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Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 14 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Peter Elias
pioneer of information theory (1923-2001)
1923 – 2001
computer scientist
Bob Merrill
American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter (1921-1998)
1921 – 1998
librettistlyricistsongwriter
Lawrence Low
sailor (1920-1996)
1920 – 1996
sailor
James R. Arnold
James R. Arnold
American chemist (1923–2012)
1923 – 2012
chemistastronomer
Herbert R. Axelrod
American ichthyologist (1927–2017)
1927 – 2017
patron of the artsichthyologistcollector
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
American actor, born 1926 (1926–2022)
1926 – 2022
television actorfilm actoractor
Butch van Breda Kolff
Butch van Breda Kolff
American basketball player and coach (1922–2007)
1922 – 2007
basketball coachbasketball player
Richard Easterlin
American economist
1926 – 2024
researcheruniversity teachereconomist
Yolande Donlan
Yolande Donlan
American actress (1920-2014)
1920 – 2014
film actorstage actoractor
Carl Neumann Degler
American historian (1921–2014)
1921 – 2014
university teacherhistorian
Grace Mirabella
American magazine editor
1929 – 2021
fashion editorjournalist
Dorothy Gilman
American spy fiction writer (1923–2012)
1923 – 2012
children's writernovelistwriter
Jack Dennis
Jack Dennis
American computer scientist
1931 – 2026
electrical engineeruniversity teacherengineer
Richard Holmes
American organist (1931–1991)
1931 – 1991
jazz musicianbandleadermusician
Johnny Saxton
Johnny Saxton
American boxer (1930–2008)
1930 – 2008
boxer
Salome Bey
Salome Bey
American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress (1933-2020)
1933 – 2020
recording artistjazz musiciansongwriter
Herb Kelleher
Herb Kelleher
American businessman (1931–2019)
1931 – 2019
founderchief executive officerchairperson
Glen Foster
American sailor (1930–1999)
1930 – 1999
sailor
Richard Zimmer
Richard Zimmer
American politician
1944 – 2025
politicianlawyer
Janine Pommy Vega
American poet and activist (1942-2010)
1942 – 2010
autobiographertranslatorpoet
Janet Kagan
American science fiction author (1946–2008)
1946 – 2008
short story writerscience fiction writernovelist
Julia Reichert
Julia Reichert
American film director and film producer (1946–2022)
1946 – 2022
film directorfilm producerdocumentary filmmaker
Skip O'Brien
American actor (1950-2011)
1950 – 2011
film actortelevision actoractor
Benedict Gross
Benedict Gross
American mathematician (1950–2025)
1950 – 2025
university teachermathematicianscientist
Bernard Kerik
Bernard Kerik
former NYC police commissioner and convicted felon
1955 – 2025
prison warden
Emmanuel Yarborough
American mixed martial artist (1964-2015)
1964 – 2015
American football playermixed martial arts fighterrikishi
Romanthony
American record producer and singer (1967–2013)
1967 – 2013
musicianrecord producersinger
Keith Loneker
Keith Loneker
American actor (1971-2017)
1971 – 2017
American football playertelevision actoractor
Marcy Borders
subject of iconic 9/11 photograph
1973 – 2015
civil servant
Sammi Kane Kraft
actress, musician (1992-2012)
1992 – 2012
baseball playerfilm actoractor
Isaac Halstead Williamson
Isaac Halstead Williamson
American politician (1767-1844)
1767 – 1844
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Thomas Henderson
American politician from New Jersey (1743-1824)
1743 – 1824
soldierMajorgovernor
Molly Pitcher
Molly Pitcher
Woman soldier in American Revolutionary War (1754-1832)
1744 – 1832
military personnel
Ephraim Bateman
Ephraim Bateman
American politician (1780-1829)
1780 – 1829
politician
John Henderson
John Henderson
lawyer and U.S. Senator from Mississippi (1797-1857)
1797 – 1857
politicianlawyer
Aaron Kitchell
American politician (1744-1820)
1744 – 1820
politician
Jacob W. Miller
Jacob W. Miller
American politician (1800-1862)
1800 – 1862
juristpoliticianlawyer
William Ruschenberger
William Ruschenberger
United States Navy officer and naturalist (1807-1895)
1807 – 1895
explorerbotanistsurgeon
Richard Stockton Field
Richard Stockton Field
United States Senator from New Jersey, and later a United States federal judge
1803 – 1870
politicianlawyerjudge
Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier
Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier
American physician
1813 – 1888
gynecologistsuffragettephysician
Rodman McCamley Price
Rodman McCamley Price
Governor of New Jersey (1816-1894)
1816 – 1894
military officerjuristgovernor
John C. Ten Eyck
John C. Ten Eyck
United States Senator from New Jersey (1814-1879)
1814 – 1879
politicianlawyer
Samuel Gibbs French
Samuel Gibbs French
Confederate Army general (1818–1910)
1818 – 1910
military personnel
John Kean
John Kean
New Jersey politician, United States Senator (1852-1914)
1852 – 1914
politicianlawyer
James Walter Wall
James Walter Wall
American politician (1820–1872)
1820 – 1872
politicianlawyer
Joachim, 4th Prince Murat
Joachim, 4th Prince Murat
Major-General in the French Army (1834–1901)
1834 – 1901
military personnel
Thomas W. Osborn
Thomas W. Osborn
Union United States Army officer (1833–1898)
1833 – 1898
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Franklin Murphy
Franklin Murphy
American politician (1846-1920)
1846 – 1920
Oberleutnantgovernorpolitician
Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
American architect (1847–1918)
1847 – 1918
architect
Simon B. Conover
Simon B. Conover
American politician (1840–1908)
1840 – 1908
politician
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