page_title: List of people from New Jersey
section_title: S – Z
hierarchical_section_title: List of people from New Jersey / Notable people born or raised in New Jersey / S – Z
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Flip Wilson from a 1971 television special.
context_page_description: The following is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of New Jersey.
context_section_description: Peter Sagal (born 1965), NPR host (born and raised Berkeley Heights)
  Katie Sagona (born 1989), actress (Westwood)
  Eva Marie Saint (born 1924), Academy Award-winning actress (Newark)
  Richie Sambora (born 1959), guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi (Perth Amboy, raised in Woodbridge Township)
  Ajai Sanders (born 1967), actress, A Different World (Trenton)
  Laura San Giacomo (born 1962), actress, Just Shoot Me! (Denville)
  Caitlin Sanchez (born 1996), actress (Englewood)
  Hector Santiago (born 1987), pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels (Newark)
  Mohamed Sanu (born 1989), wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons (Sayreville, raised in Dayton)
  Dick Savitt (born 1927), tennis player, ranked No. 2 in the world in 1951 (Bayonne)
  Natalie Schafer (1900–1991), actress, Mrs. Howell on Gilligan's Island (Red Bank)
  Tom Scharpling (born 1969), comedian (Newbridge)
  Roy Scheider (1932–2008), actor, Jaws, The French Connection, All That Jazz (Orange)
  Greg Schiano (born 1966), head coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers, former head football coach Rutgers University (Wyckoff)
  Wally Schirra (1923–2007), Navy officer and test pilot (Hackensack)
  Sarah Schkeeper (born 1981), guard for the New York Sharks (Livingston)
  Steve Schmidt (born 1970), campaign strategist and advisor to the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator John McCain (North Plainfield)
  Scott Schoeneweis (born 1973), former MLB relief pitcher (Long Branch, raised in Mount Laurel)
  Bitty Schram (born 1968), actress, Sharona Fleming on Monk (Mountainside)
  Frank D. Schroth (1884–1974), publisher of the Brooklyn Eagle (Trenton)
  Thomas N. Schroth (1920–2009), journalist, specializing in Inside the Beltway politics (Trenton)
  Norton Schwartz (born 1951), US Air Force general and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (Toms River)
  Sherwood Schwartz (1916–2011), television producer (Passaic)
  Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934–2012), U.S. general, led coalition forces in the Gulf War (Trenton)
  Rusty Schweickart (born 1935), aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, research scientist (Neptune)
  Patti Scialfa (born 1953), singer-songwriter, musician, member of the E Street Band (Deal)
  Debralee Scott (1953–2005), actress, Angie (Elizabeth)
  Doc Searls (born 1947), journalist, columnist, blogger, author (Jersey City)
  Henry Selick (born 1952), stop motion director, producer, writer, The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Coraline (Glen Ridge, raised in Rumson)
  Ivan Sergei (born 1971), actor, Jack & Jill, Once a Thief, Crossing Jordan (Hawthorne)
  Matt Servitto (born 1965), actor, Agent Harris on The Sopranos (Teaneck)
  Marc Shaiman (born 1959), composer, lyricist, arranger, and performer (Newark)
  Christian Sharps (1810–1874), inventor of first successful breech-loading rifle (Washington)
  Ed Shaughnessy (born 1929), swing and bebop drummer best known for his 29 years on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Jersey City)
  Duncan Sheik (born 1969), singer-songwriter and composer (Montclair)
  Cindy Sherman (born 1954), artist and photographer (Glen Ridge)
  Jonathan Marc Sherman (born 1968), playwright (Morristown, grew up in Livingston)
  Sheetal Sheth (born 1976), actress (Phillipsburg)
  Armin Shimerman (born 1949), actor, Star Trek: DS9, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Beauty and the Beast (Lakewood)
  Everett Shinn (1876–1953), artist (Woodstown)
  David K. Shipler (born 1942), author (Chatham)
  The Shirelles, iconic and seminal girl group of the 1960s and 1970s (Passaic)
  Joseph Shivers (1920–2014), textile chemist (Marlton)
  Michael Showalter (born 1970), actor/comedian (Princeton)
  Joel Silver (born 1952), film and television producer, the Matrix Trilogy, the Lethal Weapon movies, Die Hard, Predator (South Orange)
  Bill Simon (born 1951), businessman, California politician (Neptune Township)
  Jimmi Simpson (born 1975), actor, House of Cards, Westworld, Date Night (Hackettstown)
  Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), iconic singer and Academy Award-winning actor (Hoboken)
  Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944–2016), singer, songwriter, conductor (Jersey City)
  [[File:Frankie Valli 2013.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Frankie ValliNancy Sinatra (born 1940), singe
caption: Flip Wilson
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