Here is a list of some of our notables:
Mae West (1893-1980), actress, comedienne, and playwright;
Josh White (1914-1969), musician
Jackie Robinson (1919-1972), Hall of Fame baseball player, the first African-American player in the major leagues
Eubie Blake (1883-1983), musician and composer
Homer Lusk Collyer (1881-1947), recluse and hoarder
Langley Collyer (1885-1947), recluse and hoarder
James J. Corbett (1866-1933), World Heavyweight boxing champion
Hiram Cronk (1800-1905), last surviving veteran of the War of 1812
Mock Duck (1879-1941), New York Chinese gang leader
Monk Eastman, real name Edward Osterman, (1873-1920), notorious New York Gang leader
Lee Falk (1911-1999), cartoonist, creator of The Phantom
Bob "Death to Flying Things" Ferguson (1845-1894), major league baseball player, manager
Gloria Foster (1933-2001), actress
Kate Fox (1837-1892), spiritualist
Maggie Fox (1833-1893), spiritualist
Irving Lehman (1876-1945), Chief Judge of the NY Court of Appeals
George Leonidas Leslie (1842-1878) Architect, Noted Bank Robber
Rosetta Lenoire (1911-2002), actress, National Medal of the Arts winner
George H. Mills (1843-1885), murderer
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Dutch painter
Victor Moore (1876-1962), actor, comedian
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938), founder of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York City
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