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The following people were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Brooklyn, New York.
A
- Aaliyah (1979–2001), singer, actress, dancer[1]
- Marv Albert, sportscaster (Manhattan Beach)
- Tatyana Ali, actress
- Debbie Almontaser, educator and founder of Brooklyn's Khalil Gibran International Academy
- Woody Allen, director (Midwood)[2]
- Franco Ambriz, playwright
- Carmelo Anthony, NBA player (Red Hook)[3]
- Darren Aronofsky, director[4]
- Isaac Asimov[5]
- Ken Auletta, writer/journalist
- Paul Auster author married to author Siri Hustvedt (Park Slope)
- Adam Richman, American actor, television personality and culinary expert, host of Man vs Food
B
- Scott Baio, actor (Dyker Heights)
- Ralph Bakshi (1938-), Haifa-born and Brownsville-reared animated and live-action film directorhttp://books.google.com/books?id=_FhqCO4RJl8C&pg=PA69&dq=%22Jean-Michel+Basquiat%22+dead+OR+death+OR+died&lr=&cd=14#v=onepage&q=%22Jean-Michel%20Basquiat%22%20dead%20OR%20death%20OR%20died&f=false
- Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), artist
- Noah Baumbach(1969-), writer, director and independent filmmaker whose semi-autobiographical 2005 film, The Squid and the Whale, was set in Brooklyn
- Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887), social reformer, clergyman[6]
- Joy Behar,[7] comedian, talk show host (Williamsburg)
- Pat Benatar, singer (Greenpoint)
- Lloyd Blankfein, C.E.O. of Goldman Sachs
- Corbin Bleu, actor
- Smif-n-Wessun, hip-hop duo
- Shannon Briggs, heavyweight boxing champion
- Riddick Bowe,(Brownsville)[8] heavyweight boxing champion
- Clara Bow (1905–1965), actress (Coney Island)
- Barbara Boxer,[9] junior U.S. Senator for California
- Mel Brooks,[10] director, producer, actor, comedian (Williamsburg)
- Foxy Brown,[11] rap artist, model, actress (Park Slope)
- Elliott Buckmaster, U.S. Navy officer and naval aviator
- Steve Buscemi,[12] actor
- Da Bush Babees, hip-hop group (Flatbush)
C
- Charlie Callas, comedian
- Giovanni Capitello, actor and director (Bay Ridge)
- Al Capone (1899–1947), gangster (Park Slope)
- Fabiano Caruana - youngest chess grandmaster in United States history (Park Slope)
- Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005), first African American Congresswoman and first major party candidate for President
- Andrew Dice Clay, comedian[13] (Sheepshead Bay)
- Pat Cooper, comedian
- Cheryl "Coko" Clemons, gospel singer and lead singer of R&B Group, SWV
- Norm Coleman, Former U.S. Senator Minnesota
- Chuck Connors, (1921-1992), actor
- Aaron Copland (1900–1990), composer
- Larry Corcoran (1859–1891), Major League Baseball player
- Howard Cosell (1918–1995), sportscaster[14]
- Delilah Cotto, dancer, model and actress
- Jonathan Coulton, musician
- Ruthe B. Cowl (1912–2008), philanthropist
- Originoo Gunn Clappaz, hip-hop group
- Melora Creager, singer
- Peter Criss, musician[15]
D
- John D'Aquino, actor
- Tony Danza, actor[16]
- Thomas Darden, American Rear admiral, 37th Governor of American Samoa[17]
- Larry David, writer, producer, actor, and comedian (Sheepshead Bay)
- Jeru the Damaja, rapper[18] (East New York)
- David DeJesus, MLB Player
- Mos Def, actor and rapper[19] (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Buckshot, rapper
- Alan Dershowitz, lawyer, professor, author[20] (Williamsburg)
- Kevin Devine, musician
- Neil Diamond,[21] singer (Coney Island)
- Vincent D'Onofrio, actor[22]
- Lil Mama, rapper[23]
- Valerie D'Orazio, writer and blogger
- David Draiman, singer
- Richard Dreyfuss, actor[24]
- Don Dubbins (1928–1991), actor
- Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), actor and comedian
- O.C., rapper
E
- Nelson Erazo, Professional Wrestler currently signed to TNA (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Eddie Murphy, comedian, actor (Bushwick)
F
- Fabolous, rapper[25] (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Edie Falco, actress[26]
- Jimmy Fallon, actor and comedian[27]
- Bob Ferguson, MLB player
- Lou Ferrigno, actor[28]
- Rolf G. Fjelde - playwright, educator and poet
- Harvey Fierstein, actor and playwright (Bensonhurst)[29]
- Bobby Fischer (1943–2008), champion chess player (Flatbush)
- Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876–1950), author of popular children's books
- John Forsythe (1918-2010), actor
- Steven Franken, actor
- M.O.P., hip-hop duo (Brownsville)
G
- Ellis Gallagher, graffiti artist
- Vincent Gardenia, actor
- Ina Garten, Food Network TV chef, and bestselling cookbook author; often referred to as the Barefoot Contessa
- Shad Gaspard, professional wrestler
- David Geffen, media mogul (Borough Park)
- Da Beatminerz, hip-hop production team
- George Gershwin, composer and younger brother of Ira
- Ira Gershwin, lyricist and one time collaborator with brother George
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg,[30] Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court
- Deborah Gibson, singer and songwriter
- Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York, Republican Presidential candidate for 2008
- Masta Ace, rapper[31]
- Jackie Gleason, actor and comedian (Bushwick[32]/Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Jerry Goldstein, physicist
- Louis Gossett, Jr., actor[33] (Sheepshead Bay)
- Alfred Gottschalk (1930–2009), President of Hebrew Union College and leader in the Reform Judaism movement.[34]
- Elliott Gould, actor[35]
- Adrian Grenier, actor
- Robert Grossman, illustrator
- David Grimm (born 1965), award-winning playwright and screenwriter
- Maino, rapper
- Sigrid Gurie, movie actress
- Arlo Guthrie, singer (Coney Island)[36]
- GZA, rapper (Bedford-Stuyvesant)[37][38]
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H
- Buddy Hackett, actor and comedian (Williamsburg)
- Andrew P Harris, Maryland politician
- Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (1934–2002), author
- Knut Haukelid (1911–1994), Norwegian resistance movement soldier
- Susan Hayward, actress (Flatbush)
- Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress[39]
- Leona Helmsley, Helmsley fortune[40]
- Sidney Hertzberg (1922–2005), former pro-basketball player
- Russel Hobbs, drums, member of Gorillaz
- Lena Horne, singer[41] (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Curly Howard (Jerome Lester Horwitz), Brownsville, 1903–1952, comedian, member of the Three Stooges
- Moe Howard (Moses Harry Horwitz), Brownsville,1897–1975, comedian, leader of the Three Stooges
- Shemp Howard (Samuel Horwitz), Brownsville, 1895–1955, comedian, member of the Three Stooges
I
J
- Mark Jacobson, author, journalist, screenwriter
- Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George, member of R&B group SWV (Bedford-Stuyvesant)[42]
- Jay-Z, rapper and entrepreneur (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Michael Jordan, basketball player
- Zab Judah, professional boxer
K
- Roger Kahn, sportswriter and author of The Boys of Summer
- Big Daddy Kane, rapper[43] (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Eric Kaplan, writer (Flatbush)
- Gabe Kaplan, actor and comedian
- Danny Kaye, actor and comedian (East New York)
- Lainie Kazan, actress
- Monica Keena, actress
- Harvey Keitel, actor[44]
- Steven G. Kellman, author and critic
- Carole King, singer and songwriter[45]
- Larry King, TV show host and interviewer[46]
- C. Everett Koop, U.S. Surgeon General[47]
- Sandy Koufax, baseball player (Borough Park)
- Sticky Fingaz, of the rap group Onyx.
- Talib Kweli, rapper and producer[48] (Park Slope)
- Kid Cudi, rapper[49]
- Kai Greene, bodybuilder
L
- Pierre Lallement, inventor
- Steve Lawrence, singer
- Spike Lee, director (lived in Fort Greene)
- Jonathan Lethem, author (Boerum Hill)
- Lil' Kim, rapper (Bedford-Stuyvesant[50])
- O. Winston Link, photographer
- Paul Lo Duca, MLB Player
- Robert Logan, actor
- "The Brooklyn Brawler" Steve Lombardi, professional wrestler
- Vince Lombardi, football coach (Sheepshead Bay)
- Nia Long, actress
- MC Lyte, rapper[51], actress
M
- John Buffalo Mailer, playwright and youngest child of author Norman Mailer
- Norman Mailer, author and playwright[52]
- Paul Malignaggi, boxer (Bensonhurst)
- Barry Manilow, singer and songwriter (Williamsburg)[53]
- Stephon Marbury, NBA player[54] (Coney Island)
- Constantine Maroulis, singer
- Duane Martin, actor (All of Us)
- Robert Merrill, opera singer
- Debra Messing, actress
- Alyssa Milano, actress
- Arthur Miller, author and playwright (Gravesend)
- Henry Miller, author and raconteur (Williamsburg)
- Matthew Paul Miller, reggae singer
- Stephanie Mills, singer (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Lenny Montana, actor and professional wrestler
- Esai Morales, actor
- Chris Mullin, former NBA player[55]
- Charlie Murphy, actor and comedian
- Eddie Murphy, actor and comedian
- Julito McCullum, actor
- Mystidious Misfitss, hip-hop group
N
- Jack Newfield, (1938–2004), writer
- Harry Nilsson, (1941–1994), Singer songwriter, Bushwick
- Joakim Noah, NBA player
- Notorious B.I.G., (1972–1997), rapper (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
O
- Ol' Dirty Bastard, (1968–2004), rapper (Fort Greene)
- Dave Orr, born in Brooklyn, MLB player
- Joell Ortiz, rapper/producer
P
- Joseph Papp, theatrical impresario who created New York's Public Theater[56]
- Papoose, rapper
- Ben Parris, author
- Joe Paterno,[57] football coach at Penn State University
- Jayson Paul, professional wrestler
- Dickey Pearce, MLB player
- Rosie Perez, actress and choreographer (Bushwick)
- Rhea Perlman, actress[58]
- Harold Perrineau, actor
- Michael Pitt, actor and musician
- Suzanne Pleshette, (1937–2008), actress (Brooklyn Heights)
- Norman Podhoretz, neo-conservative intellectual and former editor Commentary[59]
- Charles Millard Pratt, oil industrialist and philanthropist
- Frederic B. Pratt, president of Brooklyn's Pratt Institute for 44 years, from 1893–1937
- George Dupont Pratt, conservationist and philanthropist
- Harold I. Pratt, oil industrialist
- Herbert L. Pratt, oil industrialist
- John Teele Pratt, lawyer, philanthropist, music impresario and financier
- DJ Premier, Hip Hop DJ, Producer, Co Founder/Member of Hip Hop duo Gang Starr[60]
- Sham & The Professor, hip hop duo (Coney Island)
Q
R
- Marky Ramone (1956–), drummer of seminal New York punk band The Ramones
- Eddie Rabbitt (1941–1998), singer and songwriter
- Lou Reed,[61] singer and songwriter
- Busta Rhymes, rapper[62][63] (East Flatbush and Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Joan Rivers, comedienne[64]
- Phil Rizzuto, (1917–2007) baseball player
- Jackie Robinson, (1919–1972), baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Chris Rock, actor and comedian (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Tony Rock, actor and comedian (Bedford Stuyvesant)
- Mickey Rooney, actor
- Mike Rosen, radio talk show host and newspaper columnist
- Mark Roth, bowler
- Nomi Ruiz, singer
- Chris Rush, stand-up comedian
- RZA, rapper
S
- Carl Sagan, scientist, author, educator (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Saigon, rapper/actor
- Bernie Sanders,[65] Independent U.S. Senator for Vermont
- Adam Sandler, actor and comedian[66]
- Henry Sapoznik, ethnomusicologist, author, record and radio producer
- Roger Schank, education reformer, Artificial Intelligence expert
- Steve Schirripa, actor (Bensonhurst)
- Chuck Schumer, United States Senator from New York (Flatbush)[67]
- Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow, 1908–1994), composer, bandleader, pianist, electronic music pioneer
- Neil Sedaka, singer and songwriter[68]
- Jerry Seinfeld, actor and comedian[69]
- Hubert Selby, Jr., author
- Peter Senerchia, professional wrestler, better known by ring name Tazz.
- Angelo John Sepe, Lufthansa heist robber, La Cosa Nostra soldier
- Kenny Scharf, graffiti artist
- Phil Sellers, former NBA player
- Judith Sheindlin, judge (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Michael Showalter, actor, comedian
- Gabourey Sidibe, actress, (Bedford-Stuyvesant)[70]
- Bugsy Siegel, gangster[71]
- Raymond Siller, television writer, political consultant
- Beverly Sills, opera singer
- Phil Silvers, actor and comedian
- Neil Simon, playwright
- Heltah Skeltah, hip-hop duo
- Jimmy Smits, actor[72]
- Ralph Snyderman, physician,scientist,administrator,(Bensonhurst)
- Paul Sorvino, actor[73]
- Carl Søyland (1894–1978) Editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende
- Paul Spatola, musician
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990), actress[74]
- Peter Senerchia, former professional wrestler and former color commentator on WWE's ECW Brand
- Peter Steele (1962-2010), bassist and singer (Type O Negative, Carnivore)
- Connie Stevens, actress and singer[75]
- Barbra Streisand, actress, singer, director, political activist (Williamsburg)
- Eric Stuart, actor and musician
- Ray Suarez, journalist (Bensonhurst)[76]
T
- Sebastian Telfair, NBA player
- Marisa Tomei, actress
- Joe Torre, Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team manager; formerly New York Yankees baseball team manager[77] (Marine Park)
- Rachel Trachtenburg, actress, singer, musician (Bushwick)
- Daniel Tsoy, philosopher, writer
- John Turturro, actor
- Mike Tyson, heavyweight Boxing champion[78]
- Uncle Murda, rapper
U
V
Andrew Vanwyngarden, member of the musical duo MGMT
W
- Eli Wallach, actor
- Mickey Welch, MLB player
- Mae West, (1893–1980), actress, playwright, and comedienne (Williamsburg/Greenpoint)
- Colson Whitehead, novelist and MacArthur Fellow
- Jan Wilsgaard, Head Automotive Designer, Volvo Cars, 1950–1990
- Walt Whitman, (1819–1892), poet, best known for Leaves of Grass, journalist and Brooklyn Eagle editor, essayist and humanist
- Michael K. Williams, actor[79]
- Robert Anton Wilson, author
- Shelley Winters, actress[80]
- Wolfman Jack[81], renowned DJ in the 1970s
- Lloyd R. Woodson, arrested in 2010 with military-grade illegal weapons he intended to use in a violent crime, and a detailed map of the Fort Drum military installation
X
Y
- Adam Yauch, rapper
- Henny Youngman, comedian
Z
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