Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 38 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Abijah Hunt
American planter
1762 – 1811
banker
Dorothy Erna Beetle
American botanist and malacologist (1918-2005)
1918 – 2005
scientific collectormalacologistbotanist
Myrna Smith
Myrna Smith
American singer and songwriter (1941–2010)
1941 – 2010
songwritersingercomposer
Joseph Mailliard
Joseph Mailliard
American ornithologist (1857-1945)
1857 – 1945
ornithologist
Linda Hayes
American singer
1923 – 1998
jazz musiciansinger
Boardwalk Brown
Boardwalk Brown
American baseball player (1889-1977)
1889 – 1977
baseball player
Christine Terhune Herrick
Christine Terhune Herrick
American author
1859 – 1944
magazine writerwriter
David Ferry
American poet, translator, and educator
1924 – 2023
literary scholartranslatoruniversity teacher
Blondie Purcell
Blondie Purcell
Major League Baseball player
1854 – 1912
baseball player
Albert Stanburrough Cook
Albert Stanburrough Cook
Professor of English (1853–1927)
1853 – 1927
linguistscholar of Englishliterary critic
John A. Hanna
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
1762 – 1805
politicianlawyer
Dick Kryhoski
Dick Kryhoski
Major League Baseball player (1925-2007)
1925 – 2007
baseball player
William Oberhardt
American artist (1882-1958)
1882 – 1958
lithographeretchersculptor
William C. Thompson
William C. Thompson
American cinematographer (1889–1963)
1889 – 1963
directorfilm actorcinematographer
Edmund D. Pellegrino
Edmund D. Pellegrino
American academic (1920-2013)
1920 – 2013
university teacherphysician
Westcott Clarke
Westcott Clarke
American actor (1886-1959)
1886 – 1959
actor
Samuel P. Colt
Samuel P. Colt
American industrialist and politician
1852 – 1921
businesspersonpoliticianlawyer
George W. Ahr
Prelate (1904–1993)
1904 – 1993
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Daniel Moerman
American medical anthropologist, ethnobotanist and university teacher
1941 – 2026
ethnobotanistanthropologistbotanist
James Wallwork
New Jersey State Senator
1930 – 2024
politician
Edward N. Costikyan
American politician (1924–2012)
1924 – 2012
lawyer
Jerrold Northrop Moore
American musicologist (1934–2024)
1934 – 2024
musicologistessayistuniversity teacher
Seth Bingham
American organist and composer (1882-1972)
1882 – 1972
composer
Edwin H. Simmons
Edwin H. Simmons
Military historian and United States Marine Corps general
1921 – 2007
non-fiction writermilitary officer
Elden H. Johnson
Elden H. Johnson
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1921 – 1944
military personnel
Bernard Cywinski
American architect
1940 – 2011
architect
Jim Garrett
Jim Garrett
Football player and coach (1930-2018)
1930 – 2018
American football playerhead coach
Joan Weber
American singer
1935 – 1981
singer
Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham
American baseball player
1931 – 2021
baseball player
Rachel Cliff
official delegate to the Philadelphia meeting of the 1855 Colored Convention
1806 – 1885
building manager
Brian Daley
American writer
1947 – 1996
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Floyd Reid
Floyd Reid
American football player (1927-1994)
1927 – 1994
American football player
Joe Borden
Major League Baseball player (1854-1929)
1854 – 1929
baseball player
Charlie Mays
Olympic athlete, politician (1941-2005)
1941 – 2005
athletics competitorpolitician
Tunis Campbell
Tunis Campbell
American politician
1812 – 1891
politician
Thomas Sidney Smith
Thomas Sidney Smith
American politician (1917–2002)
1917 – 2002
politician
Frank Hiller
Frank Hiller
American baseball player (1920-1987)
1920 – 1987
baseball player
William LeMassena
American actor (1916-1993)
1916 – 1993
film actoractor
Edythe Wright
Edythe Wright
American singer (1914–1965)
1914 – 1965
jazz musiciansinger
Johnny Romano
Johnny Romano
American baseball player
1934 – 2019
baseball player
Frankie Schneider
Frankie Schneider
American racing driver
1926 – 2018
racing driver
Natalie Hays Hammond
Natalie Hays Hammond
(1904-1985) American artist and writer
1904 – 1985
costume designerpainterauthor
Isaac Blackford
Isaac Blackford
Second Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
1786 – 1859
politicianlawyerjudge
Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Sr.
American businessman
1881 – 1963
businessperson
Mildred Mottahedeh
American businesswoman
1908 – 2000
collectorbusinessperson
Harvey Edward Fisk
Harvey Edward Fisk
American businessman (1856–1944)
1856 – 1944
stockbrokerbankerbank officer
Michael Abramson
American photographer (1948-2011)
1948 – 2011
photographer
Peter Urban
American Karate Ka (1934-2004)
1934 – 2004
karateka
Herbert Keller
American mathematician (1925–2008)
1925 – 2008
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Ron Filipek
American basketball player (1944–2005)
1944 – 2005
basketball player
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