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Born in Brooklyn

The following people are among those born or raised in Brooklyn:

Comedy: Joey Adams, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Jack Carter, Larry David, Andrew Dice Clay, Pat Cooper, Dom DeLuise, Danny DeVito, Phil Foster, Jackie Gleason, Morty Gunty, Buddy Hackett, Gabe Kaplan, Danny Kaye, Alan King, Jerry Lewis, Eddie Murphy, Rhea Perlman, Martha Raye, Ritz Brothers, Joan Rivers, Chris Rock, Phil Silvers, Neil Simon, Jerry Stiller, Mae West, Henny Youngman.

Film-TV-Theater: F. Murray Abraham, Gene Barry, Clara Bow, Ken Burns, Steve Buscemi, Joseph Chaikin, Tony Danza, Richard Dreyfuss, Harvey Fierstein, Allen Funt, Vincent Gardenia, Louis Gossett Jr., Elliott Gould, Susan Hayward, Rita Hayworth, Gregory Hines, Harvey Keitel, Larry King, Martin Landau, Spike Lee, Alyssa Milano, Mary Tyler Moore, Zero Mostel, Rosie Perez, Mary Pickford, Edward G. Robinson, Mickey Rooney, Judge Judy Sheindlin, Jimmy Smits, Paul Sorvino, Barbara Stanwyck, Connie Stevens, Gene Tierney, Marisa Tomei, John Turturo, Brenda Vaccaro, Ben Vereen, Abe Vigoda, Eli Wallach, Lillias White, Shelley Winters.

Music: Carmine Appice, Eubie Blake, Benjamin Britten, Betty Carter, Aaron Copland, Marshall Crenshaw, Vic Damone, Clive Davis, Neil Diamond, Joey Fatone, David Geffen, George Gershwin, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Lena Horne, Lainie Kazan, Carole King, Julius LaRosa, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Johnny Maestro, Barry Manilow, Robert Merrill, Bette Midler, Stephanie Mills, Eddie Money, "Cousin" Bruce Morrow, Nilsson, Lou Reed, Buddy Rich, Santo & Johnny, Beverly Sills, Barbra Streisand, The Tokens, Vanessa Williams.

Sports: Riddick Bowe, Howard Cosell, Billy Cunningham, Al Davis, Mike Dunleavy, John Franco, Marty Glickman, Michael Jordan, Albert King, Bernard King, Sandy Koufax, Vince Lombardi, Sid Luckman, Stephon Marbury, Doug Moe, Chris Mullin, Floyd Patterson, Joe Pepitone, Jerry Reinsdorf, Jackie Robinson, Joe Torre, Mike Tyson, Lenny Wilkins.