Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 54 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

Dickie Thompson
musical artist
1917 – 2007
jazz guitarist
Richard R. Stout
American politician
1912 – 1986
politician
George B. Harper
American politician
1918 – 1988
politician
Harold W. Hannold
Harold w hannold
1911 – 1995
lawyerpolitician
Don Salls
American football player
1919 – 2021
American football player
Preston Bassett Luitweiler
Founder of Servas International (1918-2008)
1918 – 2008
pacifistfounderinventor
John Duncan Dwyer
American botanist (1915-2005)
1915 – 2005
explorerbotanist
Marion Parsonnet
American screenwriter (1905–1960)
1905 – 1960
screenwriter
Paul Scull
Paul Scull
American football player (1907-1997)
1907 – 1997
American football player
Paul Cushing Child
civil servant, diplomat, husband of Julia Child (1902–1994)
1902 – 1994
spydiplomat
Ownie Carroll
Ownie Carroll
Major League Baseball pitcher (1902-1975)
1902 – 1975
baseball player
Margaret Wettlin
translator
1907 – 2003
journalisttranslatorwriter
Louise Rosenblatt
Louise Rosenblatt
University professor (1904-2005)
1904 – 2005
philosopher
Ted Dailey
American football player (1909-1992)
1909 – 1992
American football player
Arthur Nobile
American biologist
1920 – 2004
biologist
Sonny Igoe
American musician (1923–2012)
1923 – 2012
jazz musicianmusic educatorbandleader
Bertrand Harris Bronson
American academic
1902 – 1986
academic
Thaddeus Golas
American writer (1924–1997)
1924 – 1997
author
Tony DeNicola
American jazz drummer and music educator
1927 – 2006
jazz drummermusic educator
Harvey Emery
American athlete and coach (1902-1979)
1902 – 1979
athletics competitor
Thorn Lord
American politician (1906-1965)
1906 – 1965
politicianlawyer
Dorothy Duncan
writer (1903-1957)
1903 – 1957
biographerartistwriter
Ted Bloecher
American ufologist and actor (1929–2024)
1929 – 2024
ufologistactor
Charles A. Robinson, Jr.
American classical scholar (1900-1965)
1900 – 1965
classical philologistarchaeologistuniversity teacher
John McClure
US record producer
1929 – 2014
musicianrecord producersinger
Edmund Kara
Edmund Kara
American artist (1925–2001)
1925 – 2001
sculptorinterior designerfashion designer
Jim White
Jim White
American football player (1920-1987)
1920 – 1987
American football player
Frank H. Field
American chemist (1922-2013)
1922 – 2013
chemist
Tony Martinelli
American film editor
1909 – 1996
film editor
Stanley S. Bergen, Jr.
American academic
1929 – 2019
physician
William J. Dorgan
William J. Dorgan
American politician (1921-2003)
1921 – 2003
politician
Margaret Bailey Speer
Margaret Bailey Speer
American educator
1900 – 1997
Cliff Anderson
Cliff Anderson
American gridiron football player (1929-1979)
1929 – 1979
athletics competitorAmerican football player
Thomas Jones Yorke
American politician (1801-1882)
1801 – 1882
politicianjudge
Greta A. Fryxell
American botanist (1926-2017)
1926 – 2017
phycologistbotanical collectorscientific collector
Anna Russell Jones
artist known for her work in graphic, carpet, and textile design (1902–1995)
1902 – 1995
textile designerlicensed practical nursedesigner
Marion Thompson Wright
Marion Thompson Wright
African American historian (1904–1962)
1904 – 1962
historian
Adin Falkoff
researcher at IBM Research (1921–2010)
1921 – 2010
scientist
Al Sima
American baseball player (1921-1993)
1921 – 1993
baseball player
Marie Poland Fish
American ichthyologist for the National Museum of Natural History
1902 – 1989
bioacousticianmarine biologistichthyologist
Betty Paraskevas
writer and lyricist
1929 – 2010
children's writersongwriterlyricist
Bill Glynn
American baseball player (1925-2013)
1925 – 2013
baseball player
Irma Haubold
Irma Haubold
American gymnast
1908 – 1996
gymnast
John Westcott
John Westcott
American surveyor (1807–1888)
1807 – 1888
military officerbusinesspersonpolitician
Ernest Cuneo
American football player and spy (1905-1988)
1905 – 1988
American football playerspy
Billy Darnell
American professional wrestler
1926 – 2007
professional wrestler
Browning Ross
American middle- and long-distance runner and steeplechaser
1924 – 1998
steeplechase runnermiddle-distance runnerlong-distance runner
Burke Marshall
American lawyer
1922 – 2003
lawyer
Carl F. Ullrich
Carl F. Ullrich
American rowing coach, college athletics administrator
1928 – 2023
rowing coachathletic directormilitary officer
Charles Ernest Hosking, Jr.
Charles Ernest Hosking, Jr.
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1924 – 1967
soldier
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