Who's Who by State

Notable Families & Figures of New Jersey

The notable families, dynasties, companies, and figures of New Jersey — profiled from public sources.

Thomas EdisonThe Menlo Park inventor of the light bulb and phonograph, the 'Wizard.'Read profile →Frank SinatraThe Hoboken-born 'Chairman of the Board,' one of the great American singers.Read profile →Bruce SpringsteenThe Freehold-born rock legend and voice of working-class America.Read profile →The Johnson FamilyThe New Brunswick family behind Johnson & Johnson.Read profile →The Dodge Family (Geraldine)The Madison estate and foundation of a great New Jersey benefactor.Read profile →Albert EinsteinThe physicist who spent his last decades at Princeton.Read profile →The Colgate FamilyWilliam Colgate, whose soap-and-toothpaste company rose along the Jersey shore of the Hudson.Read profile →Aaron BurrThe Newark-born vice president and founding-era figure.Read profile →
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