Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 11 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Franco Harris
Franco Harris
American football player (1950–2022)
1950 - 2022
American football player
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
American mastering engineer (1954–2017)
1954 - 2017
mastering engineer
Jacklyn Zeman
Jacklyn Zeman
American actress (1953–2023)
1953 - 2023
television actoractor
Stephanie Adams
Stephanie Adams
American model and murderer (1970-2018)
1970 - 2018
modelPlayboy Playmateastrologer
William Pennington
William Pennington
American politician (1796-1862)
1796 - 1862
juristgovernorpolitician
George Prevost
George Prevost
British soldier and colonial administrator (1767-1816)
1767 - 1816
diplomatmilitary officerpolitician
Richard Varick
Richard Varick
American politician and military officer (1753–1831)
1753 - 1831
politicianlawyer
Frederick Frelinghuysen
Frederick Frelinghuysen
United States general and senator (1753-1804)
1753 - 1804
military officerpoliticianlawyer
James Schureman
James Schureman
American merchant and politician (1756-1824)
1756 - 1824
politician
Oliver H. Smith
Oliver H. Smith
American politician (1794-1859)
1794 - 1859
politicianlawyerwriter
Jacob Burnet
Jacob Burnet
American politician (1770-1853)
1770 - 1853
politicianlawyerjudge
William Dunlap
William Dunlap
American dramatist, painter, and historian (1766–1839)
1766 - 1839
art historiantheatre managertheatrical producer
Richard Stockton
Richard Stockton
American politician (1764-1828)
1764 - 1828
politicianlawyer
Harris Flanagin
Harris Flanagin
governor of Arkansas from 1862 to 1864, and in exile from 1864 to 1865 (1817–1874)
1817 - 1874
juristgovernorcolonel
John S. Hager
John S. Hager
American politician (1818-1890)
1818 - 1890
politicianlawyerjudge
Borden Parker Bowne
American philosopher (1847–1910)
1847 - 1910
philosophertheologianwriter
George Bruce Halsted
George Bruce Halsted
American mathematician (1853–1922)
1853 - 1922
university teachermathematiciantranslator
Alice Barber Stephens
Alice Barber Stephens
American artist (1858-1932)
1858 - 1932
printmakerpainterillustrator
Eva Watson-Schütze
Eva Watson-Schütze
American photographer and painter (1867-1935)
1867 - 1935
painterphotographer
Edward Irving Edwards
Edward Irving Edwards
New Jersey politician (1863-1931)
1863 - 1931
juristgovernorpolitician
Emilie Martin
American mathematician (1869-1936)
1869 - 1936
mathematician
William Martin
American sport shooter (1866–1931)
1866 - 1931
sport shooter
Charles W. Billings
Charles W. Billings
sport shooter
1866 - 1928
sport shooterpolitician
Lillian Langdon
Lillian Langdon
American actress (1860–1943)
1860 - 1943
film actoractor
Louis Eilshemius
Louis Eilshemius
American artist (1864-1941)
1864 - 1941
draftspersonpainter
Matilda Browne
Matilda Browne
American painter (1869-1947)
1869 - 1947
pastellistpainter
Walter Evans-Wentz
Walter Evans-Wentz
anthropologist, orientalist, writer (1878-1965)
1878 - 1965
folkloristanthropologistwriter
Beekman Winthrop
Beekman Winthrop
Governor of Puerto Rico (1874–1940)
1874 - 1940
bankerjuristgovernor
Clara Maass
Clara Maass
American nurse
1876 - 1901
nurse
Flora Parker DeHaven
Flora Parker DeHaven
American actress (1883-1950)
1883 - 1950
film actordancerstage actor
Alice Huyler Ramsey
Alice Huyler Ramsey
American driver (1886–1983)
1886 - 1983
driver
Alexander Kolowrat
Alexander Kolowrat
Austrian film producer (1886-1927)
1886 - 1927
racing automobile driverfilm producerdirector
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
American actor (1884-1962)
1884 - 1962
actor
Eddie Collins
American actor (1883–1940)
1883 - 1940
voice actorcomedianactor
Nick Lucas
Nick Lucas
American jazz musician (1897–1982)
1897 - 1982
jazz musicianjazz guitaristmusician
A. Elizabeth Adams
A. Elizabeth Adams
American zoologist
1892 - 1962
university teacherzoologist
Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer
1918 - 2011
jazz musician
Pete DePaolo
Pete DePaolo
American racing driver (1898-1980)
1898 - 1980
racing automobile driverNASCAR team owner
Harry Tierney
Harry Tierney
American musical theatre composer (1890–1965)
1890 - 1965
pianistcomposerscreenwriter
Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole
American musician (1909–1981)
1909 - 1981
bandleadermusiciandrummer
George Platt Lynes
American photographer (1907-1955)
1907 - 1955
fashion photographerphotographer
Charles R. Jackson
Charles R. Jackson
Novelist, radio and television writer (1903–1968)
1903 - 1968
novelistjournalistbookseller
Clifford P. Case
Clifford P. Case
American politician (1904-1982)
1904 - 1982
trusteecouncil memberlawyer
Harold Brewster
field hockey player (1903-1994)
1903 - 1994
field hockey player
Arthur Space
Arthur Space
actor (1908-1983)
1908 - 1983
television actorstage actoractor
Frank Haubold
Olympic gymnast
1906 - 1985
artistic gymnast
Ted Fio Rito
Ted Fio Rito
American composer, orchestra leader, and keyboardist (1900–1971)
1900 - 1971
jazz musicianbandleadersongwriter
Corliss Lamont
Corliss Lamont
American activist (1902–1995)
1902 - 1995
philosopherhuman rights defenderpolitician
Herbert Girton Deignan
Herbert Girton Deignan
ornithologist (1906-1968)
1906 - 1968
scientific collectorornithologistzoologist
Peter Leeds
Peter Leeds
American actor (1917-1996)
1917 - 1996
television actorvoice actorstage actor
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