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Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School
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Eastern District High School
Edward R. Murrow High School
Erasmus High School
Fiorello H LaGuardia High School
Franklin K. Lane High School
Girls Commercial High School
James Madison High School
Lafayette High School
Lincoln High School
Midwood High School
Nazareth Regional High School
New Utrecht High School
South Shore High School
Thomas Jefferson High School
Tilden High School
Xaverian High School


Famous People born in Brooklyn, New York
CelebrityTypeBornHigh SchoolSummary
Gary AckermanGovernment11/19/1942Brooklyn Technical (Brooklyn,NY)New York Congressman.
Woody AllenActor, Writer12/1/1935Midwood (Brooklyn,NY)Hannah and her Sisters, Bullets over Broadway, Annie Hall.
Alan ArkinActor3/26/1934Franklin (Los Angeles,CA)America's Sweethearts, Glengarry Glen Ross.
Darren AronofskyFilm Director2/12/1969Edward R. Murrow (Brooklyn,NY)Requiem for a Dream.
Jon AvnetFilm Producer11/17/1949Great Neck North (Great Neck,NY)Fried Green Tomatoes, Boomtown (TV), George of the Jungle, The Mighty Ducks.
Michael BadaluccoActor12/20/1954Xaverian (Brooklyn,NY)The Practice (Jimmy)
Scott BaioActor9/22/1961Xaverian (Brooklyn,NY)Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi, Charles in Charge
Pat BenatarMusician1/10/1953Lindenhurst (Lindenhurst,NY)Love is a Battlefield.
Lorraine BraccoActress10/2/1954UnknownMedicine Man, The Sopranos, The Basketball Diaries.
Mel BrooksFilm Director6/28/1926Eastern District (Brooklyn,NY)Spaceballs, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, To be or not to be, Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie.
Larry BrownSports Coach9/14/1940Long Beach (Long Beach,NY)Has coached in ABA and NBA since 1973.
Ken BurnsFilm Director7/29/1953Ann Arbor Pioneer (Ann Arbor,MI)Created documentaries on Baseball, The Civil War and Jazz.
Steve BuscemiActor12/13/1957Valley Stream South (Valley Stream,NY)Reservoir Dogs, Fargo, Mr. Deeds, Big Fish.
Lisa Nicole CarsonActress7/12/1969Buchholz (Gainesville,FL)Ally McBeal (Renee), ER (Carla Simmons)
Maury ChaykinActor7/27/1949James Madison (Brooklyn,NY)Being Julia, The Sweet Hereafter, My Cousin Vinny.
Ben CohenBusinessSanford H. Calhoun (Merrick,NY)The "Ben" from Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream.
Omar CookAthlete1/28/1982Christ the King (Middle Village,NY)Basketball player in NBA, 2003-
Vic DamoneMusician6/12/1928Lafayette (Brooklyn,NY)Singer with songs released between 1949-1958.
Tony DanzaActor4/21/1951Bishop Loughlin Memorial (Brooklyn,NY)Who's the Boss, Taxi, The Practice
Larry DavidActor7/2/1947UnknownCurb Your Enthusiasm. Creator of Seinfeld.
Dom DeLuiseActor8/1/1933High School for the Performing Arts (New York,NY)The Cannonball Run, Smokey and the Bandit II, Spaceballs.
Vincent D'OnofrioActor6/30/1959UnknownLaw and Order: Criminal Intent, Men in Black, Malcolm X
Richard DreyfussActor10/29/1947Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills,CA)Mr. Holland's Opus, Stakeout, Down and Out in Beverly Hills.
Mike Dunleavy Sr.Athlete,Coach3/21/1954Nazareth Regional (Brooklyn,NY)NBA Coach and former NBA player 1976-1990.
Omar EppsActor7/23/1973Fiorello H LaGuardia (Brooklyn,NY)The Program, The Wood, Love & Basketball.
Edie FalcoActress7/5/1963UnknownThe Sopranos, Oz, Bullets over Broadway
Jimmy FallonActor, Comedian9/19/1974Saugerties (Saugerties,NY)Saturday Night Live Weekend Update, Anything Else, Almost Famous.
Lou FerrignoActor11/9/1952Brooklyn Technical (Brooklyn,NY)The Incredible Hulk on Television.
Williams ForsytheActor6/7/1955South Shore (Brooklyn,NY)The Rock, Dick Tracy, Raising Arizona.
John FrancoAthlete9/17/1960Lafayette (Brooklyn,NY)Baseball pitcher. Longtime left-handed reliever for New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds.
Debbie GibsonMusician8/31/1970Sanford H. Calhoun (Merrick,NY)Teen idol of the 1980s.
Gilbert GottfriedComedian2/28/1955UnknownLoud raspy voice often voice of cartoon characters
Ilene GraffActress2/28/1949Martin Van Buren (Queens,NY)Marsha on Mr. Belvedere.
Sidney GreenAthlete1/4/1961Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn,NY)Basketball player 6 teams in his 10 NBA seasons from 1983-1993
Jerry GreenfieldBusinessSanford H. Calhoun (Merrick,NY)The "Jerry" from Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream.
Gerald GutierrezDirector2/3/1950Midwood (Brooklyn,NY)Tony award winning director for The Heiress and A Delicate Balance
Anne HathawayActress11/12/1982Millburn (Millburn,NJ)The Princess Diaries.
Aaliyah HaughtonMusician1/16/1979High School of Performing Arts (Detroit,MI)R&B Singer and actress.
Susan HaywardActress6/30/1918Girls Commercial (Brooklyn,NY)
Moe HowardActor6/19/1887Erasmus (Brooklyn,NY)One of the three stooges. (Moe)
Michael JordanAthlete2/17/1963Laney (Wilmington,NC)Basketball Player and marketing machine.
Monica KeenaActress5/25/1979Fiorello H LaGuardia (Brooklyn,NY)Dawson's Creek (Abby), Undeclared, First Daughter.
Harvey KeitelActor5/13/1939Alexander Hamilton (Brooklyn,NY)Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Taxi Driver.
James Martin KellyActor9/6/1954Valley Stream South (Valley Stream,NY)Ocean Ave, Big Trouble.
Jimmy KimmelTalk Show Host11/13/1967Clark (Las Vegas,NV)Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Man Show, Win Ben Stein's Money.
Larry KingTalk Show Host11/19/1933UnknownHost of Larry King Live.
Sandy KoufaxAthlete12/30/1935Lafayette (Brooklyn,NY)Hall of fame baseball pitcher.
David LanderActor6/22/1947High School for the Performing Arts (New York,NY)Laverne and Shirley (Squiggy), A bug's Life, The Man with One Red Shoe.
Cyndi LauperMusician6/22/1953UnknownGirls Just Wanna have Fun!
Jeanette LeeAthlete7/9/1971Bronx High School of Science (Bronx,NY)Professional pool player known as the Black Widow.
Nancy LiebermanAthlete7/1/1958Far Rockaway (Far Rockaway,NY)Basketball player. First woman to play in a men's league (USBL) and WNBA player 1997-1998
Stephon MarburyAthlete2/20/1977Lincoln (Brooklyn,NY)Basketball Player. Has averaged 20 points a game since being drafted #4 overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1996.
Samantha MathisActor5/12/1970University (Los Angeles,CA)American Psycho, Broken Arrow, Little Women
Jason McAddleyAthlete7/28/1979Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge,TN)Football player. Wide Receiver since 2002 when he was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 5th round.
Debra MessingActress8/15/1968UnknownWill and Grace
Al MichaelsSports Broadcaster11/12/1944Hamilton (Los Angeles,CA)Monday Night Football and announced 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey championships, coining the phrase, "Do You Believe in Miracles"
Alyssa MilanoActress12/19/1972Buckley School (Sherman Oaks,CA)Who's the Boss, Charmed
Eddie MoneyMusician3/2/1949Franklin K. Lane (Brooklyn,NY)Take me Home Tonight.
Mary Tyler MooreActress12/29/1936Immaculate Heart (Los Angeles,CA)The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Donny MostActor8/8/1953Erasmus (Brooklyn,NY)Happy Days (Ralph Malph)
Eddie MurphyActor4/3/1961Roosevelt (Roosevelt,NY)Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, Trading Places, Shrek (Voice).
Jerrold NadlerPolitician6/13/1947Stuyvesant (New York,NY)Congressman
Sam PerkinsAthlete6/14/1961Shaker (Latham,NY)Basketball Player. Played 17 NBA seasons with an 11.9 points per game average.
Rhea PerlmanActress3/31/1948Lafayette (Brooklyn,NY)Cheers (Carla Tortelli)
Leah ReminiActress6/15/1970UnknownKing of Queens (Carrie Heffernan)
Adam SandlerActor9/9/1966Manchester Central (Manchester,NH)Saturday Night Live, The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer, Punch Drunk Love
John SaxonActor8/5/1936New Utrecht (Brooklyn,NY)Falcon Crest, Six Million Dollar Man.
Vincent SchiavelliActor11/10/1948Bishop Loughlin Memorial (Brooklyn,NY)Character actor. Batman Returns, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Man on the Moon, Death to Smoochy.
Laura SchlessingerRadio Personality1/16/1947UnknownDr. Laura radio show where she counsels people in 3 minuts.
Chuck SchumerGovernment11/23/1950James Madison (Brooklyn,NY)US Senator from New York 1999-
Neil SedakaMusician3/13/1939Lincoln (Brooklyn,NY)
Frank SeminaraAthlete5/16/1967Xaverian (Brooklyn,NY)Baseball player. Pitched 47 games in the major leagues between 1992-1994
Tupac ShakurMusician6/16/1971High School for the Performing Arts (Baltimore,MD)Rapper.
Robert SilverbergAuthor1/15/1935Erasmus (Brooklyn,NY)At Winter's End, Nightwings.
Joe SobelMeteorologist10/16/1945Hewlett (Hewlett,NY)Head of the Forensic Department at AccuWeather
Paul SorvinoActor4/13/1939Lafayette (Brooklyn,NY)Father of Mira Sorvino and actor in his own right.
Mickey SpillaneAuthor3/9/1918Erasmus (Brooklyn,NY)Mike Hammer novels.
Jerry StillerActor6/8/1927UnknownSeinfeld, King of Queens, Stiller and Meara. Father of Ben Stiller.
Barbara StreisandSinger, Actress4/24/1942Erasmus (Brooklyn,NY)Meet the Fockers, Yentl, Nuts, The Prince of Tides.
Sebastian TelfairAthlete6/9/1985Lincoln (Brooklyn,NY)Basketball player drafted in 2004.
Lawrence TierneyActor3/15/1919Boy's (Brooklyn,NY)Reservoir Dogs, Hill Street Blues, The Naked Gun, Prizzi's Honor.
Marisa TomeiActress12/4/1964Edward R. Murrow (Brooklyn,NY)My Cousin Vinny, Anger Management, Untamed Heart
Brenda VaccaroActress11/18/1939Unknown
Tony ViscontiMusic Producer4/24/1944New Utrecht (Brooklyn,NY)Influential rock producer.
Eli WallachActor12/7/1915Erasmus (Brooklyn,NY)The Magnificent Seven.
Jessica WalterActress1/31/1940High School for the Performing Arts (New York,NY)Arrested Development (Lucille), Slums of Beverly Hills, The Flamingo Kid, PCU.
Alan ZweibelWriterHewlett (Hewlett,NY)Saturday Night Live, Garry Shandling Show, The Story of Us.