•
Nick Adams (1931–1968),
actor who appeared in Hollywood films and on television during the 1950s and 1960s •
Rafael Addison (born 1964), professional basketball player who played in the NBA for the
Phoenix Suns,
New Jersey Nets,
Detroit Pistons and
Charlotte Hornets •
Walker Lee Ashley (born 1960), linebacker who played in the NFL for the
Minnesota Vikings and
Kansas City Chiefs •
Robert Burns (1926–2016), politician who served two terms in the
New Jersey General Assembly from the
38th Legislative District •
Albert Burstein (1922–2018), politician who served five terms in the
New Jersey General Assembly, representing the
37th Legislative District •
Glenn Cunningham (1943–2004), politician who served in the
New Jersey Senate and was the first
African American Mayor of Jersey City •
Matthew Feldman (1919–1994), politician who served in the
New Jersey Senate and as
Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey •
Leon Gast (1936–2021), film director, producer, cinematographer and editor best known for his documentary
When We Were Kings •
Rich Glover (born 1950, class of 1969), 1972
Outland Trophy and
Lombardi Award winner;
Nebraska (
1970-
72);
NFL 1973,
1975 •
Gerald Govan (born 1942), basketball player who played in all nine seasons of the original
American Basketball Association •
Mark Granovetter (born 1943, class of 1961),
sociologist and professor at
Stanford University, best known for his work in
social network theory and
economic sociology •
Jerry Herman (1931–2019), composer and lyricist •
Otis Hughley Jr. (born 1964, class of 1982),
basketball coach who is the head coach of the
Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team •
Derek Luke (born 1974), actor who won multiple awards for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 film
Antwone Fisher •
Bill Perkins (1941–2016),
running back in the
American Football League for the
New York Jets who later became an attorney and politician who served two terms in the
New Jersey General Assembly •
Harold Reitman (1950–2025), orthopedic surgeon and professional boxer •
Peter Sliker (1925–2010), opera singer with the
Metropolitan Opera •
Shirley Tolentino (1943–2010), first black woman to serve on the
New Jersey Superior Court and to be appointed to the Jersey City Municipal Court and serve as its presiding judge ==References==