List of people from East Orange, New Jersey
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Following is a list of notable people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with East Orange, New Jersey.
- Margaret Clapp (1910–1974), eighth president of Wellesley College[1]
- Eric P. Hamp (1920–2019), Indo-European linguist and professor at the University of Chicago[2]
- Robert Peace (1980–2011), scholar and teacher, subject of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace[3]
- Newton Phelps Stallknecht (1906–1981), philosopher, president of the Metaphysical Society of America[4]
- Janet Sorg Stoltzfus (1931–2004), educator who established the Ta'iz Cooperative School in Yemen[5]
- Richard Thaler (born 1945), professor oat the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and recipient of the 2017 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences[6]
- Clarence Watters (1902−1986), organist an director of the music department at Trinity College[7]
- Marion Thompson Wright (1902–1962), first African-American woman in the United States to earn her Ph.D. in history[8]
- Gabrielle Yablonsky (born 1939), art historian specializing in Bhutanese art[9]
Art and architecture
- Sarah Charlesworth (1947–2013), conceptual artist and photographer[10]
- Freeman Craw (1917–2017), typeface designer[11]
- Randall Davey (1887–1964), painter and art educator[12]
- Branson DeCou (1892–1941), photographer and traveler[13]
- Dorothy Eaton (1893–1968), visual artist[14]
- Edward Townsend Howes (1877–1964), architect and artist[15]
- Marietta Patricia Leis (born 1938), multimedia artist and poet[16]
- Robert Opel (1939–1979), photographer and art gallery owner most famous for streaking across the stage during the 46th Academy Awards[17]
Business
- Balanda Atis (born 1972/73), cosmetic chemist at L'Oréal[18]
- Robert H. B. Baldwin (1920–2016), chairman of Morgan Stanley[19]
- George Whitman (1913–2011), proprietor of the Paris bookstore Shakespeare and Company[20]
Entertainment
- David Ackroyd (born 1940), actor, who came to prominence in The Secret Storm and Another World[21]
- John Amos (1939–2024), actor[22]
- S. H. Barnett (1908–1988), screenwriter, won an Academy Award in the category Best Original Screenplay for the 1964 film Father Goose[23]
- Betty Bronson (1906–1971), television and film actress, began her career during the silent film era[24]
- Frank E. Butler (1852–1926), marksman who performed in Wild West variety shows, lived at 22 Eppirt Street between 1905 and 1908[25]
- Kerri Chandler (born 1969), deep house DJ and producer[26]
- Bill Chinnock (1947–2007), singer-songwriter and guitarist; part of the Asbury Park music scene with Bruce Springsteen in the late 1960s[27]
- Chino XL (1974–2024), hip-hop lyricist[28]
- Robyn Crawford (born 1960), author, producer; former assistant to and creative director for Whitney Houston[29]
- Frances Day (1907–1984), actress, cabaret singer, and television celebrity[30]
- DJ Kay Gee, member of Naughty by Nature[31]
- Philip Egner (1870–1956), director of the West Point Band and composer of the West Point fight song "On, Brave Old Army Team"[32]
- Eugenia Gilbert (1902–1978), actress of the silent film era[33]
- Red Grammer (born 1952), children's music composerr[34]
- Bessie Mecklem Hackenberger (1876–1942), saxophone soloist[35]
- Robert David Hall (born 1947), actor, best known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation[36]
- Slide Hampton (1932–2021), jazz trombonist[37]
- Ann Harding (1902–1981), theatre, motion picture, radio, and television actress[38][39]
- J. C. Hayward (born 1945), news anchor at WUSA, first female news anchor in Washington, D.C., and the first African American female news presenter[40]
- Lauryn Hill (born 1975), singer-songwriter, rapper, producer, and actress[41][42]
- Whitney Houston (1963–2012), singer and actress[43]
- Janis Ian (born 1951), singer-songwriter[44]
- KayGee (born 1969 as Kier Lamont Gist), DJ and record producer, and member of hip hop trio Naughty by Nature[45]
- Lady London (born 1995), rapper and songwriter[46]
- Luxx Noir London (born 1999), drag performer, most known for competing on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race[47]
- Gordon MacRae (1921–1986), actor, singer, born in East Orange[48]
- Dorian Missick (born c. 1975), actor, known for Six Degrees and the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[49]
- Naturi Naughton (born 1984), singer and actress; member of the group 3LW[50]
- Annie Oakley (1860–1926) sharpshooter who performed in Wild West variety shows, lived at 22 Eppirt Street between 1905 and 1908[25]
- Queen Latifah (born 1970), rapper, singer, model and actress[51]
- Eddie Rabbitt (1941–1998), country music singer-songwriter[52]
- Vin Rock, member of Naughty by Nature[31]
- Shareefa (born 1984), R&B singer[53]
- Tom Spratley (1914–1987), film and television actor, known for playing "Curly Jackson" in the 1973 film The Sting[54]
- Treach, member of Naughty by Nature[31]
- Dionne Warwick (born 1940), singer[55]
- Barrence Whitfield (born 1955), soul and R&B vocalist, best known as the frontman for Barrence Whitfield & the Savages[56]
- Bruce Williams (1932–2019), radio host[57]
Law
- Robert L. Carter (1917–2012), civil rights leader and United States district judge[58]
- Vincent S. Haneman (1902–1978), associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1960–1971[59]
- Worrall Frederick Mountain (1909–1992), justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1971–1979[60]
- Stewart G. Pollock (born 1932), justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey 1979–1999[61]
- C. Thomas Schettino (1907–1983), justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1959–1972[62]
Literature and journalism
- Stephen Berg (1934–2014), poet, editor, translator, and educator[63]
- James Blish (1921–1975), science fiction writer[64]
- Herbert Brucker (1898–1977), journalist, editor-in-chief of the Hartford Courant[65]
- Troy CLE, author of The Marvelous Effect (set in East Orange)[66]
- Vincent Czyz (born 1963), writer and critic of speculative fiction[67]
- Carolyn Gold Heilbrun (1926–2003), author, wrote mystery novels under the pen name of Amanda Cross[68]
- Fred Hills (1934–2020), literary editor[69]
- Robert Hillyer (1895–1961), poet and professor of English literature, won a Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1934[70]
- Karen Hunter (born 1966), journalist, publisher, talk show host, and co-author of several books[71]
- Naomi Long Madgett (1923–2020), poet[72]
- Marion Clyde McCarroll (1891–1977), writer, journalist, and columnist; first woman issued a press pass by the New York Stock Exchange[73]
- Elizabeth Peer (1936–1984), journalist[74]
- Alfred Stanford (1900–1985), novelist[75]
- Tom Verducci (born 1960), sports journalist[76]
- Valerie Wilson Wesley (born 1947), mystery writer[77]
Military
- William J. Fallon (born 1944), United States Navy admiral; commander of United States Central Command[78]
- Harold Geiger (1884–1927), pioneer in U.S. Army aviation and ballooning[79]
- John F. Madden (1870–1946), U.S. Army brigadier general[80]
- Donald J. Strait (1918–2015), flying ace in the 356th Fighter Group during World War II and a career officer in the United States Air Force[81]
Politics
- Harry A. Augenblick (1888–1948), served in the New Jersey General Assembly[82]
- Robert Bowser (1935–2022), mayor of East Orange[83]
- Stephanie R. Bush (born 1953), served in the New Jersey General Assembly[84]
- Eunice Dwumfour (1993–2023), member of the borough council of Sayreville, New Jersey, from 2021 until her assassination[85]
- Franklin W. Fort (1880–1937), United States House of Representatives[86]
- Ellen Garwood (1903–1993), philanthropist and activist known for her contributions to the Contras in Nicaragua[87]
- Edward E. Gnichtel (1869−1933), New Jersey General Assembly[88]
- Mary Jeanne Hallstrom (1924–2006), Illinois House of Representatives, was born in East Orange[89][90]
- Constance W. Hand (1895–1982), served six terms in the New Jersey General Assembly[91]
- Balozi Harvey (1940–2016), diplomat and community organizer[92]
- Frances Cox Henderson (1820–1897), First Lady of Texas; established the Good Shepherd home after moving to East Orange[93]
- LeRoy J. Jones Jr. (born 1957), member of the New Jersey General Assembly[94]
- Anne Lindeman (1932–2001), Arizona state legislator[95]
- Stephen A. Mikulak (1948–2014), New Jersey General Assembly[96]
- Newton Edward Miller (1919–2012), New Jersey General Assembly[97]
- Daniel F. Minahan (1877–1947), United States House of Representatives[98]
- Sheila Oliver (1952–2023), lieutenant governor of New Jersey[99]
- C. Milford Orben (1895–1975), served five terms in the New Jersey General Assembly[100]
- Albert L. Vreeland (1901–1975), United States House of Representatives[101]
- James Wallwork (1930–2024), served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature[102]
- Laurence Hawley Watres (1882–1964), United States House of Representatives, lived in East Orange during his retirement[103]
- William H. Wiley (1842–1925), United States House of Representatives, East Orange township committee president, co-founder of publishing company John Wiley & Sons[104]