Many notable people were either born in New York City or adopted it as their home. People from New York City 0-50 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson, born 1975) – businessman and rapper 6ix9ine (Daniel Hernandez, born 1996) – rapper 22Gz (Jeffrey Mark Alexander, born 1997) – Brooklyn drill rapper A Aaliyah (Aaliyah Haughton, 1979–2001) – singer, actress and model Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born 1946) – professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947) – basketball player George Abernethy (1807–1877) – first provisional Governor of Oregon Cecile Abish (born 1930) – sculptor Oday Aboushi (born 1991) – football player Ray Abruzzo (born 1954) – actor Bella Abzug (1920–1998) – Congressional representative Garnett Adrain (1815–1878) – member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey Cornelius Rea Agnew (1830–1888) – ophthalmologist Eliza Agnew (1807–1883) – Presbyterian missionary Christina Aguilera (born 1980) – singer Danny Aiello (1933–2019) – actor AJR (born 1990, 1994, and 1997) – indie pop trio and multi-instrumentalists Marv Albert (born 1941) – sports announcer Eva Allen Alberti (1856-1938) – dramatics teacher Alan Alda (born 1936) – actor Ira Aldridge (1805–1867) – stage actor William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783) – major general in the American Revolutionary War Nancy Allen (born 1950) – actress Woody Allen (born 1935) – film director, actor and screenwriter Vincent Alo (1904–2001) – mobster Rafer Alston (born 1976) – basketball player Lee J. Ames (1921–2011) – illustrator and writer; known for the Draw 50... learn-to-draw books Trey Anastasio (born 1964) – rock musician, member of the band, Phish Kenny Anderson – (born 1970) professional basketball player Natalie and Nadiya Anderson (born 1986) – twins, television personalities; contestants on The Amazing Race and winner of Survivor: San Juan del Sur' Charles Anthon (1797–1867) – classical scholar Carmelo Anthony (born 1984) – basketball player Marc Anthony (born 1968) – singer, actor Judd Apatow (born 1967) – producer, director, comedian, actor and screenwriter Fiona Apple (born 1977) – singer-songwriter Jacob Appel – (born 1973), short story writer, bioethicist, born in New York City Diane Arbus (1923–1971) – photographer Nate Archibald (born 1948) – professional basketball player Edward Arnold (1890–1956) – actor Rosanna Arquette (born 1959) – actress Kenneth J. Arrow (1921–2017) – economist; recipient, 1972 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Beatrice Arthur (1922–2009) – actress Marilyn Aschner (born 1948) – professional tennis player William H. Aspinwall(1807–1875) – railroad promoter John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890) – businessman, member of