People from Hollis, Queens

The list People from Hollis, Queens includes Russell Simmons, Ja Rule, LL Cool J, Stephen A. Smith and Joseph Simmons. The list consists of 37 members.

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Hollis, Queens

Neighborhoods of Queens in New York City

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Russell Simmons

American businesmsan

Overview: Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, record executive, writer, and film producer. He is chairman and CEO of Rush Communications, co-founded the hip-hop label Def ...

Date of birth: 4 October 1957

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Business

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Def Jam Recordings 12T

Activists from New York (state) 775T

Television producers from New York City 416T
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Ja Rule

American, Rapper

Overview: Jeffrey Bruce Atkins Sr. (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule (), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. Born and raised in New York City, Ja Rule became known as a leading ...

Date of birth: 29 February 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Aisha Atkins (Married)

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Rappers from Queens, New York 87T

People associated with Non-fungible tokens 25T

Murder Inc. (rap group) members 3T
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LL Cool J

American rapper (born 1968)

Overview: James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), better known by his stage name LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, record producer, actor, author, and entrepreneur from Queens ...

Date of birth: 14 January 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Simone Smith (Married)

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Rappers from Queens, New York 48T

People from St. Albans, Queens 32T

20th-century American rappers 143T
4.

Al Sharpton

American activist

Overview: Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician. Sharpton is the founder of the National Action Network. In 2004 ...

Date of birth: 3 October 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Activist

Gender: Male

Partner: Aisha McShaw (Long-Term)

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American members of the clergy with criminal convictions 75T

Baptists from New York (state) 133T

American male non-fiction writers 4,581T
5.

Stephen A. Smith

American sports television personality, sports radio host, actor, and sports journalist

Overview: Stephen Anthony Smith (born October 14, 1967) is an American sports television personality, sports radio host, sports journalist, and actor. Smith is a commentator on ESPN's First Take, where he appears ...

Date of birth: 14 October 1967

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Basketball players from New York City 649T

ESPN people 173T

American men's basketball players 12,414T
6.

Joseph Simmons

American rapper (born 1964)

Overview: Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), better known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is an American rapper, producer, DJ, involved with church ministry and TV personality. Simmons is ...

Date of birth: 14 November 1964

Age: 59

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Justine Simmons (Married)

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20th-century American rappers 103T

21st-century American rappers 2,145T

Record producers from New York 485T
7.

Daymond John

American businessman, investor, and television personality

Overview: Daymond Garfield John (born February 23, 1969) is an American businessman, investor, television personality, author, and motivational speaker. He is best known as the founder, president, and CEO of FUBU ...

Date of birth: 23 February 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Business

Gender: Male

Partner: Heather Taras (Married)

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American chief executives of fashion industry companies 76T

Writers from Brooklyn 749T

People from Queens, New York 1,211T
8.

Ed Lover

American rapper

Overview: James Roberts (born February 12, 1963), better known as Ed Lover, is an American rapper, actor, musician, radio personality, and former MTV VJ. He hosted "The Ed Lover Show" on SiriusXM's old-school hip ...

Date of birth: 12 February 1963

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

21st-century male musicians 9,676T

21st-century American rappers 2,145T
9.

Darryl McDaniels

American rapper

Overview: Darryl Matthews McDaniels (born May 31, 1964), better known by his stage name DMC, is an American musician and rapper. He is a founding member of the hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and is considered one of ...

Date of birth: 31 May 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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20th-century American rappers 103T

21st-century American rappers 2,145T

People with voice disorders 9T
10.

Jam Master Jay

American hip hop musician (1965–2002)

Overview: Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-D.M.C. During ...

Date of birth: 21 January 1965

Date of death: 30 October 2002

Age: 37 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Male murder victims 1,537T

20th-century American male musicians 7,841T

Deaths by firearm in Queens, New York 18T
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Danny Simmons

American painter

Overview: Daniel "Danny" Simmons Jr. is a Neo-African abstract expressionist painter, a published author, poet and philanthropist. He is the older brother of hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons and rapper Joseph ...

Nationality: American

Occupation: Artist

Gender: Male

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21st-century male artists 1,977T

African-American painters 262T

American male painters 3,706T
12.

David Asman

American television news anchor

Overview: David Asman (/ˈæzmən/; born 1954 in Hollis, New York) is an American television news anchor for the Fox Business Network and the Fox News Channel.

Date of birth: 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV News

Gender: Male

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Fox Business people 29T

Marlboro College alumni 15T

Fox News Channel people 230T
13.

Art Buchwald

United States Marine

Overview: Arthur Buchwald (October 20, 1925 – January 17, 2007) was an American humorist best known for his column in The Washington Post. At the height of his popularity, it was published nationwide as a syndicated ...

Date of birth: 20 October 1925

Date of death: 17 January 2007

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Forest Hills High School (New York) alumni 40T

20th-century American male writers 6,911T

American male non-fiction writers 4,581T
14.

Dj Hurricane

American rapper and DJ

Overview: DJ Hurricane (born Wendell Timothy Fite in Dallas on January 12, 1965) is an American hip hop DJ, producer and rapper. He is best known for his work with the Beastie Boys. He was a member of the groups ...

Date of birth: 12 January 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

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21st-century American rappers 2,145T

American hip hop DJs 222T

Beastie Boys members 9T
15.

Lennie Tristano

American jazz pianist and composer

Overview: Leonard Joseph Tristano (March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation.

Date of birth: 19 March 1919

Date of death: 18 November 1978

Age: 59 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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American male jazz composers 567T

20th-century American male musicians 6,873T

People from Jamaica Estates, Queens 12T
16.

Jaki Byard

American musician

Overview: John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several ...

Date of birth: 15 June 1922

Date of death: 11 February 1999

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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Leo Records artists 48T

Resonance Records artists 18T

American male jazz musicians 3,118T
17.

Lillian Hayman

American actress and singer

Overview: Lillian Irene Hayman (July 17, 1922 – October 25, 1994) was an American actress and singer.

Date of birth: 17 July 1922

Date of death: 25 October 1994

Age: 72 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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20th-century American women singers 2,001T

People from Queens, New York 1,185T

Actresses from Baltimore, Maryland 66T
18.

Apani B

American rapper

Overview: Apani N. Smith (born September 17, 1974) known professionally as Apani B. Fly, is an American hip hop emcee.

Date of birth: 17 September 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Songwriter

Gender: Female

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21st-century American women musicians 884T

21st-century American rappers 2,145T

21st-century women musicians 2,343T
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Lani Guinier

American legal scholar and civil rights theorist (1950–2022)

Overview: Lani Guinier (April 19, 1950 – January 7, 2022) was an American civil rights theorist. She was the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and the first woman of color appointed to a tenured ...

Date of birth: 19 April 1950

Date of death: 7 January 2022

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Educator

Gender: Female

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2022 deaths 101T

20th-century African-American women 2,491T

Andrew Jackson High School (Queens) alumni 19T
20.

Lin Carter

American fantasy writer, editor, poet and critic

Overview: Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms ...

Date of birth: 9 June 1930

Date of death: 7 February 1988

Age: 57 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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Lemuria (continent) in fiction 15T

Novelists from Florida 170T

American speculative fiction editors 92T