New Jersey
New Jersey ranks 501st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wessex, Lolland, and Carthage. The most famous people from New Jersey are Stephen P. Synnott, Jennifer Welles, and Mark Tornillo. The most famous people who died in New Jersey are Frank Marshall, Ion Mihai Pacepa, and John Wesley Hyatt. New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many singers, and chess players. New Jersey is located in United States.
People
Between 0 and 2009, New Jersey was the birth place of 31 globally memorable people, including Stephen P. Synnott, Jennifer Welles, and Mark Tornillo. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in New Jersey including Frank Marshall, Ion Mihai Pacepa, and John Wesley Hyatt.
People Born in New Jersey
Go to all RankingsStephen P. Synnott
ASTRONOMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 1
Jennifer Welles
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 2
Mark Tornillo
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 3
Niles Eldredge
GEOLOGIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 4
Julius Katchen
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1969
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 5
Richard Murphy
ATHLETE
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 6
Lisa Marie
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 7
Lisa Joy
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 8
Jeff Kaplan
GAME DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 9
Aarthi Agarwal
ACTOR
1984 - 2015
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 10
Melody Gardot
MUSICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 11
Ivan Sergei
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in New Jersey
Go to all RankingsKim Ryholt
HISTORIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 20
Paul Logan
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 21
Jamie McShane
ACTOR
HPI: 37.05
Rank: 24
People Deceased in New Jersey
Go to all RankingsFrank Marshall
CHESS PLAYER
1877 - 1944
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 1
Ion Mihai Pacepa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1928 - 2021
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 2
John Wesley Hyatt
INVENTOR
1837 - 1920
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 3
Inge Sørensen
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4
Jasraj
SINGER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 5
Claude Barthélemy
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 6
Surinder Kaur
SINGER
1929 - 2006
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New Jersey were actors (12), singers (3), musicians (3), astronomers (1), and pornographic actors (1), while most who died were singers (2), chess players (1), military personnels (1), inventors (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in New Jersey, including Lisa Marie, Aarthi Agarwal, and Ivan Sergei. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New Jersey, including Lisa Marie, Aarthi Agarwal, and Ivan Sergei.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in New Jersey since 1700.






















