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New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
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Born and raised in New Jersey


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* Brenden Aaronson (born 2000), professional soccer player for
Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...
and the
United States men's national soccer team The United States men's national soccer team (USMNT) represents the United States in men's international soccer competitions. The team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. The U.S. team h ...
( Medford) *
Bud Abbott William Alexander "Bud" Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974) was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known as the straight man half of the comedy duo Abbott and Costello. Early life Abbott was born in Asbury Park, New J ...
(1895–1974), actor and comedian (
Asbury Park Asbury Park () is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 15,188
) * Isa Abdul-Quddus (born 1988),
safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly dif ...
for the Detroit Lions (
Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...
) *
Joseph Alexander Adams Joseph Alexander Adams (1803 – September 11, 1880) was an engraver who is said to have been the first electrotyper in the United States. He was born in New Germantown, New Jersey (now within Tewksbury Township), in 1803.Staff"American printer ...
(1803–1880), engraver (born in New Germantown) * Mike Adams (born 1981),
safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly dif ...
for the Houston Texans ( Paterson) * Timothy Adams (born 1967), actor, '' Sunset Beach'', '' Ocean Ave.'' ( Belleville) * Charles Addams (1912–1988), cartoonist; creator of ''
The Addams Family ''The Addams Family'' is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 unrelated single-panel cartoons, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' over ...
'' ( Westfield) *
Ryan Adeleye Ryan Alexander Hezekiah Adeleye ( he, ריאן אלכסנדר חזקיה אדלי; born April 28, 1987, in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American-Israeli professional soccer player who currently plays for Atlantic City FC in the National Premi ...
(born 1985),
Israeli-American , native_name_lang = , image = , caption = , population = 110,000–150,000 , popplace = New York metropolitan area, Los Angeles metropolitan area, Miami metropolitan area, and other large metropolitan ar ...
professional soccer defender who has played for
Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Sta ...
* Charlie Adler (born 1956), voice actor; the ''Transformers'' movies (Paterson) *
Monica Aksamit Monica Aksamit (born February 18, 1990) is an American Olympic saber fencer. She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics, earning a bronze medal in the Women's Saber Team competition. She won a gold medal with Team USA at t ...
(born 1990), saber fencer; won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Women's Saber Team competition *
Jordan Alan Jordan Alan is an American film director, producer and television commercial director. In 1985, Alan made a 35mm film trailer starring Sandra Bullock. The trailer was screened by South African film producer Anant Singh at Technicolor in New Yo ...
(born 1967), filmmaker ( Bayonne) *
Mitch Albom Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958) is an American author, journalist, and musician. His books have sold over 40 million copies worldwide. Having achieved national recognition for sports writing in his early career, he turned to writing the ...
(born 1958), writer, broadcaster, and musician (
Passaic Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69,7 ...
) *
Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin (; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module ''Eagle'' pilot on the 1969 A ...
(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 George Louis Costanza is a fictional character in the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), played by Jason Alexander. He is a short, stocky, balding man who struggles with numerous insecurities, often dooming his romantic rela ...
on '' Seinfeld'', Hugo in ''
The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story ...
'' ( Newark, raised in Livingston) * Jay Alford (born 1983), former NFL defensive tackle (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) * Livingston Allen (born 1991) Hip Hop YouTuber better known as DJ Akademiks and host for
Spotify Spotify (; ) is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 456 million monthly active us ...
and
Complex Complex commonly refers to: * Complexity, the behaviour of a system whose components interact in multiple ways so possible interactions are difficult to describe ** Complex system, a system composed of many components which may interact with each ...
*
Malik Allen Malik Omar Allen (born June 27, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Professional career After four years at Villano ...
(born 1978), NBA player (
Willingboro Willingboro Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,889, an increase o ...
) * Emma B. Alrich (1845-1925), journalist, writer, educator (
Cape May County Cape May County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Much of the county is located on Cape May bound by Delaware Bay to its west and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and east. Adjacent to the Atlantic coastline are f ...
) *
Enzo Amore Eric Arndt (born December 8, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. In WWE, he came to prominence for his partnership with Big Cass, whom he teamed with from 2013 to 2017. Together, they won the NXT Year-End Award for Tag Team of the Year ...
(born 1986), professional wrestler ( Hackensack, raised in Waldwick) *
Harold Amos Harold Amos (September 7, 1918 – February 26, 2003) was an African American microbiologist and professor. He taught at Harvard Medical School for nearly fifty years and was the first African-American department chair of the school. Early life Am ...
(1919–2003), microbiologist and
Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...
professor ( Pennsauken) *
John Amos John Allen Amos Jr. (born December 27, 1939) is an American actor known for his role as James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series ''Good Times''. Amos's other television work includes ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', a recurring role as Admi ...
(born 1939), actor, ''
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz for NBC. It aired from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart ...
'', '' Good Times'', ''
The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...
'' (Newark) *
Richard Anderson Richard Norman Anderson (August 8, 1926 – August 31, 2017) was an American film and television actor. Among his best-known roles was his portrayal of Oscar Goldman, the boss of Steve Austin ( Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers ( Lindsay Wagner) i ...
(1926–2016), actor, ''
The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is re ...
'', ''
Kung Fu Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to commo ...
'', ''
The Bionic Woman ''The Bionic Woman'' is an American science fiction action-adventure television series created by Kenneth Johnson based on the 1972 novel ''Cyborg'' by Martin Caidin, starring Lindsay Wagner that aired from January 14, 1976, to May 13, 1978. ' ...
'' ( Long Branch) *
Jack Antonoff Jack Michael Antonoff (born March 31, 1984) is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. Antonoff is the lead singer of rock band Bleachers, and is the guitarist and drummer in the pop rock band Fun. He was pr ...
(born 1984), musician, guitarist for the band Fun ( Bergenfield) *
Kristina Apgar Kristina Mevs-Apgar (formerly Kristina Apgar) was an American actress best known for her portrayal of Lily Smith on the CW's drama '' Privileged''. Career In her teen years, Kristina was a model with the Wilhelmina Models Agency. Clients incl ...
(born 1985), actress, '' Privileged'' ( Morristown) * Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), obstetrical
anesthesiologist Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine ...
, inventor of the Apgar score ( Westfield) * Billy Ard (born 1959), NFL player for New York Giants and Green Bay Packers (
East Orange East Orange is a city in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 69,612. The city was the state's 20th most-populous municipality in 2010, after having been the state's 14th most-po ...
, raised in Watchung) * Chris Argyris (1923–2013),
business theorist Organizational theory refers to the set of interrelated concepts that involve the sociological study of the structures and operations of formal social organizations. Organizational theory also attempts to explain how interrelated units of organiz ...
, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School, and a Thought Leader at
Monitor Group Monitor Deloitte is the multinational strategy consulting practice of Deloitte Consulting. Monitor Deloitte specializes in providing strategy consultation services to the senior management of major organizations and governments. It helps its clie ...
( Newark) *
Bruce Arians Bruce Charles Arians (born October 3, 1952) is an American football executive and former coach in the National Football League (NFL). Since 2022, he has been a senior football consultant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Arians was previously the he ...
(born 1952),
head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...
for Arizona Cardinals (Paterson) *
Allan Arkush Allan Arkush (born April 30, 1948) is an American director and producer of films, television and videos. He is a collaborator of Joe Dante. Early life Arkush grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He graduated in 1966 from Fort Lee High School. Hi ...
(born 1948), film and television director ( Jersey City) *
Jillian Armenante Jillian Armenante is an American television and film actress, known for playing the role of Donna Kozlowski on the TV show '' Judging Amy''. Life and career Armenante was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Her ...
(born 1968), actress, '' Judging Amy'' (Paterson) *
Rich Attonito Rich Attonito (born June 16, 1977) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2004 until 2011, he fought in the UFC, Cage Warriors, King of the Cage, and was contestant on the 11th season of ''The Ultimate Fighter''. Ba ...
(born 1977),
mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...
(
Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...
) *
Paul Auster Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947) is an American writer and film director. His notable works include '' The New York Trilogy'' (1987), '' Moon Palace'' (1989), '' The Music of Chance'' (1990), '' The Book of Illusions'' (2002), ''The ...
(born 1947), author, screenwriter (born in Newark, grew up in
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
) * Miles Austin (born 1984), wide receiver for the
Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...
(born in Summit, grew up in
Garfield ''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as ''Garfield'', it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his hum ...
) *
Jackie Autry Jackie Autry (born Jacqueline Evelyn Ellam; October 2, 1941) is the former owner of the Los Angeles Angels and widow of Gene Autry, actor, singer and businessman. Early life On October 2, 1941, Autry was born in Newark, New Jersey. Career Aut ...
(born 1941), Major League Baseball executive ( Newark) *
Yael Averbuch Yael Averbuch West (born Yael Friedman Averbuch; November 3, 1986) is a former American professional soccer player. She was formerly the executive director of the National Women's Soccer League Players Association and is the current general ma ...
(born 1986), soccer player *
Dan Avidan Leigh Daniel Avidan (born March 14, 1979), also known by his stage name Danny Sexbang, is an American musician, Internet personality, comedian, songwriter, actor and record producer. He is one half of the musical comedy duo Ninja Sex Party with B ...
(born 1979), lead singer of
Ninja Sex Party Ninja Sex Party (often abbreviated as NSP) is an American musical comedy duo consisting of singer Dan Avidan and keyboardist Brian Wecht. They formed in 2009 in New York City and are currently based in Los Angeles. They are also known as two th ...
and
Starbomb Starbomb was an American musical-comedy group composed of Dan Avidan and Brian Wecht of musical-comedy duo Ninja Sex Party together with Flash animator and Internet personality Arin Hanson and "space rock masters" TWRP, a Canadian music group ...
, and co-host of ''
Game Grumps ''Game Grumps'' is an American Let's Play web series hosted by Arin Hanson and Dan Avidan. Created in 2012 by co-hosts Hanson and Jon Jafari, the series centers around its hosts playing video games. After Jafari left the show in 2013 to focus o ...
'' ( Springfield Township) * Robert Ayers (born 1985),
defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
for the New York Giants (Jersey City) * Melissa Bacelar (born 1979), actress and scream queen (
Piscataway Piscataway may refer to: *Piscataway people, a Native American ethnic group native to the southern Mid-Atlantic States *Piscataway language *Piscataway, Maryland, an unincorporated community *Piscataway, New Jersey, a township *Piscataway Creek, Ma ...
) * Bret Baier (born 1970),
news anchor A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
for the Fox News Channel, ''
Special Report with Bret Baier '' Special Report with Bret Baier'' (formerly ''Special Report with Brit Hume'') is an American television news and political commentary program, hosted by Bret Baier since 2009, that airs on Fox News Channel. It is broadcast live each Monday thr ...
'' (
Rumson Rumson is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough’s population was 7,343, reflecting a 3.1% increase from the 7,122 enumera ...
) * Andrew Bailey (born 1984),
relief pitcher In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weat ...
for the
Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team h ...
( Haddon Heights) * David Bailey (1933–2004), actor, '' Another World'' ( Voorhees) * Sean Baker (born 1971), director, ''
Tangerine The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color. Its scientific name varies. It has been treated as a separate species under the name ''Citrus tangerina'' or ''Citrus'' × ''tangerina'', or treated as a variety of ''Citrus retic ...
'', ''
The Florida Project ''The Florida Project'' is a 2017 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Sean Baker and written by Baker and Chris Bergoch. It stars Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, and Caleb Landry Jon ...
'' ( Summit) * Esther E. Baldwin (1840-1910), missionary, teacher, writer ( Marlton) *
Wade Baldwin IV Wade Manson Baldwin IV (born March 29, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. High school and college career Born in the Belle Mead section of Mon ...
(born 1996),
basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player for
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. * Amiri Baraka (1934–2014), poet ( Newark) *
Michael Barkann Michael Barkann (born April 30, 1960, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States) is an American sports host, anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Philadelphia. From 2011-2016, he co-hosted the "Mike and Ike" show on 94 WIP weekdays from 10am - 2pm ...
(born 1960), radio
talk show host Below is a list of talk show A talk show (or chat show in British English) is a television programming or radio programming genre structured around the act of spontaneous conversation.Bernard M. Timberg, Robert J. Erler'' (2010Television T ...
, television host ( East Brunswick) * James J. Barry Jr. (born 1946), politician (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
, raised in New Vernon) *
Rick Barry Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player who starred at the NCAA, American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) levels. Barry ranks among the ...
(born 1944), NBA and ABA
small forward The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers but taller, larger, and stronger ...
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 Dana Ruth Bash (born June 15, 1971; née Schwartz) is an American journalist, news anchor, and chief political correspondent for CNN. Early life and education Bash was born Dana Ruth Schwartz in Manhattan, New York City, into a family of Je ...
(born 1971),
CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...
reporter and anchorwoman ( Montvale) *
Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...
(1904–1984),
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
pianist, organist, bandleader ( Red Bank) *
Ellen Bass Ellen Bass (born June 16, 1947) is an American poet and co-author of '' The Courage to Heal''. Life Bass grew up in Pleasantville, New Jersey, where her parents owned a liquor store. Her family later moved to Ventnor City, New Jersey. She atte ...
(born 1947), professor, poet, and author (raised in Pleasantville and Ventnor City) *
Bruce Baumgartner Bruce Robert Baumgartner (born November 2, 1960) is a retired American freestyle wrestler. He is the current assistant vice president for university advancement and former athletic director at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania near Erie, Pe ...
(born 1961), freestyle wrestler, two-time Olympic champion, four-time Olympic medalist, three-time World champion, nine-time World medalist (Haledon) *
Beetlejuice ''Beetlejuice'' is a 1988 American fantasy horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton, written by Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, and Warren Skaaren, produced by The Geffen Company, distributed by Warner Bros., and starring Alec Baldwin, ...
, a.k.a. Lester Green (born 1968), entertainer, guest on ''The Howard Stern Show'' ( Jersey City) *
Bo Belinsky Robert "Bo" Belinsky (December 7, 1936 – November 23, 2001) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played for the Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds of Major League ...
(1936–2001), Major League Baseball player * Amir Bell (born 1996), basketball player in the
Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball c ...
*
Emma Bell Emma Jean Bell (born December 17, 1986) is an American actress, best known for her roles in films '' Frozen'' (2010) and ''Final Destination 5'' (2011), and for playing Amy in the first and third season of '' The Walking Dead'' (2010; 2012), and ...
(born 1986), actress (
Woodstown Woodstown ( ga, Baile na Coille, IPA: bˠalʲəˈnˠaˈkɛl̪ʲə is home to a historic settlement measuring 1.5 km by 0.5 km, located on the southern bank of the River Suir, about 5.5 km west of Waterford City in the southeast ...
) *
Madeline Bell Madeline Bell (born July 23, 1942) is an American soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s with pop group Blue Mink, having arrived from America in the gospel show ''Black Nativity'' in 1962, with the ...
(born 1942),
soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun '' soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...
singer (Newark) *
Bill Bellamy William Bellamy (born April 7, 1965) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' ''Def Comedy Jam'', where he is credited for creating or coining the phrase "booty call", descri ...
(born 1965), actor, comedian (Newark) *
Regina Belle Regina Elaine Belle (born July 17, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter who started her career in the mid-1980s. Known for her singles " Baby Come to Me" (1989) and "Make It Like It Was" (1990), Belle's most notable for two hit duets, both with ...
(born 1963), singer ( Englewood) * Stephen Benkovic (born 1938), chemist, National Academy of Sciences inductee (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) *
Joan Bennett Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She came from a show-business family, one of three acting sisters. Beginning her career on the stage, Bennett appeared in more t ...
(1910–1990), actress ( Palisades Park) *
Kafi Benz Kafi Benz (born 1941) is an American author and artist who began participation in social entrepreneurship through environmental preservation and regional planning in 1959 as a member of the ''Jersey Jetport Site Association'', which opposed plans ...
(born 1941), writer and conservationist ( Chatham) * Jay Berger (born 1966), tennis player; highest world ranking #7 *
Xander Berkeley Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His film roles include '' Terminator 2: Judgment Da ...
(born 1955), actor ( Mendham) *
Adam Bernstein Adam Bernstein (born May 7, 1960) is an Emmy Awards, Emmy Award-winning American film director, music video director and television director. For his work on the television show ''Fargo (TV series), Fargo'' in 2014, he received a nomination for ...
(born 1960), video director and producer (
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
* Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York State Senator. *
Mike Bibby Michael Bibby (born May 13, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played professionally for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He last served as the head coach for Hillcrest Prep Academy in Phoenix, ...
(born 1978), NBA player ( Cherry Hill) *
Jack Bicknell Jr. Jack Bicknell Jr. (born February 7, 1963) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin. He was the head football coach at Louisiana Tech University from 1999 to 2006, compiling a record of ...
(born 1963), offensive line coach for the
Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The ...
( North Plainfield) *
Bam Bam Bigelow Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bam Bam Bigelow. Recognizable by his close to 400-pound frame and the distinctive flame tattoo that spanned most ...
(1961–2007), professional wrestler (
Asbury Park Asbury Park () is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 15,188
) *
Jason Biggs Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Jim Levenstein in the '' American Pie'' comedy film series and Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black''. He als ...
(born 1978), actor, '' American Pie'', ''
American Pie 2 ''American Pie 2'' is a 2001 American sex comedy film directed by James B. Rogers and written by Adam Herz and David H. Steinberg from a story by Herz. A sequel to the 1999 comedy film '' American Pie'', it is the second film in the ''American ...
'', ''
American Wedding ''American Wedding'' (known as ''American Pie 3: The Wedding'' or ''American Pie: The Wedding'', in some countries) is a 2003 American sex comedy film written by Adam Herz and directed by Jesse Dylan. It is the sequel to '' American Pie'' (1999 ...
'', ''
American Reunion ''American Reunion'' (also known as ''American Pie 4: Reunion'' or ''American Pie: Reunion'' in certain countries) is a 2012 American ensemble sex comedy film written and directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. It is the fourth installm ...
'' ( Hasbrouck Heights) *
Mary Birdsong Mary Evans Birdsong (born April 18, 1968) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and singer. She has worked in the theater and voiceover work and is a regular cast member on '' Reno 911!'' Early life Birdsong was born in Florida and grew u ...
(born 1968), actress, comedian ''
Reno 911! ''Reno 911!'' is an American comedy television series airing on Comedy Central. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically '' Cops'', with comic actors playing the police officers. Thomas Lennon, Ro ...
'' ( Long Beach Island) *
Roger Birnbaum Roger Birnbaum (born November 14, 1950) is an American film producer who owns the company Spyglass Media Group, and was co-CEO and co-chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His two greatest box office hits as producer have been ''Rush Hour 2'' and '' T ...
(born ), film producer, ''
Four Christmases ''Four Christmases'' is a 2008 American Christmas comedy film about a couple visiting all four of their divorced parents' homes on Christmas Day. It stars Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon with Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight ...
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27 Dresses ''27 Dresses'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, and starring Katherine Heigl and James Marsden. The film was released in Australia on January 10, 2008, and in the United States on ...
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Eight Below ''Eight Below'' is a 2006 American survival drama film, a remake based on the 1983 Japanese film ''Antarctica'' by Toshirô Ishidô, Koreyoshi Kurahara, Tatsuo Nogami and Susumu Saji. It was produced by Patrick Crowley and David Hoberman, direc ...
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Teaneck Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...
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Sofia Black-D'Elia Sofia Black-D'Elia (born December 24, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles, such as Tea Marvelli in ''Skins (North American TV series), Skins'', Sage Spence in ''Gossip Girl'', Andrea Cornish in ''The Night Of'', a ...
(born 1991), actress, '' All My Children'', '' Skins'', '' The Messengers'' ( Clifton) *
Vivian Blaine Vivian Blaine (born Vivian Stapleton; November 21, 1921 – December 9, 1995) was an American actress and singer, best known for originating the role of Miss Adelaide in the musical theater production of ''Guys and Dolls'', as well as appearin ...
(1921–1995), actress and singer, ''
Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...
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Betsy Blair Betsy Blair (born Elizabeth Winifred Boger; December 11, 1923March 13, 2009) was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London. Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur danc ...
(1923–2009), actress, '' Marty'' (
Cliffside Park Cliffside Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 23,594,Tammy Blanchard Tammy Blanchard (born December 14, 1976) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as teenage Judy Garland in the critically acclaimed television film '' Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' (2001), for which she received ...
(born 1976), actress ( Bayonne) * Carol Blazejowski (born 1956), Hall of Fame basketball player (Elizabeth) * Al Blozis (1919–1945), New York Giants tackle, died as a soldier in combat during World War II (
Garfield ''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as ''Garfield'', it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his hum ...
) * Mark Blum (1950–2020), actor (Newark) *
Judy Blume Judith Blume (née Sussman; born February 12, 1938) is an American writer of children's, young adult and adult fiction. Blume began writing in 1959 and has published more than 25 novels. Among her best-known works are ''Are You There God? It's Me ...
(born 1938), author (Elizabeth) * Peter Boettke (born 1960), economist of the
Austrian School The Austrian School is a heterodox school of economic thought that advocates strict adherence to methodological individualism, the concept that social phenomena result exclusively from the motivations and actions of individuals. Austrian schoo ...
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Rahway Rahway () is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is southwest of Manhattan ...
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Tim Bogert John Voorhis "Tim" Bogert III (August 27, 1944 – January 13, 2021) was an American musician. He graduated in 1963 from Ridgefield Memorial High School in his hometown of Ridgefield, New Jersey. As a bass guitarist and vocalist he was best ...
(1944–2021), bass guitarist and vocalist for
Vanilla Fudge Vanilla Fudge is an American rock band known predominantly for their slow extended heavy rock arrangements of contemporary hit songs, such as their hit cover of The Supremes' " You Keep Me Hangin' On". The band's original line–up—vocalist ...
,
Cactus A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Gree ...
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Beck, Bogert & Appice Beck, Bogert & Appice was a rock supergroup and power trio formed by English guitarist Jeff Beck, evolving from the Jeff Beck Group. It included bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, Americans who had played together in Vanilla Fudge a ...
( Ridgefield) *
Clint Bolick Clint Bolick (born December 26, 1957) is a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. Previously, he served as Vice President of Litigation at the conservative/libertarian Goldwater Institute. He co-founded the libertarian Institute for Justice, whe ...
(born 1957), attorney and prominent
school choice School choice is a term for education options that allow students and families to select alternatives to public schools. The most common in the United States, by both the number of programs and by the number of participating students are scho ...
advocate (Elizabeth) * Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), musician ( Sayreville; born in Perth Amboy) * Denise Borino (1964–2010), actress,
Ginny Sacramoni This is a list of fictional characters from the HBO series ''The Sopranos'', its video game '' The Sopranos: Road to Respect'' and its prequel film ''The Many Saints of Newark.'' Main characters Cast table Main character biographies Tony Sopran ...
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The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...
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MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
, current sportscaster for the
Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The ...
( Bayonne) *
Philip Bosco Philip Michael Bosco (September 26, 1930 – December 3, 2018) was an American actor. He was known for his Tony Award-winning performance as Saunders in the 1989 Broadway production of '' Lend Me a Tenor'', and for his starring role in the 2007 f ...
(1930–2018), actor (Jersey City) *
Dennis Boutsikaris Dennis Boutsikaris (; born December 21, 1952) is an American character actor who has won the Obie Award twice. He is also a narrator of audiobooks, for which he has won 13 Golden Earphone Awards and 8 Audie Awards. He won Best Audiobook of the ...
(born 1952), actor ( Newark) *
Katrina Bowden Katrina Bowden (born September 19, 1988) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Cerie on the NBC sitcom '' 30 Rock'' (2006–2013) and as Flo Fulton on the CBS daytime soap opera '' The Bold and the Beautiful'' (2019–pre ...
(born 1988), actress, Cerie on '' 30 Rock'' ( Wyckoff) * Todd Bowles (born 1963), former
head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...
of the New York Jets of (Elizabeth) *
Brad Brach Brad Brach ( ; born April 12, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, and Cinci ...
(born 1986),
relief pitcher In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weat ...
for the
Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bos ...
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Freehold Freehold may refer to: In real estate *Freehold (law), the tenure of property in fee simple * Customary freehold, a form of feudal tenure of land in England * Parson's freehold, where a Church of England rector or vicar of holds title to benefice ...
) * Gary Brackett (born 1980),
middle linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
for the Indianapolis Colts ( Glassboro) *
Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff'Scrubs' Star Zach Braff Wows ...
(born 1975), actor, '' Scrubs'', ''
Chicken Little "Henny Penny", more commonly known in the United States as "Chicken Little" and sometimes as "Chicken Licken", is a European folk tale with a moral in the form of a cumulative tale about a chicken who believes that the world is coming to an end ...
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South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is a statutory office () that functions as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which in turn is a part of the United States Intelligence Community. Beginning February 2017, the ...
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North Bergen North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 63,361. The township was founded in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by ...
) * William J. Brennan Jr. (1906–1997),
U.S. Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...
justice (Newark) * David Brewster, publisher and journalist (Newark) * Ralph L. Brinster (born 1932),
geneticist A geneticist is a biologist or physician who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a scientist or a lecturer. Geneticists may perform general research on genetic processes ...
( Montclair, raised in Cedar Grove) *
Kenny Britt Kenneth Lawrence Britt (born September 19, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Rutgers and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the 30th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. He has also played fo ...
(born 1988), wide receiver for the New England Patriots ( Bayonne) * Tal Brody (born 1943), American-Israeli basketball player *
Betty Bronson Elizabeth Ada Bronson (November 17, 1906 – October 19, 1971) was an American film and television actress who began her career during the silent film era. Early years Bronson was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Frank and Nellie Smith Bronso ...
(1906–1971), actress, ''
Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...
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Jacqueline Brookes Jacqueline Victoire Brookes (July 24, 1930 – April 26, 2013) was an American film, television, and stage actress, best known for her work both off-Broadway and on Broadway. Life and career Brookes was born in Montclair, New Jersey, the daught ...
(1930–2013), actress (Montclair) * Dave Brown (born 1970),
quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...
for the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals ( Summit) * Donald Brown (born 1987),
running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...
for the Indianapolis Colts ( Atlantic Highlands) * Ella Barksdale Brown, journalist, educator (Jersey City) *
Roscoe Lee Browne Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American actor and director. He resisted playing stereotypically black roles, instead performing in several productions with New York City's Shakespeare Festival Theater, Leland Hayward' ...
(1925–2007), actor, ''
The Cowboys ''The Cowboys'' is a 1972 American Western film starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bruce Dern, and featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Slim Pickens. It was the feature film debut of Robert Carradine. Based on the 1971 novel of the same name ...
'', ''
The Mambo Kings ''The Mambo Kings'' is a 1992 musical drama film based on the 1989 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love'' by Oscar Hijuelos. The film was directed and produced by Arne Glimcher, and stars Armand Assante, Antonio B ...
'' ( Woodbury) * Lou Brutus (born 1972), radio host, musician, photographer ( Newark, raised in Englistown) *
David Bryan David Bryan Rashbaum (born February 7, 1962) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the keyboard player for the rock band Bon Jovi, with which he also co-wrote songs and performed backing vocals. In 2018, Bryan was inducted int ...
(born 1962), musician (
Perth Amboy Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy has a Hispanic majority population. In the 2010 census, th ...
) * Mark Bryant (born 1965), NBA player, assistant coach ( Glen Ridge, raised in
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
) * John D. Bulkeley (1911–1996), vice admiral in
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
,
Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...
recipient *
King Kong Bundy Christopher Alan Pallies (November 7, 1955 – March 5, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, actor and stand-up comedian, better known by his wrestling gimmick and ring name, King Kong Bundy. Under this gimmick, he portrayed a pugnacious, ...
(1955–2019), professional wrestler, stand-up comedian, actor ( Atlantic City) * Jake Burbage (born 1992), actor ''
Grounded for Life ''Grounded for Life'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001, as a mid-season replacement on Fox. Created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin, it ran for two seasons on the network until being canceled only two episodes into ...
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Willingboro Willingboro Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,889, an increase o ...
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Richard Burgi Richard William Burgi (, born July 30, 1958) is an American film and television actor best known for the roles of Det. Jim Ellison on '' The Sentinel'' and as Karl Mayer on ''Desperate Housewives''. He also portrayed Paul Hornsby in the ABC day ...
(born 1958), actor '' Desperate Housewives'', '' The Sentinel'' (Montclair) * Aaron Burr (1756–1836), third Vice President of the United States (Newark) *
Jordan Burroughs Jordan Ernest Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 79 kilograms, and previously competed at 74 kilos. In freestyle, he was the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, is ...
(born 1988), freestyle wrestler, Olympic gold medalist, four-time World Champion ( Sicklerville) *
Glen Burtnik Glen Burtnik (born Glenn Burtnick; April 8, 1955) is a singer, songwriter, entertainer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a former member of Styx. Burtnik is originally from North Brunswick, New Jersey, in the Middlesex County part of th ...
(born 1955), musician ( North Brunswick) * Da'Sean Butler (born 1987), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the
Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...
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Nicholas Murray Butler Nicholas Murray Butler () was an American philosopher, diplomat, and educator. Butler was president of Columbia University, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the deceased Ja ...
(1862–1947),
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
-winning philosopher, diplomat, and educator (Elizabeth) * Greg Buttle (born 1954), linebacker for the New York Jets ( Atlantic City, raised in
Linwood Linwood may refer to: Places Many of the place names for Linwood come from the presence of linden trees. Australia *Linwood, South Australia * Linnwood, Guildford, 11-35 Byron Road, Guildford, New South Wales Canada * Linwood, Ontario * Linwood, ...
) *
Andrew Bynum Andrew Bynum (born October 27, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After they selected him in the first roun ...
(born 1987),
center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
for the Philadelphia 76ers ( Plainsboro) *
Brendan Byrne Brendan Thomas Byrne (April 1, 1924 – January 4, 2018) was an American politician, statesman, and prosecutor, serving as the 47th governor of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrne started his career as a priva ...
(1924–2018),
Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official r ...
( West Orange) * P. J. Byrne (born 1974), actor, '' The Game'' (
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
) * Michael Cade (born 1972), actor, ''
California Dreams ''California Dreams'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on NBC. It was part of the network's Saturday morning block, TNBC, premiering on September 12, 1992. Created by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon, and executive produced by P ...
'' ( Elmwood Park) *
Joseph Caldwell Joseph Caldwell (April 21, 1773 – January 27, 1835) was a U.S. educator, Presbyterian minister, mathematician, and astronomer. He was the first president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, holding the office from 1804 unti ...
(1773–1835), mathematician, first president of the
University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sy ...
( Lamington) *
Alisyn Camerota Alisyn Lane Camerota (born June 21, 1966) is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator. She currently co-hosts CNN Newsroom from 2-4 pm with Victor Blackwell. She formerly was anchor of CNN's morning show '' New Day'' and a p ...
(born 1969),
news anchor A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
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CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...
( Shrewsbury) * John W. Campbell (1910–1971),
science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...
writer and editor, '' Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' ( Newark) * William Campbell (1923–2011), actor ( Newark) * Bobby Cannavale (born 1971), actor, Bobby Caffey on ''
Third Watch ''Third Watch'' is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 26, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced ...
'' ( Union City) *
Philip Carey Philip Carey (born Eugene Joseph Carey, July 15, 1925February 6, 2009) was an American actor. Early life and education On July 15, 1925, Carey was born in Hackensack, New Jersey.One Life to Live'' ( Hackensack) * Ron Carey (1935–2007), actor, ''
Barney Miller ''Barney Miller'' is an American sitcom television series set in a New York City Police Department police station on East 6th St in Greenwich Village. The series was broadcast on ABC Network from January 23, 1975, to May 20, 1982. It was created ...
'' (Newark) * Julie Carmen (born 1954), actress ( Millburn) * Thomas Carpenter (1752–1847), a
patriot A patriot is a person with the quality of patriotism. Patriot may also refer to: Political and military groups United States * Patriot (American Revolution), those who supported the cause of independence in the American Revolution * Patriot m ...
of the
American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
; born in Salem, died in Carpenter's Landing *
Rosalind Cash Rosalind Theresa Cash (December 31, 1938October 31, 1995) was an American actress. Her best-known film role is in the 1971 science-fiction film ''The Omega Man''. Cash also had another notable role as Mary Mae Ward in ABC's ''General Hospital'' ...
(1938–1995), actress ( Atlantic City) * Jonathan Casillas (born 1987),
linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
for the New York Giants (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
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David Cassidy David Bruce Cassidy (April 12, 1950 – November 21, 2017) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was best known for his role as Keith Partridge, the son of Shirley Partridge (played by his stepmother, Shirley Jones), in t ...
(1950–2017), actor/singer, star of the 1970s television show ''The Partridge Family'' (West Orange) *
Joanna Cassidy Joanna Cassidy (born Joanna Virginia Caskey, August 2, 1945 Brady, James"In Step With: Joanna Cassidy" ''Miami Herald'', November 25, 1990. Accessed March 14, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Born: Aug.2, 1944, in Camden, N.J.") is an American actress. ...
(born 1945), actress, ''
Blade Runner ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick' ...
'', ''
Who Framed Roger Rabbit ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American live-action/animated comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely adapted by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman from Gary K. Wolf's 19 ...
'', '' Six Feet Under'' ( Haddonfield) * Iván Castro (born 1967),
U.S. Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cl ...
captain serving on active duty in the Special Forces despite losing his eyesight (
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
) * Sean Chandler (born 1996), safety for New York Giants ( Camden) *
Michael Chang Michael Te-pei Chang (born February 22, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player and coach. He is the youngest man in history to win a singles major, winning the 1989 French Open at 17 years and 109 days old. Chang won a total of ...
(born 1972), professional tennis player (Hoboken) * Cheryl Chase (born 1958), voice actress, Angelica Pickles on ''
Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, a ...
'' ( Manville) *
Jeff Chase Jeff Chase (born Jeffrey L. Sniffen; January 17, 1968) is an American film and television actor who played for the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League. Chase was born in Paterson, New Jersey. Raised in Totowa, New Jersey and West Pate ...
(born 1968), actor (Paterson) * Mike Chernoff (born ),
general manager A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ...
of the
Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ...
( Livingston) *
Michael Chertoff Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. ...
(born 1953), U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security under President
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
(Elizabeth) *
Aneesh Chopra Aneesh Paul Chopra (born July 13, 1972) is an American executive who served as the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States. He was appointed in 2009 by President Barack Obama and was at the White House through 2012. Chopra previously ...
(born 1972), chief technology officer under
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...
(Trenton, raised in Princeton Junction) *
Chris Christie Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, lobbyist, and former federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Christie, who was born in N ...
(born 1962), 55th governor of New Jersey ( Newark) *
Jack Ciattarelli Jack M. Ciattarelli ( ; born December 12, 1961) is an American politician and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2011 to 2018, representing the 16th legislative district. He was also t ...
(born 1961), politician ( Hillsborough) * Vinny Ciurciu (born 1980),
National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
( Hackensack) *
Earl Clark Earl Rashad Clark (born January 17, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the University of Louisville and w ...
(born 1988), forward for the Los Angeles Lakers ( Plainfield) * Harlan Coben (born 1962), author of mystery novels and
thrillers Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. Suc ...
( Newark, raised in Livingston) *
Robert Coello Robert Coello (; born November 23, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and in the KBO League for the Ne ...
(born 1984),
pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
for the
Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...
( Bayonne) * Willie Cole (born 1955), sculptor (Newark) * Ross Colton, (born 1996), ice hockey center for the
Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...
, (Robbinsonville) *
Mattea Conforti Mattea Marie Conforti (born May 22, 2006) is an American actress. She made her debut as a replacement for the titular character in '' Matilda the Musical'' in 2015. In the same year, Conforti made her film debut playing a minor role in '' 3 Gene ...
(born 2006), actress *
Kristen Connolly Kristen Connolly (born July 12, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Dana in the 2011 film ''The Cabin in the Woods'', Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series ''House of Cards'' and Jamie Campbell on the CBS series ''Zo ...
(born 1980), actress, ''
As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other s ...
'', ''
House of Cards A house of cards (also known as a card tower or card castle) is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other, often in the shape of a pyramid. "House of cards" is also an expression that dates back to 1645 meaning a structu ...
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Zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoo ...
'' ( Montclair) *
Richard Conte Nicholas Peter Conte (March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975), known professionally as Richard Conte, was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from the 1940s through 1970s, including '' I'll Cry Tomorrow'', ''Ocean's 11'', and ''Th ...
(1910–1975), actor, ''
The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caa ...
'' (Jersey City) *
Kellyanne Conway Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway (née Fitzpatrick; born January 20, 1967) is an American political consultant and pollster, who served as Senior Counselor to the President in the administration of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2020. She was previous ...
(born 1967), campaign manager for
Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
,
Counselor to the President Counselor or counsellor may refer to: A professional In diplomacy and government * Counsellor of State, senior member of the British royal family to whom the Monarch can delegate some functions in case of unavailability * Counselor (dip ...
( Camden, raised in Hammonton) * Greg Coolidge (born 1972), actor, screenwriter, director ( Red Bank) *
David Copperfield ''David Copperfield'' Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from inf ...
(born 1956), illusionist (
Metuchen Metuchen ( ) is a suburban Borough (New Jersey), borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The borough is a commuter town of New York City, located in the heart of the Raritan River, Raritan Valley reg ...
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Sam Coppola Sam Coppola (July 31, 1932 – February 5, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in almost 70 films, beginning in 1968, but may be best remembered for his role as Dan Fusco, owner of the hardware and paint store in ''Saturday Night Fever'', wh ...
(1932–2012), actor (Jersey City) *
Barbara Corcoran Barbara Ann Corcoran (born March 10, 1949) is an American businesswoman, investor, syndicated columnist, and television personality. She founded The Corcoran Group, a real estate brokerage in New York City, which she sold to NRT for $66 million ...
(born 1949), businesswoman, investor, and television personality ( Edgewater) *
Joseph Cortese Joseph Cortese (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor who had major roles in films such as ''Windows'' (1980), '' Evilspeak'' (1981) and ''Monsignor'' (1982). Early life Cortese was born on February 22, 1948 in Paterson, New Jersey. He ...
(born 1949), actor (Paterson) *
Phil Costa Phillip John Costa (born 24 July 1949) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2007 until 2011, representing the electorate of Wollondilly. He served as Minister for Water and M ...
(born 1987),
center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
and guard for the
Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...
( Moorestown) *
Blake Costanzo Blake Costanzo (born April 14, 1984) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Lafayette. Costanzo has also played for the Buffalo Bills, Cle ...
(born 1984),
linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
for the Chicago Bears ( Franklin Lakes) *
Lou Costello Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959), professionally known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with straight man Bud Abbott and their routine " Who's on First? ...
(1906–1959), comedian, actor, Abbott and Costello films and television series (Paterson) * Bob Cottingham (born 1966), Olympic sabre fencer, 1988 and 1992 *
Jonathan Townley Crane Jonathan Townley Crane (June 18, 1819 – February 16, 1880) was an American clergyman, author and abolitionist. He was born in Connecticut Farms, in Union Township, New Jersey, and is most widely known as the father of writer Stephen Crane. E ...
(1819–1880), clergyman, author, abolitionist ( Union Township) *
Stephen Crane Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism an ...
(1871–1900), novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist (Newark) *
Michael Cristofer Michael Cristofer (born January 22, 1945) is an American actor, playwright and filmmaker. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play for '' The Shadow Box'' in 1977. From 2015 to 2019, he played the role of Phillip ...
(born 1945), Pulitzer Prize and
Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
-winning playwright; screenwriter; actor; director ( Trenton) *
Joseph Cross Joseph or Joe Cross may refer to: People * Joseph Cross (actor) (born 1986), American actor * Joseph Cross (cartographer) (1821–1865), English cartographer * Joseph Cross (cricketer) (1849–1918), English cricketer * Joseph Cross (judge) (1843 ...
(born 1986), actor, '' Running with Scissors'', '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) * Crowbar (born 1974), professional wrestler ( Rutherford) *
Valerie Cruz Valerie Cruz (born July 18, 1976) is an American actress. Cruz was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey of Cuban ancestry. She attended Florida State University and received a BFA theatre degree. Career She has appeared in films such as '' Cellula ...
(born 1976), actress, ''
Nip/Tuck ''Nip/Tuck'' is an American medical drama television series created by Ryan Murphy that aired on FX in the United States from July 22, 2003, to March 3, 2010. The series, which also incorporates elements of crime drama, black comedy, family dra ...
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The Dresden Files ''The Dresden Files'' is a series of contemporary fantasy/ mystery novels written by American author Jim Butcher. The first novel, '' Storm Front''—which was also Butcher's writing debut—was published in 2000 by Roc Books. The books are wr ...
'', '' Dexter'' (Elizabeth) * Victor Cruz (born 1986), wide receiver for the New York Giants (Paterson) *
Ken Cuccinelli Kenneth Thomas Cuccinelli II ( ; born July 30, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, h ...
(born 1968),
Attorney General of Virginia The attorney general of Virginia is an elected constitutional position that holds an executive office in the government of Virginia. Attorneys general are elected for a four-year term in the year following a presidential election. There are no ...
( Edison) * John T. Cunningham (1915–2012), journalist, writer, and historian (Newark, raised in
Brookside Brookside may refer to: Geography Canada * Brookside, Edmonton * Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador * Brookside, Nova Scotia United Kingdom * Brookside, Berkshire, England * Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England United States * Br ...
) *
Vincent Curatola Vincent Curatola (; born August 16, 1953) is an American actor. Curatola is best known for his portrayal of the New York Mafioso Johnny Sack from the HBO drama ''The Sopranos''. He is also a singer and has appeared onstage several times with t ...
(born 1953), actor,
Johnny Sack This is a list of fictional characters from the HBO series ''The Sopranos'', its video game '' The Sopranos: Road to Respect'' and its prequel film ''The Many Saints of Newark.'' Main characters Cast table Main character biographies Tony Sopran ...
on ''
The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...
'' ( Englewood) *
Vinny Curry Vincent Curry (born June 30, 1988) is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Marshall, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of ...
(born 1988),
defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
for the
Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...
( Neptune) *
Brian Cushing Brian Patrick Cushing (born January 24, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at USC, and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft and played his entire 9-year career for the ...
(born 1987), outside linebacker for the Houston Texans ( Park Ridge) * Jack Cust (born 1979),
designated hitter The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher. The position is authorized by Major League Baseball Rule 5.11. It was adopted by the American League in 1973 and later by th ...
and
outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
for the
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
( Flemington) * Tawny Cypress (born 1976), actress, '' K-Ville'', ''
Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
'' ( Point Pleasant) * Mike Daniels (born 1989),
defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
for the Green Bay Packers ( Stratford) * Joe Dante (born 1946), film director, ''
Gremlins ''Gremlins'' is a 1984 American black comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus, and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, and Frances Lee McCain, with Howie Mandel providing the voice ...
'' ( Morristown) * Glenn Danzig (born 1955),
Misfits Misfits or The Misfits may refer to: Film and television * ''The Misfits'' (1961 film), a film starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift * ''The Misfits'' (2011 film), a Mexican film * ''The Misfits'' (2021 film), an American ...
and Danzig frontman ( Lodi) * Jeff Datz (born 1959),
third base coach In baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team. They are assistants to the manager, who determines the starting lineup and batting order, decides how to substitute players during the game, and makes strategy decisio ...
for the
Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
( Camden) *
Dov Davidoff Dov Davidoff is an American comedian and actor. In addition to performing regularly in clubs and colleges throughout the country, Davidoff also acted in ''Invincible'' with Mark Wahlberg, and has made guest or recurring appearances on various TV s ...
, comedian, actor ( Englishtown) * Anthony Davis (born 1989), offensive tackle for the
San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...
(
Piscataway Piscataway may refer to: *Piscataway people, a Native American ethnic group native to the southern Mid-Atlantic States *Piscataway language *Piscataway, Maryland, an unincorporated community *Piscataway, New Jersey, a township *Piscataway Creek, Ma ...
) *
Brett Davis Brett H. Davis (born December 5, 1975) is an American businessman and former Republican politician. He served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 80th Assembly district, and subsequently served as Wisconsin's state Me ...
(born 1988), comedian ( Roxbury) *
Hope Davis Hope Davis is an American actress. She is known for her performances on stage and screen earning various awards and nominations including a Tony Award nomination, as well two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Award nominations. She m ...
(born 1964), actress, ''
About Schmidt ''About Schmidt'' is a 2002 American comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Alexander Payne and starring Jack Nicholson in the title role. The film also stars Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, and Kathy Bates. It is loosely based on the 1996 nov ...
'', ''
American Splendor ''American Splendor'' is a series of autobiographical comic books written by Harvey Pekar and drawn by a variety of artists. The first issue was published in 1976 and the last one in September 2008, with publication occurring at irregular interv ...
'', ''
The Hoax ''The Hoax'' is a 2006 American comedy-drama film starring Richard Gere, directed by Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallström. The screenplay by William Wheeler is based on the book of the same title by Clifford Irving. It recounts Irving's elaborate ...
'' ( Englewood) * Lanny Davis (born 1946), Special Counsel to the President to
Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
(Jersey City) *
Sandra Dee Sandra Dee (born Alexandra Zuck; April 23, 1942 – February 20, 2005) was an American actress. Dee began her career as a child model, working first in commercials, and then film in her teenage years. Best known for her portrayal of ingén ...
(1942–2005), actress, ''
Gidget Gidget () is a fictional character created by author Frederick Kohner (based on his teenaged daughter, Kathy) in his 1957 novel, ''Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas''. The novel follows the adventures of a teenaged girl and her surfing fri ...
'', '' 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) * Mark Delavan (born 1958), operatic bass-baritone (born in Princeton, lives in Chatham) *
Martina Deignan Martina Deignan is an American actress. She played Jackie Parks on NBC's soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' from January to May 1985. Career Prior to joining '' Santa Barbara'', Martina had a starring role as the fifth Dr. Annie Stewart Ward on '' ...
, soap opera actress, '' Santa Barbara'', ''
As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other s ...
'' (East Orange) *
Mark DeRosa Mark Thomas DeRosa (born February 26, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2013. He played for the Atlanta Braves (1998–2004), Texas Rangers (2005–2006), Chicago Cub ...
(born 1975), utility player for the
Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...
(Passaic) * Beatie Deutsch (née Rabin; born 1989), ultra-Orthodox Jewish
American-Israeli , native_name_lang = , image = , caption = , population = 110,000–150,000 , popplace = New York metropolitan area, Los Angeles metropolitan area, Miami metropolitan area, and other large metropolitan are ...
marathon runner *
Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him a Gold ...
(born 1944), actor and director, ''
Taxi A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choic ...
'', '' Hoffa'', ''
War of the Roses The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487), known at the time and for more than a century after as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne in the mid-to-late fifteenth century. These wars were fought bet ...
'', ''
Get Shorty ''Get Shorty'' is a 1990 novel by American novelist Elmore Leonard. In 1995, the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, and in 2017 it was adapted into a television series of the same name. Plot summary The story centers on Ernesto ...
'', ''
Batman Returns ''Batman Returns'' is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and written by Daniel Waters. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman'' (1989) and the second installment in the 1989–1997 ''Batman ...
'', ''
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' is an American sitcom created by Rob McElhenney and developed by McElhenney and Glenn Howerton that premiered on August 4, 2005 on FX and later FXX beginning with the ninth season in 2013. It stars Char ...
'' ( Neptune City) *
Tommy DeVito Tommy DeVito may refer to: * Tommy DeVito (American football), American football quarterback * Tommy DeVito (musician) (1928–2020), American musician and singer, member of The Four Seasons * Tommy DeVito, a character in the film ''Goodfellas'' pl ...
(1928–2020), musician and singer; lead guitarist of The Four Seasons ( Belleville) * Khigh Dhiegh (1910–1991), actor, Wo Fat on ''
Hawaii Five-O Hawaii Five-O or Hawaii Five-0 may refer to: * ''Hawaii Five-0'' (2010 TV series), an American action police procedural television series * ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968 TV series), an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productio ...
'' ( Spring Lake) *
Ernest Dickerson Ernest Roscoe Dickerson (born June 25, 1951) is an American director, cinematographer, and screenwriter of film, television, and music videos. As a cinematographer, he is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee ever since they were c ...
(born 1951), film and television director ( Newark) *
John DiMaggio John William DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on ''Futurama'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', Marcus Fenix in the ''Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on ''Kim Possible'', H ...
(born 1968),
voice actor Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...
, Bender on '' Futurama'' ( North Plainfield) *
Pat DiNizio Patrick Michael DiNizio (October 12, 1955 – December 12, 2017) was the lead singer, songwriter, and founding member of the band The Smithereens, which he formed in 1980 with Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken, and Mike Mesaros, from Carteret, New Jerse ...
(1955–2017), singer, ''The Smithereens'' ( Scotch Plains) *
Peter Dinklage Peter Hayden Dinklage (; born June 11, 1969) is an American film, television and stage actor. He received international recognition for portraying Tyrion Lannister on the HBO television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), for which he ...
(born 1969), actor, ''
Elf An elf () is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore. Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology. They are subsequently mentioned in Snorri Sturluson's Icelandic Prose Edda. He distinguishes "ligh ...
'', '' Game of Thrones'' ( Morristown, raised in Mendham Township) * Peter Dobson (born 1964), actor, '' Cover Me'' ( Red Bank) * Franklin D'Olier (1877–1953), businessman; first National Commander of the American Legion (1919–1920) *
Tate Donovan Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor, comedian and television director. He is known for portraying Tom Shayes in ''Damages'', Jimmy Cooper in '' The O.C.'', and the voice of the title character in the 1997 Disney ...
(born 1963), actor, ''
Damages At common law, damages are a remedy in the form of a monetary award to be paid to a claimant as compensation for loss or injury. To warrant the award, the claimant must show that a breach of duty has caused foreseeable loss. To be recognised at ...
'', ''
The O.C. ''The O.C. '' is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. "O.C." is an initiali ...
'', ''
Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the ...
'' ( Tenafly) *
Jamie Donnelly Jamie Donnelly is an American actress known for her portrayal of Jan in the musical, and later film, '' Grease,'' along with Magenta in ''The Rocky Horror Show'' during its run in the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. Biography Donnelly was born in ...
(born 1947), actress (Teaneck) *
Ruth Donnelly Ruth Donnelly (May 17, 1896 – November 17, 1982) was an American film and stage actress. Early years and family Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Donnelly was the daughter of Harry Augustus and Bessie B. Donnelly. Her uncle, Freder ...
(1896–1982), actress (Trenton) *
Michael Douglas Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the A ...
(born 1944),
Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
-winning actor, producer (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) * Jim Dowd (born 1968), professional ice hockey player ( Brick Township) * Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born 1964), guitarist, The Misfits ( Lodi) * Al Downing (born 1941), professional baseball pitcher
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
,
Oakland A's The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...
, Milwaukee Brewers,
Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...
, NL Comeback Player of the Year 1971 (Trenton) *
Dylan Dreyer Dylan Marie Dreyer (born August 2, 1981) is an American television meteorologist working for NBC News. She is also an anchor on Today's 3rd Hour. Dreyer frequently appears on ''Today'' on weekdays as a weather correspondent and as a fill-in for ...
(born 1981), meteorologist for the ''
Today Show ''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'' or informally, ''NBC News Today'') is an American news and talk morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It w ...
'' ( Manalapan) *
Derek Drymon Derek Drymon (born November 19, 1968) is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, director, comedian, and producer. He has worked on numerous animated cartoon productions of the 1990s and 2000s, best known for his work on '' Rocko's Mo ...
(born 1965), cartoon producer, ''
SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character ...
'' ( Morristown) * Thomas F. Duffy (born 1955), actor (Woodbridge) * Tom Dugan (born 1961),
one-person show A solo performance, sometimes referred to as a one-man show or one-woman show, features a single person telling a story for an audience, typically for the purpose of entertainment. This type of performance comes in many varieties, including auto ...
actor, writer and director (
Rahway Rahway () is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is southwest of Manhattan ...
) * Tabitha D'umo (born 1973), dance teacher, choreographer, and creative director (
Galloway Galloway ( ; sco, Gallowa; la, Gallovidia) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway. A native or ...
) * Jancee Dunn (born 1966), journalist, author, and former VJ for MTV2 ( Chatham) *
Ashley Alexandra Dupré Ashley is a place name derived from the Old English words '' æsc'' (“ash”) and '' lēah'' (“meadow”). It may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ashley (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name ...
(born 1985), prostitute, singer ( Beachwood) *
Asher Brown Durand Asher Brown Durand (August 21, 1796, – September 17, 1886) was an American painter of the Hudson River School. Early life Durand was born in, and eventually died in, Maplewood, New Jersey (then called Jefferson Village). He was the eight ...
(1796–1886), artist ( Maplewood) *
Lou Duva Louis Duva (May 28, 1922 – March 8, 2017) was a boxing trainer, manager and boxing promoter who handled nineteen world champions. The Duva family promoted boxing events in over twenty countries on six continents. Lou Duva was inducted into the ...
(1922–2017), boxing trainer and sports personality (Paterson) *
Andrea Dworkin Andrea Rita Dworkin (September 26, 1946 – April 9, 2005) was an American radical feminist writer and activist best known for her analysis of pornography. Her feminist writings, beginning in 1974, span 30 years. They are found in a dozen solo ...
(1946–2005),
radical feminist Radical feminism is a perspective within feminism that calls for a radical re-ordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts, while recognizing that women's experiences are also affected by other ...
and activist ( Camden) *
Frederick Eberhardt Frederick L. Eberhardt (February 27, 1868 – 1946) was an American engineer, philanthropist, university administrator, and president of Gould & Eberhardt, a major Newark-based manufacturer of gear cutters and shapers, and other machine tools. ...
(1868–1946), engineer, philanthropist, university administrator and businessman (Newark) *
Randy Edelman Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, producer, and composer for film and television. He began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras, and later went on to produce solo albums for songs that were picked up by ...
(born 1947), film and TV score composer (Paterson) *
Frankie Edgar Frankie Edgar (born October 16, 1981) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Beginning his career in the Lightweight division, ...
(born 1981), mixed martial artist ( Toms River) *
Geoff Edwards Geoffrey Bruce Owen Edwards (February 13, 1931 – March 5, 2014) was an American television actor, game show host, and radio personality. Starting in the early 2000s, he was also a writer and broadcaster on the subject of travel. Background P ...
(1931–2014), actor, radio and television personality ( Westfield) *
Todd Edwards Todd Edward Imperatrice (born December 9, 1972), known professionally as Todd Edwards, is an American garage house record producer, DJ and singer from Bloomfield, New Jersey. He began producing primarily for New York's Nervous Records in the 19 ...
(born 1972), music producer ( Bloomfield) * Róisín Egenton (born 1977), 2000 International Rose of Tralee ( Fanwood) * Hallie Kate Eisenberg (born 1992), teen actress ( East Brunswick) *
Pablo Eisenberg Pablo Samuel Eisenberg (July 1, 1932 – October 18, 2022) was an American scholar, social justice advocate, and tennis player. He played in Wimbledon five times, making the quarterfinals once, and won a gold medal at the 1953 Maccabiah Games ...
(born 1932), scholar, social justice advocate, and tennis player * Hy Eisman (born 1927), cartoonist, ''
Katy Keene Katy Keene is a character created by Bill Woggon that has appeared in several comic book series published by Archie Comics since 1945. She is a model/actress/singer marketed by the publisher as "America's Queen of Pin-Ups and Fashions". In the bo ...
, Little Iodine,
Katzenjammer Kids ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949).Popeye Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar.Paterson) *
Robert Ellenstein Robert Ellenstein (June 18, 1923 – October 28, 2010) was an American actor. The son of Meyer C. Ellenstein, a Newark dentist, Ellenstein grew up to see his father become a two-term mayor from 1933 to 1941. He served in the United States Army ...
(1923–2010), actor ( Newark) *
Linda Emond Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake ...
(born 1959), actress, ''
Julie & Julia ''Julie & Julia'' is a 2009 American biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Messina. The film contrasts the life of chef Julia Child in the early years of her ...
'' (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
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Alecko Eskandarian Alecko Eskandarian (born July 9, 1982) is an iranian American retired soccer player,He is the son of Andranik Eskandrian, a former player of the Iranian national team and the Esteghlal team . He is a former assistant coach for New York Cosmos ...
(born 1982), soccer player ( Montvale) * Janet Evanovich (born 1943), novelist ( South River) * Bill Evans (1929–1980),
jazz pianist Jazz piano is a collective term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instru ...
and composer ( Plainfield) * Josh Evans (born 1991),
safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly dif ...
for the
Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team pla ...
( Irvington) *
Charles Evered Charles Evered (born November 12, 1964) is an American-born playwright, screenwriter and film director. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Evered grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey, the fifth child of Marie (née Cole) and Charles J. Evered.Stratton, Jea ...
(born 1964), writer, director (Passaic, grew up in Rutherford) *
Greg Evigan Gregory Ralph Evigan (born October 14, 1953) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He began his career in theater, appearing in the Broadway production of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', followed by a stage production of the musical '' Gr ...
(born 1953), actor, '' B. J. and the Bear'', ''
My Two Dads ''My Two Dads'' is an American sitcom television series that was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions in association with Tri-Star Television (later Columbia Pictures Television) and distributed by TeleVentures. It starred Paul Reiser, Greg ...
'' (
South Amboy South Amboy is a suburban city in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located on Raritan Bay. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 9,411.Donald Fagen (born 1948), musician (Steely Dan) ( South Brunswick) *
Joseph Farah Joseph Francis Farah (born July 6, 1954) is an American author, journalist and editor-in-chief of the conservative website ''WorldNetDaily'' ''(WND)''. Early years Farah was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on July 6, 1954, to parents of Syrian ...
(born 1954), journalist and editor-in-chief of WorldNetDaily (Paterson) *
Tali Farhadian Tali Farimah Farhadian Weinstein (born in 1975 or 1976), is an American attorney, professor, and politician. She is a former federal and state prosecutor and was a candidate in the 2021 New York County District Attorney race. Born in Iran to a ...
(born 1974/1975), former US federal prosecutor (Englewood Cliffs) * Kenneth Faried (born 1989),
power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba ...
for the Denver Nuggets (Newark) *
Taissa Farmiga Taissa Farmiga (; born August 17, 1994) is an American actress. Born in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, she is the younger sister of actress Vera Farmiga. Her numerous appearances in horror films have established her as a scream queen. Farmi ...
(born 1994), actress, ''
American Horror Story ''American Horror Story'' is an American anthology horror television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the cable network FX. The first installment in the '' American Story'' media franchise, each season is conceived as a ...
'', ''
The Bling Ring ''The Bling Ring'' is a 2013 crime film written and directed by Sofia Coppola featuring an ensemble cast led by Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, and Claire Julien. It is based on the 2010 ''Vanity Fair'' article "T ...
'' ( Readington) * Vera Farmiga (born 1973), actress, ''
The Departed ''The Departed'' is a 2006 American epic crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film '' Infernal Affairs'' and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Win ...
'', '' Up in the Air'' ( Clifton) * John Farrell (born 1962), manager for the
Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...
( Monmouth Beach) *
Warren Farrell Warren Thomas Farrell (born June 26, 1943) is an American political scientist, activist, and author of seven books on men's and women's issues. He is a leading figure of the Men's Rights Movement. Farrell initially came to prominence in the 19 ...
(born 1943), educator, gender equality activist and author *
Edward Feigenbaum Edward Albert Feigenbaum (born January 20, 1936) is a computer scientist working in the field of artificial intelligence, and joint winner of the 1994 ACM Turing Award. He is often called the "father of expert systems." Education and early life ...
(born 1936), computer scientist known as "the father of expert systems" (
Weehawken Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located largely on the Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,197.
) *
Fetty Wap Willie Junior Maxwell II (born June 7, 1991), better known by his stage names Fetty Wap or Harlem Fetty, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence after his debut single " Trap Queen" reached number two on the U.S. ''B ...
, real name Willie Maxwell II (born 1991), singer, rapper (Paterson) *
Joan Field Joan Field (April 28, 1915March 18, 1988) was an American violinist. Biography and career Joan Field was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. She began violin studies at the age of 5. She was a pupil of Franz Kneisel, Albert Spalding and Michel P ...
(1915–1988), violinist ( Long Branch) * Joe Fields (born 1953), NFL
center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
, primarily with the New York Jets ( Woodbury) *
Nic Fink Nicolas Fink (born July 3, 1993) is an American five-time world champion in breaststroke events. He is a world record holder in the short course 4×100 meter medley relay and 4×50 meter mixed medley relay. He is the Americas record holder i ...
(born 1993), Olympic swimmer ( Morristown) * Anthony Firkser (born 1995), football tight end for the
Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division, and play their hom ...
of the National Football League *
Gail Fisher Gail Fisher (August 18, 1935 – December 2, 2000) was an American actress who was one of the first black women to play substantive roles in American television. She was best known for playing the role of secretary Peggy Fair on the television de ...
(1935–2000), actress, '' Mannix'' (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) *
Leo Fitzpatrick Leonardo Aurellio Randy Fitzpatrick is an American actor and co-director of the Marlborough Chelsea gallery. He is best known as Telly in '' Kids'' (1995) and Johnny Weeks in ''The Wire'' (2002–2004). Career He was discovered at age 14 by ...
(born 1978), actor, Johnny Weeks on ''
The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The Wire'' premiered on June 2 ...
'' ( West Orange) * Joe Flacco (born 1985),
quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...
for the
Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays it ...
(
Audubon The National Audubon Society (Audubon; ) is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation of birds and their habitats. Located in the United States and incorporated in 1905, Audubon is one of the oldest of such org ...
) * Harris Flanagin (1817–1874), 7th Governor of Arkansas * Susan Flannery (born 1939), soap opera actress (Jersey City) *
Josh Flitter Joshua Alexander Flitter (born August 25, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for playing Corky in ''Nancy Drew'', Eddie in ''The Greatest Game Ever Played'', and voiced Rudy Kangaroo in the 2008 animated film '' Horton Hears a Who!'' and Bud ...
(born 1994), child actor ( Ridgewood) *
Mary Florentine Mary Florentine is a Matthews Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University specialising in psychoacoustics with interests in models of hearing (normal and impaired), non-native speech comprehension in background noise, cross-cultural attitu ...
(born 1950),
psychoacoustics Psychoacoustics is the branch of psychophysics involving the scientific study of sound perception and audiology—how humans perceive various sounds. More specifically, it is the branch of science studying the psychological responses associated wi ...
researcher ( Nutley) *
Richard Florida Richard L. Florida is an American urban studies theorist focusing on social and economic theory. He is a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and a Distinguished Fellow at NYU's School of Professional Studies. ...
(born 1957),
urban studies Urban studies is based on the study of the urban development of cities. This includes studying the history of city development from an architectural point of view, to the impact of urban design on community development efforts. The core theoretica ...
theorist, author of ''
Who's Your City? ''Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life'' is a non-fiction book written by Richard Florida. The book advances Florida's previous work on the locational choices of people and bu ...
'' ( Newark) * Jehyve Floyd (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Rick Folbaum (born 1969),
news anchor A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
and
correspondent A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is usually a journalist or commentator for a magazine, or an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, locati ...
for
Fox News The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owne ...
( Cherry Hill) *
Dick Foran John Nicholas "Dick" Foran (June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979) was an American actor, known for his performances in Western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures. Early years Foran was born in Flemington, New Jer ...
(1910–1979), Western film actor ( Flemington) * Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990), entrepreneur, publisher, New Jersey State Senator ( Englewood/ Far Hills) *
Steve Forbes Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr. (; born July 18, 1947) is an American publishing executive and politician who is the editor-in-chief of ''Forbes'', a business magazine. He is the son of longtime ''Forbes'' publisher Malcolm Forbes and the grandso ...
(born 1947), editor-in-chief of ''Forbes'' magazine; president and CEO of Forbes, Inc. ( Morristown) * Darren Ford (baseball), Darren Ford (born 1985),
outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Vineland, New Jersey, Vineland) * Mike Ford (baseball), Mike Ford (born 1992), first baseman for the
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
(Belle Mead, New Jersey, Belle Mead) * Gerard J. Foschini (born 1940), telecommunications engineer (Jersey City) * Preston Foster (1900–1970), actor (Ocean 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 music, pop singer (Newark) * Genie Francis (born 1962), actress, ''General Hospital'' ( Englewood) * Barney Frank (born 1940), openly gay Massachusetts member of Congress ( Bayonne) * Waldo Frank (1889–1967), novelist, historian, literary critic ( Long Branch) * Todd Frazier (born 1986), infielder for the
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
, previously Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox ( Point Pleasant) * Dean Friedman (born 1955), singer-songwriter (Paramus) * Lennie Friedman (born 1976), NFL offensive lineman (Livingston) * Chad Frye (born 1972), cartoonist and illustrator (Florham Park) * Greg Fulginiti (born 1951), recording and mastering engineer (Wildwood, New Jersey, Wildwood) * Melissa Fumero (born 1982), actress, ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (
North Bergen North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 63,361. The township was founded in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by ...
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* Alice Gainer (born 1982), anchorwoman for WCBS-TV (Wayne, New Jersey, Wayne) * Natasha Gajewski, founder of Symple Health (
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
) * Tony Galento (1910–1979), heavyweight Boxing, boxer and actor, ''On the Waterfront'' (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) * James Gandolfini (1961–2013), actor, starred in ''
The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...
'' ( Park Ridge) * Antonio Garay (born 1979), defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers (
Rahway Rahway () is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is southwest of Manhattan ...
) * Allen Garfield (1939–2020), actor ( Newark) * Lee Garlington (born 1953), actress (
Teaneck Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...
) * 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, New Jersey, Highland Park) * Bob Gaudio (born 1942), singer, songwriter, musician and record producer; keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons * Johnny Gaudreau (born 1993), ice hockey left winger for the Calgary Flames ( Salem) * Gloria Gaynor (born 1949), singer (Newark) * Michael V. Gazzo (1923–1995), playwright and actor, Frank Pentangeli in ''The Godfather Part II'' (Hillside, New Jersey, Hillside) * Brian Geraghty (born 1974), actor ( Toms River) * Michael Giacchino (born 1967), Academy Award for Best Original Score, Oscar-winning composer (Riverside Township, New Jersey, Riverside, grew up in Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey, Edgewater Park) * Elizabeth Gillies (born 1993), actress, singer, dancer (Haworth, New Jersey, Haworth) * Justin Gimelstob (born 1977), tennis player (Livingston) * Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), poet (Paterson) * Bob Giraldi (born 1939), film, TV and music video director (Paterson) * Kid Gleason (1866–1933), baseball player ( Camden) * 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 Township, New Jersey, Colts Neck) * Joshua Gomez (born 1975), actor, ''Chuck (TV series), Chuck'', ''Without a Trace'' ( Bayonne) * Rick Gomez (born 1972), actor, ''Band of Brothers (TV miniseries), Band of Brothers'' ( Bayonne) * Frances Goodrich (1890–1984), screenwriter, ''It's a Wonderful Life'', ''The Thin Man'' (Belleville) * Hedwig Gorski (born 1949), poet * Goose Goslin (1900–1971), Hall of Fame baseball infielder ( Salem) * Dwayne Gratz (born 1990), cornerback for the
Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team pla ...
(
Piscataway Piscataway may refer to: *Piscataway people, a Native American ethnic group native to the southern Mid-Atlantic States *Piscataway language *Piscataway, Maryland, an unincorporated community *Piscataway, New Jersey, a township *Piscataway Creek, Ma ...
) * Kerri Green (born 1967), actress (Fort Lee, New Jersey, Fort Lee) * Bob Greene (fitness guru), Bob Greene (born 1958), fitness guru, author ( Cherry Hill) * Khaseem Greene (born 1989),
linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
for the Chicago Bears (Elizabeth) * Peter Greene (born 1965), actor, List of Pulp Fiction characters#Zed, Zed from ''Pulp Fiction (film), Pulp Fiction'' ( Montclair) * Shonn Greene (born 1985),
running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...
for the New York Jets ( Sicklerville) * Zach Grenier (born 1954), actor, ''Touching Evil'' ( Englewood) * Hezekiah Griggs, III (1988–2016), entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor * Christina Grimmie (1994–2016), singer–songwriter, contestant on ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice'' ( Marlton) * Robert Griswold (born 1996), swimmer
Jay Gruen
(born 1974), TV Host "Unplugged Nation" (Paterson) * Dan Grunfeld (born 1984), professional basketball player ( Franklin Lakes) * Tom Guiry (born 1981), actor, ''The Black Donnellys'' ( Trenton) * Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954–2021), boxer ( Newark) * Alison Haislip (born 1981), actress, TV correspondent, ''Attack of the Show!'', ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice'', ''Battleground (TV series), Battleground'' (Tewksbury Township, New Jersey, Tewksbury Township) * Halsey (singer), Halsey, real name Ashley Frangipane (born 1994), singer-songwriter ( Edison) * Rusty Hamer (1947–1990), child actor, ''Make Room for Daddy'' ( Tenafly) * David Hand (animator), David Hand (1900–1986), animator, director, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions, Gaumont-British, Alexander Film Company (Plainfield) * Chelsea Handler (born 1975), stand-up comedian, actress, host of ''Chelsea Lately'' ( Livingston) * Henry Janeway Hardenbergh (1847–1918), architect (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) * John Harkes (born 1967), soccer player (Kearny, New Jersey, Kearny) * Jess Harnell (born 1963), voice actor, ''Animaniacs'', ''Up (2009 film), Up'', the ''Transformers'' movies (Teaneck) * Al Harrington (born 1980), player for the Orlando Magic (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) * Ed Harris (born 1950), actor, ''Pollock (film), Pollock'', ''The Truman Show'', ''The Right Stuff (film), The Right Stuff'', ''Apollo 13 (film), Apollo 13'', ''Game Change'' (born in Englewood, raised in Tenafly) * Franco Harris (born 1950), Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Fullback (American football), fullback with the Pittsburgh Steelers (Fort Dix) * Roxanne Hart (born 1952), actress, ''Chicago Hope'' (Trenton) * Dwayne Haskins (1997–2022), football player (Highland Park) * Tobin Heath (born 1988), forward for the USWNT and Portland Thorns FC ( Morristown) * Robert Hegyes (1951–2012), actor, ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (
Perth Amboy Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy has a Hispanic majority population. In the 2010 census, th ...
) * Grace Helbig (born 1985), actress, comedian, ''Camp Takota'' ( Woodbury, raised in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, Woodbury Heights) * Mark Helias (born 1950), jazz musician (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) * Gerald Henderson Jr. (born 1987), shooting guard for the Charlotte Bobcats (Caldwell, New Jersey, Caldwell) * Al Herpin (1862–1947), insomniac ( Trenton) * Frank Herrmann (born 1984),
relief pitcher In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weat ...
for the
Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ...
( Rutherford) * Robert Hess (college president), Robert Hess (1938–1994), President of Brooklyn College * 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 (New Jersey band), The Doughboys ( Plainfield) * Shana Hiatt (born 1975), model, presenter (Tabernacle Township, New Jersey, Tabernacle Township) * Beatrice Hicks (1919–1979), engineer, co-founder, and first president of the Society of Women Engineers (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) * Michele Hicks (born 1973), actress, List of The Shield characters#Mara Sewell-Vendrell, Mara Vendrell on ''The Shield'' (Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County) * Brian Hill (basketball coach), 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 South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
) * Garret Hobart (1844–1899), 24th Vice President of the United States ( Long Branch) * Chris Hogan (American football), Chris Hogan (born 1988), wide receiver for the New England Patriots ( Wyckoff) * Jesse Holley (born 1984), wide receiver for the
Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...
(Roselle, New Jersey, Roselle) * Richard Hooker (author), Richard Hooker (1924–1997), writer, surgeon, author of the novel ''MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, 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, New Jersey, Saddle River) * Dennis Horner (born 1988), forward for the Artland Dragons (
Linwood Linwood may refer to: Places Many of the place names for Linwood come from the presence of linden trees. Australia *Linwood, South Australia * Linnwood, Guildford, 11-35 Byron Road, Guildford, New South Wales Canada * Linwood, Ontario * Linwood, ...
) * Ad-Rock, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (born 1966), member of the Beastie Boys (
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
) * 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) * Thomas Hutchins (1730–1789), military engineer, Cartography, cartographer, geographer and Surveying, surveyor (Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County) * Paul Iacono (born 1988), actor, stars in ''The Hard Times of RJ Berger'' (Secaucus, New Jersey, Secaucus) * Frank Iero (born 1981), rhythm guitarist of My Chemical Romance ( Belleville) * Sonny Igoe (1923–2012), jazz and big band drummer (Jersey City) * Mark Ingram II (born 1989),
running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...
for the New Orleans Saints ( Hackensack) * Ryan Izzo (born 1995), tight end for the New England Patriots (Highland Lakes, New Jersey, Highland Lakes) * Michael Jace (born 1965), actor, Julien Lowe, 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 Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly dif ...
for the
Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...
(East Orange) * Rodney Jerkins (born 1977), songwriter, record producer, musician ( Pleasantville) * Dontae Johnson (born 1991), cornerback for the
San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...
(Pennington, New Jersey, Pennington) * Enoch L. Johnson, Enoch "Nucky" Johnson (1883–1968), Atlantic City political boss and Racket (crime), racketeer, basis for ''Boardwalk Empire's'' Nucky Thompson (Galloway Township, New Jersey, Galloway Township) * James P. Johnson (1894–1955), stride (music), stride
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
pianist (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) * John Seward Johnson II, J. Seward Johnson Jr. (1930–2020), 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 New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) * Soterios Johnson, host on public radio station WNYC (Highland Park, New Jersey, Highland Park) * Frankie Jonas (born 2000), child actor, ''Jonas (TV series), Jonas'' ( Ridgewood) * Kevin Jonas (born 1987), singer, guitarist, member of the Jonas Brothers (
Teaneck Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...
, raised in Wyckoff) * Dahntay Jones (born 1980), player for the Indiana Pacers ( Trenton, raised in Hamilton Square, New Jersey, Hamilton Square) * Donald Jones (wide receiver), Donald Jones (born 1987), wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills ( Plainfield) * Keith Jones (broadcaster), Keith Jones (born 1985), broadcaster (New Egypt, New Jersey, New Egypt) * Linda Jones (1944–1972), soul music, soul singer (Newark) * Maxine Jones (born 1965), singer (Paterson) * Michael Jones (actor), Michael Jones (born 1987), voice actor, actor, YouTube personality (Woodbridge, New Jersey, Woodbridge) * Nate Jones (cornerback), Nate Jones (born 1982), NFL cornerback (Newark) * Ben Jorgensen (born 1983), musician (Teaneck) * Just Blaze, rap musician (Paterson) * Yaki Kadafi (1977–1996), rapper and member of Tupac Shakur's group Outlawz ( Irvington) * Jerome Kagan (1929–2021), pioneer in the field of developmental psychology (Newark) * Herman Kahn (1922–1983), preeminent nuclear scientist of the 20th century from Bayonne * Stanley Kamel (1943–2008), actor, ''Monk (TV series), Monk'', ''Melrose Place'' ( South River) * Ira Kaplan, musician, co-founder of Yo La Tengo (
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
) * Myq Kaplan (born 1978), stand-up comedian ( Livingston) * Eric Karros (born 1967),
MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
first baseman, TV color commentator for ( Hackensack) * Danny Kass (born 1982), pro snowboarder (Vernon Valley, New Jersey, Vernon Valley) * Thomas Kean (born 1935), governor, 9/11 Commission chairman (Bedminster Township, New Jersey, Bedminster) * Brian Keith (1921–1997), actor, ''The Parent Trap (1961 film), The Parent Trap'', ''Nevada Smith'', ''Family Affair'', ''The Wind and the Lion'' ( Bayonne) * Daniel Hugh Kelly (born 1952), actor (Elizabeth) * Mark Kelly (astronaut), Mark Kelly (born 1964), astronaut, husband of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, twin brother of Scott Kelly (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) * Scott Kelly (astronaut), Scott Kelly (born 1964), astronaut, Commander of International Space Station Expedition 26, twin brother of Mark Kelly (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) * Victor J. Kemper (born 1927), cinematographer (Newark) * Stacey Kent (born 1965), singer (South Orange) * Walter Kidde (1877–1943), founder of the Kidde company (
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
) * Tom Kiesche (born 1967), actor ( Hackensack) * Jim Kiick (1946–2020), NFL
running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...
, primarily for the Miami Dolphins (Lincoln Park, New Jersey, Lincoln Park) * Victor Kilian (1891–1979), actor (Jersey City) * Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918), poet (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) * Zalman King (1941–2012), actor, director, writer, ''Body Language'' (Trenton) * Alfred Kinsey (1894–1956), zoologist and sexologist (
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
) * Michael E. Knight (born 1959), actor (
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
) * Ann McLaughlin Korologos (born 1941), United States Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Labor from 1987 to 1989 ( Chatham) * Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), comedian and actor ( Trenton) * Stephen Kovacs (1972–2022), saber fencing, fencer and fencing coach, charged with sexual assault, died in prison * Dennis Kozlowski (born 1946), CEO of Tyco International, convicted in 2005 ( Newark) * Jane Krakowski (born 1969), actress, '' 30 Rock'' (Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, Parsippany) * Barbara Kruger (born 1945), conceptual artist (Newark) * Lawrence Kudlow, Larry Kudlow (born 1947), economist, TV personality, List of syndicated columnists, syndicated columnist ( Englewood) * Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006), murderer of over 100 people in mob-related instances (Jersey City) * Jared Kushner (born 1981), Senior Advisor to the President of the United States, Senior Advisor to Donald Trump, President Donald Trump ( Livingston) * William Labov (born 1927), linguist ( Rutherford) * Christian J. Lambertsen, Christian Lambertsen (1917–2011), environmental medicine and diving medicine specialist ( Westfield) * Nathan Lane (born 1956), Tony Award-winning actor (Jersey City) * Artie Lange (born 1967), actor, comedian, radio personality ( Livingston, raised in
Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...
) * Frank Langella (born 1938), actor, ''Dracula (1979 film), Dracula'', ''Superman Returns'', ''Frost/Nixon (film), Frost/Nixon'', ''Draft Day'' ( Bayonne) * Mike Largey (born 1960), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Tara LaRosa (born 1978), Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist (
Woodstown Woodstown ( ga, Baile na Coille, IPA: bˠalʲəˈnˠaˈkɛl̪ʲə is home to a historic settlement measuring 1.5 km by 0.5 km, located on the southern bank of the River Suir, about 5.5 km west of Waterford City in the southeast ...
) * Ali Larter (born 1976), actress, Niki Sanders on ''
Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
'' ( Cherry Hill) * Vincent Larusso (born 1978), actor, The Mighty Ducks (film series), ''The Mighty Ducks'' trilogy ( Livingston) * Jonathan V. Last, Jonathan Last (born 1974), author, senior writer at ''The Weekly Standard'' (born in Camden, raised in Woodbury and Moorestown, New Jersey, Moorestown) * Tommy La Stella (born 1989), second baseman for the Chicago Cubs (Closter, New Jersey, Closter) * Queen Latifah (born 1970), singer, actress, TV personality ( Newark) * Jack Lawless (born 1987), drummer of the Jonas Brothers (Middletown Township, New Jersey, Middletown) * Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), artist ( Atlantic City) * Paul Le Mat (born 1946), actor, ''American Graffiti'', ''Melvin and Howard'' (
Rahway Rahway () is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is southwest of Manhattan ...
) * Nicole Leach (born 1979), actress (Montclair) * Fran Lebowitz (born 1950), author ( Morristown) * Beverly Lee (born 1941), singer with The Shirelles (Passaic) * Al Leiter (born 1965),
MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
starting pitcher, TV commentator ( Toms River) * Stephanie Lemelin (born 1979), actress, ''Young Justice (TV series), Young Justice'' (Sewell, New Jersey, Sewell) * Arthur Lenk (born 1964), Israeli diplomat (Paterson) * Robert Sean Leonard (born 1969), actor, ''House (TV series), House'', ''Dead Poets Society'' (born in Westwood, New Jersey, Westwood, raised in Ridgewood) * Michael Lerner (rabbi), Michael Lerner (born 1943), left-wing activist and rabbi ( Newark) * Jerry Levine (born 1957), actor, director, ''Going Places (American TV series), Going Places'', ''Will & Grace'' (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) * Diane Lewis (journalist), Diane Lewis (c. 1953–2007), journalist East Orange) * Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), actor, comedian, director, telethon host,
Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
honoree (Newark) * Bob Ley (born 1955), ESPN sports anchor (Newark) * Judith Light (born 1949), actress, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Emmy Award winner, ''Who's the Boss?'', ''Ugly Betty'', ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: SVU'' (Trenton) * Damon Lindelof (born 1973), television and film producer, ''Lost (TV series), Lost'', ''Crossing Jordan'', ''Star Trek (film), Star Trek'' (
Teaneck Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...
) * Ray Liotta (1955–2022), actor, ''Goodfellas'', ''The Rat Pack (film), The Rat Pack'', ''Cop Land'', ''Hannibal (2001 film), Hannibal'' (born in Newark, raised in Union Township) * Sean Lissemore (born 1987),
defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
for the
Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...
(Teaneck) * Carli Lloyd (born 1982), Soccer Player, two-time FIFA Women World Player of the Year, two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA Women's World Cup gold and silver medalist, plays for the United States women's national soccer team (Delran Township, New Jersey, Delran Township) * Norman Lloyd (1914–2021), 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, New Jersey, Ocean City) * Jim Lord (singer-songwriter), Jim Lord (born 1948), singer-songwriter * Faizon Love (born 1968), actor (Newark) * Derek Luke (actor), Derek Luke (born 1974), actor (Jersey City) * Martha MacCallum (born 1964),
news anchor A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
for the Fox News Channel ( Wyckoff) * Bob MacDonald (baseball), Bob MacDonald (born 1965),
MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
pitcher (East Orange) * Elliott Maddox (born 1947), Major League Baseball player (East Orange) * Leonard Maltin (born 1950), film critic, film historian, author (Teaneck) * Steve Maneri (born 1988), tight end for the Chicago Bears (Saddle Brook, New Jersey, Saddle Brook) * Greg Mankiw (born 1958), macroeconomist and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
(Trenton) * David Marciano (born 1960), actor ( Newark) * Bernard Marcus, Bernie Marcus (born 1929), founder and first CEO of The Home Depot ( Newark) * Lisa Marie (actress), Lisa Marie (born 1968), model and actress (Piscataway Township, New Jersey, 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) * Soraida Martinez (born 1956), artist, designer and social activist known for creating the art style of Verdadism.[198] * 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 In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weat ...
for the Pittsburgh Pirates ( Hackensack, raised in Rutherford) * Matt McAndrew (born 1990), singer-songwriter, contestant from ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice'' The Voice (U.S. season 7), season 7 (Barnegat Light, New Jersey, Barnegat Light) * Turk McBride (born 1985),
defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
for the New Orleans Saints ( Camden) * Andrew McCarthy (born 1962), actor, ''Less than Zero (film), 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 (American TV series), The Marriage Ref'' (Elizabeth) * Tom McCarthy (director), Tom McCarthy (born 1966), actor, writer, director, Scott Templeton on ''
The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The Wire'' premiered on June 2 ...
'' (New Providence, New Jersey, New Providence) * Heather McComb (born 1977), actor, ''Profiler (TV series), Profiler'', ''Party of Five'' (Barnegat Township, New Jersey, Barnegat Township) * Mary McCormack (born 1969), actress, ''In Plain Sight'', ''
The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...
'', ''Murder One (TV series), Murder One'' ( Plainfield) * Warren Sturgis McCulloch (1898–1969), Neurophysiology, neurophysiologist and Cybernetics, cybernetician (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) * Don McGahn (born 1968), White House Counsel to Donald Trump, President Donald Trump ( Atlantic City) * Tom McGowan (born 1959), actor, ''Frasier'', ''Down the Shore'', ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (Belmar, New Jersey, Belmar) * Kareem McKenzie (born 1979), former offensive tackle for the New York Giants ( Trenton) * Bryant McKinnie (born 1979), offensive tackle for the
Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays it ...
( Woodbury) * Christopher McQuarrie (born 1968),
Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
-winning screenwriter, director ( Princeton Junction) * Joe Medwick (1911–1975), Hall of Fame baseball player (Carteret, New Jersey, Carteret) * George Mehnert (1881–1948), freestyle wrestler, two-time Olympic gold medalist (Newark) * Tony Meola (born 1969), soccer player (Kearny, New Jersey, Kearny) * Lee Meredith (born 1947), actress, ''The Producers (1968 film), The Producers'' (River Edge, New Jersey, River Edge) * Frank Messina (born 1968), poet * Otto Messmer (1892–1983), animator, co-created ''Felix the Cat'' ( Union City) * Jason Mewes (born 1974), actor, ''Clerks (1994 film), Clerks'', ''Mallrats'', ''Chasing Amy'', ''Dogma (film), Dogma'' (Highlands, New Jersey, Highlands) * Dan Meyer (pitcher), Dan Meyer (born 1981),
relief pitcher In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weat ...
for the Pittsburgh Pirates ( Woodbury) * Jeromy Miles (born 1987),
safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly dif ...
for the
Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays it ...
( Voorhees) * Cristin Milioti (born 1985), actress, ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Fargo (TV series), Fargo'', ''The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film), The Wolf of Wall Street'' ( Cherry Hill) * Bea Miller (born 1999), singer ( Maplewood) * E. Spencer Miller (1817–1879), Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School (Princeton) * Ezra Miller (born 1992), actor ( Wyckoff) * John Milnor (born 1931), mathematician, notable in the fields of exotic spheres and mathematical economics (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) * Kelly Jo Minter (born 1966), actress (Trenton) * Susan Misner (born 1971), actress (Paterson, grew up in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, Pequannock Township) * Dorian Missick (born 1976), actor (East Orange) * Thomas Mitchell (actor), Thomas Mitchell (1892–1962), Academy Award, Oscar-winning actor (Elizabeth) * Jay Mohr (born 1970), actor, comedian, radio personality (Verona, New Jersey, Verona) * Frank Molinaro (born 1988), freestyle wrestler for the USA Olympics (Middletown, New Jersey, Middletown) * Steve Monarque (born 1959), actor, ''Friday the 13th: The Series'' (Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, Pompton Lakes) * Raymond Rocco Monto (born 1960), orthopedic surgeon, researcher (Newark, New Jersey) * Eugene Monroe (born 1987), offensive tackle for the
Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays it ...
( Plainfield) * John J. Mooney (1930–2020), chemical engineer, co-inventor of the three-way catalytic converter (Paterson) * Trevor Moore (comedian), Trevor Moore (1980–2021), actor, comedian, writer, ''The Whitest Kids U' Know'' ( Montclair) * Brit Morgan (born 1987), actress, ''True Blood'', ''The Middleman (TV series), The Middleman'' ( Marlton) * Liv Morgan (born 1994) WWE wrestler (Elmwood Park) * Knowshon Moreno (born 1987), professional football player (Belford, New Jersey, Middletown Township) * Dezman Moses (born 1989),
linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
for the
Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The ...
(
Willingboro Willingboro Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,889, an increase o ...
) * Kevin Mulvey (born 1985), MLB starting pitcher (Parlin, New Jersey, Parlin) * Xavier Munford (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Frankie Muniz (born 1985), actor, ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, Wood-Ridge) * Ed Murawinski (born 1951), artist, ''New York Daily News'' (Jersey City) * Eric Murdock (born 1968), professional basketball player (Somerville, New Jersey, Somerville) * Joseph S. Murphy (1933–1998), President of Queens College, President of Bennington College, and Chancellor of the City University of New York * Troy Murphy (born 1980),
power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba ...
and
center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
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 (1937–2019), 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, New Jersey, Ridgefield Park) * Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), singer and actor (
Teaneck Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...
) * Bebe Neuwirth (born 1958), Tony Award-winning actress (
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
) * David Newsom (born 1962), actor, photographer, ''Homefront (American TV series), Homefront'' (North Caldwell, New Jersey, North Caldwell) * Rebecca S. Nichols (1819-1903), poet (Greenwich) * Jack Nicholson (born 1937), Academy Award for Best Actor, Oscar-winning actor ( Neptune City) * Kathleen Noone (born 1945), Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Emmy-winning actress, '' Sunset Beach'', ''Knots Landing'', '' All My Children'' (Hillsdale, New Jersey, Hillsdale) * Jeffrey Nordling (born 1962), actor, ''Once and Again'', ''24 (TV series), 24'', ''Dirt (TV series), Dirt'' (born in Ridgewood, raised in Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey, Washington Township) * Jim Norton (American comedian), Jim Norton (born 1968), comedian, radio personality, actor, author ( Bayonne) * Joseph Nye (born 1937), international relations scholar and co-founder of the neoliberalism in international relations, neoliberalism school of thought (
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
) * Imani Oakley (born 1990), 2022 candidate for Congress in New Jersey's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, former legislative director for New Jersey branch of the Working Families Party and political organizer (Montclair, New Jersey) * Liam O'Brien (born 1976), voice actor, ''Monster (manga), Monster'', ''Ghost in the Shell'' (
Weehawken Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located largely on the Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,197.
) * Daniel Och (born 1961), chairman and CEO of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group ( Maplewood) * Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born 1978), actress (Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey, Cliffwood Beach) * Criss Oliva (1963–1993), lead guitarist for metal band Savatage (Pompton Plains, New Jersey, Pompton Plains) * Greg Olsen (American football), Greg Olsen (born 1985), tight end for the Carolina Panthers (Wayne, New Jersey, Wayne) * T. J. O'Malley (1915–2009), aerospace engineer (Montclair) * Henry O'Neill (1891–1961), actor (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) * Jerry Only (born 1959), musician, bassist for Misfits (band), The Misfits ( Lodi) * Peter Onorati (born 1954), actor, ''Civil Wars (TV series), Civil Wars'', ''Joe's Life'', ''Cop Rock'' (Boonton, New Jersey, Boonton) * Heather O'Reilly (born 1985), three-time Olympic gold medalist and professional soccer player ( East Brunswick) * Claudette Ortiz (born 1981), Contemporary R&B, R&B and Hip hop music, Hip-Hop singer (
Willingboro Willingboro Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,889, an increase o ...
) * David Packer (actor), David Packer (born 1962), actor (Passaic) * John Panelli (1926–2012), NFL
linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
and
running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...
( Morristown) * Franklin Pangborn (1889–1958), character actor (Newark) * Joe Pantoliano (born 1951), actor, ''The Matrix'', ''Memento (film), Memento'', ''The Fugitive (1993 film), The Fugitive'', ''Bound (1996 film), Bound'', ''
The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...
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Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
) * Tom Papa (born 1968), comedian, actor, and writer (Passaic, raised in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, Woodcliff Lake) * Bill Parcells (born 1941), NFL coach and Hall of Famer, TV commentator ( Englewood) * Robert Pastorelli (1954–2004), actor, ''Murphy Brown'', ''Cracker (American TV series), Cracker'', ''Eraser (film), Eraser'' (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) * Alice Paul (1885–1977), suffragist (Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, Mount Laurel) * Elizabeth Peña (1959–2014), actress, ''The Incredibles'', ''Rush Hour (1998 film), Rush Hour'' (Elizabeth) * Irving Penn (1917–2009), photographer ( Plainfield) * Kal Penn (born 1977), actor (Montclair) * Caroline Pennell (born 1996), singer-songwriter, contestant from ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice'' The Voice (U.S. season 5), season 5 (Saddle River, New Jersey, Saddle River) * Jabrill Peppers (born 1995), strong safety and return specialist for the New York Giants (East Orange) * Fernando Perez (baseball), Fernando Perez (born 1983), former MLB
outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
, baseball analyst for MLB.com (Elizabeth, raised in West Windsor Township, New Jersey, West Windsor) * Millie Perkins (born 1938), actress (Passaic, raised in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Fair Lawn) * Jim Perry (television personality), Jim Perry (1933–2015), U.S. and Canadian game show host ( Camden) * Joe Pesci (born 1943), Oscar-winning actor, ''Goodfellas'', ''Raging Bull'', ''Casino (film), Casino'', ''JFK (film), JFK'', ''Home Alone'' (Newark) * Ralph Peterson Jr. (1962–2021), jazz drummer and bandleader ( Pleasantville) * Thomas R. Pickering (born 1931), diplomat (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) * Jimmy Pinchak (born 1996), teen actor, ''Family Affair#Revival series, Family Affair'' ( Point Pleasant) * Gregory Goodwin Pincus, Gregory Pincus (1903–1967), biologist and researcher who co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill (Woodbine, New Jersey, Woodbine) * Danny Pintauro (born 1976), actor, ''Who's the Boss?'' (Milltown, New Jersey, Milltown) * Joe Piscopo (born 1951), actor and comedian, ''Saturday Night Live'', ''Wise Guys (1986 film), Wise Guys'', ''100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd'' (Passaic) * Mahlon Pitney (1858–1924), U.S. Supreme Court justice ( Morristown) * Michael Pitt (born 1981), actor, ''Dawson's Creek'', ''Boardwalk Empire'', ''The Village (2004 film), The Village'' ( West Orange) * Michael J. Pollard (1939–2019), actor, ''Bonnie and Clyde (film), Bonnie and Clyde'' (Passaic) * Rick Porcello (born 1988), starting pitcher for the
Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...
( Morristown) * Laura Prepon (born 1980), actress ( Watchung) * Molly Price (born 1966), actress ( North Plainfield) * Lou Taylor Pucci (born 1985), actor (Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Seaside Heights, raised in Keansburg, New Jersey, Keansburg) * Keshia Knight Pulliam (born 1979), actress, ''The Cosby Show'' ( Newark) * Charlie Puth (born 1991), singer (
Rumson Rumson is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough’s population was 7,343, reflecting a 3.1% increase from the 7,122 enumera ...
) * Matthew Quick (born 1973), author of young adult fiction, young adult and fiction novels (Oaklyn, New Jersey, Oaklyn) * Phil Radford (born 1976), Greenpeace Executive Director (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) * Rah Digga (born 1970), rap musician (Newark) * Ronald T. Raines (born 1958), scientist, educator, and entrepreneur ( Montclair) * Bill Raisch (1905-1984), actor, One-Armed Man on ''The Fugitive (1963 TV series), The Fugitive'' (
North Bergen North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 63,361. The township was founded in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by ...
) * Anthony Ranaudo (born 1989), pitcher for the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers (Freehold Township, New Jersey, Freehold Township) * Melissa Rauch (born 1980), actress, comedian, Bernadette Rostenkowski on ''The Big Bang Theory'' (Marlboro Township, New Jersey, Marlboro) * Nate Ravitz (born 1987), radio personality, Fantasy Focus (ESPN Radio program), Fantasy Focus (Brick Township, New Jersey, Brick) * Redman (rapper), Redman (born 1970), rap musician (Newark) * Isaac Redman (born 1984),
running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...
for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Paulsboro, New Jersey, Paulsboro) * Melissa Reeves (born 1967), soap opera actress, ''Days of Our Lives'', '' Santa Barbara'' (Eatontown, New Jersey, Eatontown) * Tara Reid (born 1975), actress, '' American Pie'', ''
American Pie 2 ''American Pie 2'' is a 2001 American sex comedy film directed by James B. Rogers and written by Adam Herz and David H. Steinberg from a story by Herz. A sequel to the 1999 comedy film '' American Pie'', it is the second film in the ''American ...
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American Reunion ''American Reunion'' (also known as ''American Pie 4: Reunion'' or ''American Pie: Reunion'' in certain countries) is a 2012 American ensemble sex comedy film written and directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. It is the fourth installm ...
'' ( Wyckoff) * Juliette Reilly (born 1993), singer-songwriter and YouTuber (Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, Berkeley Heights) * Claudio Reyna (born 1973), soccer player ( Livingston) * Herb Rich (1928–2008), two-time All-Pro NFL football player * Nelson Riddle (1921–1985), Arrangement, arranger, composer, bandleader and Orchestration, orchestrator (Oradell, New Jersey, Oradell, raised in Ridgewood) * :de:McJuggerNuggets, Jesse Ridgway (born 1992) YouTuber better known as McJuggerNuggets (Elmer, New Jersey, Elmer) * Jim Ringo (1931–2007), NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Center (American football), center and
head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...
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Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) * Kelly Ripa (born 1970), actress and television personality (Stratford, New Jersey, Berlin) * Paul Robeson (1898–1976), singer, actor, Civil Rights Movement activist (
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
) * Buddy Rogers (wrestler), Buddy Rogers (1921–1992), pro wrestler and the first ever WWE champion (Camden) * Emma Winner Rogers (1855-1922), writer, suffragist ( Plainfield) * Seth Roland (born 1957), soccer player and coach * James Rolfe (born 1980), filmmaker and internet personality, star and creator of the Angry Video Game Nerd web series (Haddonfield) * Danielle Rose Russell (born 1999), actress, Hope Mikaelson in Legacies (TV series), Legacies (Pequannock Township, New Jersey, Pequannock Township, raised in West Milford, New Jersey, West Milford) * Alan Rosenberg (born 1950), actor, ''Cybill'', ''The Guardian (TV series), The Guardian'', ''Civil Wars (TV series), Civil Wars'' (Passaic) * Jeff Ross (born 1965), comedian (Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, Springfield) * Wilbur Ross (born 1937), United States Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President
Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
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Weehawken Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located largely on the Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,197.
) * Giuseppe Rossi (born 1987), soccer player (Teaneck) * Philip Roth (1933–2018), author (Newark) * Joan Roughgarden (born 1946), Ecology, ecologist and Evolutionary biology, evolutionary biologist (Paterson) * 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 (organization), Weather Underground ( Maplewood) * Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor, ''Clueless'' (
Passaic Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69,7 ...
) * Tom Ruegger (born 1956), producer, creator of The Animaniacs (Metuchen) * Deborah Rush (born 1954), actress, ''Strangers with Candy'', ''Family Business (1989 film), Family Business'', ''You've Got Mail'' ( Chatham) * Bob Ryan (born 1946), sportswriter ( Trenton) * Bobby Ryan (born 1987), ice hockey winger for the Ottawa Senators ( Cherry Hill) * Logan Ryan (born 1991), cornerback for the New England Patriots (Berlin, New Jersey, Berlin) *Peter Sagal (born 1965), NPR host (born and raised Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, Berkeley Heights) *Katie Sagona (born 1989), actress (Westwood, New Jersey, Westwood) *Eva Marie Saint (born 1924),
Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
-winning actress ( Newark) *Richie Sambora (born 1959), guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi (
Perth Amboy Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy has a Hispanic majority population. In the 2010 census, th ...
, raised in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Woodbridge Township) *Ajai Sanders (born 1967), actress, ''A Different World'' ( Trenton) *Laura San Giacomo (born 1962), actress, ''Just Shoot Me!'' (Denville, New Jersey, Denville) *Caitlin Sanchez (born 1996), actress ( Englewood) *Hector Santiago (baseball), Hector Santiago (born 1987), pitcher for the
Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team h ...
(Newark) *Mohamed Sanu (born 1989), wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons ( Sayreville, raised in Dayton, New Jersey, Dayton) *Dick Savitt (born 1927), tennis player, ranked No. 2 in the world in 1951 ( Bayonne) *Natalie Schafer (1900–1991), actress, Lovey Howell, Mrs. Howell on ''Gilligan's Island'' ( Red Bank) *Tom Scharpling (born 1969), comedian (Newbridge) *Roy Scheider (1932–2008), actor, ''Jaws (film), Jaws'', ''The French Connection (film), The French Connection'', ''All That Jazz (film), All That Jazz'' (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) *Greg Schiano (born 1966), head coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers, former head football coach Rutgers University ( Wyckoff) *Wally Schirra (1923–2007), United States Navy, Navy officer and test pilot ( Hackensack) *Sarah Schkeeper (born 1981), Guard (American football), guard for the New York Sharks ( Livingston) *Steve Schmidt (born 1970), campaign strategist and advisor to the 2008 United States presidential election, 2008 presidential campaign of Senator John McCain ( North Plainfield) *Scott Schoeneweis (born 1973), former MLB
relief pitcher In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weat ...
( Long Branch, raised in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, Mount Laurel) *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 A. Schwartz, Norton Schwartz (born 1951), United States Air Force, US Air Force general and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force ( Toms River) *Sherwood Schwartz (1916–2011), television producer (Passaic) *Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934–2012), U.S. general, led coalition forces in the Gulf War (Trenton) *Rusty Schweickart (born 1935), Aerospace engineering, aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, research scientist ( Neptune) *Patti Scialfa (born 1953), singer-songwriter, musician, member of the E Street Band (Deal, New Jersey, Deal) *Debralee Scott (1953–2005), actress, ''Angie (TV series), 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 (film), James and the Giant Peach'', ''Coraline (film), Coraline'' ( Glen Ridge, raised in
Rumson Rumson is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough’s population was 7,343, reflecting a 3.1% increase from the 7,122 enumera ...
) *Ivan Sergei (born 1971), actor, ''Jack & Jill (TV series), Jack & Jill'', ''Once a Thief (TV series), Once a Thief'', ''Crossing Jordan'' (Hawthorne, New Jersey, Hawthorne) *Matt Servitto (born 1965), actor, Dwight Harris, Agent Harris on ''
The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...
'' (Teaneck) *Marc Shaiman (born 1959), composer, lyricist, arranger, and performer (Newark) *Christian Sharps (1810–1874), inventor of first successful Breech-loading weapon, breech-loading rifle (Washington, New Jersey, Washington) *Ed Shaughnessy (1929–2013), swing and bebop drummer best known for his 29 years on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' (Jersey City) *Duncan Sheik (born 1969), singer-songwriter and composer (Montclair) *Cindy Sherman (born 1954), artist and photographer (Glen Ridge) *Jonathan Marc Sherman (born 1968), playwright ( Morristown, grew up in Livingston) *Sheetal Sheth (born 1976), actress (Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Phillipsburg) *Armin Shimerman (born 1949), actor, ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: DS9'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series), Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series), Beauty and the Beast'' (Lakewood Township, New Jersey, Lakewood) *Everett Shinn (1876–1953), artist (
Woodstown Woodstown ( ga, Baile na Coille, IPA: bˠalʲəˈnˠaˈkɛl̪ʲə is home to a historic settlement measuring 1.5 km by 0.5 km, located on the southern bank of the River Suir, about 5.5 km west of Waterford City in the southeast ...
) *David K. Shipler (born 1942), author ( Chatham) *The Shirelles, iconic and seminal girl group of the 1960s and 1970s (Passaic) *Joseph Shivers (1920–2014), textile chemist ( Marlton) *Michael Showalter (born 1970), actor/comedian (
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
) *Joel Silver (born 1952), film and television producer, the Matrix (franchise), the ''Matrix'' Trilogy, the ''Lethal Weapon'' movies, ''Die Hard'', ''Predator (film), Predator'' (
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
) *Bill Simon (politician), Bill Simon (born 1951), businessman, California politician (Neptune Township, New Jersey, Neptune Township) *Jimmi Simpson (born 1975), actor, ''
House of Cards A house of cards (also known as a card tower or card castle) is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other, often in the shape of a pyramid. "House of cards" is also an expression that dates back to 1645 meaning a structu ...
'', ''Westworld (TV series), Westworld'', ''Date Night'' (Hackettstown, New Jersey, Hackettstown) *Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), iconic singer and
Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
-winning actor (
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
) *Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944–2016), singer, songwriter, conductor (Jersey City) *Nancy Sinatra (born 1940), singer, actress (Jersey City) *Tony Siragusa (born 1967), American football, football player and TV commentator (Kenilworth, New Jersey, Kenilworth) *Jeremy Slate (1926–2006), actor ( Atlantic City) *Devin Smeltzer (born 1995), starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins ( Voorhees) *Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (born 1971), actress ( Newark) *J. R. Smith (born 1985), shooting guard for the New York Knicks (Freehold Borough, New Jersey, Freehold) *Kevin Smith (born 1970), filmmaker, ''Clerks (1994 film), Clerks'', ''Dogma (film), Dogma'', ''Red State (2011 film), Red State'' (Highlands, New Jersey, Highlands) *Tasha Smith (born 1971), actress, ''Boston Common (TV series), 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 A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...
for the Atlanta Falcons ( Toms River) *Todd Solondz (born 1959), filmmaker (Newark) *Soraya (musician), Soraya (1969–2006), singer–songwriter ( Point Pleasant) *Mira Sorvino (born 1967), Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Oscar-winning actress ( Tenafly) *Arthur Space (1908–1983), actor, ''Lassie (1954 TV series), Lassie'' (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) *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 Borough, New Jersey, Freehold) *Pamela Springsteen (born 1962), actress and photographer (
Freehold Freehold may refer to: In real estate *Freehold (law), the tenure of property in fee simple * Customary freehold, a form of feudal tenure of land in England * Parson's freehold, where a Church of England rector or vicar of holds title to benefice ...
) *Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862–1965), athlete and pioneering college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football, football ( West Orange) *Cody Stashak (born 1994), relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins (Somers Point, New Jersey, Somers Point) *Mark Stein (musician), Mark Stein (born 1947), rock musician, composer, and Arrangement, arranger ( Bayonne) *Victor J. Stenger (1935–2014), particle physicist, atheist, author ( Bayonne) *Mindy Sterling (born 1953), actress, Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers (film series), ''Austin Powers'' movies (Paterson) *Robert Sternberg (born 1949), psychologist and Psychometrics, psychometrician ( Newark) *Martha Stewart (born 1941), lifestyle guide, entrepreneur, TV personality (Jersey City, grew up in Nutley) *Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), photographer (
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
) *Rod Streater (born 1988), wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders (Burlington, New Jersey, Burlington) *Meryl Streep (born 1949),
Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
-winning actress ( Summit) *Julian M. Sturtevant (1908-2005), professor of biochemistry, Yale University *William Graham Sumner (1840–1910), prominent sociologist, educator, academic (Paterson) *Josh Sussman (born 1983), actor, ''Glee (TV series), Glee'', ''Warren the Ape'' (Teaneck) *Loretta Swit (born 1937), actress, Margaret Houlihan on ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'' (Passaic) *Tammy Lynn Sytch (born 1972), professional wrestling valet (Fort Monmouth)


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Weehawken Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located largely on the Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,197.
) *Giselle Tavera (born 1993), singer ( Cherry Hill) *John Taylor (Taylor Ham), John Taylor (1836–1909), businessman, politician, creator of Taylor brand pork roll * Eileen Tell (born 1966), tennis player *Jon Tenney (born 1961), actor, ''The Closer'', ''Get Real (American TV series), Get Real'', ''Scandal (TV series), Scandal'' (
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
) *The World/Inferno Friendship Society, Jack Terricloth (1970–2021), lead singer of ''The World/Inferno Friendship Society'' (Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, Bridgewater) *Joe Theismann (born 1949),
quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...
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New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
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center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
for the Sacramento Kings (Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, Mount Laurel) *Steve Tisch (born 1949), chairman and executive vice president for the New York Giants; also a film and television producer (Lakewood Township, New Jersey, Lakewood) *Ashley Tisdale (born 1985), actress, ''High School Musical'', ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'', ''Phineas and Ferb'' and singer (Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean Township) *My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro (born 1977), lead guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Kearny, New Jersey, Kearny) *Karl-Anthony Towns (born 1995), NBA player ( Edison) *Justin Trattou (born 1988),
defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
for the Minnesota Vikings (Maywood, New Jersey, Maywood) *Ellen Travolta (born 1940), actress, ''Charles in Charge'', ''Joanie Loves Chachi'' ( Englewood) *John Travolta (born 1954), actor, ''Saturday Night Fever'', ''Grease (film), Grease'', ''Pulp Fiction'' ( Englewood) *Linda Tripp (1949–2020), central figure in Clinton–Lewinsky scandal of 1998 and 1999 (Jersey City) *Mike Trout (born 1991),
outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
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Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team h ...
(Millville, New Jersey, Millville) *Martin Truex Jr. (born 1980), NASCAR driver ( Englishtown) *Eddie Trunk (born 1964), music historian, radio personality, author (Madison, New Jersey, Madison) *Louise Tunison (1872–1899), composer *Rahshon Turner (born 1975), basketball player *David Tyree (born 1980), former NFL wide receiver and special teamer, primarily with the New York Giants ( Livingston, raised in Montclair) *Laura Tyson (born 1947), economist, Director of the United States National Economic Council, National Economic Council under
Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
( Bayonne) *Tiquan Underwood (born 1987), wide receiver for the New England Patriots (North Brunswick Township, New Jersey, North Brunswick) *James Urbaniak (born 1963), actor, voice actor, ''The Venture Bros.'' ( Bayonne) *Michael Uslan, producer of the ''Batman'' movies (born in Bayonne, has lived in Cedar Grove) *Alfred Vail (1807–1859), machinist, inventor, helped develop and commercialize the Telegraphy, telegraph ( Morristown) *Buddy Valastro (born 1977), reality television star, ''Cake Boss'' (Hoboken) *Frankie Valli (born 1934), lead singer, The Four Seasons (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, New Jersey, Somerville) *Rudy Van Gelder (1924–2016), Blue Note Records recording engineer (Jersey City) *Jeff Van Note (born 1946), Center (gridiron football), center for the Atlanta Falcons (
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
) *James Van Riemsdyk (born 1989), NHL player (Middletown, New Jersey, Middletown) *Johnny Vander Meer (1918–1997), baseball pitcher who threw two consecutive no-hitters for Reds in 1938 (Prospect Park, New Jersey, Prospect Park) *Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990), singer (Newark) *Tom Verducci, sportswriter for ''Sports Illustrated'' and si.com, commentator ''MLB Tonight'' (East Orange, raised in Glen Ridge) *Tom Verlaine (born 1949), television guitarist (Denville) *Alex Vincent (actor), Alex Vincent (born 1981), child actor (Newark, raised in Maywood, New Jersey, Maywood) *Dick Vitale (born 1939), sportscaster (Passaic) *Vitamin C (artist), Vitamin C (born 1969), Pop music, pop singer (Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, Old Bridge Township) *Floyd Vivino (born 1951), actor (Paterson) *Frank Vogel (born 1973), head coach for the Indiana Pacers (Wildwood, New Jersey, Wildwood) *Paul Volcker (1927–2019), economist, chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...
(Cape May, New Jersey, Cape May, raised in Teaneck) *Frederica Von Stade (born 1945), operatic mezzo-soprano (Somerville, New Jersey, Somerville) *Rich Vos (born 1957), stand-up comic ( Plainfield) *Jersey Joe Walcott (1914–1994), heavyweight champion (Merchantville, New Jersey) *Tracey Walter (born 1947), character actor (Jersey City) *Patrick Warburton (born 1964), actor (Paterson) *Travis Warech (born 1991), American-German-Israeli basketball player for Israeli team Hapoel Be'er Sheva *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 Kansas Jayhawks football, University of Kansas (Middlesex, New Jersey, Middlesex) *Shaun Weiss (born 1978), actor, The Mighty Ducks (film series), ''The Mighty Ducks'' movies ( Montvale) * Spencer Weisz (born 1995), American-Israeli professional
basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player for Hapoel Haifa B.C., Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League *Paul Wesley (born 1982), actor in ''The Vampire Diaries'', from (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
), grew up in (Marlboro, New Jersey, Marlboro) *David West (basketball), David West (born 1980),
power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba ...
for the Indiana Pacers (
Teaneck Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...
) *Stylez G. White (born 1979), NFL
defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
(Newark) *Tahir Whitehead (born 1990),
linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
for the Detroit Lions (Jersey City, raised in Newark) *Muhammad Wilkerson (born 1989), Defensive end for the New York Jets (Linden, New Jersey) *C. K. Williams (1936–2015), poet, critic and translator (Newark) *Gary Williams (born 1945), basketball coach for Maryland Terrapins men's basketball, University of Maryland, current Big Ten Network analyst (Collingswood, New Jersey, Collingswood) *J. D. Williams (born 1981), actor ( Newark) *Malinda Williams (born 1975), actress, Tracy "Bird" Van Adams on ''Soul Food (TV series), Soul Food'' (Elizabeth, raised in Westfield) *Nick Williams (wide receiver), Nick Williams (born 1990), wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons (Hightstown, New Jersey, Hightstown, raised in East Windsor Township, New Jersey, East Windsor) *Wendy Williams (media personality), Wendy Williams, radio and TV personality (born in
Asbury Park Asbury Park () is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 15,188
, grew up in Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean Township) *Flip Wilson (1933–1998), comedian and actor (Jersey City) *Frank Winters (born 1964), National Football League, NFL
center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
, primarily for the Green Bay Packers (
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
) *Henry Wittenberg (1918–2010), freestyle wrestler, Olympic champion, two-time Olympic medalist (Jersey City) *Alex Wojciechowicz (1915–1992), Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame NFL center and linebacker ( South River) *Sam Woodyard (1925–1988), big band drummer with Duke Ellington and others (Elizabeth) *Beulah Woolston (1828-1886), teacher, translator, editor (Vincentown, New Jersey, Vincentown) *Corey Wootton (born 1987),
defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
for the Chicago Bears ( Rutherford) *Jason Worilds (born 1988), outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers (
Rahway Rahway () is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is southwest of Manhattan ...
, raised in Carteret, New Jersey, Carteret) *Bernie Worrell (1944–2016), keyboards, Parliament-Funkadelic, Talking Heads ( Long Branch/Clinton, New Jersey, Clinton) *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, Maywood) *Robert Wuhl (born 1951), actor, writer, comedian, ''Batman (1989 film), Batman'', ''Cobb (film), Cobb'', ''Arliss (TV series), Arliss'' (
Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...
) *Chris Wylde (born 1976), actor, comedian, ''Strip Mall'' (Hackettstown, New Jersey, Hackettstown) *Zakk Wylde (born 1967), guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society ( Bayonne, raised in Jackson Township, New Jersey, Jackson Township) *Emmanuel Yarborough (1964–2015), amateur sumo wrestler, mixed martial arts competitor (
Rahway Rahway () is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is southwest of Manhattan ...
) *Aaron Yoo (born 1979), actor, ''Disturbia (film), Disturbia'' ( East Brunswick) *Albert Young (American football), Albert Young (born 1985),
running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...
for the Pittsburgh Steelers ( Moorestown) *Karen Young (actress), Karen Young (born 1958), actress, FBI on The Sopranos, Agent Robyn Sanseverino on ''
The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...
'' (Pequannock Township, New Jersey, Pequannock) *Larry Young (musician), Larry Young (1940–1978), hard bop
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
organist ( Newark) *David Zabriskie (wrestler), David Zabriskie (born 1986), retired amateur wrestling, amateur wrestler and current wrestling coach (Branchville, New Jersey, Branchville) *Pia Zadora (born 1954), actress and singer (
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
) *Stuart Zagnit (born 1952), actor (
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
) *Rachel Zegler (born 2001), actress, ''West Side Story'' (Hackensack) *Jackie Zeman (born 1967), actress, ''General Hospital'' (Englewood) *Ian Ziering (born 1964), actor, ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (Newark, raised in West Orange) *Vanessa Zima (born 1986), actress (Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Phillipsburg) *Yvonne Zima (born 1989), actress, ''The Young and the Restless'', ''ER (TV series), ER'' (Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Phillipsburg) *Jeremy Zuttah (born 1986), offensive lineman for the
Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays it ...
( Edison) *Abner Zwillman, Jewish American mob boss (Newark)


Born in New Jersey, raised elsewhere

*Jack Abramoff (born 1958), former lobbyist and businessman convicted of fraud, conspiracy (civil), conspiracy, and tax avoidance and tax evasion, tax evasion ( Atlantic City, moved to Beverly Hills, California, at age 9) * Lavoy Allen (born 1989),
power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba ...
for the Philadelphia 76ers (Trenton, moved to Pennsylvania) * Jozy Altidore (born 1989), soccer player ( Livingston, raised in Boca Raton, Florida) * Priscilla Barnes (born 1955), actress, Terri Alden on ''Three's Company'' (Fort Dix, raised in California) * Jeffrey Bewkes (born 1952), CEO and Chairman of Time Warner (Paterson, raised in Darien, Connecticut) * Robert Blake (actor), Robert Blake (born 1933), actor, ''Baretta'' (born in Nutley, raised in Los Angeles) * Elizabeth Bogush (born 1977), actress, ''Titans (2000 TV series), Titans'' (
Perth Amboy Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy has a Hispanic majority population. In the 2010 census, th ...
, raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Hingham, Massachusetts) * Phil Bredesen (born 1943), List of Governors of Tennessee, Governor of Tennessee (Oceanport, New Jersey, 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 Award, Grammy-winning Folk music, folk and Country music, country singer (born in
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
; moved to Japan, then Washington, D.C.) * Sean Casey (baseball), Sean Casey (born 1974), former
MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
Major League Baseball All-Star Game, All-Star first baseman, current color commentator for the Cincinnati Reds (
Willingboro Willingboro Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,889, an increase o ...
, 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, New Jersey, Caldwell, raised in western New York) * Jason Cook (actor), Jason Cook (born 1980), actor, ''Days of Our Lives'', ''General Hospital'' (Somerdale, New Jersey, Somerdale, raised in California) * James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), writer (Burlington, New Jersey, Burlington, raised in Cooperstown, New York, Cooperstown) * Brian De Palma (born 1940), film director (born in Newark, raised in Philadelphia and New Hampshire) * Brian Delate (born 1949), actor ( Trenton, raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania) * Kirsten Dunst (born 1982), actress, Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man (2002 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy ( Point Pleasant, raised in Los Angeles) * Sylvia Earle (born 1935), Marine biology, marine biologist, explorer, author (Gibbstown, New Jersey, Gibbstown, raised in Florida) * Eric Ebron (born 1993), tight end for the Detroit Lions (Newark, moved to North Carolina) *Mel Ferrer (1917–2008), actor, director, ''Falcon Crest'' (Elberon, New Jersey, Elberon, raised in New York and Connecticut) * John Forsythe (1918–2010), actor, ''Dynasty (1981 TV series), Dynasty'', ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Bachelor Father (American TV series), Bachelor Father'' (Penns Grove, New Jersey, Penns Grove, raised in Brooklyn, New York) * Kate French (born 1985), actress, ''Wicked Wicked Games'', ''The L Word'' ( Flemington, raised in Long Island, New York) * Kevin Friedland (born 1981), soccer player * Dana Fuchs (born 1976), singer/songwriter (born in New Jersey, raised in Wildwood, Florida) *Janeane Garofalo (born 1964), comedian, actress, left-wing politics, left-wing activist (born in Newton, New Jersey, Newton, raised in California and Texas) * David Garrard (born 1978),
quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...
for the
Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team pla ...
( 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 A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...
for the Oakland Raiders (born in Irvington, raised in Texas) * Chuck Greenberg (businessman), Chuck Greenberg (born 1961), former owner of the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers ( Englewood, raised in Pittsburgh) * Robert David Hall (born 1947), actor, ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI'' (East Orange, moved to California) * Sterling Hayden (1916–1986), actor (born in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, Upper Montclair; as a child, moved to New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., D.C., and Maine) * Pepe Hern (1927–2009), actor raised in California * Jason Heyward (born 1989), right fielder for the Chicago Cubs ( Ridgewood, raised in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia) * Debra Hill (1950–2005), screenwriter, producer ( Haddonfield, grew up in Philadelphia) * Linda Hunt (born 1945), Academy Award, 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 (gridiron football), guard for the Buffalo Bills ( Englewood, grew up in Glendale, Arizona) * Derek Jeter (born 1974), shortstop for the
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
(born in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, 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 In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weat ...
for the
Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...
(Hillside, New Jersey, Hillside, moved to Michigan) * Alfred L. Kroeber (1876–1960), Cultural anthropology, cultural anthropologist (
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
, grew up in New York) * Scott LaFaro (1936–1961),
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
double bassist ( Irvington, grew up in Geneva, New York) *Lila Lee (1905–1973), silent and early sound film actress from Union City, grew up in New York City * Sue Ane Langdon (born 1936), actress, ''Arnie (TV series), Arnie'', ''Bachelor Father (American TV series), Bachelor Father'' (Paterson, raised in New York, Michigan, and Oregon) * Joshua Lederberg (1925–2008), Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize–winning Molecular biology, molecular biologist ( Montclair, raised in Manhattan) * 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 Award, Emmy-winning actress & left-wing politics, left-wing activist, ''The Practice'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', ''The L Word'' (West Caldwell, New Jersey, West Caldwell, grew up in Peoria, Illinois) *Marc Maron (born 1963), comedian, actor, podcaster (born in Jersey City, raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Wayne, Alaska and Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque) * Richard Matheson (1926–2013), science fiction, sci-fi and fantasy author and screenwriter (Allendale, New Jersey, 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 Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
pitcher, primarily with the Baltimore Orioles ( Trenton, raised in Lake Havasu City, Arizona) * Christina Milian (born 1981), Rhythm and blues, R&B and pop music, 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 (TV series), Bones'' (Hackettstown, New Jersey, Hackettstown, raised in Springfield, Oregon) * Susan Mikula, artist and photographer (raised in New Hampshire) * Philip Morrison (1915–2005), prominent physicist (Somerville, New Jersey, Somerville, grew up in Pittsburgh) * Charlie Morton (pitcher), Charlie Morton (born 1983), starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays ( Flemington, raised in Trumbull, Connecticut) * Montell Owens (born 1984), Fullback (gridiron football), fullback for the
Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team pla ...
( Plainfield, moved to Delaware) * Daniel Pearl (1963–2002), journalist who was kidnapped and killed by Al-Qaeda (
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
, grew up in Los Angeles) * A. J. Price (born 1986), point guard for the Indiana Pacers (
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
, raised in East Massapequa, New York) * 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 (basketball), forward, who played primarily with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls (Trenton, grew up in Dallas, Texas) *Joe Rogan (born 1967), comedian, actor, Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC color commentator (born in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, 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 (2009 film), Avatar'', ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean'', ''Star Trek (film), Star Trek'' (Passaic, raised in Queens, New York) * Antonin Scalia (1936–2016), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, associate justice of the
U.S. Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...
( Trenton, 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) * T. O'Conor Sloane III (1912–2003), Doubleday editor (born in
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
, grew up in Brooklyn) * Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), basketball Hall of Famer, 15-time List of NBA All-Stars, NBA All-Star
center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
( Newark) * Kevin Spacey (born 1959), actor (born in
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
, grew up in Southern California) * J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954), writer, producer, creator of ''Babylon 5'' and its Crusade (TV series), spin-off (born in Paterson, grew up in different parts of the country) * Red Strader (1902–1956), All-America Football Conference, AAFC and National Football League, NFL
head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...
(Newton, New Jersey, Newton, raised in Modesto, California) * Dave Thomas (American businessman), 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), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Emmy-winning actor, ''N.Y.P.D. (TV series), N.Y.P.D.'', ''The Bad News Bears (TV series), The Bad News Bears'', ''Crazy Like a Fox (TV series), 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) *William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), poet ( Rutherford), grew up in Dominican Republic * Jane Wyatt (1910–2006), three-time Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Emmy-winning actress, ''Father Knows Best'' (Mahwah, New Jersey, Mahwah, raised in New York City) * Nick Zano (born 1978), actor, ''What I Like About You (TV series), What I Like About You'', ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' ( Nutley, grew up in Wellington, Florida)


Born elsewhere, raised in New Jersey

* Soren Sorensen Adams (1878–1963), inventor of the Joy buzzer (born Aarhus, Denmark, grew up
Perth Amboy Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy has a Hispanic majority population. In the 2010 census, th ...
, died
Asbury Park Asbury Park () is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 15,188
) * Juan Agudelo (born 1992), soccer player for the New York Red Bulls and the USMNT, U.S. men's national team (born in Colombia, raised in Barnegat Township, New Jersey, Barnegat) * Akon (born 1973), platinum Rhythm and blues, R&B singer (born in St. Louis, Missouri, partly raised in Senegal, then moved to Jersey City) * Carlo Alban (born 1979), actor, ''Prison Break'' (born in Ecuador, grew up in Sayreville) * Jeff Anderson (born 1970), actor, Randal Graves in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse (born in Connecticut, raised in Atlantic Highlands) * Mark Attanasio, owner of the Milwaukee Brewers (The Bronx, raised in Tenafly) *Trey Anastasio (born 1964), guitarist, composer, and vocalist for the rock band Phish (Fort Worth, Texas, raised in
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
) * Kyle Anderson (basketball), Kyle Anderson (born 1993), forward for the San Antonio Spurs (New York City, raised in
North Bergen North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 63,361. The township was founded in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by ...
and Fairview, Bergen County, New Jersey, Fairview) * Ben Bailey (born 1970), comedian, former host of ''Cash Cab (U.S. game show), Cash Cab'' (Bowling Green, Kentucky, grew up in Chatham) * Oxiris Barbot, Commissioner of Health of the City of New York * John Basilone (1916–1945), Marine, Medal of Honor recipient (Buffalo, New York, grew up in Raritan, New Jersey, Raritan) * Joe Bastardi (born 1955), weather forecaster (Providence, Rhode Island, partly raised in Somers Point, New Jersey, Somers Point) * Laura Benanti (born 1979), Tony Award-winning Broadway actress (New York City, grew up in Kinnelon, New Jersey, Kinnelon) *Guy Benson (born 1985), journalist, pundit, Fox News Channel, Fox News contributor (Saudi Arabia, raised in Ridgewood) * Moe Berg (1902–1972),
MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
catcher and spy during World War II (New York City, raised in Newark) * Steve Berman (born 1968), author (Philadelphia, raised in Cherry Hill) * Bonnie Bernstein (born 1970), television and radio Sports commentator, sportscaster (Brooklyn, raised in Howell Township, New Jersey, 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 (TV series), Ed'', ''The State (1993 TV series), 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, New Jersey, Harrington Park) * Anthony Bourdain (1956–2018), chef, author and television personality (New York City, grew up in Leonia, New Jersey, Leonia) * James L. Brooks (born 1940), film and television producer and director (Brooklyn, grew up in
North Bergen North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 63,361. The township was founded in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by ...
) * Joe Budden (born 1980), rap musician (Spanish Harlem, raised in Jersey City) * Tisha Campbell-Martin (born 1968), actress (Oklahoma City, raised in Newark) * Johnny Cannizzaro, actor, ''Jersey Boys (film), Jersey Boys'', writer, producer (Brooklyn, New York, raised in Holmdel) * John Carlson (ice hockey), John Carlson (born 1990), NHL defenseman (Natick, Massachusetts, raised in Colonia, New Jersey, Colonia) * Luis Castillo (American football), Luis Castillo (born 1983), NFL
defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
, formerly of the San Diego Chargers (Brooklyn, raised in
Garfield ''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as ''Garfield'', it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his hum ...
) * Kevin Chamberlin (born 1963), actor, ''Road to Perdition'', ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' (Baltimore, Maryland, raised in Moorestown) * Mona Charen (born 1957), columnist, political analyst, author (New York City, raised in Livingston) * David Chase (born 1945), creator, ''
The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...
'' (Mount Vernon, New York, grew up in Clifton and North Caldwell, New Jersey, 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 (TV series), The Walking Dead'' (Philadelphia, partially raised in Cherry Hill) * Rhys Coiro (born 1979), actor, List of recurring characters in Entourage#Billy Walsh, Billy Walsh on ''Entourage (American TV series), Entourage'' (Calabria, Italy, moved to
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
) * Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016), author (Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, raised in Paterson) * Doris Coley (1941–2000), later known as Doris Coley-Kenner and then Doris Kenner-Jackson, singer with The Shirelles * James Comey (born 1960), Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Yonkers, New York, grew up in Allendale, New Jersey, Allendale) * Monica Crowley (born 1968), radio and television pundit (expert), commentator (born in Arizona, raised in Warren Township, New Jersey, Warren Township) * Tom Cruise (born 1962), actor (Syracuse, New York, grew up in Glen Ridge) * Michael Cudlitz (born 1964), actor, ''Southland (TV series), Southland'', ''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'', ''Standoff (TV series), Standoff'' (Long Island, New York, raised in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, Lakewood) * David Curtiss (swimmer), David Curtiss (born 2002), competitive swimmer (Yardley, Pennsylvania, raised in Pennington, New Jersey, Pennington and Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Hamilton) *David DeJesus (born 1979), Major League Baseball outfielder (Brooklyn, grew up in Manalapan Township, New Jersey, Manalapan Township) *Kat DeLuna (born 1987), Pop music, pop and Contemporary R&B, R&B singer (The Bronx, Bronx, New York, partly raised in Newark) * William Demarest (1892–1983), character actor (Saint Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, grew up in New Bridge in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County) * Rosemarie DeWitt (born 1974), actress, ''United States of Tara'', ''Standoff (TV series), Standoff'' (Queens, New York, raised in Hanover Township, New Jersey, Hanover Township) * Joey Diaz (born 1963), stand-up comedian, actor (Havana, Cuba, raised in
North Bergen North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 63,361. The township was founded in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by ...
) * Sean Doolittle (born 1986), relief pitcher for the
Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...
(Rapid City, South Dakota, grew up in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey, Tabernacle) * Karen Duffy (born 1961), model and actress (New York City, grew up in Park Ridge) * Tyler Ennis (basketball), Tyler Ennis (born 1994), point guard for the Houston Rockets (Brampton, Ontario, raised in Newark) *
Tali Farhadian Tali Farimah Farhadian Weinstein (born in 1975 or 1976), is an American attorney, professor, and politician. She is a former federal and state prosecutor and was a candidate in the 2021 New York County District Attorney race. Born in Iran to a ...
(born 1974 or 1975), former US federal prosecutor (Englewood Cliffs) * Andrew Fastow (born 1961), CFO at Enron, convicted felon (Washington, D.C., grew up in New Providence, New Jersey, New Providence) * Linda Fiorentino (born 1958), actress (Philadelphia, grew up in Turnersville, New Jersey, Turnersville) * Oscar Fraley (1914–1994), co-author of Eliot Ness's memoir, ''The Untouchables (1957 book), 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 Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Nobel Prize-winning economist, statistician, and Intellectual, public intellectual (Brooklyn, grew up in
Rahway Rahway () is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is southwest of Manhattan ...
) * Daisy Fuentes (born 1966), model and TV personality (Havana, Cuba, grew up in Newark and Harrison, New Jersey, Harrison) * Junior Galette (born 1988),
defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
and
linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
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, New Jersey, 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, California, raised in Jersey City) * Bob Guccione (1930–2010), founder and publisher of Penthouse (magazine), ''Penthouse'' magazine (Brooklyn, raised in Bergenfield) * Vida Guerra (born 1980), model (Havana, raised in
Perth Amboy Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy has a Hispanic majority population. In the 2010 census, th ...
) * Valerie Harper (1939–2019), actress (Suffern, raised in Jersey City) * Debbie Harry (born 1945), singer and actress (Miami, raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey, Hawthorne) * Anne Hathaway (born 1982), actress (born in Brooklyn, raised in Millburn) *Ethan Hawke (born 1970), actor (Austin, Texas, partly raised in West Windsor Township, New Jersey, West Windsor) * Bob Herbert (born 1945), op-ed columnist for ''The New York Times'' (Brooklyn, raised in Montclair) *Orel Hershiser (born 1958), Cy Young Award, Cy Young-winning baseball
pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
and ESPN baseball analyst (Buffalo, New York, raised in Cherry Hill) * Will Hill (born 1990),
safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly dif ...
for the
Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays it ...
(Jacksonville, Florida, raised in West Orange) * Lloyd Huck (1922–2012), business executive and philanthropist (Brooklyn, raised in Nutley) * Harold L. Humes (1926–1992), novelist, co-founder of ''The Paris Review'' (Douglas, Arizona, raised in
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
) * Toomas Hendrik Ilves (born 1953), President of Estonia (Stockholm, Sweden, raised in Leonia, New Jersey, Leonia) * Monte Irvin (1919–2016), HOF baseball player (Haleburg, Alabama, grew up in
Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...
) *Kyrie Irving (born 1992) point guard for the Brooklyn Nets (born in Australia, raised in West Orange) *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), Rhythm and blues, R&B/
soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun '' soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...
singer-songwriter (Thomson, Georgia, raised in Newark and Brooklyn) *Sharpe James (born 1936), former New Jersey State Senator and mayor of Newark, convicted criminal (born in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, grew up in Newark) * Chris Jent (born 1970), NBA player, assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers (Orange, California, grew up in Sparta Township, New Jersey, 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, New Jersey, Absecon) * Michael B. Jordan (born 1987), actor (Santa Ana, California, grew up in Newark) * Ryan Kalish (born 1988),
outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
with the Chicago Cubs (Los Angeles, raised in Shrewsbury) * Kevin Kelly (editor), Kevin Kelly (born 1952), founding executive editor of ''Wired (magazine), Wired'' magazine (born in Pennsylvania, grew up in Westfield) * Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (born 1993),
small forward The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers but taller, larger, and stronger ...
for the Charlotte Hornets (Philadelphia, grew up in Somerdale, New Jersey, Somerdale) * Ezra Koenig (born 1984), musician, Vampire Weekend (New York City, raised in Northern New Jersey) * Michael Landon (1936–1991), actor, ''Bonanza'', ''Little House on the Prairie (TV series), Little House on the Prairie'' (Queens, New York raised in Collingswood, New Jersey, Collingswood) * Ailee, real name Amy Lee (born 1989), Korean singer (Denver, Colorado, grew up in Palisades Park and Leonia, New Jersey, Leonia) * Ted Leo (born 1970), indie rock musician (South Bend, Indiana, raised in Bloomfield) * A. Leo Levin (1919–2015), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School * Samm Levine (born 1982), actor, ''Freaks and Geeks'', ''Inglourious Basterds'' (Chicago, raised in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Fort Lee) * Carl Lewis (born 1961), track and field legend, nine-time Olympic gold medalist (born in Birmingham, Alabama, grew up in
Willingboro Willingboro Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,889, an increase o ...
) * Richard Lewis (comedian), Richard Lewis (born 1947), comedian, actor, ''Anything but Love'', ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (Brooklyn, raised in Englewood) *G. Gordon Liddy (1930–2021), chief operative for the White House Plumbers unit under the Richard Nixon, Nixon administration (Brooklyn, raised in
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
and West Caldwell, New Jersey, West Caldwell) * Naomi Long Madgett, Naomi Cornelia Long Madgett (1923–2020), poet (Norfolk, Virginia, partly raised in East Orange) *Bill Maher (born 1956), comedian, actor, TV personality, left-wing politics, left wing Pundit (expert), pundit, ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' (New York City, grew up in River Vale, New Jersey, River Vale) * Michelle Malkin (born 1970), conservative Pundit (expert), pundit (Philadelphia, grew up in Absecon, New Jersey, Absecon) * Constantine Maroulis (born 1975), singer (New York City, grew up in Wyckoff) * Gene Mayer (born 1956), tennis player (Queens, grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, Wayne) * Page McConnell (born 1963), songwriter and keyboardist with the rock band Phish (Philadelphia, raised in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Basking Ridge) * Devin McCourty (born 1987), Safety (gridiron football position), free safety 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 (TV series), Glee'' (Bronx, raised in Tenafly) * Natalia Mitsuoka, Natalia Alexandra Mitsuoka (born 1988), Argentinian figure skater (born in Argentina, raised in New Providence, New Jersey, 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 (film), 8 Mile'' (Atlanta, grew up in Edison and Burbank, California) * Jim Nantz (born 1959), sports commentator, sportscaster for CBS Sports (Charlotte, North Carolina, grew up in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, Colts Neck Township) * 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 Party (United States), Republican candidate for List of United States Senators from Delaware, 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 Township, New Jersey, Old Bridge) * Shaun O'Hara (born 1977), former
center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants (Chicago, grew up in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, Hillsborough Township) * Rick Overton (born 1954), actor, comedian (Forest Hills, Queens, Forest Hills, raised in Englewood) * Kyle Palmieri (born 1991), hockey player (Smithtown, New York, grew up in Montvale) * Scott Patterson (actor), 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 (2003 film), 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, Lester Freamon, Det. Lester Freamon on ''
The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The Wire'' premiered on June 2 ...
'' (New York City, grew up in Englewood) * Shaun Phillips (born 1981), Linebacker, outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers (Philadelphia, raised in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, Willingboro Township) * Maria Pitillo (born 1965), actress, ''Providence (American TV series), Providence'', ''Partners (1995 TV series), Partners'', ''Godzilla (1998 film), Godzilla'' (Elmira, New York, Elmira, NY, raised in Mahwah, New Jersey, Mahwah) * Carol Potter (actress), 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 International Boxing Hall of Fame, Boxing Hall of Famer (Baltimore, grew up in Camden) *Rebecca Quick, Becky Quick (born 1972), co-anchorwoman of CNBC's ''Squawk Box'' (born in Minneapolis, raised in Medford) * Anna Quindlen (born 1953), author, journalist, and Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist (Philadelphia, graduated from South Brunswick High School (New Jersey), South Brunswick High School in South Brunswick) * B. J. Raji (born 1986), nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers (New York City, raised in Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey, Washington Township) *Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), actor (New York City, grew up in
Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
) * 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 (TV series), Point Pleasant'', ''Alvin and the Chipmunks (film), Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, raised in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, Old Bridge Township) * Dennis Ritchie (1941–2011), computer scientist who created the C (programming language), C programming language and co-created Unix (Bronxville, New York, Bronxville, NY, raised in Summit) * Ian Roberts (American actor), Ian Roberts (born 1965), actor, comedian, ''Upright Citizens Brigade'', ''
Reno 911! ''Reno 911!'' is an American comedy television series airing on Comedy Central. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically '' Cops'', with comic actors playing the police officers. Thomas Lennon, Ro ...
'' (Queens, New York, raised in Secaucus, New Jersey, Secaucus) * Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress, ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'', The Fast and the Furious (film series), the ''Fast and the Furious'' movies, ''S.W.A.T. (film), S.W.A.T.'' (Bexar County, Texas, partly raised in Jersey City) * Julie Roginsky (born 1973), Democratic Party strategist and
Fox News The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owne ...
contributor (Moscow, Russia, partially raised in Plainsboro) * Howie Roseman (born 1975),
general manager A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ...
for the
Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...
(Brooklyn, raised in Marlboro Township, New Jersey, Marlboro) *Jeffrey Rosen (businessman), Jeffrey Rosen, billionaire businessman * Carl Sagan (1934–1996), astronomer, astrochemist and author (Ithaca, New York, grew up in
Rahway Rahway () is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is southwest of Manhattan ...
) * Samardo Samuels (born 1989), player for the Cleveland Cavaliers (Trelawny Parish, 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, Pennsylvania, partly raised in Margate City, New Jersey, Margate City) * Adam Schlesinger (1967–2020), 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 (2005 TV series), Close to Home'' (New York City, grew up in Clifton) * Richie Scheinblum (1942–2021), Major League Baseball All Star outfielder (South Bronx, New York City, grew up in Englewood) * Gene Shalit (born 1926), film critic of NBC's ''Today (U.S. TV program), 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, Delaware, raised in
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
) * Elisabeth Shue (born 1963), actress, ''Back to the Future Part II'' (Wilmington, Delaware, raised in
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
) * George P. Shultz (1920–2021). United States Secretary of State, Secretary of State, United States Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of the Treasury, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and United States Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Labor (New York City, grew up in Englewood) *Bryan Singer (born 1965), film director (New York City, grew up in Princeton Junction) * Kiki Smith (born 1954), artist and sculptor; her father was the sculptor Tony Smith (sculptor), Tony Smith (born in West Germany, raised in South Orange from infancy to high school) * Patti Smith (born 1946), rock musician (Chicago, grew up in Woodbury) *David Smukler (1914–1971), NFL football player * John Spencer (actor), John Spencer (1946–2005), actor, ''
The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...
'', ''L.A. Law'', ''The Rock (film), The Rock'' (New York City, grew up in Totowa, New Jersey, Totowa) *Steven Spielberg (born 1946), legendary Hollywood director and producer (Cincinnati, partly raised in Haddon Township, New Jersey, Haddon Township) * David Stern (1942–2020), NBA commissioner, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Basketball Hall of Fame (New York City, raised in
Teaneck Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...
) * Jon Stewart (born 1962), comedian, actor and television personality (New York City, grew up in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Lawrence Township) * SZA (singer), SZA, real name Solana Rowe (born 1989), PBR&B singer-songwriter, signed to Top Dawg Entertainment (St. Louis, Missouri, raised in Maplewood) * Jack Tatum (1948–2010), National Football League, NFL
safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly dif ...
primarily with the Oakland Raiders (Cherryville, North Carolina, grew up in Passaic) * Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (born 1941), Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize-winning Astrophysics, astrophysicist (Philadelphia, raised in Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey, Cinnaminson) * Lance Thomas (born 1988), player for the New Orleans Hornets (Brooklyn, New York, raised in Scotch Plains) * Roger Y. Tsien (1952–2016), Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize–winning biochemist (New York City, grew up in Livingston) *Steven Van Zandt (born 1950), rock musician, actor, ''
The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...
'' (Winthrop, Massachusetts, grew up in Middletown Township, New Jersey, Middletown) * Alan Veingrad (born 1963), NFL football player (Brooklyn, New York, grew up in Elizabeth) * Bruce Vilanch (born 1948), comedy writer (New York City, raised in Paterson) * Frank Vincent (1937–2017), actor (North Adams, Massachusetts, grew up in Jersey City) * Voltaire (musician), Voltaire (born 1967), musician (Havana, Cuba) * Rodney Wallace (fighter), Rodney Wallace (born 1981), mixed martial artist (Bamberg, South Carolina, raised in Passaic) * Carl B. Weinberg, economist, founder of High Frequency Economics (Bronx, raised in
Teaneck Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...
) * John C. Whitehead (1922–2015), banker, civil servant, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (Evanston, Illinois, raised in Montclair) * Brian Williams (born 1959), disgraced anchor of ''NBC Nightly News'' (Elmira, New York, partly raised in Middletown Township, New Jersey, Middletown) * Bruce Willis (born 1955), actor (Idar-Oberstein, born in Germany, grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey, Penns Grove) *Scott Wolf (born 1968), actor, ''Party of Five'', ''Everwood'', ''The Nine (TV series), The Nine'' (Boston, raised in West Orange) * Teresa Wright (1918–2005), Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Oscar-winning actress, ''The Best Years of Our Lives'', ''The Pride of the Yankees'' (New York City, grew up in Maplewood)


Born and raised elsewhere, live(d) in New Jersey

* Danny Aiello (born New York City), lived in Saddle River, New Jersey, Saddle River * Alan Alda (born New York City), lives in Leonia, New Jersey, Leonia * Muhammad Ali (born Louisville, Kentucky), lived in Cherry Hill * Paul Anka (born Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), lives in Tenafly * AZ (rapper), 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), lived in Montclair * George Benson (born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), lives in Englewood * Mary J. Blige (born New York City), lives in Cresskill, New Jersey, Cresskill * Shmuley Boteach (born Los Angeles), lives in EnglewoodStewart, Nikita
"A man on a mission: Cory Booker"
''The Star-Ledger'', October 3, 2000. Accessed September 2, 2007. "'I knew him when no cameras were rolling,' said Boteach, who lives in Englewood and sees Booker frequently."
* Andre Braugher (born Chicago, Illinois), lives in
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
* Jim Bunning (born Southgate, Kentucky), lives in Cherry Hill * Jim Byrnes (actor), Jim Byrnes (born St. Louis, Missouri), lives in Allendale, New Jersey, 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 Township, New Jersey, 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, New Jersey, Alpine *Lotta Crabtree (1847–1924), actress, comedian, philanthropist (born New York City), lived in Hopatcong, New Jersey, Hopatcong * Peter Criss (born Brooklyn, New York), lives in Wall Township, New Jersey, 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 Township, New Jersey, Marlboro *Lou Dobbs (born Texas, lives in Wantage Township, New Jersey, Wantage) * Steve Doocy (born Algona, Iowa), lives in Wyckoff * Thomas Edison (born Milan, Ohio), lived in Newark and West Orange * Albert Einstein (born Ulm, Germany), lived in Princeton * Halim El-Dabh (born Cairo, Egypt), lives in Cresskill, New Jersey, Cresskill * Missy Elliott, real name Melissa Elliott (born Portsmouth, Virginia), lives in Kinnelon, New Jersey, Kinnelon * Jeff Feagles (born Anaheim, California), lives in Ridgewood * Lior Haramaty (born Israel), lives in Tenafly * Bobby Hebb (born Nashville, Tennessee), lives in Cresskill, New Jersey, Cresskill * Celeste Holm (1917–2012), Oscar-winning actress (born in Manhattan, lived in Long Valley, New Jersey, Long Valley) * 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 (policy analyst), Michael Johns (born Allentown, Pennsylvania), lives in Deptford Township, New Jersey, Deptford * Jim Jones (rapper), Jim Jones (born New York City), rapper, lives in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Fair Lawn * Zab Judah (born New York City), lives in
Teaneck Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...
* 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, New Jersey, Saddle River * Lil' Kim (born New York City), lives in Alpine, New Jersey, Alpine * Bernard King (born New York City), lives in Franklin Lakes * Michael Landon (born Queens, New York City), lived in Collingswood, New Jersey, Collingswood * Phoebe Snow, Phoebe Laub (born New York City), lives in Teaneck * Bettye LaVette (born Muskegon, Michigan), lives in West Orange * Shulem Lemmer (born Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York City), lives in Toms River, singer * Heather Locklear (born Westwood, Los Angeles), lives in Wayne, New Jersey, Wayne * Mario (American singer), Mario (born Baltimore, Maryland), lives in Teaneck * Tino Martinez (born Tampa, Florida), lives in Tenafly * Fred Mascherino (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), lives in
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* Don Mattingly (born Evansville, Indiana), lives in Tenafly * Darryl McDaniels, 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, New Jersey, Demarest *Eddie Murphy (born New York City), lives in Englewood *Thomas Nast (1840–1902), caricaturist, editorial cartoonist (born in Kingdom of Bavaria, lived in Morristown) * Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923–2005), US District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, lived in Stone Harbor * Richard Milhous Nixon (born Yorba Linda, California), lived in Saddle River * Edward Mosberg (1926-2022), Polish-American Holocaust survivor, educator, and philanthropist * Tina Nordström (born Valluv, Skåne County in Sweden), lives in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Englewood Cliffs * Mehmet Oz (born Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland), lived in, and continues to maintain a presence in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, now lives in Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania. * Randal Pinkett (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), lives in Somerset, New Jersey, Somerset * Maury Povich (born Washington, D.C.), lives in Middletown Township, New Jersey, Middletown * Aidan Quinn (born Rockford, Illinois), lives in Englewood * Willie Randolph (born Holly Hill, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes * William P. Richardson (law school dean), William P. Richardson (1864–1945), co-founder and first Dean of Brooklyn Law School, lived in Morristown * Geraldo Rivera (born New York City), lived in Middletown Township, New Jersey, Middletown * Sylvia Robinson (born New York City), lives in Englewood * Chris Rock (born Andrews, South Carolina), lives in Alpine, New Jersey, Alpine * Jeremy Roenick (born Boston, Massachusetts), lives in Moorestown * Jimmy Rollins (born Oakland, California), lives in Woolwich Township, New Jersey, Woolwich Township * Ja Rule (born New York City), lives in Saddle River, New Jersey, Saddle River *Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd (1891–1948), socialite, mistress of Franklin D. Roosevelt (born in Washington, DC, lived in Allamuchy Township, New Jersey, Allamuchy) * CC Sabathia (born Vallejo, California), lives in Alpine, New Jersey, Alpine *Tito Santana, professional wrestler, (born Mission, Texas), lives in Roxbury, New Jersey, Roxbury * 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, New Jersey, Saddle River * Kimora Lee Simmons (born St. Louis, Missouri), lives in Saddle River, New Jersey, Saddle River * Russell Simmons (born New York City), lives in Saddle River * Phil Simms (born Lebanon, Kentucky), lives in Franklin Lakes * T. O'Conor Sloane (1851–1940), scientist, inventor, author, editor, educator, and linguist (born New York City), lived in
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* T. O'Conor Sloane Jr. (1879–1963), photographer (born Brooklyn), lived in
South Orange South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) fro ...
* Wesley Snipes (born Orlando, Florida), lives in Alpine * Luis Sojo (born Miranda (state), Miranda State, Venezuela), lives in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, 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 * Woodrow Wilson (born Staunton, Virginia), 28th President of the United States, Governor of New Jersey, lived in Princeton * Dave Winfield (born Saint Paul, Minnesota), lives in Teaneck * Stevie Wonder (born Saginaw, Michigan), lives in Alpine * Feng Yun (Go player), Feng Yun (born Liaoning, China), lives in New Jersey * Shou-Wu Zhang (born Hexian, Anhui, China), lives in Tenafly


See also

* List of colonial governors of New Jersey * List of governors of New Jersey * List of New Jersey suffragists * List of Kean University people * List of Lawrenceville School alumni * List of New Brunswick Theological Seminary people * List of people from Englewood, New Jersey * List of people from Hoboken, New Jersey * List of people from Jersey City, New Jersey * List of justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey * List of people from Montclair, New Jersey * List of people from Newark, New Jersey * List of people from South Orange, New Jersey * List of people from Teaneck, New Jersey * List of people from Union City, New Jersey * List of Princeton University people * List of Rutgers University people * List of Upsala College people * List of United States representatives from New Jersey * List of United States senators from New Jersey * Lists of Americans * New Jersey Hall of Fame


References

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