Biographical Records

Notable People from New Jersey

3,162 notable figures born in New Jersey, showing page 8 of 64, ranked by historical prominence.

John Eatton Le Conte
John Eatton Le Conte
American naturalist (1784-1860)
1784 – 1860
entomologistzoologistbotanist
Matthias W. Baldwin
Matthias W. Baldwin
American inventor and machinery manufacturer
1795 – 1866
inventorentrepreneurengineer
Timothy Abbott Conrad
Timothy Abbott Conrad
American paleontologist, malacologist, and geologist (1803–1877)
1803 – 1877
malacologistcarcinologistgeologist
Daniel Elmer Salmon
Daniel Elmer Salmon
American veterinarian (1850-1914)
1850 – 1914
pathologistveterinarianscientist
John Biller
American athlete (1877–1934)
1877 – 1934
athletics competitor
Helen Houston Homans
Helen Houston Homans
American tennis player (1877-1949)
1877 – 1949
tennis player
Violet Oakley
Violet Oakley
American artist (1874-1961)
1874 – 1960
lithographerpainterillustrator
John DeWitt
John DeWitt
American football player, track and field athlete (1881-1930)
1881 – 1930
American football playerathletics competitor
Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian
American politician (1891–1979)
1891 – 1979
film actorstage actoractor
Ben Bernie
Ben Bernie
American jazz violinist, bandleader, radio personality (1891–1943)
1891 – 1943
jazz musicianfilm actorradio personality
Benjamin Hedges
American high jumper (1907–1969)
1907 – 1969
athletics competitor
Elisabeth Welch
Elisabeth Welch
singer, actress (1904-2003)
1904 – 2003
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Winthrop Palmer
Winthrop Palmer
American ice hockey player (1906-1970)
1906 – 1970
ice hockey player
Henry Wittenberg
Olympic wrestler (1918–2010)
1918 – 2010
amateur wrestler
Walter Hendl
Walter Hendl
American conductor (1917–2007)
1917 – 2007
pianistmusicianconductor
James C. Fletcher
James C. Fletcher
American academic and NASA Administrator (1919-1991)
1919 – 1991
university teacherphysicist
Richard Coogan
Richard Coogan
actor (1914-2014)
1914 – 2014
television actorstage actoractor
Don Newcombe
Don Newcombe
Major League Baseball pitcher (1926–2019)
1926 – 2019
baseball player
David Rosenhan
American psychologist and university teacher (1929–2012)
1929 – 2012
psychologistuniversity teacher
Jerry Robinson
Jerry Robinson
comic book artist known for his work on the Batman series (1922–2011)
1922 – 2011
science fiction writerdraftspersonillustrator
Danny Dayton
Danny Dayton
American actor, television director (1923-1999)
1923 – 1999
television actorfilm actortelevision director
Greg Gates
American rower (1926–2020)
1926 – 2020
rower
Katherine MacLean
Katherine MacLean
American science fiction author (1925-2019)
1925 – 2019
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Al Haig
American pianist (1922-1982)
1922 – 1982
jazz musicianpianistmusician
Arthur Franz
Arthur Franz
American actor (1920-2006)
1920 – 2006
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Bernard Marcus
Bernard Marcus
American businessman, philanthropist and political donor (1929–2024)
1929 – 2024
philanthropistpolitical donorentrepreneur
Jacqueline Brookes
Jacqueline Brookes
American actress, acting teacher (1930–2013)
1930 – 2013
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Anne LaBastille
American author and ecologist (1935–2011)
1935 – 2011
ecologistauthorwriter
Phyllis Newman
Phyllis Newman
American actress and singer (1933-2019)
1933 – 2019
film actorstage actoractor
William Knecht
William Knecht
American rower (1930–1992)
1930 – 1992
rower
Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas
American restaurant owner and philanthropist
1932 – 2002
restaurateurbusiness magnate
Gilbert Harman
Gilbert Harman
American philosopher (1938–2021)
1938 – 2021
philosopheruniversity teacher
John Aprea
John Aprea
American actor (1941–2024)
1941 – 2024
television actorfilm actorfilm producer
David Sklansky
David Sklansky
American professional poker player and author
1947 – 2026
video game developerpoker playermathematician
David Childs
American architect (1941–2025)
1941 – 2025
architect
Joanna Cole
American children's books author (1944-2020)
1944 – 2020
children's writerlibrarianwriter
Ann McLaughlin Korologos
Ann McLaughlin Korologos
American politician (1941–2023)
1941 – 2023
galleristart collectorstatesperson
Ellen Tauscher
Ellen Tauscher
American politician (1951-2019)
1951 – 2019
investment bankerfounderpolitician
Q Lazzarus
Q Lazzarus
American singer (1960–2022)
1960 – 2022
singer
Lisa Spoonauer
American actress (1972–2017)
1972 – 2017
voice actoractor
Samuel Lewis Southard
Samuel Lewis Southard
American Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and governor of New Jersey (1787–1842)
1787 – 1842
jurisprudencejuristgovernor
Jonathan Elmer
American politician (1745-1817)
1745 – 1817
politician
William Strickland
William Strickland
American architect (1788–1854)
1788 – 1854
civil engineerengraverpainter
William Bainbridge
William Bainbridge
United States Navy officer
1774 – 1833
military officer
William L. Dayton
William L. Dayton
American politician (1807–1864)
1807 – 1864
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Liver-Eating Johnson
Liver-Eating Johnson
mountain man of the American Old West. (1824–1900)
1824 – 1900
trapperexplorermountain man
William Libbey
William Libbey
American geographer, academic, sport shooter (1855–1927)
1855 – 1927
sport shootermountaineeranthropologist
R. A. Torrey
R. A. Torrey
American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer (1856–1928)
1856 – 1928
theologianuniversity teacherpreacher
Theodore McLear
Olympic wrestler (1879-1958)
1879 – 1958
amateur wrestler
Ernest Schelling
Ernest Schelling
American conductor (1876–1939)
1876 – 1939
musicianpianistconductor
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