- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
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