Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen

male, deceased (1946)
novelist, harlem renaissance, romantic, Romanticism, African-American, gay…dewittclintonhighschool
Countee Cullen (May 30, 1903-January 9, 1946) was an African-American Romantic poet and an active participant in the Harlem Renaissance.
Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon

male, deceased (2004) (New York, New York, United States)
Sailor, death by cerebral hemorrhage, Jewish, fine art, commercial photographer, Portrait photographer…dewittclintonhighschool
Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 - October 1, 2004) was an American photographer. Avedon was able to take his early success in fashion photography and...
Nate Archibald

Nate Archibald

male, 61 years old
National Basketball Association, African American, sacramento king, Cincinnati Royals player, university of texas at el paso, Arizona Western College…dewittclintonhighschool
Before retiring at the end of the 1983-84 season, Archibald became the only player ever to lead the league in both scoring and assists in a season...
Dolph Schayes

Dolph Schayes

male, 81 years old
Jewish, the bronx, dewittclintonhighschool, National Basketball Association, Nationals/76ers, Philadelphia 76ers coach
Adolph Schayes (known as Dolph Schayes) (born May 19, 1928 in New York, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach in...
Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

male, deceased (1996) (bronx, New York, United States)
Two-Minute Warning, Actors Studio, Time Limit, The Goodbye People, American military personnel of World War II, death by myocardial infarction…the new school, dewittclintonhighschool
Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 - February 13, 1996) was an American actor. Balsam was born in The Bronx in New York City to Albert Balsam...
Abel Meeropol

Abel Meeropol

male, deceased (1986)
Bronx, Lewis Allan, Stillbirth, stillborn, dewittclintonhighschool, julius and ethel rosenberg
Abel Meeropol (1903 - 1986) was an American writer best known under his pseudonym Lewis Allan, under which he wrote the anti-lynching poem "Strange...
Wilmeth Sidat-Singh

Wilmeth Sidat-Singh

male, deceased (1943)
African American, athlete, police officer, Syracuse University, United States Army officer, Washington DC…dewittclintonhighschool
Wilmeth Sidat-Singh was an American black basketball and American football player who was a victim of segregation in college and professional...
Barney Sedran

Barney Sedran

male, deceased (1964)
Jewish, dewittclintonhighschool, Cleveland Rosenblums player, from New York City, Basketball Hall of Fame, Jewish American sportspeople
Barney Sedran was one of the great early pro basketball players in the 1910s and 1920s. Nicknamed "Mighty Mite", the New York City native who grew...
Paul Milstein

Paul Milstein

male, 86 years old
Cornell University, Edward Milstein, Dorchester Towers, Milstein Properties, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, upper west side…Columbia Business School, dewittclintonhighschool
Paul Milstein (born 1923) is an American real estate developer and philanthropist. He was on the master list of Nixon political opponents. Born in...

Jerry Harkness

male, 69 years old
Sportscaster, Indianapolis, Loyola Ramblers men's basketball player, american basketball association, buzzer beater, Civil Rights…dewittclintonhighschool
Jerald B. "Jerry" Harkness is an American former basketball player. Before playing in the professional leagues, the 6'3" Harkness was a star at...