New Jersey
New Jersey ranks 501st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wessex, and Carthage. Memorable people born in New Jersey include Stephen P. Synnott, Jennifer Welles, and Mark Tornillo. Memorable people who died in New Jersey include Claude Barthélemy, Inge Sørensen, and Jasraj. New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many singers, and soccer players. New Jersey is located in United States.
New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area. According to a 2024 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, it is the 11th-most populous state, with over 9.5 million residents, its highest estimated count ever. The state capital is Trenton, and the state's most populous city is Newark. New Jersey is the only U.S. state in which every county is deemed urban by the U.S. Census Bureau. It is the most densely populated U.S. state. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1926 and 2009, New Jersey was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Stephen P. Synnott, Jennifer Welles, and Mark Tornillo. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in New Jersey including Claude Barthélemy, Inge Sørensen, and Jasraj.
People Born in New Jersey
Go to all RankingsStephen P. Synnott
ASTRONOMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 27
Jennifer Welles
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1
Mark Tornillo
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 17
Niles Eldredge
GEOLOGIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 22
Julius Katchen
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1969
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 28
Richard Murphy
ATHLETE
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 3
Lisa Marie
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 8
Lisa Joy
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 25
Jeff Kaplan
GAME DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 11
Aarthi Agarwal
ACTOR
1984 - 2015
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 2
Melody Gardot
MUSICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 7
Ivan Sergei
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 20
People Deceased in New Jersey
Go to all RankingsClaude Barthélemy
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Inge Sørensen
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Jasraj
SINGER
1930 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Frank Marshall
CHESS PLAYER
1877 - 1944
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Surinder Kaur
SINGER
1929 - 2006
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Ion Mihai Pacepa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1928 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
John Wesley Hyatt
INVENTOR
1837 - 1920
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in New Jersey
Go to all RankingsClaude Barthélemy
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Inge Sørensen
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Jasraj
SINGER
1930 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Frank Marshall
CHESS PLAYER
1877 - 1944
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Surinder Kaur
SINGER
1929 - 2006
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Ion Mihai Pacepa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1928 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
John Wesley Hyatt
INVENTOR
1837 - 1920
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New Jersey were actors (10), singers (3), musicians (3), astronomers (1), and pornographic actors (1), while most who died were singers (2), soccer players (1), politicians (1), chess players (1), and military personnels (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.