Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 22 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

James Lord
American biographer (1922-2009)
1922 – 2009
art historianbiographerwriter
John S. Ragin
American actor (1929-2013)
1929 – 2013
film actortelevision actoractor
Gresham Sykes
Sociologist and criminologist (1922-2010)
1922 – 2010
criminologistsociologistuniversity teacher
Gerald J. Wasserburg
American geologist (1927-2016)
1927 – 2016
geochemistgeophysicistastrophysicist
Lou Creekmur
Player of American football (1927-2009)
1927 – 2009
American football player
Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer (1929–2020)
1929 – 2020
jazz drummermusic educatormusician
Harry Basch
Harry Basch
actor, writer (1926-2020)
1926 – 2020
television actoractor
Robert A. Roe
Robert A. Roe
American politician (1924-2014)
1924 – 2014
politician
Frederick Kroesen
Frederick Kroesen
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1923-2020)
1923 – 2020
soldierbusinessperson
Ed Beach
American basketball player (1929–1996)
1929 – 1996
basketball player
Al Kilgore
American cartoonist (1927–1983)
1927 – 1983
artist
E.W. Swackhamer
E.W. Swackhamer
American director
1927 – 1994
film producerfilm director
Robert Wright Campbell
American screenwriter, author and actor (1927-2000)
1927 – 2000
crime fiction writernovelistwriter
Kenneth Carroll Parkes
American ornithologist (1922–2007)
1922 – 2007
ornithologistcuratorzoologist
Frank Budd
Frank Budd
American sprinter and football wide receiver (1939-2014)
1939 – 2014
American football playerCanadian football playerathletics competitor
David Bailey
David Bailey
actor (1933-2004)
1933 – 2004
film actortelevision actorwriter
Sam Most
Sam Most
American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist (1930–2013)
1930 – 2013
saxophonistflautistjazz musician
John J. Mooney
chemical engineer and inventor
1930 – 2020
chemical engineer
Morton Gurtin
American mechanical engineer
1934 – 2020
theoretical physicistuniversity teachermathematician
Ralph Strait
American actor (1936-1992)
1936 – 1992
television actoractor
Togo Palazzi
Togo Palazzi
American basketball player
1932 – 2022
basketball coachbasketball player
Nicholas
metropolitan bishop of Amissos (1936-2011)
1936 – 2011
Eastern Orthodox priest
Kreskin
Kreskin
American mentalist (1935–2024)
1935 – 2024
mentalistmagician
Leon Gast
Leon Gast
American film director (1936–2021)
1936 – 2021
film editordirectorfilm producer
Michael Angelo Saltarelli
American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (1932-2009)
1932 – 2009
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Helen Slayton-Hughes
American actress (1930–2022)
1930 – 2022
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Boris Malenko
American professional wrestler (1933-1994)
1933 – 1994
professional wrestleramateur wrestleractor
Norm Grabowski
American actor, automotive designer/builder (1933-2012)
1933 – 2012
sculptoractortelevision actor
Pat Steir
Pat Steir
artist (1938–2026)
1938 – 2026
installation artistgraphic artistuniversity teacher
Deborah Remington
American painter (1930-2010)
1930 – 2010
printmakerpainterartist
Michael Tree
Michael Tree
American musician
1934 – 2018
music educatorviolistmusician
Warren Murphy
American author, most famous as the co-creator of The Destroyer series
1933 – 2015
science fiction writernovelistreporter
Susan Stamberg
Susan Stamberg
American radio journalist (1938–2025)
1938 – 2025
journalist
Theodore J. Flicker
Playwright, theatrical producer, director, actor, screenwriter, author, and sculptor (1930-2014)
1930 – 2014
television actordirectorfilm director
Eddie Gladden
Eddie Gladden
American musician (1937–2003)
1937 – 2003
jazz musicianmusician
Darrell K. Sweet
American illustrator (1934-2011)
1934 – 2011
illustratorartist
William H. Zeliff Jr.
William H. Zeliff Jr.
American politician in New Hampshire (1936-2021)
1936 – 2021
innkeeperbusiness executivemanager
Nick Piantanida
American amateur parachute jumper (1932–1966)
1932 – 1966
skydiver
Tom Acker
Tom Acker
American baseball player (1930–2021)
1930 – 2021
baseball player
John Bergamo
American composer (1940-2013)
1940 – 2013
percussionistuniversity teachermusician
Don Schain
American film director (1941-2015)
1941 – 2015
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Jeff Torborg
Jeff Torborg
American baseball player and manager (1941–2025)
1941 – 2025
baseball player
Glenn Andreotta
Glenn Andreotta
American helicopter crew chief (1947-1968)
1947 – 1968
soldier
James Broselow
American physician and entrepreneur
1943 – 2025
docentinventorentrepreneur
Mark LaMura
Mark LaMura
actor (1948-2017)
1948 – 2017
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Dennis Locorriere
Dennis Locorriere
American musician
1949 – 2026
guitaristmusiciansinger-songwriter
Alfred Sole
Alfred Sole
American film director (1943–2022)
1943 – 2022
directorfilm directorfilm producer
Michael Lerner
Michael Lerner
American rabbi
1943 – 2024
rabbi
James Wasserman
James Wasserman
American writer
1948 – 2020
graphic designer
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