•
Alaa Abdelnaby (born 1968), former NBA basketball player •
Dorothy Allison (1924–1999), psychic •
Edith "Big Edie" Ewing Bouvier Beale (1895–1977), socialite, amateur singer and aunt of former
U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; featured along with
her daughter, also named Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale, in the 1975 documentary film
Grey Gardens •
Julian Bigelow (1913–2003), pioneering
computer engineer •
Phyllis Birkby (1932–1994), architect and feminist •
Julian "Bud" Blake (1918–2005), cartoonist (
Tiger) •
Robert Blake (1933–2023), actor (
Baretta) •
Carol Blazejowski, (born 1956), general manager of the WNBA's
New York Liberty •
Ray Blum (1919–2000), speed skater who represented the United States at the
1948 Winter Olympics •
Anthony Bowens,
professional wrestler signed to
All Elite Wrestling •
Alan Branigan (born 1975, class of 1993), Ivorian-born professional soccer player •
Henry Cuyler Bunner (1855–1896), novelist •
Jane Burgio (1922–2005), member of the
New Jersey General Assembly who served as
secretary of state of New Jersey •
Tina Cervasio (born 1974),
sportscaster, best known for her work as the
Boston Red Sox sideline reporter on
NESN telecasts •
P. C. Chang (1892–1957), Chinese academic, philosopher, playwright, human rights activist, and diplomat •
Clams Casino (born 1987 as Mike Volpe), hip hop producer •
Rena DeAngelo (class of 1984),
Emmy Award winning and
Academy Award nominated
set decorator for her work on the films
Bridge of Spies and the 2021 remake of
West Side Story •
Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. (born 1952),
county executive of
Essex County since 2003 •
Doug Edert (born 2000),
college basketball player for the
Saint Peter's Peacocks of the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference •
Gary T. Erbe (born 1944), self-taught oil painter, best known for his
trompe-l'œils, who maintains his studio in Nutley •
Ken Eulo (born 1939),
Eugene O'Neill Award-winning writer and bestselling author whose novels have collectively sold over 13 million copies worldwide •
Mary Sargant Florence (1857–1954), British painter of
figure subjects,
mural decorations in
fresco and occasional
landscapes in
watercolour and
pastel •
Philip Sargant Florence (1890–1982), economist •
Frank Fowler (1852–1910), painter •
Garry Furnari (born 1954), politician who served in the
New Jersey Senate and in
New Jersey Superior Court and was Mayor of Nutley from 1996 to 2003 •
Paul Goldberger (born 1950),
Pulitzer Prize winner and architecture critic for
The New Yorker •
Frances Goodrich (1890–1984), dramatist and screenwriter, best known for her collaborations with her partner and husband
Albert Hackett •
Lloyd Goodrich (1897–1987),
art historian •
Al Haig (1922–1982),
jazz pianist, best known as one of the pioneers of
bebop •
Ben Hawkins (1944–2017), professional
American football wide receiver who played in the NFL for the
Philadelphia Eagles and
Cleveland Browns, and for the
Philadelphia Bell of the
World Football League •
Christine E. Haycock (1924–2008), nurse and surgeon who served as a
colonel in the
United States Army Reserve and as a professor of surgery and Director of Emergency Services at the
New Jersey Medical School •
Lloyd Huck (1922–2012), business executive, philanthropist and aviation enthusiast, who was chairman of
pharmaceutical firms
Merck & Co. and of
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company •
John V. Kelly (1926–2009), served in the
New Jersey General Assembly and elected as Mayor of Nutley in 1988 •
Frank Kirkleski (1904–1980), football player who played in the early years of the
National Football League •
Frank Lautenberg (1924–2013),
United States senator •
Michael Lenson (1903–1971), painter and muralist •
Frederick Dana Marsh (1872–1961), illustrator •
Reginald Marsh (1898–1954), painter •
Abram Molarsky (1880–1955), Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painter best known for his landscapes •
Annie Oakley (1860–1926),
sharpshooter •
Carmen A. Orechio (1926–2018), President of the
New Jersey Senate who spent 40 years as a commissioner in Nutley •
Carlo Jackie Paris (1926–2004), jazz singer and guitarist •
Andrew Pecora (born 1957),
hematologist and
oncologist who has been involved in the research on the use of stem cells and
oncolytic viruses to treat diseases, including cancer •
William Pène du Bois (1916–1993), author, artist •
Stephen Petronio (born 1956), choreographer •
Eileen Poiani, mathematician who was the first female mathematics instructor at
Saint Peter's University •
Mark Radice, singer, musician, and producer •
Kevin J. Ryan (born 1969), former member of the New Jersey General Assembly •
Frederick Scalera (born 1958), politician who served in the
New Jersey General Assembly from 2003 to 2011 and serves on the Board of Education of the
Nutley Public Schools •
Connie Siskowski, activist for young people who are caring for ill, disabled, or aging family members •
Raphael Sonenshein (born 1949), executive director of the Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission and chairman of the
political science department at
California State University, Fullerton •
Frederic Dorr Steele (1873–1944), illustrator •
Frank R. Stockton (1834–1902), writer, best known for his short story "
The Lady or the Tiger?" •
Alix Strachey (1892–1973), psychoanalyst, born Alix Sargant-Florence, translated
Sigmund Freud's works into English •
Chief Jay Strongbow (
ring name of Luke Joseph Scarpa, 1928–2012),
professional wrestler and
WWE Hall of Famer •
Sharon Van Etten (born 1981), singer-songwriter •
Geerat J. Vermeij (born 1946), professor of geology at the
University of California, Davis •
Frank Vincent (1937–2017), actor who played prominent roles in the
HBO series
The Sopranos and in several films for director
Martin Scorsese:
Raging Bull (1980),
Goodfellas (1990) and
Casino (1995) •
Nick Zano (born 1978), actor •
Eli Zaret (born 1950), sports broadcaster and journalist ==Cultural references==