People from Queens, New York

The list People from Queens, New York includes Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Marilyn Milian, Nas and Zoe Saldana. The list consists of 1,265 members and 5 sublists.

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Queens

Borough in New York City and county in New York, United States

Alumni by high school in Queens, New York
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Criminals from Queens, New York
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Fictional characters from Queens, New York
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People from Queens, New York, by neighborhood
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People from Queens, New York, by occupation
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Nicki Minaj

Trinidadian, Tobagonian, Rapper

Overview: Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj (), is a Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, and songwriter based in the United States. She is known for her musical v ...

Date of birth: 8 December 1982

Age: 41

Nationality: Trinidadian, Tobagonian

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Kenneth Petty (Married)

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Musicians from Port of Spain 20T

Musicians from Jamaica, Queens 16T

Actresses from Queens, New York 126T
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Madonna

American singer and actress (born 1958)

Overview: Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", Madonna is noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music ...

Date of birth: 16 August 1958

Age: 66

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Akeem Morris (Dating)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,272T

Singer-songwriters from Michigan 188T
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Marilyn Milian

American judge and television personality

Overview: Marilyn Milian (born May 1, 1961) is an American television personality, lecturer, and retired Florida Circuit Court judge who presides over the American courtroom television series The People's Court ...

Date of birth: 1 May 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: John Schlesinger (spouse) (Married)

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Television personalities from Florida 8T

American women television personalities 56T

Lawyers from New York City 662T
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Nas

Hip-hop artist

Overview: Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (born September 14, 1973), known professionally as Nas (), is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, and investor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas has released eight ...

Date of birth: 14 September 1973

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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The Firm (hip hop group) members 5T

People from Long Island City, Queens 51T

21st-century American rappers 2,145T
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Zoe Saldana

American actress (born 1978)

Overview: Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario (born June 19, 1978) is an American actress. After her performances with the theater group Faces, she was in a 1999 episode of Law & Order. Her film career began a year later ...

Date of birth: 19 June 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Marco Perego (Married)

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Actresses from Queens, New York 41T

Newtown High School alumni 21T

20th-century African-American women 4,443T
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Tila Tequila

American media personality (born 1981)

Overview: Nguyễn Thị Thiên Thanh (born October 24, 1981), better known by her stage names Tila Tequila, Tila Nguyen, Miss Tila and Tornado Thien, is an American television and social media personality. She first ...

Date of birth: 24 October 1981

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Female

Height: 4' 11" (150 cm)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,655T

21st-century American memoirists 420T

American women fashion designers 419T
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Donald Trump

American, Business

Overview: Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

Date of birth: 14 June 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Head of State

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Melania Trump (Married)

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Right-wing populists in the United States 3T

Right-wing populists 32T

The State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump, et al. defendants 10T
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Lucy Liu

American, Actress

Overview: Lucy Alexis Liu (born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. Born in New York City to Chinese immigrant parents, she has appeared in many film and television roles. Liu has starred as Ling Woo in the ...

Date of birth: 2 December 1968

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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American film actors of Chinese descent 21T

Actresses from Queens, New York 125T

21st-century American women painters 768T
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Fran Drescher

American actress and union leader (born 1957)

Overview: Francine Joy Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and activist. She is best known for her role as Fran Fine in the hit TV series The Nanny (1993–1999), and for her ...

Date of birth: 30 September 1957

Age: 66

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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American comedy actresses 409T

Comedians from Queens, New York 67T

Actresses from Queens, New York 126T
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Adrien Brody

Actor

Overview: Adrien Nicholas Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor and producer. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002), for which he won the ...

Date of birth: 14 April 1973

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Georgina Chapman (Dating)

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People from Woodhaven, Queens 23T

Method actors 68T

American expatriates in England 199T
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Andrew VanWyngarden

American musician

Overview: Andrew Wells VanWyngarden (born February 1, 1983) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitar player and songwriter for the band MGMT, praised for (according to Interview Magazine) "an uncanny ...

Date of birth: 1 February 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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MGMT members 2T

Guitarists from Columbia, Missouri 3T

Musicians from Columbia, Missouri 17T
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Terrence Jenkins

American musician

Overview: Terrence Jenkins (born April 21, 1982), better known as Terrence J, is an American actor, model and entertainment reporter best known as the host of BET's popular music video countdown show 106 & Park ...

Date of birth: 21 April 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Mikalah Sultan (Engaged)

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Actors from Raleigh, North Carolina 22T

Male actors from North Carolina 95T

North Carolina A&T State University alumni 58T
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Tika Sumpter

American actress and model

Overview: Tika Sumpter (born Euphemia LatiQue Sumpter; June 20, 1980) is an American actress, singer, producer, television host, and model. Sumpter began her career as host of Best Friend's Date (2004–2005), a ...

Date of birth: 20 June 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Nicholas James (Married)

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21st-century American singers 6,055T

Actresses from New York City 1,485T

21st-century American actresses 5,090T
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Jesse Eisenberg

American actor (born 1983)

Overview: Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. He made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series Get Real (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the co ...

Date of birth: 5 October 1983

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Anna Strout (Married)

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21st-century American Jews 3,173T

Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

Writers from Manhattan 410T
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Shari Headley

American actress

Overview: Shari Headley (born July 15, 1964) is an American actress and former model. Headley is best known for her role as Lisa McDowell in the 1988 box-office hit romantic comedy film Coming to America. Headley ...

Date of birth: 15 July 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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20th-century African-American women 4,116T

21st-century African-American women 3,829T

21st-century African-American people 5,287T
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Danielle Harris

American actress (born 1977)

Overview: Danielle Andrea Harris (born June 1, 1977) is an American actress, voice actress, and film director. She is known as a "scream queen" for her roles in multiple horror films, including four entries in the ...

Date of birth: 1 June 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: David Gross (Married)

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21st-century American Jews 3,190T

People from Plainview, New York 32T

American Internet celebrities 587T
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Barbara Nichols

Actress

Overview: Barbara Marie Nickerauer (December 10, 1928 – October 5, 1976), better known as Barbara Nichols, was an American actress who often played brassy or comic roles in films in the 1950s and 1960s.

Date of birth: 30 December 1929

Date of death: 5 October 1976

Age: 46 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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20th-century American women singers 2,001T

20th-century American singers 5,176T

Actresses from Los Angeles 1,304T
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Paul Stanley

American musician and frontman of Kiss (born 1952)

Overview: Paul Stanley (born January 20, 1952 as Stanley Bert Eisen) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for being the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock ...

Date of birth: 20 January 1952

Age: 72

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Erin Sutton (Married)

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20th-century American male singers 1,970T

21st-century American male singers 2,163T

Musicians with fictional stage personas 11T
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Barbara Bach

American actress (born 1946)

Overview: Barbara Bach, Lady Starkey (born Barbara Goldbach; August 28, 1946) is an American actress and model, best known for her role as the Bond girl Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me. She is the wife of ...

Date of birth: 27 August 1947

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Ringo Starr (Married)

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Actresses of Irish descent 598T

People from Rosedale, Queens 21T

Wives of the Beatles 9T
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Paulette Goddard

American actress (1910–1990)

Overview: Paulette Goddard (born Marion Levy; June 3, 1910 – April 23, 1990) was an American actress, a child fashion model and a performer in several Broadway productions as a Ziegfeld Girl; she became a major ...

Date of birth: 3 June 1910

Date of death: 23 April 1990

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Goldwyn Girls 9T

20th-century American businesswomen 605T

Film producers from New York (state) 700T