NJ Hall of Fame Class of 2010

Fifteen new members will enter the New Jersey Hall of Fame during induction ceremonies May 2 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Here’s the Class of 2010:

Courtesy of njhalloffame.org.

Historical:

Alice Paul (Mt. Laurel/Moorestown), women’s suffrage activist
Les Paul (Mahwah), guitarist, inventor
Woodrow Wilson (Princeton), president of Princeton University, N.J. governor, U.S. president.

Enterprise:
Michael Graves (Princeton), architect
Wally Schirra (Oradell), astronaut

Arts & Entertainment:
Count Basie (Red Bank), jazz composer, band leader, pianist
Danny DeVito (Neptune /Asbury Park), actor, director, producer
Jack Nicholson (Neptune), actor
Susan Sarandon (Edison), actor, activist
Frankie Valli (Newark), singer

Sports:

Larry Doby (Paterson), baseball player
Carl Lewis (Willingboro), Olympic athlete

General:
Judy Blume (Elizabeth), author
William J. Brennan (Newark), Supreme Court justice
Philip Roth (Newark), author

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