page_title: List of people from New Jersey
section_title: Born in New Jersey, grew up elsewhere
hierarchical_section_title: List of people from New Jersey / Born in New Jersey, grew up elsewhere
caption_attribution_description: Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America.
context_page_description: The following is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of New Jersey.
context_section_description: Jack Abramoff (born 1958), former lobbyist and businessman convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and tax evasion (Atlantic City, moved to Beverly Hills, California at age 9)
  Lavoy Allen (born 1989), power forward for the Philadelphia 76ers (Trenton, moved to Pennsylvania)
  Jozy Altidore (born 1989), soccer player (Livingston, raised in Boca Raton, Florida)
  Priscilla Barnes (born 1955), actress, Terri Alden on Three's Company (Fort Dix, raised in California)
  Jeffrey Bewkes (born 1952), CEO and Chairman of Time Warner (Paterson, raised in Darien, Connecticut)
  Robert Blake (born 1933), actor, Baretta (born in Nutley, raised in Los Angeles)
  Elizabeth Bogush (born 1977), actress, Titans (Perth Amboy, raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Hingham, Massachusetts)
  Phil Bredesen (born 1943), Governor of Tennessee (Oceanport, grew up in different parts of the country)
  Marshon Brooks (born 1989), player with the New Jersey Nets (Long Branch, raised in Tucker, Georgia)
  Michael R. Burns (born 1958), Vice Chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment (born in Long Branch, raised in New Canaan, Connecticut)
  Mary Chapin Carpenter (born 1958), Grammy-winning folk and country singer (born in Princeton; moved to Japan, then Washington, D.C.)
  Sean Casey (born 1974), former MLB All-Star first baseman, current color commentator for the Cincinnati Reds (Willingboro, moved to Pittsburgh)
  Paul Cushing Child (1902–1994), husband of celebrity chef Julia Child (Montclair, raised in Boston)
  Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States (Caldwell, raised in western New York)
  Jason Cook (born 1980), actor, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital (Somerdale, raised in California)
  James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), writer (Burlington, raised in Cooperstown)
  Brian De Palma (born 1940), film director (born in Newark, raised in Philadelphia and New Hampshire)
  Brian Delate (born 1949), actor (Trenton, raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
  Kirsten Dunst (born 1982), actress, Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man trilogy (Point Pleasant, raised in Los Angeles)
  Sylvia Earle (born 1935), marine biologist, explorer, author (Gibbstown, raised in Florida)
  Eric Ebron (born 1993), tight end for the Detroit Lions (Newark, moved to North Carolina)
  Mel Ferrer (1917–2008), actor, director, Falcon Crest (Elberon, raised in New York and Connecticut)
  John Forsythe (1918–2010), actor, Dynasty, Charlie's Angels, Bachelor Father (Penns Grove, raised in Brooklyn, New York)
  Kate French (born 1985), actress, Wicked Wicked Games, The L Word (Flemington, raised in Long Island, New York)
  Dana Fuchs (born 1976), singer/songwriter (born in New Jersey, raised in Wildwood, Florida)
  Janeane Garofalo (born 1964), comedian, actress, left-wing activist (born in Newton, raised in California and Texas)
  David Garrard (born 1978), quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Plainfield, raised in Durham, North Carolina)
  Paul Gleason (1939–2006), actor, The Breakfast Club (Jersey City, raised in Florida)
  Mike Goodson (born 1987), running back for the Oakland Raiders (born in Irvington, raised in Texas)
  Chuck Greenberg (born 1961), former owner of the Texas Rangers (Englewood, raised in Pittsburgh)
  Robert David Hall (born 1947), actor, CSI (East Orange, moved to California)
  Sterling Hayden (1916–1986), actor (born in Upper Montclair; as a child, moved to New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, D.C., and Maine)
  Pepe Hern (1927–2009), actor raised in California
  Jason Heyward (born 1989), right fielder for the Chicago Cubs (Ridgewood, raised in Georgia)
  Debra Hill (1950–2005), screenwriter, producer (Haddonfield, grew up in Philadelphia)
  Linda Hunt (born 1945), Oscar-winning actress (Morristown, raised in Westport, Connecticut)
  Ice-T (born 1958), rapper and actor (Newark, moved to Los Angeles)
  Richie Incognito (born 1983), guard for the Buffalo Bills (Englewood, grew up in Glendale, Arizona)
  Derek Jeter (born 1974), shortstop for the New York Yankees (born in Pequannock, but raised primarily in Kalamazoo, Michigan)
  Richard Kind (born 1956), actor, Mad About You, Spin City (Trenton, raised i
caption: Woodrow Wilson
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