Famous People From Brooklyn
List of famous people from Brooklyn, including photos when available. The people below are listed by their popularity, so the most recognizable names are at the top of the list. Some of the people below are celebrities born in Brooklyn, while others are simply notable locals. If you're from Brooklyn you might already know that these prominent figures are also from your hometown, but some of the names below may really surprise you. This list includes people who were born and raised in Brooklyn, as well as those who were born there but moved away at a young age.
This list contains people like Leonard Rosenman and Arthur Piantadosi.
If you want to answer the questions, "Which famous people are from Brooklyn?" or "Which celebrities were born in Brooklyn?" then this list is a great resource for you.- Age: 39
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. One of the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2015, she has received multiple awards, including an Academy Award, a ...more - Dec. at 81 (1933-2014)
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often ...more - Age: 55
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer, and musician. After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, Sandler went on to star in ...more - Age: 60
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Murphy was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984. He has worked as a stand-up comedian ...more - Age: 67
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jerome Allen Seinfeld ( SYNE-feld; born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. He is known for playing a semi-fictionalized version of himself in the ...more - Dec. at 68 (1918-1987)
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 ...more - Dec. at 93 (1920-2014)
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, producer and radio personality. In a career spanning nine decades and ...more - Age: 47
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974 or 1975), known professionally as Lil' Kim, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, model, and actress. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she lived ...more - Age: 74
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, director, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television series Seinfeld, of which David was the ...more - Age: 88
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Larry King (November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American television and radio host, whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys, an Emmy award, and 10 Cable ACE Awards. ...more - Age: 51
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Nia Talita Long (born October 30, 1970) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Third Watch and Empire, and the films Boyz n the Hood, ...more - Age: 48
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973) is an American actress and author. She is known for her roles in the feature films Crash, Summer of Sam, Don't Say a Word, Taxi, and Welcome to Collinwood. She ...more - Age: 70
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Tony Danza (born April 21, 1951) is an American actor, comedian, singer, television personality, tap dancer, boxer and teacher who starred on the TV series Taxi and Who's the Boss?, for which he was ...more - Dec. at 92 (1917-2010)
Birthplace: Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York City, New York, United States of America
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned over 70 years appearing in film, television, and ...more - Age: 61
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Scott Vincent James Baio (; born September 22, 1960 or 1961 (sources differ)) is an American actor and television director. He is known for his role as Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days ...more - Dec. at 75 (1933-2009)
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Dominick DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009) was an American actor, voice actor, comedian, director, producer, chef and author. He was the husband of actress Carol Arthur and the father of actor, ...more - Age: 82
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Harvey Keitel ( ky-TEL; born May 13, 1939) is an American actor and producer. He has starred in films such as Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), The Duellists (1977), Bugsy (1991), Thelma & ...more - Dec. at 78 (1924-2003)
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Buddy Hackett (born Leonard Hacker; August 31, 1924 – June 30, 2003) was an American comedian and actor. His best remembered roles include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (1962); Benjy Benjamin ...more - Age: 79
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Judith Susan Sheindlin (née Blum; October 21, 1942), known professionally as Judge Judy, is an American prosecution lawyer, former Manhattan family court judge, television personality, and author. ...more - Age: 63
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He starred in 1984's Police Academy, and went on to perform in lead roles in ...more - Age: 78
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
David Lawrence Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is an American business magnate, producer, film studio executive, and philanthropist. Geffen created or co-created Asylum Records in 1970, Geffen ...more - Age: 48
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
David Blaine White (born April 4, 1973) is an American illusionist, endurance artist and extreme performer. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has set and broken several ...more - Age: 64
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American character actor, writer and filmmaker known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing (1989), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink ...more - Age: 37
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been named an NBA All-Star ten ...more - Dec. at 82 (1907-1990)
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Barbara Stanwyck (born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model, and dancer. Starting as a Ziegfeld girl in the 1920s, she was a film and television ...more
