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Brooklyn College is a constituent college in the City University of New York.

1 Distinguished Alumni and Faculty

• Stanley Cohen - The 1986 Nobel Prize winner of Physiology and Medicine
• Michael Cunningham - The 1999 Pulitzer Prize winner for The Hours
• Allen Ginsberg
• John Hospers
• Israel Kirzner
• Frank McCourt - The 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner for Angela's AshesAngela's Ashes is a memoir by Frank McCourt, and tells the story of his childhood. He was born in the USA, but his parents moved back to their native Ireland because of a lack of money. Life in Ireland, and specifically life in Limerick City, in the '30s
• Irwin ShawIrwin Shaw (ne Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff February 27, 1913 May 16, 1984) was an American Jewish playwright, screen writer and author. Irwin Shamforoff was born in the Bronx, New York City to Russian Jewish immigrants. Shortly after Irwin's birth, the Shamf
• Jimmy SmitsJimmy Smits (born July 9, 1955) is a Puerto Rican- American actor, perhaps best known for his long-running roles on the TV series L. Law and NYPD Blue''. He achieved a M. from Cornell University in 1982. Smits has received various nominations for the Gold - Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning actor
• David TrinidadAmerican poet David Trinidad was born in 1953 in Los Angeles. In the early eighties, he was one of a group of poets who were active at the Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center in Venice, California. Other members of this group included Dennis Cooper, Bob F
• Ludwig von MisesLudwig von Mises ( September 29, 1881, Lwow October 10, 1973) was a notable economist and a major influence on the modern Libertarian movement. He was born in Austria-Hungary and subsequently taught at the University of Vienna in the years 1913 to 1934, w