List of people from Hoboken, New Jersey
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This is a list of notable people of Hoboken, New Jersey. (B) denotes that the person was born there.
- Nick Acocella (1943–2020), political journalist and author[1]
- Howard Aiken (1900–1973), pioneer in computing (B)[2]
- Richard Barone, musician; former frontman for Hoboken pop group The Bongos[3]
- David Berman (1967–2019), musician, singer-songwriter and poet who founded the indie rock band Silver Jews[4]
- William Beutenmuller (1864–1934), entomologist who was curator of entomology at the American Museum of Natural History (B)[5]
- Bob Borden (born 1969), writer for Late Show with David Letterman[6]
- Joanne Borgella (1982–2014), Miss F.A.T 2005 on Mo'Nique's Fat Chance and a contestant on American Idol, Season 7[7]
- Andre W. Brewster (1862–1942), Major General U.S. Army, recipient Medal of Honor (B)[8]
- Marques Brownlee (born 1993), technology reviewer, known for his YouTube channel, MKBHD[9]
- Jewett Campbell (1912–1999) painter, and teacher (B)[10]
- Michael Chang (born 1972), professional tennis player, French Open champion (B)[11]
- Irwin Chusid (born 1951), radio personality, author, historian[12]
- Vincent Cooke, S.J. (1936–2017), Jesuit priest and academic, President of Canisius College (1993–2010) (B)[13]
- Vincent Copeland (1915–1993), actor, labor official, writer and political activist[14]
- Jon Corzine (born 1947), Governor of New Jersey[15]
- L. Adele Cuinet (1854/55-1933), dental surgeon[16]
- Ronald Dario (1937–2004), politician who represented the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1984 to 1986[17]
- Willem de Kooning (1904–1997), 20th-century painter[18]
- Anthony DePalma (born 1952), author, journalist and educator who was a foreign correspondent and reporter for The New York Times[19]
- Louise DeSalvo (1942–2018), writer, editor, professor, and lecturer who was a renowned Virginia Woolf scholar[20]
- Paul Aaron Langevin Doty (1869–1938), mechanical engineer who served as the 53rd president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(B)[21]
- Mark D'Onofrio (born 1969), NFL player(B)[22]
- Albert J. Dunlap (1937–2019), business executive, known for company downsizing, earning him the nickname "Chainsaw Al"[23]
- John J. Eagan (1872–1956), United States Representative from New Jersey (B)[24]
- Dawn Eden, author, journalist, rock historian[25]
- Martha Entenmann (1906–1996), businesswoman known for her role in developing Entenmann's bakery into one of the largest baked-goods companies in the United States (B)[26]
- Sam Esmail (born 1977), television producer known for Mr. Robot and Homecoming[27]
- Luke Faust (born 1936), musician[28]
- Julio Fernández (born 1954), guitarist and composer best known as the current and longtime guitarist for the jazz-fusion band Spyro Gyra[29]
- Michele Fitzgerald (born 1990), winner of Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, second runner-up on Survivor: Winners at War, and contestant on MTV's The Challenge[30]
- Vicky Flynn (born 1972), lawyer and politician who has represented the 13th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002 (B)[31]
- Cristina Fontanelli, opera singer[32][33]
- Ken Freedman (born 1959), radio executive and personality at WFMU[34]
- Bill Frisell (born 1951), avant-garde musician and composer[35]
- Thomas Gallo (1914–1994), politician who served 11 years in the New Jersey General Assembly, including five full terms representing the 33rd Legislative District (B)[36]
- Kyla Garcia, stage, film, and television actress and audiobook narrator (B)[37]
- Dorothy Gibson (1889–1946), pioneering silent film actress; Titanic survivor (B)[38]
- John Grefe (1947–2013), International Master of chess(B)[39][40]
- Hetty Green (1834–1916), businesswoman/entrepreneur[41]
- Pia Guerra (born 1972), comic book artist and cartoonist, who is co-creator of Y The Last Man, cartoonist for The New Yorker and The Nib (B)[42]
- Reema Harrysingh-Carmona (born 1970), former First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago (B)[43]
- Nat Hickey (born 1902), oldest person to play an NBA game (B)[44]
- Chaim Hirschensohn (1857–1935), Chief Rabbi of Hoboken and early Zionist leader[45]
- Juliet Huddy (born 1969), Fox News personality[46]
- August William Hutaf (1879–1942), illustrator, commercial artist, and advertising executive (B)[47]
- Anthony Impreveduto (1948–2009), member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1987–2004[48]
- Kate Jacobs (born 1959), singer-songwriter who released her fifth album Home Game in 2011[49]
- Mike Jerrick (born 1954), host of the morning television series Fox & Friends[46]
- Carroll N. Jones III (1944–2017), artist in the style of American realism[50]
- Alfred Kinsey (1894–1956), psychologist who studied sexual behavior (B)[51]
- Jay I. Kislak (1922–2018), businessman, philanthropist, bibliophile, and aviator (B)[52]
- Mathias Kiwanuka (born 1983), linebacker who played for the New York Giants[53]
- Alfred L. Kroeber (1876–1960), anthropologist; first professor appointed to the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley; known for his association with the Native American man Ishi (B)[54][55]
- Johnny Kucks (1933–2013), pitcher who won the World Series twice with the New York Yankees (B)[56]
- Artie Lange (born 1967), comedian, radio personality on The Howard Stern Show[57][58]
- Dorothea Lange (1895–1965), photographer during the Great Depression for the FSA, and of the Japanese internment program[59][60][61]
- Jack Lazorko (born 1956), former pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, and California Angels[62]
- Caroline Leavitt (born 1952), author[63]
- David Levithan (born 1972), young adult fiction author and editor[64]
- Mark Leyner (born 1956), post-modern author[65]
- G. Gordon Liddy (1930–2021), Watergate conspirator; radio talk show host (B)[66]
- William Lowell Sr. (1863–1954), dentist and an inventor of a wooden golf tee patented in 1921 (B)[67]
- Janet Lupo (1950–2017), Playboy Playmate for November 1975 (B)[68][69]
- Stephen Malkmus (born 1966), musician best known as the primary songwriter, lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement[4]
- Eli Manning (born 1981), Super Bowl champion quarterback for the New York Giants[53][70]
- Dennis McCort (born 1941), literary scholar, translator and novelist[71]
- Patrick McDonnell (born 1956), cartoonist, author and playwright who is the creator of the syndicated daily comic strip Mutts[72]
- Dorothy Blackwell McNeil (born 1940s), African-American nightclub owner[73]
- Bob Menendez (born 1954), United States Senator who served as mayor of Union City[74]
- Kawika Mitchell (born 1979), linebacker who played for the New York Giants[53]
- Natalie Morales (born 1972), television personality, NBC News and The Today Show[75]
- Bob Nastanovich (born 1967), musician and member of the indie rock band Pavement[4]
- Keturah Orji (born 1996), track and field athlete specializing in the triple jump who was selected as part of the U.S. team at the 2016 Summer Olympics[76] (B)
- Jesse Palmer (born 1978), NFL quarterback featured on TV show The Bachelor[70]
- Joe Pantoliano (born 1951), actor (B)[6]
- Tom Pelphrey (born 1982), actor, won an Emmy for his role on Guiding Light[77]
- Maria Pepe (born 1960), first girl to play Little League baseball (B)[78]
- Daniel Pinkwater (born 1941), National Public Radio commentator; author[79]
- Anna Quindlen (born 1952), columnist, novelist[80]
- James Rado (1932–2022), co-creator of the Broadway Musical Hair[81]
- Gerome Ragni (1935–1991), co-creator of the Broadway Musical Hair[81]
- Robert Ranieri (born 1929), politician who represented the 33rd legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly (B)[82]
- Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), professional baseball player for the New York Yankees[83][84]
- William Roerick (1912–1995), actor who appeared on Guiding Light (B)[85]
- Frederick H. Rohr (1896–1965), entrepreneur and engineer who founded Rohr Aircraft (B)[86]
- Carlos Saldanha (born 1965), director of animated films, including the Ice Age films and Rio[87][88]
- Robert Charles Sands (1799–1832), writer[89]
- David Saperstein (1901–1990), lawyer and government regulator who helped create the Securities and Exchange Commission (B)[90]
- John Sayles (born 1950), filmmaker and author[3]
- Dave Schramm, musician who played with Yo La Tengo and the Schramms[49]
- Charles Schreyvogel (1861–1912), painter of Western subject matter in the days of the disappearing frontier[91]
- Steve Sesnick (1941–2022), rock club and rock band manager (B)[92]
- Steve Shelley (born 1963), drummer for rock band Sonic Youth[93]
- Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer and actor; winner of Academy Award and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; namesake of Hoboken's Frank Sinatra Park and Sinatra Drive (B)[3]
- Jack Stephans (1939–2020), American football coach who was head coach at Jersey City State College, William Paterson University and Fordham University (B)[94]
- Edwin Augustus Stevens (1795–1868), engineer, inventor and entrepreneur[95]
- Colonel John Stevens (1749–1838), inventor; founder of Hoboken[96]
- John Cox Stevens (1785–1857), first Commodore of the New York Yacht Club[97]
- Robert L. Stevens (1787–1856), inventor, who was the son of Colonel John Stevens (B)[98]
- Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), leading figure of 19th and early 20th-century American photography (B)[99]
- Joe Sulaitis (1921–1980), running back for the New York Giants of the NFL, 1943–1953[100]
- Jeff Tamarkin, editor, author and historian[63]
- Tyshawn Taylor (born 1990), basketball player with the Brooklyn Nets[101]
- Rosemarie Totaro (1933–2018), politician who served two separate stints in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 23rd Legislative District (B)[102]
- Buddy Valastro (born 1977), baker and television personality, known for Cake Boss (B)[103]
- Philip A. White (1823–1891), pharmacist, aristocrat, advocate and school board member[104]
- Blind Tom Wiggins (1849–1908), ex-slave; piano prodigy[105]
- Frank Winters (born 1964), NFL player for four teams[106]
- Edwin R. V. Wright (1812–1871), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 1865–1867[107]
- Pia Zadora (born 1954), singer and actress (B)[108]