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
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  • Politics & Law
  • Film & TV
  • Music
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Showing 46 of 504 notable people

0002 ACTOR

Nathan Lane

Born 1956

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0005 GUITAR

Al Di Meola

Born 1954

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0015 PSYCHOLOGIST

Richard Bandler

Born 1950

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0019 MILITAR

Martin Dempsey

Born 1952

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0024 POLITICIAN

Jim McGreevey

Born 1957

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0029 FOOTBALL

Jim McMahon

Born 1959

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0034 LAWYER

Louis Freeh

Born 1950

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0055 MUSIC

Jimmy Bosch

Born 1959

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0060 WRITER

Mark Leyner

Born 1956

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0064 LAWYER

Nadine Strossen

Born 1950

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0074 POLITICIAN

John Farmer Jr.

Born 1957

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0093 ACTOR

Skip O'Brien

1950 - 2011

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0098 BASKET

Jim Boylan

Born 1955

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0103 MUSIC

Vic Juris

1953 - 2019

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0106 BASKET

Mike O'Koren

Born 1958

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0114 ANIMATOR

John McIntyre (cartoonist)

Born 1954

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0128 BASKET

Jim Spanarkel

Born 1957

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0132 BASKET

Jimmy Foster (basketball)

Born 1951

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0158 PAINTER

Troy Brauntuch

Born 1954

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0187 BIOLOGIST

Scott D. Emr

Born 1954

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0190 MUSIC

Kit McClure

Born 1951

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0196 FOOTBALL

Carl Barisich

Born 1951

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0233 ARTIST

Liz Phillips

1951 - 2014

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0240 WRITER

Gary Krist (writer)

Born 1957

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0257 BASEBALL

Mark Lemongello

Born 1955

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0266 BUSINESS

Barry Schuler

Born 1953

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0277 SOCIOLOGIST

Joseph A. Varacalli

Born 1952

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0281 POLITICIAN

Kathleen Passidomo

Born 1953

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0282 WRITER

Frané Lessac

Born 1954

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0319 PHYSICIAN

Harold Reitman

Born 1950

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0322 ENGINEER

Eby Friedman

Born 1957

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0338 REPUBLICAN

David C. Russo

Born 1953

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0341 LAWYER

Eric T. Washington

Born 1953

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0343 POLITICIAN

Gerald McCann

Born 1950

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0365 COMPOSER

Vincent Scuro

Born 1951

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0382 LAWYER

J. Christopher Giancarlo

Born 1959

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0385 REPUBLICAN

John J. Matheussen

Born 1953

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0389 ARTIST

Yolanda Cuomo

Born 1957

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0400 POLITICIAN

George A. Spadoro

Born 1955

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0406 POLITICIAN

Allan Domb

Born 1955

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0411 ACTIVIST

Joe Acanfora

Born 1950

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0416 HISTORIAN

Ann Hibner Koblitz

Born 1952

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0422 ACTOR

Russell Calabrese

Born 1955

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0447 CARTOONIST

Ed Murawinski

Born 1951

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0450 BASEBALL

Frank MacCormack

Born 1954

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0488 ACTOR

Jay Curtis (writer)

1950 - 2018

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