Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 40 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

John Diebold
John Diebold
American businessman (1926-2005)
1926 – 2005
entrepreneurcomputer scientistbusinessperson
John Patterson Bryan Maxwell
American politician (1804-1845)
1804 – 1845
politicianlawyer
Elnardo Webster
Elnardo Webster
basketball player
1948 – 2022
basketball player
Bertha Runkle
Bertha Runkle
American novelist, playwright (1879-1958)
1879 – 1958
novelistplaywrightwriter
Jack Carr
American animator (1906-1967)
1906 – 1967
voice actoranimatoractor
Arthur Whitney
Arthur Whitney
American politician
1871 – 1942
politician
James A. Connolly
James A. Connolly
American politician (1843–1914)
1843 – 1914
politicianlawyer
Reynier Jacob Wortendyke, Jr.
United States federal judge (1895–1975)
1895 – 1975
lawyerjudge
Thomas Hezmalhalch
Thomas Hezmalhalch
Christian missionary
1847 – 1934
missionary
Herb Rich
American football player (1928-2008)
1928 – 2008
American football player
William Hogarth Tower
American philatelist (1871–1950)
1871 – 1950
priest
Fred Van Eps
Fred Van Eps
American banjoist (1878-1960)
1878 – 1960
banjoistjazz guitaristguitarist
Leo Katcher
reporter, writer (1911-1991)
1911 – 1991
journalistbiographerwriter
Robert Pastor
American writer and academic (1947–2014)
1947 – 2014
writer
Frank Morgenweck
American basketball player, coach and team owner (1875-1941)
1875 – 1941
basketball playerbasketball coach
Roger Elwood
American writer (1943–2007)
1943 – 2007
science fiction writernovelist
John Joseph Dougherty
Catholic bishop
1907 – 1986
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Leonard Eisenbud
American physicist (1913-2004)
1913 – 2004
nuclear physicistuniversity teachermathematician
George Gill Green
George Gill Green
American patent medicine entrepreneur
1842 – 1925
entrepreneur
Frederick Frelinghuysen
Frederick Frelinghuysen
American businessman (1848-1924)
1848 – 1924
insurance executiveaircraft pilotbusinessperson
Todd Scully
Todd Scully
American athlete (1948-2021)
1948 – 2021
athletics competitor
Parmly Paret
Parmly Paret
French-born American tennis player and writer (1870-1952)
1870 – 1952
tennis player
Henry Svehla
Henry Svehla
United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
1932 – 1952
military personnel
William Norton Shinn
American politician
1782 – 1871
politician
Irwin Levine
American songwriter
1938 – 1997
songwritercomposer
James B. McGovern, Jr.
American flying ace (1922–1954)
1922 – 1954
military personnel
James F. Colaianni
James F. Colaianni
American theologian (1922–2016)
1922 – 2016
theologianjournalist
Patricia A. Goldman
Patricia A. Goldman
American public servant and activist (1942–2023)
1942 – 2023
human rights defendercivil servant
Betsey Stockton
Betsey Stockton
American missionary
1798 – 1865
missionaryteacher
Elizabeth Peer
American journalist
1936 – 1984
journalist
Dick Stabile
Dick Stabile
American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (1909–1980)
1909 – 1980
jazz saxophonistbandleaderconductor
Edward Gamaliel Janeway
Edward Gamaliel Janeway
American pathologist
1841 – 1911
pathologistphysician
Charles R. Seeling
American film director and cinematographer (1895-1951)
1895 – 1951
film directorfilm producercinematographer
Peter Downsbrough
US-Belgian sculptor, photographer and conceptual artist (1940–2024)
1940 – 2024
conceptual artistdraftspersonvisual artist
Raymond Woodard Brink
Raymond Woodard Brink
mathematician (1890-1973)
1890 – 1973
mathematician
Anthony Bucco
American politician
1938 – 2019
politician
Bubba Green
Bubba Green
American football player (1957-2019)
1957 – 2019
American football player
Norman Edge
American jazz musician who played the double bass
1934 – 2018
jazz musician
Charles C. Dodge
Charles C. Dodge
general (1841-1910)
1841 – 1910
military officer
Dan Dugan
Dan Dugan
American baseball player
1907 – 1968
baseball player
Ray Bates
Ray Bates
American baseball player (1890–1970)
1890 – 1970
baseball player
Ida Jean Orlando
American nurse
1926 – 2007
nurseprofessor
Patricia Darcy Jones
actress (1953-2007)
1953 – 2007
stage actoractor
Frederick Ingersoll
American businessman
1876 – 1927
inventorbusinessperson
Theodore Anderson Baldwin
Theodore Anderson Baldwin
United States general (1839–1925)
1839 – 1925
military personnel
Barrows Dunham
College professor and author (1905-1995)
1905 – 1995
philosopherauthor
Peter Kaplan
Peter Kaplan
American newspaper editor
1954 – 2013
journalist
Archie Campbell
Archie Campbell
American baseball player (1903-1989)
1903 – 1989
baseball player
Anthony Walton White
Anthony Walton White
United States Army general (1750-1803)
1750 – 1803
military officer
Charles Kaufman
Charles Kaufman
American writer
1953 – 1991
film directorscreenwriter
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