Arts and literature •
Amiri Baraka (1934–2014), poet and playwright, who was New Jersey
Poet Laureate •
Hilda Belcher (1881–1963), artist known for her
paintings,
watercolors and
portraits •
Albert Boni (1892–1981), publisher •
Ron Carey (1935–2007), actor on film and television, known for his recurring role on
Barney Miller •
Angelo Cifelli (born 1939) singer, composer and guitarist who performed and wrote songs for
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons •
Ted Fio Rito (1900–1971), singer and songwriter •
Jerome Kern (1885–1945), composer of musical theatre and popular music •
William J. Maguire (1916–1997), politician who served in the
New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1982 •
Andrew E. Svenson (1910–1975),
children's author,
publisher and
partner in the
Stratemeyer Syndicate, who authored or coauthored more than 70 books for children, including books in the
Hardy Boys and
Bobbsey Twins series •
Grif Teller (1899–1993), artist best known for his paintings for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Sports •
Moe Berg (1902–1972), Major League Baseball player and spy for the
CIA, who was called "the brainiest guy in baseball" •
Howard Cann (1895–1992), sportsman best known as the head coach of the
NYU Violets men's basketball team •
Robinson Canó (born 1982), baseball player, attended for one year •
Norm Granger (born 1961, class of 1980), former
fullback in the
National Football League, who played for the
Dallas Cowboys and the
Atlanta Falcons •
Rupert Mills (1892–1929),
professional baseball player who played part of one season for the 1915
Newark Peppers of the
Federal League •
Lou Palmer (1935–2019), sportscaster who was a
SportsCenter anchor and reporter, and was one of the original studio anchors at
WFAN, the nation's first all-sports radio station •
Pete Shaw (born 1954, class of 1972),
safety who played in the NFL for the
San Diego Chargers and
New York Giants •
Andre Tippett (born 1959), Hall of Fame former linebacker with the
New England Patriots Government •
J. LeRoy Baxter (1881 - ?), dentist / oral surgeon and politician, who was elected to represent
Essex County, New Jersey, in the
New Jersey General Assembly in 1928 •
William J. Brennan (1906–1997), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court •
Ralph R. Caputo (born 1940, class of 1958), politician who has represented the
28th Legislative District in the
New Jersey General Assembly since 2008 •
Robert L. Carter (1917–2012), civil rights leader and United States District Judge •
Anthony Giuliano (1898–1970), politician who served in the
New Jersey General Assembly •
Michael Giuliano (1915–1976), politician who served two terms in the
New Jersey Senate •
Anthony Imperiale (1931–1999), paramedic, activist, vigilante, militant leader and
populist politician who served on the
Municipal Council of Newark and represented the city in the
New Jersey General Assembly and
New Jersey Senate •
Donald M. Payne (1934–2012, class of 1952), member,
United States House of Representatives from
New Jersey's 10th congressional district •
Luis A. Quintana (born 1960), politician who served as
Mayor of Newark from November 2013 to July 2014 •
Peter W. Rodino (1909–2005), member of the
United States House of Representatives from
New Jersey's 10th congressional district •
C. Robert Sarcone (1925–2020), politician who served in both houses of the
New Jersey Legislature •
Norman Schwarzkopf Sr., (1895–1958), first superintendent of the
New Jersey State Police and father of General "Stormin' Norman"
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. •
Irvine I. Turner (1913–1974), politician who was the first Black official in
Newark, New Jersey, elected to the
Municipal Council when he took office in 1954 •
Arthur T. Vanderbilt (1888–1957), judge and judicial reformer who served as
Chief Justice of the
New Jersey Supreme Court from 1948 to 1957 •
Anthony M. Villane (1929–2022), dentist and politician who was elected to serve seven terms in the
New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1988 •
John Beam Vreeland (1852–1923), attorney and politician who served in the
New Jersey Senate and as the
United States Attorney for the district of New Jersey •
George M. Wallhauser (1900–1993, class of 1918), politician who served in the
United States House of Representatives from
New Jersey's 12th congressional district Other •
Steve Adubato Sr. (1932–2020; class of 1949), founder of
Robert Treat Academy Charter School •
MacDella Cooper (born 1977),
Liberian philanthropist and founder of the MacDella Cooper Foundation •
August Meier (1923–2003), professor of history at
Kent State University and a scholar on African American history •
Arthur A. Schmon (1895–1964), business executive who became a leading figure in the paper industry of
Ontario and
Quebec •
Marion Thompson Wright (1902–1962), scholar and activist who, in 1940, became the first
African-American woman in the United States to earn her
Ph.D. in history ==References==