| Name |
Occupation |
Lived in |
Born |
Go to Last Names Starting With: A - C ::
D - G ::
H - L ::
M - P ::
Q - S ::
T - Z
| F. Murray Abraham | Actor | | |
| Joey Adams | comedian, actor | | |
| Mason Adams | Actor, probably best known for the role of Managing Editor Charlie Hume on the Lou Grant TV show, which ran for five seasons. | | 26 Feb 1919
died: 26 April 2005 |
| Woody Allen | Filmmaker, comedian, actor | | |
| Alan Arkin | Actor and Director | | 26 March 1934 |
| Adam Arkin | Actor | | 19 Aug 1957 |
| Isaac Asimov | Author | | |
| W.H. Auden | Poet, Author | one of several famous residents of February House at 7 Middagh Street. | 21 Feb 1907
died: 28 Sep 1973 |
| Paul Auster | Author | Park Slope | 3 Feb 1947 |
| Lauren Bacall | Actress | | |
| Angelo Badalamenti | Film Composer | | 22 Mar 1937 |
| Joseph Barbera | Hanna and Barbera Cartoons | | |
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| Dave Barry | Writer | | |
| Gene Barry | Actor | | |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Artist | | 22 Dec 1960
died: 12 Aug 1988 |
| Daniel Benzali | Actor | Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Benzali's family moved to Brownsville when he was a child. Probably best known for recurring roles on TV in Murder One, The Agency, and NYPD Blue. | 20 Jan 1950 |
| Pat Benatar | Singer / Songwriter | Born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski, Benatar lived in Greenpoint until she was 3 years old. | |
| Paul Bettany | Actor | Lived on Prospect Park West (Park Slope), with wife Jennifer Connelly | |
| Dante Beze | a.k.a. Mos Def | | |
| Eubie Blake | Ragtime performer & composer | Bedford-Stuyvesant | 7 Feb
1883
died: 12 Feb 1983 |
| David Blaine | Illusionist | | |
| Joe Bologna | Actor | | |
| Clara Bow | Actress | | |
| Jane Bowles | Author and playwright | One of several famous residents of
February House. | 22 Feb 1917
died: 4 May 1973 |
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| Paul Bowles
| Composer and author | One of several famous residents of
February House. | 30 Dec 1910
died: 18 Nov 1999 |
| Benjamin Britten | British composer and pianist | One of several famous
residents of February House. | 22 Nov 1913
died: 4 Dec 1976 |
| Mel Brooks | Writer, Director | Brownsville, Brighton Beach, and
Williamsburg | 28 Jun 1926 |
| Margaret Wise Brown | Author of children's classic book Goodnight, Moon | Greenpoint | 23 May 1910
died: 13 Nov 1952 |
| Foxy Brown | Rapper | Park Slope, now lives in Prospect Heights. Apparently does not get along with her neighbors. | 6 Sept 1978 |
| Larry Brown | NY Nicks Basketball Coach | | 14 Sep 1940 |
| Julie Budd | Singer | | |
| Steve Buscemi | Actor, Director, Writer | | 13 Dec 1967
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| Eddie Cantor | Entertainer | Born on the Lower East Side, attended
business school in Williamsburg and was a singing waiter on Coney Island. | |
| Alphonse Capone | Mobster | | 17 Jan 1899
died: 25 Jan 1947 |
| Betty Carter | Jazz Singer | | |
| Jack Carter | Comedian | | |
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| Shawn Carter | a.k.a. Jay-Z, rapper, part owner of NJ Nets basketball team | Marcy Houses, Bedford-Stuyvesant. | 4 Dec 1968 |
| Harry Chapin | Singer, Songwriter | | |
| Shirley Chisholm | first black U.S. Congresswoman | | |
| Dane Clark | Actor | | |
| Kim Coles | Singer | | |
| Betty Comden | Composer | | |
| Didi Conn | Actor | | |
| Jennifer Connelly | Actress | Lived in Park Slope briefly. | 12 Dec 1970 |
| Pat Cooper | comedian | | |
| Aaron Copland | Composer | | |
| John Corigliano | Composer | | |
| Howard Cossell | Sportscaster | | |
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| Jonathan Coulton | Singer/Songwriter. Provides background music for hobo documentaries.
| Park Slope | 1 Dec 1970 |
| Peter Criss | Born George Peter John Criscuola, original drummer for rock band KISS | Greenpoint | 20 Dec 1945 |
| Billy Cunningham | Basketball Hall of Famer, Philly 76ers | | 3 Jun
1943 |
