New York

Herman Armour

(1837-1901)

Businessman

Fame-O-Meter-4/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'22.3"N, 73°52'35.3"W

Herman Armour founded the Armour and Company meat packing company with his brother Philip Danforth Armour. They soon became the world's largest food manufacturing and chemical processing company. At one time, the Armour company has 12,000 refrigerated railcars shipping their products. A scandal wherein the company was accused of selling tainted meat partially inspired the Upton Sinclair novel The Jungle.

John Jacob Astor Sr.

(1763-1848)

Businessman

Fame-O-Meter-5/10

Resting Place-Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°49'59.2"N, 73°56'53.8"W

John Jacob Astor is a name synonomous with success in America. Born in Germany, Astor earned his fortune in three different ways: exporting opium to the Chinese, controlling the fur trade, and investing in real estate in New York City. He was the patriarch of a highly-successful lineage and was labeled as the first multi-millionaire in the United States. 

John Jacob Astor IV

(1864-1912)

Businessman

Fame-O-Meter-6/10

Resting Place-Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°49'59.2"N, 73°56'52.9"W

John Jacob Astor IV had experience in many professions including business, real estate, investments, writing, and even serving as a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War. He died on the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic. When he died he was worth $87 million, which would be equivalent to billions in today's world. 

William Astor

(1864-1912)

Businessman

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Resting Place-Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°49'59.2"N, 73°56'52.9"W

William Astor Jr. lived the fancy life, running businesses, breeding and owning racehorses, and spending time on yachts. He had the backing of the Astor name to get him into social circles. His wife, Caroline, served as the leader of New York's "Four Hundred" a supposed measurement of the most wealthy people who could fit in the Astor ballroom. 

John James Audubon

(1785-1851)

Artist

Fame-O-Meter-6/10

Resting Place-Trinity Church and Mausoleum, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°49'55.2"N, 73°56'41.0"W

Audubon was known for his extensive drawing collection of birds. His masterwork, "The Birds of America", became well known for the illustrations of various species in the United States. It essentially became a guidebook to wildlife. Audubon owned large tracts of land, many of which he donated and some of which became the Trinity Church Cemetery.

James Bailey

(1847-1906)

Businessman/Circus Owner

Fame-O-Meter-5/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'21.5"N, 73°52'27.6"W

James Anthony Bailey was a circus promoter who run various circuses up to joining with PT Barnum to create the Barnum and Bailey circus, which became one of the two biggest circus acts of all-time. Upon Barnum's death, he kept it going until finally selling out their main competition, The Ringling Brothers. That act is still called the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus. 

Jean-Michel Basquiat

(1960-1988)

Artist

Fame-O-Meter-4/10

Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights

GPS Coordinates-

40°38'51.1"N, 73°59'19.2"W

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a pop and graffiti artist who studied under Andy Warhol. He became famous in the art world despite his relatively short life. The world can only wonder how famous he may have become if he hadn't died of a drug overdose at only 27 years old.

Irving Berlin 

(1888-1989)

Composer

Fame-O-Meter-6/10

Resting Place-Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'15.4"N, 73°52'15.2"W

Irving Berlin was a prolific composer known for many famous songs including "Puttin' on the Ritz" and "There's No Business Like Show Business".  He also wrote what is considered an anthem of America, "God Bless America" and the Christmas staple "White Christmas".  

Leonard Bernstein

(1918-1990)

Composer

Fame-O-Meter-7/10

Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights

GPS Coordinates-

40°39'25.2"N 73°59'21.5"W

Leonard Bernstein was known for many music endeavors, but notably scoring West Side Story. He also ran the New York Philharmonic for 11 years. Leonard Bernstein also was known for his humanitarian efforts raising money for various causes. Bernstein won an incredible 16 Grammys, 7 Emmys, and 2 Tonys during his career.

Nellie Bly

(1864-1922)

Journalist

Fame-O-Meter-6/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'02.0"N, 73°52'38.1"W

Born Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, Nellie Bly took her alias from the Stephen Foster song "Nellie Bly". She was a pioneer in early investigative journalism, often exposing harsh conditions in both prisons and hospitals. She was also the first female reporter to report from the war front in World War I.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

(1815-1902)

Social Reformer/Suffragette

Fame-O-Meter-7/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

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40°53'30.0"N, 73°52'11.8"W

One of the leading women's rights advocates in U.S. History, Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the famous Seneca Falls Convention in New York, along with Lucretia Mott. She was the first woman to speak in the New York Legislature. She later worked with Susan B. Anthony to fight for women's rights.

George Cohen

(1878-1941)

Composer/Entertainer/Producer

Fame-O-Meter-6/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'38.1"N, 73°52'41.7"W

George Cohen came to fame when he wrote the famous World War One songs "Over There" and "You're a Grand Old Flag". He also created numerous musical comedies for Broadway, eventually earning the nickname "The Man Who Owned Broadway".  He is fondly remembered for the song "Yankee Doodle Boy" among many other patriotic tunes.

Henry Chadwick

(1824-1908)

Journalist/Sports Reporter

Fame-O-Meter-2/10

Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights

GPS Coordinates-

40°39'27.0"N, 73°59'10.7"W

You'd be forgiven if you don't remember Chadwick from baseball history. He never hit a homerun. He never pitched a strikeout. But it's possible we wouldn't know what thow two things are without his efforts. Henry Chadwick began reporting on baseball as early as the 1850s, long before there was a Major League Baseball. He pioneered reporting on the sport, teaching the intricacies of the game, and even doing some proto-statistics. For his dedication, he was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and given the moniker "The Father of Baseball".

DeWitt Clinton

(1769-1828)

Politician

Fame-O-Meter-2/10

Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights

GPS Coordinates-

40°39'23.5"N 73°59'35.7"W

DeWitt Clinton was the Mayor of New York City and later the governor of the state. He is probably best known for overseeing the completion of the Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie to the Atlantic Ocean. 

Miles Davis

(1926-1991)

Jazz Musician

Fame-O-Meter-9/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'06.1"N, 73°52'18.6"W

Miles Davis is arguably the most famous jazz musician of all-time. His album "Kind of Blue" is often thought of as the best the genre has ever produced. He worked with many other famous artists throughout his career including Charlie "Bird" Parker, Herbie Hancock, and John Coltrane.

EL Doctorow

(1931-2015)

Author

Fame-O-Meter-2/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'33.3"N, 73°52'03.5"W

EL Doctorow was an American author primarily known for his novels Ragtime and Billy Bathgate. 

Ralph Waldo Ellison

(1913-1994)

Author

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Resting Place-Trinity Church and Mausoleum, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°49'58.2"N, 73°56'58.5"W

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote the novel, Invisible Man, which has been called one of the most important books of the 20th century. The novel shows how black Americans face racial pressures that prevent them from having an equitable experience.

Charles Ebbets

(1859-1925)

Baseball Executive

Fame-O-Meter-2/10

Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights

GPS Coordinates-

40°39'27.7"N 73°59'18.6"W

Charles Ebbets was the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He purchased the team in 1898 and also built the home stadium, Ebbets Field for the Dodger to play in. And the team did until they moved to Los Angeles in 1957.  He is, quite surprisingly, not in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

David G Farragut

(1801-1870)

Admiral/Navy Leader

Fame-O-Meter-4/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

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40°53'31.7"N, 73°51'57.5"W

David Farragut was the first naval officer to achieve the rank of Admiral. He was in command of his first ship at only age 12. He served the Union forces in the Civil War and famously cried, "Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!" when he entered a bay near Mobile, AL that was littered with naval mines.

James Montgomery Flagg

(1877-1960)

Illustrator/Artist

Fame-O-Meter-1/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'33.3"N, 73°52'04.6"W

James Montgomery Flagg was submitting artwork for magazines when he was only in his teens. He was a prolific artist who did both single frame and comic strip style art. His enduring creation, however, was his depiction of Uncle Sam saying, "I want you for U.S. Army" in 1917.

Frankie Frisch

(1897-1973)

Baseball Player

Fame-O-Meter-1/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'39.6"N, 73°52'24.0"W

Frankie Frisch earned admittance to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame for his exploits as a player. He played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He also managed the Cardinals while he played and later managed the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. "Flash" Frisch is tied with Yogi Berra for most doubles in a World Series and has the third most overall hits in World Series history, trailing only Berra and Mickey Mantle. 

Robert Fulton

(1765-1815)

Inventor

Fame-O-Meter-6/10

Resting Place-Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°42'28.1"N 74°00'44.7"W

Robert Fulton didn't invent the steamboat, but he may have perfected the overall design and idea. His steamboat, the "Clermont" began going in rivers in New York as early as 1807. It showed that it could move quickly through rivers and soon revolutionized not just transportation, but all transportation in the young United States of America.  Fulton also built an early submarine, the "Nautilus", while he experimented in Europe in 1800!

John Warne Gates

(1855-1911)

Businessmen

Fame-O-Meter-1/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'17.3"N, 73°52'35.1"W

John Warne Gates lived an interesting life as a barbed wire salesman who eventually started a company of his own. He used the profits to buy steel and railroad companies. He best best remembered for investing his money in the Texas Company, which struck oil and renamed itself Texaco.

President Ulysses S. Grant

(1822-1885)

Politician/General

Fame-O-Meter-9/10

Resting Place-General Grant National Memorial, Manhattan

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40°48'48.4"N, 73°57'47.0"W

Ulysses S. Grant, who interestingly has a middle initial that stands for nothing (it was a clerical error), became famous in American history for two primary reasons. For most men, being President of the United States would be their biggest claim to fame, but for Grant, it would probably rank second. On April 9, 1865, The Army of the Potomac, under General Grant, finally secured the submission of the Army of Northern Virginia, led by General Lee. This marked the formal beginning of the end of the U.S. Civil War. For Grant's efforts, he was "granted" a fourth star, becoming the first four-star general in the country since George Washington.

Horace Greeley

(1811-1872)

Journalist/Social Reformer

Fame-O-Meter-7/10

Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights

GPS Coordinates-

40°39'10.1"N, 73°59'47.3"W

Horace Greeley was best know for being the editor of the New York Tribune, a newspaper that promoted abolition, workers' rights, women's rights, and westward expansion. He created the phrase "Go west, young man!" He also helped create the Republican Party.

Alexander Hamilton

(1755 or 1757-1804)

Politician/Founding Father

Fame-O-Meter-9/10

Resting Place-Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°42'27.7"N, 74°00'44.5"W

Alexander Hamilton was known in his life for being the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. He helped created the First Central Bank. His portrait adorns the $10 bill to today. More recently, Hamilton was the subject of a popular Boardway musical penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Philip Hamilton 

(1782-1801)

Subject of Musical

Fame-O-Meter-1/10

Resting Place-Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°42'27.9"N, 74°00'44.4"W

Philip Hamilton was the oldest son of Alexander Hamilton and famously died tragically young in a duel. This event and other parts of his life were depicted in the musical Hamilton.

Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson

(1905-1968)

Organized Crime Figure

Fame-O-Meter-4/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'01.3"N, 73°52'14.9"W

"Bumpy" Johnson was an organized crime figure in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City who gained fame starting during the Great Depression. He once served as the lieutenant to Madame Stephanie St. Clair. Both are notable for being African American crime lords in an era where it was rare.

Augustus Juilliard

(1836-1919)

Businessman/Philanthropist

Fame-O-Meter-3/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

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40°53'12.9"N, 73°52'30.5"W

Augustus Juilliard was a successful businessman and lover of art. One of his lasting legacies was an endowment that eventually funded the Juilliard School for the performing arts.

Ed Koch

(1924-2013)

Politician

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Resting Place-Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°49'50.6"N, 73°56'38.7"W

Ed Koch is best remembered as the affable mayor of New York City from 1978-1989. He took over the city at a rough period in the city's financial history, and used his larger than life personality to guide New York City.

Fiorello LaGuardia

(1882-1947)

Politician

Fame-O-Meter-5/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

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40°53'07.7"N, 73°52'23.4"W

Fiorello LaGuardia's namesake airport in New York is a measure of how big of an impact he had on the city. The city's first Italian-American mayor, LaGuardia was a very progressive force in the history of NYC.

Francis Lewis

(1713-1802)

Politician

Fame-O-Meter-2/10

Resting Place-Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°42'29.1"N 74°00'41.8"W

Francis Lewis was granted 5000 acres by the British Government for his efforts in the French and Indian War...little did they expect that he would later help lead the American effort for independence against that same British government. Lewis protested the Stamp Act and eventually joined the Continental Congress and helped fund the new American army. Lewis will live on as one of the 56 people who signed the Declaration of Independence, one of the four from New York.

Rowland Macy Jr.

(1822-1877)

Businessman

Fame-O-Meter-6/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'27.0"N, 73°52'04.9"W

R.H. Macy innovated sales practices once he opened his flagship Macy's store in New York City. The store was among the first to price items for customers rather than relying on haggling. It also used themed windows to draw customers in and exhibitions like Santa Claus to make seasonal shopping a delight. He was the first to promote a woman to an executive level in his company and also offered a money-back guarantee for his sales. Macy was a true pioneer of retailing.

Bat Masterson

(1853-1921)

Lawman

Fame-O-Meter-5/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'01.8"N, 73°52'34.7"W

Bat Masterson served various roles in the American Frontier and Wild West, at times a lawman, and at others a buffalo hunter. He spent the second half of his life as a newspaper columnist in New York City.

Herman Melville

(1819-1891)

Author

Fame-O-Meter-6/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'32.9"N, 73°52'03.0"W

Herman Melville will be best known for penning the famous novel Moby Dick. Though the novel later became regularly listed among the 100 greatest American novels, during Melville's lifetime it sold roughly only 3000 copies. Melville's second best-known work, Billy Budd, was not even completed at the time of his death. 

Clement Clarke Moore

(1779-1863)

Poet

Fame-O-Meter-1/10

Resting Place-Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°50'00.1"N, 73°56'57.5"W

"Twas the night before Christmas..." Everyone knows the famous poem formally titled "A Visit from St. Nicholas", but very few know that it was likely penned by Clement Clarke Moore. There is another author who may also have a claim to the poem as it was originally published anonymously and only claimed by Moore 13 years after it was in print. Still, the poem redefined the image of Santa as a chubby, jolly man and also named the reindeer for the first time. Truly historic regardless of the true origin.

Samuel B Morse

(1791-1872)

Inventor

Fame-O-Meter-5/10

Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery,  Brooklyn

GPS Coordinates-

40°39'01.8"N, 73°59'39.6"W

The life of Samuel Morse is a tale of two halves: everything up to the success of the telegraph and everything after it. Morse was not a rich man by any stretch of the imagination, even after his developed his telegraph system in 1837. However, after the U.S. Government commissioned a telegraph line in 1843 between Washington and Baltimore, his fame shot to heights he couldn't have imagined. He suddenly was making thousands of dollars from countries across the world using his technology. He was invited to feast with nobility in places like London, Paris, and, of course, Washington. The telegram became the dominant method of communication for nearly 100 years until the telephone gained popularity. 

Frank Morgan

(1890-1949)

Actor

Fame-O-Meter-4/10

Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery,  Brooklyn

GPS Coordinates-

40°38'54.0"N, 73°59'13.7"W

"We're off to see the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz!" Most people wouldn't recognize the name Frank Wuppleman, but many more would reconize his stage name from Hollywood, Frank Morgan.  While Morgan was nominated for two academy awards in his lifetime, his most famous role will always be that of the Wizard of Oz from the movie of the same name. 

Hercules Mulligan

(1740-1825)

Soldier/Spy

Fame-O-Meter-2/10

Resting Place-Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan

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40°42'28.6"N, 74°00'45.8"W

Hercules Mulligan is experiencing a slight renaissance after being included in the popular Hamilton musical. But truth be told, Mulligan was an important piece of the American Revolutionary effort. He was a spy who provided information to the fledgling Continental Army, more than once providing information that saved George Washington from being captured. How different the War for Independence may have ended if not for Hercules Mulligan.

Thomas Nast

(1840-1902)

Cartoonist

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Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

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40°53'39.9"N, 73°52'21.4"W

Thomas Nast rose to fame in the 19th century for basically single-handedly raising the profile of editorial/political cartoons. He famously took on notorious New York corrupt politician "Boss" Tweed at an era when Tweed was basically untouchable. Nast did more with a cartoon than others could in exposing Tweed. Nast also gave us a version of Santa Claus that has endured and the Elephant of the Republican Party. Both Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant said that it was, in part, Nast's cartoons that helped them get elected.

Jerry Orbach

(1935-2004)

Actor

Fame-O-Meter-2/10

Resting Place-Trinity Church and Mausoleum, Manhattan

GPS Coordinates-

40°49'59.0"N, 73°56'57.7"W

Jerry Orbach had an acting career that spanned nearly 50 years. His most memorable role was as Detective Lennie Briscoe on "Law and Order". He also voiced Lumiere in the 1991 animation movie Beauty and the Beast. Orbach also had an extensive stage acting career as well. 

Dorothy Parker

(1893-1967)

Writer/Critic

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Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

GPS Coordinates-

40°53'41.9"N, 73°51'57.1"W

Dorothy Parker was a short story and poetry writer who also helped pen the screenplay for A Star Is Born.

JC Penney

(1875-1971)

Businessman

Fame-O-Meter-6/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

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40°53'20.3"N, 73°52'36.6"W

James Cash Penney came from humble beginnings, but showed enormous potential in the sales world. He eventually owned a chain of stores featuring his name. At the time of his death in 1971, JC Penney had annual sales of $16 billion.

Otto Preminger

(1905-1986)

Actor/Director

Fame-O-Meter-5/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

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40°53'20.5"N, 73°52'42.0"W

Otto Preminger grew up in the shadows of World War I in the Austria-Hungary Empire (now part of Ukraine). He moved to the United States after being interested in theater. He was hired as one of the first director for Twentieth Century Fox.  He is remembered as the director of Anatomy of a Murder among many others. He is also known as an actor in films such as Stalag 17 and tv shows such as "Batman", where he played Mr. Freeze. 

Joseph Pulitzer

(1847-1911)

Publisher/Businessman

Fame-O-Meter-9/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

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40°53'32.1"N, 73°52'08.8"W

Joseph Pulitzer is known for being a newspaper magnate. He and fellow businessman William Randolph Hearst engaged in a fierce war for sales that introduced a new, sensationalist human-interest stories. His main newspaper, The World, also exposed many scandal involving business and government.

Eliza Schuyler

(1757-1854)

Philanthropist /Subject of Musical

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Resting Place-Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan

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40°42'27.8"N, 74°00'44.4"W

Eliza Schuyler Hamilton was the wife of Alexander Hamilton. A recent subject of the musical Hamilton, Eliza was known in society both before and after Hamilton passed away. She worked with orphans for nearly 50 years after Hamilton passed. She was a true icon of American history and was often invited to many patriotic occasions and White House gathering.

F.A.O. Schwarz

(1836-1911)

Businessman

Fame-O-Meter-7/10

Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

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40°39'25.2"N 73°59'30.3"W

At one point Frederick Augustus Otto Schwarz was the largest toymaker in America. 150 years later, the brand F.A.O. Schwarz remains synonymous with toys and the flagship store still operates in New York City. 

Charles Lewis Tiffany

(1812-1902)

Businessman

Fame-O-Meter-4/10

Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

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40°39'18.3"N, 73°59'44.4"W

Charles Tiffany ran the company of the same name. The Tiffany Company designed a new way of setting diamonds in rings and the "Tiffany Setting" was born. Tiffany remains a leading name in the jewelry business.

Louis Comfort Tiffany

(1848-1933)

Artist/Designer

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Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

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40°39'18.3"N, 73°59'44.4"W

Louis Tiffany was an all-around gifted artist. He worked in many mediums including wood, paper, and, most importantly, glass. He was best known by 1895 as the man who designed the iconic Tiffany lamp. The Tiffany lamp became the standard of elegance for homes.

John "Johnny" Torrio

(1882-1957)

Organized Crime Figure

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Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

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40°39'26.9"N, 73°59'12.4"W

John Torrio had a life in organized crime that stretched across several cities and countries. As a kid he worked in the notorious Five Points Gang in New York City. He and Al Capone ran the Chicago Outfit, working in bootlegging, prostitution, gambling, and more. He was shot and nearly beaten to death by Chicago's North Side Gang, an Irish-American organization. He briefly retired to Italy before coming back to help set up the National Crime Syndicate that was intended to stop wars between various cities in the United States. Torrio was finally taken in for the same crime as Al Capone: tax evasion. However, unlike Capone, Torrio did his time and spent his remaining years crime free (supposedly).

Juan Trippe

(1899-1981)

Entrepreneur

Fame-O-Meter-3/10

Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

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40°39'26.2"N, 73°59'14.7"W

Juan Trippe was the guiding force behind his PanAm Airlines, a popular airline company from the 50s to the 70s. A symbol of luxury and modernity, the PanAm company was primarily known for servicing flights from the United States to the Caribbean. 

William Magear "Boss" Tweed

(1823-1878)

Organized Crime Figure

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Resting Place-Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

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40°39'07.0"N, 73°59'33.6"W

Known for his political "machine" in New York City that consisted of selling or giving political appointments to friends and supporters. Tweed's Tammany Hall machine also involved embezzling, extortion, faked leases, bought up New York City land for cheap, forgery, and larceny. He was partially taken down by cartoonist Thomas Nast who drew Tweed's crimes and turned public opinion against Tweed. He, unsurprisingly, attempted to buy Nast as well, but found Nast was not for sale. 

FW Woolworth

(1852-1919)

Businessman

Fame-O-Meter-5/10

Resting Place-Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx

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40°53'18.1"N, 73°52'33.9"W

Frank Winfield Woolworth began his career in low-ranking positions at various retail companies. Eventually he opened his own stores, Woolworths, which specialized in 5 and 10 cent items. In 1913 he built the Woolworth Building. Standing 793 feet tall, it was the tallest building in the world at that time. At the time of his death there were over 1,000 Woolworths stores.