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Neighborhood Guides > Hoboken > Noteworthy Residents
Noteworthy Residents ((B) denotes born)
- Howard Aiken, pioneer in computing (B)
- Richard Barone. musician; former frontman for Hoboken pop group, The Bongos.
- Tom Bethune, a.k.a. "Blind Tom" (b. Thomas Wiggins), ex-slave, piano prodigy
- The Bongos, Alternative Rock pioneers
- Bob Borden, writer for, and frequent contributor on, the Late Show with David Letterman
- Andre Walker Brewster, Major General U.S. Army, recipient Medal of Honor (B)
- Michael Chang, professional tennis player (B)
- Irwin Chusid, radio personality, author, music producer, historian
- Jon Corzine, governor of New Jersey
- Luke Faust, musician
- Bill Frisell, "avante-garde" musician and composer
- Hetty Green, businesswoman/entrepreneur
- Mark Guiliana, drummer
- Chaim Hirschensohn, rabbi and early Zionist leader
- Juliet Huddy, Fox News personality
- Michael Jerrick, host of the morning television series Fox & Friends
- Alfred Kinsey, famous psychologist who studied sexual behavior. (B)
- Willem de Kooning, 20th century painter
- Alfred Kroeber, prominent 20th century anthropologist. (B)
- Artie Lange, comedic actor, alum of MADtv and regular on the Howard Stern Show.
- Dorothea Lange, prominent portrait photographer. (B)
- Caroline Leavitt, author
- Mark Leyner, post-modern author
- G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate conspirator and radio talk show host (B)
- Janet Lupo, Playboy Playmate for November 1975. (B)
- Eli Manning, New York Giants first-string quarterback
- Jesse Palmer, former professional football player, former star of the TV show The Bachelor
- Joe Pantoliano, actor (B)
- Maria Pepe, first girl to play Little League baseball. (B)
- Tom Pelphrey won an Emmy for his role on Guiding Light.
- Daniel Pinkwater, National Public Radio commentator/author
- Anna Quindlen columnist, novelist
- James Rado, co-creator of the Broadway Musical Hair
- Jerome Ragne, co-creator of the Broadway musical Hair
- Siglinda Sanchez, first Puerto Rican Capitol Page
- John Sayles, filmmaker and author
- Jeremy Shockey, NY Giants football player
- Frank Sinatra, singer and actor; (B)
- Alfred Stieglitz [2], leading figure of 19th and early 20th Century American photography. (B)
- Jeff Tamarkin, music journalist and editor
- Yo La Tengo, art-rock band
- Kanye West, hip hop artist and producer
- Pia Zadora, singer and actress. (B)

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