Noted residents of
Long Branch, New Jersey
* M. H. Abrams, English professor at Cornell University and founding editor of the Norton Anthology of English Literature.
* Clint Black, Country music performer
* Frederick Douglass, lived in Long Branch for a short period of time until his home burnt down[6]
* James Garfield, President of the United States of America, died in Long Branch
* Garret Hobart, the 24th Vice President of the United States, under William McKinley, was born in Long Branch.
* Winslow Homer stayed in Long Branch in 1869, while he produced paintings of Victorian women strolling the boardwalks.
* Norman Mailer, novelist
* Sam Mills - Hall of Fame NFL Football Player, attended Long Branch High School
* Dorothy Parker, writer and storied member of the Algonquin Round Table, was born in Long Branch on August 22nd, 1893.
* Robert Pinsky, Poet Laureate of the United States from 1997-2000
* Bruce Springsteen, Born in Long Branch, but raised in Freehold Borough, New Jersey
* Sonny Greer (13 December 1895–23 March 1982) an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with Duke Ellington, was born in Long Branch.
