Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 13 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Stubbins Ffirth
American physician
1782 – 1820
physician
John Lambert
John Lambert
American politician from New Jersey (1746-1823)
1746 – 1823
politician
Robert L. Stevens
Robert L. Stevens
American railroad pioneer
1787 – 1856
railway engineerinventorengineer
George M. Robeson
George M. Robeson
New Jersey politician, United States Representative (1829-1897)
1829 – 1897
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Joel Parker
Joel Parker
American politician (1816-1888)
1816 – 1888
prosecutorjuristgovernor
James B. Howell
James B. Howell
American politician, Iowa (1816-1880)
1816 – 1880
politicianlawyer
Henry Hurd Rusby
American botanist, pharmacist and explorer (1855-1940)
1855 – 1940
scientific collectorethnobotanistbotanist
William Still
William Still
American activist, abolitionist, historian, and businessman (1821–1902)
1821 – 1902
activistabolitionisthistorian
Archibald Alexander Hodge
Archibald Alexander Hodge
American Presbyterian leader
1823 – 1886
university teachertheologian
Lawrence Barrett
Lawrence Barrett
American stage actor (1838-1891)
1838 – 1891
directorstage actoractor
John W. Griggs
John W. Griggs
American politician (1849-1927)
1849 – 1927
juristgovernorpolitician
William E. Purcell
William E. Purcell
United States Senator from North Dakota (1856-1928)
1856 – 1928
politicianlawyer
Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson
Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson
author (1858–1942)
1858 – 1942
journalistnovelistwriter
Ardolph L. Kline
Ardolph L. Kline
American politician (1858–1930)
1858 – 1930
politician
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Amos Alonzo Stagg
American football player and coach (1862–1965)
1862 – 1965
American football playerbaseball playerbasketball coach
William Sulzer
William Sulzer
American politician and lawyer (1863–1941)
1863 – 1941
juristgovernorpolitician
Billy Hamilton
Billy Hamilton
American baseball player (1866-1940)
1866 – 1940
baseball player
Frank Hall
sport shooter (1865-1939)
1865 – 1939
sport shooter
Frederick Judd Waugh
Frederick Judd Waugh
American artist (1861-1940)
1861 – 1940
painter
Simon Lake
Simon Lake
American inventor (1866–1945)
1866 – 1945
submarinerdesign engineerinventor
Samuel Taylor Darling
Samuel Taylor Darling
American scientist (1872-1925)
1872 – 1925
pathologistbotanistphysician
A. Harry Moore
A. Harry Moore
American politician, and three-term Governor of New Jersey (1877-1952)
1877 – 1952
juristgovernorpolitician
Billy Quirk
Billy Quirk
actor (1873-1926)
1873 – 1926
actor
Clarence Platt
Clarence Platt
American sport shooter
1873 – 1941
sport shooter
Julian Schmitz
gymnast (1881-1943)
1881 – 1943
artistic gymnast
W. Warren Barbour
W. Warren Barbour
American politician (1888-1943)
1888 – 1943
boxerpoliticianbusinessperson
Henry Kent Hewitt
Henry Kent Hewitt
United States admiral (1887-1972)
1887 – 1972
military officer
Leila Bennett
Leila Bennett
American actress (1892-1965)
1892 – 1965
film actoractor
Anna Luther
Anna Luther
American actress (1897-1960)
1897 – 1960
film actoractor
Gordon Hollingshead
American film director and producer (1892-1952)
1892 – 1952
film producerfilm directoractor
Eugene Jolas
American-French literary critic and translator (1894–1952)
1894 – 1952
literary criticcriticlinguist
Grandon Rhodes
Grandon Rhodes
American actor (1904-1987)
1904 – 1987
television actoractor
Dayton Lummis
Dayton Lummis
American actor (1903-1988)
1903 – 1988
film actortelevision actorrancher
Bill Raisch
Bill Raisch
American dancer and actor (1905-1984)
1905 – 1984
film actordancertelevision actor
Harold Norman Moldenke
American botanist (1909-1996)
1909 – 1996
scientific collectorbotanical collectorbotanist
Nina Romano
Nina Romano
American actress (1901-1966)
1901 – 1966
film actorstage actoractor
James Flynn
American fencer (1907-2000)
1907 – 2000
fencer
Teresa Demjanovich
Teresa Demjanovich
Beatified American Sister of Charity (1901–1927)
1901 – 1927
nun
Fred A. Hartley, Jr.
Fred A. Hartley, Jr.
American politician (1902-1969)
1902 – 1969
politician
Goose Goslin
Goose Goslin
American baseball player (1900-1971)
1900 – 1971
baseball player
John S. Wold
John S. Wold
American politician (1916-2017)
1916 – 2017
politician
Floyd Haskell
Floyd Haskell
American politician (1916-1998)
1916 – 1998
politicianlawyer
John G. Morris
American photographer (1916-2017)
1916 – 2017
journalistphotojournalistpicture editor
Norman Tokar
American film director, actor (1919-1979)
1919 – 1979
directorfilm producerfilm director
Dennis James
Dennis James
actor, television personality, game show host, announcer (1917-1997)
1917 – 1997
film actortelevision actoractor
Ossie Schectman
American basketball player (1919-2013)
1919 – 2013
basketball player
Bibi Osterwald
Bibi Osterwald
American actress (1918-2002)
1918 – 2002
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Tony Aless
Tony Aless
Jazz pianist (1921-1985)
1921 – 1985
jazz musicianpianist
Marge Roukema
Marge Roukema
American politician (1929-2014)
1929 – 2014
politicianteacher
Carolyn Gold Heilbrun
Carolyn Gold Heilbrun
novelist (1926-2003)
1926 – 2003
feministliterary scholarnon-fiction writer
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