Montgomery Clift was an American stage and film actor known for intense, emotionally complex performances. He earned multiple Academy Award nominations for films including The Search, A Place in the Sun, and From Here to Eternity.
Lee Van Cleef was an American actor best known for portraying villains in Western films. After World War II service, he began acting on stage and gained fame in films such as High Noon and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Angelica Schuyler Church was the daughter of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler and sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton. Known for her intelligence and social influence, she moved in prominent political circles in America and Europe.
Chevy Chase is an American comedian, actor, and writer known for his work on Saturday Night Live and in films such as Caddyshack, Fletch, and the National Lampoon’s Vacation series. His ancestry traces to early Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam.
Gilbert Van Camp, Sr. was an American food entrepreneur who pioneered canned vegetables and popularized canned pork and beans during the Civil War era. His innovations led to the Van Camp brand, later connected to Stokely-Van Camp and Chicken of the Sea.
Steve Van Buren was a Hall of Fame running back for the Philadelphia Eagles and one of the NFL’s early rushing stars. He led the league in rushing four times and helped the Eagles win two championships.
Steve Van Buren was a Hall of Fame running back for the Philadelphia Eagles and one of the NFL’s early rushing stars. He led the league in rushing four times and helped the Eagles win two championships.
Hannah Hoes Van Buren was the wife of future U.S. president Martin Van Buren. Raised in the Dutch community of Kinderhook, New York, she died young from tuberculosis, years before her husband became president.
Martin Van Buren, eighth U.S. president, was a skilled political organizer who helped shape the modern Democratic Party. Born in Kinderhook, New York to Dutch-American parents, he rose through law and politics to become president.
Dirk Brouwer was a Dutch-American astronomer and celestial mechanician known for advancing the study of planetary and satellite motion. A Yale professor and longtime Astronomical Journal editor, he developed orbital calculation methods and helped introduce computers to astronomical computation.
Van Wyck Brooks was an American literary critic and historian known for chronicling nineteenth-century American literature. His Makers and Finders series, including The Flowering of New England, helped revive interest in major American authors.
Tom Brokaw, longtime NBC Nightly News anchor, became one of America’s most trusted journalists, covering major events from Watergate to the fall of the Berlin Wall and authoring The Greatest Generation.
Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810), prominent Albany merchant, militia general, and mayor, managed the Van Rensselaer estate, served in colonial government, and led local forces during the Revolutionary era.
Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810), prominent Albany merchant, militia general, and mayor, managed the Van Rensselaer estate, served in colonial government, and led local forces during the Revolutionary era.
Henry Roelif Brinkerhoff, War of 1812 militia officer and New York assemblyman, later served as a Democratic U.S. congressman from Ohio (1843–1844). He died in office and was buried in Plymouth, Ohio.
Jacob Brinkerhoff, New York–born lawyer and politician, served as a U.S. congressman (1843–1847), authored the antislavery Wilmot Proviso, and later served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Montgomery Clift was an American stage and film actor known for intense, emotionally complex performances. He earned multiple Academy Award nominations for films including The Search, A Place in the Sun, and From Here to Eternity.
Lee Van Cleef was an American actor best known for portraying villains in Western films. After World War II service, he began acting on stage and gained fame in films such as High Noon and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Angelica Schuyler Church was the daughter of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler and sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton. Known for her intelligence and social influence, she moved in prominent political circles in America and Europe.
Chevy Chase is an American comedian, actor, and writer known for his work on Saturday Night Live and in films such as Caddyshack, Fletch, and the National Lampoon’s Vacation series. His ancestry traces to early Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam.
Gilbert Van Camp, Sr. was an American food entrepreneur who pioneered canned vegetables and popularized canned pork and beans during the Civil War era. His innovations led to the Van Camp brand, later connected to Stokely-Van Camp and Chicken of the Sea.
Steve Van Buren was a Hall of Fame running back for the Philadelphia Eagles and one of the NFL’s early rushing stars. He led the league in rushing four times and helped the Eagles win two championships.
Steve Van Buren was a Hall of Fame running back for the Philadelphia Eagles and one of the NFL’s early rushing stars. He led the league in rushing four times and helped the Eagles win two championships.
Hannah Hoes Van Buren was the wife of future U.S. president Martin Van Buren. Raised in the Dutch community of Kinderhook, New York, she died young from tuberculosis, years before her husband became president.
Martin Van Buren, eighth U.S. president, was a skilled political organizer who helped shape the modern Democratic Party. Born in Kinderhook, New York to Dutch-American parents, he rose through law and politics to become president.
Dirk Brouwer was a Dutch-American astronomer and celestial mechanician known for advancing the study of planetary and satellite motion. A Yale professor and longtime Astronomical Journal editor, he developed orbital calculation methods and helped introduce computers to astronomical computation.
Van Wyck Brooks was an American literary critic and historian known for chronicling nineteenth-century American literature. His Makers and Finders series, including The Flowering of New England, helped revive interest in major American authors.
Tom Brokaw, longtime NBC Nightly News anchor, became one of America’s most trusted journalists, covering major events from Watergate to the fall of the Berlin Wall and authoring The Greatest Generation.
Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810), prominent Albany merchant, militia general, and mayor, managed the Van Rensselaer estate, served in colonial government, and led local forces during the Revolutionary era.
Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810), prominent Albany merchant, militia general, and mayor, managed the Van Rensselaer estate, served in colonial government, and led local forces during the Revolutionary era.
Henry Roelif Brinkerhoff, War of 1812 militia officer and New York assemblyman, later served as a Democratic U.S. congressman from Ohio (1843–1844). He died in office and was buried in Plymouth, Ohio.
Jacob Brinkerhoff, New York–born lawyer and politician, served as a U.S. congressman (1843–1847), authored the antislavery Wilmot Proviso, and later served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
