Bright (1937–2006) – actor Eben Britton – football player Matthew Broderick – actor and singer Action Bronson – rapper Mel Brooks (born 1926) – film director, screenwriter, actor Helen Gilman Noyes Brown – philanthropist Julia Brown – madam and prostitute Larry Brown – basketball player and coach Quincy Brown – actor Tarell Brown (born 1985) – football player Andrew Bryson (1822–1892) – United States Navy rear admiral William F. Buckley Jr. – author and conservative commentator Sidney Jonas Budnick – abstract artist Daniel Bukantz (1917–2008) – four-time Olympic fencer Robert John Burke (born 1960) – actor and firefighter George Burns (1896–1996) – comedian Steve Buscemi – actor Benjamin Busch – U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel and actor Barbara Bush (1925–2018) – wife of George H. W. Bush Gene Byrnes – cartoonist Michelle Borth – actress Joey Badass – rapper C Christopher Latore Wallace (The Notorious BIG) – rapper James Caan (1940–2022) – actor Adolph Caesar (1933–1986) – actor Leslie Cagan (born 1947) – activist and writer James Cagney (1899–1986) – actor Eddie Cahill (born 1978) – actor Edward L. Cahn (1899–1963) film director known for the Our Gang comedies Sarth Calhoun – electronic musician Joseph A. Califano (born 1931) – Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Maria Callas (1923–1977) – Greek-American opera singer Cher Calvin (born 1974) – journalist Richard Camacho – singer, musician, member of Latin music band CNCO, Dominican-origin Christian Camargo – actor Schuyler V. Cammann (1912–1991) – anthropologist Chris Canty – football player Jeimer Candelario – baseball player William Mebarak Chadid (1931–present) – father of Shakira Al Capone (1899–1947) – Prohibition gangster, boss of Chicago Outfit Mae Capone (1897–1986) – wife of Al Capone Capone (born 1976) – rapper Francis Capra (born 1983) – actor Jennifer Capriati (born 1976) – tennis player Nestor Carbonell (born 1967) – actor Irene Cara (born 1959) – singer-songwriter, dancer, actress Cardi B (born 1992) – rapper Benjamin Cardozo (1870–1938) – Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Michael A. Cardozo – Corporation Counsel Hugh Carey (1919–2011) – Governor of New York Timothy Carey (1929–1994) – actor George Carlin (1937–2008) – comedian Alan Carney (1909–1973) – actor, comedian Caleb Carr (born 1955) – novelist, military historian Eric Carr (1950–1991) – rock musician, songwriter John Carradine (1906–1988) – actor Julian Casablancas (born 1978) – lead singer of rock band The Strokes; musician Colin Cassady (born 1986) – professional wrestler working for AEW John Cassavetes