Joell Ortiz

American rapper.

Born July 6th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Brooklyn.

John Romita Jr.

American comic book artist.

Born August 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Brooklyn.

Mike Maronna

American actor.

Born September 27th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Brooklyn.

David Groh

American actor (1939–2008).

Born May 21st, 1939 in Brooklyn.

Died February 12th, 2008 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer). ^[ref]

John Buscema

American comics artist (1927–2002).

Born December 11th, 1927 in Brooklyn.

Died January 10th, 2002 at 74 years old in Port Jefferson (cancer).

Brenda Russell

American singer-songwriter.

Born April 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Brooklyn.

A. E. Waite

British occultist mystic, poet and writer (1857–1942).

Born October 2nd, 1857 in Brooklyn.

Died May 19th, 1942 at 84 years old in London.

Gerry Conway

American comic book writer (1952–2026).

Born September 10th, 1952 in Brooklyn.

Died April 26th, 2026 at 73 years old in Thousand Oaks. ^[ref]

Peter Pace

16th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

Born November 5th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Brooklyn.

Fyvush Finkel

American actor (1922-2016).

Born October 9th, 1922 in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Died August 14th, 2016 at 93 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]