40.7101° N, 74.0602° W

JERSEY CITY

Most Famous People Born in Jersey City, USA

Notable people
504
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1934
Most distinctive
Baseball 5.6×

Standouts

Notable Births by Decade

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What Jersey City Is Known For

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Politician is Jersey City's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (64).

Jersey City over-indexes on baseball 5.6× the global rate.

Jersey City under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician 64 1.1×
  2. Actor 50 1.9×
  3. Baseball 32 5.6×
  4. Basket 30 4.7×
  5. Football 29 0.5×
  6. Lawyer 22 2.5×
  7. Music 20 2.8×
  8. Writer 11 0.7×
  1. Baseball 32 5.6×
  2. Basket 30 4.7×
  3. Producer 5 3.5×
  4. Screenwriter 7 3.2×
  5. Music 20 2.8×
  6. Lawyer 22 2.5×
  7. Actor 50 1.9×
  1. Football 29 0.5×
  2. Painter 8 0.6×
  3. Writer 11 0.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Jersey City's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Science
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0011 ACTOR

Norma Talmadge

1894 - 1957

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0041 ACTOR

Victor Kilian

1891 - 1979

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0044 FILM

Edwin L. Marin

1899 - 1951

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0057 POLITICIAN

J. Parnell Thomas

1895 - 1970

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0140 MILITAR

Joseph May Swing

1894 - 1984

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0178 POLITICIAN

Edward J. Hart

1893 - 1961

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0179 COMPOSER

Philip James

1890 - 1975

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0210 ARCHITECT

Charles Murphy (architect)

1890 - 1985

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0215 POLITICIAN

Harry Lancaster Towe

1898 - 1991

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0237 EDITOR

Edmund Duffy

1899 - 1962

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0245 POLITICIAN

Frank William Towey Jr.

1895 - 1979

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0278 ACTOR

Ruth Findlay

1896 - 1949

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0280 WRESTLER

Alex Weyand

1892 - 1982

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0328 SOCIOLOGIST

Norman E. Himes

1899 - 1949

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0359 POLITICIAN

John V. Kenny

1893 - 1975

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0374 BASEBALL

Hank Thormahlen

1896 - 1955

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0377 JOURNALIST

Werner Wirths

Born 1891

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0381 SCREENWRITER

Howard Irving Young

1893 - 1952

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0395 PRIEST

Martin Walter Stanton

1897 - 1977

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0399 BASEBALL

Red Shannon

1897 - 1970

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0421 INDUSTRIALIST

A. E. Barit

1890 - 1974

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0425 LAWYER

Ralph G. Albrecht

1896 - 1985

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0427 BASEBALL

Joe Shannon (baseball)

1897 - 1955

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0436 BASEBALL

Al Tesch

1891 - 1947

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0454 CINEMA

Harry E. Squire

1890 - 1977

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0489 FOOTBALL

James Raynsford

1891 - 1956

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0499 LAWYER

Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr.

1895 - 1975

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