Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 2 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott
American actor, producer and comedian (1897–1974)
1897 – 1974
producerfilm actortelevision actor
Sandra Dee
Sandra Dee
American actress and model (1942–2005)
1942 – 2005
film actortelevision actormodel
Paul Cohen
American mathematician
1934 – 2007
logicianuniversity teachermathematician
Peter Greene
Peter Greene
American actor (1965–2025)
1965 – 2025
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
John Forsythe
John Forsythe
American film and television actor (1918–2010)
1918 – 2010
producerphilanthropistfilm actor
Edward W. Morley
Edward W. Morley
American physical chemist
1838 – 1923
university teacherchemistphysicist
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Conway
Senior Counselor to the President of the United States from 2017 to 2020
1967
pollsterpolitical advisercampaign manager
Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka
African-American writer (1934–2014)
1934 – 2014
prose writeressayistactivist
Anna Harrison
Anna Harrison
First Lady of the United States from 1841 to 1841
1775 – 1864
politician
Betsy Blair
Betsy Blair
American actress (1923–2009)
1923 – 2009
film actordancerstage actor
Jane Wyatt
Jane Wyatt
American actress (1910–2006)
1910 – 2006
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Daniel Pearl
Daniel Pearl
American journalist (1963–2002)
1963 – 2002
journalistreporterwriter
Jack Warden
Jack Warden
American actor (1920–2006)
1920 – 2006
boxerfilm actortelevision actor
Joseph Nye
Joseph Nye
American political scientist
1937 – 2025
geopolitical analystphilosopherpolitical scientist
John W. Campbell
John W. Campbell
American science fiction writer (1910–1971)
1910 – 1971
science fiction writerprose writernovelist
Charles Addams
Charles Addams
American cartoonist (1912–1988)
1912 – 1988
draftspersoncaricaturistgraphic artist
John Amos
John Amos
American actor (1939–2024)
1939 – 2024
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
James Blish
American science fiction and fantasy author (1921–1975)
1921 – 1975
science fiction writernovelistliterary critic
Henry Steel Olcott
Henry Steel Olcott
U.S. Army officer; founder of Theosophy (1832-1907)
1832 – 1907
journalistjuristlawyer
Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge
American actress and film producer (1894–1957)
1894 – 1957
film actorfilm produceractor
George Antheil
George Antheil
American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor (1900–1959)
1900 – 1959
film score composerpianistinventor
Irving Penn
Irving Penn
American photographer and photojournalist (1917–2009)
1917 – 2009
fashion photographerartistphotographer
Paul Volcker
Paul Volcker
American economist (1927-2019)
1927 – 2019
bankereconomistpolitician
Rubin Carter
Rubin Carter
American boxer (1937–2014)
1937 – 2014
boxer
Lou Costello
Lou Costello
American actor and comedian (1906–1959)
1906 – 1959
producerfilm actortelevision actor
Dick Button
Dick Button
American figure skater, sports personality, actor, lawyer (1929–2025)
1929 – 2025
figure skaterfilm actortelevision actor
Robert Smithson
American sculptor and conceptual artist (1938-1973)
1938 – 1973
art theoristland artistdraftsperson
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
American aviator and writer (1906–2001)
1906 – 2001
glider pilotdiaristaircraft pilot
Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
American singer (1933–2024)
1933 – 2024
singer
William Halsey Jr.
William Halsey Jr.
United States admiral (1882–1959)
1882 – 1959
naval officersoldier
Willie Garson
Willie Garson
American actor (1964–2021)
1964 – 2021
film actortelevision actoractor
Robert Blake
Robert Blake
American actor (1933–2023)
1933 – 2023
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
William Labov
American linguist (1927–2024)
1927 – 2024
dialectologistsociolinguistlinguist
Aarthi Aggarwal
Aarthi Aggarwal
American-born Indian actress
1984 – 2015
film actormodelactor
Daniel Quillen
Daniel Quillen
American mathematician (1940–2011)
1940 – 2011
topologistuniversity teachermathematician
Bobbi Kristina Brown
Bobbi Kristina Brown
American television personality (1993–2015), daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston
1993 – 2015
film actormodelsinger
Harold Garfinkel
Harold Garfinkel
American sociologist (1917-2011)
1917 – 2011
sociologistpedagogueuniversity teacher
Iris Chang
Iris Chang
Chinese-American journalist and author of historical books (1968–2004)
1968 – 2004
political activistjournalisthuman rights defender
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
U.S. Senator from New Jersey (1924-2013)
1924 – 2013
art collectorpoliticianbusinessperson
Brian Keith
Brian Keith
American actor (1921–1997)
1921 – 1997
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Loretta Swit
Loretta Swit
American actress (1937–2025)
1937 – 2025
actor
Michael J. Pollard
Michael J. Pollard
American actor (1939–2019)
1939 – 2019
film actortelevision actoractor
Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd
American actor, producer and director (1914–2021)
1914 – 2021
film actortelevision actordirector
Jean Acker
Jean Acker
American actress (1893–1978)
1893 – 1978
film actoractor
Herman Kahn
Herman Kahn
American futurist noted for his views on nature of thermonuclear war (1922–1983)
1922 – 1983
lobbyistfuturistmathematician
Barney Frank
Barney Frank
American politician (1940–2026)
1940 – 2026
politician
Edmund Wilson
Edmund Wilson
American writer, literary and social critic, and noted man of letters (1895-1972)
1895 – 1972
social criticessayistliterary critic
Elizabeth Peña
Elizabeth Peña
American actress (1959–2014)
1959 – 2014
film actortelevision actorfilm director
William Graham Sumner
William Graham Sumner
American sociologist (1840–1910)
1840 – 1910
political theoristphilosopheranthropologist
David Dinkins
David Dinkins
106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1994
1927 – 2020
juristpoliticianmayor
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