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 1940s Clear ×
Nancy Sinatra
Born 1940
Martha Stewart
Born 1941
Frank Sinatra Jr.
1944 - 2016
Tracey Walter
Born 1947
F. Paul Wilson
Born 1946
Mark Granovetter
Born 1943
Marilyn McCoo
Born 1943
Beth Fowler
Born 1940
Maury Yeston
Born 1945
Allan Arkush
Born 1948
Linda Tripp
1949 - 2020
Claydes Charles Smith
1948 - 2006
Steven T. Katz
Born 1944
Alan Charles Kors
Born 1943
John Huchra
1948 - 2010
Janine Pommy Vega
1942 - 2010
Jonathan Lasker
Born 1948
Cotton Nash
Born 1942
Paul Tagliabue
Born 1940
Doc Searls
Born 1947
Kathleen Collins
1942 - 1988
Ralph Peduto
1942 - 2014
Ken Jennings (actor)
Born 1947
Nancy Lee Andrews
Born 1947
Gerard J. Foschini
Born 1940
John Cernuto
Born 1944
Frank Gillette
Born 1941
Bob Hurley
Born 1947
Gaetano Aldo Donato
1940 - 2015
Gerald Govan
Born 1942
August Kleinzahler
Born 1949
Michael Abramson
1948 - 2011
John Joseph O'Hara
Born 1946
Jean Anyon
1941 - 2013
Tommy West (producer)
Born 1942
William Gerard Dwyer
Born 1947
Brute Force (musician)
Born 1940
Elnardo Webster (basketball)
Born 1948
Bunny Gibson
Born 1946
John Walter Flesey
Born 1942
Peter Lemongello
Born 1947
Vinnie Ernst
1942 - 1996
Edward D. Thalmann
1945 - 2004
Robert Morse Crunden
1940 - 1999
Nicholas Sacco
Born 1946
Jim Hannan
Born 1940
King Corcoran
1943 - 2009
Dino Danelli
Born 1944
Charles Mays
1941 - 2005
Robert C. Janiszewski
Born 1945
Martin Lang (fencer)
Born 1949
Maurice J. O'Sullivan
Born 1944
Robert Sparks
Born 1947
Don Ciccone
1946 - 2016
John G. Gertsch
1944 - 1969
Jeffrey I. Seeman
Born 1946
Al Yates
1945 - 2007
Anthony Impreveduto
1948 - 2009
Ron Klimkowski
1944 - 2009
Cathy Minehan
Born 1947
Lawrence Killian
Born 1942
Frederic Eckhard
Born 1943
Bernard Kenny
Born 1946
Al Eisenberg
Born 1946
Bill Wondolowski
Born 1946
Herbert Migdoll
Born 1944
Joseph Russoniello
Born 1941
Ted Rzempoluch
Born 1941
Mark McNulty (politician)
Born 1944
Shirley Tolentino
1943 - 2010
Jim Lord (singer-songwriter)
Born 1948
John Dennis
Born 1946
Jacqueline Walker
Born 1941
Randy Klein
Born 1949
Donald M. Lionetti
Born 1940