| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| William Waldorf Astor |
Publisher |
31-Mar-1848 |
18-Oct-1919 |
The Observer |
| William C. Bouck |
Politician |
7-Jan-1786 |
19-Apr-1859 |
Governor of New York, 1843-45 |
| Herbert Brownell, Jr. |
Government |
20-Feb-1904 |
1-May-1996 |
US Attorney General, 1953-57 |
| Aaron Burr |
Politician |
6-Feb-1756 |
14-Sep-1836 |
Killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel |
| Shirley Chisholm |
Politician |
30-Nov-1924 |
1-Jan-2005 |
First black woman elected to US House |
| George Clinton |
Military |
26-Jul-1739 |
20-Apr-1812 |
US Vice President, 1805-12 |
| Bainbridge Colby |
Government |
22-Dec-1869 |
11-Apr-1950 |
US Secretary of State, 1920-21 |
| Ezra Cornell |
Business |
11-Jan-1807 |
9-Dec-1874 |
Founder of Cornell University |
| Erastus Corning II |
Politician |
7-Oct-1909 |
28-May-1983 |
Mayor of Albany, New York, 1942-83 |
| Joseph Crowley |
Politician |
16-Mar-1962 |
|
Congressman, New York 7th |
| Chauncey Depew |
Politician |
23-Apr-1834 |
5-Apr-1928 |
Co-Founder of the Pilgrims Society |
| Thomas P. DiNapoli |
Politician |
10-Feb-1954 |
|
Comptroller, State of New York |
| John Adams Dix |
Politician |
24-Jul-1798 |
21-Apr-1879 |
Governor of New York, 1873-75 |
| Eliot Engel |
Politician |
18-Feb-1947 |
|
Congressman, New York 17th |
| James A. Farley |
Government |
30-May-1888 |
9-Jun-1976 |
US Postmaster General, 1933-40 |
| Millard Fillmore |
Head of State |
7-Jan-1800 |
8-Mar-1874 |
13th President of the US, 1850-53 |
| Hamilton Fish II |
Politician |
17-Apr-1849 |
15-Jan-1936 |
Congressman from New York, 1909-11 |
| Hamilton Fish III |
Politician |
7-Dec-1888 |
18-Jan-1991 |
Congressman from New York, 1920-45 |
| Dan Frisa |
Politician |
27-Apr-1955 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1995-97 |
| Robert Garcia |
Politician |
9-Jan-1933 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1978-90 |
| Jacob H. Gilbert |
Politician |
17-Jun-1920 |
27-Feb-1981 |
Congressman from New York, 1960-71 |
| Benjamin A. Gilman |
Politician |
6-Dec-1922 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1973-2003 |
| S. William Green |
Politician |
16-Oct-1929 |
14-Oct-2002 |
Congressman from New York, 1978-93 |
| Alexander Hamilton |
Government |
11-Jan-1757 |
12-Jul-1804 |
Primary author of The Federalist Papers |
| Brian Higgins |
Politician |
6-Oct-1959 |
|
Congressman, New York 27th |
| Maurice Hinchey |
Politician |
27-Oct-1938 |
|
Congressman, New York 22nd |
| Ward Hunt |
Judge |
14-Jun-1810 |
24-Mar-1886 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1873-82 |
| Irving M. Ives |
Politician |
24-Jan-1896 |
24-Feb-1962 |
US Senator from New York, 1947-59 |
| James Kent |
Judge |
31-Jul-1763 |
12-Dec-1847 |
Commentaries on American Law |
| Preston King |
Politician |
14-Oct-1806 |
12-Nov-1865 |
US Senator, committed suicide |
| Mary Anne Krupsak |
Politician |
26-Mar-1932 |
|
Lt. Governor of New York, 1975-78 |
| Randy Kuhl |
Politician |
19-Apr-1943 |
|
Congressman from New York, 2005-09 |
| John J. LaFalce |
Politician |
6-Oct-1939 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1975-2003 |
| Morgan Lewis |
Politician |
16-Oct-1754 |
7-Apr-1844 |
Governor of New York, 1804-07 |
| Henry Brockholst Livingston |
Judge |
25-Nov-1757 |
18-Mar-1823 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1807-23 |
| Michael McNulty |
Politician |
16-Sep-1947 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1989-2009 |
| James M. Mead |
Politician |
27-Dec-1885 |
15-Mar-1964 |
US Senator from New York, 1938-47 |
| Gregory Meeks |
Politician |
25-Sep-1953 |
|
Congressman, New York 6th |
| Grace Meng |
Politician |
1-Oct-1975 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 6th |
| Guy Molinari |
Politician |
23-Nov-1928 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1981-89 |
| Lewis Henry Morgan |
Anthropologist |
21-Nov-1818 |
17-Dec-1881 |
Ancient Society |
| Gouverneur Morris |
Politician |
31-Jan-1752 |
6-Nov-1816 |
American financier, Revolutionary politician |
| Jerrold Nadler |
Politician |
13-Jun-1947 |
|
Congressman, New York 8th |
| John Lord O'Brian |
Government |
14-Oct-1874 |
1974 |
Prominent antitrust lawyer |
| George Pataki |
Politician |
24-Jun-1945 |
|
Governor of New York, 1995-2006 |
| Bill Paxon |
Politician |
29-Apr-1954 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1989-99 |
| Nathaniel Pitcher |
Politician |
1777 |
25-May-1836 |
Twice Congressman from New York |
| Charles Rangel |
Politician |
11-Jun-1930 |
|
Congressman, New York 15th |
| Henry J. Raymond |
Journalist |
24-Jan-1820 |
19-Jun-1869 |
Co-Founder of The New York Times |
| Thomas Reynolds |
Politician |
3-Sep-1950 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1999-2009 |
| Samuel I. Rosenman |
Government |
13-Feb-1896 |
24-Jun-1973 |
White House Counsel, 1943-46 |
| Chuck Schumer |
Politician |
23-Nov-1950 |
|
US Senator from New York |
| José Serrano |
Politician |
24-Oct-1943 |
|
Congressman, New York 16th |
| Sheldon Silver |
Politician |
13-Feb-1944 |
|
Former Speaker, NY State Assembly |
| Louise Slaughter |
Politician |
14-Aug-1929 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 28th |
| Alfred E. Smith |
Government |
30-Dec-1873 |
4-Oct-1944 |
Twice Governor of New York |
| Stephen Solarz |
Politician |
12-Sep-1940 |
29-Nov-2010 |
Congressman from New York, 1975-93 |
| Gerald B. H. Solomon |
Politician |
14-Aug-1930 |
26-Oct-2001 |
Congressman from New York, 1979-99 |
| Ambrose Spencer |
Politician |
13-Dec-1765 |
13-Mar-1848 |
Congressman and Judge from New York |
| John C. Spencer |
Politician |
8-Jan-1788 |
18-May-1855 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1843-44 |
| John Tayler |
Politician |
4-Jul-1742 |
19-Apr-1829 |
Governor of New York, 1817 |
| Smith Thompson |
Judge |
17-Jan-1768 |
18-Dec-1843 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1823-43 |
| Samuel J. Tilden |
Politician |
9-Feb-1814 |
4-Aug-1886 |
Lost the stolen 1876 US election |
| Daniel D. Tompkins |
Politician |
21-Jun-1774 |
11-Jun-1825 |
Vice President under James Monroe |
| Paul Tonko |
Politician |
18-Jun-1949 |
|
Congressman, New York 21st |
| James W. Wadsworth, Jr. |
Politician |
12-Aug-1877 |
21-Jun-1952 |
US Senator from New York, 1915-27 |
| Robert F. Wagner, Sr. |
Politician |
8-Jun-1877 |
4-May-1953 |
US Senator from New York, 1927-49 |
| Richard C. Wesley |
Judge |
1-Aug-1949 |
|
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| William A. Wheeler |
Politician |
30-Jun-1819 |
4-Jun-1887 |
Vice President under Hayes |
| Malcolm Wilson |
Politician |
26-Feb-1914 |
13-Mar-2000 |
Governor of New York, 1973-75 |
| John Young |
Politician |
12-Jun-1802 |
23-Apr-1852 |
Governor of New York, 1847-49 |