Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 5 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Warren Sturgis McCulloch
American neuroscientist (1898–1969)
1898 – 1969
neuroscientistphysiologistneurologist
Jimmy Douglas
Jimmy Douglas
American soccer player (1898–1972)
1898 – 1972
association football player
Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields
American librettist and lyricist (1905-1974)
1905 – 1974
librettistlyricistsongwriter
Alice White
Alice White
American actress (1904-1983)
1904 – 1983
film actoractor
Preston Foster
Preston Foster
American actor, vocalist (1900-1970)
1900 – 1970
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Walt Hansgen
racecar driver (1919–1966)
1919 – 1966
Formula One driverracing automobile driver
Joseph Weber
Joseph Weber
American physicist (1919–2000)
1919 – 2000
university teacherphysicist
Dick Foran
Dick Foran
American actor (1910-1979)
1910 – 1979
film actortelevision actorsinger
M. H. Abrams
American literary theorist (1912–2015)
1912 – 2015
literary scholarscholar of Englishnon-fiction writer
Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014)
1923 – 2014
jazz clarinetistjazz musicianmandolinist
Jack Betts
Jack Betts
American actor (1929–2025)
1929 – 2025
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Philip Carey
Philip Carey
United States Marine and actor (1925-2009)
1925 – 2009
film actortelevision actoractor
Buddy Rogers
Buddy Rogers
American professional wrestler (1921-1992)
1921 – 1992
professional wrestleractor
Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
American actress, model (1930-2011)
1930 – 2011
television actormodeltelevision presenter
Al Attles
Al Attles
American basketball player and coach (1936–2024)
1936 – 2024
basketball coachbasketball player
Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange
African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)
1948 – 2018
feministessayistnovelist
Raymond T. Odierno
Raymond T. Odierno
US Army general (1954–2021)
1954 – 2021
military personnel
Craig Mack
American rapper (1970–2018)
1971 – 2018
rappersongwriterrecord producer
Trevor Moore
Trevor Moore
American comedian and actor (1980–2021)
1980 – 2021
manufacturerfilm actortelevision actor
William Henry Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt
American businessman and philanthropist (1821–1885)
1821 – 1885
entrepreneur
William Bates
William Bates
American ophthalmologist (1860-1931)
1860 – 1931
ophthalmologistphysicianscientist
William Larned
William Larned
American tennis player (1872–1926)
1872 – 1926
tennis playersoldier
Bessie Barriscale
Bessie Barriscale
American silent film and stage actress (1884-1965)
1884 – 1965
film producerfilm actorstage actor
Barbara Bennett
Barbara Bennett
American actress (1906–1958)
1906 – 1958
film actordancerstage actor
Oliver MacDonald
Oliver MacDonald
athletics competitor (1904–1973)
1904 – 1973
athletics competitor
James Hillman
James Hillman
American psychologist (1926–2011)
1926 – 2011
non-fiction writerphilosopherpsychoanalyst
Elizabeth Allen
Elizabeth Allen
American actress (1929-2006)
1929 – 2006
stage actorfilm actortelevision actor
Mary K. Gaillard
Mary K. Gaillard
American physicist
1939 – 2025
university teacherphysicist
Richard Murphy
American rower (1931–2023)
1931 – 2023
rower
Gary Wright
Gary Wright
American, singer, musician and composer
1943 – 2023
rock singerrecording artistrock musician
Scott Putesky
Scott Putesky
American guitarist (1968–2017)
1968 – 2017
guitaristmusician
Tommy Page
Tommy Page
American singer-songwriter (1967–2017)
1970 – 2017
musiciansinger-songwriterpianist
Robert F. Stockton
Robert F. Stockton
United States Navy officer (1795-1866)
1795 – 1866
naval officermilitary officergovernor
John Walter Christie
John Walter Christie
Automotive Engineer and Inventor (1865-1944)
1865 – 1944
inventorengineer
George Mehnert
George Mehnert
Olympic wrestler (1881–1948)
1881 – 1948
amateur wrestler
Harold Lockwood
Harold Lockwood
American actor (1887–1918)
1887 – 1918
film actoractor
Enoch L. Johnson
American political boss and racketeer (1883-1968)
1883 – 1968
racketeerrum-runnerpolice officer
Jack Northrop
Jack Northrop
American aircraft industrialist and designer, founder of Northrop Corporation (1895–1981)
1895 – 1981
military flight engineeraircraft pilotengineer
Ruth Donnelly
Ruth Donnelly
actress (1896-1982)
1896 – 1982
film actortelevision actorstage actor
James A. Van Fleet
James A. Van Fleet
United States Army general (1892-1992)
1892 – 1992
politician
Ben Adams
Ben Adams
American athlete (1890–1961)
1890 – 1961
athletics competitorbaseball player
Robert O'Brien
racecar driver (1908-1987)
1908 – 1987
racing automobile driverFormula One driverengineer
Peace Pilgrim
Peace Pilgrim
American non-denominational spiritual teacher (1908–1981)
1908 – 1981
peace activistpacifistauthor
David Miller
film director (1909–1992)
1909 – 1992
film editordirectorfilm producer
David Hand
American animator and filmmaker (1900–1986)
1900 – 1986
directorfilm producerfilm director
Henry Levin
American film director (1909-1980)
1909 – 1980
directortheatre directorfilm director
George Perle
American composer (1915–2009)
1915 – 2009
music theoristmusicologistmusic arranger
Beatrice Hicks
engineer from the United States
1919 – 1979
engineer
Sidney Drell
Sidney Drell
American physicist (1926–2016)
1926 – 2016
teacherphysicist
Erna Schneider Hoover
American mathematician
1926
inventormathematicianengineer
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