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.

A

B

Mel Brooks

C

Al Capone
Aaron Copland

D

Larry David
Mos Def

E

F

Fabolous
Yuri Foreman

G

Debbie Gibson
Rudy Giuliani
GZA

H

Adelaide Hall
Marvin Hamlisch

I

J

Jay-Z

K

Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax
Hall of Famer Roger Kahn

L

Spike Lee
Nancy Lieberman

M

Boyd Melson
Alyssa Milano
Eddie Murphy

N

O

P

R

Bebe Rexha

S

Dmitri Salita
Jerry Seinfeld
Barbra Streisand
Adam Sandler

T

Marisa Tomei

U

V

W

Mae West

Y

Z

See also

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