Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 50 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Henry Green
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1828 – 1900
judge
Brison Manor
Brison Manor
American football player (1952–2023)
1952 – 2023
American football player
James Clarke Welling
James Clarke Welling
American academic (1825–1894)
1825 – 1894
journalist
Oliver Cromwell
African-American soldier of the American Revolutionary War
1752 – 1853
military personnel
Daniel Whitfield
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
1821
military personnel
Jeannette DePalma
Jeannette DePalma
U.S. unsolved case
1956 – 1972
Scott Sims
American veterinarian and television personality
1955 – 2015
veterinarian
Leonard W. Hatton Jr.
Leonard W. Hatton Jr.
American special agent (1956-2001)
1956 – 2001
volunteer firefightergovernment agentmilitary personnel
Merl Reagle
Merl Reagle
crossword constructor (1950–2015)
1950 – 2015
lyricistinventorscreenwriter
Theodore Runyon
Theodore Runyon
Union United States Army general (1822–1896)
1822 – 1896
diplomatmilitary officerpolitician
John Hill
American football player (1950-2018)
1950 – 2018
American football player
Victor Saracini
American pilot
1950 – 2001
aircraft pilot
J. S. G. Boggs
American artist (1955–2017)
1955 – 2017
ceramicistartist
Julius A. De Lagnel
Julius A. De Lagnel
Confederate States Army brigadier general (1827-1912)
1827 – 1912
military officer
Joseph Rusling Meeker
American artist (1827-1887)
1827 – 1887
painter
Kerry Dineen
American baseball player
1952 – 2015
baseball player
Joseph Bloomfield Leake
Joseph Bloomfield Leake
Union Army Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
1828 – 1913
military officerpoliticianlawyer
John Berrien Lindsley
John Berrien Lindsley
American educator
1822 – 1897
historian
Dan Canter
American soccer player
1961 – 2020
association football player
Darrin Winston
American baseball player
1966 – 2008
baseball player
John Colianni
John Colianni
American musician
1962 – 2023
jazz musicianpianist
Elmer Halsey
Elmer Halsey
American politician
1861 – 1943
politician
James Miller Williams
James Miller Williams
Canadian politician (1818–1890)
1818 – 1890
politician
Minard Lafever
American architect
1798 – 1854
architect
Michael Myers
American lawyer and politician (1753-1814)
1753 – 1814
politicianlawyerjudge
Blair
American musician
1967 – 2011
poet
Grant Decker
Grant Decker
American politician (1814-1890)
1814 – 1890
politician
Frederick Ellsworth Sickels
Frederick Ellsworth Sickels
American engineer & inventor (1819-1895)
1819 – 1895
inventor
Lawrence Kearny
Lawrence Kearny
American naval officer (1789-1868)
1789 – 1868
soldiermilitary officerpolitician
Diane Whipple
American lacrosse player and coach (1968-2001)
1968 – 2001
athlete
Edward Mott Moore
Edward Mott Moore
American surgeon
1814 – 1902
surgeon
Cornelius V. Clickener
Cornelius V. Clickener
American politician
1817 – 1864
politician
Caroline C. Fillmore
Caroline C. Fillmore
second wife of Millard Fillmore
1813 – 1881
David Griggs
American football player (1967-1995)
1967 – 1995
American football player
Abraham Munn
American city founder (1818–1910)
1818 – 1910
entrepreneur
Daniel Henry Rucker
Daniel Henry Rucker
military officer
1812 – 1910
military officermilitary personnel
Stephen Decatur
American pioneer (1813–1888)
1813 – 1888
editorpolitician
Alexander C. M. Pennington
Alexander C. M. Pennington
American politician (1810-1867)
1810 – 1867
jurisprudencejuristpolitician
Tony D
American DJ
1967 – 2009
rapperrecord producercomposer
Tony Ellin
American pool player (1965-2000)
1965 – 2000
pool player
Stan Koziol
American soccer player (1965-2014)
1965 – 2014
association football player
Katherine Hagedorn
American academic, educator, and Santerian
1961 – 2013
ethnomusicologistmusicologist
Jeff Bittiger
American baseball player
1962 – 2025
baseball player
Radcliffe Bailey
American visual artist (1968-2023)
1968 – 2023
new media artistvisual artistpainter
Jerry Gant
American artist and poet
1963 – 2018
sculptorpoet
Mary Richardson Kennedy
American interior designer, architect, and philanthropist
1960 – 2012
socialitearchitect
Lorenzo Freeman
American football player (1964-2016)
1964 – 2016
American football player
Jason Seley
American artist and sculptor (1919-1983)
1919 – 1983
sculptorartist
Cornelius L. Reid
American voice coach (1911-2008)
1911 – 2008
music educatormusic teacherpedagogue
Joe Vetrano
American gridiron football player (1918-1995)
1918 – 1995
American football player
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