# List of people from Hoboken, New Jersey

This is a list of notable people of Hoboken, New Jersey. (B) denotes that the person was born there.
* Nick Acocella (1943–2020), political journalist and author
* Howard Aiken (1900–1973), pioneer in computing (B)
* Richard Barone, musician; former frontman for Hoboken pop group The Bongos
* William Beutenmuller (1864–1934), entomologist who was curator of entomology at the American Museum of Natural History (B)
* Bob Borden (born 1969), writer for Late Show with David Letterman
* Joanne Borgella (1982–2014), Miss F.A.T 2005 on Mo'Nique's Fat Chance and a contestant on American Idol, Season 7
* Andre W. Brewster (1862–1942), Major General U.S. Army, recipient Medal of Honor (B)
* Marques Brownlee (born 1993), technology reviewer, known for his YouTube channel, MKBHD
* Michael Chang (born 1972), professional tennis player, French Open champion (B)
* Irwin Chusid (born 1951), radio personality, author, historian
* Vincent Cooke, S.J. (1936–2017), Jesuit priest and academic, President of Canisius College (1993–2010) (B)
* Vincent Copeland (1915–1993), actor, labor official, writer and political activist
* Jon Corzine (born 1947), Governor of New Jersey
* L. Adele Cuinet (1854/55-1933), dental surgeon
* Ronald Dario (1937–2004), politician who represented the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1984 to 1986
* Willem de Kooning (1904–1997), 20th-century painter
* Anthony DePalma (born 1952), author, journalist and educator who was a foreign correspondent and reporter for The New York Times
* Louise DeSalvo (1942–2018), writer, editor, professor, and lecturer who was a renowned Virginia Woolf scholar
* Paul Aaron Langevin Doty (1869–1938), mechanical engineer who served as the 53rd president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(B)
* Mark D'Onofrio (born 1969), NFL player(B)
* Albert J. Dunlap (1937–2019), business executive, known for company downsizing, earning him the nickname "Chainsaw Al"
* John J. Eagan (1872–1956), United States Representative from New Jersey (B)
* Dawn Eden, author, journalist, rock historian
* Sam Esmail (born 1977), television producer known for Mr. Robot and Homecoming (B)
* Luke Faust (born 1936), musician
* Julio Fernández (born 1954), guitarist and composer best known as the current and longtime guitarist for the jazz-fusion band Spyro Gyra
* Michele Fitzgerald (born 1990), winner of Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, second runner-up on Survivor: Winners at War, and contestant on MTV's The Challenge
* Vicky Flynn (born 1972), lawyer and politician who has represented the 13th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002 (B)
* Cristina Fontanelli, opera singer
* Ken Freedman (born 1959), radio executive and personality at WFMU
* Bill Frisell (born 1951), avant-garde musician and composer
* Thomas Gallo (1914–1994), politician who served 11 years in the New Jersey General Assembly, including five full terms representing the 33rd Legislative District (B)
* Kyla Garcia, stage, film, and television actress and audiobook narrator (B)
* Dorothy Gibson (1889–1946), pioneering silent film actress; Titanic survivor (B)
* John Grefe (1947–2013), International Master of chess(B)
* Hetty Green (1834–1916), businesswoman/entrepreneur
* Pia Guerra (born 1972), comic book artist and cartoonist, who is co-creator of Y The Last Man, cartoonist for The New Yorker and The Nib (B)
* Reema Harrysingh-Carmona (born 1970), former First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago (B)
* Nat Hickey (born 1902), oldest person to play an NBA game (B)
* Chaim Hirschensohn (1857–1935), Chief Rabbi of Hoboken and early Zionist leader
* Juliet Huddy (born 1969), Fox News personality
* August William Hutaf (1879–1942), illustrator, commercial artist, and advertising executive (B)
* Anthony Impreveduto (1948–2009), member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1987–2004
* Kate Jacobs (born 1959), singer-songwriter who released her fifth album Home Game in 2011
* Mike Jerrick (born 1954), host of the morning television series Fox & Friends
* Carroll N. Jones III (1944–2017), artist in the style of American realism
* Alfred Kinsey (1894–1956), psychologist who studied sexual behavior (B)
* Jay I. Kislak (1922–2018), businessman, philanthropist, bibliophile, and aviator (B)
* Mathias Kiwanuka (born 1983), linebacker who played for the New York Giants
* Alfred L. Kroeber (1876–1960), anthropologist; first professor appointed to the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley; known for his association with the Native American man Ishi (B)
* Johnny Kucks (1933–2013), pitcher who won the World Series twice with the New York Yankees (B)
* Artie Lange (born 1967), comedian, radio personality on The Howard Stern Show
* Dorothea Lange (1895–1965), photographer during the Great Depression for the FSA, and of the Japanese internment program
* Jack Lazorko (born 1956), former pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, and California Angels
* Caroline Leavitt (born 1952), author
* David Levithan (born 1972), young adult fiction author and editor
* Mark Leyner (born 1956), post-modern author
* G. Gordon Liddy (1930–2021), Watergate conspirator; radio talk show host (B)
* William Lowell Sr. (1863–1954), dentist and an inventor of a wooden golf tee patented in 1921 (B)
* Janet Lupo (1950–2017), Playboy Playmate for November 1975 (B)
* Eli Manning (born 1981), Super Bowl champion quarterback for the New York Giants
* Patrick McDonnell (born 1956), cartoonist, author and playwright who is the creator of the syndicated daily comic strip Mutts
* Dorothy Blackwell McNeil (born 1940s), African-American nightclub owner
* Bob Menendez (born 1954), United States Senator who served as mayor of Union City
* Kawika Mitchell (born 1979), linebacker who played for the New York Giants
* Natalie Morales (born 1972), television personality, NBC News and The Today Show
* Keturah Orji (born 1996), track and field athlete specializing in the triple jump who was selected as part of the U.S. team at the 2016 Summer Olympics (B)
* Jesse Palmer (born 1978), NFL quarterback featured on TV show The Bachelor
* Joe Pantoliano (born 1951), actor (B)
* Tom Pelphrey (born 1982), actor, won an Emmy for his role on Guiding Light
* Maria Pepe (born 1960), first girl to play Little League baseball (B)
* Daniel Pinkwater (born 1941), National Public Radio commentator; author
* Anna Quindlen (born 1952), columnist, novelist
* James Rado (1932–2022), co-creator of the Broadway Musical Hair
* Gerome Ragni (1935–1991), co-creator of the Broadway Musical Hair
* Robert Ranieri (born 1929), politician who represented the 33rd legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly (B)
* Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), professional baseball player for the New York Yankees
* William Roerick (1912–1995), actor who appeared on Guiding Light (B)
* Frederick H. Rohr (1896–1965), entrepreneur and engineer who founded Rohr Aircraft (B)
* Carlos Saldanha (born 1965), director of animated films, including the Ice Age films and Rio
* Robert Charles Sands (1799–1832), writer
* John Sayles (born 1950), filmmaker and author
* Dave Schramm, musician who played with Yo La Tengo and the Schramms
* Charles Schreyvogel (1861–1912), painter of Western subject matter in the days of the disappearing frontier
* Steve Sesnick (1941–2022), rock club and rock band manager (B)
* Steve Shelley (born 1963), drummer for rock band Sonic Youth
* Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer and actor; winner of Academy Award and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; namesake of Hoboken's Frank Sinatra Park and Sinatra Drive (B)
* Jack Stephans (1939–2020), American football coach who was head coach at Jersey City State College, William Paterson University and Fordham University (B)
* Edwin Augustus Stevens (1795–1868), engineer, inventor and entrepreneur
* Colonel John Stevens (1749–1838), inventor; founder of Hoboken
* John Cox Stevens (1785–1857), first Commodore of the New York Yacht Club
* Robert L. Stevens (1787–1856), inventor, who was the son of Colonel John Stevens (B)
* Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), leading figure of 19th and early 20th-century American photography (B)
* Joe Sulaitis (1921–1980), running back for the New York Giants of the NFL, 1943–1953
* Jeff Tamarkin, editor, author and historian
* Tyshawn Taylor (born 1990), basketball player with the Brooklyn Nets
* Rosemarie Totaro (1933–2018), politician who served two separate stints in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 23rd Legislative District (B)
* Buddy Valastro (born 1977), baker and television personality, known for Cake Boss (B)
* Philip A. White (1823–1891), pharmacist, aristocrat, advocate and school board member
* Blind Tom Wiggins (1849–1908), ex-slave; piano prodigy
* Frank Winters (born 1964), NFL player for four teams
* Edwin R. V. Wright (1812–1871), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 1865–1867
* Pia Zadora (born 1954), singer and actress (B)