Lambertville, New Jersey - Notable People

Notable People

Notable current and former residents of Lambertville include:

  • Bradley M. Campbell (born c. 1961), former head of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
  • James Gould Cozzens (1903–1978), novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner.
  • Elsie Driggs (1898–1992), painter mostly known for her contributions to the Precisionism movement of the 1920s.
  • Jamie Fox (born 1954), political strategist.
  • William Crane Gray, elected first Bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Jurisdiction of Southern Florida in 1892.
  • Harry Haenigsen (1900–1990), cartoonist best known for his comic strip Penny.
  • William Holcombe (1804–1970), first Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.
  • John E. Hunt (1908–1989), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975.
  • John Lambert (1746–1823), politician and namesake of Lambertville.
  • Samuel Lilly (1816–80), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1853 to 1855. Lilly served as the first mayor of Lambertville, serving in office from 1849–1852.
  • Anne Marie Macari, poet.
  • James W. Marshall (1810–1885), discoverer of gold at Sutter's Mill in California in 1848.
  • Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt (1878-1955), Swedish-born, American artist best known for his seascapes and depictions of New Mexico’s indigenous culture.
  • Erik Peterson (born 1966), member of the New Jersey General Assembly.
  • John Runk (1791–1872), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845–1847.
  • Gerald Stern (born 1925), poet who was Poet Laureate of New Jersey from 2000 to 2002
  • Gene Ween (born 1970), founding member of the band Ween.

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