9. Larry David, Vince Lombardi, and Judy Sheindlin all called Sheepshead Bay home
Sheepshead Bay boasts many famous former and current residents, from TV personalities to famous athletes. Larry David was born and raised in a co-op apartment in Sheepshead Bay. Born to a German father and a Polish-Jewish mother, the comedian behind Seinfeld attended the now-defunct Sheepshead Bay High School. he left the neighborhood to attend the University of Maryland and enlist in the Army. David returned to his childhood home in 2015, which he hadn’t visited in half a century, describing in a 60 Minutes episode how he lived next to his aunt, uncle, and cousins in a crowded and loud apartment.
Judith Sheindlin, known better as Judge Judy, was also born and raised in Sheepshead Bay in a German-Russian-Jewish home. Her father was a dentist while her mother was an office manager. She graduated from James Madison High School in Midwood, which was also attended by Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer. The late Vince Lombardi, former head coach of the Green Bay Packers, grew up on 2542 E. 14th St. and sometimes helped his father at the family’s local barbershop. The drummer and bandleader Buddy Rich also got his musical start growing up in Sheepshead Bay.