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]
Neilson Debevoise (1903–1992), historian of the Parthian Empire (B)[2]
Robert J. Morris (1914–1996), anti-Communist activist who was President of the University of Dallas and served as chief counsel to the United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security.[3]

Arts

Literature

Jim Bishop (1907–1987), writer and journalist (B)[4]
Ella Barksdale Brown (1871–?), journalist and educator[5]
Thomas Fleming (1927–2017), military historian and historical novelist (B)[6]
Joseph Krumgold (1908–1980), screenwriter who won two Newbery Awards (B)[7]
Laura McCullough (born 1960), poet (B)[8]
Lillian Morrison (1917–2014), poet, author and librarian (B)[9]
Walter Dean Myers (1937–2014), author of young-adult literature who was a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award[10][11]
Michael Shaara (1928–1988), author of the Civil War book, The Killer Angels (B)[12]
Philip Van Doren Stern (1900–1984), author, editor, and Civil War historian whose 1943 story "The Greatest Gift", inspired the classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life (1946)[13]
Matt Taibbi (born 1970), author and journalist[14]
Janine Pommy Vega (1942–2010), poet associated with the Beats[15]

Fine arts

John Bachmann (1814–1896), lithographer who pioneered "bird's-eye view" prints, especially of New York City[16]
George Catlin (1796–1872), painter, author and traveler who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West[17]
Elaine Lustig Cohen (1927–2016), graphic designer, artist and archivist (B)[18]
Alphaeus Philemon Cole (1876–1988), artist, engraver and etcher; son of engraver Timothy Cole; died at age 112 (B)[19]
Carroll N. Jones III (born 1944), artist in the style of American realism[20]
Kaws (born 1974 as Brian Donnelly), graffiti artist, limited-edition clothing and toy designer.[21]
Richard Lahey (1893 – 1978), artist who competed in the painting event as part of the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. (B)[22]
Alexander Melamid (born 1945), Russian painter[23][24]
Herbert Migdoll (born 1944), painter, environmental installation artist and photographer, who has served as the company photographer for The Joffrey Ballet since 1968, and later as its design director (B)[25]
Henriette Simon Picker (1917–2016). painter and fashion designer.(B)[26]

Movies, stage, television and modeling

Nick Adams (1931–1968), actor who appeared in Hollywood films and on television during the 1950s and 1960s[27]
Elizabeth Allen (1929–2006), stage and screen actress (B)[28]
Beetlejuice (born 1968), entertainer and Howard Stern Show personality (B)[29]
Philip Bosco (born 1930), stage and screen actor who was nominated for a Tony Award in 1996 for Best Actor in Moon Over Buffalo (B)[30]
John Calley (1930–2011), movie producer who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture in 1993 for The Remains of the Day (B)[31]
Anthony Carrino (born 1978), Kitchen Cousins[32]
Richard Conte (1910–1975), actor who appeared in The Godfather as Don Barzini (B)[33]
Danny Dayton (1923–1999), character actor (B)[34]
Kyan Douglas (born Hugh Edward Douglas Jr., 1970), Queer Eye for the Straight Guy[35]
Cirie Fields (born 1970), four-time Survivor contestant who appeared on Survivor: Panama (4th), Survivor: Micronesia (3rd), Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (17th) and Survivor: Game Changers[36]
Ruth Findlay (1896–1949), Broadway actress[37]
Susan Flannery (born 1939), television and screen actress[38]
Paul Gleason (1939–2006), film and television actor who appeared in Trading Places, The Breakfast Club and Die Hard (B)[39][40]
Paul Guilfoyle (1902–1961), character actor who tries to kill James Cagney in White Heat (B)[41]
Dennis James (1917–1997), game show host, most notably The Price Is Right, 1972–1977 in syndication[42]
Herbert Jefferson Jr. (born 1946), film, television and stage actor who appeared in Battlestar Galactica and Rich Man, Poor Man[43]
Victor Kilian (1891–1979), character actor of the 1930s and 1940s, who later played the libidinous grandfather on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (B)[44]
Nathan Lane (born 1956), Broadway and film actor (B)[45]
Norman Lloyd (born 1914), actor, producer and director who appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur in 1942 and Dead Poets Society in 1989 (B)[46] (B)
Derek Luke (born 1974), actor who won the Independent Spirit Award for his performance in Antwone Fisher (B)[47]
Denise Mercedes (born 1991), plus-size fashion model and clothing designer. (B)[48]
Kate Micucci (born 1980), actress, voice actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and artist (B)[49]
Diane Neal (born 1976), actress Law and Order: SVU[50]
Ozzie Nelson (1906–1975), bandleader, actor and TV personality, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (B)[51]
Phyllis Newman (1933-2019), actress and singer (B)[52]
Patrice O'Neal (1969–2011), stand-up comedian, radio personality and actor[53]
Cliff Osmond (1937–2012), character actor and television screenwriter best known for appearing in films directed by Billy Wilder (B)[54]
Kevin Powell (born 1966), journalist, poet, cast member on first season of MTV reality show The Real World[55]
Billy Quirk (1873–1926), silent movie actor who appeared in 180 films (B)[56]
Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress, screenwriter and disc jockey[57]
Basil Ruysdael (1878–1960), character actor on stage, films and radio and was a star bass-baritone with the Metropolitan Opera Company (B)[58]
Joseph Sargent (1925–2014), actor, producer and television director who won four Emmy Awards (B)[59]
Kate Lyn Sheil (born 1985), actress, House of Cards.[60]
William N. Stape (born 1968), screenwriter and magazine writer who wrote episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (B)[61]
Martha Stewart (born 1941), media personality, author, and magazine publisher (B)[62]
Michael E. Uslan (born 1951), originator and executive producer of the Batman/Dark Knight/Joker movie franchise. (B)[63]
Tony Vlachos (born 1973), winner of the reality TV series Survivor: Cagayan[64]
Tracey Walter (born 1947), character actor who has appeared in over 100 films and television shows (B)[65]
Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born 1970), actor who appeared on The Cosby Show (B)[66]
Flip Wilson (1933–1998), comedian, actor, The Flip Wilson Show (B)[67][68]

Music

Akon (born 1973), rapper and R&B singer[69]
Paul Banks (born 1978), lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of the New York City-based band Interpol[70]
Robert "Kool" Bell (born 1950), musician and founder of Kool & the Gang[71]
Joe Budden (born 1980), rapper and member of hip hop group Slaughterhouse[72][73]
Attrell Cordes (1970–2016), musician, rapper, producer, co-founder and lead vocalist of P.M. Dawn[74]
Dino Danelli (born 1944), drummer for the 1960s rock group The Rascals (B)[75]
Al Di Meola (born 1954), jazz fusion guitarist (B)[76]
John P. Hammond (born 1942), blues singer and guitarist[77]
Andrew Hill (1931–2007), jazz pianist and composer[78]
Hao Huang (born 1957), pianist and music professor (B)[79]
Kid Buu (born 1988), rapper (B)[80]
Dave Kikoski (born 1961), jazz pianist and keyboardist[81]
Ludacris (born 1977), rapper[82]
Marilyn McCoo (born 1943), singer and one of the five members of The 5th Dimension (B)[83]
Gil Mellé (1931–2004), recording artist, songwriter, jazz musician and composer whose score for The Andromeda Strain was the first all-electronic film score (B)[84]
Christina Milian (born 1981), actress and recording artist (B)[85]
Queen Latifah aka Dana Elaine Owens (born 1970), singer, rapper musician, producer, actor[86] and from 1996 through 2015 based Flavor Unit Entertainment in the City[87]
Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer and actor who resided in Jersey City after his marriage to Nancy Barbato[88]
Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944–2016), singer and conductor (B)[89]
Nancy Sinatra (born 1940), singer and actress (B)[90]
Claydes Charles Smith (1946–2006), co-founder and lead guitarist of Kool & the Gang (B)[91]
Maury Yeston (born 1945), composer, lyricist, educator and musicologist[92]

Business and industry

Curtis Blake (1917–2019), businessman who was the co-founder of the Friendly Ice Cream Corporation (B)[93]
Patricia Morgan (born 1939), American businesswoman, former sex worker, and trans woman (B)[94]
Bill Perkins (born c. 1969), hedge fund manager[95]

Government, politics, law and activism

Gabriel M. Ambrosio (1938–2013), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate, representing the 36th Legislative District. (B)[96]
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[97]
Robert Burns (1926–2016), politician who served two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 38th Legislative District. (B)[98]
Charles J. Catrillo (1945–2004), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 32nd Legislative District from 1986 to 1988. (B)[99]
Orestes Cleveland (1829–1896), Mayor of Jersey City 1864–1867 and 1886–1892, who served in the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 1869–1871[100]
Leonard T. Connors (1929–2016), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate, 1982–2008 representing the 9th Legislative District; Mayor of Surf City, New Jersey, 1966–2015 (B)[101]
Glenn Cunningham (born 1943), first African-American mayor of Jersey City (B)[102]
Edward M. Daly (born 1965), four-star general in the United States Army who serves as the 20th commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.[103]
William Davis Daly (1851–1900), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1899–1900 (B)[104]
Dominick V. Daniels (1908–1987), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1959–1977 (B)[105]
William DeNoble (1924–2007), labor organizer (B)[106]
Edward I. Edwards (1863–1931), politician who was the 37th Governor of New Jersey; served in the United States Senate 1923–1929[107]
Angelou Ezeilo (born 1965), social entrepreneur and environmental activist[108]
George Bragg Fielder (1842–1906), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1895. Father of James Fairman Fielder (B)[109]
James Fairman Fielder (1867–1954), 35th Governor of New Jersey 1914–1917 (B)[110]
Louis Freeh (born 1950), Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1993–2001 (B)[111]
David Friedland (born 1937), former member of the New Jersey Senate, convicted of racketeering after faking his death[112]
Marie L. Garibaldi (1934–2016), lawyer who served as Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (B)[113]
Cornelius "Cornbread" Givens (1931–2008), civil rights leader who became the first African American to run for mayor of a major US city, when he ran for office in Jersey City.[114]
Edward W. Gray (1870–1942), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1915–1919 (B)[115]
J. Owen Grundy (1912–1985), Jersey City's official historian (B)[116]
Frank Joseph Guarini (born 1924), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1993–1999 (B)[117]
Frank Hague (1876–1956), long-time mayor of Jersey City (B)[118]
James A. Hamill (1877–1941), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1907–1921 (B)[119]
Edward J. Hart (1893–1961), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1935–1955 (B)[120]
Frank Herbert (born 1931), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate and the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders. (B)[121]
Anthony Impreveduto (1948–2009), educator and politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1988 until 2004, when he resigned following a guilty plea to corruption charges (B)[122]
John V. Kelly (1926–2009), served in the New Jersey General Assembly (B)[123]
Walter M. D. Kern (born 1937), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, 1978–1990, where he represented the 40th Legislative District (B)[124]
Eugene W. Leake (1877–1959), member of the US House of Representatives, 1907–1909 (B)[125]
Job H. Lippincott (1842–1900), United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey; Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, 1893–1900[126]
John J. Matheussen (born 1953), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate, 1992–2003, where he represented the 4th Legislative District (B)[127]
William McAdoo (1853–1930), politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 1883–1891; served as New York City Police Commissioner in 1904 and 1905[128]
Jim McGreevey (born 1957), 52nd Governor of New Jersey (B)[129]
John Gerald Milton (1881–1977), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate in 1938 (B)[130]
A. Harry Moore (1877–1952), 39th Governor of New Jersey who was elected to serve three separate non-consecutive terms and also served in the U.S. Senate (B)[131]
Mike Mrowicki (born c. 1955), politician who has served in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2009.[132]
Franklin Murphy (1846–1920), 31st Governor of New Jersey, 1902–1905 (B)[133]
William Musto (1917–2006), Mayor of Union City, New Jersey, 1962–1970 and 1974–1982 (B)[134]
Mary Teresa Norton (1875–1959), first woman Democrat elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, served 1925–1951 (B)[135]
Charles F. X. O'Brien (1879–1940), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1921–1925 (B)[136]
Bill Perkins (1941–2016), running back in the American Football League for the New York Jets who later became an attorney and politician who served two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly (B)[137][138]
Phelps Phelps (1894–1981) 38th Governor of American Samoa and United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic[139]
Mary Philbrook (1872–1958), champion of equal rights for women who was the first lawyer admitted to the New Jersey Bar (B)[140]
Alfred Dennis Sieminski (1911–1990), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1951–1959 (B)[141]
Alexander Simpson (1872–1953), journalist, attorney and politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and as Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey (B)[142]
Thomas F. X. Smith (1928–1996), professional basketball player for the New York Knicks in 1951; mayor of Jersey City 1977–1981 (B)[143]
Nadine Strossen (born 1950), President of the American Civil Liberties Union, 1991–2008 (B)[144]
J. Parnell Thomas (1895–1970), member of the United States House of Representatives, 1937–1950 (B)[145]
Shirley Tolentino (1943–2010), first black woman to serve on New Jersey Superior Court; first black woman appointed to the Jersey City Municipal Court and to serve as its presiding judge (B)[146]
Harry Lancaster Towe (1898–1977), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1943–1951 (B)[147]
Frank William Towey Jr. (1895–1979), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1937–1939 (B)[148]
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)[149]
Joseph W. Tumulty (1914–1996), attorney and politician who represented the 32nd Legislative District for a single four-year term in the New Jersey Senate[150]
T. James Tumulty (1913–1981), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1955–1957 (B)[151]
Charles H. Voorhis (1833–1896), member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, 1879–1881[152]
Jacqueline Walker (born 1941), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly 1984–1986[153]
John C. White (born 1975), Louisiana state superintendent of education since 2012 who taught at William L. Dickinson High School, 1998–2001[154]

Military

Francis X. Burke (1918–1988), recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II[155]
Martin E. Dempsey (born 1952), United States Army general; 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[156] (B)
John G. Gertsch (1945–1969), posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War[157]
James Jonas Madison (1884–1922), awarded the Medal of Honor for service in World War I (B)[158]
John W. Meagher (1917–1996), recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II[159]
Charles J. Watters (1927–1967), chaplain who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War (B)[160]
George D. Zamka (born 1962), NASA astronaut and Marine Corps pilot who piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery in its 2007 mission to the International Space Station and was commander of mission STS-130 in 2010.(B)[161]

Sports

Rafael Addison (born 1964), retired basketball player who played professionally for the New Jersey Nets and Phoenix Suns[162]
Walker Lee Ashley (born 1960), retired American football linebacker who played in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs.[163]
Willie Banks (born 1969), former Major League Baseball pitcher[164]
Carl Barisich (born 1951), former defensive tackle for nine seasons between 1973 and 1981 for four different NFL teams (B)[165]
Paul Berezney (1915–1990), offensive tackle who played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers between 1942 and 1944 (B)[166]
Pete Berezney (1923–2008), football tackle who played for the Los Angeles Dons and Baltimore Colts (B)[167]
Bob Bessoir (1932–2020), college basketball coach who spent his career at the University of Scranton, where he won 552 games and two NCAA Division III national championships.[168]
Jim Boylan (born 1955), basketball coach, who served as the interim head coach for the Chicago Bulls for part of the 2007–08 NBA season and as an interim coach for the Milwaukee Bucks for part of the 2012–13 NBA season (B)[169]
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[170][171]
Terry Dehere (born 1971), politician, former NBA basketball player[172]
Dom Flora (born 1935), All-America basketball player at Washington and Lee University, where he set the team career scoring record[173]
Arturo Gatti (1972–2009), professional boxer[174]
Rich Glover (born 1950) former professional football player, who played defensive tackle in the NFL for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles[175]
Gerald Govan (born 1942), professional basketball player who played in all nine seasons of the original American Basketball Association (B)[176]
Tom Heinsohn (1934–2020), professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics who was a member of eight NBA Championship teams (1957, 1959–1965) (B)[177]
Don Holder (1928–2015), gymnast who competed in eight events at the 1952 Summer Olympics (B)[178]
Lefty Hopper (1874–1959), major league baseball player who pitched in two games in 1898 for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms[179]
Bobby Hurley (born 1971), professional basketball player who played for the Sacramento Kings and the Vancouver Grizzlies[180]
Dan Hurley (born 1973), college basketball player and college basketball coach[181]
Martin Lang (born 1949), fencer who represented the United States in the individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal[182]
Dan Le Batard (born 1968), sportswriter for the Miami Herald and host of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz and Highly Questionable on ESPN
Ed Lucas (born 1939), Emmy-winning blind broadcaster on the YES Network for the New York Yankees[183]
Roshown McLeod (born 1975), played in three NBA seasons, 1999–2001, for the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers[184][185]
John McMullen (1918–2005), naval architect and marine engineer, and former owner of the New Jersey Devils and Houston Astros (B)[186]
J. D. Maarleveld (born 1961), offensive tackle who played in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers[187]
Josh A. Moore (born 1980), former NBA basketball player[188]
Donald Hugh Nagle, karate Grand Master (B)[189]
Tony Nicodemo (born 1935), college basketball player who set several records while playing for Saint Michael's College of Vermont in the late 1950s[190]
Ahmad Nivins (born 1987), power forward at Saint Joseph's University[172]
Mike O'Koren (born 1958), member of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, professional basketball player and coach[191]
Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), professional basketball player, originally from Newark[192]
Bernie Parmalee (born 1967), former NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets[193][194]
Stanley Poreda (1909–1983), heavyweight boxer in the 1930s (B)[195]
Rodrick Rhodes (born 1973), professional basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks (B)[172]
David Rivers (born 1965), former NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers (B)[196]
Terrence Roberts (born 1985), former member of the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team[197]
José Rosado (born 1974), two-time All-Star pitcher for the Kansas City Royals (B)[198]
Eddie August Schneider (1911–1940), pilot who set airspeed records[199]
Walt Singer (1911–1992), end for the New York Giants of the NFL, 1935–1936[200]
Jim Spanarkel (born 1957), television analyst who played in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks (B)[201]
Andy Stanfield (1927–1985), sprinter and Olympic gold and silver medalist[202]
Paul Tagliabue (born 1940), Commissioner of the National Football League, 1989–2006 (B)[203][204]
George Tardiff (1936–2012), football head coach at Benedictine College and Washburn University (B)[205]
Tyshawn Taylor (born 1990), basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets[206]
John Valentin (born 1968), played in ten MLB seasons for the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets[207]
Henry Wittenberg (1918–2010), Olympic gold (1948) and silver (1952) medalist, freestyle wrestling (B)[208]
Warren Wolf (1927–2019), high school football head coach and politician who served as an Ocean County freeholder and a New Jersey State Assemblyman. (B)[209]

Criminals

Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, charged in 2010 with conspiring to join a terrorist group and kill, maim, and kidnap people outside the United States[210]
Richard "Iceman" Kuklinski (1935–2006), mob hitman[211]
Louis Manna (born 1929), former consigliere of the Genovese Crime Family[212]
"Newsboy" Moriarty (1910–1979), ran the numbers game in Hudson County, New Jersey and left $2.5 million in the trunk of a car while he was in New Jersey State Prison[213]

References

Fox, Margalit. "Jean Anyon Dies at 72; Wrote 'Ghetto Schooling'", The New York Times, September 29, 2013. Accessed October 2, 2013. "Jean Maude Anyon was born in Jersey City on July 16, 1941. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a master's in education there and a Ph.D. from New York University in education and psycholinguistics."
Olbrycht, M. J.; Nikonorov, V. P. (2015). "Debevoise, Neilson Carel". Encyclopaedia Iranica (online ed.). Debevoise, Neilson Carel (b. Jersey City, N.J., 8 November 1903; d. Harrisburg, Penn., 10 December 1992), American archeologist and scholar of the history and culture of ancient Mesopotamia and Iran. ... In 1938, Debevoise published his main and most celebrated work, a monograph titled A Political History of Parthia, which won him worldwide recognition.
Hays, Constance L. "Robert J. Morris Is Dead at 82; Crusader Against Communists", The New York Times, January 2, 1997. Accessed October 28, 2019. "Mr. Morris's interest in politics was part and parcel of his upbringing in Jersey City, where his father was known for organizing opposition to Frank Hague, the entrenched Hudson County boss."
Barron, James. "Jim Bishop, A Columnist, Dies: Popular Author Of 21 Books", The New York Times, July 28, 1987. Accessed November 4, 2016. "James Alonzo Bishop was born Nov. 21, 1907, in Jersey City, the oldest son of a police lieutenant."
Ella Barksdale Brown Papers Archived January 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Accessed January 13, 2018. "Ella Barksdale married John M. Brown in Georgia in 1898, and they moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1901 where John worked for the Pullman Company."
Mota, Caitlin. "N.J. author influenced by Jersey City politics dies at 90", The Jersey Journal, July 26, 2017. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Fleming was born in Jersey City in 1927. He graduated from St. Peter's Prep, spent one year serving in the United States Navy, and then attended Fordham University where he graduated in 1950, according to his online biography."
Staff. "Joseph Krumgold, Screenwriter And Author of Children's Books", The New York Times, July 16, 1980. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Born in Jersey City, Mr. Krumgold was graduated from New York University and became a screenwriter in Hollywood."
Cannella, Wendy. "Wendy Cannella: This Fierce Life: An Interview with Laura McCullough", Painted Bride Quarterly, Issue 94. Accessed November 4, 2016. "LM: I was born in Jersey City, in the Margaret Hague, the women's hospital that the infamous Irish Mayor Hague built, grew up in suburbia, a little town called Colonia, not too far from Perth Amboy, and my family would drive to the wooded parts north many weekends when I was a child."
Gomez, John. Legendary Locals of Jersey City, p. 57. Accessed January 13, 2018. "Lillian Morrison Born in 1917, Lillian Morrison grew up in the Jersey City Heights, graduated from Dickinson High School, and worked in the New York Public Library system for over 50 years."
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Heyboer, Kelly. "The surprising Jersey roots of It's a Wonderful Life", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 24, 2017. Accessed December 26, 2017. "Philip Van Doren Stern, a history writer who grew up in Jersey City, woke up one morning near the end of the Great Depression with the idea for a story about a suicidal man who is stopped from jumping off a bridge by a guardian angel who shows him the true joy of living."
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Grimes, William. "Janine Pommy Vega, Restless Poet, Dies at 68". The New York Times, January 2, 2011. Accessed April 17, 2014. "Janine Pommy was born on Feb. 5, 1942, in Jersey City."
John Bachmann: The Seat of War. Bird's Eye View of Part of Maryland, Distr of Columbia and Part of Virginia., Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Following the war, Bachmann continued to produce fine city views from his studio in Jersey City, New Jersey."
Staff. "Obituary; George Catlin, Artist", The New York Times, December 24, 1872. Accessed July 9, 2018. "George Catlin, the artist, died at his home in Jersey City, yesterday morning, at the age of seventy-four."
Gates, Anita. "Elaine Lustig Cohen, Designer Who Left Her Mark Everywhere, Dies at 89", The New York Times, October 7, 2016. Accessed October 9, 2016. "Elaine Firstenberg was born on March 6, 1927, in Jersey City, the daughter of Herman Firstenberg, a plumber, and the former Elizabeth Loeb."
Kimmelman, Michael. "Alphaeus Cole, a Portraitist, 112", The New York Times, November 26, 1988. Accessed October 2, 2013. "Mr. Cole, whose father was Timothy Cole, a noted 19th-century engraver of Old Master paintings, was born in Jersey City, N. J., on July 12, 1876."
Smith, Ray. "Hoboken through the eyes of an artistJersey City painter's work shows scenes of the city as Americana", The Hudson Reporter, September 9, 2010. Accessed November 9, 2016. "Jones grew up in New Providence, N.J., but attended school in New York City.... Jones, 66, has been painting since he was 20-years-old, and now resides in Jersey City.... Jones lived in Hoboken for 15 years beginning in 1977."
Robb, Adam. "Former Jersey City graffiti artist KAWS has first solo museum show", The Jersey Journal, June 25, 2010, updated January 18, 2019. Accessed November 22, 2019. "Stare long enough and you'll start to notice the faded graffiti tagged along the top floors of some surrounding factories, like the crude white letters spelling KAWS on two sides of a rooftop at 13th and Coles. It's the tag of Brian Donnelly, arguably Jersey City's most celebrated artist to date, who painted his pseudonym there in the early 1990s so it would be visible from his classroom window at nearby St. Anthony High School."
Joyce, Maureen. "Richard Lahey, Painter, Ex-Corcoran Principal", The Washington Post, August 3, 1978. Accessed August 6, 2020. "He began his career in earnest when he established a studio in Jersey City, where he had been born and began to show his work in exhibitions."
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Knight, Meribah. A Vibrant Career at the Ballet, but With a Lens and Not Toeshoes", The New York Times, October 8, 2011. Accessed March 17, 2018. "The youngest of four siblings, Mr. Migdoll was born in 1944 in Jersey City to a Russian father and Polish mother who 'almost loved' his decision to become an artist."
Staff. "Henriette Simon Picker Museum of Art opens in Poughkeepsie", Poughkeepsie Journal, April 11, 2017. Accessed August 18, 2020. "Born Henriette May Simon on March 28, 1917 in Jersey City, she died in Poughkeepsie Jan. 5, 2016, according to the release."
Hyams, Joe. "It's More Than A Role: TV's Nick Adams Is The Rebel", The Tuscaloosa News, December 25, 1960. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Nick, who was Pennsylvania-born but Jersey City raised, came to our interview at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel wearing jeans, rough-out cowboy boots, an open neck shirt, tweed jacket, a rebel cap and the jaunty grin that is his trademark."
Hevesi, Dennis. "Elizabeth Allen, 77, Stage Star Known for Memorable TV Line, Is Dead", The New York Times, October 9, 2006. Accessed October 2, 2013. "Elizabeth Ellen Gillease was born on Jan. 25, 1929, in Jersey City, the daughter of Viola and Joseph Gillease."
Schuh, Jamie. "Howard Stern Show's Beetlejuice makes an appearance in North Bergen", The Jersey Journal, August 28, 2009. Accessed July 9, 2016. "'It's about livin', livin' life. It's my life whether there's cameras there or not!' exclaimed famed Howard Stern sidekick and Jersey City native Beetlejuice, talking about his new reality series, which chronicles his hilarious exploits with best friend Bobby Rooney, a Bayonne native."
Rosenfeld, Stacy. "Quite the Character: Haworth's Philip Bosco Reflects on his Illustrious Life and Acting Career", Bergen.com, April 16, 2014. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Born and raised in Jersey City, Bosco was a rough-and-tumble kid who found his place onstage."
Barnes, Brooks. "John Calley, Hollywood Chief, Dies at 81", The New York Times, September 14, 2011. Accessed November 4, 2016. "John Calley was born July 8, 1930, in Jersey City, the son of a car salesman, and, after serving in the Army, worked at 21 as a mail clerk for NBC in New York."
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Staff. "Danny Dayton, 75, Actor and Director", The New York Times, February 12, 1999. Accessed October 2, 2013. "Mr. Dayton, who was born in Jersey City, N.J., was a graduate of New York University's School of Journalism but turned instead to the theater."
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Harbin, Billy J.; Marra, Kim.; and Schanke, Robert A. The Gay & Lesbian Theatrical Legacy: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Figures in American Stage History in the Pre-Stonewall Era, p. 178. University of Michigan Press, 2005. ISBN 9780472068586. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Guilfoyle as a young man heard about a scholarship competition at New York's School for the Theater (on Lexington Avenue), and he decided to audition."
Thomas Jr., Robert McG. "Dennis James, 79, TV Game Show Host and Announcer, Dies", The New York Times, June 6, 1997. Accessed July 9, 2016. "A native of Jersey City, Mr. James, whose original name was Demie James Sposa, graduated from St. Peter's College and passed up medical school to become an actor."
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Staff. "Victor Kilian, Actor, Found Beaten Fatally In Hollywood Home", The New York Times, March 13, 1979. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Mr. Kilian, a native of Jersey City, made his Broadway debut with the late Walter Huston in 1924 in Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms."
Dezell, Maureen. "Nathan Lane goes beyond Broadway", The Boston Globe, October 19, 2003. Accessed July 6, 2014. "Lane has described his Irish Catholic family background as 'bad Eugene O'Neill.' Born in Jersey City, the third of three sons in a blue-collar family, he was named after his uncle Joe, a Jesuit priest."
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Speiser, matthew. "Actor Derek Luke inspires crowd in Jersey City", The Jersey Journal, May 17, 2015. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Actor Derek Luke spoke at the Mary McLeod Bethune Center in Jersey City on Sunday, May 17, 2015. Luke grew up in Jersey City, attended Snyder High School, and currently is in Empire."
Blanco, Evie. "Her Source Beauty Of The Week | Plus Size Model Denise Mercedes [Interview"], TheSource.com, October 28, 2015. Accessed November 2, 2019. "Denise M: Well I was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey and I am 100% Dominican."
Longsdorf, Amy. "Nazareth's Kate Micucci: Life imitates art in improv comedy film Don't Think Twice", The Morning Call, July 29, 2016. Accessed July 20, 2018. "The daughter of Bushkill Electric owners Michael and Lynne Micucci, Kate was born in Jersey City, N.J., but moved to Nazareth as a youngster."
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Rothstein, Mervyn. "A Life In The Theatre: Actress Phyllis Newman Plays Many Roles On Stage and Beyond" Archived April 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Playbill, May 28, 2012. Accessed April 17, 2014. "'It was born in me,' Phyllis Newman says. 'I had to perform. My parents told me that when I was three or four I would go out in the street and sing and bring people in to watch me in my apartment in Jersey City.'"
Maher, Adam. "Jersey City comedian Patrice O'Neal dies at 41", The Jersey Journal, November 30, 2011. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Comedian, actor and radio personality Patrice O'Neal, of Jersey City, died yesterday morning due to complications from a stroke. He was 41."
Slotnik, Daniel E. "Cliff Osmond, Prolific Character Actor, Dies at 75", The New York Times, December 27, 2012. Accessed July 6, 2014. "Clifford Osman Ebrahim was born on Feb. 26, 1937, in Jersey City (adapting his middle name as his professional name)."
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Katchmer, George A. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses, p. 312. McFarland & Company, 2002. ISBN 9780786446933. Accessed November 5, 2016. "William 'Billy' Quirk was born March 29, 1873, in Jersey City, New Jersey, and died at age 53 in Hollywood, California, on April 20, 1926."
Silverman, Stephen M. "Girlfight Star in Alleged Girl Fight". People, March 20, 2002. Accessed September 22, 2013. "Sultry actress Michelle Rodriguez, who played a boxer in the 2000 film Girlfight and who appears in the new movie Resident Evil, was arrested Saturday on charges of fighting with another woman at her apartment in Jersey City, N.J., reports New York's Daily News.... According to the news, Rodriguez, born in Texas, moved to Jersey City with her mother and some of her 10 brothers in 1990."
Staff. "Basil Ruysdael, Announcer, Dies; Voice of Hit Parade Was Coach of Tibbett - Sang at 'Met' 8 Seasons", The New York Times, October 12, 1960. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Mr. Ruysdael was born in Jersey City and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in electrical engineering."
Chawkins, Steve. "Joseph Sargent dies at 89; prize-winning film and TV movie director ", Los Angeles Times, December 23, 2014. "Born to Italian immigrants in Jersey City, N.J., on July 22, 1925, Giuseppe Daniele Sorgente was the son of an ice-wagon driver and a seamstress."
Tinkham, Chris. "Kate Lyn Sheil; The Reluctant Professional", Under the Radar, April 26, 2013. Accessed January 18, 2021. "Sheil, who grew up in Jersey City, graduated from NYU's acting program in 2006."
Sullivan, Al. "'Beam me up, Scotty'; Local writer makes name in Star Trek universe", The Hudson Reporter, March 28, 2008. Accessed March 19, 2017. "A resident of Bayonne since he was 10 years old, William Stape, 39, has become a part of the Star Trek universe, both as the author of scripts for The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine TV series, but also by recently unveiling details concerning the sets of the upcoming Star Trek movie.... Born in Jersey City, Stape moved with his family to the Toms River area before relocating to Bayonne."
Staff. "Fast Facts: Martha Stewart Timeline", Fox News, March 4, 2005. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Born Martha Kostyra on Aug. 3, 1941, the future domestic trendsetter was the second of six children of Polish immigrant parents in Jersey City, N.J., across the Hudson River from downtown Manhattan."
Voger, Mark. "'The Dark Knight Rises' executive producer remembers", The Star-Ledger, May 29, 2012. Accessed August 20, 2012. "Uslan, a Jersey City native who grew up in Ocean Township, achieved that goal as executive producer of eight Batman movies beginning with the 1989 film Batman, directed by Tim Burton, and including the forthcoming The Dark Knight Rises, directed by Christopher Nolan."
D'Onofrio, Mike. "From Jersey City streets to Survivor jungle a culture shock, contestant says", The Jersey Journal, February 25, 2014. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Years of patrolling Jersey City streets as a police officer could not fully prepare Tony Vlachos for what awaited him as a contestant on Survivor."
Tracey Walter, TCM.com. Accessed November 5, 2016. "A native of Jersey City, NJ, Walter discovered acting while watching an off-Broadway play, Scuba Duba."
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Watkins, Mel. "Flip Wilson, Outrageous Comic and TV Host, Dies at 64", The New York Times, November 27, 1998. Accessed September 8, 2011. "Mr. Wilson was born Clerow Wilson in Jersey City on Dec. 8, 1933, one of 18 children. He was placed in foster care at the age of 7, shortly after his mother abandoned the family."
Jones, Steve. "Akon, not 'Trouble,' is his middle name", USA Today, October 4, 2004. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Akon (real name: Allaune Thiam) is the son of acclaimed Senegalese percussionist Mor Thiam, who came to the USA to tour with dancers Katherine Dunham and Alvin Ailey. Growing up, Akon had a hard time getting along with kids in New Jersey. When he and his older brother reached high school, his parents left them on their own in Jersey City and moved the family to Atlanta."
Hood, John. "Our Band to Admire", Miami New Times, September 13, 2007. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Then those Big Bad Apple glory boys disappeared. Two — singer Paul Banks and drummer Sam Fogarino — decamped to Jersey City."
Kaulessar, Ricardo. "Celebrate good timesJersey City pals have spent 40 years as Kool & the Gang", The Hudson Reporter, June 18, 2009. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Current Montclair resident Robert Bell, who came to Jersey City in 1961 as a 12-year-old with his mom and brother Ronald, recently talked about staying 'fresh' after five decades of music."
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Conte, Michaelangelo. "Jersey City rap star Joe Budden is on the Hudson County sheriff's chart as a deadbeat dad owing nearly $13,000 in child support", The Jersey Journal, October 19, 2010. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Born in Spanish Harlem, Budden moved to Jersey City with his family when he was 11 and grew up on the West Side. He now has addresses on Bentley Avenue in Jersey City and River Road in North Bergen."
Caramanica, Jon. "Prince Be, Who Infused Rap With Mysticism, Dies at 46", The New York Times, June 19, 2016. Accessed July 9, 2016. "Prince Be was born Attrell Cordes on May 15, 1970, in Jersey City."
Dino Danelli, Playbill (magazine). Accessed November 4, 2016. "Born: July 23, 1944 in Jersey City, NJ"
Al Di Meola – Elegant Gypsy and More Electric Tour 2015, The Center for the Arts. Accessed November 4, 2016. "A native of New Jersey who still resides in the Garden State, Di Meola was born in Jersey City on July 22, 1954."
Staff. "Landmark Loew's sets 2010 shows", The Jersey Journal, December 18, 2009. Accessed November 4, 2016. "On Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 at 8 p.m., a Loew's-Down Blues Concert will feature blues great and Jersey City resident John Hammond plus The Duke Robillard Band."
Ratliff, Ben. "Andrew Hill, 75, Jazz Artist Known for His Daring Style, Dies", The New York Times, April 21, 2007. Accessed January 2, 2008. "Andrew Hill, a pianist and composer of highly original and sometimes opaquely inner-dwelling jazz whose work only recently found a wide audience, died yesterday at his home in Jersey City. He was 75."
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Silvia, Erin. "Kid Buu: 5 Things To Know About Blac Chyna’s Ex-BF Whom She Dumped For Cheating On Her", Hollywood Life, January 28, 2019. Accessed October 27, 2019. "He was born in Jersey City, NJ. His birth name is Markquez Lao Santiago and he grew up in South Florida."
"The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats", The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2008. Accessed September 15, 2017. "Dave Kikoski -- An invigorating pianist and composer, Kikoski lives in Jersey City."
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Allen, Craig. "Craig Allen says: 'Meet New Jersey's Marilyn McCoo'", WKXW, November 29, 2014. "As we continue to stuff your radio full of Jersey's Favorite (Homegrown) Artists through the long Thanksgiving weekend, you should recognize the talents of Marilyn McCoo! She was born in Jersey City on September 30, 1943."
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Frank Sinatra's Jersey City Connection, City of Jersey City. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Among the highlights of Sinatra's life in Jersey City are: The singer and Nancy Barbato of Jersey City were married here in Our Lady of Sorrows Church. The newlyweds resided in an apartment at 137 Bergen Avenue. Their first two children – Nancy and Frank Jr. – were born at Margaret Hague Hospital in Jersey City."
Shaw, Arnold. Sinatra: Retreat of the Romantic, p. 75. W. H. Allen Ltd, 1968. Accessed April 29, 2014. "Franklin Wayne Sinatra, now known simply as Frank Sinatra Jr., made his appearance in Jersey City on the afternoon of January 10, just about the time that radio listeners were beginning to hear a ditty that went 'mairzy doats and doesy doats and little lambsy divy.'"
Lee, Laura. The Name's Familiar II, p. 296. Pelican Publishing Company. ISBN 9781455609178. Accessed April 29, 2014. "Nancy Sinatra was born June 8, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the first child of Nancy and Frank Sinatra."
via Associated Press. "Charles Smith, Kool & the Gang guitarist, dies at 57", USA Today, June 23, 2006. Accessed November 5, 2016. "Born on Sept. 6, 1948, in Jersey City, he was introduced to jazz guitar by his father in the early 1960s."
Herman, Jan. "Yeston Has His Night at the Opera : Theater: The composer's version of Phantom--delayed when Webber's musical made it to the stage first--opens tonight in Fullerton.", Los Angeles Times, February 17, 1995. Accessed October 15, 2018. "The 49-year-old Jersey City native earned his master's degree at Cambridge University and his doctorate in music at Yale, published several scholarly books, wrote symphonic works--including a piece for cello and orchestra, premiered and recorded by Yo Yo Ma--taught at Yale for nearly a decade and ran its undergraduate program in music studies, and now tutors the budding geniuses at the prestigious BMI Musical Theatre Workshop in New York."
Canton, Dave. "Curtis Blake, Friendly’s Ice Cream co-founder, dead at 102", MassLive, May 27, 2019. Accessed September 14, 2019. "Born April 15, 1917 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Herbert Prestley and Ethel Stewart Blake, Curtis Blake was a member of the 11th generation of the Deacon Samuel Chapin lineage, co-founder of the city of Springfield."
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Ojutiku, Mak. "St. Peter's Prep holds groundbreaking for $5.25 million athletic center", The Jersey Journal, January 21, 2016. Accessed November 3, 2016. "The facility's namesake, William 'Guy' Perkins, who was also present at the groundbreaking, provided a $1.5 million donation for the facility. Perkins, a Jersey City native, played for the school's football team before he graduated in 1986."
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Berger, Joseph. "Raymond A. Brown, Civil Rights Lawyer, Dies at 94", The New York Times, October 11, 2009. Accessed November 3, 2016. "Mr. Brown was born in 1915 in Fernandina Beach, Fla., the son of a railroad mechanic. When he was 2, his family moved to Jersey City."
Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1976, p. 253. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1976. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Robert Burns, Dem., Hasbrouck Heights - Assemblyman Burns was born in Jersey City on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1926."
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Smothers, Ronald. "Death of Jersey City Mayor Tips the Balance of Power", The New York Times, May 27, 2004. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Glenn Dale Cunningham was born Sept. 13, 1943, in Jersey City. He attended city schools before joining the Marine Corps in 1961 and serving for four years. He joined the city's police force in 1967, rising through the ranks to captain, all while earning a bachelor's degree at Jersey City State College and graduating cum laude in 1974."
Baer, Marilyn. "From Jersey City kid to four-star general; Edward M. Daly takes command of 190,000-person workforce", The Hudson Reporter, July 9, 2020.Accessed July 12, 2020. "Jersey City native Edward M. Daly became a four-star general on July 2 taking command of the Army Material Command at a socially distant ceremony at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.... The general credits his time growing up in Jersey City as laying the foundation for his personal growth and professional success."
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William R. De Noble, Riotto Funeral Home. Accessed October 6, 2019. "De Noble, William R., 83, a life long resident of Jersey City, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2007, at his residence."
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"Angelou Ezeilo, C'92, is an Environmental Activist on a Mission", Spelman College, December 2015. Accessed August 27, 2019. "Ezeilo’s love for the environment dates back to her childhood when she had the chance to escape the dense urban streets of Jersey City, New Jersey and spend summers in upstate New York with her family."
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Kaufman, Marc; and Von Bergen, Jane M. "From Paradise To Prison - The Odyssey Of A Fugitive", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 3, 1988. Accessed July 6, 2014. "David Friedland's glorious beach chalet, just a few coconut palms from the azure-blue Indian Ocean, was to be finished by New Year's.... The ex-senator from Jersey City faces up to 150 years in prison if convicted on a 1985 indictment charging him with conspiring to pay kickbacks to pension-fund trustees of the Teamsters Local 701 in New Brunswick in return for letting him invest $20 million from the fund."
Roberts, Sam. "Marie Garibaldi, First Woman on New Jersey Supreme Court, Dies at 81", The New York Times, January 19, 2016. Accessed December 23, 2018. "Marie Louise Garibaldi was born in Jersey City on Nov. 26, 1934, to Louis Garibaldi, a doctor, and the former Marie Seventi."
Cherkis, Jason. "Dreams and Cornbread This civil rights movement legend has never left the grass roots.", Washington City Paper, November 5, 1999. Accessed June 4, 2018. "Raised in poverty in Jersey City, N.J., Givens lied about his age and name to join the Army at 15, left at 18, and became a radical at 19, back in the early '50s."
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Staff. "J. Owen Grundy Dead at 73; Official Jersey City Historian", The New York Times, January 30, 1985. Accessed November 4, 2016. "J. Owen Grundy, the official historian of Jersey City and chairman of the city's Municipal Historic Districts Commission, died Monday at Christ Hospital in Jersey City. He was 73 years old and a native of Jersey City."
Guarini, Frank Joseph Jr., (1924 - ), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Guarini, Frank Joseph Jr., a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., August 20, 1924; graduated from Lincoln High School, 1942"
Frank Hague, 1876-1956; Mayor of Jersey City, 1917-1947 (Retired), New Jersey City University. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Frank Hague was born on January 17, 1876, to Irish immigrants Margaret Fagen/Fagin and John Hague from County Cavan, the second of eight children. His father worked as a blacksmith and a bank guard. The family lived on a street of tenement houses commonly known as 'Cork Row' in the Second Ward or 'Horseshoe' district."
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"Obituary of Francis Xavier Herbert", Norman Dean Home. Accessed November 24, 2019. "Herbert, Francis X. , 'Frank', 87, of Randolph formerly of Rockaway, Sparta, and Waldwick, where he and his wife Eleanor raised their family with love and devotion. Frank was born in Jersey City, and was the loving husband of Eleanor."
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Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1988, p. 283. Accessed January 22, 2018. "Walter M.D. Kern Jr., Rep., Ridgewood Assemblyman Kern was born in Jersey City March 10, 1937."
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"DRPA CFO John T. Hanson Named Acting CEO; Hanson to Replace Outgoing CEO John J. Matheussen for 30 Days", Delaware River Port Authority, January 15, 2014. Accessed September 22, 2015. "A native of Jersey City, Matheussen was appointed CEO on April 1, 2003."
McAdoo, William, (1853 - 1930), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed November 4, 2016. "McAdoo, William, a Representative from New Jersey; born near Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, October 25, 1853; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Jersey City, N.J., in 1865"
Staff. "Report: McGreevey moves to Jersey City", The Jersey Journal, October 16, 2015. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Former Gov. Jim McGreevey has moved to Jersey City, the place he was born, PolitickerNJ reported."
Milton, John Gerald, (1881-1977), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Milton, John Gerald, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., January 21, 1881"
A. Harry Moore School, New Jersey City University. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Moore, one of six children of Robert White and Martha McComb Moore, was born in the working class Lafayette section of Jersey City."
Holhut, Randolph T. "Incumbent feels up for the challenge; Mike Mrowicki, a Windham-4 state representative since 2006, seeks re-election", The Commons, July 18, 2018. Accessed December 24, 2020. "Mrowicki’s four grandparents all emigrated from Poland after World War I. 'I grew up in a Polish-American community in Jersey City, N.J., and I moved to Vermont in 1981 because I thought this was the kind of place to raise a family,' Mrowicki said."
"New Jersey Governor Franklin Murphy", National Governors Association. Accessed September 22, 2015. "Franklin Murphy, the fortieth governor of New Jersey, was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 3, 1846."
Gettleman, Jeffrey. "William Musto, 88, a Mayor Re-elected on His Way to Jail, Is Dead", The New York Times, March 1, 2006. Accessed September 8, 2011. "William Vincent Musto was born March 27, 1917, at a hospital in neighboring Jersey City. He spent his entire life in what is now Union City, except during World War II, when he served as an artillery officer under Gen. George S. Patton. Mr. Musto won a Bronze Star."
Norton, Mary Teresa, United States House of Representatives. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Mary Teresa Hopkins was born on March 7, 1875, in Jersey City, New Jersey."
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McDonald, Terrence T. "Bill Perkins, former Jersey City assemblyman, dies at 76", The Jersey Journal, February 9, 2016. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Tia Bell remembers visiting the Hudson County courthouse recently with her father, Bill Perkins, who was a Jersey City assemblyman for four years in the 1970s."
Bill Perkins, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed July 23, 2019.
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Mary Philbrook, New Jersey Courts. Accessed November 5, 2016. "Philbrook was born in 1872 in Jersey City."
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Gonzalez, David. "Woman In The News; Dynamic Advocate; Nadine Strossen", The New York Times, January 28, 1991. Accessed November 5, 2016. "Born in Jersey City on Aug. 18, 1950, Nadine Strossen moved with her family to Hopkins, Minn., when she was 8 years old after her father, an oil company executive, was transferred."
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Speiser, Matthew. "Jersey City honors trail blazing judge with post office dedication", The Jersey Journal, December 9, 2014. Accessed February 27, 2018. "Tolentino grew up on Ege Avenue and later moved to Kearney Avenue, the two flanking streets of the post office that is now named in her honor. She graduated from Henry Snyder High School and then later from the College of Saint Elizabeth with a degree in Latin."
Staff. "Harry L. Towe, 92, A Former Congressman", The New York Times, February 10, 1991. Accessed November 5, 2016. "Born in Jersey City, Mr. Towe attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated from the New Jersey Law School in 1925."
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Staff. "James A. Tumulty Jr. Is Dead; Jersey Lawyer and Politician, 74", The New York Times, November 26, 1974. Accessed November 5, 2016. "Mr. Tumulty was born in Jersey City, a nephew of Joseph Tumulty, who was personal secretary and a close associate of President Woodrow Wilson."
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Meyer, Peter. "The New Superintendent of Schools for New Orleans", Education Next, Fall 2011, Vol. 11, No. 4. Accessed November 4, 2016. "TFA sent White to Jersey City, to 3,000-student Dickinson High School, overlooking the Holland Tunnel, where he taught English for three years and learned that 'there are a lot of challenges and we shouldn't kid ourselves.'"
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Waters, Mike. "Where Are They Now Wednesday: Syracuse basketball's Rafael Addison", Syracuse.com, October 23, 2013. Accessed September 3, 2016. "The Jersey City, N.J., native is a teacher and a member of the board of education in his old hometown.... Addison came to Syracuse after a stellar career at Snyder High School in Jersey City."
Staff. "Moments of Gridiron Greatness The history of football in Jersey City", The Hudson Reporter, October 14, 2007. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Jersey City native Walker Lee Ashley, a graduate of Snyder High School, went from leading Penn State to a national title in 1982 to a fine career in the NFL as a linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs."
Staff. "Baseball; Yankees Reach Deal With Banks", The New York Times, January 17, 1988. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Banks, a Jersey City native with a career record of 29-35, pitched in five games last season, compiling a 3-0 record and a 1.93 earned run average."
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"Press Release: Bessoir appointed head basketball coach", University of Scranton, dated May 21, 1972. Accessed January 4, 2021. A native of Jersey City, and a graduate of Dickinson High, Bessoir is one of the U. of S. all-time basketball big men."
Hague, Jim. "From here to...da Bulls! Jersey City native becomes NBA head coach" Archived November 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Hudson Reporter, April 1, 2008. Accessed November 7, 2017. "After serving as an assistant coach in the league for 15 years, the Jersey City native and St. Mary's High School graduate recently received his chance to be a head coach, taking over when former Bulls head coach Scott Skiles was fired on Christmas Day."
Hague, Jim. "Truant officer was Olympic hero Emerson High has gold medallist in midst", The Hudson Reporter, May 14, 2006. Accessed November 4, 2016. "In 1991, Davis wanted to move closer to New York, so he just chose Jersey City and then eventually settled in Union City."
Pope, Gennarose. "A truant officer…and an OlympianTwo-time gold medalist inspires students to achieve", The Hudson Reporter, March 18, 2012. Accessed November 4, 2016. "He eventually decided that he wanted to get back into civilian life, so he moved to Jersey City in 1993 to get closer to New York City because, as he said, 'That's where all the things happen.'"
Weiss, Dick. "Ahmad Nivins grows into stardom at St. Joseph's", New York Daily News, February 15, 2009. Accessed February 27, 2009. "His unbeaten 1989 team alone produced three NBA first-round picks – Bobby Hurley, Terry Dehere and Rodrick Rhodes. Six players from last year's 32-0 mythical national championship team – Mike Rosario, Travon Woodall, Jio Fontan, A.J. Rogers, Alberto Estwick and Tyshawn Taylor – accepted Division I scholarships."
Staff. "Flora of W. and L. Honored", The New York Times, May 25, 1958. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Dom Flora of Jersey City, who posted a Virginia record of 2,310 points in his four-year college basketball career, was named Washington and Lee's 'most valuable athlete' of the year today."
Via Associated Press. "Jersey City's Arturo Gatti elected to Boxing Hall of Fame", NJ.com, December 10, 2012. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Gatti, who moved to Jersey City as a teenager, triumphed over Ward with a 10-round decision in the rubber match in June 2003, and it was another brutal slugfest."
Staff. "Moments of Gridiron Greatness The history of football in Jersey City", The Hudson Reporter, October 14, 2007. Accessed July 23, 2019. "A defensive tackle from Snyder High School named Rich Glover went to the University of Nebraska in 1969.... His jersey, No. 79, was retired by Nebraska after his senior year, and in 1995, he became the second Jersey City native to earn induction into the College Football Hall of Fame."
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Stanmyre, Matthew. "Former Duke and NBA star Roshown McLeod named new head basketball coach at St. Benedict's", The Star-Ledger, April 20, 2010. Accessed April 1, 2011. "Former Indiana University men's basketball assistant coach and St. Anthony High standout Roshown McLeod was named head coach at St. Benedict's Prep yesterday afternoon, taking over one of the country's preeminent boys basketball programs."
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Goldstein, Richard. "John J. McMullen Dies at 87; Ex-Owner of Devils and Astros", The New York Times, September 18, 2005. Accessed July 6, 2014. "John Joseph McMullen, a native of Jersey City, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1940, served in combat during World War II and retired from military service in 1954 with the rank of commander."
Bengel, Chris. "Maryland Football Countdown: No. 73, J.D. Maarleveld", FanSided, August 6, 2015. Accessed October 24, 2018. "J.D. Maarleveld embarked on a difficult and rewarding journey to become a successful Terp. The Jersey City native enrolled at Notre Dame as an offensive tackle after a successful high school career."
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Staff. "East West students travel to the Far East to train" Archived March 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, The Sparta Independent, December 23, 2008. Accessed August 11, 2011. "In the mid 1950s, a young Marine from Jersey City named Don Nagle was stationed in Okinawa. He trained under the legendary karate master Tatsuo Shimabuku, the founder of Isshinryu karate. Upon his return to the United States, he helped start the origin of Isshinryu in our country."
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Anderson, Dave. "Sports People; Tagliabue Has Only Begun to Rebound", The New York Times, October 29, 1989. Accessed September 9, 2013. "Growing up in Jersey City, N.J., as a gangly kid who would sprout into a 6-foot-5-inch (1.96 m) Georgetown rebounder and a Rhodes Scholar finalist, Tagliabue recalled wanting to be 'the next Bill Swiacki, catching passes from Charlie Conerly,' then the Giants end and quarterback, respectively, in the late 40s."
Obituary of George F. Tardiff, Legacy.com. Accessed January 16, 2020. "George F. Tardiff 'Coach', Brick, N.J. 75, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2012 at Ocean Medical Center at Brick, after a short illness. Born in Jersey City in 1936, he was a standout football player at Lincoln High School, Jersey City, NJ, St. Benedict's, Atchinson, KS ('59) and for Buffalo Bills Training Camp (60), American Football League."
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Goldstein, Richard. "Henry Wittenberg, Champion Wrestler, Dies at 91", The New York Times, March 9, 2010. Accessed May 18, 2015. "Henry Wittenberg was born on Sept. 18, 1918, in Jersey City. While at Dickinson High School he was captain of the chess team and loved to swim but could not make proper turns in the pool."
Falk, Steven. "Warren Wolf, legendary Brick, Lakewood coach, dead at 92", Asbury Park Press, November 22, 2019. Accessed November 24, 2019. "Wolf, who was born in Jersey City on Aug. 1, 1927, grew up in West New York, Hudson County, and played football at Memorial High School in West New York."
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