Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Perth Amboy is a city in eastern New Jersey. It is part of the New York City metropolitan area. At the 2010 census, 50,814 people lived in the city.

Perth Amboy was chartered in 1718. The city was incorporated on December 21, 1784.

Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Perth Amboy include:
 * Solomon Andrews (1806–1872), creator of the first successful dirigible airship; served three terms as mayor of Perth Amboy.
 * Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), singer was born in Perth Amboy.
 * Alan Cheuse (1940-2015), writer.
 * Stanley Norman Cohen (born 1935), credited with the co-creation of the first genetically modified organism and the process of recombinant DNA technology.
 * William Dunlap (1766–1839), theater pioneer.
 * William Franklin (1730-1813), last governor of Province of New Jersey
 * Angelina Grimké (1805–1879) and Sarah Grimké (1792–1873), abolitionists.
 * Vida Guerra (born 1974), model, was born in Cuba but was raised in Perth Amboy.
 * George Inness (1825–1894), landscape painter.
 * Augustus Johnston (1729-1790), Rhode Island Attorney General, Tory sympathizer.
 * Lawrence Kearny (1789-1868) the "Sailor Diplomat", who paved the way for an open-door policy with China.
 * Edward L. Kemeys (1843-1907), sculptor in residence at Eagleswood Mansion.
 * Morgan Foster Larson (1882-1961), Governor of New Jersey from 1929-1932.
 * Miilkbone (Thomas Wlodarczyk), rapper.
 * Walter Mitty, fictional character from the 1947 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
 * Steve Mizerak (1944–2006), champion pool player.
 * Joseph Montani (PAHS, 1970), astronomer and planetary scientist who named the minor planet "12465 Perth Amboy" after his hometown.
 * John A. Nagy (born 1946), author of books about espionage and mutinies of the American Revolution.
 * George Otlowski (1912–2009), politician who was mayor of the city from 1976 to 1990.
 * Thomas Mundy Peterson (1824–1904), first African-American to vote under the provisions of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. constitution in 1870.
 * Joseph J. Sadowski (1917–1944), United States Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II.
 * Richie Sambora (born 1959), guitarist for Bon Jovi was born here.
 * Marcus Spring (1810-1874), founder of Raritan Bay Union and Eagleswood Military Academy.
 * John Stevens, (1749-1838), engineer who developed the multitubular boiler engine and the screw propeller.
 * Gina Stritch, author.
 * Bruce Taylor (born 1948), former NFL player.
 * Harry Tierney (1890–1965), composer.
 * Michelle Visage (born 1968), singer, deejay.
 * John Watson (1685–1768), one of the first painters in America and holder of the first gallery of paintings in the country.
 * Ruth White (1914–1969), actress.
 * David T. Wilentz (1894–1988), N.J. Attorney General from 1934 to 1944 who prosecuted Bruno Hauptmann in the Lindbergh kidnapping trial.