List of people from Newark, New Jersey
This is a list of notable people from Newark, New Jersey.
Academics and science[]
- Steve Adubato Sr. (1932–2020), founder of Robert Treat Academy Charter School[1]
- Alan P. Bell (1932–2002), psychologist who worked at the Kinsey Institute.[2]
- Cornelia Chase Brant – Dean of New York Medical College and Hospital for Women
- Jabez Campfield (1737–1821), doctor who served as a surgeon in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.[3]
- Robert Curvin (1934–2015), researcher and theorist on issues related to urban poverty[4]
- John Cotton Dana (1856–1929), public librarian and founder of the Newark Museum[5]
- Carl Neumann Degler (1921–2014), historian and Pulitzer Prize winning author[6]
- Adele Dunlap (1902–2017), educator, was the oldest living American (from July 8, 2016 to − February 5, 2017).[7]
- Peter Knobel (1943–2019), Reform rabbi, educator and editor.[8]
- Leonard Krieger (1918–1990), historian who paid particular attention to Modern Europe, particularly being known as an author on Germany[9]
- Ernest Mae McCarroll (1898–1990), medical doctor who became the first African American physician to be appointed to the staff of the Newark City Hospital, in 1946.[10]
- August Meier (1923–2003), professor of history at Kent State University and a scholar on African American history.[11]
- Charles Anthony Micchelli (born 1942), mathematician who has focused on numerical analysis, approximation theory and machine learning.[12]
- Edward Morley (1838–1923), scientist best known for his role in the Michelson–Morley experiment, whose negative results paved the way for Albert Einstein's special relativity[13]
- Joseph S. Murphy (1933–1998), political scientist and university administrator, who was president of Queens College, president of Bennington College and chancellor of the City University of New York.[14]
- James B. Nies (1856–1922), Episcopal minister and Assyriologist who was president of the American Oriental Society in 1921.[15]
- John Alsop Paine (1840–1912), Presbyterian minister, botanist, professor of natural history and German, archaeologist and editor.[16]
- Sam Porcello (1935–2012), food scientist who developed the Oreo cookie filling[17]
- Eugene G. Rochow (1909–2002), inorganic chemist and winner of the Perkin Medal[18]
- Harold Widom (1932–2021), mathematician best known for his contributions to operator theory and random matrices[19]
- Charles D. Wrege (1924–2014), management historian and professor at Rutgers University.[20]
Arts[]
Architecture[]
- Peter Eisenman (born 1932), architect[21]
- Daniel Riggs Huntington (1871–1962), architect best known for his work in Seattle[22]
- Richard Meier (born 1934), Pritzker Prize-winning architect[23]
Authors[]
- Paul Auster (born 1947), author, known for works blending absurdism and crime fiction[24]
- Amiri Baraka (1934–2014), Poet Laureate of New Jersey[25]
- Albert Boni (1892–1981), publisher Imholtz Jr., August A.[26]
- (1911–1998), New York art historian who wrote American Painting from the Armory Show to the Depression.[27]
- Niobia Bryant (born 1972), author, who also writes under the pseudonym Meesha Mink[28]
- John W. Campbell (1910–1971), science fiction writer who was editor of Astounding Science Fiction from 1937 until his death.[29]
- Harlan Coben (born 1962), novelist[30]
- Stephen Crane (1871–1900), author, known for the 1895 Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage[31]
- Amanda Minnie Douglas (1831–1916), children's author, long-time resident[32]
- Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), poet, known for the 1956 poem "Howl"[33]
- Dan Gutman (born 1955), writer, primarily of children's fiction.[34]
- Andrew Jacobs, journalist with The New York Times and documentary film director / producer[35]
- Philip Roth (1933–2018), author[36][37]
- David Shapiro (born 1947), poet and art historian[38]
- Dave Toma, former Newark Police Department police detective whose undercover work and battles with his superiors became the basis of the television series Toma, which ran on the ABC network from 1973 to 1974.[39]
- Richard Wesley (born 1945), playwright and screenwriter[40]
- Thomas Chatterton Williams (born 1981), cultural critic and author, whose works include the 2019 book Self-Portrait in Black and White.[41]
- Ruth Winter (born 1930), journalist and science writer.[42]
- William Woestendiek (1920–2015), editor and journalist.[43]
Fine arts[]
- Hilda Belcher (1881–1963), artist known for her paintings, watercolors, and portraits[44]
- Judith Bernstein (born 1942), painter known for her large-scale paintings of penises[45]
- Robert Birmelin (born 1933), figurative painter, printmaker and draughtsman.[46]
- Carmen Cicero (born 1926), painter.[47]
- Andre de Krayewski (1933–2018), painter[48]
- M. Asli Dukan (born 1973), independent media producer, filmmaker and visual artist working with themes of speculative fiction.[49]
- Robert Farber (born 1944), photographer, known for his work with female nudes, fashion and still lifes[50]
- Jerry Gant (1961–2018), visual artist, poet, performance artist and educator.[51]
- John R. Grabach (1886–1981), painter, known for his social and urban realism works of working class New Jersey and New York.[52]
- Tom Patrick Green (1942–2012), painter and professor.[53]
- Grace Hartigan (1922–2008), abstract expressionist painter, member of the post-war avant-garde New York School.[54]
- Eleanor Kish (1924–2014), artist best known for her paleoart depicting dinosaurs during the 1970s until the mid 1990s, many of which are on public display in museum collections[55]
- Douglas Kolk (1963–2014), artist known for drawing and work in collage and mixed media[56]
- Barbara Kruger (born 1945), conceptual artist[57]
- Lee Lozano (1930–1999), painter and conceptual artist[58]
- Nina Howell Starr (1903–2000), photographer, art historian and art dealer.[59]
- Philip Stein (1919–2009), painter[60]
Film, television and theater[]
- Jason Alexander (born 1959), actor, known for his role in Seinfeld[61]
- John Amos (born 1939), actor who appeared on television in Good Times and The West Wing[62]
- Charita Bauer (1922–1985), soap opera radio and television actress[63]
- Bill Bellamy (born 1965), actor and former MTV VJ[64][65]
- Taurean Blacque (born 1941), actor, best known for appearing on Hill Street Blues.[66]
- Vivian Blaine (1921–1995), actress.[67]
- John Carter (1922–2018), film editor whose work includes The Heartbreak Kid and Paper Lion[68]
- Brian De Palma (born 1940), film director[69]
- Ernest Dickerson (born 1951), film and TV director[70]
- Allen Garfield (1939–2020), actor[71]
- Bernard Gersten (1923–2020), theatrical producer.[72]
- Ice-T (born 1958), actor and rapper[73]
- Michael B. Jordan (born 1987), actor[74]
- Victor J. Kemper (born 1927), cinematographer.[75]
- Jerome Kern (1885–1945), composer credited with the idea of making Edna Ferber's novel Showboat into a musical; also composed its music as well as the scores for many other shows; he considered "Ol' Man River" his masterpiece[76]
- Giacomo Knox (born 1969), actor, stunt performer and television producer[77]
- Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), actor, director and comedian[78]
- Ray Liotta (born 1954), actor[79]
- The Lucas Bros. (born 1985), Academy Award-nominated writers and producers of Judas and the Black Messiah, stand-up comedians[80]
- Bebe Neuwirth (born 1958), stage, TV and film actress[81]
- Okieriete Onaodowan (born 1987), actor[82]
- Joe Pesci (born 1943), Academy Award-winning actor[83]
- Keshia Knight Pulliam (born 1979), actress; played Cliff Huxtable's youngest daughter Rudy on The Cosby Show[84]
- B.S. Pully (1910–1972; born Murray Lerman), nightclub comedian and stage actor who created the role of Big Jule in the musical Guys and Dolls.[85]
- Queen Latifah (born 1970), Academy Award-nominated actress, Grammy Award-winning rapper and singer[86]
- Retta (born 1970), comedienne and actress, known for playing Donna Meagle in Parks and Recreation[87]
- Joe Rogan (born 1967), comedian, host of Fear Factor[88] and The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. [89]
- Eva Marie Saint (born 1924), Academy Award-winning actress[90]
- Todd Solondz (born 1959), independent film director and screenwriter[91]
- Trish Vradenburg (1946–2017), playwright, author, television writer and advocate of research to cure Alzheimer's disease.[92]
- Jack Warden (1920–2006), two-time Academy Award-nominated actor[93]
- Daniel Whitner (1952–2005), actor[94]
- J. D. Williams (born 1978), actor[95]
- Ian Ziering (born 1964), actor, known for playing Steve Sanders on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210[96]
Music[]
- Andy Bey (born 1939), jazz singer and pianist.[97]
- Geraldine Bey (born 1935), jazz singer and concert organizer.[98]
- Salome Bey (1933–2020), singer-songwriter.[99]
- Lou Brutus (born 1972), radio host, musician and photographer[100]
- John-Michael Caprio (1947–1997), conductor[101]
- Betty Carter (1929–1998), jazz singer[102]
- Eric Chasalow (born 1955), composer of acoustic and electronic music.[103]
- Bill Chinnock (1947–2007), singer-songwriter and guitarist; part of the Asbury Park music scene with Bruce Springsteen in the late 1960s[104]
- Kat DeLuna (born 1987), singer[105]
- Rah Digga (born 1972), rapper[106]
- Faith Evans (born 1973), singer-songwriter[107]
- Ted Fio Rito (1900–1971), singer and songwriter[108]
- Connie Francis (born 1938), singer of hit songs such as "Who's Sorry Now?" and "Where the Boys Are"[109]
- Fugees, hip-hop group[110]
- Gloria Gaynor (born 1949), singer, known for disco-era hits including "I Will Survive"[111]
- Savion Glover (born 1973), actor, tap dancer and choreographer[112]
- Lorraine Gordon (1922–2018), longtime owner of the Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City's Greenwich Village[113]
- John Gorka (born 1958), folk musician[114]
- Stefon Harris (born 1973), jazz vibraphonist[115]
- Cissy Houston (born 1933), soul and gospel singer[116]
- Whitney Houston (1963–2012), singer and actress[117]
- Nick Massi (1935–2000), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, as part of The Four Seasons[118]
- James Moody (1925–2010), jazz saxophonist and flute player[119]
- Melba Moore (born 1945), actress and singer[120]
- Tame One (born 1970 as Rahem Brown), hip hop artist of the rap duo Artifacts[121]
- Outsidaz, rap group[122][123]
- Charlie Persip (1929–2020), jazz drummer.[124]
- Redman (born 1970), rapper[125]
- Marc Ribot (born 1954), guitarist and composer[126]
- Fred Schneider (born 1951), singer, songwriter, arranger and musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band the B-52's, of which he is a founding member.[127]
- Woody Shaw (1944–1989), jazz trumpeter and composer.[128]
- Wayne Shorter (born 1933), jazz composer and saxophonist[115]
- Paul Simon (born 1941), songwriter, musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[129]
- Tyshawn Sorey (born 1980), drummer and composer.[130]
- Frankie Valli (born 1934), singer, frontman of The Four Seasons, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[131]
- Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990), jazz singer[132]
- Marlene VerPlanck (1933–2018), jazz and pop vocalist whose body of work centered on big band jazz, the American songbook and cabaret.[133]
- Mikey Way (born 1980), bassist with My Chemical Romance[134]
- Max Weinberg (born 1951), drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and The Max Weinberg 7 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien[135]
- Larry Young (1940–1978), jazz organist[136]
- Young Guru (born 1974 as Gimel Androus Keaton), audio engineer, record producer, disc jockey, and record executive
- Tawatha Agee (born 1953), singer, songwriter[137]
Business and industry[]
- Seth Boyden (1788–1870), inventor, best known for patent leather[138]
- Ray Chambers (born 1942), businessman and philanthropist[139]
- William A. Conway (1910–2006), CEO of Garden State National Bank[140]
- Frederick Eberhardt (1868–1946), engineer, philanthropist, university administrator and president of Gould & Eberhardt[141]
- Martin S. Fox (1924–2020), publisher
- Dennis Kozlowski (born 1946), businessman and disgraced former CEO of Tyco International[142]
- Thomas N. McCarter (1867–1955), chief executive officer of PSE&G Corporation; developer of Newark's Pennsylvania Station; original benefactor of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton[143]
- Jack Northrop (1895–1981), aviation pioneer[144]
- Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson, NBA analyst[citation needed]
- Narciso Rodriguez (born 1961), fashion designer[145]
- Arthur A. Schmon (1895–1964), business executive who became a leading figure in the paper industry of Ontario and Quebec.[146]
- Jordan Zimmerman (born 1955/56), advertising business executive and philanthropist, who is the founder and chairman of Zimmerman Advertising.[147]
Crime[]
- Mary Frances Creighton (1899–1936), housewife, who along with Everett Applegate, was executed in Sing Sing Prison's electric chair, Old Sparky, for the poisoning of Applegate's wife, Ada.[148]
- Robert Peace (c. 1981 – 2011), subject of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, a 2002 Yale University graduate and scientist, who operated a hydroponic marijuana farm in Newark, where he was shot to death[149]
- Akbar Pray (born 1948), drug kingpin who was sentenced to life in prison in 1990 for leading a drug gang since the early 1970s[150]
- Abner Zwillman (1904–1959), Jewish American mob boss[151]
Government, politics and community[]
- Cory Booker (born 1969), United States Senator and former mayor of Newark[152]
- William J. Brennan Jr. (1906–1997), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States[153]
- Michael Donald Brown (born 1953), Shadow United States Senator representing the District of Columbia.[154]
- Jacob Burnet (1770–1853), U.S. Senator[155]
- Aaron Burr (1756–1836), politician and Vice President of the United States[156]
- Robert L. Carter (1917–2012), civil rights leader; United States District judge[157][158]
- Chris Christie (born 1962), 55th Governor of New Jersey[159]
- Silas Condit (1778–1861), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, 1831–1833[160]
- Steve Corodemus (born 1952), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 to 2008, where he represented the 11th Legislative District.[161]
- Arline Friscia (1934–2019), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2002, where she represented the 19th Legislative District.[162]
- Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, former executive director of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[163]
- George A. Halsey (1827–1894), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 1867–1869, and 1871–1873[164]
- Marvin E. Frankel (1920–2002), United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and human rights activist.[165]
- Michael Giuliano (1915–1976), politician who served two terms in the New Jersey Senate.[166]
- Ed Koch (1924–2013), Mayor of New York City[167]
- Alexander Matturri (1913–1992), politician and jurist who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1968 to 1972.[168]
- Yaakov Ben Zion Mendelson (1875–1941), served as chief rabbi of the city in the 1920s and 1930s.[169]
- Hymen B. Mintz (1909–1986), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1954 to 1957.[170]
- George DeGraw Moore (1822–1891), Wisconsin State Senator and New Jersey jurist[171]
- Rocco Neri (1919–2011), politician who represented the 28th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1974 to 1976.[172]
- Francis F. Patterson Jr. (1867–1935), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, 1920–1927[173]
- Donald M. Payne (1934–2012), member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey's 10th congressional district[174]
- Alexander C. M. Pennington (1810–1867), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, 1853–1857[175]
- Hugo Pfaltz (1931–2019), politician who served two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly.[176]
- Nicholas H. Politan (1935–2012), attorney who served as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.[177]
- Oliver Randolph (1882–1951), first African American to be admitted to the New Jersey bar and second African American elected to the New Jersey Legislature[178]
- Peter W. Rodino (1909–2005), member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey's 10th congressional district[179]
- Robert A. Salerno, associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[180]
- Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf (1895–1958), first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police; father of Desert Storm commander H. Norman Schwarzkopf[181]
- Peter Shapiro (born 1952), financial services executive and former politician who was the youngest person ever elected to the New Jersey General Assembly and went on to serve as Essex County Executive.[182]
- Sir Bysshe Shelley (1731–1815), grandfather of radical progressive English poet Percy Shelley was born here[183]
- Craig A. Stanley (born 1955), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2008, where represented the 28th Legislative District.[184]
- Gary Stein (born 1933), attorney and former associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, who served for 17 years where he wrote over 365 published opinions[185][186]
- Isaac Tichenor (1754–1838), politician who served as the third and fifth Governor of Vermont and as United States Senator[187]
- Anthony M. Villane (born 1929), dentist and politician who was elected to serve seven terms in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1988[188]
- John Beam Vreeland (1852–1923), lawyer who served in the New Jersey Senate and as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey.[189]
- George M. Wallhauser (1900–1993), Member of United States House of Representatives from New Jersey's 12th congressional district[190]
- Thomas C. Wasson (1896–1948), diplomat who was killed while serving as the Consul General for the United States in Jerusalem.[191]
- Evelyn Williams, politician who briefly served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 28th Legislative District.[192]
- James Zangari (1929–2011), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 28th Legislative District from 1980 to 1996.[193]
Activists[]
- Helen Tufts Bailie (1874–1962), women's, labor and social rights activist who outed the Daughters of the American Revolution for having a blacklist[194]
- Earl Best (born 1947), community activist known as "The Street Doctor"[195]
- Muriel Fox (born 1928), feminist activist who was a co-founder of the National Organization for Women.[196][197]
- Charles Jacobs, co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Group[198]
- Daryle Lamont Jenkins (born 1968), civil rights activist and founder of One People's Project.[199]
Military[]
- Lawrence N. "Larry" Guarino (1922–2014), spent eight years as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton prison during the Vietnam War[200]
- LeRoy P. Hunt (1892–1968), United States Marine Corps general who commanded the 2nd Marine Division at the end of World War II[201]
- Stephen W. Kearny (1794–1848), victorious commander of the Army of the West during the Mexican–American War; Military Governor of California[202]
- William W. Smith (1888–1966), vice admiral, USN; commanded cruiser task force during the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway in 1942.[203]
Sports[]
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- Jackie Autry (born 1941), Major League Baseball executive.[204]
- Trevor Baptiste (born 1996), professional lacrosse midfielder for the Boston Cannons.[205]
- Moe Berg (1902–1972), Major League Baseball baseball player and spy[206]
- Jim Bouton (1939–2019), professional baseball player[207]
- Da'Sean Butler (born 1987), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League.[208]
- Robinson Canó (born 1982), baseball player[209]
- Rick Cerone (born 1954), professional former baseball player for the New York Yankees and the New York Mets; founder of the Newark Bears[210]
- Andy Chisick (1916–1986), American football center who played in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals.[211]
- Patrick Cole (born 1993), professional basketball player.[212]
- Leonard S. Coleman Jr. (born 1949), last president of the National League, serving from 1994 until 1999, when the position was eliminated by Major League Baseball[213]
- Sharife Cooper (born 2001), basketball player.[214]
- August Desch (1898–1964), won bronze in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium[215]
- Kenneth Faried (born 1989), basketball player for the Denver Nuggets who is the NCAA Division I modern era's all-time leading rebounder.[216][217]
- Randy Foye (born 1983), professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder[218]
- Awful Gardner (1825–1899), boxer who was one of the first celebrity Christian converts in the United States[219]
- Tate George (born 1968), point guard who played in the NBA for the New Jersey Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks[220]
- Norm Granger (born 1961), former fullback in the National Football League, who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons[221]
- Jerry Greenspan (1941–2019), NBA basketball player[222]
- Marvin Hagler (1954–2021), middleweight boxer who finished his career with a record of 62–3–2 with 52 knockouts[223]
- Billy Hamilton (1866–1940), major league baseball player[224][225]
- Larry Hesterfer (1878–1943), pitcher who played a single MLB game in 1901 with the New York Giants, in which he became the only player known to have hit into a triple play in his first major league at bat.[226]
- Qadry Ismail (born 1970), former professional football player who played for 10 years in the NFL[227]
- Sheldon Karlin (1950–2000), distance runner who won the New York City Marathon in 1972.[228]
- David Levin (1948–2017), balloonist, who is the only person to have completed the "triple crown" by winning the World Gas Balloon Championship, the World Hot Air Ballooning Championships and the Gordon Bennett Cup.[229]
- Honey Lott (1925–1980), Negro league outfielder who played for the New York Black Yankees.[230]
- Boris Malenko (1933–1994), professional wrestler[231]
- Bobby Malkmus (born 1931), former professional baseball infielder who played in MLB for the Milwaukee Braves, Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies.[232]
- Richard Matuszewski (born 1964), former professional tennis player[233]
- Art McMahon (born 1946), defensive back for the Boston / New England Patriots football team from 1968 to 1970 and 1972.[234]
- Jerron McMillian (born 1989), football safety who played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers[235]
- Glenn Mosley (born 1955), former professional basketball player who played in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers and San Antonio Spurs.[236]
- Renaldo Nehemiah (born 1959), hurdler; played in the NFL[237]
- Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), professional basketball player, four-time NBA champion[238]
- Chet Parlavecchio (born 1960), former NFL football player[239]
- Aulcie Perry (born 1950), professional basketball player[240]
- Richie Regan (1930–2002), basketball player and coach who played in the NBA for the Rochester / Cincinnati Royals.[241]
- Herb Rich (1928–2008), safety who played in the NFL for the New York Giants, Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams[242]
- George MacDonald Sacko (1936–2011), captain of the Liberian national soccer team into the 1960s[243]
- Pete Shaw (born 1976), former safety; played eight seasons in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers and the New York Giants[244]
- Alshermond Singleton (born 1975), former football linebacker who played 10 seasons in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys[245]
- David Smukler (1914–1971), American football fullback / linebacker who played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.[246]
- Shakur Stevenson (born 1997), amateur bantamweight boxer who was chosen to be part US boxing team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[247]
- Andre Tippett (born 1959), Hall of Fame former linebacker with the New England Patriots[248]
- 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[249]
- Art Weiner (1926–2013), end who played in the National Football League for the New York Yanks.[250]
- Dick Weisgerber (1915–1984), defensive back, fullback and kicker who played four NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers[251]
- Peter Westbrook (born 1952) sabre fencing champion and Olympic bronze medalist[252]
- Greg White (born 1979), defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers[253]
- Tahir Whitehead (born 1990), NFL linebacker, has played for the Detroit Lions[254]
- Earl Williams (1948–2013), Major League Baseball player who was the 1971 NL Rookie of the Year[255]
- Eric Williams (born 1972), former professional basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets[256]
See also[]
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- ^ Staff. "Dr. Huxtable Cured Ailing TV sitcoms; Familiar Faces To Make Their Final Bows", The Kansas City Star, April 28, 1992. Accessed February 7, 2011. "Keshia Knight Pulliam, a native of Newark, NJ, plays daughter Rudy."
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- ^ Rose, Lisa. "Connie Francis Returns to Newark To Re-Record a Classic on Its Golden Anniversary", The Star-Ledger, May 9, 2010. Accessed 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."
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- ^ Heininger, Claire. "5K Raises More than $1M for Breast Cancer Research", The Star-Ledger, May 4, 2008. Accessed 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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- ^ Staff. "Nick Massi, 73, Low Man in the Four Seasons", The New York Times, January 8, 2001. Accessed July 7, 2012. "Mr. Massi, whose original name was Nicholas Macioci, was born in Newark. He performed with several bands before joining Frankie Valli in a group called the Four Lovers."
- ^ Guidry, Nate. "Music Preview: James Moody is proud to serve in Gillespie's big band", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 26, 2012. Accessed December 24, 2013. "Moody grew up in Newark listening to old jazz records by Jimmie Lunceford and Chick Webb. As a kid he gravitated to the saxophone after hearing Jimmy Dorsey and Charlie Barnett. Later, he was introduced to the sounds of Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster."
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- ^ Jazz in the Garden: Woody Shaw Legacy Ensemble Archived November 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Newark Museum. Accessed November 10, 2016. "Regarded as one of the great band leaders and innovators of his generation, Woody Shaw Jr. (1944–1989) was an infant when his parents moved to Newark, NJ."
- ^ McCall, Tris. "Paul Simon to sing at NJPAC in Newark", The Star-Ledger, October 6, 2011. Accessed July 7, 2012. "At least for an evening, Paul Simon is coming home. The revered singer-songwriter, who was born in Newark, will perform at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Sunday, November 27. He is touring in support of "So Beautiful or So What," his tenth solo album, which was released earlier this year."
- ^ Atmonavage, Joseph. "Everyone knew this Newark native was special. Now he's officially a genius", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 23, 2017. Accessed 14, 2018. "When talking about the newly minted MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant' winner and Newark native Tyshawn Sorey, Mark Gross likes to recount his first meeting with Sorey."
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- ^ Stewart, Zan. "Newark native celebrates Sarah Vaughan with gusto", The Star-Ledger, March 30, 2009. Accessed July 7, 2012. "Accompanied by an ace band -- pianist Norman Simmons, bassist Lisle Atkinson, drummer Gordon Lane, flutist Tony Signa, and tenor saxophonist James Stewart -- Newark native Jackson sang songs recorded by Newark native Vaughan (1924–1990)."
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil. "Marlene VerPlanck, Singer of Jazz and Jingles, Dies at 84", The New York Times, January 26, 2018. Accessed November 8, 2018. "Marlene Pampinella was born on Nov. 11, 1933, in Newark to Anthony Pampinella and the former Pauline Biase."
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- ^ Steinberg, Jacques. "For TV Band, Jet Lag Is Part of the Job", The New York Times, June 5, 2009. Accessed July 7, 2012. "But the band's most profound influences (and deepest roots) are in and around the overheated, beer-splattered clubs of the Jersey shore: Mr. Rosenberg and Mark Pender, the trumpet player, are longtime members of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes; Mr. Vivino and his older brother Jerry, the Tonight saxophonist, were, as children, part of a family dance team that played the Atlantic City Boardwalk; and Mr. Weinberg, who grew up in Newark and South Orange, still lives primarily on a farm in Monmouth County."
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- ^ Staff. "T. N. M'Carter Sr., Founded Utility; Former President of Public Service in Jersey Dies - Lawyer, Ex-Legislator", The New York Times, October 24, 1955. Accessed July 23, 2011. "Mr. McCarter was born in Newark on Oct. 20, 1867. He received his early education at the Newark Academy and prepared for college at Dr. Pingry's School in Elizabeth."
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- ^ Staff. "Killed in apparent drug-related shooting, Yale alumnus remembered for leadership", The Star-Ledger, May 24, 2011. Accessed June 22, 2016. "The 30 year-old Yale scientist was using his knowledge of biochemistry to bring in $1,000 a day selling marijuana grown in the basement of the Smith Street home where he was killed, said law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation."
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- ^ "Department of Education Building is Dedicated to Judge Robert L. Carter", New Jersey Department of Education, November 20, 2006. Accessed December 24, 2013. "Judge Carter, 89, was born in Florida, but his family moved to New Jersey shortly after his birth. He was raised in Newark and East Orange, and graduated from Barringer High School in Newark."
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- ^ "Rev. Jacob Mendelson; Served Synagogues in Newark, N. J., 25 Years-Dies at 65", The New York Times, August 6, 1941. Accessed November 10, 2020. "Newark, N. J., Aug. 5-The Rev. Jacob Ben Zion Mendelson, former vice president of the Assembly of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada, died here today at Beth Israel Hospital after a short illness. He was 65 years old and lived at 349 Chadwick Avenue, here. For twenty-five years he had served synagogues in the city."
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- ^ "Tribute To Judge Nicholas H. Politan by Hon. Bill Pascrell, Jr.", Congressional Record, p. 2884, Volume 146 (2000), Part 2, March 15, 2000. Accessed April 16, 2021. "Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention the deeds of an important member of my district, Nicholas Politan of West Orange, New Jersey."
- ^ via Associated Press. "Oliver Randolph", The New York Times, September 3, 1951. Accessed November 9, 2016. "Admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1914, he entered Republican politics in Newark and was elected to the legislature from Essex County nine years later."
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- ^ Staff. "May Pick Schwarzkopf.; Edwards Said to Have Veteran in Mind for Jersey Constabulary Head.", The New York Times, June 3, 1921. Accessed July 11, 2012. "Captain H. Norman Schwarzkopf of Newark, a graduate of West Point, class of 1917, and an overseas veteran, it is expected will be selected by Governor Edwards as superintendent of the recently organized New Jersey State Constabulary... Captain Schwartzkopf was born in Newark in 1895."
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- ^ Papers of NOW officer Muriel Fox, 1966-1971, Harvard Library. Accessed April 7, 2021. "Muriel Fox, public relations executive and co-founder of the National Organization for Women's Eastern Region, is the daughter of M. Morris and Anne (Rubenstein) Fox. She was born February 3, 1928 in Newark, New Jersey, and received her B.A. from Barnard College in 1948."
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- ^ Staff. "Dr. Charles Jacobs fights Islamic extremist hatred in America" Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Fight Hatred, December 20, 2011. Accessed August 4, 2014. "Charles Jacobs was born in Newark, New Jersey. He was active in the civil rights movement as a teenager, and in 1963, attended Martin Luther King's March on Washington."
- ^ Biography of Daryle Lamont Jenkins, One People's Project. Accessed July 22, 2019. "Recent movies like Alt Right- Age of Rage and the Academy Award-nominated short film Skin have shown some of the work done by our founder Daryle Lamont Jenkins. Born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in nearby Somerset, New Jersey, graduating from Franklin High School."
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- ^ Trevor Baptiste, University of Denver. Accessed September 9, 2018. "Born on July 3, 1996 in Newark, N.J...Son to Leon and Dena"
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- ^ Orr, Conor. "Newark native Da'Sean Butler among local players selected in 2010 NBA Draft", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 25, 2010, updated January 18, 2019. Accessed November 10, 2020. "'I was literally just overwhelmed,' Butler, a Newark native, said. 'I started to cry for a second.' Butler, a former Bloomfield Tech star and two-year captain at West Virginia, was selected 42nd overall by the Miami Heat despite suffering a torn ACL and sprained MCL in his last collegiate game on April 3."
- ^ Araton, Harvey. "A Fearless Prediction by Yanks' Cano", The New York Times, October 9, 2010. Accessed October 21, 2015. "Cano finished eighth grade and enrolled at Barringer High School, but he failed to make it through his freshman year or to play an inning of high school baseball in New Jersey."
- ^ Smothers, Ronald. "In Newark, a Carnival as Bears Return, With Bats", The New York Times, July 17, 1999. Accessed October 6, 2012. "And the Yankee imagery dominated today as the Bears' owner, Rick Cerone, a former Yankee catcher who grew up in Newark, brought in the legendary Yankees Yogi Berra and Phil Rizzuto for the opening ceremonies."
- ^ "Andy Chisick Elected Villanova Grid Leader", Courier-Post, December 7, 1939. Accessed March 21, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Members of the Villanova varsity football squad have elected Andy Chisick, 210 pound center, captain of the team for the past season.... Andy comes from Newark where he played on Good Counsel High School teams."
- ^ Patrick Cole, Siena Saints men's basketball. Accessed December 3, 2020. "Hometown: Newark, N.J.; High School: Newark Central"
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- ^ Zagoria, Adam. "Sharife Cooper Helps Keep McEachern Undefeated, To Visit Duke & Kentucky", FloHoops, January 21, 2019. Accessed July 21, 2019. "Sharife Cooper was born in Newark, N.J., and moved to the Atlanta area when he was about 6 years old. But he still considers himself a Jersey Boy."
- ^ Staff. "Records Fall at U. of P. Athletic Carnival; Desch, Notre Dame, Makes World Hurdles Mark", Providence News, April 30, 1921. Accessed October 6, 2012. "Honors fell fast and unexpectedly upon the representatives of our institutions of learning, but Dame Fortune smiled most sweetly upon August Desch, the Newark boy attending Notre Dame."
- ^ Kenneth Faried fuels Morehead State's run to NCAA tournament. USA Today, March 16, 2011. Accessed January 14, 2018. "Morehead State presented an opportunity to Faried, who was a lightly recruited 180-pound forward at Technology High in Newark."
- ^ Berman, Zach. "With NBA Draft in his hometown, Newark native Kenneth Faried will see dream fulfilled", The Star-Ledger, June 22, 2011. Accessed January 14, 2018. "Without traffic, it takes less than 10 minutes to get from the Zion Towers to the Prudential Center – north up Elizabeth Avenue, past Lincoln Park on Clinton Avenue and into downtown Newark on Broad Street. If only the path had been that easy for Kenneth Faried, a Newark native who will realize his dream in that building at Thursday's NBA Draft."
- ^ D'Alessandro, Dave. "Newark native Randy Foye stepping into leadership role for scandal-scarred Washington Wizards", The Star-Ledger, January 29, 2010. Accessed October 6, 2012. "It was barely two months ago that the Washington Wizards had five point guards, and now Randy Foye is essentially the last man standing. This is not the way the Newark native wanted it, and this isn't the way anyone with the most depraved imagination thought it would end up."
- ^ Ely, Alfred. Journal of Alfred Ely, p. 205. Applewood Books, 2008. ISBN 1429015403. Accessed October 6, 2012. "I refer to Lieut. Samuel Irwin, of New York, at one time the intimate friend of 'Awful Gardner,' the celebrated prize-fighter of Newark City."
- ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. "Rookie's Career Path Leads Back Home", The New York Times, November 4, 1990. Accessed November 11, 2017. "Tate George grew up in Newark, and, at least half-heartedly, became a New Jersey Nets fan.... Indeed, Mr. George, who was a first team all-State and all-City player at Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains just four years ago, has come a long way."
- ^ Iowa Board of Parole Annual Report Fiscal Year 2014, Iowa Board of Parole. Accessed October 21, 2015. "Norm Granger, Vice Chair. Appointed to the Board of Parole in 2014. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. Graduated from Barringer High School in 1980."
- ^ Staff. "Maryland Loses Cage Regular Jerry Greenspan", The Baltimore Sun, February 9, 1961. Accessed December 24, 2013. "Coach Bud Millikan said the loss of Greenspan would hurt his team because he believes the 6-foot-6 Newark (NJ) native is 'one of the best big men I ever had.'"
- ^ Staff. "Sports People; It's Marvelous, Really", The New York Times, April 25, 1982. Accessed October 6, 2012. "The name on the world middleweight boxing champion's robe is official: Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Named Marvin Nathaniel after his birth in Newark May 23, 1954, Hagler had the name legally changed Friday in Plymouth (Mass.) Probate Court."
- ^ Reichler, Joseph L., editor. The Baseball Encyclopedia, 1969; 4th edition, 1979. Macmillan Publishers, New York. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
- ^ Hamilton, Billy, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Accessed October 6, 2012. "William Robert Hamilton – Born: February 16, 1866, Newark, New Jersey"
- ^ Lamb, Bill. "Larry Hesterfer", Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed September 11, 2019. "Lawrence Hesterfer was born in Newark on June 8, 1878, the youngest of the three children surviving to adulthood born to German Catholic immigrant Joseph Hesterfer (1844–1910) and his New Jersey-native wife, the former Margaret Keck (1849–1915)."
- ^ Qadry Ismail Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, databasefootball.com. Accessed June 3, 2015.
- ^ Gambaccini, Peter. Eulogy for Sheldon Karlin, NY Runner, March / April 2000, at Central Park Track Club. Accessed January 8, 2018. "Karlin, only 49, died while walking near his home in Livingston, New Jersey, on January 16. He was known to have arteriosclerosis, and had suffered a mild heart attack in December.... Karlin was born in Newark and raised in Kenilworth, New Jersey, where he became captain of his high school cross country team and a conference champion in track."
- ^ Grimes, William. "David Levin, the Only Triple Crown Balloonist, Dies at 68", The New York Times, May 18, 2017. "David Norman Levin was born on June 10, 1948, in Newark."
- ^ Honey Lott, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed July 21, 2021. "Born: March 18, 1925 in Newark, NJ... High School: East Side HS (Newark, NJ)"
- ^ Oliver, Greg; and Johnson, Steve. The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels, p. 76. ECW Press, 2010. ISBN 9781554902842. Accessed November 20, 2016. "Boris Malenko – The Great Malenko, or, more formally, Professor Boris Maximilianovich Malenko of the School of Hard Knocks – was a character cut from the heel fabric long since out of production, a master strategist who was worlds ahead of his contemporaries in manipulating fans' emotions... Born in 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, to a Polish immigrant father and American mother, Larry Simon was raised in nearby Irvington, and did some amateur wrestling at different YMCAs as a teenager."
- ^ Wolf, Gregory H. Bobby Malkmus. Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed May 31, 2020. "Robert Edward Malkmus was born on July 4, 1931, in Newark, New Jersey, to Robert and Elizabeth Malkmus.... Malkmus was a standout at basketball and baseball at South Side High School in Newark, but few scouts gave the slightly built (5-feet-9 and about 160 pounds) second baseman a serious look."
- ^ Finn, Robin. "Becker Wins Easily But Some Are Unamused", The New York Times, June 30, 1989. Accessed October 6, 2012. "The least of Boris Becker's troubles today was his second-round opponent, Richard Matuszewski of Newark, to whom he dealt a cavalier dismissal in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4."
- ^ Art McMahon, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed January 9, 2018.
- ^ Jerron McMillian, Green Bay Packers. Accessed December 24, 2013. "Given name Jerron Darrell McMillian…Name is pronounced juh-RON mick-MILL-in…Nicknamed 'Ron'… Born in Newark, N.J."
- ^ Carino, Jerry. "For Delgado, praise from a Seton Hall legend", Asbury Park Press, March 15, 2017. Accessed March 4, 2018. "Forty years ago, Glenn Mosley led the nation in rebounding. He's a fan of the Pirates' current king of the glass.... The 61-year-old, who lives in Newark and attends every Seton Hall home game, said they share one thing in common."
- ^ Renaldo Nehemiah, USA Track & Field. Accessed July 17, 2013. "Inducted: 1997, athlete; Born: March 24, 1959 – Newark, New Jersey"
- ^ Lee, Eunice. "Newark native Shaquille O'Neal pops in on city executive's news conference", The Star-Ledger, February 1, 2012. Accessed July 15, 2012. "'I lived in Newark when I was growing up and absolutely loved it here,' O'Neal said. 'I commend everyone here for what you are doing to make Essex County and Newark a better place and for helping those less fortunate,' he added."
- ^ Chet Parlavecchio Archived June 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, databaseFootball.com. Accessed October 27, 2012.
- ^ Staff. "Slam Dunking in Israel: Tel Aviv's Aulcie Perry is European League's best known basketball player", Ebony (magazine), February 1978, p. 50. Accessed August 4, 2014. "Israel's Aulcie Perry (at right, under basket), is European League's top 'superstar,' and one of the most popular athletes in Tel Aviv. The 6-10, 200-pound native of Newark, N. J. (below in action against Rome's Perugina Jeans), led the Tel Aviv Maccabis to last year's European Basketball championship."
- ^ Goldstein, Richard. "Richie Regan, 72, Star Player And Then Coach at Seton Hall", The New York Times, December 26, 2002. Accessed November 15, 2018. "A native of Newark who gained all-New Jersey honors playing basketball at West Side High School, Regan helped Seton Hall reach the N.I.T. in all three of his seasons there."
- ^ via Associated Press. "NFL / Former Giants star Herb Rich dies", The Press of Atlantic City, March 29, 2008. Accessed July 17, 2013. "Born in Newark, N.J., Rich spent seven years in the NFL and was a two-time All-Pro defensive back. He played for the Giants between 1954 and 1956."
- ^ Khavkine, Richard. "A legend in his home country, former Liberian soccer great dies penniless on streets of Newark", The Star-Ledger, December 28, 2011. Accessed August 4, 2014.
- ^ Pete Shaw, NFL.com. Accessed October 6, 2012.
- ^ Alshermond Singleton, NFL.com. Accessed August 4, 2014.
- ^ Dave Smukler, StatsCrew.com. Accessed April 13, 2021. "Born: May 28, 1914 Newark, NJ USA.... High School: Gloversville (NY); Central (Newark, NJ)"
- ^ Politi, Steve. "Newark boxer Shakur Stevenson qualifies for the 2016 U.S. Olympic team", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 13, 2015. Accessed August 8, 2016. "Stevenson, a Newark native who started mimicking the boxers he saw on TV when he was just 2 years old, is one step closer to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics after a unanimous decision over rival Ruben Villa in the U.S. Boxing Team Trials in Reno, Nevada."
- ^ Bergeron, Tom. "Andre Tippett's journey to Pro Football Hall of Fame began in Newark", NJ.com, August 2, 2008. Accessed October 21, 2015. "Frank Verducci first laid eyes on Andre Tippett during the summer of 1974, when Tippett and his mother dropped by Newark's Barringer High School to file paperwork for him to transfer into the school."
- ^ Walter William Walsh, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed August 4, 2014.
- ^ Art Weiner, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 15, 2018.
- ^ Dick Weisgerber, NJ Sports Heroes. Accessed November 8, 2017. "Richard Arthur Weisgerber was born February 19, 1913, in Kearny and grew up in Newark. Fast and powerful, Dick was drawn to football as a boy and starred in high School for St. Benedict's Prep."
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry. "Profile / Peter Westbrook; Fencer primed to take stab at another medal", USA Today, June 23, 1988. Accessed December 24, 2013. "Westbrook, who grew up in Newark, N.J., was an unlikely candidate to become a fencer. But, because his Japanese-born mother felt he should be doing more than getting into fights, she offered him $20 if he would take fencing lessons."
- ^ Greg White player profile, NFL.com. Accessed December 24, 2013.
- ^ Stanmyre, Matthew. "Lions LB Tahir Whitehead used persistence, his brother's message to escape Newark streets", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 22, 2013. Accessed June 3, 2015. "Today, Tahir, a 6-2, 228-pound reserve linebacker for the Detroit Lions, is believed to be the only player from Newark currently in the NFL."
- ^ Castillo, Jorge. "Former Braves catcher Earl Williams, a New Jersey native, dies at 64", The Star Ledger, January 30, 2013. Accessed June 9, 2017. "Earl Williams, the 1971 National League Rookie of the Year with the Atlanta Braves, died Monday night. The Newark native and longtime Montclair resident was 64."
- ^ Watanabe, Ben. "Former Celtic and Basketball Wives Husband Eric Williams Feels Free 'Like O.J.' Thanks to Divorce", NESN, July 5, 2011. Accessed August 4, 2014. "Williams was a versatile scorer on seven teams, including two stints with the Celtics, in his 12 NBA seasons. The Newark, N.J., native averaged 12.9 points in his first two seasons in Boston before he was traded in 1997 to Denver, where he was slowed by injuries."
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