This is a list of people who were either born or have lived in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City at some time in their lives.

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Aaliyah (1979–2001) – actress, dancer and singer Allison Abbate (born 1965) – film producer and animator Johari Abdul-Malik – imam and Muslim activist Cal Abrams (1924–1997) – Major League Baseball player (Madison) Elaine Abrams – physician and epidemiologist Elizabeth C. Addoms (1905–1983) – physical therapist and academic Constance Ahrons (1937–2021) – psychotherapist Aja (born 1994) – rapper, drag queen, and reality television personality Monica Aksamit (born 1990), saber fencer; won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's saber team competition Romeo Alaeff (born 1970) – visual artist Michael Alaimo (1938–2025) – actor Sal Albanese (born 1949) – politician Marv Albert (born 1941) – sportscaster (Manhattan Beach) Steve Albert (born 1952) – sportscaster Tatyana Ali (born 1979) – actress Rawle Alkins (born 1997) – basketball player in the NBA and Israeli Basketball Premier League Donna Allegra (1953–2020) – writer and dancer Alexander Allen – stylist Harry Allen (born 1963) – journalist Woody Allen (born 1935) – film director, actor and screenwriter (Midwood) Louis Allmendinger (1878–1937) – architect Dean Alvord (1856–1941) – real estate developer Lyle Alzado (1949–1992) – NFL All-Pro football player Franco Ambriz – playwright Anthony Ameruso (1937–2006) – New York City transportation commissioner Alan Amron (born 1948) – inventor John Andariese (1938–2017) – basketball player and sports broadcaster Barbara Anderson (born 1945) – actress Dave Anderson (1929–2018) – sportswriter Warren Anderson (1921–2014) – businessman and CEO of Union Carbide Corporation at the time of the Bhopal disaster Grace Andrews (1869–1951) – mathematician Carmelo Anthony (born 1984) – National Basketball Association player (Red Hook) Stephen Antonakos (1926–2013) – sculptor Sonny Arguinzoni (1939–2025) – evangelist and Christian religious leader Alan Arkin (1934–2023) – actor, director and screenwriter Jack Armstrong (born 1963) – sportscaster Toronto Raptors; former coach Niagara University Darren Aronofsky (born 1969) – film director Abraham Aronow (born 1940) – physician and photographer Robert Asencio (born 1963) – Florida politician Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) – author and biochemist Stan Asofsky (1937–2024) – superfan of the New York Knicks Madeline Astor (1893–1970) – Titanic survivor, wife of John Jacob Astor IV W.H. Auden (1907–1973) – poet Red Auerbach (1917–2006) – National Basketball Association coach and general manager, member of Hall of Fame (Williamsburg) Aaron Augenblick (born 1975) – animator, director, and producer Ken Auletta (born 1942) – journalist and writer Louis Auslander (1928–1997) – mathematician Maurice Auslander (1926–1994) – mathematician Paul Auster (1947–2024) – author (Park Slope) Albert S. Axelrad (born 1938) – rabbi, author, educator, and community leader Martin Azarow (1934–2003) – actor

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John Badalamenti (born 1973) – federal judge (Gravesend) Joey Badass (born 1995) – rapper Jenny Baglivo (born 1948) – mathematician, statistician, and author Adrienne Bailon (born 1983) – actress Scott Baio (born 1960) – actor (Dyker Heights) William Baker (1866–1930) – New York City police commissioner and owner of the Philadelphia Phillies Ralph Bakshi (born 1938) – film director (Haifa, Israel–born and Brownsville-reared) Folarin Balogun (born 2001) – soccer player Jean Balukas (born 1959) – pool player Francis J. Banfield (1827–1883) – soldier, law enforcement officer, and police sergeant Ross Barkan (born 1989) – journalist, novelist, and essayist Aziza Barnes (1992–2024) – poet, screenwriter and playwright Samuel Baron (1925–1997) – flutist Salvatore Barone (born 1995) – soccer player Carolyne Barry (1943–2015) – dancer and dance instructor Pauline Bart (1930–2021) – sociologist Maria Bartiromo (born 1967) – journalist and author Jake Barton (born 1972) – designer Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) – artist Ebenezer Bassett (1833–1908) – diplomat Noah Baumbach (born 1969) – film director and writer (Midwood) Frederick Converse Beach (1848–1918) – patent attorney, editor and co-owner of Scientific American Gary Becker (1930–2014) – economist; Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1992) (Madison) Francis J. Beckwith (born 1960) – philosopher at Baylor University James D. M. Beebe (1827–1917) – Sandy Hook Pilot Edward Beecher (1803–1895) – theologian Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887) – clergyman and social reformer Lyman Beecher (1775–1863) – clergyman and father of Henry Ward Beecher, Thomas K. Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe Begushkin – folk rock band Retrieved August 21, 2016 Joy Behar (born 1942) – comedian and talk-show host (Williamsburg) Sam Belnavis (1939–2021) – executive in automobile racing Paul Ben-Victor (born 1965) – actor (Midwood) Pat Benatar (born 1953) – singer (Greenpoint) Richard Bender (1930–2022) – architect and urban planner Randy E. Bennett – educational researcher (Flatbush) Mary Crowell Van Benschoten (1840–1921), author, newspaper publisher, clubwoman Sarah Benson – director of avant-garde theatre Bill Benulis (1928–2011) – penciller and inker John G. Bergen (1814–1867) – public servant and New York City Police Commissioner David Berkowitz (born 1953) – serial killer known as "Son of Sam" Joan Berkowitz (1931–2020) – chemist A. R. Bernard (born 1953) – pastor and founder of the Christian Cultural Center Walter Berndt (1899–1979) – cartoonist Hannah Berner (born 1991) – comedian Mike Berniker (1935–2008) – record producer Karen Bernod (born 1964) – R&B vocalist, songwriter and producer Herb Bernstein – record producer, composer, arranger, and conductor Lou Bernstein (1911–2005) – photographer and teacher Mark S. Berry – music and film producer Alan Bersin (born 1946) – civil servant, lawyer, scholar, and educator"Alan Bersin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy," Department of Homeland Security. Paul Bettany (born 1971) – actor (Brooklyn Heights) Miriam Bienstock (1923–2015) – record company executive Jennifer Biesty – chef and restaurateur Big Daddy Kane – rapper, producer and actor Sidney W. Bijou (1908–2009) – developmental psychologist Paul Binder (born 1942) – founder and ringmaster of the Big Apple Circus J. Malcolm Bird (1886–1964) – mathematician and parapsychologist Howard Kent Birnbaum (1932–2005) – metallurgist Charles Biro (1911–1972) – cartoonist and comic book creator Alexis Bittar – jewelry designer Mary Walling Blackburn (born 1972) – artist, writer, and feminist Brandon Blackwood – fashion designer and businessman Larry J. Blake (1914–1982) – actor Lloyd Blankfein (born 1954) – investment banker; chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Herbert Blau (1926–2013) – theatre director and educator Corbin Bleu (born 1989) – actor Paul Bloch (1939–2018) – publicist Walter Block (born 1941) – economist and anarcho-capitalist theorist Sara Blomqvist (born 1989) – fashion model George G. Bloomer (born 1963) – televangelist Kermit Bloomgarden (1904–1976) – theatrical producer William Bodde Jr. (1931–2020) – diplomat Joseph Bologna (1934–2017) – actor Kurt Boone (born 1959) – writer Bob Born (1924–2023) – inventor of Peeps marshmallow confection John Boulos (1921–2002) – soccer player and National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Matthew Bouraee (born 1988) – soccer player William Oland Bourne (1819–1901) – clergyman, publisher, journalist, editor, author, poet, and social reformer Clara Bow (1905–1965) – actress (Prospect Heights) Riddick Bowe (born 1967) – boxer, heavyweight champion (Brownsville) Doug Bowser (born 1965) – president of Nintendo of America Barbara Boxer (born 1940) – politician; U.S. senator from California (1993–2017) Harry Boykoff (1922–2001) – basketball player Elizabeth Bracco (born 1957) – actress Lorraine Bracco (born 1954) – actress Steve Bracey (1950–2006) – basketball player Scott Brady (1924–1985) – actor Justin Brannan (born 1978) – politician and musician Maureen Braziel (born 1945) – pioneer of women's judo competition George Braziller (1916–2017) – book publisher Mark Breland (born 1963) – boxer; five-time New York Golden Gloves champion Julia E. B. Brick (1819–1902) – philanthropist Shannon Briggs (born 1971) – boxer, heavyweight champion Richard Bright (1937–2006) – actor Alice Brock (1941–2024) – artist, author and restaurateur Stanley Brock (1931–1991) – actor Gail Brodsky (born 1991) – tennis player Lola Brooke (born 1994) – rapper Mel Brooks (born 1926) – actor, comedian, film director, film producer and screenwriter (Williamsburg) Brooklyn Thrill Killers – Four Brooklyn teenagers who were convicted of murdering a homeless man in 1954 Dario Brose (born 1970) – soccer player and 1992 Olympian Foxy Brown (born 1978) – actress, model and rap artist (Park Slope) Larry Brown (born 1940) – basketball player and coach, point guard, three-time All-Star, three-time assists leader, Olympic champion, NCAA and NBA head coach Nixzmary Brown (1998–2006) – murder victim Patrick J. Brown (1952–2001) – fire captain who died in the September 11 attacks who is the subject of the 2006 film Finding Paddy Peter Campbell Brown (1913–1994) – lawyer and government official Richard Brown (1810–1885) – Sandy Hook Pilot Dave Buchwald (born 1970) – filmmaker and hacker Elliott Buckmaster (1889–1976) – U.S. Navy officer; naval aviator during World War I and World War II Buckshot (born 1974) – rapper (Crown Heights) Eddie Buczynski (1947–1989) – Wiccan and archaeologist Oral Bullen (born 1983) – soccer player Nicholas Burke (born 1837) – uilleann piper Kit Burns (1831–1870) – sportsman, saloon keeper and criminal Sarah Burns – writer, public speaker, and filmmaker Terry Burrus – musician; composer, conductor, producer Steve Buscemi (born 1957) – actor, film director and screenwriter Arnold H. Buss – psychologist and academic Daniel M. Burnham (1929–2020) – politician Busta Rhymes (born 1972) – rapper (East Flatbush and Bedford–Stuyvesant) Yitzhak Buxbaum (died 2020) – author and maggid

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Red Cafe (born 1976) – rapper (Flatbush) Jason Calacanis (born 1970) – podcaster and author Paul Calello (1961–2010) – CEO of Credit Suisse Group Charlie Callas (1927–2011) – comedian Brandon Cambridge (born 2002) – soccer player Robert Horton Cameron (1908–1989) – mathematician known for the Cameron–Martin theorem Sean Cameron (born 1985) – soccer player who represented Guyana Duncan Candler (1873–1949) – architect Mathilda B. Canter (1924–2015) – psychologist Giovanni Capitello (born 1979) – actor/filmmaker Al Capone (1899–1947) – gangster (Red Hook) Mae Capone (1897–1986) – wife of Al Capone Fred Capossela (1902–1991) – thoroughbred race track announcer Truman Capote (1924–1984) – writer (Brooklyn Heights) Miriam Carey (1979–2013) – woman killed at a White House security check point Timothy Carey (1929–1994) – film and television character actor Jack Carter (1922–2015) – comedian Fabiano Caruana (born 1992) – youngest chess grandmaster in United States history (Park Slope) Lionel Casson (1914–2009) – classical archaeologist Vito J. Castellano (1925–2019) – Adjutant General of New York Jack Catran (1918–2001) – industrial designer and linguist (Bensonhurst) Chris Cattaneo (born 1957) – soccer player Gerald Chapman (1887–1926) – criminal known as the "Gentleman Bandit" George S. Chase (1909–1972) – composer Roz Chast (born 1954) – cartoonist Joy Chatel (1947–2014) – cosmetologist, community organizer and activist Edwin Checkley (1847–1925) – athlete, author, and physician Phyllis Chesler (born 1940) – writer, psychotherapist, and academic Bea Chester – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player