- Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949, in the Bronx, New York, USA) is an American singer, pianist, songwriter, and composer. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973. According to the RIAA, he is the sixth best selling artist in the United States. Joel had Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s, is a six-time Grammy Award winner and has sold in excess of 150 million albums worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (Class of 1992), … - Crazy Legs
Crazy Legs is a break dancer and graffiti artist, and is one of the original members of the Rock Steady Crew and its current president. Growing up poor in the projects of the Bronx, he saw the gang activity that his fellow Puerto Ricans were involved in. Choosing to make something of himself, rather than getting sucked into the gang life, he got into breakdancing and has since become the dominant face of breakdance culture to the world. - Fernando Ferrer
Fernando James "Freddy" Ferrer (born April 30, 1950 in the Bronx, New York) was the Borough President of The Bronx from 1987 to 2001, and was a candidate for Mayor of New York in 2001 and the Democratic Party nominee for Mayor in 2005. - Majora Carter
Majora Carter (born c. 1966) is an American environmental advocate and artist. She is focused on revitalization of her home borough of the Bronx, NY and currently works as the Executive Director/Founder of Sustainable South Bronx (SSB). - Eric Schneiderman
Eric T. Schneiderman grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side where he attended Trinity School. After earning a B.A. in English and Asian Studies at Amherst College, Eric served for two years as a Deputy Sheriff in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where he started the first comprehensive drug and alcohol treatment program at the Berkshire House of Corrections. - Inspectah Deck
Inspectah Deck (born Jason Hunter July 6, 1970 in the Bronx, New York) is a rapper, producer and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Though he has not achieved the same level of success in his solo career as some of his fellow Clansmen (like Ol' Dirty Bastard or Method Man), he has been a prominent member of the group ever since their debut album and stands out on some of their biggest hits such as "C.R.E.A.M." and "Triumph". - Jose Serrano
I am a US House Representative for the state of NY. I am a Democrat. My religion is Catholic. I am Married. I live in Bronx. I was born in Mayaguez, PR. For issues within my power to resolve, write me at "788 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10455". - Aaron Davis
Aaron Davis (born April 8, 1967 in Bronx,NY, United States) was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division - Ruben Diaz
Ruben Diaz Sr. (b. 1943) represents the 32nd District in the New York State Senate, which includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Castle Hill, Clason Point, Parkchester, Morrisania, Hunts Point, Melrose, Pelham Parkway, Union Port, Longwood, and Soundview. Born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Diaz has been a resident of New York City since 1965. Prior to arriving in New York City Diaz had served in the United States Armed Forces beginning in 1960, … - Juice Crew
The Juice Crew was a pioneering hip-hop collective in the mid to late 1980s founded by producer Marley Marl and housed by the label Cold Chillin' Records. The group's name was derived from radio DJ Mr. Magic's alias, "Sir Juice". The Juice Crew first grabbed at notoriety with a single entitled "The Bridge", which sparked a long time rivalry between the largely Queens-based crew and the Bronx rapper KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions. - John Patrick Shanley
John Patrick Shanley (born in 1950) is a playwright from the Bronx. He was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers and the Sisters of Charity. He is famous for insisting in his contract that not a single word can be changed in the screenplays that he writes. He is a graduate of New York University. For his script for the 1987 film, "Moonstruck", … - Jose Rivera
Jose Rivera is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the Fordham, New York section of the Bronx. A prominent New York democrat, Mr. Rivera was elected to the Assembly in 2002, and is the head of the Democratic Party in the Bronx. This is Mr. Rivera's second stint in the State Assembly; prior to his current stint, Mr. Rivera was from 1987 to 2001 a member of the New York City Council, and from 1982 to 1987 a member of the State Assembly. - Kid Capri
Kid Capri (real name David Anthony Love) is an American hip hop DJ. He was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is of African-American/Italian-American descent. In the 1970s, Kid Capri began to attend block parties, starting his DJ career at the age of 8. He eventually garnered widespread attention at Studio 54 and began selling his sets with his partner at the time Starchild. Kid Capri has deejayed for seven seasons of Def Comedy Jam. - Richard Price
Richard Price (born October 12, 1949 in the Bronx, New York) is an American novelist and screenwriter. His books explore the urban world in a gritty, realistic manner that has brought him considerable literary acclaim. A self-described "middle class Jewish kid", Price grew up in a housing project in the northeast Bronx. He is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, has a Bachelor's degree from Cornell University, and an MFA from Columbia. - Scott Brosius
Scott David Brosius (born August 15, 1966 in Hillsboro, OR) was a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Oakland Athletics (1991-1997) and the New York Yankees (1998-2001). Attended Linfield College and Rex Putnam High School. With the exception of the 1996 season, his performance while an Oakland Athletic was lackluster at best, and he was traded to the Yankees after the 1997 season for Kenny Rogers, who had struggled mightily in New York. - Scott La Rock
Scott Sterling, better known by his stage name Scott La Rock, was the original DJ for the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. Sterling, a social worker, met rapper KRS-One in 1986 at the Covenant House group home in the Bronx where KRS was staying. The pair, together with rapper D-Nice, formed Boogie Down Productions. Their 1987 debut album, "Criminal Minded", was an instant hit, and has since appeared on numerous "greatest albums" lists. - Ismael Quintana
Ismael Quintana (born June 3, 1937 in Ponce, Puerto Rico), is a singer and composer of salsa music. Quintana's family moved to the Bronx sector of New York when he was only two weeks old; here he went to school and whilst he was still in high school he formed a band with his neighborhood friends. In 1961, bandleader Eddie Palmieri heard Quintana sing for an audition and invited him to join his newly organized orchestra "La Perfecta". - Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan (born November 10 1968 in Bronx, New York) is an American actor perhaps best known as a member of the cast of "Saturday Night Live" from 1996 to 2003. He now stars in the 2006-2007 NBC sitcom "30 Rock", a sitcom based on a fictional sketch comedy show. Tracy Morgan was discovered in 1984 while doing stand-up at The Apollo. Martin Lawrence's ex-wife, Patricia Martin, was in the audience and is said to have introduced Morgan to Lawrence. - Dominic Chianese
Dominic Chianese (pronounced Key-ah-nes-e) (born February 24, 1931 in Bronx, New York) is an American actor and performer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Corrado Soprano on the HBO TV series, "The Sopranos", a role that netted him two Emmy Award nominations. Chianese is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. He worked as a bricklayer with his father and attended night school during the 1950s, … - Little Louie Vega
Luis Fernando Vager, better known as "Little" Louie Vega, is one half of the Masters At Work musical production team. He was born to a musician family, as his father, Luis Vager, was a jazz saxophonist, and his uncle was singer Hector Lavoe of the Fania All Stars, so it was without surprise that he started his DJ career spinning records at the age of 13. By 1985, he was playing house and block parties in his local Bronx neighborhood of New York, … - Joseph Crowley
Joseph Crowley (born March 16, 1962) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of New York, currently representing New York's 7th congressional district(see map) in the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the New Democrat Coalition. The district encompasses portions of Queens and the Bronx. It includes neighborhoods such as Woodside, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and College Point in Queens as well as the neighborhoods of Castle Hill, Co-op City, … - Tom Watson
Tom Watson (born February 21, 1962 in Yonkers, New York) is an American journalist, entrepreneur and blogger. Watson is Chief Strategy Officer of Changing Our World, a national consulting company he helped to found. At Changing Our World, Watson created onPhilanthropy, an online resource for philanthropy professionals; he often comments on and writes frequently about the intersection of media and philanthropy. - Adrian Nicole Leblanc
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc is an American journalist whose works focus on the marginalized members of society: adolescents living in poverty, prostitutes, women in prison, etc. LeBlanc grew up in a working class family in Leominster, Massachusetts. She studied at Smith College, Oxford, and Yale University. She worked for Seventeen Magazine as an editor after earning her Master's degree in Modern Literature at Oxford. - Joel Rivera
Joel Rivera (b. 1978) is the current Majority Leader of the New York City Council. At the age of 22, he was the youngest person to be elected to the City Council in its history. He won the seat in a special election, after his father resigned from the seat while Joel was an undergraduate at Fordham University. A year later, at the age of 23, he was the youngest person to be elected Majority Leader. - 88-Keys
88-Keys (fl. c. 2000, and born Charles M. Njapa) is an American hip-hop producer from the Bronx, New York City. He is most known as a collaborator with Mos Def, having produced "Love," "Speed Law" and co-produced "May-December" with Mos on the rapper's debut, "Black on Both Sides", "Champion Requiem" from his second album "The New Danger" and also the track "Thieves in the Night" on "Black Star", the duet album by Mos and Talib Kweli. - Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922) is an American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian. He is the father of actor-turned-director Rob Reiner (1947-), and husband of Estelle Lebost Reiner (1914-). Reiner won nine Emmys during his career. On December 24, 1943 he married Estelle Lebost. Estelle is 8 years his senior and the two have been married 63 years now. At the time of the marriage he was 21 and she was 29. Born of Jewish descent in the Bronx, New York, … - Ronnie Belliard
Ronnie Belliard (born April 7 1975 in Bronx, New York) is a second baseman of Dominican descent who currently plays for the Washington Nationals. Belliard, an All-Star in 2004, is well known for playing out on the outfield grass. Belliard was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 8th round of the 1994 MLB Amateur Draft, and is a cousin of former major-league shortstop Rafael Belliard. - Daniel Pearl
Daniel Pearl (born 1951, Bronx, New York) is an American cinematographer who has worked on many feature films, over 400 music videos and more than 250 commercials. His best known work is probably "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and its 2003 remake. After gaining a masters degree at University of Texas at Austin, Pearl met Tobe Hooper in a film lab. After receiving some advice from the cinematographer about filters, … - E. L. Doctorow
Edgar Laurence Doctorow (born January 6, 1931, New York, New York) is the author of several critically acclaimed novels that blend history and social criticism. Although he had written books for years, it was not until the publication of "The Book of Daniel" in 1971 that he obtained acclaim. His next book, "Ragtime", was a commercial and critical success. As of 2006, he held the Glucksman Chair in American Letters at New York University. - Eliot Engel
I am a US House Representative for the state of NY. I am a Democrat. My religion is Jewish. I am Married. I received my BA from Hunter-Lehman College. I received my MS from City University of New York. I received my JD from New York Law School. I live in Bronx. I was born in Bronx, NY. For issues within my power to resolve, write me at "3655 Johnson Ave., Bronx, NY 10463". - Lovebug Starski
Lovebug Starski (born Kevin Smith) is an American rapper and one of the pioneers of the form. His began his career as a record boy in 1971 as hip-hop first appeared in the Bronx area of New York City, and he eventually became a DJ at the club "Disco Fever" in 1978. Starski recorded his first single, "Positive Life", on Tayster record label in 1981. Later, he recorded the soundtrack to the 1986 film "Rappin"' on Atlantic Records before recording his first album, … - Joey Bishop
Joey Bishop - Jon Oliva
John Nicholas Oliva (born July 22, 1960 in Bronx, NY) is best known simply as Jon Oliva and as founder and lead vocalist for Savatage. He was the third of four children. His younger brother was Criss Oliva, the lead guitarist and co-founder of Savatage. - Michael Benjamin
Michael Benjamin represents District 79 in the New York State Assembly, which includes Morrisania, among other neighborhoods located within the South Bronx. Chosen in a special election in 2003, Benjamin is a member of the Election Law Committee. A former member of the Bronx Board of Elections-reputedly the first African-American to hold such a position-and Deputy Chief of the Board of Elections, he sponsored the Campaign Financing Reform Act of 2005. - William Parker
William Parker (b. Bronx, New York City, New York, January 10, 1952) is an American free jazz double bassist. As a bassist, Parker is possessed of a formidable technique, albeit an unconventional one. Unlike a great many jazz bassists, Parker was not formally trained as a classical player, though he did study with Jimmy Garrison, Richard Davis, and Wilbur Ware and learned the tradition. Parker is one of few jazz bassists who regularly plays arco. - Dutch Schultz
Dutch Schultz (August 6, 1902 - October 24, 1935) was a New York City-area gangster of the 1920s and '30s. Born Arthur Flegenheimer into a Jewish German family in the Bronx, he made his fortune in organized crime-related activities such as bootlegging illegal alcohol and the numbers racket in Harlem. He is most famous today for the rambling, stream-of-consciousness monologue he gave police in a hospital as he lay dying of a gunshot wound. - Danny Almonte
Danny Almonte Rojas (born April 7 1987 in Moca, Dominican Republic) is a former Little League baseball pitcher, the subject of a media circus in 2001. Considered a phenomenon as he led his Bronx, New York team into the playoffs, Almonte was revealed to have actually been born in 1987 instead of 1989, two years too old to play Little League baseball, even as his team, the Rolando Paulino All Stars, won third place in the Little League World Series. - Fred Wilson
Conceptual artist Fred Wilson, born in 1954 in the Bronx, describing himself as of "African, American Indian, European and Amerindian" descent. He received a MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant in 1999 and the Larry Aldrich Foundation Award in 2003. Wilson represented the United States at the Biennial Cairo in 1992 and the Venice Biennale in 2003. In 2001, he was the subject of a retrospective, "Fred Wilson: Objects and Installations, 1979-2000", … - Bobby Bonilla
Roberto Martin Antonio "Bobby" Bonilla (born February 23, 1963 in the Bronx, New York) is a former player in Major League Baseball who played from 1986 to 2001. Known in his playing days as "Bobby Bo," Bonilla is of Puerto Rican descent. Bonilla was signed out of high school by Pittsburgh Pirates scout Syd Thrift. His rise through the Pirates' farm system came to a halt during spring training in 1985 when he broke his right leg in a collision with teammate Bip Roberts. - Darlene Rodriguez
Darlene Rodriguez (born 1970) is co-anchor of "Today in New York" on WNBC-TV. Rodriguez became co-anchor of the show in July 2003 after serving as a reporter for WNBC and then co-anchor of "Weekend Today" in New York. Rodriguez has also served as a fill in newsreader for Ann Curry on "The Today Show" on NBC. Before WNBC she was a general assignment reporter for WCBS Newsradio 88 for four years.
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