Brooklyn, United States, New York
1. Oliver Campbell (1871)
American Tennis Player
Former tennis star who won the U.S. Open three straight years from 1890 to 1892. He became a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1955.
2. Tom Drake (1918)
American Actor
Actor best known for his co-starring role alongside Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis. He also appeared in The White Cliffs of Dover and Mr. Belvedere Goes to College.
3. John E. Douglas (1945)
Criminal Profiler
One of the first criminal profilers who worked as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and wrote several criminal psychology texts.
4. Michael Gore (1951)
American Composer
Academy Award-winning composer best known for writing the music to Fame, the 1980 film classic starring Irene Cara. He and lyricist Dean Pitchford won the 1981 Oscar for Best Original...
5. C. Everett Koop (1916)
Surgeon General Of The United St
Charles Everett Koop was an American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the 13th Surgeon...
6. Daniel Jacobs (boxer) (1987)
American Boxer
Daniel Danny Jacobs is an American professional boxer and is the former NABO and NABF Middleweight champion.
7. Henry Hill (1943)
Mobster
Henry Hill Jr. was a New York City mobster. Between 1955 and 1980 Hill was associated with the Lucchese crime family. In 1980 Hill became an FBI informant and...
8. John Montague (poet) (1929)
Irish Poet
John Montague is an Irish poet. He was born in New York and brought up in Tyrone. He has published a number of volumes of poetry two collections of short...
9. Richard Lewis (comedian) (1947)
American Actor And Comedian
Richard Philip Lewis is an American comedian and actor.
