List of people from Jersey City, New Jersey

The following is a list of notable people from Jersey City, New Jersey. (B) denotes that the person was born there.

Academics

• Jean Anyon (1941–2013), education researcher who wrote Ghetto Schooling (B)^[1]

Arts

Literature

• Laura McCullough (born 1960), poet
• Walter Dean Myers (1937–2014), author of young-adult literature;five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award^[2][3]
• Janine Pommy Vega (1942–2010), poet associated with the Beats^[4]

Fine arts

• Alphaeus Philemon Cole (1876–1988), artist, engraver and etcher; son of engraver Timothy Cole; died at age 112 (B)^[5]
• Alexander Melamid (born 1945), Russian painter^[6]

Movies, stage and television

• Elizabeth Allen (1929–2006), stage and screen actress (B)^[7]
• Beetlejuice (born 1968), entertainer and Howard Stern Show personality (B)^[8]
• Danny Dayton (1923–1999), character actor (B)^[9]
• Cirie Fields (born 1970), three-time Survivor contestant^[10]
• Ruth Findlay (1896–1949), Broadway actress^[11]
• Susan Flannery (born 1939), television and screen actress^[12]
• Paul Gleason (1939–2006), film and television actor, All My Children, The Breakfast Club, Die Hard (B)^[13]
• Dennis James (1917–97), game show host, most notably The Price Is Right from 1972 to 1977 in syndication.
• Herbert Jefferson, Jr. (born 1946), film, television and stage actor who appeared in Battlestar Galactica and Rich Man, Poor Man.^[14]
• Nathan Lane (born 1956), Broadway and film actor (B)^[15]
• Norman Lloyd (born 1914), actor, producer and director^[16] (B)
• Ozzie Nelson (1906–1975), bandleader, actor and TV personality, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (B)^[17]
• Phyllis Newman (born 1933), actress and singer (B)^[18]
• Patrice O'Neal (1969–2011), stand-up comedian, radio personality and actor^[19]
• Cliff Osmond (1937–2012), character actor and television screenwriter best known for appearing in films directed by Billy Wilder (B)^[20]
• Kevin Powell (born 1966), journalist, poet, cast member on first season of MTV reality show, The Real World^[21]
• Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress, screenwriter and disc jockey^[22]
• Martha Stewart (born 1941), media personality, author, and magazine publisher (B)^[23][24]
• Tony Vlachos (born 1973), winner of the reality TV series Survivor: Cagayan^[25][26]
• Flip Wilson (1933–1998), comedian, actor, The Flip Wilson Show (B)^[27][28]

Music

• Akon (born 1973), rapper and R&B singer^[29]
• Robert "Kool" Bell (born 1950), musician and founder of Kool & the Gang^[30]
• Joe Budden (born 1980), rapper and member of hip hop group Slaughterhouse^[31]
• John P. Hammond (born 1942), blues singer and guitarist^[32]
• DJ DX (born 1985), rap artist, turntablist, producer ^[33]
• Andrew Hill (1931–2007), jazz pianist and composer^[34]
• Hao Huang (born 1957), pianist and music professor^[35] (B)
• Christina Milian (born 1981), actress and recording artist (B)^[36]
• Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer and actor (resided in Jersey City after his first marriage to Nancy Barbato)^[37]
• Frank Sinatra, Jr. (born 1944), singer and conductor (B)^[38]
• Nancy Sinatra (born 1940), singer and actress (B)^[39]

Government, politics and law

• Raymond A. Brown (1915–2009), attorney whose clients included Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur, boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and "Dr. X" physician Mario Jascalevich^[40]
• Orestes Cleveland (1829–1896), Mayor of Jersey City 1864–1867 and 1886–1892; member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 1869–1871^[41]
• James Fairman Fielder (1867–1954), Governor of New Jersey 1914–1917 (B)^[42]
• David Friedland (born 1937), former member of the New Jersey Senate, convicted of racketeering after faking his death^[43]
• John V. Kelly (1926–2009), served in the New Jersey General Assembly.^[44]
• Eugene W. Leake (1877–1959), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1907 to 1909 (B)^[45]
• John J. Matheussen (born 1953), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1992 to 2003, where he represented the 4th Legislative District.^[46]
• Franklin Murphy (1846–1920), Governor of New Jersey, 1902–1905 (B).^[47]
• William Musto (1917–2006), Mayor of Union City from 1962–1970 and from 1974–1982 (B)^[48]
• J. Parnell Thomas (1895–1970), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1937 to 1950 (B)^[49]
• Joseph Patrick Tumulty (1870–1954), member of the New Jersey General Assembly and Secretary to the President of the United States under Woodrow Wilson (B)^[50]
• Charles H. Voorhis (1833–1896), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey 1879–1881^[51]
• John C. White (born 1975), Louisiana state superintendent of education since 2012; taught at William L. Dickinson High School, 1998-2001^[52][53]

Military

• Francis X. Burke (1918–1988) Recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II^[54]
• Martin E. Dempsey (born 1952), United States Army general; 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff^[55] (B)
• John G. Gertsch (1945–1969), posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War^[56]
• John W. Meagher (1917–1996), recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II^[57]
• Charles J. Watters (1927–1967), chaplain who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War (B)^[58]

Sports

• Willie Banks (born 1969), former Major League Baseball pitcher^[59]
• Carl Barisich (born 1951), former defensive tackle for nine seasons between 1973 and 1981 for four different NFL teams^[60]
• Pete Berezney (1923–2008), American football player^[61]
• Otis Davis (born 1932), won two gold medals in 400 metre dash and 4 × 400 metres relay at 1960 Summer Olympics, setting a world record in the former event^[62][63]
• Terry Dehere (born 1971), politician, former NBA basketball player^[64]
• Dom Flora (born 1935), All-America basketball player, late 1950s, at Washington and Lee University; holds their scoring record^[65]
• Steve Gonzalez (born 1981), American football player
• Lefty Hopper, Major league baseball player^[66]
• Bobby Hurley (born 1971), professional basketball player^[67]
• Dan Hurley (born 1973), college basketball player and college basketball coach^[68]
• Ed Lucas (born 1939), Emmy-winning blind broadcaster on the YES Network for the New York Yankees^[69]
• Roshown McLeod (born 1975), played in three NBA seasons from 1999 to 2001, for the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers^[70][71]
• John McMullen (1918–2005), naval architect and marine engineer, and former owner of the New Jersey Devils and Houston Astros (B)^[72]
• Josh A. Moore (born 1980), former NBA basketball player^[73]
• Donald Hugh Nagle, karate Grand Master (B)^[74]
• Ahmad Nivins (born 1987), power forward at Saint Joseph's University^[64]
• Mike O'Koren (born 1958), member of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team; professional basketball player and coach^[75]
• Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), professional basketball player, originally from Newark^[76]
• Bernie Parmalee (born 1967), former NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets^[77][78]
• Rodrick Rhodes (born 1973), professional basketball player^[64]
• David Rivers (born 1965), former NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers, played at Notre Dame^[79]
• Terrence Roberts (born 1985), former member of the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team^[80]
• Walt Singer (1911–1992), end for the New York Giants of the NFL, 1935–1936^[81]
• Andy Stanfield (1927–1985) sprinter and Olympic gold and silver medallist^[82]
• Paul Tagliabue (born 1940), Commissioner of the National Football League from 1989–2006 (B)^[83][84]
• Tyshawn Taylor (born 1990), basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets ^[85]
• John Valentin (born 1968), played in ten MLB seasons for the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets^[86]
• Henry Wittenberg (1918–2010), Olympic gold (1948) and silver (1952) medalist freestyle wrestling (B)^[87]

Criminals

• Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, charged in 2010 with conspiring to join a terrorist group and kill, maim, and kidnap people outside the U.S.^[88]
• Richard “Iceman” Kuklinski, Mob hitman.^[89]

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