Atul Gawande

American surgeon.

Born May 11th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Irving Thalberg

American film producer (1899-1936).

Born May 30th, 1899 in Brooklyn.

Died September 14th, 1936 at 37 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).

Al Kooper

American songwriter, record producer and musician.

Born February 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Brooklyn.

Ben Cohen

American businessman.

Born March 18th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Brooklyn.

Ron Chernow

American writer and historian (born 1949).

Born March 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Brooklyn.

Terry Gross

American journalist; host and producer of "fresh air" a peabody award-winning radio program.

Born February 14th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Brooklyn.

Mickey Hart

American percussionist.

Born September 11th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Brooklyn.

Evan Seinfeld

American musician.

Born December 29th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Brooklyn.

David Proval

American actor.

Born May 20th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Brooklyn.

Maurice Sendak

American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012).

Born June 10th, 1928 in Brooklyn.

Died May 8th, 2012 at 83 years old in Danbury Hospital (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]