the Astor family John Jacob Astor VI (1912–1992) – socialite and businessman, member of the Astor family Vincent Astor (1891–1959) – businessman and philanthropist, member of the Astor family William Backhouse Astor, Sr. (1792–1875) – businessman, member of the Astor family William Backhouse Astor Jr. (1829–1892) – businessman, racehorse owner, and yachtsman, member of the Astor family René Auberjonois (1940–2019) – actor Jake T. Austin (born 1994) – actor, model, and writer Awkwafina (Nora Lum, born 1988) – rapper and actress AZ (born 1972) – rapper, former member of the rap group The Firm Hank Azaria (born 1964) – actor B Edwin Burr Babbitt – actor Morena Baccarin (born 1979) – Brazilian-born actress Johnny Bach (1924–2016) – professional basketball player and coach Emma Bailey (1910–1999) – auctioneer and author William Bliss Baker – landscape artist Azealia Banks (born 1991) – rapper, singer-songwriter, and actress Lloyd Banks (born 1982) – rapper Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) – animator, producer, director, MGM and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, Belizean rapper and politician Bryan Bautista – Dominican-American musician, singer, and contestant from NBC's The Voice season 10 Earl Beecham – football player Francesca Beghe Harry Belafonte (born 1927) – singer-songwriter, activist, actor Bo Belinsky (1936–2001) – Major League Baseball player Aisha Tandiwe Bell – mixed media artist Tony Bennett – jazz singer and musician Lillie Berg (1845–1896) – musician, musical educator Moe Berg (1902–1972) – Major League Baseball player and spy Milton Berle – comedian Paul Berlenbach (1901–1985) – light heavyweight boxing champion, 1925–1926 Dellin Betances – Major League Baseball pitcher Acid Betty – drag queen Mario Biaggi (1917–2015) – decorated policeman and US Congressman Bipolar Explorer – dreampop band Raymond Ward Bissell – art historian Joan Blondell – actress Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957) – actor A Boogie wit da Hoodie (born 1995) – rapper William T. Bonniwell Jr. – Wisconsin and Minnesota politician Joseph Borelli – politician, conservative commentator Francis Bouillon – National Hockey League defenseman playing for the Nashville Predators Kate Parker Scott Boyd (1836–1922) – artist, journalist, temperance worker William Boylan (1869–1940) – first President of Brooklyn College Barbara Boxer (born 1940) – U.S. Senator from California James J. Braddock – boxer (aka "Cinderella Man") Hermann Braun (1918–1945) – actor Abigail Breslin – actress and musician Jimmy Breslin – columnist Spencer Breslin (born 1992) – actor and musician Richard