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Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 4 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Juan Trippe
Juan Trippe
American commercial aviation pioneer and founder of Pan American World Airways (1899–1981)
1899 – 1981
entrepreneur
Lila Lee
Lila Lee
prominent screen actress of the silent film era (1901-1973)
1901 – 1973
film actorstage actoractor
Garrett Birkhoff
Garrett Birkhoff
American mathematician (1911–1996)
1911 – 1996
university teachermathematician
Michael V. Gazzo
American film and television actor (1923–1995)
1923 – 1995
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz
American professor of philosophy (1925-2012)
1925 – 2012
philosopherwriter
Ron Cephas Jones
Ron Cephas Jones
American actor (1957-2023)
1957 – 2023
actortelevision actorstage actor
Tom Florie
American soccer player (1897-1966)
1897 – 1966
association football player
James C. Scott
James C. Scott
American political scientist and anthropologist
1936 – 2024
anthropologistuniversity teacherpolitical scientist
Robert Ettinger
Robert Ettinger
American academic, trans humanist and cryonics proponent (1918–2011)
1918 – 2011
university teacherphysicistwriter
Joan Caulfield
Joan Caulfield
American actress and former fashion model (1922-1991)
1922 – 1991
modeltelevision actorfilm actor
Robert Mills
Robert Mills
American physicist, co-author of the Yang-Mills theory
1928 – 1999
theoretical physicistphysicist
Zalman King
Zalman King
American director, writer, producer, actor (1941-2012)
1942 – 2012
manufacturerfilm actortelevision actor
Betty Bronson
Betty Bronson
American actress (1906–1971)
1906 – 1971
film actortelevision actoractor
Tom Heinsohn
Tom Heinsohn
American basketball player and coach (1934–2020)
1934 – 2020
basketball coachbasketball playersports commentator
D. C. Fontana
D. C. Fontana
American screenwriter (1939–2019)
1939 – 2019
science fiction writerstory editorwriter
Joseph Keller
American mathematician (1923–2016)
1923 – 2016
mathematician
Vivian Blaine
Vivian Blaine
American actress (1921–1995)
1921 – 1995
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Bucky Pizzarelli
Bucky Pizzarelli
American jazz guitarist (1926–2020)
1926 – 2020
jazz guitaristjazz musicianguitarist
Stanton T. Friedman
Stanton T. Friedman
American ufologist (1934–2019)
1934 – 2019
ufologistnuclear physicistessayist
Gail Fisher
Gail Fisher
American actress (1935-2000)
1935 – 2000
film actortelevision actormodel
Jersey Joe Walcott
Jersey Joe Walcott
American boxer (1914-1994)
1914 – 1994
boxerpolitician
Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder
American recording engineer (1924-2016)
1924 – 2016
jazz record produceraudio technicianoptician
William J. Brennan
William J. Brennan
U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1956 to 1990
1906 – 1997
juristlawyerpolitician
Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs
American comedian, actor, and writer (1919-1962)
1919 – 1962
video artistfilm actortelevision actor
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan
American pioneer, soldier, and politician (1736-1802)
1736 – 1802
military officerpolitician
John Marin
John Marin
American artist (1870-1953)
1870 – 1953
printmakerdraftspersonpainter
Louis Abell
Louis Abell
American rower (1884-1962)
1884 – 1962
coxswain
Alexander Woollcott
Alexander Woollcott
American critic (1887-1943)
1887 – 1943
literary criticradio personalityjournalist
Natalie Schafer
Natalie Schafer
American actress (1900-1991)
1900 – 1991
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Walt Ader
racecar driver (1912-1982)
1912 – 1982
Formula One driverracing automobile driverengineer
Norman Cousins
Norman Cousins
American journalist (1915–1990)
1915 – 1990
peace activistliterary criticjournalist
Philip Morrison
Philip Morrison
American astrophysicist (1915–2005)
1915 – 2005
nuclear physicistnon-fiction writeruniversity teacher
Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence
African American painter and art professor (1917–2000)
1917 – 2000
draftspersonprintmakerpainter
Norman Joseph Woodland
inventor of the barcode (1921–2012)
1921 – 2012
inventorengineer
Allan Kaprow
Allan Kaprow
American artist (1927–2006)
1927 – 2006
video artistinstallation artistperformance artist
Gordon MacRae
Gordon MacRae
American actor, singer (1921-1986)
1921 – 1986
television actorfilm actormusician
Mark Donohue
Mark Donohue
racecar driver (1937-1975)
1937 – 1975
Formula One driverracing automobile drivermotorcycle racer
Milt Campbell
American decathlete (1933-2012)
1933 – 2012
American football playerathletics competitorjudoka
Scott LaFaro
American bassist (1936–1961)
1936 – 1961
jazz bassist
Allen Garfield
American actor (1939–2020)
1939 – 2020
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Stanley Kamel
actor (1943-2008)
1943 – 2008
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Jon-Erik Hexum
Jon-Erik Hexum
American actor and model (1957-1984)
1957 – 1984
film actortelevision actormodel
Alan B. Krueger
Alan B. Krueger
American economist (1960–2019)
1960 – 2019
university teachereconomist
Logan Pearsall Smith
Logan Pearsall Smith
British American-born writer
1865 – 1946
literary criticwriter
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis
American dancer (1879-1968)
1879 – 1968
choreographerdancerZiegfeld girl
Roscoe Lockwood
Roscoe Lockwood
American rower (1875–1960)
1875 – 1960
rower
James Waddell Alexander II
James Waddell Alexander II
American mathematician (1888–1971)
1888 – 1971
topologistuniversity teachermathematician
Joseph Lamb
Joseph Lamb
American composer of ragtime music (1887–1960)
1887 – 1960
pianistcomposer
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Jessie Redmon Fauset
American novelist (1882–1961)
1882 – 1961
novelistessayistliterary editor
Abraham Grace Merritt
Abraham Grace Merritt
American author (1884-1943)
1884 – 1943
science fiction writernovelistliterary critic
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