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Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 1 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
President of the United States (1885–89; 1893–97)
1837 – 1908
sheriffstatespersonexecutioner
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
American singer, actress, and film producer (1963–2012)
1963 – 2012
recording artistfilm actortelevision actor
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
American singer and actor (1915–1998)
1915 – 1998
producerjazz musicianactivist
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
American poet and writer (1926–1997)
1926 – 1997
diaristautobiographerlibrettist
James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini
American actor (1961–2013)
1961 – 2013
film actortelevision actoractor
Philip Roth
Philip Roth
American novelist (1933–2018)
1933 – 2018
science fiction writeressayistnovelist
James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper
American writer (1789–1851)
1789 – 1851
novelistchildren's writerbiographer
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
American writer (1923–2007)
1923 – 2007
essayistfilm editordirector
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017)
1926 – 2017
vaudeville performerfilm screenwriterhumanitarian
Paul Auster
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
1947 – 2024
film screenwriterlinguistautobiographer
Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr
vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, lived (1756–1836)
1756 – 1836
bretteurmilitary officerjurist
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker
American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967)
1893 – 1967
literary criticdialogue writercolumnist
Frederick Reines
Frederick Reines
American physicist (1918–1998)
1918 – 1998
university teacherphysicist
William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams
American poet (1883-1963)
1883 – 1963
autobiographerliterary criticphysician writer
Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist
1871 – 1900
novelistbaseball playerjournalist
Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta
American actor (1954–2022)
1954 – 2022
film actorfilm produceractor
Alfred Kinsey
Alfred Kinsey
American sexologist (1894–1956)
1894 – 1956
scientific collectorsex educatorsociologist
Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson
American fiction writer (1926–2013)
1926 – 2013
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef
American actor (1925–1989)
1925 – 1989
film actortelevision actordancer
Connie Francis
Connie Francis
American singer and actress (1937–2025)
1937 – 2025
film actortelevision actorauthor
Andrea Dworkin
Andrea Dworkin
American feminist writer (1946–2005)
1946 – 2005
feministwomen's rights activistessayist
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange
American photojournalist (1895-1965)
1895 – 1965
documentarianjournalistphotojournalist
Joshua Lederberg
Joshua Lederberg
American molecular biologist (1925–2008)
1925 – 2008
artificial intelligence researchermolecular biologistmicrobiologist
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
American actor (1932–2008)
1932 – 2008
film actorboxertelevision actor
Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984)
1904 – 1984
orchestra leaderautobiographerjazz musician
Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint
American actress (born 1924)
1924
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976)
1898 – 1976
musicologistAmerican football playeractivist
Nicholas Murray Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler
American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862-1947)
1862 – 1947
opinion journalistpacifistphilosopher
Garret Hobart
Garret Hobart
vice president of the United States from 1897 to 1899
1844 – 1899
politicianlawyer
Virginia Apgar
Virginia Apgar
American obstetrical anesthesiologist (1909-1974)
1909 – 1974
pediatricianuniversity teacheranesthesiologist
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Scalia
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016
1936 – 2016
professorjuristlawyer
Christina Grimmie
Christina Grimmie
singer (1994 - 2016)
1994 – 2016
recording artistYouTuberfilm director
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962)
1892 – 1962
film actortelevision actortheatre director
Bill Evans
Bill Evans
American jazz pianist (1929–1980)
1929 – 1980
jazz pianistjazz musicianbandleader
Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett
American actress (1910–1990)
1910 – 1990
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Dickinson W. Richards
Dickinson W. Richards
American physician, Nobel Prize recipient (1895-1973)
1895 – 1973
internistphysiologistresearcher
Alfred Stieglitz
Alfred Stieglitz
American photographer (1864–1946)
1864 – 1946
photography criticgalleristpublisher
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990)
1924 – 1990
jazz musicianpianistsinger
Valerie Solanas
Valerie Solanas
American radical feminist and author (1936-1988)
1936 – 1988
feministwomen's rights activistfilm actor
Alice Paul
Alice Paul
American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)
1885 – 1977
women's rights activistjuristsuffragette
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
United States Army general (1934–2012)
1934 – 2012
army officer
Ricky Nelson
Ricky Nelson
American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor
1940 – 1985
recording artisttelevision actorguitarist
Wally Schirra
Wally Schirra
American astronaut (1923–2007)
1923 – 2007
autobiographerUnited States Naval Aviatormilitary flight engineer
John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy
American serial killer (1942–1994)
1942 – 1994
painterserial killerclown
Alfred L. Kroeber
Alfred L. Kroeber
American anthropologist (1876–1960)
1876 – 1960
sociologistlinguistanthropologist
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
1933 – 2023
jazz musiciansaxophonistcomposer
Mel Ferrer
Mel Ferrer
American actor, director and producer (1917–2008)
1917 – 2008
producerfilm directordirector
Robert Sheckley
Robert Sheckley
American writer (1928–2005)
1928 – 2005
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Howard H. Aiken
Howard H. Aiken
pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer (1900-1973)
1900 – 1973
consultantuniversity teachermathematician
Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden
American actor (1916–1986)
1916 – 1986
autobiographerfilm actormodel
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