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, Joe Pesci, and Shaquille O'Neal. Memorable people who died in Newark, New Jersey include Paul Lazarsfeld, Cissy Houston, and Dutch Schultz. Newark, New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many sociologists, and singers. 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 304,960 for 2023, making it the 66th-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, Joe Pesci, and Shaquille O'Neal. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Newark, New Jersey including Paul Lazarsfeld, Cissy Houston, and Dutch Schultz.
People Born in Newark, New Jersey
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Whitney Houston
SINGER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 1
Joe Pesci
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 2
Shaquille O'Neal
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 3
Paul Auster
WRITER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 4
Jerry Lewis
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 5
Brian De Palma
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 6
Sarah Vaughan
SINGER
1924 - 1990
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 7
Philip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 8
Paul Simon
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 9
Gloria Gaynor
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 10
Allen Ginsberg
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 11
Ice-T
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Newark, New Jersey
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Dennis Boutsikaris
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 54
George Mehnert
WRESTLER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 55
Taylor Holmes
ACTOR
1878 - 1959
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 60
Bob Clotworthy
ATHLETE
1931 - 2018
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 66
Franklin Pangborn
ACTOR
1889 - 1958
HPI: 35.42
Rank: 70
Chiaka Ogbogu
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 82
Ezinne Kalu
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 83
People Deceased in Newark, New Jersey
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Paul Lazarsfeld
SOCIOLOGIST
1901 - 1976
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 1
Cissy Houston
SINGER
1933 - 2024
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2
Dutch Schultz
MAFIOSO
1902 - 1935
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 3
Amiri Baraka
WRITER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 4
John Philip Holland
INVENTOR
1840 - 1914
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 5
George Mehnert
WRESTLER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 6
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1885
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Newark, New Jersey
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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 sociologists (1), singers (1), mafiosos (1), writers (1), and inventors (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.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Newark, New Jersey since 1700.
