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The following is a list of famous people from
New Jersey
:
Notable people born in New Jersey
Bud Abbott
(1895–1974), actor/comedian (
Asbury Park
)
Joseph Alexander Adams
(1803–1880), born in New Germantown, noted engraver
Liam Aiken
(born 1990), actor (
Englewood
)
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
(born 1920) NASA, astronaut, Second man to walk on the moon (born in
Glen Ridge
, grew up in
Montclair
)
Samuel Alito
(born 1950),
U.S.
Supreme Court
justice (
Trenton
)
John Amos
(born 1939), actor (
Newark
)
Jillian Armenante
(born 1968), actress,
Judging Amy
(
Paterson
)
David Ascalon
(born 1945), sculptor (
Cherry Hill
)
Maurice Ascalon
(1913–2003), sculptor (
Cherry Hill
).
Paul Auster
(born 1947), author/screenwriter (born in
Newark
, grew up in
South Orange
)
Miles Austin
(born 1984),
wide receiver
for the
Dallas Cowboys
(
Summit
)
David Bailey
, (1933–2004), actor,
Another World
(
Newark
)
Amiri Baraka
(born 1934), poet (
Newark
)
Priscilla Barnes
(born 1955), actress (
Fort Dix
)
James J.
Barry Jr
(born 1946), Assemblyman, Director of Consumer Affairs.
Count Basie
(1904–1984),
jazz
pianist, organist, bandleader (
Red Bank
)
Bill Bellamy
(born 1965), actor/comedian (
Newark
)
Regina Belle
(born 1963), singer (
Englewood, New Jersey
)
Joan Bennett
(1910-1990), actress (
Palisades Park
)
Xander Berkeley
(born 1955), actor (
Mendham
)
Adam Bernstein
(born 1960), TV/music video director & producer (
Princeton
)
Jason Biggs
(born 1978), actor (
Hasbrouck Heights
)
Mary Birdsong
(born 1968), actress/comedian
Reno 911!
(
Long Beach Island
)
Roger Birnbaum
movie producer,
Four Christmases
,
27 Dresses
,
Eight Below
,
Mr. 3000
,
Six Days Seven Nights
(
Teaneck
)
Tammy Blanchard
(born 1976), actress (
Bayonne
)
Mark Blum
(born 1950), actor (
Newark
)
Philip Bosco
(born 1930), actor (
Jersey City
)
Dennis Boutsikaris
(born 1952), actor (
Newark
)
Zach Braff
(born 1975), actor (
South Orange, New Jersey
)
Phil Bredesen
(born 1943),
Governor of Tennessee
William J.
Brennan, Jr.
(1906–1997),
U.S.
Supreme Court
justice (
Newark
)
David Brewster
- publisher and journalist (
Newark
)
Kenny Britt
(born 1988),
wide receiver
for the
Tennessee Titans
(
Bayonne
)
Jacqueline Brookes
(born 1930), actress (
Montclair
)
Roscoe Lee Browne
(1925–2007), actor (
Woodbury
)
Jake Burbage
(born 1992), actor
Grounded for Life
(
Willingboro
)
Richard Burgi
(born 1958), actor
Desperate Housewives
,
The Sentinel
(
Montclair
)
Michael Cade
(born 1972), actor
California Dreams
(
Elmwood Park
)
Bobby Cannavale
(born 1971), actor,
Bobby Caffey
on
Third Watch
(
Union City
)
Philip Carey
[50112]
(born 1925), actor
One Life to Live
(
Hackensack
)
Joanna Cassidy
(born 1945), actress,
Margaret Chenowith
on
Six Feet Under
(
Haddonfield
)
Michael Chang
(born 1972), retired professional
tennis
player (
Hoboken
)
Willie Cole
(born 1955), sculptor (
Newark
)
Greg Coolidge
(born 1972), actor, screenwriter, director (
Red Bank
)
Sam Coppola
(born 1935), actor (
Jersey City
)
Joseph Cortese
(born 1949), actor (
Paterson
)
Lou Costello
(1906–1959), comedian, actor (
Paterson
)
Michael Cristofer
(born 1945)
Pulitzer Prize
&
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
)
Vincent Curatola
(born 1953),
Johnny Sack
on
The Sopranos
(
Englewood
)
Tawny Cypress
(born 1976) actress,
K-Ville
,
Heroes
(
Point Pleasant
)
Joe Dante
(born 1946), film director,
Gremlins
(
Morristown
)
Hope Davis
(born 1964), actress,
About Schmidt
,
Next Stop Wonderland
(
Englewood
)
Lanny Davis
(born 1946), former
Special Counsel to the President
to
Bill Clinton
(
Jersey City
)
Sandra Dee
(1942–2005), actress (
Bayonne
)
Martina Deignan
,
soap opera
actress,
Santa Barbara
,
As the World Turns
(
East Orange
)
Danny DeVito
[50113]
(born 1944), actor (
Neptune
)
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
)
Peter Dinklage
(born 1969), actor,
Elf
,
Prince Caspian
(
Morristown
, raised in
Mendham Township
)
Michael Douglas
(born 1944),
Academy Award
-winning actor, producer
(
New Brunswick
)
Jim Dowd
(born 1968), professional ice hockey player (
Brick Township
)
Derek Drymon
(born 1965), cartoon producer (most famous for producing
SpongeBob SquarePants
), (
Morristown
)
Tabitha D'umo
(born 1973), dance teacher, choreographer, and creative director (
Galloway
)
Ashley Alexandra Dupre
(born 1985), high-priced prostitute, singer (
Beachwood
)
Kirsten Dunst
(born 1982), actress (
Point Pleasant
)
Asher Brown Durand
(1796-1886), artist (
Maplewood
)
Andrea Dworkin
(1946–2005),
radical feminist
and activist (
Camden
)
Randy Edelman
(born 1947), film & TV score composer (
Paterson
)
Geoff Edwards
(born 1931), actor, radio and television personality (
Westfield
)
RóisÃn 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
)
Alecko Eskandarian
(born 1982),
soccer
player (
Montvale
)
Greg Evigan
(born 1953), actor,
B.
J. and the Bear
,
My Two Dads
(
South Amboy
)
Donald Fagen
(born 1948), musician (
Passaic
)
Vera Farmiga
(born 1973), actress
The Departed
,
The Manchurian Candidate
(
Irvington
)
Leo Fitzpatrick
(born 1978), actor,
Johnny Weeks
on
The Wire
(
West Orange
)
Susan Flannery
(born 1939),
soap opera
actress (
Jersey City
)
Josh Flitter
(born 1994), child actor (
Ridgewood
)
Beth Fowler
(born 1940), actress/singer (
Jersey City
)
Connie Francis
(born 1938),
pop singer
(
Newark
)
Genie Francis
(born 1962), actress,
General Hospital
(
Englewood
)
James Gandolfini
(born 1961), actor (
Westwood
)
Allen Garfield
(born 1939), actor (
Newark
)
David Garrison
(born 1952), actor,
Married... with Children
,
It's Your Move
(
Long Branch
)
Willie Garson
(born 1964), actor (
Highland Park
)
Gloria Gaynor
(born 1949), singer (
Newark
)
Brian Geraghty
(born 1974), actor (
Toms River
)
Allen Ginsberg
(1926–1997), poet (
Paterson
)
Savion Glover
(born 1973), actor, tap dancer and choreographer (
Newark
)
Rick Gomez
(born 1972), actor,
Band of Brothers
(
Bayonne
)
Peter Greene
(born 1965), actor,
Zed
from
Pulp Fiction
(
Montclair
)
Zach Grenier
(born 1954), actor,
Touching Evil
(
Englewood
)
Tom Guiry
(born 1981), actor,
The Black Donnellys
(
Trenton
)
John Harkes
[50114]
(born 1967),
soccer
player (
Kearny
)
Ed Harris
(born 1950), actor, (born in
Englewood
, raised in
Tenafly
)
Franco Harris
(born 1950), former football player (
Fort Dix
)
Roxanne Hart
(born 1952), actress,
Chicago Hope
(
Trenton
)
Robert Hegyes
(born 1951), actor (
Perth Amboy
)
Matthew Hendrickson
(born 1972), toy inventor spiderball/pro wrestler a.k.a "Mr. Irresistible" (
Saddle Brook, New Jersey
)
Al Herpin
(born 1853), notable insomniac (
Trenton
)
Dulé Hill
(born 1975), actor (
East Brunswick
, raised in
Sayreville
)
Lauryn Hill
(born 1975), singer/rapper/songwriter (
South Orange
)
Wil Horneff
(born 1979), actor (born in
Englewood
, raised in
Saddle River
)
Cissy Houston
(born 1933), singer (
Newark
)
Whitney Houston
(born 1963), singer/actress (
Newark
, grew up in
East Orange
)
Frank Iero
(born 1981) rhythm guitarist of
My Chemical Romance
(
Belleville
)
Michael Jace
(born 1965) actor,
Officer Julien Lowe
on
The Shield
(
Paterson
)
Derek Jeter
(born 1974) baseball player (
Pequannock, New Jersey)
James P.
Johnson
(1894–1955)
stride
jazz
pianist (
New Brunswick
)
Leavander Johnson
(1969–2005), world champion boxer (
Atlantic City
)
Kevin Jonas
(born 1987), singer/member of the
Jonas Brothers
(born
Teaneck
) grew up in
Wyckoff
)
Linda Jones
(born 1944), singer (
Newark, New Jersey
)
Maxine Jones
(born 1965), singer (
Paterson
)
Ben Jorgensen
, (born 1983), musician,
Teaneck
Jon Bon Jovi
(born 1962), musician (
Perth Amboy
)
Just Blaze
, rap musician (
Paterson
)
Ira Kaplan
, musician, co-founder of
Yo La Tengo
(
Hoboken
)
Eric Karros
(born 1967), former
MLB
first baseman
, current
color commentator
for
Major League Baseball on Fox
(
Hackensack
)
Thomas Kean
(born 1935), former governor,
9/11 Commission
chairman (
Bedminster
)
Brian Keith
(1921–1997), actor (
Bayonne
)
Daniel Hugh Kelly
(born 1952), actor (
Elizabeth
)
Victor Kilian
(1891–1979), actor (
Jersey City
)
Alfred Kinsey
(1894–1956), zoologist and sexologist (
Hoboken
)
Michael E.
Knight
(born 1959), actor (
Princeton
)
Ernie Kovacs
(1919–1962), comedian (
Trenton
)
Jane Krakowski
(born 1969), actress (
Parsippany
)
Richard Kuklinski
(1935–2006) murderer of over 100 people in mob-related instances (
Jersey City
)
Nathan Lane
(born 1956), actor (
Jersey City
)
Artie Lange
(born 1967), actor/comedian/media personality (
Union
)
Frank Langella
(born 1938), actor, played
Perry White
in
Superman Returns
(
Bayonne
)
Ali Larter
(born 1976), actress,
Niki Sanders
on
Heroes
(
Cherry Hill
)
Vincent Larusso
(born 1978), actor,
The Mighty Ducks trilogy
(
Livingston
)
Jack Lawless
(born 1987), Drummer of the
Jonas Brothers
(
Middletown
)
Jacob Lawrence
(1917-2000), African-American artist (
Atlantic City
)
Nicole Leach
(born 1979), actress (
Montclair
)
Al Leiter
(born 1965), retired
MLB
starting pitcher
, current analyst for the
MLB Network
and
color commentator
for the
YES Network
(
Toms River
)
Paul Le Mat
(born 1946), actor,
Lonesome Dove: The Series
(
Rahway
)
Arthur Lenk
(born 1964), Israeli diplomat (
Paterson
)
Robert Sean Leonard
(born 1969), actor (born in
Westwood
, raised in
Ridgewood
)
Jerry Lewis
(born 1926), actor/comedian/director (
Newark
)
Ray Liotta
(born 1955), actor (born in
Newark
, raised in
Union
)
Amy Locane
(born 1971), actress (
Trenton
)
Faizon Love
(born 1968), actor (
Newark
)
Derek Luke
(born 1974), actor (
Jersey City
)
Martha MacCallum
(born 1962),
news anchor
for
Fox News
(
Wyckoff
)
Patrick Malone
(born 1969), actor (
Newark
)
David Marciano
(born 1960), actor (
Newark
)
Lisa Marie
(born 1968), model/actress (
Piscataway
)
John Marin
(1870-1953), artist (
Rutherford
)
Andrew McCarthy
(born 1962), actor (
Westfield
)
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
)
Lindsey McKeon
(born 1982), actress,
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
,
Guiding Light
(
Summit
)
Christopher McQuarrie
(born 1968),
Academy Award
-winning screenwriter, director (
Princeton Junction
)
Tony Meola
(born 1969),
soccer
player (
Kearny
)
Lee Meredith
(born 1947), actress (
River Edge
)
Jason Mewes
(born 1974), actor (
Highlands
)
Dorian Missick
(born 1976), actor (
East Orange
)
Thomas Mitchell
(1892–1962),
Oscar-winning
actor (
Elizabeth
)
Natalia Alexandra Mitsuoka
(born 1988), Argentinian figure skater (
New Providence
)
Jay Mohr
(born 1970), actor/stand-up comedian (
Verona
)
Frankie Muniz
(born 1985), actor (
Wood-Ridge
)
Martin Munsch
(born 1967), actor, producer (
Wyckoff
)
Andrew Napolitano
(born 1950),
Fox News
analyst, author,
talk radio
host (
Newark
)
Ozzie Nelson
(1906–1975), actor/bandleader (born in
Jersey City
, raised in
Ridgefield Park
)
Ricky Nelson
(1940–1985), singer/actor (
Teaneck
)
Bebe Neuwirth
(born 1958), actress (
Princeton
)
David Newsom
(born 1962), actor, photographer,
Homefront
(
North Caldwell
)
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
)
Shaun O'Hara
(born 1977),
center
for the
New York Giants
(
Hillsborough Township
)
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
(born 1978), actress (
Cliffwood Beach
)
Shaquille O'Neal
(born 1972), professional basketball player (
Newark
)
Ashley Rose Orr
(born 1990), actress (
Denville
)
Queen Latifah
(born 1970), singer/actress/rapper (
Newark
)
David Packer
(born 1962), actor (
Passaic
)
Joe Pantoliano
(born 1951), actor/writer (
Hoboken
)
David Paterno,(born 1957) weather writer, poet, bicyclist
Bill Parcells
(born 1941), NFL Head Coach (
Englewood
)
Robert Pastorelli
(1954-2004), actor,
Murphy Brown
,
Cracker
,
Eraser
(
New Brunswick
)
Alice Paul
(1885-1977), suffragist (
Mount Laurel, New Jersey
)
Elizabeth Peña
(born 1961), actress,
The Incredibles
,
Rush Hour
(
Elizabeth
)
Kal Penn
(born 1977), actor/Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison (
Montclair, New Jersey
)
Jim Perry
(born 1934), U.S. and Canadian game show host (
Camden
)
Joe Pesci
(born 1943), actor (
Newark
)
Thomas R.
Pickering
[50115]
(born 1931) diplomat (
Orange
)
Rick Porcello
(born 1988),
starting pitcher
for the
Detroit Tigers
(
Morristown
)
Laura Prepon
(born 1980), actress (
Watchung
)
Molly Price
(born 1966), actress (
North Plainfield
)
Keshia Knight Pulliam
(born 1979), actress (
Newark
)
Rah Digga
(born 1970), rap musician (
Newark
)
Redman
(born 1970), rap musician (
Newark
)
Tara Reid
(born 1975), actress (
Wyckoff
)
Claudio Reyna
(born 1973),
soccer
player (
Livingston
)
Kelly Ripa
(born 1970), actress/television host (
Stratford
)
Giuseppe Rossi
(born 1987),
soccer
player (
Teaneck, New Jersey
)
Dennis Rodman
(born 1961), former professional basketball player (
Trenton
)
Philip Roth
(born 1933), author (
Newark
)
Eva Marie Saint
(born 1924),
Academy Award
-winning actress (
Newark
)
Richie Sambora
(born 1959), guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi (
Perth Amboy
)
Laura San Giacomo
(born 1962), actress (
Denville
)
Antonin Scalia
(born 1936),
U.S.
Supreme Court
justice (
Trenton
)
Tom Scharpling
(born 1969), comedian (Newbridge)
Sherwood Schwartz
(born 1916), television producer (
Passaic, New Jersey
)
Norman Schwarzkopf
(born 1934) U.S.
General, led Coalition forces in the
Gulf War
(
Trenton
)
Everett Shinn
(1876-1953), artist (
Woodstown
)
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
)
Frank Sinatra
(1915–1998), singer/
Academy Award
-winning actor (
Hoboken
)
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
(born 1971), actress (
Newark
)
Kevin Smith
(born 1970), filmmaker (
Highlands
)
Soraya
(born 1969), Colombian-American singer–songwriter (
Point Pleasant
)
Bruce Springsteen
(born 1949), singer/songwriter (
Freehold
)
Martha Stewart
(born 1941) lifestyle guide, entrepreneur (b.
Jersey City
, grew up in
Nutley
)
Alfred Stieglitz
(1864-1946), photographer (
Hoboken
)
Meryl Streep
[50116]
(born 1949),
Academy Award
-winning actress (
Summit
)
Tammy Lynn Sytch
(born 1972), professional wrestling valet (
Fort Monmouth
)
Danny Tamberelli
(born 1982), actor (
Wyckoff
)
Glenn Taranto
(born 1959), actor,
Gomez
in
The New Addams Family
(
Hackensack
)
Gregory Taylor
(born 1970), concert photographer (
Plainfield
), grew up in
Warren
)
Ashley Tisdale
(born 1985) actress/singer (
Ocean Township
)
Ray Toro
(born 1977) lead guitarist of
My Chemical Romance
(
Kearny
)
Martin Truex Jr.
(born 1980),
NASCAR
driver (
Englishtown
)
John Travolta
(born 1954), actor (
Englewood
)
Frankie Valli
(born 1937), singer (
Newark
)
Lee Van Cleef
(1925–1989),
character actor
in
Westerns
(
Somerville
)
Rudy Van Gelder
(born 1924),
Blue Note Records
recording engineer (
Jersey City
)
Sarah Vaughan
(1924-1990), singer (
Newark
)
Vitamin C
(born 1969),
pop singer
(
Old Bridge Township
)
Floyd Vivino
(born 1951), actor (
Paterson
)
Patrick Warburton
(born 1964), actor (
Paterson
)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
(born 1970), actor (
Jersey City
)
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 the
University of Notre Dame
(
Middlesex
)
Stylez G.
White
(born 1979),
defensive end
for the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(
Newark
)
Gary Williams
(born 1945), men's basketball coach for the
University of Maryland
(
Collingswood
)
J.
D.
Williams
(born 1981), actor (
Newark
)
Wendy Williams
, radio/television host (born in
Asbury Park
, grew up in
Ocean Township
)
William Carlos Williams
(1883–1963),
poet
(
Rutherford
)
Chris Wragge
(born 1970), sports journalist and presenter for
WCBS-TV
(
Hackensack
)
Kelly Wright
(born 1987), artist, radio host on WPIR Pratt Radio, (
Maywood, New Jersey
)
Zakk Wylde
(born 1967), guitarist for
Ozzy Osbourne
and
Black Label Society
(
Bayonne
, raised in
Jackson Township
)
Karen Young
(born 1958), actress,
Agent Robyn Sanseverino
on
The Sopranos
(
Pequannock
)
Larry Young
(1940–1978),
hard bop
jazz
organist
(
Newark
)
Ian Ziering
(born 1964) actor,
Beverly Hills, 90210
(
Newark
, raised in
West Orange
)
Born elsewhere, grew up in New Jersey
Samuel Sorenson Adams
(1878–1963), inventor of the
Joy Buzzer
, (born
Aarhus
,
Denmark
, grew up
Perth Amboy
, died
Asbury Park
)
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
)
Steve Berman
, (born 1968) gay author (
Philadelphia
, raised in
Cherry Hill
)
Laura Benanti
, (born 1979)
Tony Award
-winning Broadway actress (
New York City
, grew up in
Kinnelon
)
Michael Ian Black
(born 1971), comedian, actor,
Ed
,
The State
,
Viva Variety
(
Chicago
, raised in
Hillsborough
)
James L.
Brooks
, (born 1940), film & television producer & director (
Brooklyn, NY
, grew up in
North Bergen
)
Joe Budden
, (born 1980) rap musician (
Spanish Harlem
, raised in
Jersey City
)
Tisha Campbell
(born 1968), actress.
(
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
, raised in
Newark
)
David Cassidy
(born 1950), actor/singer (
New York City
, grew up in
West Orange
)
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, New York
, grew up in
East Orange, New Jersey
)
Rhys Coiro
(born 1979), actor,
Billy Walsh
on
Entourage
(
Calabria
,
Italy
, moved to
Princeton
)
Tom Cruise
(born 1962), actor (
Syracuse, New York
, grew up in
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
)
Karen Duffy
(born 1961), model/actress (
New York City
, grew up in
Park Ridge
)
Lawrence Frank
(born 1970), former
head coach
for the
New Jersey Nets
(
New York City
, raised in
Teaneck
)
Milton Friedman
(1912–2006),
Nobel Prize-winning
economist
,
statistician
, and
public intellectual
(
Brooklyn
, grew up in
Rahway
)
Vida Guerra
(born 1980), model (
Havana, Cuba
, raised in
Perth Amboy
)
Debbie Harry
(born 1945), singer/actress (
Miami, Florida
, raised in
Hawthorne
)
Anne Hathaway
, (born 1982), actress (born in
Brooklyn
, raised in
Millburn
)
Ethan Hawke
, (born 1970), actor, (
Austin, TX
, partly raised in
West Windsor
)
Orel Hershiser
(born 1958), former
Cy Young-winning
baseball
pitcher
and
ESPN
baseball analyst (
Buffalo, NY
, raised in
Cherry Hill
)
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
, (born 1953),
President of Estonia
(
Stockholm, Sweden
, raised in
Leonia
)
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, Texas
, grew up in
Wyckoff
)
Brian Joo
(born 1981), Korean singer (
Los Angeles, California
, raised in
Absecon, New Jersey
)
Denyce Lawton
(born 1978), actress / model,
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
(
Seoul
,
South Korea
, partly raised in
Neptune
)
Ted Leo
(born 1970), indie rock musician.
(
South Bend, Indiana
, raised in
Bloomfield, New Jersey
).
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 (
Alabama
, grew up in
Willingboro
)
Bill Maher
, (born 1956),
stand-up comedian
,
TV host
,
left wing
pundit
,
Real Time with Bill Maher
(
New York City
, grew up in
River Vale
)
Michelle Malkin
(born 1970),
conservative
pundit
(
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, grew up in
Absecon
)
Constantine Maroulis
(born 1975), singer (
New York City
, grew up in
Wyckoff
)
John C.
McGinley
(born 1959), actor,
Perry Cox
on
Scrubs
(
New York City
, grew up in
Millburn
)
Brittany Murphy
(born 1977), actress (
Atlanta, Georgia
, grew up in
Edison
and
Burbank, California
)
Jim Nantz
(born 1959),
sportscaster
for
CBS Sports
(
Charlotte, NC
, 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 NJ)
Brian O'Halloran
(born 1969), actor in
Kevin Smith's
View Askewniverse
(
Manhattan
, partly raised in
Old Bridge
)
Piper Perabo
(born 1976), actress,
Cheaper by the Dozen
(
Dallas, TX
, grew up in
Toms River
)
Clarke Peters
(born 1952), actor,
Det.
Lester Freamon
on
The Wire
(
New York City
, grew up in
Englewood
)
Christopher Reeve
(born 1952), actor (
New York City, New York
, grew up in
Princeton, New Jersey
)
Christina Ricci
(born 1980), actress (
Santa Monica, California
, grew up in
Montclair, New Jersey
)
Cameron Richardson
(born 1979), actress/model,
Cover Me
,
Point Pleasant
,
Alvin and the Chipmunks
(
Baton Rouge, LA
, raised in
Old Bridge Township
)
Carl Sagan
(1934-1996), astronomer/astrochemist/author (
Ithaca, New York
, grew up in
Rahway, New Jersey
)
Gabe Saporta
(born 1979), singer/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
)
Brooke Shields
(born 1965), actress,
Suddenly Susan
(
New York City
, grew up in
Englewood
)
Bryan Singer
(born 1965), director (
New York City
, grew up in
Princeton Junction
)
Patti Smith
(born 1946), rock musician (
Chicago
, grew up in
Woodbury, New Jersey
)
John Spencer
, (1946–2005), actor,
The West Wing
,
L.A.
Law
,
The Rock
(
New York City
, grew up in
Totowa
)
Steven Spielberg
(born 1946), legendary Hollywood director and producer (
Cincinnati, OH
, partly raised in
Haddon Township
)
Jon Stewart
(born 1962), comedian/actor (
New York City
, grew up in
Lawrence Township
)
Steven Van Zandt
(born 1950), rock musician, actor,
The Sopranos
, (
Winthrop, MA
, grew up in
Middletown
)
Frank Vincent
(born 1932), actor, (
North Adams, MA
, grew up in
Jersey City
)
Bruce Willis
(born 1955), actor (
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
, grew up in
Penns Grove, New Jersey
)
Gerard and Mikey Way. Born in Belleville and grew up in Hoboken.
Grew up elsewhere, well known for success in New Jersey
Wendy Coakley-Thompson
(born 1966), writer,
Back to Life
, (b.
New York
, grew up in
Nassau, Bahamas
and lived in
Montclair
)
Thomas Edison
(1847–1931), inventor and businessman (b.
Ohio
, grew up in
Michigan
and lived in
Edison
and
West Orange
)
Walt Whitman
(1819–1892), author/poet (b.
Huntington
, grew up in
Brooklyn
and lived in
Washington DC
and
Camden
)
Woodrow Wilson
(1856–1924),
Governor
,
President
(b.
Virginia
, grew up in
Georgia
and
South Carolina
)
Born in New Jersey, grew up elsewhere
Robert Blake
(born 1933), actor
Baretta
(born in
Nutley
, raised in
Los Angeles
)
Michael R.
Burns
(born 1958), Vice Chairman of
Lionsgate
(born in
Long Branch
, raised in
New Canaan, Connecticut
)
Mary Chapin Carpenter
(born 1958),
Grammy-winning
folk
and
country
singer (born in
Princeton
but would later move to
Japan
, then
Washington D.C.
)
Grover Cleveland
(1837–1908), 22nd and 24th
President of the United States
(
Caldwell
), family relocated to western
New York
state
Brian De Palma
(born 1940),
film director
(born in
Newark
, raised in
Philly
and
New Hampshire
)
Brian Delate
(born 1949), actor (
Trenton
, raised in
Bucks County, PA
)
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, NC
)
Paul Gleason
(1939–2006), actor,
The Breakfast Club
(
Jersey City
, raised in
Florida
)
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
)
Debra Hill
(1950–2005), screenwriter, producer (
Haddonfield
, grew up in
Philly
)
Linda Hunt
(born 1945),
Oscar
-winning actress, (
Morristown
, raised in
Westport, CT
)
Ice T
(born 1958), rapper and actor (
Newark
, moved to
California
, Now resides in
North Bergen, NJ
)
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
)
Camryn Manheim
(born 1961),
Emmy-winning
actress &
left-wing
activist
,
The Practice
,
Ghost Whisperer
,
The L Word
(
West Caldwell
, grew up in
Peoria, IL
)
Christina Milian
(born 1981),
R&B
and
pop
singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and model (
Jersey City
, grew up in
Waldorf, MD
, then would move to
L.A.
)
Eric Millegan
(born 1974), actor,
Zack Addy
on
Bones
(
Hackettstown
, raised in
Springfield, OR
)
Dana Reeve
(1961–2006), actress, singer, widow of
Christopher Reeve
(born in
Teaneck
, raised in
Greenburgh, NY
)
Joe Rogan
(born 1967) comedian, actor,
UFC
color commentator
(born in
Bridgewater
, raised in
Newton, Massachusetts
)
Paul Simon
(born 1941), musician, composer (born in
Newark
, grew up in
Queens
, New York)
Soraya
(1969–2006), musician (born in
Point Pleasant
, grew up in
Colombia
)
Kevin Spacey
(born 1959), actor (born in
South Orange
, grew up in
Southern California
)
Dave Thomas
(1932–2002),
Atlantic City
,
New Jersey
, founder of the
Wendy's
fast food restaurant chain
Born elsewhere, live in New Jersey
Danny Aiello
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Saddle River
Alan Alda
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Leonia
Muhammad Ali
(b.
Louisville, Kentucky
), lives in
Cherry Hill
Paul Anka
(b.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
), lives in
Tenafly
AZ
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Englewood
Brian Baldinger
(b.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
), lives in
Cherry Hill
Jesse Barfield
(b.
Joliet, Illinois
), lives in
Tenafly
George Benson
(b.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
), lives in
Englewood
Mary J.
Blige
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Cresskill
Andre Braugher
(b.
Chicago, Illinois
), lives in
South Orange, NJ
.
Jim Bunning
(b.
Southgate, Kentucky
), lives in
Cherry Hill
Jim Byrnes
(b.
St. Louis, Missouri
), lives in
Allendale
Harry Carson
(b.
Florence, South Carolina
), lives in
Franklin Lakes
Vince Carter
(b.
Daytona Beach, Florida
), lives in
Saddle River
Sarah Chang
(b.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
), lives in
Cherry Hill
Connie Chung
(b.
Washington, D.C.
), lives in
Middletown
Mary Higgins Clark
(b.
New York City, New York
) Lives in
Saddle River
Bobby Clarke
(b.
Flin Flon, Manitoba
), lives in
Cherry Hill
Alon Cohen
(b.
Israel
), lives in
Tenafly
Stephen Colbert
(b.
Charleston, South Carolina
), lives in
Montclair
Sean Combs
("Diddy") (b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Alpine
Johnny Damon
(b.
Fort Riley, Kansas
), lives in
Ridgewood
Damon Dash
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Alpine
Darryl Dawkins
(b.
Orlando, Florida
), lives in
Marlboro
Steve Doocy
(b.
Algona, Iowa
), lives in
Wyckoff
Halim El-Dabh
(b.
Cairo, Egypt
), lives in
Cresskill
Jeff Feagles
(b.
Anaheim, California
), lives in
Ridgewood
Lior Haramaty
(b.
Israel
), lives in
Tenafly
Ron Harper
(b.
Dayton,
Ohio
)
Bobby Hebb
(b.
Nashville, Tennessee
), lives in
Cresskill
Sam Huff
(b.
Morgantown, West Virginia
), lives in
Franklin Lakes
Jay-Z
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Alpine
Tommy John
(b.
Terre Haute, Indiana
), lives in
Franklin Lakes
Michael Johns
(b.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
), lives in
Deptford
Jim Jones
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Fair Lawn
Zab Judah
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Teaneck
Kitty Kallen
(b.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
), lives in
Englewood
Jevon Kearse
(b.
Fort Myers, Florida
), lives in
Moorestown
Jason Kidd
(b.
San Francisco, California
), lives in
Saddle River
Lil' Kim
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Alpine
Bernard King
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Franklin Lakes
Phoebe Laub
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Teaneck
Heather Locklear
(b.
Westwood, California
), lives in
Wayne
Mario
(b.
Baltimore, Maryland
), lives in
Teaneck
Tino Martinez
(b.
Tampa, Florida
), lives in
Tenafly
Don Mattingly
(b.
Evansville, Indiana
), lives in
Tenafly
Darryl "D.M.C."
McDaniels
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Wayne
Bob McGrath
(b.
Ottawa, Illinois
), lives in
Teaneck
Donovan McNabb
(b.
Chicago, Illinois
), lives in
Moorestown
Bob Menne
(b.
Demarest, New Jersey
), lives in
Demarest
Eddie Murphy
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Englewood
Randal Pinkett
(b.
Philadelphia, PA
), lives in
Somerset
Maury Povich
(b.
Washington, D.C.
), lives in
Middletown
Aidan Quinn
(b.
Rockford, Illinois
), lives in
Englewood
Willie Randolph
(b.
Holly Hill, South Carolina
), lives in
Franklin Lakes
Geraldo Rivera
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Middletown
Sylvia Robinson
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Englewood
Chris Rock
(b.
Andrews, South Carolina
), lives in
Alpine
Jeremy Roenick
(b.
Boston, Massachusetts
), lives in
Moorestown
Jimmy Rollins
(b.
Oakland, California
) lives in
Woolwich Township
Ja Rule
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Saddle River
Gary Sheffield
(b.
Tampa, Florida
), lives in
Alpine
Lito Sheppard
(b.
Jacksonville, Florida
), lives in
Moorestown
Brooke Shields
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Englewood
Joseph Simmons
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Saddle River
Kimora Lee Simmons
(b.
St. Louis, Missouri
), lives in
Saddle River
Russell Simmons
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Saddle River
Phil Simms
(b.
Lebanon, Kentucky
), lives in
Franklin Lakes
Wesley Snipes
(b.
Orlando, Florida
), lives in
Alpine
Luis Sojo
(b.
Miranda State
,
Venezuela
), lives in
Saddle Brook
Paul Sorvino
(b.
New York City, New York
), lives in
Tenafly
Ned Stuart
(b.
Exeter, England
), lives in
Whiting
James "J.T."
Taylor
(b.
Laurens, South Carolina
), lives in
Franklin Lakes
Mitch Williams
(b.
Santa Ana, California
), lives in
Medford
Dave Winfield
(b.
St. Paul, Minnesota
), lives in
Teaneck
Stevie Wonder
(b.
Saginaw, Michigan
), lives in
Alpine
Fred Mascherino
Kelly McGillis
See also
List of films set in New Jersey
References
External links
New Jersey Hall of Fame
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