Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 27 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

William Beck
American cyclist (1894-1975)
1894 – 1975
sport cyclist
Sophia Hennion Eckerson
Sophia Hennion Eckerson
American botanist (1866-1954)
1866 – 1954
botanist
Frank Tripucka
Frank Tripucka
American football player (1927-2013)
1927 – 2013
American football playerCanadian football player
Nathan M. Newmark
Nathan M. Newmark
American engineer (1910–1981)
1910 – 1981
civil engineer
Ken Murray
Ken Murray
American basketball player (1928–2008)
1928 – 2008
basketball player
Thomas Barlow
American basketball player (1896-1983)
1896 – 1983
basketball player
Bernice Falk Haydu
Bernice Falk Haydu
aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot
1920 – 2021
aircraft pilot
P. Roy Vagelos
P. Roy Vagelos
American biochemist
1929
biochemistphysician
Robert T. Stevens
Robert T. Stevens
United States Secretary of the Army (1899–1983)
1899 – 1983
businessperson
Vaughan Kester
Vaughan Kester
U.S. novelist (1869–1911)
1869 – 1911
novelistjournalistwriter
Patsy Garrett
American actress and singer (1921-2015)
1921 – 2015
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
John L. Burns
John L. Burns
American soldier (1793–1872)
1793 – 1872
military personnel
Levin Hicks Campbell
Levin Hicks Campbell
United States federal judge from Massachusetts
1927
lawyerpoliticianjudge
James Fairman Fielder
James Fairman Fielder
American politician and Governor of New Jersey (1867–1954)
1867 – 1954
juristgovernorpolitician
Louis Manna
Louis Manna
American mobster
1929
gangster
David Ogden Watkins
David Ogden Watkins
American mayor (1862-1938)
1862 – 1938
juristgovernorpolitician
Tommy Byrnes
Tommy Byrnes
Professional basketball player (1923-1981)
1923 – 1981
basketball player
Isaac M. Laddon
Isaac M. Laddon
American aircraft designer
1894 – 1976
military flight engineerengineer
Margherita Marchione
American Roman Catholic nun, teacher and writer (1922–2021)
1922 – 2021
philosopherbiographernun
Jack Hewson
American basketball player (1924–2012)
1924 – 2012
basketball playerdentist
Herb Scherer
American basketball player (1929–2012)
1929 – 2012
basketball player
George F. Houston
American actor and singer (1896-1944)
1896 – 1944
stage actorsingeractor
Albert Ritz
Albert Ritz
American actor and comedian (1901-1965)
1901 – 1965
film actoractor
Otway Herbert
Otway Herbert
British Army general (1901-1984)
1901 – 1984
military personnel
Edward L. O'Neill
Edward L. O'Neill
American politician (1903-1948)
1903 – 1948
politician
Francis Joseph Meehan
Francis Joseph Meehan
American diplomat
1924 – 2022
diplomat
Chip Berlet
Chip Berlet
American political analyst
1949 – 2026
photojournalistjournalistphotographer
Eddie Mannix
Eddie Mannix
American film executive (1891-1963)
1891 – 1963
film producer
Marc Behm
American actor and writer (1925-2007)
1925 – 2007
writeractorscreenwriter
Clifford Ross Powell
American politician
1893 – 1973
politician
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
American actor (1891-1956)
1891 – 1956
film actoractor
Allen M. Davey
Allen M. Davey
American cinematographer (1894-1946)
1894 – 1946
cinematographer
Melbourne MacDowell
Melbourne MacDowell
American actor (1856-1941)
1856 – 1941
film actorstage actoractor
Bill Parker
writer (1899–1963)
1899 – 1963
film editorcomics artist
Edward W. Veitch
American computer scientist (1924-2013)
1924 – 2013
computer scientistmathematician
William Francis Magie
William Francis Magie
American physicist (1858–1943)
1858 – 1943
physicist
Edwin Mills
American economist (1928–2021)
1928 – 2021
university teachereconomist
Adam Humer
Adam Humer
officer of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of Poland, communist criminal (1908–2001)
1908 – 2001
military officerpolitician
Harry Carroll
Harry Carroll
American songwriter, pianist and composer
1892 – 1962
Liedermachersongwritermusician
Albert Tangora
Albert Tangora
American typist (1903–1978)
1903 – 1978
typistbusinessperson
Jesse Pike
Jesse Pike
cyclist
1890 – 1986
sport cyclist
Zip the Pinhead
Zip the Pinhead
circus sideshow performer with the Barnum and Bailey Circus (1842-1926)
1857 – 1926
circus performersideshow performeractor
William Newell
American film actor (1894-1967)
1894 – 1967
film actoractor
Al Aronowitz
American rock journalist (1928-2005)
1928 – 2005
music journalistmusic criticjournalist
Tim Ryan
American actor (1899-1956)
1899 – 1956
film actoractorscreenwriter
Alfred Whitney Griswold
American historian (1906-1963)
1906 – 1963
academic administratorhistorianwriter
Thomas Aloysius Boland
Catholic archbishop (1896–1979)
1896 – 1979
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Nat Hickey
Nat Hickey
basketball player and coach (1902–1979)
1902 – 1979
baseball playerbasketball coachbasketball player
Benjamin Gitlow
Benjamin Gitlow
American politician
1891 – 1965
politician
Abbot Kinney
Abbot Kinney
American businessman (1850–1920)
1850 – 1920
botanistentrepreneur
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