List of people from Jersey City, New Jersey
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The following is a list of notable people from Jersey City, New Jersey. (B) denotes that the person was born there.
- Akon (born 1973), rapper and R&B singer.[1]
- Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, charged in 2010 with conspiring to join a terrorist group and kill, maim, and kidnap people outside the U.S.(B)[2]
- Elizabeth Allen (1929–2006), stage and screen actress(B)[3]
- Willie Banks (born 1969), former Major League Baseball pitcher[4]
- Carl Barisich (born 1951), former defensive tackle for nine seasons between 1973 and 1981 for four different NFL teams.[5]
- Robert "Kool" Bell (born 1950), musician and founder of Kool & the Gang[6]
- Raymond A. Brown (1915–2009), attorney whose clients included Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur, boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and "Dr. X" physician Mario Jascalevich.[7]
- Joe Budden (born 1980), rapper and member of hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse[8]
- Francis X. Burke (1918–88) Recipient of the Medal of Honor during WWII.[9]
- Orestes Cleveland (1829–96), Mayor of Jersey City 1864–1867; 1886–1892, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 1869–1871.[10]
- Alphaeus Philemon Cole (1876–1988), artist, engraver and etcher, who died at age 112 and was the son of noted engraver Timothy Cole.[11]
- Danny Dayton (1923–99), character actor.[12]
- Terry Dehere (born 1971), politician, former NBA basketball player.[13]
- Cirie Fields (born 1970), reality show participant in Survivor Panama (4th), Survivor Micronesia (3rd), Survivor Heroes vs Villains (17th).[14]
- Ruth Findlay (1896-1949) Broadway actress[15]
- Dom Flora (born 1935), All-America basketball player, late 1950s, at Washington & Lee; holds their scoring record.[16]
- John G. Gertsch (1945–69), posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.[17]
- Paul Gleason (1939–2006), film and television actor known for his roles in All My Children, The Breakfast Club and Die Hard.(B)[18]
- John P. Hammond (born 1942), blues singer and guitarist[19]
- Andrew Hill (1931–2007), jazz pianist and composer.[20]
- Hao Huang (born 1957), pianist and music professor.[21] (B)
- Bobby Hurley (born 1971), former NBA player.[22]
- Danny Hurley (born 1973), former point guard at Seton Hall University and current head basketball coach at Wagner College.[23]
- John V. Kelly (1926–2009), served in the New Jersey General Assembly.[24]
- Nathan Lane (born 1956), Broadway and film actor.(B)[25]
- Eugene W. Leake (1877–1959), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1907 to 1909.(B)[26]
- Roshown McLeod (born 1975), played in three NBA seasons from 1999 to 2001, for the Atlanta Hawks and briefly for the Philadelphia 76ers.[27][28]
- Alexander Melamid (born 1945), Russian painter[29]
- John McMullen (1918–2005), naval architect and marine engineer, and former owner of the New Jersey Devils and Houston Astros.(B)[30]
- John W. Meagher (1917–1996), recipient of the Medal of Honor during WWII.[31]
- Herbert Migdoll (1944-2011), photographer[32]
- Christina Milian (born 1981), actress and recording artist.(B)[33]
- Josh A. Moore (born 1980), former NBA basketball player.[34]
- William Musto (1917–2006), Mayor of Union City from 1962–1970 and from 1974–1982.(B)[35]
- Walter Dean Myers (born 1937), African American author of young-adult literature, and five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award.[36][37]
- Donald Hugh Nagle, karate Grand Master (B)[38]
- Ahmad Nivins (born 1987), power forward at Saint Joseph's University.[13]
- Patrice O'Neal (1969 – 2011)[39] stand-up comedian, radio personality, and actor
- Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), NBA All-Star, Center for the Boston Celtics.[40]
- Bernie Parmalee (born 1967), former NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets.[41][42]
- Kevin Powell (born 1966), journalist, poet, author and activist who was a castmember on the first season of the MTV reality television show, The Real World.[43]
- Rodrick Rhodes (born 1973), former NBA basketball player.[13]
- Terrence Roberts (born 1985), former member of the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team.[44]
- David Rivers (born 1965), former NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers, played at Notre Dame.[45]
- Frank Sinatra (1915–98), singer and actor (resided in Jersey City after his first marriage to Nancy Barbato)[46]
- Andy Stanfield (1927 – 1985) sprinter and Olympic gold and silver medallist.[47]
- Martha Stewart (born 1941), media personality, author, and magazine publisher.(B)[48][49]
- Paul Tagliabue (born 1940), Commissioner of the National Football League from 1989–2006(B)[50][51]
- Tyshawn Taylor, basketball player for the Kansas Jayhawks.[52]
- J. Parnell Thomas (1895–1970), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1937 to 1950.(B)[53]
- Joseph Patrick Tumulty (1870–1954), member of the New Jersey General Assembly and Secretary to the President of the United States under Woodrow Wilson(B)[54]
- Charles H. Voorhis, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey 1879–1881.[55]
- Charles J. Watters (1927–1967) Chaplain who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.(B)[56]
- Flip Wilson (1933–98), comedian who hosted The Flip Wilson Show, whom Time magazine called "TV's first black superstar".[57][58]
- John Valentin (born 1968), former professional baseball player who played in ten MLB seasons from 1992 to 2001, for the Boston Red Sox and for the New York Mets in 2002.[59]
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- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (October 9, 2006). "Elizabeth Allen, 77, Stage Star Known for Memorable TV Line". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50F11FF38540C7A8CDDA90994DE404482. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
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- ^ "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Hurley's Retirement Becomes Official", The New York Times, October 20, 2000. Accessed December 29, 2007. "Hurley, 29, was a high school standout at St. Anthony of Jersey City and an all-American guard at Duke University."
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- ^ Staff. John V. Kelly, The Star-Ledger, November 2, 2009. Accessed November 2, 2009.
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- ^ Stanmyre, Matthew. "Former Duke and NBA star Roshown McLeod named new head basketball coach at St. Benedict's", The Star-Ledger, April 20, 2010. Accessed April 1, 2011. "Former Indiana University men’s basketball assistant coach and St. Anthony High standout Roshown McLeod was named head coach at St. Benedict’s Prep yesterday afternoon, taking over one of the country’s preeminent boys basketball programs."
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- ^ Gopnik, Alexander (April 4, 1989). "Bayonne". The New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1989/04/24/1989_04_24_032_TNY_CARDS_000350513.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard. "John J. McMullen Dies at 87; Ex-Owner of Devils and Astros", The New York Times, September 18, 2005. Accessed December 25, 2007.
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- ^ Knight, Meriah (October 8, 2011), A Vibrant Career at the Ballet, but With a Lens and Not Toeshoes, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/us/a-vibrant-career-at-the-ballet-but-with-a-lens-and-not-toeshoes.html?scp=7&sq=jersey%20city&st=cse, retrieved 2011-10-10
- ^ "Christina Milian Biography". Yahoo!. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1807439013/bio. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ Popper, Steve. "BASKETBALL: COLLEGE MEN – ST. JOHN'S; Red Storm Seeks Alaskan Recruit", The New York Times, November 16, 1998. Accessed December 29, 2007. "St. John's has also been visited by the 7-0 center Josh Moore, who played for St. Anthony's of Jersey City before transferring to St. Thomas More Prep in Connecticut."
- ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey. "William Musto, 88, a Mayor Re-elected on His Way to Jail, Is Dead", The New York Times, March 1, 2006. Accessed September 8, 2011. "William Vincent Musto was born March 27, 1917, at a hospital in neighboring Jersey City. He spent his entire life in what is now Union City, except during World War II, when he served as an artillery officer under Gen. George S. Patton. Mr. Musto won a Bronze Star."
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- ^ Staff. "East West students travel to the Far East to train", The Sparta Independent, December 23, 2008. Accessed August 11, 2011. "In the mid 1950s, a young Marine from Jersey City named Don Nagle was stationed in Okinawa. He trained under the legendary karate master Tatsuo Shimabuku, the founder of Isshinryu karate. Upon his return to the United States, he helped start the origin of Isshinryu in our country. "
- ^ Maher, Adam. "Jersey City comedian Patrice O'Neal dies at 41". NJ.com. November 30, 2011
- ^ Adamek, Steve. "Shaq ready to sack Nets", The Record, April 30, 2005. Accessed June 12, 2007. "No gentrified waterfront project stood along the Hudson River when Shaquille O'Neal spent part of his childhood in this city, living in a house he tried to buy last summer. Although born in Newark, he split his formative years between there and Jersey City, where he knew he'd quickly become a 7-foot-2 Pied Piper if he chose to step out of his hotel Friday afternoon."
- ^ Eskenazi, Gerald. "PRO FOOTBALL; Parmalee Signed by Jets For Special-Teams Job", The New York Times, September 8, 1999. Accessed September 8, 2011. "Parmalee, who attended Lincoln High in his native Jersey City, described himself as a Jet fan growing up. 'I remember Joe Klecko and Mark Gastineau, and how they didn't win,' he said of those Jets teams that nearly went to the top."
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- ^ Watkins, Mel. "Flip Wilson, Outrageous Comic and TV Host, Dies at 64", The New York Times, November 27, 1998. Accessed September 8, 2011. "Mr. Wilson was born Clerow Wilson in Jersey City on Dec. 8, 1933, one of 18 children. He was placed in foster care at the age of 7, shortly after his mother abandoned the family."
- ^ Vega, Michael. "Valentin gifted in major league bow", Boston Globe, July 28, 1992. Accessed April 1, 2011. "With [Tim Naehring] nursing a sprained right wrist and Luis Rivera riding out a slump on the pine, the time seemed perfect for the 25-year-old from Jersey City, N.J. It was there Valentin grew up playing high school basketball at St. Anthony's alongside former Notre Dame star David Rivers."
