Why Famous:Best known by his stage name, MCA, Yauch was one of the founders of the hip hop group, Beastie Boys, along with Mike D and Adam Horovitz.
They are Billboard's best-selling rap group ever, releasing albums from 1986 until Yauch's early death from cancer in 2012. The band disbanded out of respect to Yauch.
Yauch also occasionally used the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér.
Born: August 5, 1964 Birthplace:Brooklyn, New York, USA
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