| Name | Brooklyn, New York |
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| Administrative division | New York |
| Country | United States |
People born here (160) |
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| Aliyah Abrams |  GUY |
ATH | Olympics/Closing Flagbearer | 2016—2024 | 3 April 1997 | |
| Derrick Adkins |  USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 2 July 1970 | |
| Sadam Ali | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 2008 | 26 September 1988 | |
| José Álvarado |  PUR |
BKB | Olympics | 2024 | 12 April 1998 | |
| Bruce Arena | USA |
FBL | Coach | 1996 | 21 September 1951 | |
| Marshall Avener | USA |
GAR | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 10 December 1950 | |
| Charles Bacon | USA |
ATH | Olympics/1906 | 1904—1908 | 9 January 1885 | |
| Ron Ball | USA |
LAX | Non-Medal/Non-starter | 1948 | 24 February 1924 | |
| Ray Barbuti | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1928 | 12 June 1905 | |
| Frank Bartkus | USA |
FBL | Olympics | 1936 | 11 November 1915 | |
| Dick Bavetta | USA |
BKB | Referee | 1992 | 10 December 1939 | |
| John Becht | USA |
CRD | Olympics | 1912 | 13 October 1886 | |
| Ralph Bishop | USA |
BKB | Olympics | 1936 | 1 October 1915 | |
| Héctor Blondet | PUR |
BKB | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 12 May 1947 | |
| Riddick Bowe | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 1988 | 10 August 1967 | |
| John Boynton | USA |
LAX | Non-Medal | 1928 | 7 July 1904 | |
| Ben Bradshaw | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 1904 | 15 August 1879 | |
| Mark Breland | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 1984 | 11 May 1963 | |
| Dario Brose | USA |
FBL | Olympics | 1992 | 27 January 1970 | |
| Larry Brown | USA |
BKB | Olympics/Coach | 1964—2004 | 14 September 1940 | |
| Peter Bruder | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 14 March 1908 | |
| Jim Buccheri |  ITA |
BBL | Olympics | 2004 | 12 November 1968 | |
| Lawrence Burkhardt | USA |
ATH | Non-Medal | 1904 | May 1879 | |
| Bob Carmody | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 1964 | 4 September 1938 | |
| Edward Carr | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1904—1908 | 27 February 1878 | |
| Sherri Cassuto | USA |
ROW | Olympics | 1988 | 24 January 1957 | |
| Anne Cebula | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 2024 | 3 July 1998 | |
| Charles Chadwick | USA |
ATH/TOW | Olympics | 1904 | 19 November 1874 | |
| Jeffrey Checkes | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 1968 | 30 May 1943 | |
| Abe Cohen | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 1956 | 25 October 1924 | |
| Wallace Crawford | USA |
ATH | Non-Medal | 1904 | 30 May 1890 | |
| Charles Cremer | USA |
GAR | Non-starter | 1924 | 7 July 1896 | |
| Percy Crosby | USA |
PNT | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 8 December 1891 | |
| Connie Darnowski | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 10 December 1934 | |
| Sharon Day | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 9 June 1985 | |
| Fred de Selding | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1908 | 22 June 1887 | |
| Diane Dixon | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 23 September 1964 | |
| Jim Donahue | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1912 | 20 April 1885 | |
| Ed Donofrio | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 1976 | 1 September 1951 | |
| Anne Drungis | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 1964 | 11 October 1930 | |
| Chelsea Edghill | GUY |
TTE | Olympics/YOG/Opening Flagbearer | 2014—2024 | 6 July 1997 | |
| Dawn Ellerbe | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 3 April 1974 | |
| Cornelius Fellowes | USA |
IHO | Coach | 1920 | 1 January 1879 | |
| Joe Fitzgerald | USA |
HBL | Olympics | 1996 | 30 August 1971 | |
| Mavis Freeman | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 1936 | 7 November 1918 | |
| Walter Gahagan | USA |
USF | Non-Medal | 1932 | 1 May 1910 | |
| Vince Gallagher | USA |
ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 30 April 1899 | |
| Justin Gatlin | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2016 | 10 February 1982 | |
| Kaufman Geist | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 5 February 1895 | |
| Oscar Goerke | USA |
CTR | Olympics | 1904 | 10 January 1883 | |
| Herman Goldberg | USA |
BBL | Non-Medal | 1936 | 20 November 1915 | |
| Wylie Grant | USA |
TEN | Non-starter | 1900 | 24 November 1879 | |
| Natasha Hastings | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 23 July 1986 | |
| Steve Hayden | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 11 June 1944 | |
| Frank Hekma | USA |
SAL | Olympics | 1928 | 18 April 1911 | |
| Nicholas Hekma | USA |
SAL | Olympics | 1928 | 18 October 1906 | |
| Harry Hillman | USA |
ATH | Olympics/1906 | 1904—1908 | 8 September 1881 | |
| Lyman Hine | USA |
BOB | Olympics | 1928 | 22 June 1888 | |
| Eleanor Holm | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 1928—1932 | 6 December 1913 | |
| Robert Howard | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 26 November 1975 | |
| Chris Huffins | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 15 April 1970 | |
| Barry Kirk Jackman |  BAR |
JUD | Olympics | 2004 | 16 March 1981 | |
| Art Jackson | USA |
SHO | Olympics | 1948—1956 | 15 May 1918 | |
| Everett Jessup | USA |
ATH | Non-Medal | 1904 | 11 September 1887 | |
| Michael Jordan | USA |
BKB | Olympics | 1984—1992 | 17 February 1963 | |
| Kara Lynn Joyce | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 25 October 1985 | |
| Fred Kammer, Jr. | USA |
IHO | Olympics | 1936 | 3 June 1912 | |
| Carl Kaufmann |  GER FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 25 March 1936 | |
| Errol Kerr |  JAM |
FRS | Olympics/Opening Flagbearer/Closing Flagbearer | 2010 | 12 April 1986 | |
| Sonya Klopfer | USA |
FSK | Olympics | 1952 | 26 December 1934 | |
| George Kratina | USA |
SKL | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 13 February 1910 | |
| Henry G. Lapham | USA |
Administrator | 1926 | 5 July 1875 | ||
| Marjorie Larney | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 4 January 1937 | |
| Ivan Lee | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 2004 | 31 March 1981 | |
| Nancy Lieberman | USA |
BKB | Olympics | 1976 | 1 July 1958 | |
| Marion Lloyd | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 1928—1936 | 16 April 1906 | |
| Dorothy Locke | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 8 January 1912 | |
| Bill Lofgren | USA |
CSP | Olympics | 1936 | 4 February 1913 | |
| Teófimo López |  HON |
BOX | Olympics | 2016 | 30 July 1997 | |
| Aniya Louissaint |  HAI |
TKW | Olympics | 2016 | 9 September 1998 | |
| Ray Lumpp | USA |
BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 11 July 1923 | |
| Reed K. Mackenzie | USA |
Administrator | 2002—2004 | 3 November 1942 | ||
| Frederick MacMonnies | USA |
SKL | Olympics/Referee | 1924—1932 | 28 September 1863 | |
| Edith Magonigle | USA |
PNT | Olympics | 1932 | 11 May 1877 | |
| Stephon Marbury | USA |
BKB | Olympics | 2004 | 20 February 1977 | |
| Anthony Massimino | ITA |
BBL | Olympics | 2004 | 20 August 1979 | |
| Mujaahid Maynard | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 1996 | 9 April 1971 | |
| Bill McCadney | PUR |
BKB | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 5 February 1935 | |
| Mike McCarthy | USA |
CTR | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 20 June 1968 | |
| Loretta McNeil | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1928 | 10 January 1907 | |
| Adelaide Meyer | USA |
GAR | Olympics | 1936 | 4 June 1906 | |
| John Miller | USA |
ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 5 June 1903 | |
| Irving Mondschein | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 7 February 1924 | |
| Lloyd Monsen | USA |
FBL | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 7 May 1931 | |
| George Morton | USA |
ATH | Non-starter | 1912 | 13 October 1888 | |
| Laurence Mosely | USA |
SHO | Olympics | 1960 | 10 May 1933 | |
| Elsie Muller-McLave | USA |
SSK | Non-Medal | 1932 | 25 November 1895 | |
| Chris Mullin | USA |
BKB | Olympics | 1984—1992 | 30 July 1963 | |
| Tom Murphy | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 21 November 1935 | |
| Lia Neal | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 13 February 1995 | |
| Alfonso Negro | ITA |
FBL | Olympics | 1936 | 27 June 1915 | |
| Christopher Ortiz | PUR |
BKB | Olympics | 2024 | 2 April 1993 | |
| Robb Paller |  ISR |
BBL | Olympics | 2020 | 21 May 1993 | |
| Guy Pène du Bois | USA |
PNT | Olympics | 1932 | 4 January 1884 | |
| Sam Perkins | USA |
BKB | Olympics | 1984 | 14 June 1961 | |
| Woody Pirie | USA |
SAL | Olympics | 1948 | 25 April 1904 | |
| William Plant | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 10 September 1892 | |
| Allan Potts | USA |
SSK | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 14 May 1904 | |
| Frederic Pratt | USA |
Administrator | 1910—1912 | 22 February 1865 | ||
| Nzingha Prescod | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 14 August 1992 | |
| Jimmy Quinn | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1928 | 11 September 1906 | |
| Meredith Rainey | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 15 October 1968 | |
| Tommy Reidy | USA |
BDM | Olympics | 1992 | 26 November 1968 | |
| Richard Remer | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 21 June 1883 | |
| Edward Renz | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1912 | 14 October 1891 | |
| Marvin Rick | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1924 | 31 January 1901 | |
| Rudy Rintala | USA |
USF | Non-Medal | 1932 | 6 February 1909 | |
| Henniyah Rivers | JAM |
ALP | YOG | 2024 | 24 August 2007 | |
| Henri Rivers | JAM |
ALP | Olympics/YOG/Opening Flagbearer | 2024—2026 | 24 August 2007 | |
| Winfred Rolker | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 14 March 1892 | |
| Joseph Ryan | USA |
ROW | Olympics | 1904 | 23 November 1879 | |
| Lou Salica | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 1932 | 16 November 1912 | |
| Fred Samara | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1976 | 6 April 1950 | |
| Richard Sanford | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1904 | 19 December 1877 | |
| Lillian Scharman | USA |
TEN | Olympics | 1924 | 26 June 1901 | |
| William Schenker | PUR |
ALP | Olympics | 1998 | 14 February 1958 | |
| Maren Seidler | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1968—1976 | 11 June 1951 | |
| Neal Shapiro | USA |
EJP | Olympics | 1972 | 22 July 1945 | |
| Don Sheff | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 1952 | 27 June 1931 | |
| Bill Silkworth | USA |
SHO | Olympics | 1924 | 28 October 1884 | |
| Esau Simpson |  GRN |
SWM | Olympics | 2012 | 6 October 1990 | |
| John Sinibaldi | USA |
CRD/CTR | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 2 October 1913 | |
| Frank Small | USA |
CTR | Olympics | 1920 | 18 April 1895 | |
| Erinn Smart | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 12 January 1980 | |
| Keeth Smart | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 2000—2008 | 29 July 1978 | |
| Milt Sonsky | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 2 July 1941 | |
| Mike Spring | USA |
ATH | Olympics/1906 | 1904—1906 | 14 December 1879 | |
| Carl Springer | USA |
SSK | Olympics | 1932 | 10 November 1910 | |
| Laura Staines | USA |
ROW | Olympics | 1976 | 25 November 1953 | |
| Alfred Steen |  NOR |
SWM | Olympics | 1920 | 10 June 1896 | |
| Ruth-Marie Stewart | USA |
ALP | Olympics | 1948 | 28 April 1927 | |
| Roy Taylor | USA |
LAX | Referee | 1928 | 1887 | |
| Donald Tierney | USA |
WPO | Non-starter | 1948 | 4 November 1929 | |
| Jon Tiomkin | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 2004 | 12 July 1979 | |
| Don Tonry | USA |
GAR | Olympics | 1960 | 24 November 1935 | |
| Cheryl Toussaint | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 16 December 1952 | |
| Herb Trube | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1908 | 3 September 1886 | |
| Lou Vairo | USA |
IHO | Coach | 1984 | 25 February 1945 | |
| Howard Valentine | USA |
ATH | Olympics/1906 | 1904—1906 | 14 December 1881 | |
| Harold Van Buskirk | USA |
FEN | Olympics/Referee | 1924—1932 | 20 February 1894 | |
| Alfred Walker | USA |
FEN | Olympics/Referee | 1924 | 23 October 1901 | |
| Stuart Walker | USA |
SAL | Olympics | 1968 | 19 April 1923 | |
| Harry Wallach | USA |
BOX | Non-starter | 1924 | 20 March 1907 | |
| Elaine Watt | USA |
EDR | Olympics | 1956 | 1 December 1929 | |
| Louis Weintz | USA |
CTR | Olympics | 1908 | 21 April 1885 | |
| Lenny Wilkens | USA |
BKB | Coach | 1996 | 28 October 1937 | |
| Mary Wineberg | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2008 | 3 January 1980 | |
| Leonard Witham | USA |
ATH | Non-Medal | 1904 | 21 August 1889 | |
| Ed Wright | USA |
FEN | Olympics | 1976 | 21 July 1949 | |
| Al Zerhusen | USA |
FBL | Olympics | 1956 | 4 December 1931 | |
People who died here (35) |
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| Jean Bruse |  FIN |
WRE | Non-starter | 1912 | 13 March 1961 | |
| James Burgess | USA |
ATH | Non-starter | 1924 | October 1974 | |
| Domenico Ceccarelli | ITA |
BOX | Olympics | 1928 | October 1985 | |
| Carl Crawford | GUY |
BOX | Olympics | 1960 | 1 March 1999 | |
| Gösta Danielson |  SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 1908 | 14 February 1960 | |
| Oliver Dorlon | USA |
CTR | Non-Medal | 1904 | 9 March 1943 | |
| Charles Ericksen | NORUSA |
WRE | Olympics | 1904 | 23 February 1916 | |
| Erik Eriksson | SWE |
SWM | Olympics | 1900 | 24 August 1940 | |
| Joseph Fogler | USA |
CTR | Non-Medal | 1904 | January 1970 | |
| Tom Gallon |  CAN |
ATH | Olympics | 1912 | 28 September 1945 | |
| Gerry Geran | USA |
IHO | Olympics/Non-starter | 1920—1924 | 8 September 1981 | |
| Roger Gill | GUY |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 2 March 2008 | |
| Gunnar Grantz | NOR |
ROW | Olympics | 1912 | 8 February 1941 | |
| John Hines | USA |
ATH | Non-Medal | 1904 | 31 December 1932 | |
| Barney Jorgensen | USA |
GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 22 June 1934 | |
| Bob LeGendre | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 21 January 1931 | |
| Hans Lem | NOR |
GAR | Olympics | 1908 | 1 May 1962 | |
| Lisa Lindstrom | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 1928 | 22 June 1994 | |
| Jack Lovelock |  NZL |
ATH | Olympics/Opening Flagbearer | 1932—1936 | 28 December 1949 | |
| Adelaide Meyer | USA |
GAR | Olympics | 1936 | 1 June 1944 | |
| Sammy Mosberg | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 1920 | 30 August 1967 | |
| Birger Nilsen | NORUSA |
GAR | Olympics | 1904 | June 1981 | |
| Jan Østervold | NOR |
SAL | Olympics | 1920 | 10 January 1945 | |
| William Plant | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 1 May 1969 | |
| Frank Prince |  PAN |
ATH | Non-starter | 1952 | 17 November 2000 | |
| Hugh Roddin |  GBR |
BOX | Olympics | 1908 | 3 March 1954 | |
| Jim Rosenberger | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1912 | 1 January 1946 | |
| Elizabeth Ryan | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 1936 | May 1998 | |
| Lou Salica | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 1932 | 30 January 2002 | |
| Charles Sorum | USA |
GAR | Olympics | 1904 | 18 August 1935 | |
| John Svanberg | SWE |
ATH | Olympics/1906 | 1906—1908 | 11 September 1957 | |
| Herman Trunk | USA |
PNT | Olympics | 1932 | 16 August 1963 | |
| George Van Cleaf | USA |
SWM/WPO | Olympics | 1904 | 6 January 1905 | |
| Fred Winter | USA |
WLF | Olympics | 1904 | 26 April 1915 | |
| Margaret Woodbridge | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 1920 | 23 February 1995 | |
