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List of people from Harlem

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This is a list of people from Harlem in New York City.

The early period (pre-1920)

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Jewish, Italian, Irish Harlem (circa 1900–30)

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Moe Berg

The Harlem Renaissance and World War II (1920–1945)

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409 Edgecombe Avenue

Famous after World War II

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Rap, hip hop, R&B and reality

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21st-century residents

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Representatives

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References

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  21. ^ Jonathan Gill, Harlem, p. 136.
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  42. ^ a b c Jim Dwyer, "Making a Home, and a Haven for Books", New York Times, August 11, 2007.
  43. ^ a b Tessa Souter, "The New Heyday of Harlem", The Independent on Sunday, June 8, 1997.
  44. ^ a b c d e "Star Map", New York Magazine, August 14, 2006, p. 35.
  45. ^ a b "Chairman of the Money", New York Magazine, January 15, 2007, p. 20.
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  58. ^ plaque outside the Harlem Hospital.
  59. ^ Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago. Roy DeCarava. Accessed August 4, 2009.
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  61. ^ monument outside 730 Riverside Drive.
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