Irving Langmuir

Irving Langmuir

male, deceased (1957) (Brooklyn, New York, United States)
Irving Langmuir (January 31, 1881 in Brooklyn, New York - August 16, 1957 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts) was an American chemist and physicist. His...
Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm

female, deceased (2005)
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was an American politician, educator and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th District for...
Clara Gordon Bow

Clara Gordon Bow

female, deceased (1905) (Brooklyn)
There are some actresses who are adored by critics and the public alike, and some who find adulation with fans despite critical derision. Clara Bow...
Chuck Schumer

Chuck Schumer

male, 59 years old
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., will continue as the chairman of the party's campaign fundraising committee. Schumer also will add vice chairman to...
Pete Hamill

Pete Hamill

male, 74 years old (New York, United States)
Pete Hamill is a prominent American journalist, novelist, and short story writer. He is currently on the staff of "The New Yorker". In the early...
Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson

male, deceased (1994) (California)
Harry Nilsson was born in Brooklyn and grew up in it's Bushwick section. "The two brightest moments were when I saw the guy shot in the neck with...
Heywood Broun

Heywood Broun

male, deceased (1939)
Heywood Campbell Broun (December 7 1888 - December 18 1939) was an American journalist, sportswriter and newspaper columnist and editor in New York...
Ray Barretto

Ray Barretto

male, deceased (2006)
Ray Barretto a.k.a. King of the Hard Hands born in New York City, was a Puerto Rican jazz musician, widely credited as the godfather of Latin jazz....
Alfred Kazin

Alfred Kazin

male, deceased (1998)
Alfred Kazin (June 5 1915 - June 5 1998) was an American writer and literary critic, many of whose writings depicted the immigrant experience in...

Andrew Neiderman

male
Andrew Neiderman was born in Brooklyn. His family moved to the Catskills of New York when he was an infant. Today, Neiderman claims he has been a...