Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 29 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

George Sykes
George Sykes
American politician (1802-1880)
1802 – 1880
politician
Alexander Henry the elder
Alexander Henry the elder
British-Canadian fur trader
1739 – 1824
explorerwriter
Elias Howell
American politician
1785 – 1844
politician
George Middleton
George Middleton
American playwright (1880–1967)
1880 – 1967
playwright
Michael J. Cullen
American businessman (1884–1936)
1884 – 1936
businessperson
Ralph Peduto
American actor, writer and director (1942-2014)
1942 – 2014
television actorstage actorplaywright
Thomas M. Ferrell
Thomas M. Ferrell
American politician (1844–1916)
1844 – 1916
politician
Robert Enrique Muller
Robert Enrique Muller
American photographer (1881–1921)
1881 – 1921
political economistphotographer
Dorothy Rice Sims
Dorothy Rice Sims
American aviator, bridge player, journalist, sportswoman (1889-1960)
1889 – 1960
bridge playeraircraft pilot
E. Gail de Planque
nuclear physicist
1945 – 2010
nuclear physicist
Susan Love
Susan Love
US physician (1948–2023)
1948 – 2023
surgeonwriter
Jan Groover
American photographer (1943–2012)
1943 – 2012
photographer
Izetta Jewel
Izetta Jewel
American actress and suffragist (1883-1978)
1883 – 1978
suffragiststage actoractor
Dave Burns
American musician, trumpeter and music educator (1924–2009)
1924 – 2009
music educatorjazz musicianmusician
Cornelius A. Cadmus
Cornelius A. Cadmus
American politician (1844-1902)
1844 – 1902
politician
William Mershon Lanning
William Mershon Lanning
American judge and politician (1849–1912)
1849 – 1912
politicianlawyerjudge
Don Bolles
Don Bolles
reporter (1928–1976)
1928 – 1976
journalist
Edward Washburn Kellogg
Edward Washburn Kellogg
American engineer (1883-1960)
1883 – 1960
inventorengineer
Benjamin Franklin Howell
Benjamin Franklin Howell
American politician (1844-1933)
1844 – 1933
politician
Malachi Thompson
American musician (1949-2006)
1949 – 2006
jazz musicianmusician
Morgan Foster Larson
Morgan Foster Larson
American politician (1882–1961)
1882 – 1961
politiciangovernor
Lewis J. Martin
Lewis J. Martin
American politician (1844-1913)
1844 – 1913
politicianlawyerjudge
Ethel Bliss Platt
US tennis player
1881 – 1971
art collectortennis player
Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III
American archaeologist, curator, museum director (acting)
1925 – 2008
anthropologistarchaeologistcurator
Al Bunge
Al Bunge
American basketball player (1937–2019)
1937 – 2019
basketball player
Eddie Pullen
Eddie Pullen
American racing driver (1883-1940)
1883 – 1940
racing automobile driverengineer
Gregory Gillespie
Gregory Gillespie
American artist (1936-2000)
1936 – 2000
printmakerpainter
Roger Welch
American artist, sculptor and photographer (1946–2022)
1946 – 2022
printmakersculptorartist
Dixon Boardman
American sprinter (1880-1954)
1880 – 1954
athletics competitor
Joseph Cross
Joseph Cross
American politician (1843–1913)
1843 – 1913
politicianlawyerjudge
Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh
American football player and coach (1927-2012)
1927 – 2012
American football player
Tony Curcillo
Tony Curcillo
American football player (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
American football player
William Alexander Linn
William Alexander Linn
American journalist (1846–1917)
1846 – 1917
journalisthistorian
Jerome Pollitt
American professor of classical archaeology and art history
1934 – 2024
archaeologistart historianuniversity teacher
Bernard Stollman
American music executive (1929-2015)
1929 – 2015
music executive
Ira Lewis
American actor, writer, and playwright (1932-2015)
1932 – 2015
playwrightactorscreenwriter
Warren Dean
American historian
1932 – 1994
historianwriter
Arthur S. Carpender
Arthur S. Carpender
United States Navy vice admiral
1884 – 1960
military officer
Emily Bacon
First physician in Philadelphia to devote her practice exclusively to pediatrics
1881 – 1972
physician
Anne Ryan
American artist (1889-1954)
1889 – 1954
collagistdraftspersonprintmaker
Anna Case
Anna Case
American opera singer
1888 – 1984
opera singersongwritersinger
Robert Hunter Morris
Robert Hunter Morris
American judge
1713 – 1764
lieutenant governorlawyerjudge
Reuben Moon
Reuben Moon
American politician (1847–1919)
1847 – 1919
politicianlawyer
Anne Sargent
Anne Sargent
American actress
1923 – 2007
film actorstage actoractor
John Hopkins
John Hopkins
American novelist and travel writer (1938–2021)
1938 – 2021
diaristtravelernovelist
Barbara Love
American lesbian feminist writer and activist
1937 – 2022
writer
Jerome A. Cohen
Jerome A. Cohen
American legal academic
1930 – 2025
sinologistuniversity teacherjurist
Thomas Francis Carter
American scholar & historian (1882-1925)
1882 – 1925
sinologist
Robert Zieger
American Labor historian (1938-2013)
1938 – 2013
university teacherhistorian
Dick Frey
American football player (1929-2020)
1929 – 2020
American football player
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