List of people from Hoboken, New Jersey

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 author
 * Howard Aiken (1900–1973), pioneer in computing (B)
 * Richard Barone, musician; former frontman for Hoboken pop group The Bongos
 * William Beutenmuller (1864–1934), entomologist who was curator of entomology at the American Museum of Natural History (B)
 * Bob Borden (born 1969), writer for Late Show with David Letterman
 * Joanne Borgella (1982–2014), Miss F.A.T 2005 on Mo'Nique's Fat Chance and a contestant on American Idol, Season 7
 * Andre W. Brewster (1862–1942), Major General U.S. Army, recipient Medal of Honor (B)
 * Marques Brownlee (born 1993), technology reviewer, known for his YouTube channel, MKBHD
 * Michael Chang (born 1972), professional tennis player, French Open champion (B)
 * Irwin Chusid (born 1951), radio personality, author, historian
 * Vincent Cooke, S.J. (1936–2017), Jesuit priest and academic, President of Canisius College (1993–2010) (B)
 * Vincent Copeland (1915–1993), actor, labor official, writer and political activist
 * Jon Corzine (born 1947), Governor of New Jersey
 * 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 1986
 * Willem de Kooning (1904–1997), 20th-century painter
 * Anthony DePalma (born 1952), author, journalist and educator who was a foreign correspondent and reporter for The New York Times
 * Louise DeSalvo (1942–2018), writer, editor, professor, and lecturer who was a renowned Virginia Woolf scholar
 * Paul Aaron Langevin Doty (1869–1938), mechanical engineer who served as the 53rd president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (B)
 * Mark D'Onofrio (born 1969), NFL player (B)
 * Albert J. Dunlap (1937–2019), business executive, known for company downsizing, earning him the nickname "Chainsaw Al"
 * John J. Eagan (1872–1956), United States Representative from New Jersey (B)
 * Dawn Eden, author, journalist, rock historian
 * Sam Esmail (born 1977), television producer known for Mr. Robot and Homecoming (B)
 * Luke Faust (born 1936), musician
 * Julio Fernández (born 1954), guitarist and composer best known as the current and longtime guitarist for the jazz-fusion band Spyro Gyra
 * Michele Fitzgerald (born 1990), winner of Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, second runner-up on Survivor: Winners at War, and contestant on MTV's The Challenge
 * Vicky Flynn (born 1972), lawyer and politician who has represented the 13th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002 (B)
 * Cristina Fontanelli, opera singer
 * Ken Freedman (born 1959), radio executive and personality at WFMU
 * Bill Frisell (born 1951), avant-garde musician and composer
 * Thomas Gallo (1914–1994), politician who served 11 years in the New Jersey General Assembly, including five full terms representing the 33rd Legislative District (B)
 * Kyla Garcia, stage, film, and television actress and audiobook narrator (B)
 * Dorothy Gibson (1889–1946), pioneering silent film actress; Titanic survivor (B)
 * John Grefe (1947–2013), International Master of chess(B)
 * Hetty Green (1834–1916), businesswoman/entrepreneur
 * Pia Guerra (born 1972), comic book artist and cartoonist, who is co-creator of Y The Last Man, cartoonist for The New Yorker and The Nib (B)
 * Reema Harrysingh-Carmona (born 1970), former First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago (B)
 * Nat Hickey (born 1902), oldest person to play an NBA game (B)
 * Chaim Hirschensohn (1857–1935), Chief Rabbi of Hoboken and early Zionist leader
 * Juliet Huddy (born 1969), Fox News personality
 * August William Hutaf (1879–1942), illustrator, commercial artist, and advertising executive (B)
 * Anthony Impreveduto (1948–2009), member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1987–2004
 * Kate Jacobs (born 1959), singer-songwriter who released her fifth album Home Game in 2011
 * Mike Jerrick (born 1954), host of the morning television series Fox & Friends
 * Carroll N. Jones III (1944–2017), artist in the style of American realism
 * Alfred Kinsey (1894–1956), psychologist who studied sexual behavior (B)
 * Jay I. Kislak (1922–2018), businessman, philanthropist, bibliophile, and aviator (B)
 * Mathias Kiwanuka (born 1983), linebacker who played for the New York Giants
 * Alfred L. Kroeber (1876–1960), anthropologist; first professor appointed to the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley; known for his association with the Native American man Ishi (B)
 * Johnny Kucks (1933–2013), pitcher who won the World Series twice with the New York Yankees (B)
 * Artie Lange (born 1967), comedian, radio personality on The Howard Stern Show
 * Dorothea Lange (1895–1965), photographer during the Great Depression for the FSA, and of the Japanese internment program
 * Jack Lazorko (born 1956), former pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, and California Angels
 * Caroline Leavitt (born 1952), author
 * David Levithan (born 1972), young adult fiction author and editor
 * Mark Leyner (born 1956), post-modern author
 * G. Gordon Liddy (1930–2021), Watergate conspirator; radio talk show host (B)
 * William Lowell Sr. (1863–1954), dentist and an inventor of a wooden golf tee patented in 1921 (B)
 * Janet Lupo (1950–2017), Playboy Playmate for November 1975 (B)
 * Eli Manning (born 1981), Super Bowl champion quarterback for the New York Giants
 * Patrick McDonnell (born 1956), cartoonist, author and playwright who is the creator of the syndicated daily comic strip Mutts
 * Dorothy Blackwell McNeil (born 1940s), African-American nightclub owner
 * Bob Menendez (born 1954), United States Senator who served as mayor of Union City
 * Kawika Mitchell (born 1979), linebacker who played for the New York Giants
 * Natalie Morales (born 1972), television personality, NBC News and The Today Show
 * Keturah Orji (born 1996), track and field athlete specializing in the triple jump who was selected as part of the U.S. team at the 2016 Summer Olympics (B)
 * Jesse Palmer (born 1978), NFL quarterback featured on TV show The Bachelor
 * Joe Pantoliano (born 1951), actor (B)
 * Tom Pelphrey (born 1982), actor, won an Emmy for his role on Guiding Light
 * Maria Pepe (born 1960), first girl to play Little League baseball (B)
 * Daniel Pinkwater (born 1941), National Public Radio commentator; author
 * Anna Quindlen (born 1952), columnist, novelist
 * James Rado (1932–2022), co-creator of the Broadway Musical Hair
 * Gerome Ragni (1935–1991), co-creator of the Broadway Musical Hair
 * Robert Ranieri (born 1929), politician who represented the 33rd legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly (B)
 * Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), professional baseball player for the New York Yankees
 * William Roerick (1912–1995), actor who appeared on Guiding Light (B)
 * Frederick H. Rohr (1896–1965), entrepreneur and engineer who founded Rohr Aircraft (B)
 * Carlos Saldanha (born 1965), director of animated films, including the Ice Age films and Rio
 * Robert Charles Sands (1799–1832), writer
 * John Sayles (born 1950), filmmaker and author
 * Dave Schramm, musician who played with Yo La Tengo and the Schramms
 * Charles Schreyvogel (1861–1912), painter of Western subject matter in the days of the disappearing frontier
 * Steve Sesnick (1941–2022), rock club and rock band manager (B)
 * Steve Shelley (born 1963), drummer for rock band Sonic Youth
 * Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer and actor; winner of Academy Award and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; namesake of Hoboken's Frank Sinatra Park and Sinatra Drive (B)
 * Jack Stephans (1939–2020), American football coach who was head coach at Jersey City State College, William Paterson University and Fordham University (B)
 * Edwin Augustus Stevens (1795–1868), engineer, inventor and entrepreneur
 * Colonel John Stevens (1749–1838), inventor; founder of Hoboken
 * John Cox Stevens (1785–1857), first Commodore of the New York Yacht Club
 * Robert L. Stevens (1787–1856), inventor, who was the son of Colonel John Stevens (B)
 * Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), leading figure of 19th and early 20th-century American photography (B)
 * Joe Sulaitis (1921–1980), running back for the New York Giants of the NFL, 1943–1953
 * Jeff Tamarkin, editor, author and historian
 * Tyshawn Taylor (born 1990), basketball player with the Brooklyn Nets
 * Rosemarie Totaro (1933–2018), politician who served two separate stints in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 23rd Legislative District (B)
 * Buddy Valastro (born 1977), baker and television personality, known for Cake Boss (B)
 * Philip A. White (1823–1891), pharmacist, aristocrat, advocate and school board member
 * Blind Tom Wiggins (1849–1908), ex-slave; piano prodigy
 * Frank Winters (born 1964), NFL player for four teams
 * Edwin R. V. Wright (1812–1871), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 1865–1867
 * Pia Zadora (born 1954), singer and actress (B)