List of people from New Jersey

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The following is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of New Jersey.

## Notable people born and/or raised in New Jersey
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* Isa Abdul-Quddus (born 1988), safety for the Detroit Lions (Union)
* Joseph Alexander Adams (1803–1880), engraver (born in New Germantown)
* Mike Adams (born 1981), safety for the Indianapolis Colts (Paterson)
* Timothy Adams (born 1967), actor, *Sunset Beach*, *Ocean Ave.* (Belleville)
* Charles Addams (1912-1988), cartoonist; creator of *The Addams Family* (Westfield)
* Jordan Alan (born 1967), filmmaker (Bayonne)
* Mitch Albom (born 1958), writer, broadcaster, and musician (Passaic)
* Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (born 1930) NASA, astronaut, second man to walk on the moon (born in Glen Ridge, grew up in Montclair)
* Jason Alexander (born 1959), actor, George Costanza on *Seinfeld* (Newark, raised in Livingston)
* Samuel Alito (born 1950), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Trenton, raised in Hamilton)
* Malik Allen (born 1978), NBA player (Willingboro)
* John Amos (born 1939), actor, *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air*, *Good Times*, *The West Wing* (Newark)
* Richard Anderson (born 1926), actor, *The Six Million Dollar Man*, *Kung Fu*, *The Bionic Woman* (Long Branch)
* Jack Antonoff (born 1984), musician, guitarist for the band Fun (Bergenfield)
* Kristina Apgar (born 1985), actress, *Privileged* (Morristown)
* Billy Ard (born 1959), NFL player for New York Giants and Green Bay Packers (East Orange, raised in Watchung)
* Chris Argyris (1923-2013), business theorist, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School, and a Thought Leader at Monitor Group (Newark)
* Bruce Arians (born 1952), head coach for Arizona Cardinals (Paterson)
* Allan Arkush (born 1948), film and television director (Jersey City)
* Jillian Armenante (born 1968), actress, *Judging Amy* (Paterson) 
* Rich Attonito (born 1977), mixed martial artist (Elizabeth)
* Paul Auster (born 1947), author, screenwriter (born in Newark, grew up in South Orange)
* Miles Austin (born 1984), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys (born in Summit, grew up in Garfield
* Melissa Bacelar (born 1979), actress and scream queen (Piscataway)
* Bret Baier (born 1970), news anchor for the Fox News Channel, *Special Report with Bret Baier* (Rumson)
* Andrew Bailey (born 1984), pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (Haddon Heights)
* David Bailey (1933–2004), actor, *Another World* (Voorhees)
* Amiri Baraka (1934–2014), poet (Newark)

* Michael Barkann (born 1960), radio talk show host, television host (East Brunswick)
* James J. Barry, Jr. (born 1946), politician (Orange, raised in New Vernon)
* Rick Barry (born 1944), NBA and ABA small forward and Hall of Fame inductee (Elizabeth, grew up in Roselle Park)
* James Barton (1890–1962), actor (Gloucester City)
* Danny Basavich (born 1978), professional pool player (Manalapan)
* Dana Bash (born 1971), CNN reporter and anchorwoman (Montvale)
* Count Basie (1904–1984), jazz pianist, organist, bandleader (Red Bank)
* Emma Bell (born 1986), actress (Woodstown)
* Madeline Bell (born 1942), soul singer (Newark)
* Bill Bellamy (born 1965), actor, comedian (Newark)
* Regina Belle (born 1963), singer (Englewood)
* Stephen Benkovic (born 1938), chemist, National Academy of Sciences inductee (Orange)
* Joan Bennett (1910–1990), actress (Palisades Park)
* Kafi Benz (born 1941), writer and conservationist (Chatham)
* Xander Berkeley (born 1955), actor (Mendham)
* Adam Bernstein (born 1960), video director and producer (Princeton)
* Mike Bibby (born 1978), NBA player (Cherry Hill)
* Jack Bicknell, Jr. (born 1963), offensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs (North Plainfield)
* Bam Bam Bigelow (1961–2007), professional wrestler (Asbury Park)
* Jason Biggs (born 1978), actor (Hasbrouck Heights)
* Mary Birdsong (born 1968), actress, comedian *Reno 911!* (Long Beach Island)
* Roger Birnbaum (born c. 1950), film producer, *Four Christmases*, *27 Dresses*, *Eight Below*, *Mr. 3000*, *Six Days Seven Nights* (Teaneck)

* Vivian Blaine (1921–1995), actress and singer, *Guys and Dolls* (Newark)
* Betsy Blair (1923-2009), actress, *Marty* (Cliffside Park)
* Tammy Blanchard (born 1976), actress (Bayonne)
* Carol Blazejowski (born 1956), Hall of Fame basketball player (Elizabeth)
* Al Blozis (1919–1945), New York Giants tackle, who died as a soldier in combat during World War II (Garfield)
* Mark Blum (born 1950), actor (Newark)
* Peter Boettke (born 1960), economist of the Austrian School (Rahway)
* Tim Bogert (born 1944), bass guitarist and vocalist for Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Beck, Bogert & Appice (Ridgefield)
* Clint Bolick (born 1957), attorney and prominent school choice advocate (Elizabeth)
* Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), musician (Sayreville) born in Perth Amboy
* Denise Borino-Quinn (1964–2010), actress, Ginny Sacramoni on *The Sopranos* (Roseland)
* Joe Borowski (born 1971), former MLB pitcher, current sportscaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks (Bayonne)
* Philip Bosco (born 1930), actor (Jersey City)
* Dennis Boutsikaris (born 1952), actor (Newark)
* Katrina Bowden (born 1988), actress, Cerie on *30 Rock* (Wyckoff)
* Todd Bowles (born 1963), defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles (Elizabeth)
* Joseph Boyce (born 1996), actor, director, producer, screenwriter and voice artist
* Brad Brach (born 1986), relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles (Freehold)
* Gary Brackett (born 1980),  middle linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts (Glassboro)
* Zach Braff (born 1975), actor, *Scrubs* (South Orange)
* Debbie Bramwell-Washington (born 1966), IFBB professional bodybuilder

* John Brennan (born 1954), Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (North Bergen)
* William J. Brennan, Jr. (1906–1997), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Newark)
* David Brewster, publisher and journalist (Newark)
* Ralph L. Brinster (born 1932), geneticist (Montclair, raised in Cedar Grove)
* Kenny Britt (born 1988), wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams (Bayonne)
* Betty Bronson (1906-1971), actress, *Peter Pan* (Trenton)
* Jacqueline Brookes (born 1930), actress (Montclair)
* Dave Brown (born 1970), quarterback for the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals (Summit)
* Donald Brown (born 1987), running back for the Indianapolis Colts (Atlantic Highlands)
* Roscoe Lee Browne (1925–2007), actor, *The Cowboys*, *The Mambo Kings* (Woodbury)
* Lou Brutus (born 1972), radio host, musician, photographer (Newark, raised in Englistown)
* David Bryan (born 1962), musician (Perth Amboy)
* Mark Bryant (born 1965), NBA player, assistant coach (Glen Ridge, raised in South Orange)
* King Kong Bundy (born 1957), professional wrestler, stand-up comedian, actor (Atlantic City)
* Jake Burbage (born 1992), actor *Grounded for Life* (Willingboro)
* Richard Burgi (born 1958), actor *Desperate Housewives*, *The Sentinel* (Montclair)
* Aaron Burr (1756-1836), third Vice President of the United States (Newark)
* Glen Burtnik (born 1955), musician (North Brunswick)
* Nicholas Murray Butler (1862–1947), Nobel Prize-winning philosopher, diplomat, and educator (Elizabeth)
* Greg Buttle (born 1954), linebacker for the New York Jets (Atlantic City, raised in Linwood)
* Andrew Bynum (born 1987), center for the Philadelphia 76ers (Plainsboro)
* P. J. Byrne (born 1974), actor, *The Game* (South Orange)
* Michael Cade (born 1972), actor, *California Dreams* (Elmwood Park)
* Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), mathematician, first president of the University of North Carolina (Lamington)
* Alisyn Camerota (born 1969), news anchor for CNN (Shrewsbury)
* William Campbell (1923–2011), actor (Newark)
* Bobby Cannavale (born 1971), actor, Bobby Caffey on *Third Watch* (Union City)
* Cardiak, music producer for 50 Cent, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Fabolous, Lloyd Banks, Ace Hood and more . (Willingboro)
* Ron Carey (1935–2007), actor, *Barney Miller* (Newark)
* Philip Carey (1925–2009), actor, *One Life to Live* (Hackensack)
* Julie Carmen (born 1954), actress (Millburn)
* Thomas Carpenter (1752–1847), a patriot of the American Revolutionary War; born in Salem, died in Carpenter's Landing
* Rosalind Cash (1938–1995), actress (Atlantic City)
* Jonathan Casillas (born 1987), linebacker for the New Orleans Saints (New Brunswick)
* Joanna Cassidy (born 1945), actress, *Blade Runner*, *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*, *Six Feet Under* (Haddonfield)
* Iván Castro (born 1967), U.S. Army Captain serving on active duty in the Special Forces despite losing his eyesight (Hoboken)
* Michael Chang (born 1972), professional tennis player (Hoboken)
* Cheryl Chase (born 1958), voice actress, Angelica Pickles on *Rugrats* (Manville)
* Jeff Chase (born 1968), actor (Paterson)
* Michael Chertoff (born 1953), U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush (Elizabeth)
* Aneesh Chopra (born 1972), Chief Technology Officer under Barack Obama (Trenton, raised in Princeton Junction)
* Vinny Ciurciu (born 1980), National Football League linebacker (Hackensack)
* Earl Clark (born 1988), forward for the Los Angeles Lakers (Plainfield)
* Harlan Coben (born 1962), author of mystery novels and thrillers (Newark, raised in Livingston)
* Robert Coello (born 1984), pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (Bayonne)
* Willie Cole (born 1955), sculptor (Newark)
* Richard Conte (1910–1975), actor, *The Godfather* (Jersey City)
* Greg Coolidge (born 1972), actor, screenwriter, director (Red Bank)
* David Copperfield (born 1956), illusionist (Metuchen)
* Sam Coppola (born 1935), actor (Jersey City)
* Barbara Corcoran (born 1949), businesswoman, investor, and television personality (Edgewater)
* Joseph Cortese (born 1949), actor (Paterson)
* Phil Costa (born 1987), center and guard for the Dallas Cowboys (Moorestown)
* Blake Costanzo (born 1984), linebacker for the Chicago Bears (Franklin Lakes)
* Lou Costello (1906–1959), comedian, actor, Abbott and Costello films and television series (Paterson)
* Stephen Crane (1871-1900), novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist (Newark)
* Michael Cristofer (born 1945) Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright; screenwriter; actor; director (Trenton)
* Joseph Cross (born 1986) actor, *Running with Scissors*, *Flags of Our Fathers* (New Brunswick)
* Valerie Cruz (born 1976), actress, *Nip/Tuck*, *The Dresden Files*, *Dexter* (Elizabeth)
* Victor Cruz (born 1986), wide receiver for the New York Giants (Paterson)
* Ken Cuccinelli (born 1968), Attorney General of Virginia (Edison)
* John T. Cunningham (born 1915), journalist, writer, and historian (Newark, raised in Brookside)
* Vincent Curatola (born 1953), actor, Johnny Sack on *The Sopranos* (Englewood)
* Vinny Curry (born 1988), defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles (Neptune)
* Brian Cushing (born 1987), outside linebacker for the Houston Texans (Park Ridge)
* Jack Cust (born 1979), designated hitter and outfielder for the New York Yankees (Flemington)
* Tawny Cypress (born 1976) actress, *K-Ville*, *Heroes* (Point Pleasant)
* Mike Daniels (born 1989), defensive end for the Green Bay Packers (Stratford)
* Joe Dante (born 1946), film director, *Gremlins* (Morristown)
* Glenn Danzig (born 1955), Misfits and  Danzig frontman (Lodi
* Jeff Datz (born 1959), third base coach for the Seattle Mariners (Camden)
* Dov Davidoff, comedian, actor (Englishtown)
* Anthony Davis (born 1989), offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers (Piscataway)
* Hope Davis (born 1964), actress, *About Schmidt*, *American Splendor*, *The Hoax*  (Englewood)
* Lanny Davis (born 1946),  Special Counsel to the President to Bill Clinton (Jersey City)
* Sandra Dee (1942–2005), actress, *Gidget*, *A Summer Place* (Bayonne)
* Robert De Grasse (1900–1971), cinematographer (Maplewood)
* Dean DeLeo (born 1961) Guitarist for Stone Temple Pilots,Talk Show, Army of Anyone, Laughter Train (Montclair)
* Martina Deignan, soap opera actress, *Santa Barbara*, *As the World Turns* (East Orange)
* Mark DeRosa (born 1975), utility player for the Washington Nationals (Passaic)
* Danny DeVito, actor and director, *Taxi*, *Hoffa*, *War of the Roses*, *Get Shorty*, *Batman Returns*, ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (born 1944),  (Neptune City)
* Tommy DeVito (born 1928), musician and singer; lead guitarist of The Four Seasons (Belleville)
* Khigh Dheigh (1910–1991), actor, Wo Fat on *Hawaii Five-O* (Spring Lake)
* Ernest Dickerson (born 1951), film and television director (Newark)
* John DiMaggio (born 1968), voice actor, Bender on *Futurama* (North Plainfield)
* Pat DiNizio (born 1955), singer, *The Smithereens* (Scotch Plains)
* Peter Dinklage (born 1969), actor, *Elf*, *Game of Thrones* (Morristown, raised in Mendham Township)
* DJ DX (born 1985), rap artist, turntablist, producer (Jersey City)
* Peter Dobson (born 1964), actor, *Cover Me'' (Red Bank)

* Jamie Donnelly (born 1947), actress (Teaneck)
*Ruth Donnelly (1896-1982), actress (Trenton)
* Michael Douglas (born 1944), Academy Award-winning actor, producer (New Brunswick)
* Jim Dowd (born 1968), professional ice hockey player (Brick Township)
* Al Downing (born 1941), professional baseball pitcher New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL comeback player of the year 1971 (Trenton)
* Derek Drymon (born 1965), cartoon producer, *SpongeBob SquarePants* (Morristown)
* Thomas F. Duffy (born 1955), actor (Woodbridge)
* Tom Dugan (born 1961), one-person show actor, writer and director (Rahway)
* Tabitha D'umo (born 1973), dance teacher, choreographer, and creative director (Galloway)
* Jancee Dunn (born 1966), journalist, author, and former VJ for MTV2 (Chatham)

* Ashley Alexandra Dupré (born 1985), prostitute, singer (Beachwood)
* Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886), artist (Maplewood)
* Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005), radical feminist and activist (Camden)
* Frederick Eberhardt (1868–1946), engineer, philanthropist, university administrator and businessman (Newark)
* Randy Edelman (born 1947), film and TV score composer (Paterson)
* Frankie Edgar (born 1981), mixed martial artist (Toms River)
* Geoff Edwards (1931–2014), actor, radio and television personality (Westfield)
* Todd Edwards (born 1972), music producer (Bloomfield)
* Róisín Egenton (born 1977), 2000 International Rose of Tralee (Fanwood)
* Hallie Kate Eisenberg (born 1992), teen actress (East Brunswick)
* Robert Ellenstein (born 1923), actor (Newark)
* Linda Emond (born 1959), actress, *Julie & Julia* (New Brunswick)
*Bret Ernst (born 1977), comedian (Princeton)
*Alecko Eskandarian (born 1982), soccer player (Montvale)
* Janet Evanovich (born 1943), novelist (South River)
* Bill Evans (1929–1980), jazz pianist and composer (Plainfield)
* Josh Evans (born 1991), safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Irvington)
* Charles Evered (born 1964), writer, director (Passaic, grew up in Rutherford)
* Greg Evigan (born 1953), actor, *B. J. and the Bear*, *My Two Dads* (South Amboy)
* Donald Fagen (born 1948), musician (Steely Dan) (South Brunswick)
* Joseph Farah (born 1954), journalist and editor-in-chief of WorldNetDaily (Paterson)
* Kenneth Faried (born 1989), power forward for the Denver Nuggets (Newark)
* Vera Farmiga (born 1973), actress, *The Departed*, *Up in the Air* (Clifton)
* Taissa Farmiga (born 1994), actress, *American Horror Story*, *The Bling Ring* (Readington)
* John Farrell (born 1962), manager for the Boston Red Sox (Monmouth Beach)
* Edward Feigenbaum (born 1936), computer scientist known as "the father of expert systems" (Weehawken)
* Joan Field (born 1915), violinist (Long Branch)
* Joe Fields (born 1953),  NFL center, primarily with the New York Jets (Woodbury)
* Gail Fisher (1935–2000), actress, *Mannix* (Orange)
* Leo Fitzpatrick (born 1978), actor, Johnny Weeks on *The Wire* (West Orange)
* Joe Flacco (born 1985), quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens (Audubon)
* Susan Flannery (born 1939), soap opera actress (Jersey City)
* Josh Flitter (born 1994), child actor (Ridgewood)
* Mary Florentine (born 1950), psychoacoustics researcher (Nutley)
* Richard Florida (born 1957), urban studies theorist, author of ''Who's Your City?* (Newark)
* Rick Folbaum (born 1969), news anchor and correspondent for Fox News (Cherry Hill)
* Steve Forbes (born 1947), editor-in-chief of *Forbes* magazine; president and CEO of Forbes, Inc. (Morristown)
* Darren Ford (born 1985), outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Vineland)
* Gerard J. Foschini (born 1940),  telecommunications engineer (Jersey City)
* Beth Fowler (born 1940), actress, singer (Jersey City)
* Randy Foye (born 1983), shooting guard/point guard for the Utah Jazz (Newark)
* Connie Francis (born 1938), pop singer (Newark)
* Genie Francis (born 1962), actress, *General Hospital* (Englewood)
* Barney Frank (born 1940), openly gay Massachusetts congressman (Bayonne)
* Waldo Frank (1889–1967), novelist, historian, literary critic (Long Branch)
* Todd Frazier (born 1986), third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (Point Pleasant)
* Dean Friedman (born 1955), singer-songwriter (Paramus)

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* Alice Gainer (born 1982), anchorwoman for WCBS-TV (Wayne)
* Tony Galento (1910–1979), heavyweight boxer and actor, *On the Waterfront* (Orange)
* James Gandolfini (1961–2013), actor, starred in *The Sopranos* (Park Ridge)
* Antonio Garay (born 1979), defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers (Rahway)
* Allen Garfield (born 1939), actor (Newark)
* Lee Garlington (born 1953), actress (Teaneck)
* David Garrison (born 1952), actor, *Married... with Children*, *It's Your Move* (Long Branch)
* Willie Garson (born 1964), actor, *Sex and the City* (Highland Park)
* Bob Gaudio (born 1942), singer, songwriter, musician and record producer; keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons
* Gloria Gaynor (born 1949), singer (Newark)
* Michael V. Gazzo (1923–1995), playwright and actor, Frank Pentangeli in *The Godfather Part II* (Hillside)
* Brian Geraghty (born 1974), actor (Toms River)
* Michael Giacchino (born 1967), Oscar-winning composer (Riverside, grew up in Edgewater Park)
* Elizabeth Gillies (born 1993), actress, singer, dancer (Haworth)
* Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), poet (Paterson)
* Bob Giraldi (born 1939), film, TV and music video director (Paterson)
* Savion Glover (born 1973), actor, tap dancer and choreographer (Newark)
* Judy Gold (born 1962), stand-up comic (Newark)
* Al Golden (born 1969), head football coach for the University of Miami (Colts Neck)
* Joshua Gomez (born 1975), actor, *Chuck*, *Without a Trace* (Bayonne)
* Rick Gomez (born 1972), actor, *Band of Brothers* (Bayonne)
* Hedwig Gorski (born 1949), poet
* Dwayne Gratz (born 1990), cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Piscataway)
* Kerri Green (born 1967), actress (Fort Lee)
* Bob Greene (born 1958), fitness guru, author (Cherry Hill)
* Khaseem Greene (born 1989), linebacker for the Chicago Bears (Elizabeth)
* Peter Greene (born 1965), actor, Zed from *Pulp Fiction* (Montclair)
* Shonn Greene (born 1985), running back for the New York Jets (Sicklerville)
* Zach Grenier (born 1954), actor, *Touching Evil* (Englewood)
* Hezekiah Griggs, III (born 1988), entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor
*Dan Grunfeld (born 1984), professional basketball player (Franklin Lakes)
* Tom Guiry (born 1981), actor, *The Black Donnellys* (Trenton)
* Alison Haislip (born 1981), actress, TV correspondent, *Attack of the Show!*, *The Voice*, *Battleground* (Tewksbury Township)
* Chelsea Handler (born 1975), stand-up comedian, actress, host of *Chelsea Lately* (Livingston)
* John Harkes (born 1967), soccer player (Kearny)
* Jess Harnell (born 1963), voice actor, *Animaniacs*, *Up*, the *Transformers* movies (Teaneck)
* Al Harrington (born 1980), player for the Orlando Magic (Orange)
* Ed Harris (born 1950), actor, *Pollock*, *The Truman Show*, *The Right Stuff*, *Apollo 13*, *Game Change* (born in Englewood, raised in Tenafly)
* Franco Harris (born 1950), Hall of Fame fullback with the Pittsburgh Steelers (Fort Dix)
* Roxanne Hart (born 1952), actress, *Chicago Hope'' (Trenton)
* Tobin Heath (born 1988), two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women's World Cup silver medalist, plays for the United States women's national soccer team (Basking Ridge)
* Robert Hegyes (1951–2012), actor, *Welcome Back, Kotter* (Perth Amboy)
* Grace Helbig (born 1985), actress, comedian, *Camp Takota* (Woodbury, raised in Woodbury Heights)
* Gerald Henderson, Jr. (born 1987), shooting guard for the Charlotte Bobcats (Caldwell)
* Al Herpin (born 1853), insomniac (Trenton)
* Frank Herrmann (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (Rutherford)
* Jon-Erik Hexum (1957–1984), actor, model, *Voyagers!* (Englewood, raised in Tenafly)
* Richard X. Heyman (born 1951), singer-songwriter, musician, original member of The Doughboys (Plainfield)
* Shana Hiatt (born 1975), model, presenter (Tabernacle Township)
* Beatrice Hicks (1919–1979), engineer, co-founder and first president of the Society of Women Engineers (Orange)
* Michele Hicks (born 1973), actress, Mara Vendrell on *The Shield* (Essex County)
* Brian Hill (born 1947), assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons (East Orange)
* Dulé Hill (born 1975), actor, *Psych* (East Brunswick, raised in Sayreville)
* Lauryn Hill (born 1975), singer, rapper, songwriter (South Orange)
* Jesse Holley (born 1984), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys (Roselle)
* Richard Hooker (1924–1997), writer, surgeon, author of the novel, *MASH* (Trenton)
* Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins (born 1973), actor (Newark)
* Neil Hopkins (born 1977), actor (Trenton)
* Wil Horneff (born 1979), actor (born in Englewood, raised in Saddle River)
* Dennis Horner (born 1988), forward for the Artland Dragons (Linwood)
* Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (born 1966), member of the Beastie Boys (South Orange)
* Cissy Houston (born 1933), singer (Newark)
* Whitney Houston (1963–2012), singer and actress (Newark, grew up in East Orange)
* Tim Howard (born 1979), soccer player (North Brunswick)
* Paul Iacono (born 1988), actor, stars in *The Hard Times of RJ Berger* (Secaucus)
* Frank Iero (born 1981), rhythm guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Belleville)
* Mark Ingram, Jr. (born 1989), running back for the New Orleans Saints (Hackensack)
* Michael Jace (born 1965), actor, Officer Julien Lowe on *The Shield* (Paterson)
* Leonard Jeffries (born 1937), controversial professor of Black Studies at the City University of New York (Newark)
* Malcolm Jenkins (born 1987), safety for the Philadelphia Eagles (East Orange)
* Rodney Jerkins (born 1977), songwriter, record producer, musician (Pleasantville)

* Dontae Johnson (born 1991), cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers (Pennington)
* Enoch "Nucky" Johnson (1883–1968), Atlantic City political boss and racketeer, basis for ''Boardwalk Empire's* Nucky Thompson (Galloway Township)
* James P. Johnson (1894–1955), stride jazz pianist (New Brunswick)
* J. Seward Johnson, Jr. (born 1930), sculptor
* Leavander Johnson (1969–2005), world champion boxer (Atlantic City)
* Robert Wood Johnson II (1893-1968), businessman, Chairman of the Board of Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick)
* Soterios Johnson, host on public radio station WNYC (Highland Park)
* Frankie Jonas (born 2000), child actor, *Jonas L.A.* (Ridgewood)

* Kevin Jonas (born 1987), singer, guitarist, member of the Jonas Brothers (Teaneck, raised in Wyckoff)

* Dahntay Jones (born 1980), player for the Indiana Pacers (Trenton, raised in Hamilton Square)
* Donald Jones (born 1987), wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills (Plainfield)
* Linda Jones (born 1944), soul singer (Newark)
* Maxine Jones (born 1965), singer (Paterson)
* Nate Jones (born 1982), NFL cornerback (Newark)
* Ben Jorgensen (born 1983), musician (Teaneck)

* Just Blaze, rap musician (Paterson)
* Jerome Kagan (born 1929), pioneer in the field of developmental psychology (Newark)

* Stanley Kamel (1943–2008), actor, *Monk*, *Melrose Place* (South River)
* Ira Kaplan, musician, co-founder of Yo La Tengo (Hoboken)
* Myq Kaplan (born 1978), stand-up comedian (Livingston)
* Eric Karros (born 1967), MLB first baseman, TV color commentator for (Hackensack)
* Danny Kass (born 1982), pro snowboarder (Vernon Valley)
* Thomas Kean (born 1935), governor, 9/11 Commission chairman (Bedminster)
* Brian Keith (1921–1997), actor, *The Parent Trap*, *Nevada Smith*, *Family Affair*, *The Wind and the Lion* (Bayonne)
* Daniel Hugh Kelly (born 1952), actor (Elizabeth)
* Mark Kelly (born 1964), astronaut, husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, twin brother of Scott Kelly (Orange)
* Scott Kelly (born 1964), astronaut, Commander of International Space Station Expedition 26, twin brother of Mark Kelly (Orange)
* Stacey Kent (born 1965), singer (South Orange)
* Walter Kidde (1877–1943), founder of the Kidde company (Hoboken)
* Tom Kiesche (born 1967), actor (Hackensack)
* Jim Kiick (born 1946),  NFL running back, primarily for the Miami Dolphins (Lincoln Park)
* Victor Kilian (1891–1979), actor (Jersey City)
*Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918), poet (New Brunswick)
* Zalman King (born 1942), actor, director, writer, *Body Language* (Trenton)
* Alfred Kinsey (1894–1956), zoologist and sexologist (Hoboken)
* Michael E. Knight (born 1959), actor (Princeton)
* Ann McLaughlin Korologos (born 1941), Secretary of Labor from 1987 to 1989 (Chatham)
* Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), comedian and actor (Trenton)
* Dennis Kozlowski (born 1946), CEO of Tyco International, convicted in 2005 (Newark)
* Jane Krakowski (born 1969), actress, *30 Rock* (Parsippany)
* Barbara Kruger (born 1945), conceptual artist (Newark)
* Larry Kudlow (born 1947), economist, TV personality, syndicated columnist (Englewood)
* Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006), murderer of over 100 people in mob-related instances (Jersey City)
* William Labov (born 1927), linguist  (Rutherford)
* Brielle LaCosta (born 1984), Miss New Jersey International 2010 and Miss East Coast International 2014 (Warren)
* Nathan Lane (born 1956), Tony Award-winning actor (Jersey City)
* Artie Lange (born 1967), actor, comedian, radio personality (Livingston, raised in Union)
* Frank Langella (born 1938), actor, *Dracula*, *Superman Returns*, *Frost/Nixon*, *Draft Day* (Bayonne)
* Ali Larter (born 1976), actress, Niki Sanders on *Heroes* (Cherry Hill)
* Vincent Larusso (born 1978), actor, The Mighty Ducks trilogy (Livingston)
* Queen Latifah (born 1970), singer, actress, TV personality (Newark)
* Jack Lawless (born 1987), drummer of the Jonas Brothers (Middletown)
* Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), artist (Atlantic City)
* Nicole Leach (born 1979), actress (Montclair)
* Fran Lebowitz (born 1950), author (Morristown)
* Beverly Lee (born 1941), singer with The Shirelles, from Passaic
* Al Leiter (born 1965),  MLB starting pitcher, TV commentator (Toms River)
* Paul Le Mat (born 1946), actor, *American Graffiti*, *Melvin and Howard* (Rahway)
* Stephanie Lemelin (born 1979), actress, *Young Justice* (Sewell)
* Arthur Lenk (born 1964), Israeli diplomat (Paterson)
* Robert Sean Leonard (born 1969), actor, *House*, *Dead Poets Society* (born in Westwood, raised in Ridgewood)
* Michael Lerner (born 1943), left-wing activist and rabbi (Newark)
* Jerry Levine (born 1957), actor, director, *Going Places*, *Will & Grace* (New Brunswick)
* Jerry Lewis (born 1926), actor, comedian, director, telethon host, Academy Award honoree (Newark)
* Judith Light (born 1949), actress, Emmy winner, *Who's the Boss?*, *Ugly Betty*, *Law & Order: SVU* (Trenton)
* Damon Lindelof (born 1973), television and film producer, *Lost*, *Crossing Jordan*, *Star Trek* (Teaneck)
* Ray Liotta (born 1955), actor, *Goodfellas*, *The Rat Pack*, *Cop Land*, *Hannibal* (born in Newark, raised in Union Township)
* Sean Lissemore (born 1987), defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys (Teaneck)
* Norman Lloyd (born 1914), actor, director, producer, *St. Elsewhere* (Jersey City)
* Amy Locane (born 1971), actress (Trenton)
* Kurt Loder (born 1945), film critic, author, columnist, TV personality (Ocean City)
* Faizon Love (born 1968), actor (Newark)
* George Lowe (1895–1981), Major League Baseball pitcher (born in Ridgefield Park; died in Somers Point)
* Derek Luke (born 1974), actor (Jersey City)

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* Martha MacCallum (born 1964), news anchor for the Fox News Channel (Wyckoff)
* Elliott Maddox (born 1947), Major League Baseball player (East Orange)
* Steve Maneri (born 1988), tight end for the Chicago Bears (Saddle Brook)
* N. Gregory Mankiw (born 1958), macroeconomist and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush (Trenton)
* David Marciano (born 1960), actor (Newark)
* Lisa Marie (born 1968), model and actress (Piscataway)
* John Marin (1870–1953), artist (Rutherford)
* Robert Markowitz (born 1935), film and TV director (Irvington)
* Marc Maron (born 1963), stand-up comedian (Jersey City)

* George R. R. Martin (born 1948), novelist, short story writer, author of *A Song of Ice and Fire* (Bayonne)
* Nick Massi (1927–2000), bass singer and bass guitarist for The Four Seasons (Newark)
* Ronald F. Maxwell (born 1949), film director, screenwriter (Clifton)
* Vin Mazzaro (born 1986), relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Hackensack, raised in Rutherford)
* Turk McBride (born 1985), defensive end for the New Orleans Saints (Camden)
* Andrew McCarthy (born 1962), actor, *Less Than Zero*, *Pretty in Pink*, *Weekend at Bernie's* (Westfield)
* Beth McCarthy-Miller (born 1963), TV director, *Saturday Night Live*, *30 Rock*, *The Marriage Ref* (Elizabeth)
* Thomas McCarthy (born 1966), actor, writer, director, Scott Templeton on *The Wire* (New Providence)
* Heather McComb (born 1977), actor, *Profiler*, *Party of Five* (Barnegat Township)
* Mary McCormack (born 1969), actress, *In Plain Sight*, *The West Wing*, *Murder One* (Plainfield)
* Warren Sturgis McCulloch (1898–1969), neurophysiologist and cybernetician (Orange)
* Bob MacDonald (born 1965), MLB pitcher (East Orange)
* Tom McGowan (born 1959), actor, *Frasier*, *Down the Shore*, *Everybody Loves Raymond* (Belmar)
* Kareem McKenzie (born 1979), former offensive tackle for the New York Giants (Trenton)

* Bryant McKinnie (born 1979), offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens (Woodbury)
* Christopher McQuarrie (born 1968), Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director (Princeton Junction)
* Tony Meola (born 1969), soccer player (Kearny)
* Lee Meredith (born 1947), actress, *The Producers* (River Edge)
*Frank Messina (born 1968), poet
* Jason Mewes (born 1974), actor (Highlands)
* Dan Meyer (born 1981), relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Woodbury)
* Jeromy Miles (born 1987), safety for the Baltimore Ravens (Voorhees)
* Cristin Milioti (born 1985), actress (Cherry Hill)
* Ezra Miller (born 1992), actor (Wyckoff)
* John Milnor (born 1931), mathematician, notable in the fields of exotic spheres and mathematical economics (Orange)
* Kelly Jo Minter (born 1966), actress (Trenton)
* Susan Misner (born 1971), actress (Paterson, grew up in Pequannock Township)
* Dorian Missick (born 1976), actor (East Orange)
* Thomas Mitchell (1892–1962), Oscar-winning actor (Elizabeth)
* Jay Mohr (born 1970), actor, comedian, radio personality (Verona)
* Steve Monarque (born 1959), actor, *Friday the 13th: The Series* (Pompton Lakes)
* Eugene Monroe (born 1987), offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens (Plainfield)
* John J. Mooney (born c. 1929), chemical engineer, co-inventor of the three-way catalytic converter (Paterson)
* Trevor Moore (born 1980), actor, comedian, writer, *The Whitest Kids U' Know* (Montclair)
* Brit Morgan (born 1987), actress, *True Blood*, *The Middleman* (Marlton)
* Knowshon Moreno (born 1987), professional football player (Middletown Township)
* Kevin Mulvey (born 1985), MLB starting pitcher (Parlin)
* Frankie Muniz (born 1985), actor (Wood-Ridge)
* Ed Murawinski (born 1951), artist, *New York Daily News *(Jersey City)
* Eric Murdock (born 1968), professional basketball player (Somerville)
* Troy Murphy (born 1980), power forward and center for the Los Angeles Lakers (Morristown)
* Tom Murro (born 1966), journalist, columnist, TV personality (Franklin Lakes)
* Ira B. Nadel (born 1943), biographer, literary critic
* Vince Naimoli (born 1937), owner of the Tampa Bay Rays (Paterson)
* Andrew Napolitano (born 1950), Fox News Channel analyst, author, talk radio host (Newark)
* Naturi Naughton (born 1984), singer and actress (East Orange)
* Ozzie Nelson (1906–1975), actor, bandleader and TV personality (born in Jersey City, raised in Ridgefield Park)
* Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), singer and actor (Teaneck)
* Bebe Neuwirth (born 1958), Tony Award-winning actress (Princeton)
* David Newsom (born 1962), actor, photographer, *Homefront* (North Caldwell)

* Kathleen Noone (born 1945), Emmy-winning actress, *Sunset Beach*, *Knots Landing*, *All My Children* (Hillsdale)
* Jeffrey Nordling (born 1962), actor, *Once and Again*, *24*, *Dirt'' (born in Ridgewood, raised in Washington Township)
* Jim Norton (born 1968), comedian, radio personality, actor, author (Bayonne)
* Joseph Nye (born 1937), international relations scholar and co-founder of the neoliberalism school of thought (South Orange)
* Liam O'Brien (born 1976), voice actor, *Monster*, *Ghost in the Shell* (Belleville)
* Shaun O'Hara (born 1977),  center for the New York Giants (Hillsborough Township)
* Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born 1978), actress (Cliffwood Beach)
* Greg Olsen (born 1985), tight end for the Carolina Panthers (Wayne)
* T. J. O'Malley (1915–2009), aerospace engineer (Montclair)
* Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), basketball Hall of Famer, 15-time NBA All-Star center (Newark)
* Henry O'Neill (1891-1961), actor (Orange)
* Peter Onorati (born 1954), actor, *Civil Wars*, ''Joe's Life*, *Cop Rock* (Boonton)
* Ashley Rose Orr (born 1990), actress (Denville)
* Claudette Ortiz (born 1981), R&B and Hip-Hop singer (Willingboro)
* David Packer (born 1962), actor (Passaic)
* John Panelli (1926–2012), NFL linebacker and running back (Morristown)
* Franklin Pangborn (1889–1958), character actor (Newark)
* Joe Pantoliano (born 1951), actor, *The Matrix*, *Memento*, *The Fugitive*, *Bound*, *The Sopranos* (Hoboken)
* Tom Papa (born 1968),  comedian, actor, and writer (Passaic, raised in Woodcliff Lake)
* Bill Parcells (born 1941),  NFL coach and Hall of Famer, TV commentator (Englewood)
* Robert Pastorelli (1954–2004), actor, *Murphy Brown*, *Cracker*, *Eraser* (New Brunswick)
* Alice Paul (1885–1977), suffragist (Mount Laurel)
* Elizabeth Peña (born 1961), actress, *The Incredibles*, *Rush Hour* (Elizabeth)
* Irving Penn (1917–2009), photographer (Plainfield)
* Kal Penn (born 1977), actor (Montclair)
* Fernando Perez (born 1983), outfielder for the New York Mets (Elizabeth, raised in West Windsor)
* Millie Perkins (born 1938), actress (Passaic, raised in Fair Lawn)
* Jim Perry (born 1934), U.S. and Canadian game show host (Camden)
* Joe Pesci (born 1943), Oscar-winning actor, *Goodfellas*, *Raging Bull*, *Casino*, *JFK*, *Home Alone* (Newark)
* Marisa Petroro (born 1972), actress and model (Elizabeth)
* Thomas R. Pickering (born 1931) diplomat (Orange)
* Jimmy Pinchak (born 1996), teen actor, *Family Affair* (Point Pleasant)
* Danny Pintauro (born 1976) actor, *Who's the Boss?* (Milltown)
* Joe Piscopo (born 1951), actor and comedian, *Saturday Night Live*, *Wise Guys*, *100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd* (Passaic)
* Michael Pitt (born 1981), actor, *Dawson's Creek*, *Boardwalk Empire*, *The Village* (West Orange)
* Michael J. Pollard (born 1939), actor, *Bonnie and Clyde* (Passaic)
* Rick Porcello (born 1988), starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (Morristown)
* Laura Prepon (born 1980), actress (Watchung)
* Molly Price (born 1966), actress (North Plainfield)
* Lou Taylor Pucci (born 1985), actor (Seaside Heights, raised in Keansburg)
* Keshia Knight Pulliam (born 1979), actress, *The Cosby Show* (Newark)
* Matthew Quick (born 1973), author of young adult and fiction novels (Oaklyn)
* Phil Radford (born 1976), Greenpeace Executive Director (New Brunswick)
* Rah Digga (born 1970), rap musician (Newark)
* Ronald T. Raines (born 1958) scientist, educator, and entrepreneur (Montclair)
* Anthony Ranaudo (born 1989), pitcher for the Texas Rangers (Freehold Township)
* Melissa Rauch (born 1980), actress, comedienne, Bernadette Rostenkowski on *The Big Bang Theory* (Marlboro)
* Nate Ravitz (born 1987), radio personality, Fantasy Focus (Brick) 
* Redman (born 1970), rap musician (Newark)
* Isaac Redman (born 1984), running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Paulsboro)
* Melissa Reeves (born 1967), soap opera actress, *Days of Our Lives*, *Santa Barbara* (Eatontown)
* Tara Reid (born 1975), actress (Wyckoff)
* Claudio Reyna (born 1973), soccer player (Livingston)
* Nelson Riddle (1921–1985), arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (Oradell, raised in Ridgewood)
* Jim Ringo (1931–2007), NFL Hall of Fame center and head coach (Orange)
* Kelly Ripa (born 1970), actress and television personality (Berlin)
*Paul Robeson (1898-1976), singer, actor, Civil Rights activist (Princeton)

* Alan Rosenberg (born 1950), actor, *Cybill*, *The Guardian*, *Civil Wars* (Passaic)
* Jeffrey Ross (born 1965), comedian (Springfield)
* Giuseppe Rossi (born 1987), soccer player (Teaneck)
* Philip Roth (born 1933), author (Newark)
* Thomas Rowe (born 1968), former Leonia police chief (Passaic)
* Richard Ruccolo (born 1972), actor, *Two Guys and a Girl*, *Rita Rocks* (Marlton)
* Mark Rudd (born 1947), left-wing activist, founding member of the Weather Underground (Maplewood)
* Tom Ruegger (born 1956), producer, creator of The Animaniacs (Metuchen)
* Deborah Rush (born 1954), actress, *Strangers with Candy*, *Family Business*, *You've Got Mail* (Chatham)

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* 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)
* Dick Savitt (born 1927), tennis player, ranked No. 2 in the world in 1951 (Bayonne)
* Mohamed Sanu (born 1989), professional football player, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver (South Brunswick)
* Antonin Scalia (born 1936), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Trenton)
* 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), free agent 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. (born 1934) U.S. general, led coalition forces in the Gulf War (Trenton)
* 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)
* Duncan Sheik (born 1969), singer-songwriter and composer (Montclair)
* 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, from Passaic, New Jersey
* 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)
* Jimmi Simpson (born 1975), actor, *Date Night* (Hackettstown)
* Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), iconic singer and Academy Award-winning actor (Hoboken)
* Frank Sinatra, Jr. (born 1944), singer, songwriter, conductor (Jersey City)
* Nancy Sinatra (born 1940), singer, actress (Jersey City)
* Tony Siragusa (born 1967), football player and TV commentator (Kenilworth)
* Jeremy Slate (1926–2006), actor (Atlantic City)
* Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (born 1971), actress (Newark)
* J. R. Smith (born 1985), shooting guard for the New York Knicks (Freehold)
* Kevin Smith (born 1970), filmmaker, *Clerks*, *Dogma*, *Red State* (Highlands)
* Tasha Smith (born 1971), actress, *Boston Common*, *Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse* (Camden)
* Chris Snee (born 1982), guard for the New York Giants (Edison)
* Jason Snelling (born 1983), running back for the Atlanta Falcons (Toms River)
* Todd Solondz (born 1959), filmmaker (Newark)
* Soraya (1969–2006), singer–songwriter (Point Pleasant)
* Mira Sorvino (born 1967), Oscar-winning actress (Tenafly)
* Arthur Space (1908–1983), actor, *Lassie* (New Brunswick)
* Charles Speziale (1948–1999), scientist who had worked in Langley Research Center (Newark)
* Bruce Springsteen (born 1949), iconic singer-songwriter (Long Branch, raised in Freehold)
* Pamela Springsteen (born 1962), actress and photographer (Freehold)
* Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862–1965), athlete and pioneering college coach in multiple sports, primarily football (West Orange)
* Mark Stein (born 1947), rock musician, composer, and arranger (Bayonne)
* Mindy Sterling (born 1953), actress, Frau Farbissina in the *Austin Powers* movies (Paterson)
* Robert Sternberg (born 1949), psychologist and psychometrician (Newark)
* Martha Stewart (born 1941) lifestyle guide, entrepreneur, TV personality (Jersey City, grew up in Nutley)
* Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), photographer (Hoboken)
* Rod Streater (born 1988), wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders (Burlington)
* Meryl Streep (born 1949), Academy Award-winning actress (Summit)
* William Graham Sumner (1840–1910), prominent sociologist, educator, academic (Paterson)
* Josh Sussman (born 1983), actor, *Glee*, *Warren the Ape* (Teaneck)
* Loretta Swit (born 1937), actress, Margaret Houlihan on *M*A*S*H* (Passaic)
* Tammy Lynn Sytch (born 1972), professional wrestling valet (Fort Monmouth)
* Michael Taccetta (born 1947), high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family (Newark)
* Julian Talley (born 1989), wide receiver for the New York Giants (Stratford)
* Danny Tamberelli (born 1982), actor (Wyckoff)
* Glenn Taranto (born 1959), actor, Gomez in *The New Addams Family* (Hackensack)
* Frank Tashlin (1913–1972), animator, screenwriter, and film director (Weehawken)
* Jon Tenney (born 1961), actor, *The Closer*, *Get Real*, *Scandal* (Princeton)
* Jack Terricloth (born 1970) lead singer of *The World/Inferno Friendship Society* (Bridgewater)
* Joe Theismann (born 1949), quarterback for Notre Dame and the Washington Redskins, TV color commentator  (New Brunswick, raised in South River)
* Tim Thomas (born 1977), NBA forward (Paterson)
* Jason Thompson (born 1986), forward and center for the Sacramento Kings (Mount Laurel)
* Steve Tisch (born 1949), chairman and executive vice president for the New York Giants; also a film and television producer (Lakewood)
* Ashley Tisdale (born 1985) actress and singer (Ocean Township)
* Ray Toro (born 1977), lead guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Kearny)
* Ellen Travolta (born 1940), actress, *Charles in Charge*, *Joanie Loves Chachi* (Englewood)
* John Travolta (born 1954), actor, *Saturday Night Fever*, *Grease*, *Pulp Fiction* (Englewood)
* Linda Tripp (born 1949), central figure in  Lewinsky scandal of 1998 and 1999 (Jersey City)
* Andrew Trischitta (born 1995), actor (Manasquan)
* Mike Trout (born 1991), outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels (Millville)
* Martin Truex, Jr. (born 1980), NASCAR driver (Englishtown)
* Eddie Trunk (born 1964),  music historian, radio personality, author (Madison)
* Tiquan Underwood (born 1987), wide receiver for the New England Patriots (North Brunswick)
* James Urbaniak (born 1963), actor, voice actor, *The Venture Bros.* (Bayonne)
* Frankie Valli (born 1937), singer (Newark)
* Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989), actor, *The Good, the Bad and the Ugly*, *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance*, *Escape from New York* (Somerville)
* Rudy Van Gelder (born 1924), Blue Note Records recording engineer (Jersey City)
* Jeff Van Note (born 1946),  center for the Atlanta Falcons (South Orange)
* James Van Riemsdyk (born 1989), NHL player (Middletown)
* Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990), singer (Newark)
* Chris Vaughn (born 1976), singer-songwriter (Neptune)
* Tom Verducci, sportswriter for *Sports Illustrated* and si.com, commentator *MLB Tonight'' (East Orange, raised in Glen Ridge)
* Alex Vincent (born 1981), child actor (Newark, raised in Maywood)
* Yaki Kadafi (1977–1996), rapper and member of Tupac Shakur's group Outlawz (Irvington)
* Dick Vitale (born 1939), sportscaster (Passaic)
* Vitamin C (born 1969), pop singer (Old Bridge Township)
* Floyd Vivino (born 1951), actor (Paterson)
* Frank Vogel (born 1973), head coach for the Indiana Pacers (Wildwood)
* Paul Volcker (born 1927), economist, chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President Barack Obama (Cape May, raised in Teaneck)
*Frederica Von Stade (born 1945), operatic mezzo-soprano (Somerville)
* Rich Vos (born 1957), stand-up comic (Plainfield)
* Tracey Walter (born 1947), character actor (Jersey City)
* Patrick Warburton (born 1964), actor (Paterson)
* Malcolm Jamal Warner (born 1970), actor (Jersey City)
* Dionne Warwick (born 1940), R&B singer, actress (East Orange)
* Rebecca Watson (born 1980), skeptical blogger and podcast host who founded the Skepchick blog
* Vernee Watson-Johnson (born 1954), actress (Trenton)
* Gerard Way (born 1977), lead singer of My Chemical Romance (Summit)
* Mikey Way (born 1980), bass guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Newark)
* Charlie Weis (born 1956), head football coach for University of Kansas (Middlesex)
* Shaun Weiss (born 1978), actor, *The Mighty Ducks* movies (Montvale)
* Paul Wesley (born 1982), actor in "The Vampire Diaries", from (New Brunswick), grew up in (Marlboro)
* David West (born 1980), power forward for the Indiana Pacers (Teaneck)
* Stylez G. White (born 1979),NFL defensive end (Newark)
* Tahir Whitehead (born 1990), linebacker for the Detroit Lions (Jersey City, raised in Newark)
* C. K. Williams (born 1936), poet, critic and translator (Newark)
* Gary Williams (born 1945), basketball coach for University of Maryland, current Big Ten Network analyst (Collingswood)
* J. D. Williams (born 1981), actor (Newark)
* Malinda Williams (born 1975), actress, Tracy "Bird" Van Adams on *Soul Food* (Elizabeth, raised in Westfield)
* Wendy Williams, radio and TV personality (born in Asbury Park, grew up in Ocean Township)
* William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), poet (Rutherford)
* Flip Wilson (1933–1998), comedian and actor (Jersey City)
* Frank Winters (born 1964), NFL center, primarily for the Green Bay Packers (Hoboken)
* Corey Wootton (born 1987), defensive end for the Chicago Bears (Rutherford)
* Jason Worilds (born 1988), outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Rahway, raised in Carteret)
* Chris Wragge (born 1970), sports journalist and presenter for WCBS-TV (Hackensack)
* Kelly Wright (born 1987), artist, radio host on WPIR Pratt Radio (Maywood)
* Robert Wuhl (born 1951), actor, writer, comedian, *Batman*, *Cobb*, *Arliss* (Union)
* Chris Wylde (born 1976), actor, comedian, *Strip Mall* (Hackettstown)
* Zakk Wylde (born 1967), guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society (Bayonne, raised in Jackson Township)
* Aaron Yoo (born 1979), actor, *Disturbia* (East Brunswick)
* Albert Young (born 1985), running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Moorestown)
* Karen Young (born 1958), actress, Agent Robyn Sanseverino on *The Sopranos* (Pequannock)
* Larry Young (1940–1978), hard bop jazz organist (Newark)
* Pia Zadora (born 1954), actress and singer (Hoboken)
* Stuart Zagnit (born 1952), actor (New Brunswick)
* Ian Ziering (born 1964), actor, *Beverly Hills, 90210*  (Newark, raised in West Orange)
* Vanessa Zima (born 1986), actress (Phillipsburg)
* Yvonne Zima (born 1989), actress, *The Young and the Restless*, *ER* (Phillipsburg)
* Jeremy Zuttah (born 1986), offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens (Edison)

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* 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, MO, partly raised in Senegal and 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)
* Ben Bailey (born 1970), comedian, former host of *Cash Cab* (Bowling Green, Kentucky, grew up in Chatham)
* 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)
* Moe Berg (1902–1972), MLB catcher and spy during World War II (New York City, raised in Newark)
* Steve Berman (born 1968) gay 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 (born 1956) 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 (born 1968), actress (Oklahoma City, raised in Newark)
* Johnny Cannizzaro, actor, * Jersey Boys*, writer, producer (Brooklyn, NY), raised in Holmdel)
* David Cassidy (born 1950), actor and singer (New York City, grew up in West Orange)
* 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, MD, 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)
* Doris Coley (born 1941), later known as Doris Coley-Kenner and then Doris Kenner-Jackson, singer with The Shirelles.
* 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*, *Standoff*, *Beverly Hills, 90210* (Long Island, NY, 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, NY, partly raised in Newark)
* William Demarest (1892–1983), character actor (St. Paul, MN, grew up in New Bridge in Bergen County)
* Rosemarie DeWitt (born 1974), actress, *United States of Tara*, *Standoff* (Queens, NY, raised in Hanover Township)
* Tate Donovan (born 1963), actor, *Damages*, *The O.C.*, *Hercules* (New York City, raised in Englewood and Tenafly)
* Sean Doolittle (born 1986), pitcher for the Oakland A's (Rapid City, South Dakota, grew up in Tabernacle)
* Karen Duffy (born 1961), model and actress (New York City, grew up in Park Ridge)
* Andrew Fastow (born 1961), CFO at Enron, convicted felon (Washington, D.C., grew up in New Providence)
* Linda Fiorentino (born 1958), actress (Philadelphia, grew up in Turnersville)
* Oscar Fraley (1914–1994), co-author of Eliot Ness's memoir, *The Untouchables* (Philadelphia, grew up in Woodbury)
* Lawrence Frank (born 1970), professional basketball coach (New York City, raised in Teaneck)
* Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel Prize-winning economist, statistician, and public intellectual (Brooklyn, grew up in Rahway)
* Daisy Fuentes (born 1966), model and TV personality (Havana, Cuba, grew up in Newark and Harrison)
* Junior Galette (born 1988), defensive end and linebacker for the New Orleans Saints (Port-au-Prince, Haiti, grew up in Montvale)
* Jim Gary (1939–2006), sculptor (born in Sebastian, Florida, grew up from infancy in Colts Neck) and resided in New Jersey for the rest of his life)
* Camille Grammer (born 1963), cast member on *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills* (Newport Beach, CA, raised in Jersey City)
* Bob Guccione (1930–2010), founder and publisher of *Penthouse* magazine (Brooklyn, raised in Bergenfield)
* Vida Guerra (born 1980), model (Havana, raised in Perth Amboy)
* Valerie Harper (born 1939), actress (Suffern, raised in Jersey City)
* Debbie Harry (born 1945), singer and actress (Miami, raised in Hawthorne)
* Anne Hathaway (born 1982), actress (born in Brooklyn, raised in Millburn)
* Ethan Hawke (born 1970), actor (Austin, Texas, partly raised in West Windsor)
* Bob Herbert (born 1945), op-ed columnist for *The New York Times* (Brooklyn, raised in Montclair)
* Orel Hershiser (born 1958), Cy Young-winning baseball pitcher and ESPN baseball analyst (Buffalo, New York, raised in Cherry Hill)
* Will Hill (born 1990), safety for the Baltimore Ravens (Jacksonville, Florida, raised in West Orange)
* Lloyd Huck (1922–2012), business executive and philanthropist (Brooklyn, raised in Nutley)
* Toomas Hendrik Ilves (born 1953), President of Estonia (Stockholm, Sweden, raised in Leonia)
* Sheena Iyengar (born 1969), professor at Columbia Business School, specializing in research on choice (born in Toronto, grew up in Flushing, Queens and Elmwood Park)
* Millie Jackson (born 1944), R&B/soul singer-songwriter (Thomson, Georgia, raised in Newark and Brooklyn)
* Chris Jent (born 1970), NBA player, assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers (Orange, California, grew up in Sparta)
* Joe Jonas (born 1989), singer, member of the Jonas Brothers (Casa Grande, Arizona, grew up in Wyckoff)
* Nick Jonas (born 1992), singer, member of the Jonas Brothers (Dallas, grew up in Wyckoff)
* Brian Joo (born 1981), Korean singer (Los Angeles, raised in Absecon)
* Ryan Kalish (born 1988), outfielder with the Chicago Cubs (Los Angeles, raised in Shrewsbury)
* Kevin Kelly (born 1952), founding executive editor of *Wired* magazine (born in Pennsylvania, grew up in Westfield)
* Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (born 1993), small forward for the Charlotte Hornets (Philadelphia, grew up in Somerdale)
* Ezra Koenig (born 1984), musician, Vampire Weekend (New York City, raised in Northern New Jersey)
* Ezra Miller,(born 1992), actor, singer, drummer, and guitarist
* Denyce Lawton (born 1978), actress and model, ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne* (Seoul, South Korea, partly raised in Neptune)
*Amy Lee (born 1989), Korean singer known as Ailee (Denver, Colorado, grew up in Palisades Park and Leonia)
* Ted Leo (born 1970), indie rock musician (South Bend, Indiana, raised in Bloomfield)
* Samm Levine (born 1982), actor, *Freaks and Geeks*, *Inglourious Basterds* (Chicago, raised in Fort Lee)
* Carl Lewis (born 1961), track and field legend, nine-time Olympic gold medalist (Birmingham, Alabama, grew up in Willingboro)
* Richard Lewis (born 1947), comedian, actor, *Anything but Love*, *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (Brooklyn, raised in Englewood)
* G. Gordon Liddy (born 1930), chief operative for the White House Plumbers unit under the Nixon administration (Brooklyn, raised in Hoboken and West Caldwell)
* Naomi Cornelia Long Madgett (born 1923), poet (Norfolk, Virginia, partly raised in East Orange)
* Bill Maher (born 1956), comedian, actor, TV personality, left wing pundit, *Real Time with Bill Maher* (New York City, grew up in River Vale)
* Michelle Malkin (born 1970), conservative pundit (Philadelphia, grew up in Absecon)
* Constantine Maroulis (born 1975), singer (New York City, grew up in Wyckoff)
* Gene Mayer (born 1956), tennis player (Queens, grew up in Wayne)
* Page McConnell (born 1963), songwriter and keyboardist with the rock band Phish (Philadelphia, raised in Basking Ridge)
* Devin McCourty (born 1987), cornerback for the New England Patriots (Nyack, New York, raised in Montvale)
* John C. McGinley (born 1959), actor, Perry Cox on *Scrubs* (New York City, grew up in Millburn)
* Lea Michele (born 1986), actress, Rachel Berry on *Glee* (Bronx, raised in Tenafly)
* Bea Miller (born 1999), singer (Maplewood)
* Natalia Alexandra Mitsuoka (born 1988), Argentinian figure skater (born in Argentina, raised in New Providence)
* Matt Mulhern (born 1960), actor, filmmaker, *Major Dad* (Philadelphia, raised in Montvale)
* Brittany Murphy (1977–2009), actress, *King of the Hill*, *Happy Feet*, *8 Mile'' (Atlanta, grew up in Edison and Burbank, California)
* Jim Nantz (born 1959), sportscaster for CBS Sports (Charlotte, North Carolina, grew up in Colts Neck Township)
* Jack Nicholson (born 1937), Oscar-winning actor (New York City, grew up in Neptune City)
* J. J. North, actress (Philadelphia, raised in New Jersey)
* Karen O (born 1978), lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (born in South Korea, raised in Englewood)
* Christine O'Donnell (born 1969), 2010 Republican candidate for Senator of Delaware (Philadelphia, grew up in Moorestown)
* Brian O'Halloran (born 1969), actor in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse (Manhattan, partly raised in Old Bridge)
* Rick Overton (born 1954), actor, comedian (Forest Hills, raised in Englewood)
* Scott Patterson (born 1958), actor, *Gilmore Girls*, *The Event*, *Aliens in America* (Philadelphia, raised in Haddonfield)
* Piper Perabo (born 1976), actress, *Cheaper by the Dozen* (Dallas, grew up in Toms River)
* Maxwell Perkins (1884–1947), editor for Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Thomas Wolfe (New York City, grew up in Plainfield)
* Clarke Peters (born 1952), actor, Det. Lester Freamon on *The Wire* (New York City, grew up in Englewood)
* Shaun Phillips (born 1981), outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers (Philadelphia, raised in Willingboro Township)
* Carol Potter (born 1948), actress, *Beverly Hills, 90210*, *Sunset Beach* (New York City, grew up in Tenafly)
* Dwight Muhammad Qawi (born 1953), former world boxing champion and Boxing Hall of Famer (Baltimore, grew up in Camden)
* Rebecca Quick (born 1972), co-anchorwoman of CNBC's *Squawk Box* (born in Indiana, raised in Medford)
* Anna Quindlen (born 1953), author, journalist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist (Philadelphia, graduated from South Brunswick High School in South Brunswick)
* B. J. Raji (born 1986), nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers (New York City, raised in Washington Township)
* Christopher Reeve (born 1952), actor (New York City, grew up in Princeton)
*Shirley Alston-Reeves (born Shirley Owens, 1941) lead singer of The Shirelles, grew up in Passaic
* Christina Ricci (born 1980), actress (Santa Monica, California, grew up in Montclair)
* Cameron Richardson (born 1979), actress and model, *Cover Me*, *Point Pleasant*, *Alvin and the Chipmunks* (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, raised in Old Bridge Township)
* Ian Roberts (born 1965), actor, comedian, *Upright Citizens Brigade*, *Reno 911!* (Queens, NY, raised in Secaucus)
* Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress, *Avatar*, the *Fast and the Furious* movies, *S.W.A.T.* (Bexar County, TX, partly raised in Jersey City)
* Howie Roseman (born 1975), general manager for the Philadelphia Eagles (Brooklyn, raised in Marlboro)
* Carl Sagan (1934–1996), astronomer, astrochemist and author (Ithaca, New York, grew up in Rahway)
* Samardo Samuels (born 1989), player for the Cleveland Cavaliers (Trelawny, Jamaica, raised in Newark)
* Gabe Saporta (born 1979), singer and musician, currently for the pop rock band Cobra Starship (Montevideo, Uruguay, grew up in Springfield Township)
* Susan Sarandon (born 1946), actress (New York City, grew up in Edison)
* Jessica Savitch (1947–1983), television journalist (Kennett Square, PA, partly raised in Margate City)
*Adam Schlesinger (born 1967), musician (Fountains of Wayne), songwriter, producer, arranger (Manhattan, grew up in Montclair)
* Jon Seda (born 1970), actor, *Homicide: Life on the Street*, *Kevin Hill*, *Close to Home* (New York City, grew up in Clifton)
* Gene Shalit (born 1926), film critic of NBC's *Today* (New York City, raised in Morristown)
* Brooke Shields (born 1965), actress, *Suddenly Susan* (New York City, grew up in Englewood)
* Andrew Shue (born 1967), actor, *Melrose Place* (Wilmington, DE, raised in South Orange)
* Elisabeth Shue (born 1963), actress, *Back to the Future Part II* (Wilmington, DE, raised in South Orange)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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, NY)
* 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)
* Jason Heyward (born 1989), right fielder for the Atlanta Braves (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 Miami Dolphins (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 in Pennsylvania)
* Bobby Korecky (born 1979), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (Hillside, moved to Michigan)
* Scott LaFaro (1936–1961), jazz double bassist (Irvington, grew up in Geneva, New York)
* Sue Ane Langdon (born 1936), actress, *Arnie*, *Bachelor Father* (Paterson, raised in New York, Michigan, and Oregon)
* Gordon MacRae (1921–1986), actor, singer (East Orange, raised in Massachusetts and New York)
* Norman Mailer (1923–2007), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, essayist, poet (Long Branch, raised in Brooklyn)
* Camryn Manheim (born 1961), Emmy-winning actress & left-wing activist, *The Practice*, *Ghost Whisperer*, *The L Word* (West Caldwell, grew up in Peoria, Illinois)
* Richard Matheson (1926–2013), sci-fi and fantasy author and screenwriter (Allendale, raised in Brooklyn)
* Lindsey McKeon (born 1982), actress, *Saved by the Bell: The New Class*, *Guiding Light* (Summit, raised in Los Angeles)
* Kate Micucci (born 1980), actress, comedian, and singer-songwriter (born in NJ, raised in Nazareth, Pennsylvania)
* Bob Milacki (born 1964), former MLB pitcher, primarily with the Baltimore Orioles (Trenton, raised in Lake Havasu City, Arizona)
* Christina Milian (born 1981), R&B and pop singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and model (Jersey City, grew up in Waldorf, Maryland, moved to Los Angeles)
* Eric Millegan (born 1974), actor, Zack Addy on *Bones* (Hackettstown, raised in Springfield, Oregon)
* Philip Morrison (1915–2005), prominent physicist (Somerville, grew up in Pittsburgh)
* Charlie Morton (born 1983), pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Flemington, moved to Connecticut)
* Montell Owens (born 1984), fullback for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Plainfield, moved to Delaware)
* Daniel Pearl (1963–2002), journalist who was kidnapped and killed by Al-Qaeda (Princeton, grew up in Los Angeles)
* A. J. Price (born 1986), point guard for the Indiana Pacers (Orange, raised in East Massapequa, NY)
* Dana Reeve (1961–2006), actress, singer, widow of Christopher Reeve (born in Teaneck, raised in Greenburgh, New York)
* Dennis Rodman (born 1961), former NBA forward, who played primarily with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls (Trenton, grew up in Dallas, Texas)
* Joe Rogan (born 1967) comedian, actor, UFC color commentator (born in Bridgewater, raised in Newton, Massachusetts)
* Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor, *Knocked Up*, *The 40-Year-Old Virgin*, *Friends* (born in Passaic, raised in Overland Park, Kansas)
* Zoe Saldana (born 1978), actress, *Avatar*, *Pirates of the Caribbean*, *Star Trek* (Passaic, raised in Queens, New York)
* Cindy Sherman (born 1954), photographer (born in Glen Ridge, raised in Huntington, New York)
* Paul Simon (born 1941), musician, composer (born in Newark, grew up in Queens, New York)
* Kevin Spacey (born 1959), actor (born in South Orange, grew up in Southern California)
* J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954), writer, producer, creator of *Babylon 5'' and its spin-off (born in Paterson, grew up in different parts of the country)
* Red Strader (1902–1956), AAFC and NFL head coach (Newton, raised in Modesto, California)
* Terrell Suggs (born 1982), linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens (Fair Haven, raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota)
* Dave Thomas (1932–2002), founder of the Wendy's fast food restaurant chain (born in Atlantic City, grew up in different parts of the country)
* Jack Warden (1920–2006), Emmy-winning actor, *N.Y.P.D.*, *The Bad News Bears*, *Crazy Like a Fox* (Newark, grew up in Louisville, Kentucky)
* Liza Weil (born 1977), actress, Paris Geller on *Gilmore Girls* (born in NJ, raised in Lansdale, Pennsylvania)
* Jane Wyatt (1910–2006), three-time Emmy-winning actress, *Father Knows Best* (Mahwah, raised in New York City)
* Nick Zano (born 1978), actor, *What I Like About You*, *Beverly Hills Chihuahua* (Nutley, grew up in Wellington, Florida)

## Born elsewhere, live in New Jersey
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* Danny Aiello (born New York City), lives in Saddle River
* Alan Alda (born New York City), lives in Leonia
* Muhammad Ali (born Louisville, Kentucky), lives in Cherry Hill
* Paul Anka (born Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), lives in Tenafly
* AZ (born New York City), lives in Englewood
* Brian Baldinger (born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), lives in Cherry Hill
* Jesse Barfield (born Joliet, Illinois), lives in Tenafly
* Yogi Berra (born St. Louis, Missouri) lives in Montclair
* George Benson (born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), lives in Englewood
* Mary J. Blige (born New York City), lives in Cresskill
* Andre Braugher (born Chicago, Illinois), lives in South Orange
* Jim Bunning (born Southgate, Kentucky), lives in Cherry Hill
* Jim Byrnes (born St. Louis, Missouri), lives in Allendale
* Harry Carson (born Florence, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
* Vince Carter (born Daytona Beach, Florida), lives in Saddle River
* Sarah Chang (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), lives in Cherry Hill
* Connie Chung (born Washington, D.C.), lives in Middletown
* Mary Higgins Clark (born New York City) Lives in Saddle River
* Bobby Clarke (born Flin Flon, Manitoba), lives in Cherry Hill
* Alon Cohen (born Israel), lives in Tenafly
* Stephen Colbert (born Charleston, South Carolina), lives in Montclair
* Sean Combs ("Diddy") (born New York City), lives in Alpine
* Peter Criss (born Brooklyn, New York), lives in Wall Township
* Johnny Damon (born Fort Riley, Kansas), lives in Ridgewood
* Damon Dash (born New York City), lives in Alpine
* Darryl Dawkins (born Orlando, Florida), lives in Marlboro
* Steve Doocy (born Algona, Iowa), lives in Wyckoff
* Halim El-Dabh (born Cairo, Egypt), lives in Cresskill
* Melissa Elliott ("Missy") (born Portsmouth, Virginia), lives in Kinnelon
* Jeff Feagles (born Anaheim, California), lives in Ridgewood
* Lior Haramaty (born Israel), lives in Tenafly
* Bobby Hebb (born Nashville, Tennessee), lives in Cresskill
* Sam Huff (born Morgantown, West Virginia), lives in Franklin Lakes
* Jay Z (born New York City), lives in Alpine
* Tommy John (born Terre Haute, Indiana), lives in Franklin Lakes
* Michael Johns (born Allentown, Pennsylvania), lives in Deptford
* Jim Jones (rapper) (born New York City), lives in Fair Lawn
* Zab Judah (born New York City), lives in Teaneck
* Kitty Kallen (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), lives in Englewood
* Jevon Kearse (born Fort Myers, Florida), lives in Moorestown
* Jason Kidd (born San Francisco, California), lives in Saddle River
* Lil' Kim (born New York City), lives in Alpine
* Bernard King (born New York City), lives in Franklin Lakes
* Michael Landon (born Queens, New York City), lived in Collingswood
* Phoebe Laub (born New York City), lives in Teaneck
* Bettye LaVette (born Muskegon, Michigan), lives in West Orange
* Heather Locklear (born Westwood, Los Angeles), lives in Wayne
* Mario (born Baltimore, Maryland), lives in Teaneck
* Tino Martinez (born Tampa, Florida), lives in Tenafly
* Fred Mascherino (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), lives in Union
* Don Mattingly (born Evansville, Indiana), lives in Tenafly
* Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels (born New York City), lives in Wayne
* Bob McGrath (born Ottawa, Illinois), lives in Teaneck
* Donovan McNabb (born Chicago, Illinois), lives in Moorestown
* Bob Menne (born and lives in Demarest)
* Eddie Murphy (born New York City), lives in Englewood
* Bob Menne (born and lives in Demarest)
* Richard Milhous Nixon (born Yorba Linda, California), lived in Saddle River
* Tina Nordström (b. Valluv, Skåne County in Sweden), lives in Englewood Cliffs
* Jonathan M. Parisen (b. Staten Island, New York), lives in East Orange
* Randal Pinkett (born Philadelphia, PA), lives in Somerset
* Maury Povich (born Washington, D.C.), lives in Middletown
* Aidan Quinn (born Rockford, Illinois), lives in Englewood
* Willie Randolph (born Holly Hill, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
* Geraldo Rivera (born New York City), lives in Middletown
* Sylvia Robinson (born New York City), lives in Englewood
* Chris Rock (born Andrews, South Carolina), lives in Alpine
* Jeremy Roenick (born Boston, Massachusetts), lives in Moorestown
* Jimmy Rollins (born Oakland, California) lives in Woolwich Township
* Ja Rule (born New York City), lives in Saddle River
* CC Sabathia (born Vallejo, California), lives in Alpine
* Gary Sheffield (born Tampa, Florida), lives in Alpine
* Lito Sheppard (born Jacksonville, Florida), lives in Moorestown
* Brooke Shields (born New York City), lives in Englewood
* Joseph Simmons (born New York City), lives in Saddle River
* Kimora Lee Simmons (born St. Louis, Missouri), lives in Saddle River
* Russell Simmons (born New York City), lives in Saddle River
* Phil Simms (born Lebanon, Kentucky), lives in Franklin Lakes
* Wesley Snipes (born Orlando, Florida), lives in Alpine
* Luis Sojo (born Miranda State, Venezuela), lives in Saddle Brook
* Paul Sorvino (born New York City), lives in Tenafly
* James "J.T." Taylor (born Laurens, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
* Mitch Williams (born Santa Ana, California), lives in Medford
* Dave Winfield (born Saint Paul, Minnesota), lives in Teaneck
* Stevie Wonder (born Saginaw, Michigan), lives in Alpine
* Feng Yun (born Liaoning, China), lives in New Jersey
* Shou-Wu Zhang (born Hexian, Anhui, China), lives in Tenafly

## Related pages 
* List of people from Montclair, New Jersey
* List of people from Teaneck, New Jersey
* List of people from Union City, New Jersey

## References