Famous People Born in Queens

Queens is the largest among five boroughs such as Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. In this city, we can see different kinds of buildings such as big mansions of the rich and the comparatively humble abodes of the upper- middle class people. This city has two world's busiest airport in it. This borough has a low unemployment rate, which shows that Queens has provided jobs to almost every citizen. The present unemployment rate is below 5%, which is considered to be only a natural friction(frictional unemployment common to every economy)

  • Peter Dutton Story
    Peter Craig Dutton is an Australian politician and a liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, in the Division of Dickson, Queensland. He also enjoyed the post of Minister of Health and Minister for Sport from 18 ...

  • John Paulson Story
    John Alfred Paulson is an American hedge fund manager heading Paulson and Co. This is a New York based investment management firm, which was started in 1994 by Paulson. He was one of the most prominent names in the investment horizon whose name figured highly in financial circ...

  • Ray Romano Story - Emmy Award Winner
    Ray Romano is an actor, voice artist, screenwriter and stand-up comedian. Romano did a voice-over for the character of 'Manny' in the film series, ‘Ice Age’. He won the Emmy Award for his role in Everybody Loves Raymond, a situational come...
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    Russell Simmons Story
    Profile Russell Simmons is a business tycoon of American origin. Simmons is the Chairman and CEO of Rush Communications and the co-founder of the hip-hop music label Def Jam. He established the clothing fashion lines ...
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    Andrew Cuomo Success Story
    Andrew Cuomo is a politician from America, hailing from the Democratic Party. He is presently the 56th Governor of New York, elected to the position in the year 2010. He is the son of Mario Cuomo, who also served as the Governor of the same state from 1983 to 1994....
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    Roy Hibbert Success Story
    Roy Hibbert is an American basketball player currently playing in NBA for Los Angeles Lakers. In 2014, he was selected to NBA All-Defensive Team 2nd Team, and is a 2-time NBA All-Star too. ...

  • Donald Trump : The New Charismatic US President
    Profile Donald John Trump is the President-elect of the United States of America and will assume office as the 45th President of the country on January 20th, 2016. He’ll be the oldest to do so, at the age of 70. He’s a billionaire who’s built seve...

In this small city, there are people with very great competency. Donald Trump is one such person who has immense self- confidence and knows all the business knacks to be a successful realtor. Immediately finishing his college education, he entered into this business. The first lesson of how to be a successful businessman was taught by his father who was also in this field. Even though he initially aspired to be a film actor, the knowledge that brain capital can be converted into money attracted him towards the real estate business.

One of the main attractions for foreigners in this borough is Flushing meadows Corona park which has a basketball court. There are close to 30 basketball leagues in and around the vicinities of Queens. Roy Hilbert is a basketball player who plays for the NBA.

Andrew Cuomo is a member of the democratic party and the present Governor of NewYork.As an efficient New York Governor, he has said no to Hydraulic fracturing. He did this as a part of environmental conservation. He has also legalized same- sex marriage.