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Notable People from New Jersey

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

Chuck Feeney
American businessman
1931 – 2023
philanthropistmerchant
Alfred Vail
Alfred Vail
American inventor (1807–1859)
1807 – 1859
inventor
Saul Zaentz
Saul Zaentz
American film producer and record company executive (1921-2014)
1921 – 2014
film producerrecord producer
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Frank Sinatra Jr.
American singer, composer, conductor and actor (1944–2016)
1944 – 2016
film actorfilm score composermusician
Alice Stone Blackwell
Alice Stone Blackwell
American feminist, journalist and human rights advocate (1857-1950)
1857 – 1950
feministjournalistwomen's rights activist
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
American boxer (1954–2021)
1954 – 2021
boxeractor
Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe Lee Browne
American actor and director (1922–2007)
1925 – 2007
athletics competitorfilm actortelevision actor
Asher Brown Durand
Asher Brown Durand
American painter and engraver (1796-1886)
1796 – 1886
painterengraverphotographer
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
American biochemist (1903–1967)
1903 – 1967
biochemistphysiologistbiologist
John C. Bogle
John C. Bogle
American investor and money manager (1929–2019)
1929 – 2019
financierauthorinvestor
Mel Sheppard
Mel Sheppard
American athlete (1883–1942)
1883 – 1942
athletics competitormiddle-distance runnerlawyer
Joe Pass
Joe Pass
American jazz guitarist
1929 – 1994
recording artistjazz musicianjazz guitarist
Bam Bam Bigelow
Bam Bam Bigelow
American professional wrestler (1961-2007)
1961 – 2007
professional wrestleractor
John Lloyd Stephens
John Lloyd Stephens
American explorer, writer, and diplomat (1805–1852)
1805 – 1852
explorertraveleranthropologist
Richard Conte
Richard Conte
American actor (1910–1975)
1910 – 1975
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
American actor (1926–2017)
1926 – 2017
film actortelevision actoractor
Allen Klein
Allen Klein
American businessman, music publisher (1931–2009)
1931 – 2009
music executivefilm producertalent agent
Keith Andes
Keith Andes
American actor (1920–2005)
1920 – 2005
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Dorothy Gibson
Dorothy Gibson
American silent film actress, singer, model (1889–1946)
1889 – 1946
film actormodelstage actor
Malcolm Forbes
Malcolm Forbes
American publisher (1919–1990)
1919 – 1990
art collectorpublisherjournalist
King Kong Bundy
King Kong Bundy
American professional wrestler, actor and stand-up comedian (1955-2019)
1955 – 2019
professional wrestlertelevision actor
Don Bragg
Don Bragg
American athletics competitor (1935–2019)
1935 – 2019
pole vaulterathletics competitorathlete
Paul Gleason
American actor (1939–2006)
1939 – 2006
baseball playerfilm actortelevision actor
Philip Bosco
American actor (1930-2018)
1930 – 2018
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Kirk Alyn
Kirk Alyn
American actor (1910-1999)
1910 – 1999
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Zebulon Pike
Zebulon Pike
American military officer, explorer, and writer (1779-1813)
1779 – 1813
explorermilitary personnel
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Helen Gahagan Douglas
American actress and politician (1900–1980)
1900 – 1980
film actorstage actorpolitician
Arthur Melvin Okun
American economist (1928-1980)
1928 – 1980
economist
Dick Savitt
Dick Savitt
American tennis player (1927–2023)
1927 – 2023
tennis player
Anne Donovan
Anne Donovan
American basketball player and coach (1961–2018)
1961 – 2018
basketball coachbasketball player
Dana Reeve
American actress and singer (1961–2006)
1961 – 2006
disability rights activistfilm actortelevision actor
Platt Adams
Platt Adams
athletics competitor (1885-1961)
1885 – 1961
athletics competitorbaseball playerpolitician
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
American lawyer and politician (1817–1885)
1817 – 1885
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Frank Tashlin
American film director (1913–1972)
1913 – 1972
directorchildren's writerfilm director
Tom Courtney
Tom Courtney
American athletics competitor (1933–2023)
1933 – 2023
athletics competitormiddle-distance runnerOlympic champion
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
American actor (1970–2025)
1970 – 2025
television directormusicianpoet
Richard Kuklinski
American criminal (1935–2006)
1935 – 2006
murderermobstercontract killer
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985)
1921 – 1985
film score composerbandleaderorchestrator
Clem Burke
Clem Burke
American drummer (1954–2025)
1954 – 2025
drummer
Mark Blum
American actor (1950–2020)
1950 – 2020
television actorfilm actorfilm producer
Tom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine
American singer and guitarist (1949–2023)
1949 – 2023
recording artistrock musicianLiedermacher
Joseph Sargent
Joseph Sargent
American film director (1925–2014)
1925 – 2014
television producerfilm directordirector
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer (1894–1955)
1894 – 1955
jazz musicianpianistcomposer
Ted Schroeder
Ted Schroeder
US tennis player (1921-2006)
1921 – 2006
tennis player
Jonathan Dayton
Jonathan Dayton
American politician from New Jersey (1760–1824)
1760 – 1824
politician
Frank M. Chapman
Frank M. Chapman
American ornithologist (1864–1945)
1864 – 1945
scientific collectorbankerbotanical collector
Johnny Gaudreau
Johnny Gaudreau
American ice hockey player (1993–2024)
1993 – 2024
ice hockey player
Frank Sheeran
American mobster (1920–2003)
1920 – 2003
trade unionistlabor leadercriminal
Charles Conrad Abbott
Charles Conrad Abbott
American archaeologist and naturalist (1843-1919)
1843 – 1919
herpetologistscientific collectorarchaeologist
Victor J. Stenger
Victor J. Stenger
American philosopher (1935–2014)
1935 – 2014
philosopheruniversity teacherphysicist
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