#1Famous people · Jersey City
45 famous people from Jersey City, many of them performers
The best known is the American singer and actress Nancy Sinatra, with articles in 57 languages. The American actor Nathan Lane ranks second, ahead of Christina Milian. The largest group, 34, was born between 1920 and 1969. Over 91 years of births, the list goes from Norma Talmadge (1894) to Sunitha Rao (1985).
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Nancy Sinatra
in 57 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Norma Talmadge
Youngest
1985
Sunitha Rao
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
19 people
Also called it home
8
notable residents
What stands out about Jersey City’s famous people
A town of performersAmong the 45 people born here, 19 are performers: 4.5 times the usual share.Known worldwideRead in 57 languages, Nancy Sinatra is known far beyond the town.Still making names16 were born since 1950, the youngest in 1985.A chosen home8 more notable people chose to live here, Cheryl Clarke among them.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Jersey City is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 4.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Jersey City
Languages with an article: 57 for Nancy Sinatra, 46 for Nathan Lane, 43 for Christina Milian.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Christina Milian
born 1981American actress and singer
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Through the years
When Jersey City’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 9 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Jersey City
Of the other 42, 17 are performers.
Richard Bandler
born 1950American author and trainer in the field of self-help
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A chosen home
Also called Jersey City home
8 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Cheryl Clarke the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in New York City: 99.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jersey City and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (28)
- Nancy Sinatra: Reprise Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Lane: Btvway, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Milian: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Di Meola: Gorupdebesanez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Talmadge: Select Pictures Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Lloyd: Federal Theatre Project, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Sinatra Jr.: Philkon Phil Konstantin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Luke: Monique Wingard from DMV, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Dempsey: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George D. Zamka: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Bosco: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Conte: Photo originated with 20th Century Fox. BBDO (Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn) wrote the release re: Conte's NBC radio appearance., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Maron: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Sargent: CBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner: Sean Coon from Greensboro, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Flannery: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Heinsohn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Bandler: DaNorse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy Van Gelder: Stephborel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunitha Rao: Markabq, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracey Walter: David Zaugh, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Betts: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Allen: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lana Del Rey: Mike Monaghan from Seattle, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Sinatra: Photograph by Capitol Records, per a credit found in the 1959 edition of the International Celebrity Register at page 696. No known source credits an individual photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Toro: Ollip182, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Owen Brennan: U.S Government employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Iacono: BUZZNET, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons