Harlem is the entertainment Mecca in the United States and the world. We thought it would be interesting to see exactly how many people we could find that are “famous” people born in Harlem.
Here’s our list (the names are in alphabetical order based on the first initial of the first name):
- Adam Clayton Powell IV
- Al Pacino
- Alex Rodriquez
- Alicia Keys
- Allen Payne
- Biz Markie
- Basil Paterson
- Big L
- Bre
- Carmen McRae
- Cam’ron
- Charles B. Rangel
- Charles David Brooks, III
- Cicely Tyson
- Colin Powell
- Damon Dash
- Doug E. Fresh
- Ed Sullivan
- Errol Louis
- Erick Estrada
- Faith Ringgold
- Freddie Jackson
- Frankie Lymon
- George Jackson
- Gregory Abbott
- Harry Belafonte
- Jacob Lawrence
- James Baldwin
- Jim Jones
- Joan Hackett
- Joe Budden
- Juelz Santana
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Keith David
- Keith Sweat
- Kelis
- Kool Moe Dee
- Kurtis Blow
- Langston Hughes
- Lou Gehrig
- Lil Mama
- Loon
- Marc Anthony
- Mekhi Phifer
- Melba Moore
- Milton Berle
- Michael Coppola
- Moby (aka Richard Melville Hall)
- Norman Rockwell
- P Diddy
- Piri Thomas (Juan Pedro Thomas)
- Ralph McDaniels
- Ralph MacDonald
- Ray Barretto
- Rob Base
- Rob Brown
- Ronnie Spector
- Roy DeCarava
- Ryan Leslie
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Teddy Riley
- Teyanna Taylor
- Tito Puente
- Tupac Shakur
- Vanessa del Rio
- Vicki Sue Robinson
- Ving Rhames
- Yaya DaCosta
Here’s a new link from Wiki.org with their list of people from Harlem.
This is a live document, did we forget anyone?
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