Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth, New Jersey ranks 1,024th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Maastricht, Kladno, and Saarbrücken. Memorable people born in Elizabeth, New Jersey include William Halsey Jr., Thomas Mitchell, and Nicholas Murray Butler. Memorable people who died in Elizabeth, New Jersey include Louis Abell, Robert P. Patterson, and William Livingston. Elizabeth, New Jersey has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Elizabeth, New Jersey is located in United States.
Elizabeth is a city in and the county seat of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city retained its ranking as the state's fourth-most-populous city behind neighboring Newark, Jersey City, and Paterson, with a population of 137,298, an increase of 12,329 (+9.9%) from the 2010 census count of 124,969, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,401 (3.7%) from the 120,568 counted in the 2000 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1760 and 1985, Elizabeth, New Jersey was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including William Halsey Jr., Thomas Mitchell, and Nicholas Murray Butler. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Elizabeth, New Jersey including Louis Abell, Robert P. Patterson, and William Livingston.
People Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsWilliam Halsey Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1959
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 7
Thomas Mitchell
ACTOR
1892 - 1962
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 4
Nicholas Murray Butler
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1947
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 2
Elizabeth Peña
ACTOR
1959 - 2014
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 1
Rick Barry
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 9
Marsha P. Johnson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1945 - 1992
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 6
Louis Abell
ATHLETE
1884 - 1962
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 5
Chuck Feeney
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 3
Stanton T. Friedman
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2019
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 14
Judy Blume
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 10
Ron Freeman
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 13
Jonathan Dayton
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1824
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsLouis Abell
ATHLETE
1884 - 1962
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1
Robert P. Patterson
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1952
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Rank: 2
William Livingston
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1790
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
PHILOSOPHER
1825 - 1921
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsRobert P. Patterson
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1952
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
William Livingston
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1790
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
PHILOSOPHER
1825 - 1921
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Elizabeth, New Jersey were politicians (3), actors (2), athletes (2), military personnels (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were politicians (2), athletes (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, including Elizabeth Peña. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Elizabeth, New Jersey, including Nicholas Murray Butler, Jonathan Dayton, and Michael Chertoff.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Elizabeth, New Jersey since 1700.