Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 18 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert C. Hendrickson
Robert C. Hendrickson
American politician (1898–1964)
1898 – 1964
board of supervisorsdiplomatpolitician
James Clement Dunn
James Clement Dunn
American diplomat (1890–1979)
1890 – 1979
diplomat
Nell Craig
Nell Craig
American actress (1891-1965)
1891 – 1965
film actoractor
Harold Giles Hoffman
Harold Giles Hoffman
American politician (1896–1954)
1896 – 1954
politician
Robert Hillyer
Robert Hillyer
American poet (1895–1961)
1895 – 1961
university teachertranslatorpoet
Seymour Parker Gilbert
Seymour Parker Gilbert
American diplomat (1892-1938)
1892 – 1938
bankerdiplomatpolitician
Abner Zwillman
American mob boss
1904 – 1959
mobstergangster
Harold Adamson
American lyricist (1906–1980)
1906 – 1980
songwriterlyricistcomposer
William Fenn
cyclist
1904 – 1980
sport cyclist
Peter W. Rodino
Peter W. Rodino
American politician (1909–2005)
1909 – 2005
managing editorpoliticianteacher
Roger Wolfe Kahn
Roger Wolfe Kahn
American composer (1907–1962)
1907 – 1962
jazz musiciansaxophonistaircraft pilot
Donald Lambert
American musician (1904–1962)
1904 – 1962
jazz musicianpianist
Donald Kirke
Donald Kirke
American actor and television actor (1901-1971)
1901 – 1971
television actoractor
Glen Schofield
Glen Schofield
American video game designer
1901
video game directortelevision producerentrepreneur
John Darrow
John Darrow
American actor
1907 – 1970
talent agentactor
Theodore Newton
Theodore Newton
American actor (1904-1963)
1904 – 1963
actor
Perry Wilson
American actress (1916-2009)
1916 – 2009
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Joe Benjamin
American musician (1919–1974)
1919 – 1974
jazz musicianmusician
Ben Carnevale
American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1915-2008)
1915 – 2008
basketball coachbasketball playermilitary officer
Art Hillhouse
American basketball player (1916–1980)
1916 – 1980
basketball player
William Roerick
William Roerick
American actor (1911-1995)
1911 – 1995
television actorstage actoractor
James B. Reuter
James B. Reuter
American-Filipino Jesuit priest (1916-2012)
1916 – 2012
journalistwriter
Benjamin Melniker
American film producer (1913–2018)
1913 – 2018
film producerexecutive producertelevision producer
Adrian Scott
Adrian Scott
American screenwriter and film producer (1912–1972)
1912 – 1972
film producerscreenwriter
Walter William Curtis
American Roman-Catholic bishop
1913 – 1997
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Hugh Reilly
Hugh Reilly
American actor (1915-1998)
1915 – 1998
television actorstage actoractor
Eddie Leonski
Eddie Leonski
American soldier and serial killer (1917–1942)
1917 – 1942
soldiercriminalserial killer
Babs Gonzales
Babs Gonzales
American singer (1919–1980)
1919 – 1980
jazz singerjazz musicianlyricist
Albert Zugsmith
director, producer and screenwriter (1910-1993)
1910 – 1993
producerdirectorfilm producer
Douglas Henderson
Douglas Henderson
American actor (1919-1978)
1919 – 1978
television actoractor
Sherry Britton
Sherry Britton
American burlesque performer (1918-2008)
1918 – 2008
danceractortelevision program
Kay Sutton
Kay Sutton
American actress (1915-1988)
1915 – 1988
film actoractor
Jane Harvey
American jazz singer
1925 – 2013
jazz singerjazz musicianmusician
Evelyn Ward
American actress (1923-2012)
1923 – 2012
television actorstage actoractor
John Mack
John Mack
American oboist (1927–2006)
1927 – 2006
music educatoroboistmusician
Dorothy Dalton
Olympic gymnast (1922-1973)
1922 – 1973
artistic gymnast
Jake Bornheimer
American basketball player (1927–1986)
1927 – 1986
basketball player
Cornelius Edward Gallagher
Cornelius Edward Gallagher
American politician (1921-2018)
1921 – 2018
politicianlawyer
Sam Moskowitz
American science fiction fan (1920-1997)
1920 – 1997
novelistscience fiction writerjournalist
Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr.
American surgeon and novelist (1924–1997)
1924 – 1997
novelistsurgeonphysician
Gerald Calabrese
American basketball player, politician (1925-2015)
1925 – 2015
basketball playerpolitician
James Colgate Cleveland
James Colgate Cleveland
American politician (1920-1995)
1920 – 1995
politicianlawyer
Joya Sherrill
American musician (1924-2010)
1924 – 2010
jazz musiciantelevision presentermusician
Vera Kistiakowsky
Vera Kistiakowsky
American physicist
1928 – 2021
physicist
Victoria Fromkin
American linguist (1923–2000)
1923 – 2000
linguistuniversity teacher
Leonard Baskin
Leonard Baskin
American artist (1922–2000)
1922 – 2000
print collectordraftspersonprintmaker
Dore Ashton
Dore Ashton
art critic (1928–2017)
1928 – 2017
art criticjournalistart historian
Suzanne Shepherd
American actress (1934–2023)
1934 – 2023
film actortelevision actordirector
Sally Rowley
Sally Rowley
American jeweler and civil rights activist (1931-2020)
1931 – 2020
street vendoraircraft pilotcivil rights advocate
Karin Stoltenberg
Norwegian politician (1931-2012)
1931 – 2012
politician
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