•
Martin G. Barnes (1948–2012, class of 1965), politician who was the city's first African-American mayor •
Jacob Bigeleisen (1919–2010, class of 1935),
chemist who worked on the
Manhattan Project on techniques to extract
uranium-235 from uranium ore •
Glenn Borgmann (born 1950), former professional
baseball catcher who played in
Major League Baseball for the
Minnesota Twins and
Chicago White Sox •
Johnny Briggs (born 1944), Major League Baseball player who played for the Phillies, Brewers and Twins •
Essence Carson (born 1986, class of 2004),
WNBA basketball player with the
New York Liberty and
Los Angeles Sparks who attended
Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts, while competing athletically at Eastside High School, where she was an all-state volleyball player and state champion in the 400 meters •
Morton Denn (born 1939, class of 1957),
rheologist and
chemical engineer who is the Albert Einstein Professor Emeritus of Science and Engineering at the
City College of New York •
Larry Doby (1923–2003),
Baseball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first black player in the
American League •
Blessing Ejiofor (born 1998, class of 2017), professional basketball player and Olympian representing
Nigeria •
William W. Evans Jr. (1921–1999), politician who served in the
New Jersey General Assembly from 1960 to 1962 and was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 1968 •
Sidney Geist (1914–2005, class of 1931), artist who was known for his sculpture and his art criticism •
Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997, class of 1943), beat poet •
Bob Giraldi (born 1939), film and television director •
Frank X. Graves Jr. (1923–1990), politician who is best known for serving two separate terms as
Mayor of Paterson •
Henry Janowitz (1915-2018, class of 1931), Professor Emeritus of
Gastroenterology at the
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, known for his contributions into
inflammatory bowel diseases •
Morris Janowitz (1919–1988), sociologist and professor who made major contributions to sociological theory, the study of prejudice, urban issues and patriotism •
Gary Jennings (1928–1999), author of historical novels •
Devhonte Johnson,
Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor and coach •
Shakur Juiston (born 1996), professional
basketball player for
Aris of the
Greek Basket League •
Alvin Kass (1935– 2025), rabbi who was the chief chaplain of the
New York City Police Department •
Joseph Keller (1923-2016),
mathematician who specialized in
applied mathematics, after having competed on Eastside's math team while in high school •
Bernard Kerik (born 1955), former
New York City Police Commissioner •
George Lefferts (1921–2018), writer, producer, playwright, poet, and director •
Adrienne Mancia (1927–2022, class of 1944), curator best known for her work with the
Museum of Modern Art and the
Brooklyn Academy of Music •
Ricardo McDonald (born 1969), NFL linebacker who played for the
Cincinnati Bengals and
Chicago Bears •
Tony Murphy (born 1957), retired basketball player who led
NCAA Division I in scoring in
1979–80 with a 32.1 points per game average for
Southern University •
Kenny Parker (born 1946), NFL cornerback for the
New York Giants •
Joseph D. Pistone (born 1939), former FBI agent, subject of the film
Donnie Brasco •
Robert Pitofsky (1929–2018), lawyer and politician who was the chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission from 1995 to 2001 •
Paul Plishka (born 1941), principal basso, Metropolitan Opera Company •
Philip A. Schnayerson (born 1940), criminal defense attorney •
James Scott (born 1972), NBA player who played for the
Miami Heat in 1996 •
Omar Sheika (born 1977), former
professional boxer and multiple time
super middleweight world title challenger •
Rory Sparrow (born 1958), NBA player •
Henry Taub (1927-2011), businessman and philanthropist who co-founded
ADP •
Joe Taub (1929-2017), businessman who joined his brother
Henry Taub and
Frank Lautenberg in building the payroll company
Automatic Data Processing and later was part of an investment group that acquired the
New Jersey Nets •
Fetty Wap (born 1991), recording artist known for hit single "
Trap Queen" •
Joseph Weber (1919–2000, class of 1935), physicist, developer of the laser and the gravitational wave detector •
Jane Williams-Warren (born 1947), long-time
city clerk, who served from 2017–2018 as the second female African-American mayor of Paterson •
Jerry Zaks (born 1946, class of 1963), stage and television director, and actor ==References==