Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

male, deceased (1997)
Buddhist, beat poet, Howl, Jewish person, Sailor, LGBT…From Newark, New Jersey, From Boulder, Colorado, FromPaterson, NewJersey, from New York City
Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 - April 5 1997) was an American poet. Ginsberg is best known for "Howl" (1956), a long poem about the...
J. Michael Straczynski

J. Michael Straczynski

male, 55 years old
science fiction, babylon 5, Crusade, Screenwriter, scriptwriting, science fiction writer…From Newark, New Jersey, From San Diego, FromPaterson, NewJersey, from Kankakee, Illinois
Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an award-winning American writer/producer of television series, novels, short stories, comic...
Just Blaze

Just Blaze

male, 31 years old
mf doom, hip hop music, hip hop production, The Black Album, Late Registration, The Beastie Boys…FromPaterson, NewJersey
Justin Smith (born in Paterson, New Jersey on January 14, 1978), better known as Just Blaze, is an American hip hop music producer. Just Blaze has...
Larry Doby

Larry Doby

male, deceased (2003)
Star, athletic, color barrier, from Chicago, From Cleveland, all-star…from South Carolina, Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey, FromPaterson, NewJersey
Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby was an American professional baseball player in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball. A native of Camden, South...
Rubin Carter

Rubin Carter

male, 72 years old
Overturned convictions, United States Army soldier, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Disputed convictions, New Jersey Supreme Court, FromPaterson, NewJersey
"Rubin "Hurricane" Carter" was an African-American middleweight boxer between 1961 and 1966, although he is better known for his controversial...
Garret Hobart

Garret Hobart

male, deceased (1899)
Republican, Paterson, Long Branch, Rutgers University, Vice President of the United States, Member of the New Jersey General Assembly…death from cardiovascular disease, New Jersey State Senator, FromPaterson, NewJersey, New Jersey General Assembly, New Jersey Senate
Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3 1844 - November 21 1899) was the twenty-fourth Vice President of the United States. He was born in Long Branch, New...
Frank Lautenberg

Frank Lautenberg

male, 85 years old (Newark, New Jersey, United States)
American military personnel of World War II, BS, living in Cliffside Park NJ, Cliffside Park, BS Columbia University 1949, BS Columbia University…Paterson NJ, born in Paterson NJ, FromPaterson, NewJersey, New Jersey politician, from New Jersey
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is a businessman and Democratic Party politician. Now the senior United States Senator from New...
Robert Torricelli

Robert Torricelli

male, 58 years old (Englewood, New Jersey, United States)
Democrat, Robert Guy Torricelli, bribery, Italian-American, United States Senator, The Torch…FromPaterson, NewJersey, from New Jersey
Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951), nicknamed "the Torch," is an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. Torricelli, a...
Frankie Ruiz

Frankie Ruiz

male, deceased (1998)
Puerto Rican Christian, Puerto Rican-American, salsa music, Salsa musician, AIDS-related death, FromPaterson, NewJersey
Frankie Ruiz (March 10 1958 - August 9 1998 born in Paterson, New Jersey) was a well known Puerto Rican salsa singer.
Don Martin

Don Martin

male, deceased (2000)
cartoonist, Eisner Award winner, mad magazine, mad, American, cancer death…From Miami, FromPaterson, NewJersey
Don Martin (May 18 1931 - January 6 2000) was a popular American cartoon artist whose best-known work appeared in "MAD" magazine from 1956 to 1988....