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 1900s Clear ×
Ozzie Nelson
1906 - 1975
George S. Myers
1905 - 1985
Paul Guilfoyle (actor, born 1902)
1902 - 1961
Grandon Rhodes
1904 - 1987
Millen Brand
1906 - 1980
Joseph Krumgold
1908 - 1980
Dominick V. Daniels
1908 - 1987
Raymond Augustine Kearney
1902 - 1956
Donald Kirke
1901 - 1971
Jim Bishop
1907 - 1987
Mickey Murtagh
1904 - 1993
Harold Jeghers
1904 - 1990
Charles S. Witkowski
1907 - 1993
Clare Potter
1903 - 1999
Aleta Freel
1907 - 1935
Stanley Poreda
1909 - 1983
Eddie Marr
1900 - 1987
John Joseph Dougherty
1907 - 1986
Walter Edward Hoffman
1907 - 1996
Frank H. Eggers
1901 - 1954
Marguerite Wyke
1908 - 1995
Robert Shaw (judge)
1907 - 1972
Thomas McLernon
1906 - 1986
Anna Russell Jones
Born 1902