List of people from Brooklyn explained

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aaliyah – Biography. Allmusic. Huey. Steve. August 30, 2022.
  2. News: Curse of the Jaded Audience: Woody Allen, in Art and Life . . Newman. Andy. Kilgannon. Corey. June 5, 2002 . October 30, 2011.
  3. Web site: Romano. John. College Basketball – 'Cuse Shares in Freshman's Fun Outlook . . April 7, 2003 . October 30, 2011. dead. April 28, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030428215053/http://www.sptimes.com/2003/04/07/Columns/_Cuse_shares_in_fresh.shtml.
  4. Web site: Al-Samman. Eyad N. . Faces & Traces – Isaac Asimov: A Prolific and Polymathic American Writer . . September 16, 2009 . October 30, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120109062931/http://www.yementimes.com/defaultdet.aspx?SUB_ID=367 . January 9, 2012 .
  5. Web site: W.H. Auden's Brooklyn Heights Home. June 19, 2014. July 16, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165700/https://www.pw.org/literary_places/wh_audens_brooklyn_heights_home. July 16, 2018. dead.
  6. Web site: The Gospel of Love. July 16, 2006. Kazin. Michael. Michael Kazin. The New York Times. August 30, 2022.
  7. Web site: The Beecher Tradition : Lyman Beecher. www.baruch.cuny.edu. July 16, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717013124/https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/library/alumni/online_exhibits/digital/2001/beecher/lyman.htm. July 17, 2018. dead.
  8. Web site: Begushkin. Allmusic. Monger. James Christopher. Retrieved August 21, 2016
  9. Web site: Joy Of Brooklyn: Joy Behar inducted into Welcome Back to Brooklyn Walk of Fame. Alexander. John. June 22, 2016. Brooklyn Eagle. August 30, 2022.
  10. Web site: Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany bought one of Brooklyn's priciest townhouses. Amy. Plitt. May 23, 2018. Curbed NY. August 30, 2022.
  11. Web site: Emily Blunt talks moving house, Trump & being directed by her husband. Darke. Tiffanie. March 28, 2018. ES Magazine. August 30, 2022.
  12. News: The Family Man – Heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe Fancies Himself a Humorist, But He's Dead Serious About Living Up to His Nickname: Big Daddy . Sports Illustrated (via CNN) . November 30, 1992. Hymon. Steve . August 30, 2022.
  13. Web site: Information on Senator Barbara Boxer of California . Contacting the Congress. November 1, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100707030701/http://www.contactingthecongress.org/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?lang=&member=CAJR&site=ctc. July 7, 2010 . mdy-all .
  14. Web site: Foxy Brown Biography. Bush. John. AllMusic. August 30, 2022.
  15. Lahr. John . Steve Buscemi – The Thin Man . The New Yorker. November 6, 2005. August 30, 2022.
  16. Web site: Busta Rhymes Biography (1972–) . Filmreference.com . January 22, 2011.
  17. Web site: Truman Capote's former Brooklyn Heights townhouse reveals its lovely restored facade. September 14, 2016. Walker. Ameena. Curbed. August 30, 2022.
  18. Web site: Book Review : From Flawed World to a Flawed Utopia. Kirsch. Jonathan. June 15, 1988. Los Angeles Times. June 3, 2020. "Rather, Catran insistently returns to the scene of his characters'--and his own—childhood, the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn:".
  19. News: Hamilton's Jasmine Cephas Jones on Stockpiling Doc Martens and Her New Fashion Collab. Racked. February 3, 2017. Racked.com. Fishman. Elana . May 2, 2021.
  20. Book: Smith, Jr., Myron J.. [{{Google books|3_x0DwAAQBAJ|plainurl=yes}} Ironclad Captains of the Civil War]. 64. October 2, 2018. McFarland. 9781476666365. Google Books.
  21. News: Howard Cosell Dies at 77 . The Washington Post . Shapiro. Leonard . April 24, 1995. August 30, 2022.
  22. Web site: Hart Crane's View From the Bridge. Langdon. Hammer. November 24, 2017. The New York Review. August 30, 2022.
  23. Web site: Tony Danza . Turner Classic Movies. January 22, 2011.
  24. Web site: Captain Thomas Francis Darden, Jr. . . May 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527143155/http://americansamoa.gov/governors/captain-thomas-francis-darden-jr . May 27, 2010 . 2010 . dead .
  25. Web site: Asadullah. Ali . Rapper Mos Def talks About His Decision To Devote Himself to Allah . Beliefnet.com . August 30, 2022.
  26. Web site: The DeFeo Murders: The Story Behind the Amityville Horror . April 2, 2021. Horror Obsessive. Bastek. Melissa. August 30, 2022.
  27. Book: Berry-Dee, Christopher . Talking with Serial Killers : the Most Evil People in the World Tell Their Own Stories. . John Blake . Chicago . 2003 . 978-1-84358-619-7 . 733040323.
  28. Web site: Alan M. Dershowitz. Harvard University Law School. August 30, 2022.
  29. News: Neighborhood Report: Flatbush; Grads Hail Erasmus as It Enters a Fourth Century . . David . Boyer . March 11, 2001.
  30. Web site: Harry Eisenstat Stats. Baseball Reference. August 30, 2022.
  31. News: Edie Falco . Hollywood.com . January 22, 2011 . https://archive.today/20130125135652/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/186957/Edie_Falco . January 25, 2013 . dead .
  32. Web site: Bay Ridge-born Jimmy Fallon takes over 'The Tonight Show'. February 18, 2014. Katinas. Paula. Brooklyn Eagle. August 30, 2022.
  33. Web site: Lotta Faust ~ The Doomed Salome. Classic Actresses. August 30, 2022.
  34. Web site: Lillian Ford Feickert (1877-1945). New Jersey Women's History. August 15, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314061739/http://www.njwomenshistory.org/Period_4/lffeickert.htm . March 14, 2012 .
  35. Web site: Siegler, Bonnie . Fame & Fortune: Lou Ferrigno (Page 1 of 2) . . January 22, 2011. dead. June 2, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110602075000/http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/investing/20080613-fame-fortune-Lou-Ferrigno-a1.asp.
  36. News: 'Hairspray' Drag Queen To Play Mrs. Claus at Macy's Parade . . November 27, 2003. August 30, 2022.
  37. Web site: Governor James J. Florio Biography – Center on the American Governor. governors.rutgers.edu.
  38. Web site: Christina Fontanelli Sings 'Christmas in Italy' Program. Hudson Reporter ARchive. November 28, 2010. 20. August 31, 2022.
  39. News: Sylvia Gerrish, once noted stage beauty, dies alone in East. December 16, 1906. 6. Los Angeles Herald. California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside. August 31, 2022.
  40. News: Sylvia Gerrish Mishap. The New York Times. February 11, 1906. 1.
  41. Web site: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Oyez Project. March 15, 1933 . August 31, 2022.
  42. News: How Sweet It Is! Jackie Gleason's Early Life in Brooklyn. Bedford + Bowery . October 1, 2015. Mastropolo. Frank. August 31, 2022.
  43. Web site: Louis Gossett Jr. talks to Senior Planet. Senior Planet. Pringle. Gill. August 7, 2020. August 31, 2022.
  44. Web site: Comedian Gilbert Gottfried died of rare, often overlooked disease . Bendix. Aria. Stelloh. Tim. April 12, 2022. .
  45. Web site: Alfred Gottschalk, 79, Scholar of Reform Judaism, Is Dead. Martin. Douglas. September 15, 2009. The New York Times. August 31, 2022.
  46. Web site: Elliott Gould: Son of Brooklyn, lion in winter. Stamelman. Peter. Brooklyn Eagle . June 2, 2016. August 31, 2022.
  47. After 50 years, a personal reflection on the development of internal thoracic artery (ITA) grafting. Europe PMC. September 7, 2018. 6219954. Green. G. E.. Puskas. J. D.. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 7. 5. 644–651. 10.21037/acs.2018.05.14. 30505749 . free .
  48. A Time to Sing: Well-known Chasidic musicians share some of the high points of their careers. Bleich. Chananya. Ami. 138.
  49. Web site: Adrian Grenier Buys Second Home in Clinton Hill for $2.1 Million. Upadhye. Janet. February 10, 2015. DNAinfo New York. August 14, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171118230340/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150210/clinton-hill/adrian-grenier-buys-second-home-clinton-hill-for-21-million. November 18, 2017. dead.
  50. Web site: Nationwide Displays & Bill Griffith – an American Success Story. Christiana. Joseph. April 2022. Nationwide Displays. August 31, 2022.
  51. Web site: Coney Island street co-named after folk singer Woody Guthrie. Brooklyn Reporter. Frangipane. Paul. August 31, 2022.
  52. Web site: Maggie Gyllenhaal Talks Brooklyn. Carlson. Jen. December 28, 2009. Gothamist. August 31, 2022.
  53. Web site: GZA/Genius. Wutang-corp.com . August 31, 2022.
  54. Web site: Rita Hayworth . Turner Classic Movies. January 22, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110110073747/http://www.tcmdb.com/participant.jsp?participantId=83611 . January 10, 2011 .
  55. News: Leona Helmsley, Hotel Queen, Dies at 87 . . Nemy. Enid . August 20, 2007 . October 29, 2011. Enid Nemy .
  56. Web site: Lena Horne Biography. . May 14, 2010 . August 31, 2022.
  57. Book: Foner, Eric. Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. August 1, 1996. LSU Press. 978-0-8071-2082-8. 112. en. Eric Foner.
  58. News: A 'Slave of New York' Loves Brooklyn. Penelope. Green. The New York Times. December 12, 2004. August 31, 2022.
  59. News: October 26, 1926 . St. John's Church Once Occupied Site of Eagle Building . . Brooklyn, NY . B15 . Newspapers.com.
  60. Web site: Tamara's Story . Visions With Infinite Possibilities . January 22, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728162348/http://visionswithinfinitepossibilities.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=27 . July 28, 2011 .
  61. News: Michaelle . Bond . Oldest Woman in New York Celebrates Birthday No. 114 . . July 12, 2013 . August 31, 2022.
  62. Web site: Krawiec . Sebastian . 2016-04-27 . Kaves: Making His Mark . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408184654/https://vuenj.com/?post_type=post&p=1823 . 2023-04-08 . 2023-04-08 . VUE magazine . en-US . live .
  63. Leibrock . Rachel . October 24, 2008 . Oh, Lordz . The Sacramento Bee . Tickets: 35–36.
  64. Web site: Harvey Keitel Biography (1939–) . Filmreference.com . January 22, 2011.
  65. Web site: Carole King Exhibit Home . Songwriters Hall of Fame . February 9, 1942 . January 22, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607122526/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C15?exhibitId=15 . June 7, 2011 . dead .
  66. Web site: Larry King Biography. Academy of Achievement. January 22, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19980201232837/http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/kin0bio-1 . February 1, 1998 .
  67. Web site: C. Everett Koop. . August 31, 2022.
  68. Web site: Emily Blunt and John Krasinski Wave Goodbye to Brooklyn. Hopkins. Kathryn. May 4, 2018. WWD. August 31, 2022.
  69. Web site: Talib Kweli. About: Rap/Hip-Hop. August 31, 2022. dead. January 24, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070124010404/http://rap.about.com/od/artistsmz/p/TalibKwelibio.htm.
  70. Web site: Remembering Heath Ledger's Brooklyn Life. January 23, 2008. NY Magazine. August 31, 2022.
  71. Web site: Feitelberg. Rosemary. September 3, 2020. Former Mademoiselle Editor Edith Raymond Locke Dies at 99. December 5, 2020. Women's Wear Daily. en-US.
  72. Web site: MC Lyte Biography. Prato. Greg. AllMusic. August 31, 2022.
  73. Web site: Norman Mailer – A Brief History of Norman Mailer. PBS. October 19, 2001. Lennon. J. Michael . January 22, 2011.
  74. Web site: Barry Manilow. www.vh1.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20021216213526/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/manilow_barry/bio.jhtml. December 16, 2002.
  75. Web site: Stephon Marbury Printable Stats . NBA.com . January 22, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108212201/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/stephon_marbury/printable_player_files.html . November 8, 2012 .
  76. Web site: Grammy-Winning Saxophonist's Former Abode Wants $3.75M. Budin. Jeremiah. October 9, 2013. Curbed. August 31, 2022.
  77. Lentz, Paul L. . Benjamin, Chester R. . 1971. George Willard Martin. Mycopathologia. 45. 3–4. VII–XV. 10.1007/BF02051964 . 4950662. 5851876 .
  78. Web site: Masta Ace Biography. DiBella. Michael. AllMusic. August 31, 2022.
  79. The Gang's All Here. Lahr. John. May 28, 2012. The New Yorker. August 31, 2022.
  80. Web site: Richard Merkin, Painter, Illustrator and Fashion Plate, Dies at 70. Grimes. William. The New York Times. September 12, 2009. December 6, 2014.
  81. Web site: Legends profile: Chris Mullin. NBA.com. September 13, 2021. August 31, 2022.
  82. Web site: Lia Neal: A Humble Star By Swimming World Intern Charlie Shea. Swimming World. Shea. Charlie. August 31, 2022.
  83. Lee, Derek. "Welcome to the Nesterenkshow: Ducks’ Nikita Nesterenko’s Path to the NHL", The Sporting Tribune, March 27, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. "Soccer and hockey were the choices of sport growing up, with hockey grabbing a hold of the Brooklyn native. Once he reached double-digits in age, the switch to playing just hockey was made."
  84. Web site: In Case You Were Wondering – Lupita Nyong'o Resides In Brooklyn! – OurBKSocial. Prescod. Ayanna. Our BK Social. March 3, 2014. August 31, 2022.
  85. Web site: Gov. Tasker Lowndes Oddie. National Governors Association. August 31, 2022.
  86. Web site: Joe Papp biography and life timeline. PBS. May 23, 2022. August 31, 2022.
  87. Web site: Maisel . Ivan . Desire To Coach Still Drives 81-Year-Old Paterno . . April 15, 2008 . August 31, 2022. Ivan Maisel.
  88. Web site: 7 Celebrities You Probably Didn't Know Lived In Clinton Hill. BKLYNER. Fox. Justin. May 11, 2016. August 31, 2022.
  89. Web site: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman nabbed Brooklyn home right before pandemic. The Real Deal. February 12, 2021. August 31, 2022.
  90. News: Broadwater. Luke. February 12, 2021. Stacey Plaskett Calls Out Trump's Defense for 'Clip After Clip of Black Women'. The New York Times. February 13, 2021.
  91. Doyle, Billy H. (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press. p. 453. .
  92. https://www.mediafire.com/view/tb5fyhbq3drrgyr/ "Florence Ravanel: A Youthful Aspirant for a Theatrical Career Who Sensed the Importance of Dramatic Stock Training"
  93. Book: Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side: The ... . January 22, 2011. 9783822822616 . Roberts . Chris . 2004 . Hal Leonard Corporation .
  94. Web site: Paul Regina. Patchogue-Medford Hall Of Fame. August 31, 2022.
  95. Book: Freeland . Arthur G. . 1907 . Delta Phi Catalogue, 1827–1907 . Chapel Hill, NC . Delta Phi Fraternity . 131 . Google Books.
  96. Web site: JOAN RIVERS GREW UP ON THIS BLOCK IN BROOKLYN. Brooklyn Magazine. September 5, 2014. Eby. Margaret . January 22, 2011.
  97. Web site: Sam Rutigliano -Cleveland Browns. www.clevelandseniors.com. August 31, 2022.
  98. Web site: Carl Hancock Rux with Lara Stapleton. Stapleton. Laura. The Brooklyn Rail. May 2004. August 31, 2022.
  99. Web site: Jonathan Safran Foer Moves to Boerum Hill, Ex Nicole Krauss Buys Him Out. Hannah. Frishberg. November 13, 2015. August 30, 2022.
  100. News: The Socialist Senator . . Leibovich . Mark . January 21, 2007 . October 29, 2011.
  101. Web site: Photos of Brooklyn Celebrities When They Were Young. A Slice of Brooklyn Bus Tours. August 31, 2022.
  102. Web site: Park Slope—That Famously Family-Friendly Brooklyn Neighborhood—Has Grown in Prestige. Bill. Cary. March 18, 2017. Mansion Global. August 31, 2022.
  103. News: Harden . Blaine . Battle of the Mean Machines: Can Schumer Beat D'Amato at His Own Game? . . October 5, 1998 . October 29, 2011.
  104. Web site: Art historian Gary Schwartz. Radio Netherlands Archives. July 30, 2007. August 31, 2022.
  105. Web site: Cantor Seymour Schwartzman. Judaica Sound Archives, Florida Atlantic University. dead. June 25, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100625232343/http://faujsa.fau.edu/schwartzman/home.php.
  106. News: Streetscapes: Readers' Questions; The Ups and Downs of A. B. See, Elevator Maker. Christopher. Gray. The New York Times. June 4, 1995.
  107. News: Movies: Biography for Jerry Seinfeld. https://web.archive.org/web/20080606041633/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/64376/Jerry-Seinfeld/biography . dead . June 6, 2008 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2008 .
  108. Web site: Brooklyn Nets on Instagram: "Great to have #Brooklyn native Jerry Seinfeld in the house at tonight's #Nets game! Hear what he thinks about @barclayscenter.". Instagram.
  109. Web site: Right Cinema . Gabourey Sidibe: Push. January 25, 2009. Movies.rightcelebrity.com . January 22, 2011. dead. November 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161125062342/http://movies.rightcelebrity.com:80/gabourey-sidibe-push/361.
  110. Web site: Benjamin Siegel (1906-1947) . . August 31, 2022.
  111. Web site: Hispanic Heritage – Jimmy Smits. Gale.cengage.com . January 22, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003184902/http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/chh/bio/smits_j.htm . October 3, 2011 .
  112. Web site: Paul Sorvino, the Brooklyn-Born Actor Who Played Paulie Cicero in 'Goodfellas,' Has Died. Brooklyn Magazine. Encinias. Joshua. July 25, 2022. August 31, 2022.
  113. News: Stark. John . Barbara Stanwyck, 'A Stand-Up Dame' . People. 33. 5 . February 5, 1990 . October 29, 2011. dead. March 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110310201532/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20116706,00.html.
  114. Web site: Ray Suarez – Biography. https://web.archive.org/web/20070831022541/http://www.ctforum.org/popups/bio.asp?event_bio_image_id=2586. dead. August 31, 2007. August 31, 2007.
  115. Web site: A look at Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis' Clinton Hill house. June 21, 2017. Brooklyn Eagle. Croghan. Lore. August 31, 2022.
  116. Web site: Tanisha Thomas of 'Bad Girls Club' Is a Doting Mom to Her Little Son — What Is Known about the Reality TV Alum. AmoMama. Marrero. Pedro. July 4, 2020. August 31, 2022.
  117. Web site: meet tanisha. Meet the Cast. Oxygen Media. September 15, 2012. dead. January 13, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120113161941/http://love-games.oxygen.com/meet-the-cast-lg/tanisha-lg3.
  118. News: Adrianne Tolsch, Pioneering Stand-Up Comic, Dies at 78 . Barnes . Mike . December 7, 2016 . . July 16, 2019. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161216134951/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adrianne-tolsch-dead-stand-up-comic-bill-scheft-wife-was-78-954138 . December 16, 2016 .
  119. Web site: Joe Torre - New York Yankees Manager and Native New Yorker. About - Manhattan, NY. December 14, 2005. Skillings. Pamela. January 22, 2011. dead. February 19, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120219045528/http://manhattan.about.com/od/governmentandpolitics/p/joetorre.htm.
  120. Web site: Mike Tyson had '150 street fights' in Brooklyn in the early 1980s and was arrested 38 times by age 13. talkSPORT. Benson. Michael. January 15, 2021. August 31, 2022.
  121. Web site: Lou Vairo. US Hockey Hall of Fame. February 14, 2020.
  122. Review of Verbeck of Japan: A Citizen of No Country. The Methodist Review. 83. 1901. 845.
  123. Web site: Advertising Young & Rubicam Revamps To Keep Up With Demand. Goll Beatty. Sally. March 3, 1997. The Wall Street Journal. August 31, 2022.
  124. Web site: The True Legacy of Michael K. Williams. Knafo. Saki. The New York Times. January 22, 2011.
  125. Web site: Michelle Williams to Renovate Glamorous Brooklyn Mansion. Hannah. Frishberg. March 16, 2016. August 31, 2022.
  126. Web site: Database . n.d. . Shelley Winters . . August 31, 2022.
  127. Web site: Wolfman Jack. Radio Hall of Fame. August 31, 2022.
  128. Web site: 'Law & Order: SVU' Actor B.D. Wong Snags Brooklyn Townhouse. The New York Observer. Halberg. Morgan. April 4, 2016. August 31, 2022.
  129. News: Smialek. Jeanna. November 23, 2020. Janet Yellen, Biden's Expected Treasury Pick, Has Broken More Than Gender Barriers. en-US. The New York Times. February 7, 2021. 0362-4331.
  130. Web site: Zaslofsky, Max. Jewsinsports.org. August 31, 2022.