Fort Hamilton High School (HS 490) is a

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, under the jurisdiction of the

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. Students in

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, Sunset Park and Dyker Heights are zoned to Fort Hamilton HS. It is named for the army garrison at

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. Ground was broken by then mayor

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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

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, and American University * Vincent J. Gentile (born 1959, class of 1977), former

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and former State Senator *

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, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer *

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(1948–1992), actor and

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-winning songwriter * Letitia James (born 1958), lawyer and politician, current Attorney General of New York and former City Public Advocate; the first African-American and second woman to hold each of those posts. * Jaiquawn Jarrett (born 1989), former 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' *

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(born 1959), retired NBA player.Johnson, Roy S
"Sibling Rivalry in the N.B.A."
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'', November 9, 1982. Accessed November 23, 2020. "Bernard does not find this contrast in their playing styles odd, despite the fact that they are both products of the same coach at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn. 'You tend to play the way that you were coached, or the way you were used, early in your career,' he said. Because of the three-year age difference, Bernard and Albert were not close when they were young." *

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(born 1956), retired NBA All-star *

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(1975-2021), former Major League baseball player * Christopher J. Mega (1930–2011), lawyer and politician, former

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, former State Senator, and former State Assemblyman. *

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(born 1945), longtime basketball head coach at USMMA,

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, and

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. *

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. * Neil M. Stevenson (1930–2009), rear admiral, former Chief of U.S. Navy Chaplains *

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(2014-2018); the first woman to hold either post.

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