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 authorLissner, Caren. "Political And Baseball Writer Nick Acocella Of Hoboken Passes", Hoboken, NJ, Patch, June 21, 2020. Accessed March 6, 2023. "Hoboken-based political and baseball writer Nick Acocella has died at age 77." Howard Aiken (1900–1973), pioneer in computing (B)Howard Hathaway Aiken , The History of Computing Project. Accessed June 1, 2007. "Howard Hathaway Aiken was born March 8, 1900 in Hoboken, New Jersey." Richard Barone, musician; former frontman for Hoboken pop group The BongosNarvaez, Alfonso A. "Hoboken", The New York Times, August 1, 1982. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Old-time residents boast of having had Frank Sinatra among their neighbors, while newcomers point to John Sayles, the writer and movie director; Glenn Morrow, the singer, and Richard Barone, principal songwriter for the musical group The Bongos." David Berman (1967–2019), musician, singer-songwriter and poet who founded the indie rock band Silver JewsKuperinsky, Amy. "David Berman of Silver Jews, band with N.J. roots, dead at 52 ahead of Jersey City tour date", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 8, 2019. Accessed September 16, 2025. "Silver Jews formed in 1989 as a collaboration between Berman, Bob Nastanovich and Stephen Malkmus, who met as students at the University of Virginia. The trio lived in Hoboken at the time of the band’s formation." William Beutenmuller (1864–1934), entomologist who was curator of entomology at the American Museum of Natural History (B)"W. Beutenmuller, 69, Dies; Entomologist Was Long a Curator at Natural History Museum,", The New York Times, February 25, 1934. Accessed November 22, 2020. "Tenafly, N. J., Feb. 24.-William Beutenmuller of 85 Elm Street, Tenafly, one of the leading American entomologists, who was curator of the Department of Entomology of the American Museum of Natural History from 1889 to 1910, died today in the Englewood Hospital of heart disease.... Mr. Beutenmuller was born in Hoboken, a son of William and Mathilda Hauser Beutenmuller." Bob Borden (born 1969), writer for Late Show with David LettermanThis Week's Show Recap, Late Show with David Letterman, September 26, 2003. Accessed July 7, 2007. "Joe is from Hoboken, across the Hudson in New Jersey....Other celebrities who now live in Hoboken, New Jersey: Bob Borden." Joanne Borgella (1982–2014), Miss F.A.T 2005 on Mo'Nique's Fat Chance and a contestant on American Idol, Season 7"Hoboken Now exclusive: Joanne Borgella interview". NJ.com. February 15, 2008. Accessed February 6, 2013. "American Idol hopeful Joanne Borgella took a break from rehearsals in Hollywood last night to talk to Hoboken Now about her home town, how she got her start in music, and her hopes for the future." Andre W. Brewster (1862–1942), Major General U.S. Army, recipient Medal of Honor (B)General A. W. Brewster, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, United States Navy. Accessed February 6, 2013. Marques Brownlee (born 1993), technology reviewer, known for his YouTube channel, MKBHDYu, Roger. "20-year-old YouTuber is tech reviewing star", USA Today March 3, 2015. Accessed September 5, 2016. "Sitting in his bedroom in Hoboken, N.J., in June, 20-year-old YouTube tech reviewing sensation Marques Brownlee held a secretly leaked iPhone 6 screen up to a camera and began stabbing repeatedly at its supposedly indestructible glass surface." Jewett Campbell (1912–1999) painter, and teacher (B) Michael Chang (born 1972), professional tennis player, French Open champion (B)Vescey, George. "Sports of the Times; One Yank Relaxes on The Fourth", The New York Times, July 5, 1989. Accessed February 7, 2013. "In the British press, Chang will always be the Kid From Hoboken, although the family moved to southern California when Michael was young." Irwin Chusid (born 1951), radio personality, author, historianBurr, Ty. "The worst of Irwin Chusid; Intriguing or just awful? A champion of 'outsider music' lets it speak for itself", The Boston Globe, November 17, 2003. Accessed February 6, 2013. "The chief standard-bearer of outsider music, and the man who coined the term in a 1996 article, is Irwin Chusid, a Hoboken, N.J.-based record producer, radio personality, and music historian." Vincent Cooke, S.J. (1936–2017), Jesuit priest and academic, President of Canisius College (1993–2010) (B)Anderson, Dale. "The Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, 81, 'visionary' Canisius president", The Buffalo News, June 23, 2017. Accessed August 8, 2018. "Born in New York City, he grew up in Hoboken, N.J., and entered the Society of Jesus in 1954 after graduating from Xavier High School in Manhattan." Vincent Copeland (1915–1993), actor, labor official, writer and political activistLambert, Bruce. "Vincent Copeland, 77, Is Dead; Led Anti-War Protests in 1960's", The New York Times, June 10, 1993. Accessed January 1, 2018. "Vincent B. Copeland, a co-founder of the Workers World Party, former labor officer and a leader of protests against the Vietnam War, died on Monday at his home in Hoboken, N.J. He was 77. " Jon Corzine (born 1947), Governor of New JerseyBaldwin, Tom. "Corzine's condition upgraded to stable: Spokesman says he won't try to govern from hospital bed", Asbury Park Press, April 24, 2007, accessed April 26, 2007. "It's not clear where Corzine will reside once he is able to leave the hospital — at a rehabilitation center, his Hoboken condominium or Drumthwacket, the governor's mansion in Princeton Township." 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 1986Torres, Agustin C. "Ron Dario, 66; rode political whirlwind Once an ally, fought Menendez for mayoralty", copy of article from The Jersey Journal, July 2, 2004. Accessed January 17, 2022. "Born in 1937, Dario, a Hoboken native, attended Demarest High School, where he was an all-county athlete in football, basketball and baseball." Willem de Kooning (1904–1997), 20th-century painterKimmelman, Michael. "Willem de Kooning Dies at 92; Reshaped U.S. Art", The New York Times, March 20, 1997. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Speaking little English, he first settled into a boardinghouse for Dutch seamen in Hoboken, across the Hudson from New York City." Anthony DePalma (born 1952), author, journalist and educator who was a foreign correspondent and reporter for The New York TimesHoll, John. "Hoboken in the ’70s: Stayin’ Alive", The New York Times, February 25, 2007. Accessed October 22, 2018. "A companion book, From Another Time: Hoboken in the 1970s ($25), features all the photographs in the exhibition (and quite a few more) and essays by Sada Fretz, a local resident, and Anthony DePalma, a reporter for The New York Times and a Hoboken native who now lives in Montclair." Louise DeSalvo (1942–2018), writer, editor, professor, and lecturer who was a renowned Virginia Woolf scholarSeelye, Katharine Q. "Louise DeSalvo, Memoirist and Virginia Woolf Scholar, Dies at 76", The New York Times, November 11, 2018. Accessed December 25, 2023. "Her early life was spent in the hardscrabble milieu of Hoboken, N.J., tenements, but in the postwar boom her family moved to a house in Ridgefield, a more suburban New Jersey town." Paul Aaron Langevin Doty (1869–1938), mechanical engineer who served as the 53rd president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(B)Matthews, John. Complete American Armoury and Blue Book: Combining 1903, 1907 and 1911-23 Editions, p. 118. Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009. . Accessed September 12, 2017. "Doty, Paul Aaron Langevin, Born at Hoboken, N. J., May 30, 1869" Mark D'Onofrio (born 1969), NFL player(B)Mark D'Onofrio, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed September 12, 2017. Albert J. Dunlap (1937–2019), business executive, known for company downsizing, earning him the nickname "Chainsaw Al"Feiden, Douglas. "Sun Sets On 6,000 'Chainsaw Al' Says: I'm A Superstar", New York Daily News November 13, 1996. Accessed September 12, 2017. "He also has earned a slew of other monickers for purging workers, including Darth Vader, The Shredder, Rambo in Pinstripes. Dunlap, 59, was born in Hoboken and graduated from West Point." John J. Eagan (1872–1956), United States Representative from New Jersey (B)John Joseph Eagan, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed July 7, 2007. Dawn Eden, author, journalist, rock historianStaff. &id=23552827 "An unlikely convert; Former rock-and-roll writer finds faith in the arms of the saints", The Hudson Reporter, September 8, 2013. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Eden, a former staff writer for the Hudson Reporter and former Hoboken resident, was a well-known chronicler of pop music starting in the mid-1980s." Martha Entenmann (1906–1996), businesswoman known for her role in developing Entenmann's bakery into one of the largest baked-goods companies in the United States (B)McFadden, Robert D. "Martha Entenmann, Matriarch Of the Baked-Goods Family, 89", The New York Times, September 30, 1996. Accessed June 1, 2025. "Born in Hoboken, N.J., in 1906, the former Martha Schneider was a 19-year-old saleswoman in a Bay Shore bakery in 1925 when she married her boss, William Entenmann Jr., whose father had founded the business in Brooklyn in 1898." Sam Esmail (born 1977), television producer known for Mr. Robot and Homecoming Luke Faust (born 1936), musician"The Insect Trust; Luke Faust" , Perfect Sound Forever. Accessed February 6, 2013. "I moved to Hoboken in 1963 when I was 27. I'd been there a year working on the docks and doing all kinds of jobs, studying painting, playing music occasionally. I've never been a full-time musician." Julio Fernández (born 1954), guitarist and composer best known as the current and longtime guitarist for the jazz-fusion band Spyro GyraConcert In Sinatra Park: Julio Fernandez And Friends, City of Hoboken. Accessed July 15, 2019. "He was six years old when his family left Cuba and came to Hoboken. Fernandez picked up the guitar at 8 and by the time he was a student at Hoboken High School, he was playing in different bands around town." Michele Fitzgerald (born 1990), winner of Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, second runner-up on Survivor: Winners at War, and contestant on MTV's The ChallengeMichele Fitzgerald, Survivor. Accessed March 19, 2021. "Current residence: Hoboken, New Jersey" Vicky Flynn (born 1972), lawyer and politician who has represented the 13th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002 (B)Difilippo, Dana. "New Monmouth assemblywoman sets sights on pandemic recovery", New Jersey Monitor, January 18, 2022. Accessed May 2, 2023. "Born in Hoboken, Flynn is a lifelong New Jersey resident who graduated from Rutgers and Seton Hall Law School." Cristina Fontanelli, opera singerBiography page at Cristina Fontanelli's official site, accessed November 26, 2010."Christina Fontanelli sings 'Christmas in Italy' program" The Union City Reporter, November 28, 2010, Page 20 Ken Freedman (born 1959), radio executive and personality at WFMUGialanella, Donna. "Ken Freedman", The Star-Ledger at NJ.com, October 14, 2007. Accessed November 9, 2016. "He brings the garbage cans in from the curb of the station's Jersey City brownstone. He carts the mail from the post office box near his home in neighboring Hoboken." Bill Frisell (born 1951), avant-garde musician and composerBarnes, Danny. "Music Is Good: A Conversation with Bill Frisell" , Fretboard Journal, Issue 4, Winter 2006. Accessed February 6, 2013. "But it was hard to live; I never even made it to New York! I was actually living in New Jersey. We couldn't even afford to live in New York so we lived most of the time in Hoboken."