Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 31 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Richard Hazard
American composer (1921–2000)
1921 – 2000
conductorcomposer
E. Gail de Planque
nuclear physicist
1945 – 2010
nuclear physicist
Charles Shepard Chapman
Charles Shepard Chapman
American painter (1879-1962)
1879 – 1962
draftspersonpainterillustrator
Al Bunge
Al Bunge
American basketball player (1937–2019)
1937 – 2019
basketball player
Malachi Thompson
American musician (1949-2006)
1949 – 2006
jazz musicianmusician
Otto Luedeke
cyclist
1916 – 2005
sport cyclist
Olive Brasno
American dancer and actor (1917-1998)
1917 – 1998
film actoractor
Don Bolles
Don Bolles
reporter (1928–1976)
1928 – 1976
journalist
Fred Spencer
Fred Spencer
American cyclist
1902 – 1992
track cyclistcyclistsport cyclist
Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III
American archaeologist, curator, museum director (acting)
1925 – 2008
anthropologistarchaeologistcurator
Tony Curcillo
Tony Curcillo
American football player (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
American football player
Ira Lewis
American actor, writer, and playwright (1932-2015)
1932 – 2015
playwrightactorscreenwriter
Warren Dean
American historian
1932 – 1994
historianwriter
Gregory Gillespie
Gregory Gillespie
American artist (1936-2000)
1936 – 2000
printmakerpainter
William G. Steele
William G. Steele
Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
1820 – 1892
politician
John Hopkins
John Hopkins
American novelist and travel writer (1938–2021)
1938 – 2021
diaristtravelernovelist
Raymond Patenôtre
Raymond Patenôtre
French politician (1900-1951)
1900 – 1951
ministerpolitician
Barbara Love
American lesbian feminist writer and activist
1937 – 2022
writer
Robert Zieger
American Labor historian (1938-2013)
1938 – 2013
university teacherhistorian
Bernard Stollman
American music executive (1929-2015)
1929 – 2015
music executive
Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh
American football player and coach (1927-2012)
1927 – 2012
American football player
William D. Bishop
William D. Bishop
American politician (1827–1904)
1827 – 1904
politician
Jerome A. Cohen
Jerome A. Cohen
American legal academic
1930 – 2025
sinologistuniversity teacherjurist
Anne Sargent
Anne Sargent
American actress
1923 – 2007
film actorstage actoractor
Miles Ross
Miles Ross
American politician (1827–1903)
1827 – 1903
politician
Neilson Debevoise
American historian and intelligence officer (1903–1992)
1903 – 1992
archaeologistclassical scholarintelligence agent
John T. Nixon
John T. Nixon
American politician (1820–1889)
1820 – 1889
politicianlawyerjudge
Camille Sabie
Camille Sabie
American athletics competitor
1902 – 1998
athletics competitor
Amos H. Radcliffe
Amos H. Radcliffe
American politician (1870-1950)
1870 – 1950
politician
Jimmy Ritz
Jimmy Ritz
American actor and comedian (1904-1985)
1904 – 1985
actor
James Linn
American politician (1749-1821)
1749 – 1821
juristpoliticianlawyer
Isaiah D. Clawson
Isaiah D. Clawson
American politician (1822-1879)
1822 – 1879
politician
Jerome Pollitt
American professor of classical archaeology and art history
1934 – 2024
archaeologistart historianuniversity teacher
Dick Frey
American football player (1929-2020)
1929 – 2020
American football player
Tom Hanson
American football player (1907–1985)
1907 – 1985
American football player
Beverly Kenney
American jazz vocalist (1932-1960)
1932 – 1960
jazz musicianrecording artistsinger
Jotham Johnson
Jotham Johnson
American archaeologist (1905–1967)
1905 – 1967
anthropologistarchaeologistart historian
Shepherd Ivory Franz
Shepherd Ivory Franz
American psychologist and the first chairman of the psychology department at the University of California
1874 – 1933
physiologistpsychologist
John E. Hunt
John E. Hunt
United States Congressman from New Jersey (1908-1989)
1908 – 1989
politician
James Gallagher
James Gallagher
American soccer player (1905-1992)
1905 – 1992
association football player
John B. Montgomery
John B. Montgomery
United States Navy admiral
1794 – 1873
military officer
Arnold Squitieri
American mobster
1936 – 2022
drug trafficker
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
American politician (1907-1977)
1907 – 1977
politician
Newton Ennis Morton
Newton Ennis Morton
population geneticist
1929 – 2018
epidemiologistgeneticistuniversity teacher
Wally Dallenbach Sr.
American racing driver
1936 – 2024
racing automobile driverracing driver
Tommy O'Keefe
Tommy O'Keefe
American basketball player
1928 – 2015
basketball coachbasketball player
May Mann Jennings
May Mann Jennings
American activist
1872 – 1963
diplomatpolitician
Victoria Hutson Huntley
American artist (1900-1971)
1900 – 1971
lithographerprintmakerpainter
Warren David Kiefer
American screenwriter and director (1929–1995)
1929 – 1995
film directordirectorscreenwriter
Allen Midgette
American actor (1939–2021)
1939 – 2021
film actorpainteractor
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