
27-Apr-1791 |
2-Apr-1872 |
Telegraph inventor and publicist |
| Edward R. Murrow |
Journalist |
25-Apr-1908 |
27-Apr-1965 |
The epitome of broadcast journalism |
| James D. P. Ogden |
Business |
26-Aug-1790 |
7-Apr-1870 |
First President of New York Life Insurance Company |
| James Kirke Paulding |
Novelist |
22-Aug-1778 |
6-Apr-1860 |
Salmagundi |
| Charles Pfizer |
Chemist |
1824 |
19-Oct-1906 |
Founder of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals |
| Henry J. Raymond |
Journalist |
24-Jan-1820 |
19-Jun-1869 |
Co-Founder of The New York Times |
| James Renwick |
Architect |
11-Nov-1818 |
23-Jun-1895 |
Gothic Revival architect |
| Thomas D. Rice |
Comic |
20-May-1808 |
19-Sep-1860 |
Played "Jim Crow" |
| Frederick A. O. Schwarz |
Business |
18-Oct-1836 |
17-May-1911 |
Founder of FAO Schwarz |
| J. Marion Sims |
Doctor |
25-Jan-1813 |
13-Nov-1883 |
Father of gynecology |
| Elmer Sperry |
Inventor |
12-Oct-1860 |
10-Jun-1930 |
Gyroscopic compass |
| Charles Lewis Tiffany |
Business |
15-Feb-1812 |
18-Feb-1902 |
Founder of Tiffany & Co. |
| Louis Comfort Tiffany |
Artist |
18-Feb-1848 |
17-Jan-1933 |
Stained glassmaker, jewelry designer |
| Boss Tweed |
Politician |
3-Apr-1823 |
12-Apr-1878 |
Boss of Tammany Hall |
