Henry Leroy Finch Jr.
(1918-1997) Scholar, author. Henry Leroy Finch Jr. was born in New York, New York.
Type: NY City
Jan Myrdal
(1927-2020) Author. Jan Myrdal was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and died in Varberg, Sweden.
David N. Dinkins
(1927-2020) Memoirist. David N. Dinkins was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was the first black mayor of New York City.
Edward P. Lazear
(1948-2020) Economist, author. Edward P. Lazear was born in New York City.
James D. Wolfensohn
(1933-2020) Banker, memoirist, author. James D. Wolfensohn died in Manhattan, New York.
Ian Finkel
(1948-2020) Xylophonist, author. Ian Finkel was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Michael S. Friedman
(1960-2020) Editor, publisher, poet, novelist. Michael Friedman was born in New York City and died in Denver, Colorado.
Miguel Algarin
(1941-2020) Poet. Miguel Algarín was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and died in Manhattan, New York. Nuyorican Poets Café was founded in 1973 as a living room salon in the East Village apartment of Mr. Algarín.
Judith Jarvis Thomson
(1929-2020) Author. Judith Jarvis Thomson was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Cliff Joseph
(1922-2020) Artist, author. Cliff Joseph was born in Panama City, Panama, and died in Chicago, Illinois.