List of people from Jersey City, New Jersey

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

See also: Category:People from Jersey City, New Jersey

Academics and scientists

• Jean Anyon (1941–2013), education researcher who wrote Ghetto Schooling(B) ^[1]
• Charles Cicchetti (born 1943), economist ^[2]
• Neilson Debevoise (1903–1992), historian of the Parthian Empire (B) ^[3]
• Eby Friedman (born 1957), engineering researcher who specializes in high performance integrated circuit design of semiconductor chips (B) ^[4]
• Michael M. Gottesman (born 1946), biochemist and physician-scientist (B) ^[5]
• William Harkness (1837–1903), astronomer ^[6]
• 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 ^[7]
• Joseph Russoniello (1944–2022), two-term U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California and former Dean of San Francisco Law School ^[8]

Arts

Fine arts

• John Bachmann (1814–1896), lithographer who pioneered "bird's-eye view" prints, especially of New York City ^[9]
• George Catlin (1796–1872), painter, author and traveler who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West ^[10]
• Elaine Lustig Cohen (1927–2016), graphic designer, artist and archivist (B) ^[11]
• Alphaeus Philemon Cole (1876–1988), artist, engraver and etcher; son of engraver Timothy Cole; died at age 112 (B) ^[12]
• Bernice Pauahi Fernow (1881–1969), miniature painter who is part of the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ^[13]
• Archimedes Giacomantonio (1906–1988), sculptor who was best known for his busts of noted figures ^[14]
• Grigory Gurevich (born 1938), painter, sculptor, graphic artist, photographer, illustrator, bookmaker, mime and inventor ^[15]
• Brian Hanlon, sculptor (B) ^[16]
• Carroll N. Jones III (1944–2017), artist in the style of American realism ^[17]
• Kaws (born 1974 as Brian Donnelly), graffiti artist, limited-edition clothing and toy designer ^[18]
• Richard Lahey (1893–1978), artist who competed in the painting event as part of the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics (B) ^[19]
• Alexander Melamid (born 1945), Russian painter ^{[20] [21]}
• Herbert Migdoll (1934-2025), painter, environmental installation artist and photographer, company photographer for The Joffrey Ballet since 1968, and later as its design director (B) ^[22]
• Chi Modu (1966–2021), photographer known for his photos of various pioneering hip-hop music entertainers ^[23]
• Henriette Simon Picker (1917–2016), painter and fashion designer(B) ^[24]
• Arthur Secunda (1927–2022), painter, sculptor and printmaker(B) ^[25]

Movies, stage, television and modeling

• Nick Adams (1931–1968), actor who appeared in Hollywood films and on television during the 1950s and 1960s ^[26]
• Elizabeth Allen (1929–2006), stage and screen actress (B) ^[27]
• Beetlejuice (born 1968), entertainer and Howard Stern Show personality (B) ^[28]
• Philip Bosco (1930–2018), stage and screen actor who was nominated for a Tony Award in 1996 for Best Actor in Moon Over Buffalo (B) ^[29]
• Lisa Brown (1954–2021), stage and screen actress known for her roles on Guiding Light and As The World Turns ^[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]
• Richard Conte (1910–1975), actor who appeared in The Godfather as Don Barzini (B) ^[32]
• Danny Dayton (1923–1999), character actor (B) ^[33]
• Kyan Douglas (born 1970 as Hugh Edward Douglas Jr.), grooming expert who has appeared on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy ^[34]
• Al Eschbach, radio personality ^[35]
• Cirie Fields (born 1970), four-time Survivor contestant who appeared on Survivor: Panama (finishing in 4th place), Survivor: Micronesia (3rd), Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (17th) and Survivor: Game Changers ^[36]
• Ruth Findlay (1896–1949), Broadway actress ^[37]
• Susan Flannery (born 1943), television and screen actress (B) ^[38]
• Leon Gast (1936–2021), film director, producer, cinematographer and editor best known for his documentary When We Were Kings (B) ^[39]
• Jason Genao (born 1996), actor best known for his appearance in the Netflix show On My Block (B) ^[40]
• Paul Gleason (1939–2006), film and television actor who appeared in Trading Places , The Breakfast Club and Die Hard (B) ^{[41] [42]}
• Paul Guilfoyle (1902–1961), character actor who tries to kill James Cagney in White Heat (B) ^[43]
• Kim Haas, journalist, who is the producer and host of the PBS series Afro-Latino Travels with Kim Haas ^[44]
• Dennis James (1917–1997), game show host, most notably The Price Is Right , 1972–1977 in syndication ^[45]
• Herbert Jefferson Jr. (born 1946), film, television and stage actor who appeared in Battlestar Galactica and Rich Man, Poor Man ^[46]
• Victor Kilian (1891–1979), character actor of the 1930s and 1940s, who later played the libidinous grandfather on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (B) ^[47]
• June Kirby (1928–2022), actress and model ^[48]
• Nathan Lane (born 1956), Broadway and film actor (B) ^[49]
• Norman Lloyd (1914–2021), actor, producer and director who appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur in 1942 and Dead Poets Society in 1989 (B) ^[50] (B)
• Derek Luke (born 1974), actor who won the Independent Spirit Award for his performance in Antwone Fisher (B) ^[51]
• Denise Mercedes (born 1991), plus-size fashion model and clothing designer (B) ^[52]
• Kate Micucci (born 1980), actress, voice actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and artist (B) ^[53]
• Diane Neal (born 1976), actress who has appeared on Law and Order: SVU ^[54]
• Ozzie Nelson (1906–1975), bandleader, actor and TV personality, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (B) ^[55]
• Phyllis Newman (1933–2019), actress and singer (B) ^[56]
• Patrice O'Neal (1969–2011), stand-up comedian, radio personality and actor ^[57]
• Cliff Osmond (1937–2012), character actor and television screenwriter best known for appearing in films directed by Billy Wilder (B) ^[58]
• Sal Piro (1950–2023), actor who was the president of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club from 1977 until his death (B) ^[59]
• Kevin Powell (born 1966), journalist, poet, cast member on first season of MTV reality show The Real World ^[60]
• Billy Quirk (1873–1926), silent movie actor who appeared in 180 films (B) ^[61]
• Bryna Raeburn (1915–1985), radio and voice actress ^[62]
• Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress, screenwriter and disc jockey ^[63]
• Basil Ruysdael (1878–1960), character actor on stage, films and radio and was a star bass-baritone with the Metropolitan Opera Company (B) ^[64]
• Joseph Sargent (1925–2014), actor, producer and television director who won four Emmy Awards (B) ^[65]
• Kate Lyn Sheil (born 1985), actress, House of Cards ^[66]
• Mary Percy Schenck (1917–2005), Tony Award winning costume designer ^{[67] [68]}
• 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) ^[69]
• Martha Stewart (born 1941), media personality, author and magazine publisher (B) ^[70]
• Michael E. Uslan (born 1951), originator and executive producer of the Batman/Dark Knight/Joker movie franchise (B) ^[71]
• Tony Vlachos (born 1973), winner of the reality TV series Survivor: Cagayan and Survivor: Winners at War ^[72]
• Tracey Walter (born 1947), character actor who has appeared in over 100 films and television shows (B) ^[73]
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born 1970), actor who appeared on The Cosby Show (B) ^[74]
• Larry Wilde (1928–2023), actor, comedian, motivational speaker, university instructor and publisher (B) ^[75]
• Flip Wilson (1933–1998), comedian, actor, The Flip Wilson Show (B) ^{[76] [77]}

Music

• Akon (born 1973), rapper and R&B singer ^[78]
• Paul Banks (born 1978), lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of the New York City-based band Interpol ^[79]
• Robert "Kool" Bell (born 1950), musician and founder of Kool & the Gang ^[80]
• Brute Force (stage name of Stephen Friedland, born 1940), singer and songwriter (B) ^[81]
• Joe Budden (born 1980), rapper and member of hip hop group Slaughterhouse ^{[82] [83]}
• Anthony J. Cirone (born 1941), percussionist with the San Francisco Symphony under Maestro Josef Krips (B) ^[84]
• Attrell Cordes (1970–2016), musician, rapper, producer, co-founder and lead vocalist of P.M. Dawn ^[85]
• Dino Danelli (born 1944), drummer for the 1960s rock group The Rascals (B) ^[86]
• Leonard De Paur (1914–1998), composer, choral director and arts administrator ^[87]
• Al Di Meola (born 1954), jazz fusion guitarist (B) ^[88]
• Maude Roberts George (1888–1943), singer, arts administrator and music critic, who was president of the National Association of Negro Musicians from 1933 to 1935 ^[89]
• John P. Hammond (born 1942), blues singer and guitarist ^[90]
• Andrew Hill (1931–2007), jazz pianist and composer ^[91]
• Hao Huang (born 1957), pianist and music professor (B) ^[92]
• Kid Buu (born 1988), rapper (B) ^[93]
• Dave Kikoski (born 1961), jazz pianist and keyboardist ^[94]
• Marilyn McCoo (born 1943), singer and one of the five members of The 5th Dimension (B) ^[95]
• 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) ^[96]
• Christina Milian (born 1981), actress and recording artist (B) ^[97]
• Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer and actor who resided in Jersey City after his marriage to Nancy Barbato ^[98]
• Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944–2016), singer and conductor (B) ^[99]
• Nancy Sinatra (born 1940), singer and actress (B) ^[100]
• Claydes Charles Smith (1946–2006), co-founder and lead guitarist of Kool & the Gang (B) ^[101]
• Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas (1951–2021), alto saxophone player, flautist, and percussionist, who was a founding member of R&B/soul/funk Kool & the Gang ^[102]
• Florence Turner-Maley (1871–1926), composer and singer ^[103]
• Maury Yeston (born 1945), composer, lyricist, educator and musicologist ^[104]

Business and industry

• Andrew Bellucci (1964–2023), cook, who was a figure in New York City's pizza scene in the 1990s (B) ^[105]
• Myril Axelrod Bennett (1920–2014), an early female executive in the advertising industry ^[106]
• George Louis Bettcher (1862–1952), architect based in Denver, Colorado (B) ^[107]
• Curtis Blake (1917–2019), businessman who was the co-founder of the Friendly Ice Cream Corporation (B) ^[108]
• William DeNoble (1924–2007), labor organizer (B) ^[109]
• Angelou Ezeilo (born 1965), social entrepreneur and environmental activist ^[110]
• Frederick Godley (1886–1961), architect and Yale educator who worked in the Neo-Gothic and Art Deco styles (B) ^[111]
• Patricia Morgan (1939–1986?), businesswoman, former sex worker and trans woman (B) ^[112]
• Irving Naxon (1902–1989), engineer and inventor, who is best known for patenting the slow cooker (B) ^[113]
• Bill Perkins (born 1969), hedge fund manager ^[114]
• Edwards Ogden Schuyler (1865–1905), stock trader and member of the New York Stock Exchange ^{[ citation needed ]}

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 ^[115]
• Louis Freeh (born 1950), Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1993–2001 (B) ^[116]
• Marie L. Garibaldi (1934–2016), lawyer who served as Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (B) ^[117]
• Job H. Lippincott (1842–1900), United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey; Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, 1893–1900 ^[118]
• Evelyn Padin (born 1960), attorney and a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (B) ^[119]
• Mary Philbrook (1872–1958), champion of equal rights for women who was the first lawyer admitted to the New Jersey Bar (B) ^[120]
• Joseph Russoniello (born 1941), two-term U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California and former Dean of San Francisco Law School ^[8]
• Alexander Simpson (1872–1953), served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and as Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey (B) ^[121]
• Nadine Strossen (born 1950), President of the American Civil Liberties Union, 1991–2008 (B) ^[122]
• 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) ^[123]

Literature and journalism

• Nick Acocella (1943–2020), political journalist and author (B) ^[124]
• Hiag Akmakjian (1926–2017), author, painter and photographer (B) ^[125]
• Jim Bishop (1907–1987), writer and journalist (B) ^[126]
• Ella Barksdale Brown (1871–1966), journalist and educator ^[127]
• Vincent Czyz (born 1963), writer and critic of speculative fiction ^[128]
• Jerry DeFuccio (1925–2001), comic book writer and editor at Mad magazine ^[129]
• Louise DeSalvo (1942–2018), writer, editor, professor and lecturer who was a renowned Virginia Woolf scholar (B) ^[130]
• Thomas Fleming (1927–2017), military historian and historical novelist (B) ^[131]
• Glen Ford (1949–2021), journalist, socialist, co-founder of the America's Black Forum and Black Agenda Report(B) ^[132]
• J. Owen Grundy (1912–1985), journalist and Jersey City's official historian (B) ^[133]
• Thomas Kiernan (1933–2003), writer known for biographies on individuals including Laurence Olivier, Jane Fonda, John Steinbeck and Yasser Arafat (B) ^[134]
• Joseph Krumgold (1908–1980), screenwriter who won two Newbery Awards (B) ^[135]
• Laura McCullough (born 1960), poet (B) ^[136]
• Lillian Morrison (1917–2014), poet, author and librarian (B) ^[137]
• Walter Dean Myers (1937–2014), author of young-adult literature who was a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award ^{[138] [139]}
• Michael Shaara (1928–1988), author of the Civil War book, The Killer Angels (B) ^[140]
• 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) ^[141]
• Matt Taibbi (born 1970), author and journalist ^[142]
• Janine Pommy Vega (1942–2010), poet associated with the Beats ^[143]

Military

• John F. Bentivegna (born 1976), 2nd Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force ^[144]
• Francis X. Burke (1918–1988), recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II ^[145]
• 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 ^[146]
• Martin Dempsey (born 1952), United States Army general, who was the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (B) ^[147]
• John G. Gertsch (1945–1969), posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War ^[148]
• James Jonas Madison (1884–1922), awarded the Medal of Honor for service in World War I (B) ^[149]
• John W. Meagher (1917–1996), recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II ^[150]
• Charles J. Watters (1927–1967), chaplain who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War (B) ^[151]
• 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) ^[152]

Politics

• Gabriel M. Ambrosio (1938–2013), served in the New Jersey Senate, representing the 36th Legislative District (B) ^[153]
• Francis Brill (1836–1913), served in the New York State Assembly 1877 (B) ^[154]
• Robert Burns (1926–2016), served two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 38th Legislative District (B) ^[155]
• Charles J. Catrillo (1945–2004), served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 32nd Legislative District from 1986 to 1988 (B) ^[156]
• Orestes Cleveland (1829–1896), Mayor of Jersey City 1864–1867 and 1886–1892, United States House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 1869–1871 ^[157]
• Leonard T. Connors (1929–2016), served in the New Jersey Senate, 1982–2008 representing the 9th Legislative District; Mayor of Surf City, New Jersey, 1966–2015 (B) ^[158]
• Glenn Cunningham (1943–2004), first African-American mayor of Jersey City (B) ^[159]
• William Davis Daly (1851–1900), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1899 to 1900 (B) ^[160]
• Dominick V. Daniels (1908–1987), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959–1977 (B) ^[161]
• Harriet E. Derman (born 1943), politician who was elected to two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly and served as head of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (B) ^[162]
• Edward I. Edwards (1863–1931), politician who was the 37th Governor of New Jersey; served in the United States Senate 1923–1929 ^[163]
• Bayard H. Faulkner (1894–1983), Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, and chairman of the 1950 Commission on Municipal Government that created the Faulkner Act, named in his honor ^[164]
• 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) ^[165]
• James Fairman Fielder (1867–1954), 35th Governor of New Jersey 1914–1917 (B) ^[166]
• William P. Fitzpatrick (1940–1975), politician who represented the 10th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1974 until his death (B) ^[167]
• David Friedland (1937–2022), former member of the New Jersey Senate, convicted of racketeering after faking his death ^[168]
• 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 ^[169]
• Edward W. Gray (1870–1942), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1915–1919 (B) ^[170]
• Frank J. Guarini (born 1924), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1993–1999 (B) ^[171]
• Frank Hague (1876–1956), long-time mayor of Jersey City (B) ^[172]
• James A. Hamill (1877–1941), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1907–1921 (B) ^[173]
• Edward J. Hart (1893–1961), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1935–1955 (B) ^[174]
• Frank Herbert (1931–2018), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate and the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders (B) ^[175]
• Anthony Impreveduto (1948–2009), served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1988 until 2004, when he resigned following a guilty plea to corruption charges (B) ^[176]
• John V. Kelly (1926–2009), served in the New Jersey General Assembly (B) ^[177]
• Walter M. D. Kern (1937–1998), served in the New Jersey General Assembly, 1978–1990, where he represented the 40th Legislative District (B) ^[178]
• William H. Lash (1961–2006), served from 2001 to 2005 as the Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance at the United States Department of Commerce (B) ^[179]
• Eugene W. Leake (1877–1959), member of the US House of Representatives, 1907–1909 (B) ^[180]
• Mary Madison (born 1950), politician, minister and educator who represents the 31st district in the Iowa House of Representatives ^[181]
• Arthur Manner (1912–1981), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1974 (B) ^[182]
• William A. Marra (1928-1998), anti-abortion activist, political candidate and professor^{[ citation needed ]}
• John J. Matheussen (born 1953), served in the New Jersey Senate, 1992–2003, where he represented the 4th Legislative District (B) ^[183]
• William McAdoo (1853–1930), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 1883–1891; served as New York City Police Commissioner in 1904 and 1905 ^[184]
• Jim McGreevey (born 1957), 52nd Governor of New Jersey (B) ^[185]
• Rob Menendez (born 1985), U.S. representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district; son of former Senator Bob Menendez ^[186]
• John Gerald Milton (1881–1977), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate in 1938 (B) ^[187]
• 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) ^[188]
• Mike Mrowicki, served in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2009 ^[189]
• Franklin Murphy (1846–1920), 31st Governor of New Jersey, 1902–1905 (B) ^[190]
• William Musto (1917–2006), Mayor of Union City, New Jersey, 1962–1970 and 1974–1982 (B) ^[191]
• Mary Teresa Norton (1875–1959), first woman Democrat elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, served 1925–1951 (B) ^[192]
• Charles F. X. O'Brien (1879–1940), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1921–1925 (B) ^[193]
• Kathleen Passidomo (born 1953), member of the Florida Legislature (B) ^[194]
• Bill Perkins (1941–2016), running back in the American Football League for the New York Jets who later served two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly (B) ^{[195] [196]}
• Phelps Phelps (1894–1981), 38th Governor of American Samoa and United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic ^[197]
• Louis Romano (1930–2020), represented the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 to 2000 (B) ^[198]
• Alfred Dennis Sieminski (1911–1990), served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1951 to 1959 (B) ^[199]
• Alexander Simpson (1872–1953), served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and as Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey (B) ^[121]
• Thomas F. X. Smith (1928–1996), professional basketball player for the New York Knicks in 1951; mayor of Jersey City 1977–1981 (B) ^[200]
• Edward J. Sparks (1897–1976), diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Bolivia, Guatemala, Venezuela and Uruguay. (B) ^[201]
• J. Parnell Thomas (1895–1970), member of the United States House of Representatives, 1937–1950 (B) ^[202]
• Harry Lancaster Towe (1898–1977), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1943–1951 (B) ^[203]
• Frank William Towey Jr. (1895–1979), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1937–1939 (B) ^[204]
• 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) ^[205]
• Joseph W. Tumulty (1914–1996), represented the 32nd Legislative District for a single four-year term in the New Jersey Senate ^[206]
• T. James Tumulty (1913–1981), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1955–1957 (B) ^[207]
• Charles H. Voorhis (1833–1896), member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, 1879–1881 ^[208]
• Jacqueline Walker (born 1941), served in the New Jersey General Assembly 1984–1986 ^[209]
• John C. White (born 1975), Louisiana state superintendent of education since 2012 who taught at William L. Dickinson High School, 1998–2001 ^[210]
• Henry Traphagen (1842-1918), Mayor of Jersey City from 1874-1876

Religion

• John Joseph O'Hara (born 1946), auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York (B) ^[211]

Sports

• Rafael Addison (born 1964), retired basketball player who played professionally for the New Jersey Nets and Phoenix Suns ^[212]
• Walker Lee Ashley (born 1960), retired American football linebacker who played in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs ^[213]
• Willie Banks (born 1969), former Major League Baseball pitcher ^[214]
• Carl Barisich (born 1951), former defensive tackle for nine seasons between 1973 and 1981 for four different NFL teams (B) ^[215]
• Paul Berezney (1915–1990), offensive tackle who played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers between 1942 and 1944 (B) ^[216]
• Pete Berezney (1923–2008), football tackle who played for the Los Angeles Dons and Baltimore Colts (B) ^[217]
• 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 ^[218]
• 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) ^[219]
• Donald Copeland (born 1984), former professional basketball player who is the head coach of the Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team (B) ^[220]
• Frank Darby (born 1997), wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons (B) ^[221]
• Otis Davis (1932–2024), 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 ^{[222] [223]}
• Terry Dehere (born 1971), politician, former NBA basketball player ^[224]
• Dom Flora (1935–2021), All-America basketball player at Washington and Lee University, where he set the team career scoring record ^[225]
• Arturo Gatti (1972–2009), professional boxer ^[226]
• Rich Glover (born 1950), former professional football player, who played defensive tackle in the NFL for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles ^[227]
• Gerald Govan (born 1942), professional basketball player who played in all nine seasons of the original American Basketball Association (B) ^[228]
• Tom Heinsohn (1934–2020), professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics who was a member of eight NBA Championship teams (1957, 1959–1965) (B) ^[229]
• Don Holder (1928–2015), gymnast who competed in eight events at the 1952 Summer Olympics (B) ^[230]
• Lefty Hopper (1874–1959), major league baseball player who pitched in two games in 1898 for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms ^[231]
• Otis Hughley Jr. (born 1964), basketball coach who is the head coach of the Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team (B) ^[232]
• Bobby Hurley (born 1971), professional basketball player who played for the Sacramento Kings and the Vancouver Grizzlies ^[233]
• Dan Hurley (born 1973), college basketball player at Seton Hall University and two-time national champion college basketball coach for the University of Connecticut ^[234]
• Sonny Kiss (born 1993), professional wrestler and dancer ^{[235] [236]}
• Johnny Kucks (1932–2013), baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees ^[237]
• Martin Lang (born 1949), fencer who represented the United States in the individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal ^[238]
• 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 ^[239]
• Ed Lucas (1939–2021), Emmy-winning blind broadcaster on the YES Network for the New York Yankees ^[240]
• Demie Mainieri (1928–2019), college baseball head coach who was the first junior college coach to win 1,000 career games ^[241]
• Roshown McLeod (born 1975), played in three NBA seasons, 1999–2001, for the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers ^{[242] [243]}
• John McMullen (1918–2005), naval architect and marine engineer, who was former owner of the New Jersey Devils and Houston Astros (B) ^[244]
• J. D. Maarleveld (born 1961), offensive tackle who played in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ^[245]
• Josh A. Moore (born 1980), former NBA basketball player ^[246]
• Donald Hugh Nagle, karate Grand Master (B) ^[247]
• Tony Nicodemo (1936–2004), college basketball player who set several records while playing for Saint Michael's College of Vermont in the late 1950s ^[248]
• Ahmad Nivins (born 1987), power forward at Saint Joseph's University ^[224]
• Mike O'Koren (born 1958), member of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, professional basketball player and coach ^[249]
• Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), professional basketball player, originally from Newark ^[250]
• George Papas (born 1998), professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague (B) ^[251]
• Bernie Parmalee (born 1967), former NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets ^{[252] [253]}
• Bill Perkins (1941–2016), running back in the American Football League for the New York Jets who laterserved two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly (B) ^{[195] [196]}
• Stanley Poreda (1909–1983), heavyweight boxer in the 1930s (B) ^[254]
• Rodrick Rhodes (born 1973), professional basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks (B) ^[224]
• David Rivers (born 1965), former NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers (B) ^[255]
• Nyree Roberts (born 1976), former professional women's basketball player who played in the WNBA for the Houston Comets and Washington Mystics ^[256]
• Terrence Roberts (born 1985), former member of the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team ^[257]
• José Rosado (born 1974), two-time All-Star pitcher for the Kansas City Royals (B) ^[258]
• Eddie August Schneider (1911–1940), pilot who set airspeed records ^[259]
• Cody Simon (born 2002), American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals ^[260]
• Walt Singer (1911–1992), end for the New York Giants of the NFL, 1935–1936 ^[261]
• Thomas F. X. Smith (1928–1996), professional basketball player for the New York Knicks in 1951; mayor of Jersey City 1977–1981 (B) ^[200]
• Jim Spanarkel (born 1957), television analyst who played in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks (B) ^[262]
• Andy Stanfield (1927–1985), sprinter and Olympic gold and silver medalist ^[263]
• Paul Tagliabue (born 1940), Commissioner of the National Football League, 1989–2006 (B) ^{[264] [265]}
• George Tardiff (1936–2012), football head coach at Benedictine College and Washburn University (B) ^[266]
• Tyshawn Taylor (born 1990), basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets ^[267]
• John Valentin (born 1968), shortstop and third baseman who played for the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets ^[268]
• Alan Vera (1990–2024), Greco-Roman wrestler ^[269]
• Elnardo Webster (1948–2022), professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association for the New York Nets and Memphis Pros during the 1971–1972 season(B) ^[270]
• Elijah Williams (born 2002), NFL defensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings ^[271]
• Henry Wittenberg (1918–2010), Olympic gold (1948) and silver (1952) medalist, freestyle wrestling (B) ^[272]
• 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) ^[273]

Criminals

• Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, charged in 2010 with conspiring to join a terrorist group in order to kill, maim and kidnap people outside the United States ^[274]
• Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006), mob hitman ^[275]
• Louis Manna (born 1929), former consigliere of the Genovese Crime Family ^[276]
• "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 ^[277]

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115. 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."
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123. 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."
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126. 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."
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130. Seelye, Katharine Q. "Louise DeSalvo, Memoirist and Virginia Woolf Scholar, Dies at 76", The New York Times , November 11, 2018. Accessed December 25, 2023. "Louise Anita Sciacchetano was born on Sept. 27, 1942, in Jersey City to Louis and Mildred (Calabrese) Sciacchetano."
131. 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."
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141. 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."
142. Shaer, Matthew. "Raging Against Hacks With Muckraker Turned Magazine-Maker Matt Taibbi", New York , March 9, 2014. Accessed September 15, 2019. "He stands up. Time to leave—the day is full with appointments, and at home, in Jersey City, his wife, a family doctor, and his son are waiting."
143. 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."
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159. 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."
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213. 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."
214. 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."
215. Carl Barisich ^{[ usurped ]}, databaseFootball.com. Accessed November 4, 2016.
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218. "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."
219. 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."
220. Donald Copeland, Wagner Seahawks men's basketball. Accessed October 13, 2022. "The Jersey City native arrived on Grymes Hill prior to the start of the 2015-16 campaign after enjoying a near decade-long professional career that spanned seven countries."
221. Adler, Egan. "Money in the bank: With contract signed, Jersey City’s Darby aims to make his mark in NFL", The Jersey Journal , June 25, 2021. Accessed August 9, 2022. "'It felt like a dream come true,' said Darby, who was born and raised in Jersey City."
222. 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."
223. 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.'"
224. 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."
225. 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."
226. 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."
227. 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."
228. Putnam, Pat. "Don't Send My Boy To Harvard... ...Said Moses Malone's Mother. And Not To Any Other School, Either, Said Moses, I'm Good Enough For The Pros Right Now", Sports Illustrated , November 4, 1974. Accessed July 23, 2019. "At his home in Jersey City, Gerald Govan, the Stars' 32-year-old forward, perhaps in his last season, heard the news and was dismayed."
229. Tommy Heinsohn, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Born: August 26, 1934 Jersey City, NJ"
230. Gutting, Bob. "FSU Gym Champs, Holder, Ireland, Elected Co-Captains", The Florida Flambeau , November 12, 1954. Accessed July 25, 2019. "Don began his gymnastics career at Dickinson High School in Jersey City, N.J. After graduating in 1946 he entered competition for the famed Swiss Gymnastics Society of Jersey City."
231. Lefty Hopper, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed November 4, 2016.
232. Zagoria, Adam. "DeMarcus Cousins Has Top 5; Rice in the Mix", Zagsblog, February 5, 2009. Accessed January 31, 2024. "Hughley was born and raised in Jersey City and played for legendary St. Anthony coach Bob Hurley during the summers. He graduated from Snyder High School in Jersey City in 1982."
233. Bunn, Curtis. "Bobby Hurley" ^{[ usurped ]}, Daily News , March 28, 1996. Accessed April 28, 2012. "The Vitals: Grew up in Jersey City, N.J., and starred for his father at St. Anthony High School."
234. Lieber, Jill. "On defense at St. Anthony's", USA Today , October 6, 2002. Accessed September 8, 2011. "'When you grow up in Jersey City and play basketball, your whole life you want to go to St. Anthony's. It's a badge of courage. You want to play for a legendary school, and a legendary coach as big as the city.'— Danny Hurley, head coach at St. Benedict's Prep and the coach's youngest son"
235. "Sonny Kiss". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
236. Kiss, Sonny (January 24, 2020). "Untitled". Twitter. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
237. Cohen, Alan. Johnny Kucks, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed January 9, 2022. "John Charles Kucks, Jr. (pronounced 'Cooks') grew up in Jersey City, right across the Hudson River from New York."
238. Martin Lang ^{[ usurped ]}, Sports Reference. Accessed February 10, 2018. "Born: May 20, 1949 (Age 68.266, YY.DDD) in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States"
239. Tornoe, Rob. "ESPN's Dan Le Batard rips company's ‘cowardly’ policies in rant on Trump; Le Batard directly challenged ESPN's policies in a segment criticizing Trump supporters for chanting 'send her home' about a congresswoman born in Somalia.", The Philadelphia Inquirer , July 19, 2019. Accessed March 30, 2021. "Le Batard was born in Jersey City, N.J., but his parents — Gonzalo and Lourdes — both fled from Cuba to the United States."
240. Zucker, Harvey. "Stanley Tucci commits to making biopic of Jersey City baseball writer Ed Lucas", The Jersey Journal , September 27, 2010. Accessed March 10, 2014. "Few individuals have defied greater obstacles to succeed in the sports world than Jersey City's Ed Lucas."
241. Demie J. Mainieri, West Virginia University. Accessed March 10, 2022. "Demie Mainieri, a Jersey City, New Jersey native was born on October 21, 1928. He attended Lincoln High School in his Jersey City and came to Morgantown via Potomac State College in 1950."
242. 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."
243. Roshown Mcleod ^{[ usurped ]}, databaseBasketball.com. Accessed December 30, 2007.
244. 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."
245. 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."
246. Popper, Steve. "Basketball: College Men – St. John's; Red Storm Seeks Alaskan Recruit", The New York Times, November 16, 1998. Accessed July 9, 2018. "St. John's has also been visited by the 7-0 center Josh Moore, who played for St. Anthony's of Jersey City before transferring to St. Thomas More Prep in Connecticut."
247. 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."
248. Hague, Jim. "Scoreboard: Remembering the man they called 'Tiger'", The Hudson Reporter , January 18, 2005. Accessed January 3, 2018. "He was one of the greatest high school basketball players to ever come out of Ferris High School, becoming the school's all-time leading scorer in an era when scoring in basketball was as rare as the Hope Diamond. In the 1950s, during Nicodemo's heyday, he was the first Hudson County hoopster to employ the use of a jump shot."
249. Staff. "While recruiting Jersey City's Mike O'Koren, Dean Smith befriended 'the Faa'", The Jersey Journal , February 8, 2015. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Legendary coach Dean Smith recruited Hudson Catholic hoopster Mike O'Koren in Jersey City."
250. Adamek, Steve. "Shaq ready to sack Nets" ^{[ usurped ]}, The Record , April 30, 2005. Accessed June 12, 2007. "No gentrified waterfront project stood along the Hudson River when Shaquille O'Neal spent part of his childhood in this city, living in a house he tried to buy last summer. Although born in Newark, he split his formative years between there and Jersey City, where he knew he'd quickly become a 7-foot-2 Pied Piper if he chose to step out of his hotel Friday afternoon."
251. Hersch, Corey. "Monmouth's George Papas throws down thunderous garbage time dunk against Kansas, gets T'd up", SNY, November 16, 2019. Accessed March 1, 2023. "Junior guard George Papas, a Jersey City, N.J., native who played scholastically at Union Catholic, was on the floor in the closing seconds while Kansas dribbled out the clock, leading 110-55."
252. Eskenazi, Gerald. "Pro Football; Parmalee Signed by Jets For Special-Teams Job", The New York Times , September 8, 1999. Accessed September 8, 2011. "Parmalee, who attended Lincoln High in his native Jersey City, described himself as a Jet fan growing up. 'I remember Joe Klecko and Mark Gastineau, and how they didn't win,' he said of those Jets teams that nearly went to the top."
253. Bernie Parmalee ^{[ usurped ]}, Database Football. Accessed January 3, 2008.
254. Stanley Poreda, New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Stanley, born January 30, 1909 in Jersey City, was an all around athlete in high school, excelling in all sports and starring on the gridiron."
255. Curry, Jack. "Lakers Rookie's Search for Solace", The New York Times , January 15, 1989. Accessed September 9, 2013. "David Rivers has always been ready for the game. One of the finest players to come out of New Jersey in the last 20 years, he overcame obstacles to become an All-State performer at St. Anthony High School."
256. NyreeRoberts, Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball. Accessed July 22, 2024. "Hometown: Jersey City, NJ; High School: St. Anthony"
257. Lieber, Jill. "On defense at St. Anthony's". USA Today . October 6, 2002.
258. Jose Rosado, Fox Sports. Accessed November 5, 2016.
259. Staff. "Boy Pilot Seeks Record.; Jersey City Student Set to Fly to Pacific Coast and Back in August.", The New York Times , July 30, 1930. Accessed July 9, 2018.
260. Cody Simon, Ohio State Buckeyes football. Accessed November 13, 2023. "Hometown: Jersey City, N.J.; Last School: St. Peter’s Prep"
261. Walt Singer Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards ^{[ usurped ]}, databaseFootball.com. Accessed November 7, 2013.
262. Kolakowski, Mark. "Jim Spanarkel", The Balance, March 22, 2016. Accessed November 5, 2016. "Jim Spanarkel was born in 1957 in Jersey City, NJ."
263. Lamarca, Stephen. "Wall of sports heroes: County Hall of Fame reorganizes", The Hudson Reporter , July 31, 2011. Accessed April 28, 2012. "The Hall of Fame inductees include esteemed athletes such as World Boxing Champion James J. Braddock of North Bergen, former Jets quarterback Ray Lucas of Harrison, and Olympic gold and silver medal-winning sprinter Andy Stanfield of Jersey City."
264. Eskenazi, Gerald. "Super Bowl Xxiv; Tagliabue Sweeps Into Action", The New York Times , January 28, 1990. Accessed July 6, 2014. "On warm 1950s summer nights on Columbia Avenue in Jersey City, where idle teen-agers argued on street corners over Willie, Mickey and the Duke, Paul Tagliabue's father used to take a couple of brooms and hand them to the youngsters."
265. 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."
266. 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."
267. Tyshawn taylor, NBA.com. Accessed January 4, 2014.
268. Vega, Michael. "Valentin gifted in major league bow", Boston Globe , July 28, 1992. Accessed August 29, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "With [Tim Naehring] nursing a sprained right wrist and Luis Rivera riding out a slump on the pine, the time seemed perfect for the 25-year-old from Jersey City, N.J. It was there Valentin grew up playing high school basketball at St. Anthony's alongside former Notre Dame star David Rivers."
269. Evans, Bill. "Jersey City’s Alan Vera finishes Olympic Wrestling Trials one win short of berth in Paris", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 20, 2024. Accessed September 25, 2024. "Jersey City resident Alan Vera qualified the Greco 97 kg weight for the Olympic Games at the Pan-American qualifier, but he won’t be the wrestler taking the trip to Paris to compete."
270. Elnardo Webster, Basketball Reference. Accessed March 23, 2022. "Born: March 6, 1948 (Age: 74-017d) in Jersey City, New Jersey... High School: Lincoln in Jersey City, New Jersey"
271. Bernstein, Jason. "Ex Lincoln football star keeps proving people wrong after record setting NCAA career", The Jersey Journal , December 23, 2024. Accessed September 4, 2025. "Elijah Williams is used to being overlooked on the football field. But rather than complain about it, the Jersey City native simply let the film do the talking for him."
272. 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."
273. 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."
274. Sampson, Peter J. "Two accused North Jersey jihadists denied bail in second court appearance", The Record , June 10, 2010. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Alessa, who was born in Jersey City, is a citizen of Jordan and has traveled there previously, Arleo said."
275. Martin, Douglas. "Richard Kuklinski, 70, a Killer of Many People and Many Ways, Dies", The New York Times , March 9, 2006. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Richard Kuklinski was born on April 11, 1935, in Jersey City. He killed neighborhood cats as a youth and said he committed his first murder at 14, after which, he said, he felt 'empowered.'"
276. via Associated Press. "Indictments Offer Look at Mob Feuds; 22 Charged in Businessman's Death" ^{[ usurped ]}, Deseret News , June 29, 1988. Accessed November 4, 2016. "In bugged conversations last year at a Hoboken restaurant, Louis A. "Bobby" Manna, 59, of Jersey City, alleged head of the New Jersey Genovese faction, and his lieutenants discussed killing the Gottis, McGinley said."
277. Olszewski, Anthony. "Jersey City's master numbers banker, Joseph 'Newsboy' Moriarty", Hudson County Facts, December 30, 2009. Accessed November 4, 2016. "Jersey City's master numbers banker, Joseph 'Newsboy' Moriarty, lived with his sister in a house close to Hamilton Park (conveniently, next door to J.V. Kenny)."