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List of people from Brooklyn

January 20, 2023

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

This is a list of people who were either born or have lived in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City at some time in their lives.

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GZA

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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax
 
Hall of Famer Roger Kahn

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See also

References

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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources This is a list of people who were either born or have lived in Brooklyn a borough of New York City at some time in their lives Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also ReferencesA EditAaliyah 1979 2001 actress dancer and singer 1 Cal Abrams 1924 1997 Major League Baseball player Madison Monica Aksamit born 1990 saber fencer won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Women s Saber Team competition Lyle Alzado 1949 1992 NFL All Pro football player Robert Asencio born 1963 Florida politician Romeo Alaeff born 1970 visual artist Marv Albert born 1941 sportscaster Manhattan Beach Tatyana Ali born 1979 actress Woody Allen born 1935 film director actor and screenwriter Midwood 2 Franco Ambriz playwright Barbara Anderson born 1945 actress Carmelo Anthony born 1984 National Basketball Association player Red Hook 3 Alan Arkin born 1934 actor director and screenwriter Jack Armstrong basketball born 1963 sportscaster Toronto Raptors former coach Niagara University Darren Aronofsky born 1969 film director Isaac Asimov 4 1920 1992 author and biochemist Madeline Astor 1893 1970 Titanic survivor wife of John Jacob Astor IV W H Auden 1907 1973 poet 5 Red Auerbach 1917 2006 National Basketball Association coach and general manager member of Hall of Fame Williamsburg Ken Auletta born 1942 journalist and writer Paul Auster born 1947 author Park Slope B Edit Mel Brooks John Badalamenti born 1973 American federal judge Gravesend Noah Baumbach born 1969 film director and writer Adrienne Bailon born 1983 actress Scott Baio born 1960 actor Dyker Heights Ralph Bakshi born 1938 film director Haifa Israel born and Brownsville reared Moses Michael Levi Barrow born Jamal Michael Barrow 1978 better known by his stage name Shyne Belizean rapper and politician Jean Michel Basquiat 1960 1988 artist Noah Baumbach born 1969 film director and writer Midwood Gary Becker 1930 2014 economist Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 1992 Madison Francis J Beckwith born 1960 philosopher Baylor University Henry Ward Beecher 1813 1887 clergyman and social reformer 6 Lyman Beecher 1775 1863 clergyman and father of Henry Ward Beecher Thomas K Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe 7 Begushkin folk rock band 8 Joy Behar 9 born 1942 comedian and talk show host Williamsburg Paul Ben Victor born 1965 actor Midwood Pat Benatar born 1953 singer Greenpoint Randy E Bennett educational researcher Flatbush Mary Crowell Van Benschoten 1840 1921 author newspaper publisher clubwoman Bill Benulis 1928 2011 penciller and inker David Berkowitz born 1953 serial killer known as Son of Sam Walter Berndt 1899 1979 cartoonist Paul Bettany born 1971 actor Brooklyn Heights 10 Lloyd Blankfein born 1954 investment banker chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Corbin Bleu born 1989 actor Emily Blunt born 1983 actress 11 Joseph Bologna 1934 2017 actor Clara Bow 1905 1965 actress Prospect Heights Riddick Bowe born 1967 boxer heavyweight champion Brownsville 12 Barbara Boxer born 1940 13 politician U S Senator from California since 1993 Harry Boykoff 1922 2001 basketball player Steve Bracey 1950 2006 basketball player Scott Brady 1924 1985 actor Mark Breland born 1963 boxer five time New York Golden Gloves champion Shannon Briggs born 1971 boxer heavyweight champion Gail Brodsky born 1991 tennis player Mel Brooks born 1926 actor comedian film director film producer and screenwriter Williamsburg 14 Foxy Brown 15 born 1978 actress model and rap artist Park Slope Larry Brown born 1940 basketball player and coach point guard three time All Star three time assists leader Olympic champion NCAA and NBA head coach Elliott Buckmaster 1889 1976 U S Navy officer naval aviator during World War I and World War II Buckshot born 1974 rapper Crown Heights Terry Burrus musician composer conductor producer Steve Buscemi 16 born 1957 actor film director and screenwriter Busta Rhymes born 1972 rapper 17 18 East Flatbush and Bedford Stuyvesant C Edit Al Capone Aaron Copland Red Cafe born 1976 rapper Flatbush Charlie Callas 1927 2011 comedian Giovanni Capitello born 1979 actor filmmaker Al Capone 1899 1947 gangster Red Hook Truman Capote 1924 1984 writer Brooklyn Heights 19 Jack Carter 1922 2015 comedian Fabiano Caruana born 1992 youngest chess grandmaster in United States history Park Slope Jack Catran 1918 2001 industrial designer and linguist Bensonhurst 20 Jasmine Cephas Jones born 1989 actress singer songwriter 21 Roz Chast born 1954 cartoonist Bea Chester All American Girls Professional Baseball League player Shirley Chisholm 1924 2005 first female African American U S Representative and first African American major party candidate for U S President Andrew Dice Clay born 1957 comedian Sheepshead Bay Cheryl Coko Clemons born 1970 gospel singer and lead singer of R amp B group SWV Abram Cohen 1924 2016 Olympic fencer David Cohen 1917 2020 member of the US Army a liberator of the Ohrdruf concentration camp and a schoolteacher Herbert Cohen born 1940 Olympic fencer Maino born 1973 rapper Bedford Stuyvesant Norm Coleman born 1949 U S Senator from Minnesota from 2003 until 2009 Madison Kim Coles born 1962 comedienne actress from Living Single Jennifer Connelly born 1970 actress Brooklyn Heights 10 Chuck Connors 1921 1992 actor Omar Cook born 1982 professional basketball player George H Cooper 1821 1891 United States Navy rear admiral 22 Pat Cooper born 1929 comedian Red Hook Aaron Copland 1900 1990 composer Larry Corcoran 1859 1891 Major League Baseball player John Corigliano born 1938 Academy Award Pulitzer Prize for Music and Grammy Award winning composer Midwood Howard Cosell 1918 1995 sportscaster 23 William R Cosentini mechanical engineer and founder of Cosentini Associates Delilah Cotto dancer model and actress Coney Island Jonathan Coulton born 1970 musician Hart Crane 1899 1932 poet The Bridge 24 Melora Creager born 1966 singer Jimmy Crespo born 1954 former Aerosmith guitarist Peter Criss born 1945 musician Billy Cunningham born 1942 NBA player and coachD Edit Larry David Mos Def Doug E Doug born 1970 comedian Da Beatminerz hip hop production team Da Bush Babees hip hop group Flatbush Matt Damon born 1970 actor and screenwriter 25 Dana Dane born 1965 rapper Fort Greene Tony Danza born 1951 actor 26 John D Aquino born 1958 actor John Henry Davis 1921 1984 U S weightlifter 6 time world champion and 2 time Olympic gold medalist Jonathan David born 2000 soccer player Thomas Darden 1900 1961 U S Navy Rear admiral 37th Governor of American Samoa 27 Larry David born 1947 writer producer actor and comedian Sheepshead Bay Noach Dear 1953 2020 New York Supreme Court Judge Mos Def born 1973 actor and rapper 28 Bedford Stuyvesant Ronald DeFeo Jr 1951 2021 mass murderer who killed his family in 1974 was the inspiration for The Amityville Horror 29 30 David DeJesus born 1979 MLB player Dom DeLuise 1933 2009 comedian and actor Alan Dershowitz born 1938 lawyer professor author 31 Williamsburg C C Deville Bruce Johannesson born 1962 musician Kevin Devine born 1979 musician Danny Devito born 1944 actor comedian filmmaker 32 Neil Diamond 33 born 1941 singer Mary E Dillon 1886 October 20 1983 American engineer and President of Brooklyn Borough Gas Company Michael A DiSpezio born 1953 writer performer and broadcast host Chris DiStefano born 1984 comedian Vincent D Onofrio born 1959 actor Valerie D Orazio born 1974 writer and blogger Irvin Dorfman 1924 2006 tennis player David Draiman born 1973 singer Richard Dreyfuss born 1947 actor Jim Drucker born 1952 1953 former Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association former Commissioner of the Arena Football League and founder of NewKadia Comics Don Dubbins 1928 1991 actor Lena Dunham born 1986 actress and writer Brooklyn Heights Kyle Bobby Dunn born 1986 composer musician artist RAMBO Jimmy Durante 1893 1980 actor and comedianE EditEasy Mo Bee born 1965 hip hop and R amp B producer William J Ecker U S Coast Guard Rear Admiral Harry Eisenstat 1915 2003 Major League Baseball player Madison 34 Erick Arc Elliott born 1990 rapper producer The Epochs rock band formed in 2002 Jeffrey Epstein wealthy businessman and longtime child sex trafficker Etika 1990 2019 YouTuber and online streamerF Edit Fabolous Yuri Foreman Fab 5 Freddy born 1959 hip hop pioneer Fabolous born 1977 rapper 35 Bedford Stuyvesant Edie Falco born 1963 actress 36 Jimmy Fallon born 1974 actor and comedian 37 Anthony Fauci born 1940 Infectious disease expert director of NIAD at National Institutes of Health Lotta Faust 1880 1910 musical comedy actress 38 Lillian Feickert 1877 1945 suffragette and politician 39 Bob Ferguson 1845 1894 MLB player Death to Flying Things Jerry Ferrara born 1979 actor Frank Ferrer born 1966 Guns N Roses drummer Lou Ferrigno born 1951 former bodybuilder actor Midwood 40 Martin Fettman born 1956 astronaut Midwood Suzi Ferrer 1940 2006 US Puerto Rican visual artist and feminist Ailene Fields born 1948 sculptor Harvey Fierstein born 1954 actor and playwright Bensonhurst 41 Bobby Fischer 1943 2008 champion chess player Flatbush Mickey Fisher 1904 05 1963 basketball coach Robert William Fisher born 1961 murderer and fugitive FBI Ten Most Wanted Percy Keese Fitzhugh 1876 1950 author of children s books Rolf G Fjelde 1926 2002 playwright educator and poet Farrah Fleurimond singer songwriter and member of R amp B group Lyric James Florio born 1937 49th Governor of New Jersey 1990 until 1994 42 Jonathan Safran Foer born 1977 novelist 43 Cristina Fontanelli opera singer 44 Yuri Foreman born 1980 world champion boxer John Forsythe 1918 2010 actor Steve Franken 1932 2012 actor Bruce Franklin born 1934 professor Frank Frazetta 1928 2010 artist Gary William Friedman composer Milton Friedman 1912 2006 Nobel Prize winning economist Fu Schnickens rapper Full Force 1980s R amp B and production groupG Edit Debbie Gibson Rudy Giuliani GZA Eric Gonzalez born 1969 politician Ellis Gallagher born 1973 graffiti artist Vincent Gardenia 1920 1992 actor Bensonhurst M Elsa Gardner 1894 1963 Engineer Ina Garten born 1948 Food Network television chef cookbook author known as the Barefoot Contessa Shad Gaspard 1981 2020 professional wrestler David Geffen born 1943 media mogul Borough Park Sylvia Gerrish 1860 1906 19th century musical comedy performer 45 46 George Gershwin 1898 1937 composer and younger brother of Ira Gershwin Murray Gerstenhaber born 1927 mathematician and lawyer Deborah Gibson born 1970 singer and songwriter Taj Gibson born 1985 NBA player Ruth Bader Ginsburg 47 1933 2020 Associate Justice United States Supreme Court Madison Johnny Gioeli born 1967 singer Crush 40 Hardline Axel Rudi Pell Rudy Giuliani born 1944 former United States Attorney former Mayor of New York 2008 Republican presidential candidate Jackie Gleason 1916 1987 actor and comedian Bushwick 48 Bedford Stuyvesant Marty Glickman 1917 2001 Olympian and broadcaster Madison James Newton Gloucester African American abolitionist Baruch Goldstein 1956 1994 American Israel extremist and perpetrator of the 1994 Cave of the Patriarchs massacre Jerry Goldstein born 1970 physicist Ben Goldwasser born 1982 member of the band MGMT Norman Gorbaty 1932 2020 artist Sid Gordon 1917 1975 two time All Star baseball player Louis Gossett Jr born 1936 Oscar winning actor 49 Sheepshead Bay Gilbert Gottfried 1955 2022 stand up comedian actor 50 Alfred Gottschalk 1930 2009 President of Hebrew Union College and leader in the Reform Judaism movement 51 Elliott Gould born 1938 actor 52 Yossi Green born 1955 composer 53 Dr George E Green born 1932 cardiac surgeon 54 Kai Greene born 1975 bodybuilder Adrian Grenier born 1976 actor 55 Clinton Hill Bill Griffith born 1944 cartoonist Zippy 56 David Grimm born 1965 award winning playwright and screenwriter Leib Groner 1931 2020 Chabad Lubavitch Rabbai and 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