Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 28 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Benjamin Gitlow
Benjamin Gitlow
American politician
1891 – 1965
politician
Otway Herbert
Otway Herbert
British Army general (1901-1984)
1901 – 1984
military personnel
Abbot Kinney
Abbot Kinney
American businessman (1850–1920)
1850 – 1920
botanistentrepreneur
Herb Scherer
American basketball player (1929–2012)
1929 – 2012
basketball player
Gino Piserchio
actor, musician, composer (1944-1989)
1944 – 1989
composeractor
Alix Strachey
Alix Strachey
American-British psychoanalyst
1892 – 1973
art collectorpsychoanalysttranslator
Roy Franklin Nichols
American historian (1896–1973)
1896 – 1973
historian
Chip Berlet
Chip Berlet
American political analyst
1949 – 2026
photojournalistjournalistphotographer
William Davis Daly
William Davis Daly
American politician, New Jersey (1851-1900)
1851 – 1900
politicianlawyerjudge
Parke Godwin
Parke Godwin
United States journalist (1816-1904)
1816 – 1904
journalistwriter
Marc Behm
American actor and writer (1925-2007)
1925 – 2007
writeractorscreenwriter
Isaac Ambrose Barber
Isaac Ambrose Barber
American politician (1852-1909)
1852 – 1909
politician
Charlie Jamieson
Charlie Jamieson
American baseball player (1893-1969)
1893 – 1969
baseball player
Arthur L. Todd
Arthur L. Todd
American cinematographer (1895-1942)
1895 – 1942
film directorcinematographer
Edwin Mills
American economist (1928–2021)
1928 – 2021
university teachereconomist
Matthias Ogden
Matthias Ogden
American soldier and politician (1754–1791)
1754 – 1791
politician
Edward W. Veitch
American computer scientist (1924-2013)
1924 – 2013
computer scientistmathematician
Timothy Matlack
Timothy Matlack
American brewer
1736 – 1829
calligrapherbrewerpolitician
James F. Stewart
James F. Stewart
American politician (1851-1904)
1851 – 1904
politicianlawyer
Alfred Whitney Griswold
American historian (1906-1963)
1906 – 1963
academic administratorhistorianwriter
Foster McGowan Voorhees
Foster McGowan Voorhees
American politician (1856-1927)
1856 – 1927
juristgovernorpolitician
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
William Sanford Pennington
William Sanford Pennington
American attorney, judge and politician (1757–1826)
1757 – 1826
juristgovernorpolitician
Al Aronowitz
American rock journalist (1928-2005)
1928 – 2005
music journalistmusic criticjournalist
Jay Eaton
Jay Eaton
American actor (1899-1970)
1899 – 1970
actor
Albert Tangora
Albert Tangora
American typist (1903–1978)
1903 – 1978
typistbusinessperson
H. Jay Melosh
H. Jay Melosh
American geophysicist (1947–2020)
1947 – 2020
geophysicistphysicist
Don Bolles
Don Bolles
reporter (1928–1976)
1928 – 1976
journalist
Al Bunge
Al Bunge
American basketball player (1937–2019)
1937 – 2019
basketball player
John Van Dyke
American politician (1807-1878)
1807 – 1878
politicianlawyerjudge
Edward J. Hart
Edward J. Hart
American politician (1893-1961)
1893 – 1961
politicianlawyer
Henry Perrine
American physician and horticulturalist (1797-1840)
1797 – 1840
botanisthorticulturist
Michael John Hoban
Michael John Hoban
Catholic bishop (1853-1926)
1853 – 1926
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Gregory Gillespie
Gregory Gillespie
American artist (1936-2000)
1936 – 2000
printmakerpainter
Warren Dean
American historian
1932 – 1994
historianwriter
David A. Ogden
David A. Ogden
American politician
1770 – 1829
politicianlawyerjudge
Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III
American archaeologist, curator, museum director (acting)
1925 – 2008
anthropologistarchaeologistcurator
Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh
American football player and coach (1927-2012)
1927 – 2012
American football player
Ira Lewis
American actor, writer, and playwright (1932-2015)
1932 – 2015
playwrightactorscreenwriter
John B. Mason
John B. Mason
American actor (1858-1919)
1858 – 1919
stage actoractor
Anne Sargent
Anne Sargent
American actress
1923 – 2007
film actorstage actoractor
Bernard Stollman
American music executive (1929-2015)
1929 – 2015
music executive
Barbara Love
American lesbian feminist writer and activist
1937 – 2022
writer
Jerome Pollitt
American professor of classical archaeology and art history
1934 – 2024
archaeologistart historianuniversity teacher
Charles Hunt
American film editor, director and production manager (1881–1976)
1881 – 1976
production managerfilm directorfilm editor
Alexander Duncan
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio (1788-1853)
1788 – 1853
politician
John Hopkins
John Hopkins
American novelist and travel writer (1938–2021)
1938 – 2021
diaristtravelernovelist
Tony Curcillo
Tony Curcillo
American football player (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
American football player
Harry Cooper
American soccer player
1850 – 1963
association football player
Robert M. Haas
art director (1889-1962)
1889 – 1962
production designerart director
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