Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 39 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Mark Rosenberg
American film producer
1948 – 1992
film producer
Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan
Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1987-2007)
1987 – 2007
military personnel
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant
American politician
1746 – 1793
lawyer
Art Howe
American football player and coach, university president (1890-1955)
1890 – 1955
American football player
Steve Sabol
Founder of NFL Films (1942-2012)
1942 – 2012
film producercinematographerpoet
Steven J. Ostro
Steven J. Ostro
American scientist (1946–2008)
1946 – 2008
astronomer
Louis Freeland Post
Louis Freeland Post
American writer (1849-1928)
1849 – 1928
journalistediting staffauthor
Harvey Brown
Harvey Brown
American officer (1795-1874)
1795 – 1874
military officer
Bill Smith
basketball player from the United States
1939 – 2023
basketball player
Jacob Ridgway
Jacob Ridgway
financier (1768-1843)
1768 – 1843
businessperson
Alan Cheuse
Alan Cheuse
Novelist, short story writer, critic (1940–2015)
1940 – 2015
literary scholarliterary criticnovelist
Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt
American classical archaeologist and scholar of Greek architectural ornamentation and mouldings (1906-2003)
1906 – 2003
archaeologistuniversity teacheranthropologist
William W. Gilchrist
William W. Gilchrist
American composer (1846–1916)
1846 – 1916
composer
Andrew Kohut
Andrew Kohut
American pollster
1942 – 2015
political scientist
Francis Kearney
Francis Kearney
American engraver and lithographer (1785–1837)
1785 – 1837
lithographerprintmaker
Joshua S. Salmon
Joshua S. Salmon
American politician (1846-1902)
1846 – 1902
politicianlawyer
William A. McKeighan
William A. McKeighan
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska (1842-1895)
1842 – 1895
politicianjudge
Ben Bahan
American professor of ASL and Deaf Studies and writer
1901
writer
Al Negratti
American basketball player
1921 – 1998
basketball coachbasketball player
Jim Kiick
Jim Kiick
American football player (1946-2020)
1946 – 2020
American football player
William Kennedy
American politician, died 1826
1775 – 1826
politiciangovernor
Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
American baseball player (1897–1976)
1897 – 1976
baseball player
Emma B. Alrich
Emma B. Alrich
American journalist, author, educator (1845-1925)
1845 – 1925
journalistteacherwriter
Ken Jones
Ken Jones
Professional baseball player, born 1903
1903 – 1991
baseball player
Albert Akst
American musician and film editor (1899-1958)
1899 – 1958
saxophonistfilm editor
Joseph Krumgold
American children's writer
1908 – 1980
film directorchildren's writerwriter
David Jennings
American politician
1787 – 1834
politicianlawyer
Edward R. Dougherty
American mathematician
1945 – 2025
electrical engineermathematiciancomputer scientist
Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki
Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki
American theological scholar, Buddhist scholar (1878-1939)
1878 – 1939
Don Walker
Don Walker
American musician (1907–1989)
1907 – 1989
composer
Merrill De Maris
comics writer (1898–1948)
1898 – 1948
story artistcomics artist
Edward Lewis
American film producer (1919-2019)
1919 – 2019
producerfilm producerwriter
Allen G. Siegler
American cinematographer (1892-1960)
1892 – 1960
cinematographer
Gino Hollander
Gino Hollander
American artist (1924-2015)
1924 – 2015
painter
Dallas Lore Sharp
Dallas Lore Sharp
American writer
1870 – 1929
writer
John Pierre Burr
John Pierre Burr
American abolitionist and community leader (1792–1864)
1792 – 1864
activistabolitionistvisual artist
David H. Jonassen
educational reformer
1947 – 2012
academic
Carole Byard
American visual artist, illustrator and photographer
1941 – 2017
children's book illustrationvisual artistphotographer
William R. Rockhill
American politician (1793–1865)
1793 – 1865
politician
Giovanni Riggi
American mobster (1925–2015)
1925 – 2015
gangster
Francis L. Bodine
Francis L. Bodine
American politician
1936 – 2023
politician
Frank L. Howley
Frank L. Howley
American general (1903–1993)
1903 – 1993
military personnel
Constance Adams DeMille
American actress (1874-1960)
1874 – 1960
film actorstage actoractor
Anna Isabel Mulford
American botanist (1848-1943)
1848 – 1943
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Joe Tarto
American musician
1902 – 1986
tubistjazz musicianmusic arranger
H. Keith Thompson
American businessman (1922-2002)
1922 – 2002
journalistbusinessperson
Ella Wesner
Ella Wesner
male impersonator (1841–1917)
1841 – 1917
drag kingentertainer
Tyler Clementi
American student who killed himself after homophobic harassment (1991-2010)
1991 – 2010
student
William Imbrie
William Imbrie
American missionary (1845-1928)
1845 – 1928
missionary
Whitfield Cook
American writer (1909-2003)
1909 – 2003
novelistscreenwriter
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