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.
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.
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- Filtered to 1890s Clear ×
Norma Talmadge
1894 - 1957
Victor Kilian
1891 - 1979
Edwin L. Marin
1899 - 1951
J. Parnell Thomas
1895 - 1970
Joseph May Swing
1894 - 1984
Edward J. Hart
1893 - 1961
Philip James
1890 - 1975
Charles Murphy (architect)
1890 - 1985
Harry Lancaster Towe
1898 - 1991
Edmund Duffy
1899 - 1962
Frank William Towey Jr.
1895 - 1979
Ruth Findlay
1896 - 1949
Alex Weyand
1892 - 1982
Norman E. Himes
1899 - 1949
John V. Kenny
1893 - 1975
Hank Thormahlen
1896 - 1955
Werner Wirths
Born 1891
Howard Irving Young
1893 - 1952
Martin Walter Stanton
1897 - 1977
Red Shannon
1897 - 1970
A. E. Barit
1890 - 1974
Ralph G. Albrecht
1896 - 1985
Joe Shannon (baseball)
1897 - 1955
Al Tesch
1891 - 1947
Harry E. Squire
1890 - 1977
James Raynsford
1891 - 1956
Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr.
1895 - 1975