Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey ranks 136th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Düsseldorf, Wrocław, and Sofia. Memorable people born in Newark, New Jersey include Whitney Houston, Paul Auster, and Joe Pesci. Memorable people who died in Newark, New Jersey include Cissy Houston, Amiri Baraka, and Paul Lazarsfeld. Newark, New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many singers, and writers. Newark, New Jersey is located in United States.
Newark is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 311,549. The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 317,303 for 2024, making it the 64th-most populous municipality in the nation. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1756 and 1997, Newark, New Jersey was the birth place of 83 globally memorable people, including Whitney Houston, Paul Auster, and Joe Pesci. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Newark, New Jersey including Cissy Houston, Amiri Baraka, and Paul Lazarsfeld.
People Born in Newark, New Jersey
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Whitney Houston
SINGER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 77
Paul Auster
WRITER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 1
Joe Pesci
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 37
Shaquille O'Neal
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 44
Sarah Vaughan
SINGER
1924 - 1990
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 34
Philip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 32
Brian De Palma
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 42
Jerry Lewis
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 56
Edward W. Morley
CHEMIST
1838 - 1923
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 58
Ice-T
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 6
Ray Liotta
ACTOR
1954 - 2022
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 52
Allen Ginsberg
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 67
People Deceased in Newark, New Jersey
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Cissy Houston
SINGER
1933 - 2024
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1
Amiri Baraka
WRITER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 2
Paul Lazarsfeld
SOCIOLOGIST
1901 - 1976
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
John Philip Holland
INVENTOR
1840 - 1914
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Rank: 4
George Mehnert
WRESTLER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 5
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1885
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Rank: 6
Dutch Schultz
MAFIOSO
1902 - 1935
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Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Newark, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsPaul Lazarsfeld
SOCIOLOGIST
1901 - 1976
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Rank: 3
John Philip Holland
INVENTOR
1840 - 1914
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1885
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Dutch Schultz
MAFIOSO
1902 - 1935
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Newark, New Jersey were actors (25), musicians (9), singers (8), writers (7), and basketball players (6), while most who died were singers (1), writers (1), sociologists (1), inventors (1), and wrestlers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Newark, New Jersey, including Joe Pesci, Jerry Lewis, and Ray Liotta. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Newark, New Jersey, including Joe Pesci, Jerry Lewis, and Ray Liotta.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Newark, New Jersey since 1700.
