List of people from Union City, New Jersey

Akon, a popular singer, rapper, businessman, and actor
AJ Lee, a popular woman wrestler in WWE and the record 3x WWE Divas Champion.

The following is a list of notable people from Union City, New Jersey. (B) denotes that the person was born there, though births prior to 1925 would have been in West Hoboken or Union Hill which merged in 1925 to form Union City, as noted in some of these entries.

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  67. Millan, Nicolas. "Looking back Famed American 19th century painter called North Hudson home", Hudson Reporter, April 15, 2008. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Once a resident of North Hudson, William Ranney settled in West Hoboken in 1851 to pursue his passion of painting while duck hunting and fishing in his spare time."
  68. Maurer, Mark. "Dan Resin, at 79; 'Caddyshack' actor did TV commercials", The Jersey Journal, August 3, 2010, p. 24. Accessed October 1, 2016. "Shortly after attending Indiana University and Columbia University, Resin moved to Hudson County and lived in Union City, Weehawken, and eventually Secaucus."
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