Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey ranks 442nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zadar, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Chelyabinsk. Memorable people born in Jersey City, New Jersey include Frank Sinatra Jr., Nancy Sinatra, and Norman Lloyd. Memorable people who died in Jersey City, New Jersey include George Catlin, Andrew Hill, and Richie Havens. Jersey City, New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many musicians, and painters. Jersey City, New Jersey is located in United States.
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. It is the county seat of Hudson County and is the county's most populous city and its largest by area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 292,449, an increase of 44,852 (+18.1%) from the 2010 census count of 247,597, in turn an increase of 7,542 (+3.1%) from the 240,055 enumerated at the 2000 census. The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 302,284 for 2024, making it the 70th-most populous municipality in the nation. With more than 40 languages spoken in more than 52% of homes and as of 2020, 42.5% of residents born outside the United States, it is the most ethnically diverse city in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1894 and 1985, Jersey City, New Jersey was the birth place of 31 globally memorable people, including Frank Sinatra Jr., Nancy Sinatra, and Norman Lloyd. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Jersey City, New Jersey including George Catlin, Andrew Hill, and Richie Havens.
People Born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsFrank Sinatra Jr.
SINGER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 19
Nancy Sinatra
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 22
Norman Lloyd
ACTOR
1914 - 2021
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 18
Martha Stewart
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 23
Al Di Meola
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 1
Susan Flannery
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3
Richard Kuklinski
MAFIOSO
1935 - 2006
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 15
Richard Conte
ACTOR
1910 - 1975
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 16
Mark Granovetter
SOCIOLOGIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 4
Arthur Melvin Okun
ECONOMIST
1928 - 1980
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 12
Norma Talmadge
ACTOR
1894 - 1957
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 11
Paul Gleason
ACTOR
1939 - 2006
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Jersey City, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsGeorge Catlin
PAINTER
1796 - 1872
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Rank: 1
Andrew Hill
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2007
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Rank: 2
Richie Havens
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2013
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Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Jersey City, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsGeorge Catlin
PAINTER
1796 - 1872
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Rank: 1
Andrew Hill
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2007
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Rank: 2
Richie Havens
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2013
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Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jersey City, New Jersey were actors (13), singers (3), businesspeople (1), musicians (1), and mafiosos (1), while most who died were musicians (2), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jersey City, New Jersey, including Susan Flannery, Paul Gleason, and Philip Bosco. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jersey City, New Jersey, including Norman Lloyd, Susan Flannery, and Richard Conte.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Jersey City, New Jersey since 1700.