Notable current and former residents of Weehawken include:
- Ed Alberian, (1920-1997), entertainer, whose credits include early television's Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody Show, The Beachcomber Bill Show, and Let's Have Fun
- Adele Astaire, (1896-1981), Fred Astaire's elder sister, dancer and entertainer in vaudeville, on Broadway and the West End, who retired in 1932 to become Lady Charles Cavendish
- Fred Astaire, (1899-1987), Hollywood legend, lived in Weehawken as a teenager, and during vaudville and early Broadway years
- Francis Bitter, (1902-1967), son of Karl Bitter, physicist know for his research with magnets and long career at MIT
- Karl Bitter, (1867-1915), sculptor, established atelier in town, where he lived and worked until his death.
- John Diebold, (1926-2005), computer scientist, considered to to be an automation evangelist
- John Erskine, (1879-1951), educator and author, who reflects on town in "The Memory of Certain Persons"
- Edward Feigenbaum, (1936), computer scientist who colloborated on the development of the first expert system Dendral.[14]
- Peter Fiordalisi, (1904-1988), modern artist whose work was inspired by the Palisades, Hudson, and skyline
- Barry Harris, (1929), jazz pianist and educator
- Lori Majewski, journalist, former contributor to Spin and US Weekly magazines, and current managing editor of Teen People magazine.
- John Marin, (1870-1953), modern American artist, raised by maternal grandparents and two artistically talented maiden aunts in town.
- Thelonious Monk, (1917-1982), jazz legend, who retired to and spent last years in town
- Kate Pierson, (1948), lead singer and founding member of The B-52's.
- Jerome Robbins, (1918-1998), choreographer, famous for West Side Story and many works for the New York City Ballet.[15]
- Nica de Koenigswarter nee Rothschild, (1913-1988), known as the "bebop baroness" for her patronage of many jazz musicians.
- Gerard Schwarz, (1947), conductor, currently with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
- Frank Tashlin, (1913-1972), film director, whose credits include The Glass Bottom Boat and The Alphabet Murders.
- Daniel Webster (1782-1852), American statesman who spent part of his later years in town
- Jordan Schwartz, (1983-), author of "Memoirs of the Unaccomplished Man" moved to town in 2006
