People from Newark, New Jersey

The list People from Newark, New Jersey includes Akon, Queen Latifah, Whitney Houston, Michael B. Jordan and Kat DeLuna. The list consists of 927 members and 2 sublists.

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Newark, New Jersey

City in Essex County, New Jersey, United States

Ethnic groups in Newark, New Jersey
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People from Newark, New Jersey, by occupation
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Whitney Houston

American singer, record producer, actress, film producer, and philanthropist (1963–2012)

Overview: Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed "the Voice", she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million ...

Date of birth: 9 August 1963

Date of death: 11 February 2012

Age: 48 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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MTV Video Music Award winners 217T

American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 252T

Deaths from coronary artery disease 79T
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Michael B. Jordan

American actor (born 1987)

Overview: Michael Bakari Jordan (born February 9, 1987) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station (2013), boxer Donnie Creed ...

Date of birth: 9 February 1987

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Amber Jepson (Dating)

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Newark Arts High School alumni 27T

Male actors from Newark, New Jersey 59T

Male actors from Santa Ana, California 8T
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Akon

Senegalese-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and businessman (born 1973)

Overview: Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), also known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and actor from ...

Date of birth: 16 April 1973

Age: 51

Nationality: Senegalese

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Tricia Ana (Married)

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Universal Motown Records artists 75T

William L. Dickinson High School alumni 33T

20th-century American rappers 103T
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Shaquille O'Neal

American basketball player and analyst (born 1972)

Overview: Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( shə-KEEL; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as Shaq ( SHAK), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the ...

Date of birth: 6 March 1972

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 11" (211 cm)

Partner: Laticia Rolle (Engaged)

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National Basketball Association first-overall draft picks 74T

National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award winners 36T

Television personalities from New Jersey 9T
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Queen Latifah

American recording artist and actress (born 1970)

Overview: Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and producer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy ...

Date of birth: 18 March 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Ebony Nicholas (Dating)

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Singer-songwriters from New Jersey 203T

21st-century African-American women singers 565T

Television producers from New Jersey 121T
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Faith Evans

American actor and musician

Overview: Faith Renée Evans (born June 10, 1973) is an American singer. Born in Lakeland, Florida, and raised in New Jersey, she relocated to Los Angeles in 1991 for a career in the music business. After working ...

Date of birth: 10 June 1973

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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American female hip hop singers 42T

American female hip hop musicians 67T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T
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Ice-T

American rapper and actor (born 1958)

Overview: Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T, is an American rapper, actor, songwriter, and producer. He began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and ...

Date of birth: 16 February 1958

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Coco Austin (Married)

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African-American United States Army personnel 368T

Crenshaw High School alumni 41T

American men podcasters 496T
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Kat DeLuna

singer

Overview: Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna (born November 26, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. DeLuna began pursuing a career as a singer when she was a teenager. After signing with Epic Records, she ...

Date of birth: 26 November 1987

Age: 37

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Jesse Coren (Dating)

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American female hip hop musicians 67T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T

Women in hip hop music 173T
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Keshia Knight Pulliam

American actor

Overview: Keshia Knight Pulliam (born April 9, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for her childhood role as Rudy Huxtable, the youngest daughter of Cliff and Clair Huxtable from the ages of 5 to 13, on the ...

Date of birth: 9 April 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

Partner: Brad James (Married)

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Foxcroft School alumni 18T

Rutgers Preparatory School alumni 23T

Delta Sigma Theta members 149T
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Frankie Valli

American singer

Overview: Francesco Stephen Castelluccio (born May 3, 1934), better known by his stage name Frankie Valli, is an American singer, known as the frontman of the Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is known for his ...

Date of birth: 3 May 1934

Age: 90

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Jackie Jacobs (Married)

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Private Stock Records artists 12T

Universal Motown Records artists 75T

20th-century male singers 5,317T
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Connie Francis

American pop singer and actress (born 1937)

Overview: Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (born December 12, 1937), known professionally as Connie Francis, is an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s ...

Date of birth: 12 December 1937

Age: 87

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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Singers from Newark, New Jersey 40T

21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,272T
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Joe Rogan

American broadcaster (born 1967)

Overview: Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American comedian, podcast host, and mixed martial arts color commentator. He has also worked as a television host and an actor.

Date of birth: 11 August 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: American

Occupation: Radio Personality

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Jessica Schimmel (Married)

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American psychedelic drug advocates 72T

YouTube podcasters 35T

American men podcasters 496T
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Ray Liotta

American, Actor

Overview: Raymond Allen Liotta (December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams (1989) and Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's Goo ...

Date of birth: 18 December 1954

Date of death: 26 May 2022

Age: 67 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Deaths from atherosclerosis 19T

Spike Video Game Award winners 118T

Deaths from congestive heart failure 183T
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Mikey Way

American musician

Overview: Michael James Way (born September 10, 1980) is an American musician and actor. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He is also the multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist ...

Date of birth: 10 September 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Bassist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Kristin Colby (Married)

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American male bass guitarists 1,093T

21st-century American bass guitarists 426T

Guitarists from New Jersey 197T
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Cory Booker

American politician

Overview: Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician, attorney, and author who has served as the junior United States Senator from New Jersey since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party ...

Date of birth: 27 April 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Government

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Democratic Party United States senators from New Jersey 7T

African-American mayors in New Jersey 25T

African-American city council members in New Jersey 7T
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Redman

American rapper (born 1970)

Overview: Reginald Noble (born April 17, 1970), better known by his stage name Redman, is an American rapper, DJ, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as an artist on the Def Jam label ...

Date of birth: 17 April 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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West Side High School (New Jersey) alumni 17T

20th-century American male musicians 6,939T

21st-century American male musicians 5,208T
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Jerry Lewis

American comedian, actor and filmmaker (1926–2017)

Overview: Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017), nicknamed "The King of Comedy", was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian, who appeared in over sixty ...

Date of birth: 16 March 1926

Date of death: 20 August 2017

Age: 91 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,272T

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement recipients 95T
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Ian Ziering

American actor

Overview: Ian Andrew Ziering (born March 30, 1964) is an American actor and voice actor best known for his role as Steve Sanders on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, which he played from 1990 to 2000 ...

Date of birth: 30 March 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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West Orange High School (New Jersey) alumni 21T

Male actors from Newark, New Jersey 59T

Jewish American male actors 1,033T
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Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

Overview: Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an American actress of film, theatre, radio and television. In a career spanning over 70 years, she has won an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, alongside ...

Date of birth: 4 July 1924

Age: 100

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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People from Bethlehem, New York 25T

Actresses from Newark, New Jersey 29T

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award winners 47T
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Tisha Campbell

American actress

Overview: Tisha Michelle Campbell (born October 13, 1968) is an American actress. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film Little Shop of Horrors, and later starred on the short-lived ...

Date of birth: 13 October 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Comedians from Newark, New Jersey 18T

American sitcom actresses 544T

American comedy actresses 410T