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Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 23 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Henry Wessel, Jr.
Henry Wessel, Jr.
American photographer (1942–2018)
1942 – 2018
photographer
John Grefe
chess player (1947-2013)
1947 – 2013
chess playerauthor
Cotton Nash
Cotton Nash
American basketball and baseball player (1942–2023)
1942 – 2023
baseball playerbasketball player
Freddie Perren
American songwriter, musician, record producer (1943–2004)
1943 – 2004
songwriterrecord producercomposer
Sammy Williams
American actor (1948-2018)
1948 – 2018
television actordancerstage actor
Linda Deutsch
Linda Deutsch
American journalist (1943–2024)
1943 – 2024
journalistwriter
Mordechai Yissachar Ber Leifer
Mordechai Yissachar Ber Leifer
American rabbi
1955 – 2020
rabbi
Jack Ponti
American musician, songwriter, record producer, manager, label executive, and consultant
1958 – 2024
talent managersongwriterguitarist
Cordell Mosson
American bass guitarist (1952-2013)
1952 – 2013
guitaristmusician
Sharon Begley
Sharon Begley
American journalist
1956 – 2021
journalistcolumnist
Bob Franks
Bob Franks
American politician (1951-2010)
1951 – 2010
newspaper proprietorcampaign managerpolitician
Neal Casal
Neal Casal
American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer (1968–2019)
1968 – 2019
guitaristmusiciansinger-songwriter
Tony Siragusa
Tony Siragusa
American football player and TV personality (1967–2022)
1967 – 2022
American football playertelevision presenterbusinessperson
Denise Borino-Quinn
actress (1964-2010)
1964 – 2010
television actoractor
Michael Gerson
Michael Gerson
American political speechwriter and columnist (1964–2022)
1964 – 2022
journalistcolumnist
Leavander Johnson
American boxer (1969–2005)
1969 – 2005
boxer
Venus Xtravaganza
American performer, escort, and dancer (1965–1988)
1965 – 1988
performing artistdrag queen
Maggie Estep
American writer, musician
1963 – 2014
comics writerperformance artistnovelist
Sean Malone
Sean Malone
American musician (1970–2020)
1970 – 2020
guitaristmusician
Pavle Jovanovic
American and Serbian bobsledder (1977–2020)
1977 – 2020
bobsledder
Adam Petty
Adam Petty
American racing driver (1980–2000)
1980 – 2000
racing automobile drivermotorcycle racer
William Sanford Pennington
William Sanford Pennington
American attorney, judge and politician (1757–1826)
1757 – 1826
juristgovernorpolitician
Matthias Ogden
Matthias Ogden
American soldier and politician (1754–1791)
1754 – 1791
politician
Jane McCrea
Jane McCrea
American revolutionary death
1752 – 1777
Silas Condit
American politician (1778-1861)
1778 – 1861
politician
Timothy Matlack
Timothy Matlack
American brewer
1736 – 1829
calligrapherbrewerpolitician
David Bates Douglass
David Bates Douglass
American civil and military engineer; academic administrator; and cemetery architect (1790-1849)
1790 – 1849
botanical collectoracademiccivil engineer
James Ford
American politician
1783 – 1859
politician
Jarena Lee
Jarena Lee
American preacher
1783 – 1864
religious leaderpreacherwriter
John De Hart
John De Hart
American politician
1727 – 1795
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles Smith Olden
Charles Smith Olden
American politician, judge and lawyer (1799-1876)
1799 – 1876
governorpoliticianlawyer
Edwin Augustus Stevens
Edwin Augustus Stevens
American engineer and inventor (1795-1868)
1795 – 1868
inventorengineerbusinessperson
John L. Burns
John L. Burns
American soldier (1793–1872)
1793 – 1872
military personnel
David Howell
David Howell
American federal judge (1747-1824)
1747 – 1824
politicianlawyerjudge
John Redman Coxe
John Redman Coxe
American botanist and physician (1773 – 1864)
1773 – 1864
botanistuniversity teacherphysician
Ely Moore
Ely Moore
American congressman for New York (1798-1860)
1798 – 1860
trade unionistpoliticianphysician
James Manning
James Manning
minister (1738-1791)
1738 – 1791
Christian minister
Joel Barlow Sutherland
Joel Barlow Sutherland
American politician
1792 – 1861
lawyerpoliticianphysician
John Cadwalader
John Cadwalader
American general 1742-1786
1742 – 1786
soldier
George Bacon Wood
George Bacon Wood
American physician and university professor
1797 – 1879
university teacherphysician
John Otto
cyclist
1900 – 1966
sport cyclist
Mary Ann M'Clintock
Mary Ann M'Clintock
American suffragist and abolitionist
1800 – 1884
suffragette
Parke Godwin
Parke Godwin
United States journalist (1816-1904)
1816 – 1904
journalistwriter
Johnston Cornish
Johnston Cornish
American politician (1858-1920)
1858 – 1920
politician
George Collins Cox
George Collins Cox
American photographer (1851–1903)
1851 – 1902
photographer
John Rock
John Rock
American abolitionist
1825 – 1866
lawyerdentist
Lewis Sayre
Lewis Sayre
American physician (1820–1900)
1820 – 1900
surgeonphysician
Louis H. Carpenter
Louis H. Carpenter
American Civil War, Indian Wars, Cuban-American War Medal of Honor recipient (1839–1916)
1839 – 1916
military personnel
John Batterson Stetson
John Batterson Stetson
American hat maker (1830–1906)
1830 – 1906
inventorentrepreneur
John Winans
John Winans
American politician (1831-1907)
1831 – 1907
politicianlawyer
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