Saturday, April 8, 2017

2008 inductees

The inaugural class of inductees for the New Jersey Hall of Fame were announced in a press conference on October 25, 2007 by Governor Jon Corzine.[7]
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Clara Barton Buzz Aldrin Frank Sinatra Yogi Berra Toni Morrison
Thomas Edison Malcolm Forbes Bruce Springsteen Bill Bradley Norman Schwarzkopf
Albert Einstein Robert Wood Johnson II Meryl Streep Vince Lombardi Harriet Tubman

2009 inductees

The 2009 class of inductees for the New Jersey Hall of Fame were announced on February 2, 2009.[8] The induction ceremony was held May 3, 2009, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.[9]
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Paul Robeson Guglielmo Marconi Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Althea Gibson F. Scott Fitzgerald
Walt Whitman Carl Sagan Jon Bon Jovi Shaquille O'Neal William Carlos Williams


Jerry Lewis Phil Rizzuto

2010 inductees

The 2010 class of inductees for the New Jersey Hall of Fame were announced on December 3, 2009.[10] The induction ceremony was held May 2, 2010, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.[11]
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Alice Paul Michael Graves Count Basie Larry Doby Judy Blume
Les Paul Wally Schirra Danny DeVito Carl Lewis William Brennan
Woodrow Wilson
Jack Nicholson
Philip Roth


Susan Sarandon



Frankie Valli

2011 inductees

For list of inductees, see footnote[12]

2012 inductees

For list of inductees, see footnote[13]
Ten members of the Class of 2012 were inducted on Saturday, June 9, 2012, during a ceremony at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center: Milt Campbell (Olympian), John Dorrance (condensed-soup inventor), Michael Douglas (actor), Bob Hurley (basketball coach), Wellington Mara (New York Giants owner), Samuel I. Newhouse (media mogul), Annie Oakley (Wild West Show sensation), Joyce Carol Oates (author), Christopher Reeve (late actor-activist), and Sarah Vaughan (jazz singer).[14]
The eleventh member of the Class of 2012 – the E Street Band – will be inducted at a future date.[14] The Unsung Hero Award was given to Eric LeGrand, the paralyzed former Rutgers University defensive tackle.[14]

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