List of Newark, New Jersey people

Main article: Newark, New Jersey

This is a list of notable people from Newark, New Jersey.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Academics and science

• John Cotton Dana (1856–1929), public librarian and founder of the Newark Museum^[1]
• Eugene G. Rochow (1909–2002), inorganic chemist and winner of the Perkin Medal^[2]

Arts

Architecture

• Peter Eisenman (born 1932), architect^[3]
• Frank Grad (1882–1968), founder of Grad Associates^[4]
• Richard Meier (born 1934), Pritzker Prize-winning architect^[5]

Authors

• Paul Auster (born 1947), author, known for works blending absurdism and crime fiction^[6]
• Amiri Baraka (born 1934), former Poet Laureate of New Jersey^[7]
• Niobia Bryant (born 1972), author, who also writes under the pseudonym Meesha Mink^[8]
• Harlan Coben (born 1962), novelist^[9]
• Stephen Crane (1871–1900), author best known for the 1895 Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage^[10]
• Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), poet best known for the 1956 poem Howl^[11]
• Philip Roth (born 1933), author^[12]
• David Shapiro (born 1947), poet and art historian^[13]
• Richard Wesley (born 1945), playwright and screenwriter^[14]

Fine arts

• Andre de Krayewski (born 1933), painter^[15]
• Douglas Kolk (born 1963), artist known for his drawing, as well as work in collage and mixed media^[16]
• Philip Stein (1919–2009), painter^[17]

Film, television and theater

• Jason Alexander (born 1959), actor, appeared in Seinfeld^[18]
• John Amos (born 1939), actor from Good Times and The West Wing^[19]
• Bill Bellamy (born 1965), actor and former MTV VJ^[20]
• Vivian Blaine (1921–1995), actress^[21]
• Tisha Campbell-Martin (born 1968), actress^[22]
• Brian De Palma (born 1940), film director^[23]
• Jason Friedberg (born 1971), film director^{[citation needed]}
• Allen Garfield (born 1939), actor^[24]
• Ice-T (born 1958), actor and rapper^[25]
• Giacomo Knox (born 1969), actor, stunt performer, television producer and United States Marine Corps veteran of Desert Storm^{[citation needed]}
• Queen Latifah (born 1970), actress^[26]
• Jerry Lewis (born 1926), actor and comedian^[27]
• Ray Liotta (born 1954), actor^[28]
• Joe Pesci (born 1943), actor^[29]
• Keshia Knight Pulliam (born 1979), actress for her role as Cliff Huxtable's youngest daughter, Rudy Huxtable, on the television sitcom, The Cosby Show^[30]
• Joe Rogan (born 1967), comedian, host of Fear Factor^[31]
• Eva Marie Saint (born 1924), actress^[32]
• Jack Warden (1920–2006), character actor^[33]
• Daniel Whitner (born 1952), actor^{[citation needed]}
• J. D. Williams (born 1978), actor^{[citation needed]}
• Kiely Williams (born 1986), singer and actress from The Cheetah Girls^[34]
• Ian Ziering (born 1964), actor best known for playing Steve Sanders on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210^[35]

Music

• Betty Carter (1929–1998), jazz singer^[36]
• Kat DeLuna (born 1987), singer^[37]
• Rah Digga (born 1972), rapper^[38]
• Angelo Dos Santos (born 1940), composer/musician, founding member of the Brazilian harmonica trio "The Harmonikings"^{[citation needed]}
• Faith Evans (born 1973), singer-songwriter^[39]
• Connie Francis (born 1938), singer of hit songs such as "Who's Sorry Now?" and "Where the Boys Are"^[40]
• Fugees, hip-hop group^[41]
• Gloria Gaynor (born 1949), singer best-known for the disco era hits including I Will Survive^[42]
• Savion Glover (born 1973), actor, tap dancer and choreographer^[43]
• John Gorka (born 1958), folk musician^[44]
• Stefon Harris (born 1973), jazz vibraphonist^[45]
• Cissy Houston (born 1933), singer
• Whitney Houston (born 1963), singer
• Wyclef Jean (born 1972), artist, rapper, ex-member of the 90s hip-hop group, the Fugees
• Nick Massi (1935–2000), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, as part of The Four Seasons
• Christina Milian (born 1981), singer
• James Moody (born 1925), jazz saxophonist^[46] and flute player
• Melba Moore (born 1945), actress and singer
• Outsidaz, rap group
• Redman (born 1970), rapper^[47]
• Marc Ribot (born 1954), guitarist and composer
• Fred Schneider (born 1951), singer with The B-52s
• Wayne Shorter (born 1933), jazz composer and saxophonist^[45]
• Paul Simon (born 1941), songwriter, musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Frankie Valli (born 1934), musician, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons
• Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990), jazz singer
• Ray Toro (born 1977), lead guitarist of My Chemical Romance
• Max Weinberg (born 1951), drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and The Max Weinberg 7 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
• Larry Young (1940–1978), jazz organist

Business and industry

• Seth Boyden (1788–1870), inventor, best known for patent leather
• William A. Conway (1910–2006), former CEO of Garden State National Bank
• Frederick Eberhardt (1868–1946), engineer, philanthropist, university administrator and president of Gould & Eberhardt^[48]
• Thomas N. McCarter (1867–1955), chief executive officer of PSE&G Corporation, developer of Newark's Pennsylvania Station, and original benefactor of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey^[49]
• Jack Northrop (1895–1981), aviation pioneer^[50]
• Narciso Rodriguez (born 1961), fashion designer^[51]

Government, politics and community

See also: List of Mayors of Newark, New Jersey

See also: List of elected officials in Newark, New Jersey

• Earl Best (born 1947), community activist known as "The Street Doctor"^[52]
• William J. Brennan, Jr. (1906–1997) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States^[53]
• Aaron Burr (1756–1836), politician and Vice President of the United States^[54]
• Silas Condit (1778–1861), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1831 to 1833^[55]
• George A. Halsey (1827–1894), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1867 to 1869, and again from 1871 to 1873^[56]
• Charles Jacobs, co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Group
• Ed Koch (born 1924), former Mayor of New York City
• Francis F. Patterson, Jr. (1867–1935), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1920 to 1927^[57]
• Alexander C.M. Pennington (1810–1867), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1857^[58]
• Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf (1895–1958), First Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police and father of Desert Storm commander H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Military

• Lawrence N. "Larry" Guarino, spent eight years as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton prison during the Vietnam War
• LeRoy P. Hunt (1892–1968), United States Marine Corps general who commanded the 2nd Marine Division at the end of World War II
• Stephen W. Kearny, victorious Commander of the Army of the West during the Mexican–American War and then Military Governor of California

Sports

Moe Berg

• Moe Berg (1902–1972), Major League Baseball former baseball player and spy
• Rick Cerone (born 1954), professional former baseball player for the New York Yankees and the New York Mets, and founder of the Newark Bears
• August Desch (1898–1964), won bronze in 400-metre hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp, Belgium
• David Donohue (born 1967), professional race-car driver
• Randy Foye (born 1983), professional basketball player who has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves
• Awful Gardner (1825–1899) was a famous boxer, described as the "Celebrated prize – fighter of Newark City", who later became one of America's first Celebrity Christian converts
• Jerry Greenspan (born 1941), NBA basketball player
• Marvin Hagler (born 1954), middleweight boxer who finished his career with a record of 62-3-2 with 52 knockouts
• Billy Hamilton, major league baseball player^[59]
• Richard Matuszewski (born 1964), former professional tennis player
• Renaldo Nehemiah (born 1959), hurdler who played in the NFL
• Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), professional basketball player
• Nick Swisher (born 1986), player for the New York Yankees and Harvard Law School student
• Chet Parlavecchio (born 1960), professional football player
• Herb Rich (1928–2008), NFL football player
• Walt Walsh (1897–1966), Major League Baseball player who played in two games as a pinch runner for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1920, never getting an at-bat
• Peter Westbrook (born 1952) sabre fencing champion and Olympic bronze medalist
• Greg White (born 1979), defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers^[60]

See also

	Biography portal
	Lists portal
	New Jersey portal

• List of people from New Jersey

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26. ^ Ortega, Ralph R. "Queen Latifah joins Newark bus tour to raise awareness on home foreclosures", The Star-Ledger, February 11, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2011. "Latifah, a Newark native, was joined by former member of The Fugees, Wyclef Jean, and radio host, Angie Martinez, on a bus ride making several stops in the city to raise awareness of the foreclosure problem."
27. ^ Kaplan, Ron. "Jerry Lewis, Newark’s own, recalls glory days with his pal Dean Martin", New Jersey Jewish News, March 16, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2011. "Lewis, who was born in Newark on March 16, 1926, recalls the admiration and deep affection he had for Martin, some 10 years his senior, from the moment the two met in 1945."
28. ^ Gould, Lance. "In Gritty 'Narc,' a Ray of Hope", Daily News, January 9, 2003. Retrieved February 7, 2011. "But the Newark-born Liotta, 47, hasn't been exactly overwhelmed with his film choices."
29. ^ Staff. "NOW THEY'RE GOOD FELLAS RAY LIOTTA AND JOE PESCI WERE COLD-BLOODED WISEGUYS IN THEIR 1990 MOVIE, BUT IN FILMS OPENING THIS WEEKEND, THEY'RE UNLIKELY HEROES. \ JOE PESCI IS OUT FOR JUSTICE", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 14, 1992. Retrieved February 7, 2011. "Born 47 years ago in Newark, NJ, Pesci has been in and out of acting since he was 5."
30. ^ Staff (April 28, 1992). "Dr. Huxtable Cured Ailing TV sitcoms; Familiar Faces To Make Their Final Bows". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 7, 2011. "Keshia Knight Pulliam, a native of Newark, NJ, plays daughter Rudy."
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33. ^ Staff. "People: Actor Jack Warden dead at age 85", Bowling Green Daily News, July 21, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2011. "Warden was born John H. Lebzelter in 1920 in Newark, N.J."
34. ^ Jackson, Chanta L. "Jersey Girl in Spotlight as Cheetah Girls Return", The Star-Ledger, August 12, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2011. "But you might not know that Aqua, the brainy Cheetah Girl, is played by Kiely Williams, a Jersey girl who grew up in Newark and Maplewood and whose family lives in Hunterdon County."
35. ^ Staff. "DANCING WITH WHO? MEET THE B-LIST CELEBRITIES WHO ARE TRYING TO MOVE WELL ENOUGH TO LOOK GOOD WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS", Detroit Free Press, March 26, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2011. "Born March 30, 1964, Newark N.J. As smooth Steve on Beverly Hills 90210, he was the instigator who always ended up on his feet."
36. ^ Jackson, Kenneth T.; Markoe, Karen; and Markoe, Arnie. The Scribner encyclopedia of American lives, Volume 5, p. 104. Simon and Schuster, 2001. ISBN 0684806630. Retrieved June 19, 2011. "In 1957 she moved to nearby Newark, New Jersey, and in 1960 she began living with James Romeo Reddin."
37. ^ Hyman, Vicki. "Star-Gazing at Fashion Week", The Star-Ledger, September 10, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2011. "Then there's Newark's own Kat DeLuna. Though she says she's been to a couple of Baby Phat shows before, Friday marked her first major incursion into the Bryant Park tents, and she was making the most of it."
38. ^ Gill, John. "Rah Digga Gets Hometown Key, Unleashes 'Harriet'", MTV.com, April 5, 2000. Retrieved June 19, 2011. "Busta Rhymes' female protégé Rah Digga was in her hometown of Newark Tuesday evening for a very special occasion. In addition to celebrating the release of her solo debut album, 'Dirty Harriet,' she received the key to the city that raised her."
39. ^ Johnson, Martin. "Faith's New Chapter / Leaving behind the recent drama in her life, Evans is back at what she does best: singing", Newsday, April 29, 1999. Retrieved June 19, 2011. "[Faith] Evans, a Newark native, had released a widely hailed debut recording, "Faith [Evans]," in 1995. Then things started happening fast.She met and fell in love with rapper Christopher Wallace, a k a Biggie Small or the Notorious B.I.G; they were married nine days after their first meeting."
40. ^ Rose, Lisa. "Connie Francis Returns to Newark To Re-Record a Classic on Its Golden Anniversary", The Star-Ledger, May 9, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2011. "A meditation on loneliness penned by Neil Sedaka, 'Where the Boys Are' is being reinvented as electropop by producer Rob Fusari, best known as Lady Gaga's mentor/ex-boyfriend. His studio, coincidentally, is in the Newark neighborhood where Francis grew up."
41. ^ Michel, Sia. "Redemption Song: The Fugees mark a return to righteousness in hip hop", San Francisco Weekly, March 27, 1996. Retrieved June 19, 2011. "Sounding street is still important for the Fugees, who were raised in Newark and Brooklyn (Jean and Michel are cousins), and they steep their music in the boombastic beats, vaguely Middle Eastern sounds, and the eerie production of their NYC peers."
42. ^ Heininger, Claire. "5K Raises More than $1M for Breast Cancer Research", The Star-Ledger, May 4, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2011. "After the teams crossed the finish line, singer Gloria Gaynor, a Newark native, entertained the crowd with her anthem, 'I Will Survive.' 'For the women of New Jersey, for the women of Newark, I'm very pleased to be here in support of this effort,' Gaynor said. 'It's extremely inspiring.'"
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