Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 12 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney
American actor (1916-1972)
1916 – 1972
television actoractor
Herbie Fields
Herbie Fields
American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1919–1958)
1919 – 1958
jazz musiciansaxophonistbandleader
Wang Yung-ching
Wang Yung-ching
Taiwanese plastics entrepreneur (1917–2008)
1917 – 2008
entrepreneur
Harrison A. Williams
Harrison A. Williams
American politician (1919-2001)
1919 – 2001
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Julian Bigelow
Julian Bigelow
American computer scientist (1913-2003)
1913 – 2003
engineercomputer scientist
Anna Karen Morrow
actress (1914–2009)
1914 – 2009
film actormodeltelevision actor
Dean Cetrulo
fencer (1919–2010)
1919 – 2010
fencer
Leslie Fiedler
Leslie Fiedler
American literary critic (1917–2003)
1917 – 2003
scholar of Englishliterary criticjournalist
Liam Dunn
Liam Dunn
American actor (1916-1976)
1916 – 1976
television actoractor
Meredith Gourdine
American long jumper and engineer (1929–1998)
1929 – 1998
athletics competitorphysicistengineer
Theo Colborn
Theo Colborn
American ecologist (1927–2014)
1927 – 2014
ecologistendocrinologistenvironmentalist
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich
American politician (1921–2013)
1921 – 2013
politician
Jimmy Lydon
Jimmy Lydon
actor and television producer (1923–2022)
1923 – 2022
television actorfilm actorfilm producer
Connie Simmons
Connie Simmons
American basketball player (1925–1989)
1925 – 1989
basketball player
Seymour Bernstein
Seymour Bernstein
American pianist, composer, and teacher (1927-2026)
1927 – 2026
pianistauthorteacher
Howard Unruh
American mass murderer
1921 – 2009
spree killermilitary personnel
Morton Stevens
American film score composer (1929-1991)
1929 – 1991
film score composercomposeractor
Robert Ellenstein
Robert Ellenstein
actor, director (1923-2010)
1923 – 2010
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Tommy DeVito
Tommy DeVito
American musician (1928-2020)
1928 – 2020
guitaristsinger
Joe Albany
American pianist (1924–1988)
1924 – 1988
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Dory Previn
American musician (1925-2012)
1925 – 2012
lyricistmusiciansinger-songwriter
Dan Barry
cartoonist (1923-1997)
1923 – 1997
comics writercomics artist
John Severin
artist (1921–2012)
1921 – 2012
cartoonistcomics artistillustrator
Robert N. Butler
Robert N. Butler
American academic (1927–2010)
1927 – 2010
gerontologistuniversity teacherpsychiatrist
William Andre
modern pentathlete
1931 – 2019
pentathletemodern pentathlete
Frank Chapot
American equestrian
1932 – 2016
show jumper
Dolores Alexander
writer and activist (1931-2008)
1931 – 2008
women's rights activistrestaurateurjournalist
Nancy Dorian
American linguist
1936 – 2024
linguistanthropologistuniversity teacher
Donald Martino
American composer (1931-2005)
1931 – 2005
music educatormusic theoristuniversity teacher
Tom Waddell
Founder of Gay Games (1937–1987)
1937 – 1987
athletics competitorphysician
Jane Rule
Jane Rule
Canadian novelist (1931–2007)
1931 – 2007
novelistuniversity teacherwriter
Richie Regan
Richie Regan
American basketball player-coach
1930 – 2002
basketball coachbasketball player
Susan Morrow
Susan Morrow
actress (1931-1985)
1931 – 1985
film actoractor
Jim Bouton
Jim Bouton
American baseball player (1939–2019)
1939 – 2019
baseball playerjournalist
Florence Sally Horner
Florence Sally Horner
Kidnapped American child
1937 – 1952
Richie Cole
Richie Cole
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1948–2020)
1948 – 2020
jazz saxophonistrecording artistsaxophonist
Rusty Hamer
Rusty Hamer
actor (1947-1990)
1947 – 1990
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Paul Tagliabue
Paul Tagliabue
5th Commissioner of the National Football League (1940–2025)
1940 – 2025
basketball playerlawyer
Hugh McCracken
American session musician (1942-2013)
1942 – 2013
mandolinistguitaristmusician
Walter Olkewicz
American actor (1948–2021)
1948 – 2021
television actoractor
Taurean Blacque
Taurean Blacque
American actor (1940–2022)
1940 – 2022
television actorstage actor
Floyd Vivino
Floyd Vivino
American actor
1951 – 2026
television actortelevision presenteractor
Donald Payne Jr.
Donald Payne Jr.
American politician (1958–2024)
1958 – 2024
politician
John P. O'Neill
John P. O'Neill
American counter-terrorism expert
1952 – 2001
special agentexpert
Stephen Lee
American actor (1955-2014)
1955 – 2014
television actoractor
Carman
Carman
American Contemporary Christian music singer
1956 – 2021
musiciansinger
Luther Martin
Luther Martin
American politician and leading Anti-Federalist (1748–1826)
1748 – 1826
juristlawyerpolitician
Wilson Price Hunt
Wilson Price Hunt
American pioneer
1783 – 1842
explorer
Garret Dorset Wall
Garret Dorset Wall
American politician (1783-1850)
1783 – 1850
military officerpoliticianlawyer
David G. Burnet
David G. Burnet
early politician within the Republic of Texas (1788-1870)
1788 – 1870
politician
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