NJ Hall of Fame Honorees

101. Jon Stewart

Producer | The Daily Show

Jon Stewart was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz in New York City, New York, to Marian (Laskin), a teacher, and Donald Leibowitz, a physics professor. His family is Ashkenazi Jewish (from Austria, Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus). Stewart moved to Lawrenceville, New Jersey during his childhood. He ...

102. Jack Jacobs

Writer | Untitled Medal of Honor Biopic

Jack Jacobs was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Rutgers University in 1966, and entered the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant through the ROTC program. He served in Vietnam twice, both times as an advisor to Vietnamese Infantry Battalions, and earned three Bronze Stars, two Silver Stars, ...

103. Frank Lautenberg

Self | Fields of Fuel

Frank Lautenberg was born on January 23, 1924 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Bonnie S. Englebardt and Lois Levenson. He died on June 3, 2013 in Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

104. Derek Jeter

Actor | The Other Guys

Derek Jeter was born on June 26, 1974 in Pequannock, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Other Guys (2010), Anger Management (2003) and History's Greatest Warriors. He has been married to Hannah Jeter since July 9, 2016. They have four children.

105. Christie Rampone

Self | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

She was nominated for the 2015 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her services in sports.

106. Dick Vitale

Actor | He Got Game

This New Jersey native is to college basketball what fireworks and watermelon are to the 4th of July. Known as Dickie V to his legions of fans all over America, his coaching career started at East Rutherford High School in the late 60s. As his career progressed he went on to coach the University of...

107. Carla Harris

Producer | Access & Opportunity with Carla Harris

Carla Harris was born in 1962 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. She is a producer, known for Access & Opportunity with Carla Harris (2018) and Feminomics Fem-Nominal Women: Carla Harris (2014).

108. Carol Higgins Clark

Actress | Where Are the Children?

Born in New York, Carol Higgins Clark obtained her B.A. from Mt. Holyoke College. She then studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. She starred in "Who Killed Amy Lang?", a mini-mystery aired on Good Morning America (1975) and performed in New York's Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall) in ...

109. Connie Chung

Actress | House of Cards

Connie Chung was born on August 20, 1946 in Washington D.C., USA. She is an actress and writer, known for House of Cards (2013), Murphy Brown (1988) and The Undoing (2020). She has been married to Maury Povich since December 2, 1984. They have one child.

110. Wyclef Jean

Soundtrack | Hotel Rwanda

Wyclef Jean is a Haitian rapper, singer-songwriter, musician and actor.

He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees. Jean has won three Grammy Awards for his musical work.

On August 5, 2010, Jean filed for candidacy in the 2010 Haitian presidential election. The ...

111. Connie Francis

Soundtrack | When the Boys Meet the Girls

Singer, composer, actress, entertainer and publisher Connie Francis was educated at Arts High School and was a music student of her father. At age 11 she appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (1948) as a singer and accordionist. She has toured the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and ...

112. Tommy James

Soundtrack | 10 Cloverfield Lane

Tommy James was born on April 29, 1947 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He is a composer, known for 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), Frequency (2000) and Zodiac (2007).

113. Kelly Ripa

Actress | All My Children

Kelly Ripa had been performing in her senior high school play, The Ugly Duckling, when she was approached by her current manager, Cathy Parker, who encouraged her to pursue acting. After attending new Jersey's Camden County Community College, she performed in local theater productions before ...

114. Chuck Wepner

Actor | The Gig

Chuck Wepner was born on February 26, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Gig (1985), ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961) and Jhon Jatenjor's Interviews (2021).

115. Carli Lloyd

Self | Den andra sporten

Carli Lloyd is a footballer from New Jersey, who has played for the USA Women's National Team over 250 times, scoring over 100 goals. Known for her exceptional work-rate, her career began in her home state playing for the Rutgers University team. She scored the winning goals for the U.S. in the ...

116. Ray Liotta

Actor | Narc

Intense was the word for Ray Liotta. He specialized in psychopathic characters who hide behind a cultivated charm. Even in his nice-guy roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Operation Dumbo Drop (1995), you get the impression that something is smoldering inside of him. He was born in Newark, New ...

117. Peace Pilgrim

Peace Pilgrim was born on July 18, 1908 in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, USA. She was married to Stanley Ryder. She died on July 7, 1981 in Knox, Indiana, USA.

118. Arthur Imperatore Sr.

Arthur Imperatore Sr. was born on July 8, 1925 in West New York, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Mei-Ling Yee. He died on November 18, 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

119. Roosevelt Grier

Soundtrack | Half Nelson

Former star player with the Los Angeles Rams during the 1960s, this impressively built African-American athlete broke into acting via appearances in TV shows including The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964), The Wild Wild West (1965) and I Dream of Jeannie (1965).

Grier received positive reviews for his ...

120. Gloria Gaynor

Soundtrack | The Martian

Gloria Gaynor was born on September 7, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for The Martian (2015), Bitter Moon (1992) and The Replacements (2000). She was previously married to Linwood Simon.

121. The Four Seasons

Soundtrack | Bumblebee

The Four Seasons is known for Bumblebee (2018), Sleepers (1996) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993).

122. Tommy DeVito

Actor | The Good Shepherd

Tommy DeVito was born on June 19, 1928 in Belleville, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Good Shepherd (2006), Casino (1995) and 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997). He died on September 21, 2020 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.

123. Nick Massi

Self | Toast of the Town

Nick Massi was born on September 19, 1927 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). He died on December 24, 2000 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

124. Harlan Coben

Writer | Ne le dis à personne

Harlan Coben was born on January 4, 1962 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Tell No One (2006), Harlan Coben's Shelter (2023) and Safe (2018).

125. Steve Forbes

Self | Who Is Vermin Supreme? An Outsider Odyssey

Steve Forbes was born on July 18, 1947 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Who Is Vermin Supreme? An Outsider Odyssey (2014), Saturday Night Live (1975) and The One Percent (2006). He has been married to Sabina Beekman since June 19, 1971. They have five children.

126. Joe Long

Actor | The Red Skelton Show

Joe Long was born on September 5, 1932 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Red Skelton Hour (1951), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) and The Mike Douglas Show (1961). He died on April 21, 2021 in the USA.

127. Buddy Valastro

Producer | Cooks vs. Cons

Buddy Valastro was born on March 3, 1977 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Cooks vs. Cons (2016), Unpolished (2019) and Legends of the Fork (2023). He has been married to Lisa Valastro since October 14, 2001. They have four children.

128. Debbie Harry

Actress | Videodrome

Deborah Harry was born Angela Trimble on July 1, 1945 in Miami, Florida. At three months, she was adopted by Catherine (Peters) and Richard Smith Harry, and was raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey. In the 1960s, she worked as a Playboy Bunny and hung out at Max's Kansas City, a famous Warhol-inhabited ...

129. Scott Kelly

Writer | Endurance: My Year in Space

Scott Kelly was born on February 21, 1964 in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Endurance: My Year in Space, Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (2024) and Scott Kelly X SodaStream (2019). He has been married to Amiko Kauderer since July 13, 2018. He was previously ...

130. Millicent Fenwick

Self | Americana

Millicent Fenwick was born on February 25, 1910 in New York City, New York, USA. She died on September 16, 1992 in Bernardsville, New Jersey, USA.

131. Al Leiter

Actor | Arli$$

Al Leiter, a 19-year Major League veteran, is an Emmy-nominated MLB Network analyst, regularly appearing on MLB Tonight, Hot Stove, Diamond Demo, Path to the Pennant and special event coverage.

In March of 2010, Leiter was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality by the ...

132. Mary Decker Slaney

Self | 16 Days of Glory

Mary Decker Slaney was born on August 4, 1958 in Flemington, New Jersey, USA. She has been married to Richard Slaney since January 1, 1985. They have one child. She was previously married to Ron Tabb.

133. Jason Alexander

Actor | Seinfeld

Jay Scott Greenspan, known professionally as Jason Alexander, is an American actor, comedian, film director, and television presenter. An Emmy and Tony winner, he is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld (1989), for which he was nominated for seven consecutive...

134. Laurie Hernandez

Producer | Unconditional

Laurie Hernandez was born on June 9, 2000 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Unconditional (2023), Stuck in the Middle (2016) and Middle School Moguls (2019).

135. Pat DiNizio

Soundtrack | Backdraft

Pat DiNizio was born on October 12, 1955 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Backdraft (1991), Bull Durham (1988) and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997). He died on December 12, 2017 in Summit, New Jersey, USA.

136. Southside Johnny Lyon

Soundtrack | Home Alone

Southside Johnny Lyon was born on December 4, 1948 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Home Alone (1990), Adventures in Babysitting (1987) and The Karate Kid Part II (1986).

137. The Smithereens

Soundtrack | Timecop

The Smithereens is known for Timecop (1994), Backdraft (1991) and Bull Durham (1988).

138. George R.R. Martin

Writer | Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin is an American novelist and short-story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television producer. He is known for his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire, which was later adapted into the HBO ...

139. Peter Benchley

Writer | Jaws

Grandson of famed humorist and actor Robert Benchley and the son of highly respected children's books author Nathaniel Benchley, novelist Peter Benchley's book were decidedly more dramatic in their content and style than his father's, and usually centered on the world's oceans as a backdrop to his ...

140. Jerry Izenberg

Self | The Sweet Science

Jerry Izenberg was born on September 10, 1930 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA. He is known for The Sweet Science (1999), ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961) and The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999).

141. Mary Roebling

Self | Person to Person

Mary Roebling was born on July 29, 1905 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. She died on October 25, 1994 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA.

142. Harry Carson

Actor | The Guiding Light

Harry Carson was born on November 26, 1953 in Florence, South Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Guiding Light (1952), Loving (1983) and Ordinary Joe (2021).

143. Bart Oates

Actor | The Guiding Light

Bart Oates was born on December 16, 1958 in Mesa, Arizona, USA. He is an actor, known for Guiding Light (1952), NFL Monday Night Football (1970) and The NFL on NBC (1965).

144. Mike Mesaros

Actor | The Smithereens: House We Used to Live In

Mike Mesaros is known for The Smithereens: House We Used to Live In (1988), The Smithereens: Blood and Roses (1986) and The Smithereens: Behind the Wall of Sleep (1986).

145. Jim Babjak

Actor | The Smithereens: House We Used to Live In

Jim Babjak is known for The Smithereens: House We Used to Live In (1988), The Smithereens: Only a Memory (1988) and The Smithereens: Blood and Roses (1986).

146. Dennis Diken

Soundtrack | Burnzy's Last Call

Dennis Diken is known for Burnzy's Last Call (1995), The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985) and The Smithereens: House We Used to Live In (1988).

147. Anne Hathaway

Actress | Les Misérables

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Kate McCauley Hathaway, an actress, and Gerald T. Hathaway, a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. Her first major role came in the short-lived television series ...

148. John Amos

Actor | Coming to America

A native of New Jersey and son of a mechanic, African-American John Amos has relied on his imposing build, eruptive nature and strong, forceful looks to obtain acting jobs, and a serious desire for better roles to earn a satisfying place in the annals of film and TV. He has found it a constant ...

149. Danny Aiello

Actor | Do the Right Thing

Danny Aiello was an American actor of Italian descent, and enjoyed a lengthy career in film. He was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Salvatore "Sal" Frangione in the comedy-drama film "Do the Right Thing" (1989).

Aiello was born in Manhattan, New York ...

150. Fran Lebowitz

Actress | The Wolf of Wall Street

Fran Lebowitz was born on October 27, 1950 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) and Law & Order (1990).

151. Charles Addams

Writer | The Addams Family

Charles Samuel Addams, or Chill as his friends called him, was born on January 7, 1912, in Westfield, New Jersey. Records show at the time of his birth the Addams' lived on Summit Avenue. They moved several times before taking up permanent residence in 1920 on Elm Street and stayed there until 1947...

152. Cissy Houston

Soundtrack | A Time to Kill

Cissy Houston was born on September 30, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for A Time to Kill (1996), The Preacher's Wife (1996) and God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018). She was previously married to John Russell Houston Jr. and Frederick Garland.

153. Ed Harris

Actor | Appaloosa

By transforming into his characters and pulling the audience in, Ed Harris has earned a reputation as one of the most talented actors of our time.

Ed Harris was born in Tenafly, New Jersey, to Margaret (Sholl), a travel agent, and Robert Lee Harris, a bookstore worker who also sang professionally. ...

154. Ozzie Nelson

Actor | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

This preeminent sitcom dad of the 50s had already started things off studying law when he decided to put together a dance band in the 20s on the sly. The band was so successful that he never looked back -- his love for entertaining completely took over. The New Jersey-born performer made a living ...

155. Harriet Nelson

Actress | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Harriet Nelson will always have a secure place alongside Barbara Billingsley and Jane Wyatt in the "TV's Golden Age Mom Hall of Fame." For fourteen years, she, husband Ozzie Nelson, and their two boys, David Nelson and Ricky Nelson, were the quintessential role models of the '50s ideal nuclear ...

156. Joyce Kilmer

Soundtrack | The Big Broadcast

Author and poet ("Trees"), educated at Rutgers College and Columbia University (BA). He was the editorial assistant for the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary, the literary editor of 'The Churchman', the poetry editor of the 'Literary Digest', and a contributor to the New York Times Sunday ...

157. Ernie Kovacs

Actor | Bell Book and Candle

Author, actor, comedian, composer and producer. He was educated at the New York School of Theatre, and received the Sylvania Television Award. Joining the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1957, he composed a number of songs and themes, a number of which were used in ...

158. Rick Barry

Actor | Uncle Drew

Rick Barry will go down as one of the greatest, albeit misunderstood and controversial, stars in basketball history. He was born in New Jersey and, after a successful high school career, enrolled at the University of Miami (Florida). With a dead-eye outside shot, Barry put Hurricane basketball on ...

159. Stephen Crane

Writer | The Red Badge of Courage: A Soldier's Tale

Stephen Crane was the 14th child of parents who were both writers. Descended from a line of soldiers and clergymen (his father, Rev. Jonathan T. Crane, was a Methodist minister), Crane inherited from his forebearers the obsessive subject of war, stoical compassion and, particularly in his poetry, a...

160. Virginia Apgar

Self | The Mike Douglas Show

Virginia Apgar was born on June 7, 1909 in Westfield, New Jersey, USA. She died on August 7, 1974 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

161. Alfred E. Driscoll

Self | 20 Questions

He was inducted into the 2019-2020 Class of New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Public Service category.

162. Milton Friedman

Self | The Corporation

Milton Friedman was born on July 31, 1912 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Corporation (2003), Free to Choose (1980) and The Incredible Bread Machine Film (1975). He was married to Rose Friedman. He died on November 16, 2006 in San Francisco, California, USA.

163. Steve Kalafer

Producer | Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Documentary

Steve Kalafer was born on August 1, 1949 in West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer, known for Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Documentary (2012), More (1998) and Curtain Call (2000). He was married to Suzanne Kalafer. He died on April 21, 2021 in New Jersey, USA.

164. Gerry Cooney

Actor | Minges Alley

Gerry Cooney was born on August 24, 1956 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Minges Alley (1994), Spenser: For Hire (1985) and A Place to Grow (1995). He has been married to Jennifer since 1994. They have two children.

165. Eli Manning

Producer | Capital One College Bowl

Eli Manning was born on January 3, 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Capital One College Bowl (2021), Chad Powers and The Simpsons (1989). He has been married to Abigal McGrew since April 19, 2008. They have four children.

166. C. Vivian Stringer

Actress | Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli

C. Vivian Stringer is known for Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli (2020), This Is a Game, Ladies (2004) and Coach (2013). She was previously married to William Stringer.

167. Mary Chapin Carpenter

Soundtrack | Tin Cup

Mary Chapin Carpenter was born on February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Tin Cup (1996), It Could Happen to You (1994) and Bye Bye Love (1995).

168. Ricky Nelson

Actor | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Ricky Nelson was born on May 8, 1940 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA as Eric Hilliard Nelson. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1952) and Rio Bravo (1959). He was married to Kristin Harmon. He died on December 31, 1985 in De Kalb, Texas, USA.

169. Flip Wilson

Writer | Flip

Flip Wilson was born on December 8, 1933 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Flip (1970), The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He was married to Cookie Mackenzie and Lovenia Patricia (Peaches) Wilson. He died on November 25, 1998 ...

170. David Nelson

Actor | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

David Nelson was born on October 24, 1936 in New York City to Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Nelson. He attended Hollywood High School. He later was a film producer (The Nelson Co.) and director, who directed several episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952).

Nelson had two sons with his ...

171. Lesley Gore

Soundtrack | Suicide Squad

Lesley Gore was born Lesley Sue Goldstein in Brooklyn, New York City, to Ronny and Leo Goldstein, a manufacturer of children's clothes and swimwear. Her family was Jewish. She grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey. Gore hit the music scene at 17 years of age in 1963 with the teen anthem "It's My Party". ...

172. John Nash

Self | The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom

John Nash was an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equations. Nash's work has provided insight into the factors that govern chance and decision-making inside complex systems found in everyday life.

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173. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Self | 40,000 Miles with Lindbergh

Anne Morrow Lindbergh was born on June 22, 1906 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. She was married to Charles A. Lindbergh. She died on February 7, 2001 in Passumpsic, Vermont, USA.

174. George Benson

Soundtrack | Michael

George Benson was born on March 22, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Michael (1996), Hit and Run (2012) and All That Jazz (1979). He has been married to Johnnie Lee since 1962. They have six children.

175. Buddy Hackett

Actor | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Brooklyn-born Buddy Hackett was known mainly as a nightclub comic, especially in Las Vegas, where he first performed in 1952 and wound up being one of the biggest headliners in that city's history. Hackett always referred to himself as a "saloon comic" and preferred the intimacy of his stage act--...

176. Dorothea Lange

Camera_department | Dust to Eat

Dorothea Lange was born on May 26, 1895 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Educated at Columbia University, learned photography in New York, moved to San Francisco, and with the onset of the the Great Depression, became one of the most famous and influential documentary photographers, best known for her Farm ...

177. Gay Talese

Actor | Blind

Gay Talese was born on February 7, 1932 in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Blind (2016), Honor Thy Father (1973) and Shortcut to Happiness (2003). He has been married to Nan Talese since June 10, 1959. They have two children.

178. Paul Volcker

Self | Inside Job

Paul Volcker was born on September 5, 1927 in Cape May, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Anke Dening and Barbara Marie Bahnson. He died on December 8, 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.

179. Sarah Dash

Actress | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sarah Dash was born on August 18, 1945 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) and Watch Your Mouth (1978). She was married to Sam Reed. She died on September 20, 2021 in Trenton...

180. Patti Smith

Soundtrack | Noah

Patti Smith was born on December 30, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Noah (2014), Song to Song (2017) and Barb Wire (1996). She was previously married to Fred 'Sonic' Smith.

181. Lenny Kaye

Soundtrack | Noah

Lenny Kaye is known for Noah (2014), Natural Born Killers (1994) and Milk (2008).

182. Alexander Hamilton

Composer | Level Up

Alexander Hamilton is known for Level Up (2019), Black Luck (2016) and Dirges in the Dark (2014).

183. David Mixner

Writer | Dunes of Overveen

David Mixner was born on August 16, 1946 in Salem County, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Dunes of Overveen, The Trip (2002) and The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom (2018). He died on March 11, 2024 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

184. Gustavo Pernas

Writer | Kauflanders

Gustavo Pernas was born on November 26, 1959 in Viveiro, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for Kauflanders (2016), Pratos combinados (1995) and Matalobos (2009). He died on October 28, 2018 in A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.

185. Antonin Scalia

Self | Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election

Antonin Scalia was born on March 11, 1936 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Maureen McCarthy. He died on February 13, 2016 in Marfa, Texas, USA.

186. Valerie Ackerman

Self | 37 Words

Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021 as a contributor.

187. Monte Irvin

Actor | It's My Turn

Monte Irvin was born on February 25, 1919 in Haleburg, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for It's My Turn (1980), 1954 World Series (1954) and Collecting America (1990). He was married to Dorinda (Dee). He died on January 11, 2016 in Houston, Texas, USA.

188. Ron Jaworski

Actor | Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote

Ron Jaworski was born on March 23, 1951 in Lackawanna, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote (2010), The Ride (2009) and Eastern Championship Wrestling (1993). He has been married to Liz since June 14, 1974. They have three children.

189. Martin Dempsey

Self | The Robert MacNeil Report

Martin Dempsey is known for PBS NewsHour (1975), Voice of America News (1942) and CBS This Morning (2012).

190. Walter Dean Myers

Writer | Untitled Cynthia Erivo Film

Walter Dean Myers is a writer of children's books best known for young literature. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, but was raised in Harlem, New York City. A tough childhood led him to writing and his school teachers would encourage him in this habit as a way to express himself. He wrote...

191. Heather O'Reilly

Actress | In These Cleats

Heather O'Reilly is known for In These Cleats (2023), Women's FA Cup (2002) and The Women's Football Show (2013).

192. Chelsea Handler

Actress | This Means War

Chelsea Handler was born in Livingston, New Jersey, to a Mormon mother, Rita (Stoecker), who was born in Germany, and an American-born Jewish father, Seymour Handler. She was the youngest of six children. In 2002, Chelsea was one of the stars of Oxygen's Girls Behaving Badly (2002). Chelsea got her...

193. Robert Unanue

Self | The Glenn Beck Program

President & CEO, Goya Foods.

194. Tiki Barber

Actor | Knight Rider

Tiki Barber was born on April 7, 1975 in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Knight Rider (2008), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Lack of Will (2016). He has been married to Traci Lynn Johnson since July 19, 2012. They have two children. He was previously married to Ginny Barber.

195. Sue Wicks

Actress | Homecoming

Sue Wicks is known for Homecoming (2022), Holding Back the Tide (2023) and Unfinished Business (2022).

196. David Chase

Producer | The Sopranos

Born in Mt. Vernon, New York, and raised in New Jersey, David Chase (born David DeCesare) dreamed of being a star drummer in a rock band! He spent many years playing drums and bass trying to be part of a successful rock band in the 1960s East Coast music scene. He also loved movies, such as The ...

197. Tony Orlando

Actor | That's My Boy

Tony Orlando was born on April 3, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for That's My Boy (2012), The One (2001) and All the Right Moves (1983). He has been married to Francine Amormino since April 29, 1990. They have one child. He was previously married to Elaine...

198. Patti Scialfa

Soundtrack | No Looking Back

Patti Scialfa was born on July 29, 1953 in Deal, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for No Looking Back (1998), Manhood (2003) and The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses (2020). She has been married to Bruce Springsteen since June 8, 1991. They have three children.

199. Charles Edison

Actor | Studio One

Charles Edison was born on April 3, 1890 in West Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Studio One (1948) and Universal Current Events, No. 11 (1917). He died on August 31, 1969.

200. George Segal

Actor | Unstrap Me

George Segal was born on November 26, 1924 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Unstrap Me (1968), House of the White People (1968) and Masters of Modern Sculpture Part III: The New World (1978). He was married to Helen Segal. He died on June 9, 2000 in South Brunswick, New Jersey, ...