People from East Harlem

Alfredo James Pacino is an American actor. Known for his intense performances on stage and screen, Pacino is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. His career spans more than five decades, during which he has earned many accolades, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, achieving the Triple Crown of Acting. He has also received four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA, two Actor Awards, and was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2001, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2007, the National Medal of Arts in 2011, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3 billion worldwide.

Tupac Amaru Shakur was an American rapper and actor. He was one of the most influential musical artists of the 20th century, and a prominent political activist for Black America. He is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Some of Shakur's music addressed social injustice, political issues, and the marginalization of African Americans, but he was also synonymous with gangsta rap and violent lyrics.

Jewish-American inventor of polio vaccine (1914–1995)

American actor (1913–1994)

American singer (born 1968)

American singer-songwriter

Puerto Rican musician

American singer and actor (1936–1973)

American politician; 99th Mayor of New York City (1934–45)

American musician (1923-2000)

American author and screenwriter (1926-2005)

American singer (1943–2022)

American actress (1934–1983)

American mobster (1891–1973)

American academic (1933–2026)

American actor (born 1949)

American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966)

American mobster (1904–1971)

Colombian-American actress

Puerto Rican boxer (1962–2012)

American actress

American actor (1937-2021)

American politician (born 1953)

American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican ancestry (1929–2006)

American former music executive

Acquanetta (born July 17, 1921 – August 16, 2004), nicknamed "The Venezuelan Volcano", was an American B-movie actress during the 1940s and 1950s. Acquanetta was most known for her "exotic" beauty.

American Mafia boss (1910-1979)

Frank Grillo (born Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo; December 3, 1909 – April 15, 1984) known professionally as Machito (previously as Macho), was a Latin jazz musician who helped refine Afro-Cuban jazz and played a key role in the creation of both Cubop and salsa music. He was raised in Havana with his foster sister, the singer Graciela.

American mobster (1867–1930)

Italian-American crime boss (1899–1967)

American rapper

Puerto Rican musician (1935–2014)

American basketball player

American writer (1946–1990)

American sociologist (1923–2019)

American jazz percussionist (1934–1983)

Australian musician

Sicilian-born American gangster and founder of the Lucchese crime family in New York City

Puerto Rican actor

American mobster (1911–1992)

Lumidee Cedeño (born October 13, 1984) is an American singer, best known for her 2003 single "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)", which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and led her to sign with Universal Records. The song preceded the release of her debut album Almost Famous (2003), which saw mixed to negative critical reception and moderate commercial performance. Her second album, Unexpected (2007) saw a critical improvement despite a commercial decline, and was supported by the cover single "She's Like the Wind" (featuring Tony Sunshine).

American rapper

Austin Agustín Santos (born December 23, 1985), better known by his stage name Arcángel, is an American singer. He is often described as one of the most influential artists in the Latin urban genre, as well in Latin music overall, and one of the pioneers of Latin trap music. Around 2002, he became interested in becoming a performer of reggaeton. While living in Puerto Rico, he met fellow singer De la Ghetto, where they eventually formed a popular then-underground reggaeton duo, Arcángel & De la Ghetto.

American R&B singer (1954–2024)

former NBA player, actor (1928-2002)

American musician

Puerto Rican musician

American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1923-1967)

American film actress

US Attorney

American politician

Puerto Rican actor, singer, recording artist (1937–2016)

Italian-American lawyer and politician (1902 – 1954)

Cuban jazz trumpeter (1928–2016)

American musician (1931–2009)

New York City crime boss

American rapper, singer and DJ

American actress (1911–2002)

American singer (1941–2009)

American Mobster