List of people from Rutherford, New Jersey

Following is a list of people from Rutherford, New Jersey Those included were born in, are residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Rutherford.

Art and architecture

 * Alfred Andriola (1912–1983), cartoonist
 * Thomas Le Clear (1818–1882), painter
 * John Marin (1870–1953), early modernist artist
 * Richard Cooper Newick (1926–2013), multihull sailboat designer
 * Victor Victori (born 1943), portraitist, painter, sculptor and author

Business

 * Henry Becton, chairman of Becton, Dickinson and Company
 * Maxwell Becton (1868–1951), co-founder of Becton Dickinson
 * Fairleigh S. Dickinson (1866–1948), co-founder of Becton Dickinson and the named benefactor of Fairleigh Dickinson University
 * Deana Haggag (born 1987), President and CEO of United States Artists
 * Daniel Van Winkle (1816–1886), developer who sold the land of the Rutherfurd Park Association and laid out the street grid pattern for Rutherford

Education

 * Wilhelmina Marguerita Crosson (1900–1991), educator and school administrator known for her innovative teaching methods who was one of the first African-American female schoolteachers in Boston
 * Henry Drucker (1942–2002), political scientist and university fund-raiser
 * William Labov (born 1927), linguist and a professor emeritus in the linguistics department of the University of Pennsylvania
 * Walter H. Stockmayer (1914–2004), chemist and university teacher

Entertainment

 * Howard Crook (born 1947), lyric tenor
 * Charles Evered (born 1964), playwright and director
 * Fireman Ed (born 1959), New York Jets unofficial mascot
 * Beth Fowler (born 1940), actress
 * Kim Kyung-jun (born 1987), violinist
 * Bernie McInerney (born 1936), character actor
 * René A. Morel (1932–2011), luthier
 * Charlie Morrow (born 1942), sound artist, composer, conceptualist and performer
 * Kate Pierson (born 1948), singer with The B-52's
 * Kerry Davis (Born 1970), recording artist; member of American all-female punk band Red Aunts and creator of Two Tears
 * Ellen R. Thompson (1928–2014), composer and music educator
 * Chris Wragge (born 1970), news anchor for WCBS-TV
 * Ramy Youssef (born 1991), stand-up comedian and writer, who is best known for his role as Ramy Hassan on the Hulu comedy series Ramy

Law

 * Guy Leverne Fake (1879–1957), United States federal judge

Literature and journalism

 * Robert Leckie (1920–2001), author
 * Pamela McCorduck (1940–2021), author who wrote about the history and philosophical significance of artificial intelligence, the future of engineering, and the role of women and technology
 * Peggy Noonan (born 1950), author of seven books and was Special Assistant to former president Ronald Reagan
 * Brian Kim Stefans (born 1969), poet
 * Siobhan Vivian (born 1979), novelist, editor and screenwriter
 * Alexander Russell Webb (1846–1916), writer and publisher
 * William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), poet

Military

 * John Cridland Latham (1888–1975), Medal of Honor recipient
 * Erin Conaton (born 1970), former United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness who had previously served as Under Secretary of the Air Force
 * Calvin J. Spann (1924–2015), an original Tuskegee Airman and fighter pilot with the 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group

Politics

 * George Dayton (1827–?), represented Bergen County in the New Jersey Senate from 1875 to 1877
 * Fairleigh Dickinson Jr. (1920–1996), member of the New Jersey Senate in 1968
 * Kathleen Donovan (born 1952), County Executive of Bergen County, New Jersey, who had previously been County Clerk and a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
 * William H. J. Ely (1891–1942), district judge in New Jersey from 1924 to 1928 and represented Bergen County in the New Jersey Senate from 1932 to 1934
 * Louis Frey Jr. (1934–2019), Republican politician and former member of the US House of Representatives from Florida
 * Daniel Holsman, politician who represented Bergen County in the New Jersey Senate from 1863 to 1865
 * Thomas R. Pickering (born 1931), United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1989 to 1992
 * John Rutherfurd (1760–1840), United States Senator
 * Winant Van Winkle (1879–1943), represented Bergen County in the New Jersey Senate from 1935 to 1940
 * Walker Whiting Vick (1878–1926), an aide to Woodrow Wilson

Sports

 * Brant Alyea (born 1940), baseball player who hit a home run on the first pitch he saw in the majors. and grew up in Rutherford
 * Jim Blumenstock (1918–1963), fullback who played for the New York Giants in the 1947 season
 * Deedy Crosson (1898–1973), Negro league shortstop in the 1920s
 * Crowbar (born 1974), former professional wrestler
 * Jack Egbert (born 1983), MLB pitcher who played with the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets
 * Jim Garrett (1930–2018), college football coach and professional football player
 * Drew Gibbs (c. 1962–2021), football coach who was head coach of the Kean University Cougars during the 1989 season and was a head coach at Ramapo High School
 * Bill Hands (born 1940), former professional baseball pitcher who was a 20-game winner for the Chicago Cubs
 * Kelly Hecking (born 1980), former backstroke and freestyle competition swimmer
 * Frank Herrmann (born 1984), pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
 * Art Hillhouse (1916–1980), professional basketball center who played two seasons in the Basketball Association of America for the Philadelphia Warriors
 * Bobby Jones (born 1972), former pitcher who played for the New York Mets
 * Rodney Leinhardt (born 1970), professional wrestler
 * Vin Mazzaro (born 1986), pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
 * Da'Mon Merkerson (born 1989), football cornerback who played for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League
 * Shaun O'Hara (born 1977), center for the New York Giants
 * Pat Pacillo (born 1963), pitcher for Cincinnati Reds who debuted on May 23, 1987
 * Leo Paquin (1910–1993), end for Fordham University as part of the 1936 line known as the "Seven Blocks of Granite"
 * Percy Prince (1887–1973), English amateur footballer who played as a centre-forward for Southampton and Boscombe in the early 20th century
 * Jim Spanarkel (born 1957), former professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks and the Philadelphia 76ers
 * Michael Strahan (born 1971), former defensive end for the New York Giants
 * Harry Lancaster Towe (1898–1977), Congressman who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district from 1943 to 1951
 * Stan Walters (born 1948), a former offensive tackle who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles
 * Corey Wootton (born 1987), defensive end for the Chicago Bears