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Fort Hamilton High School (HS 490) is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, United States, under the jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Education. Students in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park and Dyker Heights are zoned to Fort Hamilton HS. It is named for the Army garrison at Fort Hamilton.
Ground was broken by then mayor Fiorello LaGuardia on September 23, 1940 and the school opened at 8301 Shore Road on September 8, 1941 at the location of the former Crescent Athletic Country Club.
Notable alumni
Stephen Antonakos (1926–2013), sculptor known for his abstract sculptures and for being a pioneer in the use of neon in art
Bill Antonello (1927–1933), Major League Baseball (MLB) player
James Fyfe (1942–2005), criminologist and professor of criminal justice at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Temple University and American University
Vincent J. Gentile (born 1959, class of 1977), New York City Councilman and State Senator
Jephté Guillaume, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer
Paul Jabara (1948–1992), actor and Academy Award-winning songwriter
Letitia James (born 1958), lawyer, politician, Attorney General of New York and City Public Advocate; the first African-American and first woman to hold each of those posts
Jaiquawn Jarrett (born 1989), NFL safety for the New York Jets
Bruce Johannesson (born 1962), lead guitarist for the rock band Poison under the stage name 'C.C. DeVille'
Albert King (born 1959), National Basketball Association (NBA) player
Bernard King (born 1956), NBA All-Star
Frank Layden (born 1932), coach and executive of the NBA's Utah Jazz
Julio Lugo (1975–2021), MLB player
Christopher J. Mega (1930–2011), lawyer, politician, New York Supreme Court Justice, State Senator and State Assemblyman
Danny Nee (born 1945), longtime basketball head coach at USMMA, Duquesne University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Ohio University
Lana Parrilla (born 1977), actress best known for Once Upon a Time
George Preti (1944–2020), analytical organic chemist whose research focused on the nature, origin, and functional significance of human odors
Fred Samara (born 1950), competitor in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Neil M. Stevenson (1930–2009), rear admiral, Chief of U.S. Navy Chaplains
Janet Yellen (born 1946, class of 1963), economist, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Chair of the Federal Reserve (2014–2018); the first woman to hold either post
References
External links
Official website
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- Alexander Hamilton
- Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
- Hamilton (musikal)
- Hamilton (film 2020)
- Bapak Pendiri Amerika Serikat
- The Federalist Papers
- Daftar perguruan tinggi di Amerika Serikat
- Harry, Adipati Sussex
- Linkin Park
- Ateez
- Fort Hamilton High School
- List of high schools in New York City
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- Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
- Lana Parrilla
- Luke Guldan
- Fort Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Juliya Chernetsky
- Julio Lugo
- Janet Yellen