page_title: List of people from New Jersey
section_title: Born elsewhere, grew up in New Jersey
hierarchical_section_title: List of people from New Jersey / Born elsewhere, grew up in New Jersey
caption_attribution_description: English: Kate Micucci in 2009 at the Steve Allen theater
context_page_description: The following is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of New Jersey.
context_section_description: Soren Sorensen Adams (1878–1963), inventor of the Joy buzzer (born Aarhus, Denmark, grew up Perth Amboy, died Asbury Park)
  Juan Agudelo (born 1992), soccer player for the New York Red Bulls and the U.S. men's national team (born in Colombia, raised in Barnegat)
  Akon (born 1973), platinum R&B singer (born in St. Louis, Missouri, partly raised in Senegal, then moved to Jersey City)
  Carlo Alban (born 1979), actor, Prison Break (born in Ecuador, grew up in Sayreville)
  Jeff Anderson (born 1970), actor, Randal Graves in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse (born in Connecticut, raised in Atlantic Highlands)
  Mark Attanasio, owner of the Milwaukee Brewers (The Bronx, raised in Tenafly)
  Trey Anastasio (born 1964), guitarist, composer, and vocalist for the rock band Phish (Fort Worth, Texas, raised in Princeton)
  Kyle Anderson (born 1993), forward for the San Antonio Spurs (New York City, raised in North Bergen and Fairview)
  Ben Bailey (born 1970), comedian, former host of Cash Cab (Bowling Green, Kentucky, grew up in Chatham)
  Oxiris Barbot, Commissioner of Health of the City of New York
  John Basilone (1916–1945), Marine, Medal of Honor recipient (Buffalo, New York, grew up in Raritan)
  Joe Bastardi (born 1955), weather forecaster (Providence, Rhode Island, partly raised in Somers Point)
  Laura Benanti (born 1979), Tony Award-winning Broadway actress (New York City, grew up in Kinnelon)
  Guy Benson (born 1985), journalist, pundit, Fox News contributor (Saudi Arabia, raised in Ridgewood)
  Moe Berg (1902–1972), MLB catcher and spy during World War II (New York City, raised in Newark)
  Steve Berman (born 1968), author (Philadelphia, raised in Cherry Hill)
  Bonnie Bernstein (born 1970), television and radio sportscaster (Brooklyn, raised in Howell)
  Ahmed Best (born 1973), voice actor, Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (New York City, raised in Maplewood)
  Michael Ian Black (born 1971), comedian, actor, Ed, The State, Viva Variety (Chicago, raised in Hillsborough)
  Cory Booker (born 1969), politician, former mayor of Newark; current United States Senator (born in Washington, D.C., raised in Harrington Park)
  Anthony Bourdain (1956–2018), chef, author and television personality (New York City, grew up in Leonia)
  James L. Brooks (born 1940), film and television producer and director (Brooklyn, grew up in North Bergen)
  Joe Budden (born 1980), rap musician (Spanish Harlem, raised in Jersey City)
  Tisha Campbell-Martin (born 1968), actress (Oklahoma City, raised in Newark)
  Johnny Cannizzaro, actor,  Jersey Boys, writer, producer (Brooklyn, New York), raised in Holmdel)
  Luis Castillo (born 1983), NFL defensive end, formerly of the San Diego Chargers (Brooklyn, raised in Garfield)
  Kevin Chamberlin (born 1963), actor, Road to Perdition, Die Hard with a Vengeance (Baltimore, Maryland, raised in Moorestown)
  Mona Charen (born 1957), columnist, political analyst, author (New York City, raised in Livingston)
  David Chase (born 1945), creator, The Sopranos (Mount Vernon, New York, grew up in Clifton and North Caldwell)
  Chino XL (born 1971), rapper, actor (Bronx, grew up in East Orange)
  Lauren Cohan (born 1982), actress, Maggie Greene on The Walking Dead (Philadelphia, partially raised in Cherry Hill)
  Rhys Coiro (born 1979), actor, Billy Walsh on Entourage (Calabria, Italy, moved to Princeton)
  Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016), author (Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, raised in Paterson)
  Doris Coley (born 1941), later known as Doris Coley-Kenner and then Doris Kenner-Jackson, singer with The Shirelles
  James Comey (born 1960), Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Yonkers, New York, grew up in Allendale)
  Monica Crowley (born 1968), radio and television commentator (born in Arizona, raised in Warren Township)
  Tom Cruise (born 1962), actor (Syracuse, New York, grew up in Glen Ridge)
  Michael Cudlitz (born 1964), actor, Southland, The Walking Dead, Standoff (Long Island, New York, raised in Lakewood)
  David DeJesus (born 1979), Major League Baseball outfielder (Brooklyn, grew up in Manalapan Township)
  Kat DeLuna (born 1987), pop and R&B singer (Bronx, New Yor
caption: Kate Micucci
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