List of people from New Jersey

The following is a list of notable individuals who were born, raised, or have a strong association with the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Born and raised in New Jersey

A–F

• Brenden Aaronson (born 2000), soccer player for Leeds United and the United States men's team (Medford)
• Bud Abbott (1895–1974), actor and comedian, part of Abbott and Costello (Asbury Park)
• Isa Abdul-Quddus (born 1988), safety for the Detroit Lions (Union)
• Joseph Alexander Adams (1803–1880), engraver (New Germantown)^[1]
• Mike Adams (born 1981), safety 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 (Westfield)
• Ryan Adeleye (born 1985), soccer player for Hapoel Ashkelon (Elizabeth)
• Charlie Adler (born 1956), voice actor, Starscream in the Transformers film series (Paterson)
• Howard H. Aiken (1900–1973), physicist, computer scientist, developer of Harvard Mark I (Hoboken)
• Jordan Alan (born 1967), filmmaker, Terminal Bliss, Kiss & Tell, The Gentleman Bandit (Bayonne)
• Mitch Albom (born 1958), writer, journalist, humanitarian, author of Tuesdays with Morrie (Passaic)
• Buzz Aldrin (born 1930), NASA astronaut, second man to walk on the Moon (Glen Ridge, raised in Montclair)
• Jason Alexander (born 1959), actor, George Costanza on Seinfeld, Hugo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Newark, raised in Livingston)
• Jay Alford (born 1983), defensive tackle for the New York Giants (Orange)
• Samuel Alito (born 1950), associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (Trenton)
• Malik Allen (born 1978), basketball player, assistant coach for the Miami Heat (Willingboro)
• Emma B. Alrich (1845–1925), journalist, writer, educator, charter member of Woman's Relief Corps (Cape May County)
• Enzo Amore (born 1986), professional wrestler (Hackensack, raised in Waldwick)
• Harold Amos (1919–2003), microbiologist, professor at Harvard Medical School (Pennsauken)
• John Amos (1939–2024), actor, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Good Times, The West Wing (Newark)
• Richard Anderson (1926–2016), actor, The Six Million Dollar Man, Kung Fu, The Bionic Woman (Long Branch)
• Jack Antonoff (born 1984), musician, guitarist for Fun (Bergenfield)
• Kristina Apgar (born 1985), actress, Privileged (Morristown)
• Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), physician, inventor of the Apgar score (Westfield)
• Billy Ard (born 1959), football player for the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers (East Orange, raised in Watchung)
• Chris Argyris (1923–2013), business theorist, professor at Harvard (Newark)
• Bruce Arians (born 1952), head coach for the Arizona Cardinals (Paterson)
• Allan Arkush (born 1948), film and television director, Heroes, Rock 'n' Roll High School, Crossing Jordan (Jersey City)
• Jillian Armenante (born 1968), actress, Judging Amy (Paterson)
• Rich Attonito (born 1977), mixed martial artist (Elizabeth)
• Paul Auster (1947–2024), author, screenwriter (Newark, raised in South Orange)
• Miles Austin (born 1984), wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles (Summit, raised in Garfield)
• Jackie Autry (born 1941), MLB executive (Newark)
• Dan Avidan (born 1979), singer, musician and television host, Ninja Sex Party, Starbomb, Game Grumps (Springfield)
• Robert Ayers (born 1985), defensive end for the New York Giants (Jersey City)
• Melissa Bacelar (born 1979), actress and scream queen (Piscataway)
• Bret Baier (born 1970), television presenter, Special Report with Bret Baier (Rumson)
• Andrew Bailey (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels (Haddon Heights)
• David Bailey (1933–2004), actor, Another World (Voorhees)
• Sean Baker (born 1971), filmmaker, Tangerine, The Florida Project (Summit)
• Esther E. Baldwin (1840–1910), missionary, teacher, writer (Marlton)
• Wade Baldwin IV (born 1996), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.^[2]
• Amiri Baraka (1934–2014), poet (Newark)
• Michael Barkann (born 1960), radio talk show host, television host (East Brunswick)
• James J. Barry Jr. (born 1946), politician (Orange, raised in New Vernon)
• Rick Barry (born 1944), NBA and ABA small forward and Hall of Fame inductee (Elizabeth, raised in Roselle Park)
• James Barton (1890–1962), Vaudville actor (Gloucester City)
• Danny Basavich (born 1978), professional pool player (Manalapan)
• Dana Bash (born 1971), CNN reporter and anchorwoman (Montvale)
• Count Basie (1904–1984), jazz pianist, organist, bandleader (Red Bank)
• Ellen Bass (born 1947), professor, poet, and author (raised in Pleasantville and Ventnor City)
• Bruce Baumgartner (born 1961), freestyle wrestler, two-time Olympic champion, four-time Olympic medalist, three-time World champion, nine-time World medalist (Haledon)
• Beetlejuice, a.k.a. Lester Green (born 1968), entertainer, guest on The Howard Stern Show (Jersey City)
• Bo Belinsky (1936–2001), MLB player
• Amir Bell (born 1996), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Emma Bell (born 1986), actress (Woodstown)
• Madeline Bell (born 1942), soul singer (Newark)
• Bill Bellamy (born 1965), actor, comedian (Newark)
• Regina Belle (born 1963), singer (Englewood)
• Stephen Benkovic (born 1938), chemist, National Academy of Sciences inductee (Orange)
• Joan Bennett (1910–1990), actress (Palisades Park)
• Kafi Benz (born 1941), writer and conservationist (Chatham)
• Jay Berger (born 1966), tennis player; highest world ranking #7
• Xander Berkeley (born 1955), actor (Mendham)
• Adam Bernstein (born 1960), video director and producer (Princeton)
• Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York state senator
• Mike Bibby (born 1978), NBA player (Cherry Hill)
• Jack Bicknell Jr. (born 1963), offensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs (North Plainfield)
• Bam Bam Bigelow (1961–2007), professional wrestler (Asbury Park)
• Jason Biggs (born 1978), actor, American Pie, American Pie 2, American Wedding, American Reunion (Hasbrouck Heights)
• Mary Birdsong (born 1968), actress, comedian Reno 911! (Long Beach Island)
• Roger Birnbaum (born 1950), film producer, Four Christmases, 27 Dresses, Eight Below, Mr. 3000, Six Days Seven Nights (Teaneck)
• Sofia Black-D'Elia (born 1991), actress, All My Children, Skins, The Messengers (Clifton)
• Vivian Blaine (1921–1995), actress and singer, Guys and Dolls (Newark)
• Betsy Blair (1923–2009), actress, Marty (Cliffside Park)
• Tammy Blanchard (born 1976), actress (Bayonne)
• Carol Blazejowski (born 1956), Hall of Fame basketball player (Elizabeth)
• Al Blozis (1919–1945), New York Giants tackle, died as a soldier in combat during World War II (Garfield)
• Mark Blum (1950–2020), actor (Newark)
• Judy Blume (born 1938), author (Elizabeth)
• Peter Boettke (born 1960), economist of the Austrian School (Rahway)
• Tim Bogert (1944–2021), bass guitarist and vocalist for Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Beck, Bogert & Appice (Ridgefield)
• Rachel Bolan (born 1964), professional musician, most notably as the bass guitar player for the hard rock/heavy metal band kid Row (born in Point Pleasant and raised in Toms River)
• Clint Bolick (born 1957), attorney and prominent school choice advocate (Elizabeth)
• Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), musician (Perth Amboy)
• Denise Borino (1964–2010), actress, Ginny Sacramoni on The Sopranos (Roseland)
• Joe Borowski (born 1971), former MLB pitcher, current sportscaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks (Bayonne)
• Philip Bosco (1930–2018), actor (Jersey City)
• Emma Bourne (1846–1924), president, New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union
• Dennis Boutsikaris (born 1952), actor (Newark)
• Katrina Bowden (born 1988), actress, Cerie on 30 Rock (Wyckoff)
• Todd Bowles (born 1963), former head coach of the New York Jets (Elizabeth)
• Brad Brach (born 1986), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (Freehold)
• Gary Brackett (born 1980), middle linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts (Glassboro)
• Zach Braff (born 1975), actor, Scrubs, Chicken Little (South Orange)
• Debbie Bramwell-Washington (born 1966), IFBB professional bodybuilder
• John Brennan (born 1954), director of Central Intelligence Agency (North Bergen)
• William J. Brennan Jr. (1906–1997), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Newark)
• David Brewster (born 1939), publisher and journalist (Newark)
• Cameron Brink (born 2001), forward for the Los Angeles Sparks (Princeton)
• Ralph L. Brinster (born 1932), geneticist (Montclair, raised in Cedar Grove)
• Kenny Britt (born 1988), wide receiver for the New England Patriots (Bayonne)
• Tal Brody (born 1943), American-Israeli basketball player
• Betty Bronson (1906–1971), actress, Peter Pan (Trenton)
• Jacqueline Brookes (1930–2013), actress (Montclair)
• Dave Brown (born 1970), quarterback for the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals (Summit)
• Donald Brown (born 1987), running back for the Indianapolis Colts (Atlantic Highlands)
• Ella Barksdale Brown (1871–1966), journalist, educator (Jersey City)
• Roscoe Lee Browne (1925–2007), actor, The Cowboys, The Mambo Kings (Woodbury)
• Lou Brutus (born 1972), radio host, musician, photographer (Newark, raised in Englistown)
• David Bryan (born 1962), musician (Perth Amboy)
• Mark Bryant (born 1965), NBA player, assistant coach (Glen Ridge, raised in South Orange)^[3]
• Herbert J. Buehler (1927-2007), educator and Democratic Party politician who represented coastal Monmouth County in the New Jersey Senate. (Bayonne)
• John D. Bulkeley (1911–1996), vice admiral in United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient
• King Kong Bundy (1955–2019), professional wrestler, stand-up comedian, actor (Atlantic City)
• Jake Burbage (born 1992), actor Grounded for Life (Willingboro)
• Richard Burgi (born 1958), actor Desperate Housewives, The Sentinel (Montclair)
• Aaron Burr (1756–1836), third vice president of the United States (Newark)
• Jordan Burroughs (born 1988), freestyle wrestler, Olympic gold medalist, four-time World Champion (Sicklerville)
• Glen Burtnik (born 1955), musician (North Brunswick)
• Da'Sean Butler (born 1987), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League
• Nicholas Murray Butler (1862–1947), Nobel Prize-winning philosopher, diplomat, and educator (Elizabeth)
• Greg Buttle (born 1954), linebacker for the New York Jets (Atlantic City, raised in Linwood)
• Andrew Bynum (born 1987), center for the Philadelphia 76ers (Plainsboro)
• Brendan Byrne (1924–2018), governor of New Jersey (West Orange)
• P. J. Byrne (born 1974), actor, The Game (South Orange)
• Michael Cade (born 1972), actor, California Dreams (Elmwood Park)
• Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), mathematician, first president of the University of North Carolina (Lamington)
• Alisyn Camerota (born 1969), news anchor for CNN (Shrewsbury)
• Alyssa Campanella (born 1990), Miss USA 2011, 1st runner-up Miss Teen USA 2007, model, blogger (New Brunswick)
• John W. Campbell (1910–1971), science fiction 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 (Union City)
• Philip Carey^[4] (1925–2009), actor, One Life to Live (Hackensack)
• Ron Carey (1935–2007), actor, Barney Miller (Newark)
• Julie Carmen (born 1954), actress (Millburn)
• Thomas Carpenter (1752–1847), a patriot of the American Revolutionary War; born in Salem, died in Carpenter's Landing
• Rosalind Cash (1938–1995), actress (Atlantic City)
• Jonathan Casillas (born 1987), linebacker for the New York Giants (New Brunswick)
• David Cassidy (1950–2017), actor/singer, star of the 1970s television show The Partridge Family (West Orange)^[5]
• Joanna Cassidy (born 1945), actress, Blade Runner, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Six Feet Under (Haddonfield)
• Iván Castro (born 1967), U.S. Army captain serving on active duty in the Special Forces despite losing his eyesight (Hoboken)
• Sean Chandler (born 1996), safety for New York Giants (Camden)
• Michael Chang (born 1972), professional tennis player (Hoboken)
• Cheryl Chase (born 1958), voice actress, Angelica Pickles on Rugrats (Manville)
• Jeff Chase (born 1968), actor (Paterson)
• Mike Chernoff (born c. 1981), general manager of the Cleveland Indians (Livingston)
• Michael Chertoff (born 1953), U.S. secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush (Elizabeth)
• Aneesh Chopra (born 1972), chief technology officer under Barack Obama (Trenton, raised in Princeton Junction)
• Chris Christie (born 1962), 55th governor of New Jersey (Newark)
• Jack Ciattarelli (born 1961), politician (Hillsborough)
• Vinny Ciurciu (born 1980), National Football League linebacker (Hackensack)
• Earl Clark (born 1988), forward for the Los Angeles Lakers (Plainfield)
• Harlan Coben (born 1962), author of mystery novels and thrillers (Newark, raised in Livingston)
• Robert Coello (born 1984), pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (Bayonne)
• Willie Cole (born 1955), sculptor (Newark)
• Ross Colton (born 1996), ice hockey center for the Tampa Bay Lightning (Robbinsville)
• Mattea Conforti (born 2006), actress^[6]
• Kristen Connolly (born 1980), actress, As the World Turns, House of Cards, Zoo (Montclair)
• Richard Conte (1910–1975), actor, The Godfather (Jersey City)
• Kellyanne Conway (born 1967), campaign manager for Donald Trump, counselor to the president (Camden, raised in Hammonton)
• Greg Coolidge (born 1972), actor, screenwriter, director (Red Bank)
• David Copperfield (born 1956), illusionist (Metuchen)
• Sam Coppola (1932–2012), actor (Jersey City)
• Barbara Corcoran (born 1949), businesswoman, investor, and television personality (Edgewater)
• Joseph Cortese (born 1949), actor (Paterson)
• Phil Costa (born 1987), center and guard for the Dallas Cowboys (Moorestown)
• Blake Costanzo (born 1984), linebacker for the Chicago Bears (Franklin Lakes)
• Lou Costello (1906–1959), comedian, actor, Abbott and Costello films and television series (Paterson)
• Bob Cottingham (born 1966), Olympic sabre fencer, 1988 and 1992
• Jonathan Townley Crane (1819–1880), clergyman, author, abolitionist (Union Township)
• Stephen Crane (1871–1900), novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist (Newark)
• Michael Cristofer (born 1945), Pulitzer Prize and Tony winning playwright; screenwriter; actor; director (Trenton)
• Joseph Cross (born 1986), actor, Running with Scissors, Flags of Our Fathers (New Brunswick)
• Crowbar (born 1974), professional wrestler (Rutherford)
• Valerie Cruz (born 1976), actress, Nip/Tuck, The Dresden Files, Dexter (Elizabeth)
• Victor Cruz (born 1986), wide receiver for the New York Giants (Paterson)
• Ken Cuccinelli (born 1968), Attorney General of Virginia (Edison)
• John T. Cunningham (1915–2012), journalist, writer, and historian (Newark, raised in Brookside)
• Vincent Curatola (born 1953), actor, Johnny Sack on The Sopranos (Englewood)
• Vinny Curry (born 1988), defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles (Neptune)
• Brian Cushing (born 1987), outside linebacker for the Houston Texans (Park Ridge)
• Jack Cust (born 1979), designated hitter and outfielder for the New York Yankees (Flemington)
• Tawny Cypress (born 1976), actress, K-Ville, Heroes (Point Pleasant)
• Mike Daniels (born 1989), defensive end for the Green Bay Packers (Stratford)
• Joe Dante (born 1946), film director, Gremlins (Morristown)
• Glenn Danzig (born 1955), Misfits and Danzig frontman (Lodi)
• Jeff Datz (born 1959), third base coach for the Seattle Mariners (Camden)
• Dov Davidoff (born 1973), comedian, actor (Englishtown)
• Anthony Davis (born 1989), offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers (Piscataway)
• Brett Davis (born 1988), comedian (Roxbury)
• Hope Davis (born 1964), actress, About Schmidt, American Splendor, The Hoax (Englewood)
• Lanny Davis (born 1946), special counsel to the president to Bill Clinton (Jersey City)
• Ida Wharton Dawson (1860–1928), president, New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs
• Sandra Dee (1942–2005), actress, Gidget, A Summer Place (Bayonne)
• Robert De Grasse (1900–1971), cinematographer (Maplewood)
• Dean DeLeo (born 1961), guitarist for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, Army of Anyone, Laughter Train (Montclair)
• Mark Delavan (born 1958), operatic bass-baritone (born in Princeton, lives in Chatham)
• Martina Deignan, soap opera actress, Santa Barbara, As the World Turns (East Orange)
• Mary R. Denman (1823–1899), first president of the New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union
• Mark DeRosa (born 1975), utility player for the Washington Nationals (Passaic)
• Beatie Deutsch (née Rabin; born 1989), ultra-Orthodox Jewish American-Israeli marathon runner
• Danny DeVito (born 1944), actor and director, Taxi, Hoffa, War of the Roses, Get Shorty, Batman Returns, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia^[7] (Neptune City)
• Tommy DeVito (1928–2020), musician and singer; lead guitarist of The Four Seasons (Belleville)
• Khigh Dhiegh (1910–1991), actor, Wo Fat on Hawaii Five-O (Spring Lake)
• Al Di Meola (born 1954), professional jazz/fusion/world music guitarist; played with Chick Corea's Return for Forever, successful solo career, and work with John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia, and countless others (Jersey City, New Jersey)
• Ernest Dickerson (born 1951), film and television director (Newark)
• John DiMaggio (born 1968), voice actor, Bender on Futurama (North Plainfield)
• Pat DiNizio (1955–2017), singer, The Smithereens (Scotch Plains)
• Peter Dinklage (born 1969), actor, Elf, Game of Thrones (Morristown, raised in Mendham Township)
• Peter Dobson (born 1964), actor, Cover Me (Red Bank)
• The Dolan Twins (born 1999), comedians (Long Valley section of Washington Township)
• Franklin D'Olier (1877–1953), businessman; first national commander of the American Legion (1919–1920)
• Tate Donovan (born 1963), actor, Damages, The O.C., Hercules (Tenafly)
• Jamie Donnelly (born 1947), actress (Teaneck)
• Ruth Donnelly (1896–1982), actress (Trenton)
• Michael Douglas (born 1944), Academy Award-winning actor, producer (New Brunswick)
• Jim Dowd (born 1968), professional ice hockey player (Brick Township)
• Al Downing (born 1941), professional baseball pitcher New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL Comeback Player of the Year 1971 (Trenton)
• Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born 1964), guitarist, The Misfits (Lodi)
• Dylan Dreyer (born 1981), meteorologist for the Today Show (Manalapan)
• Derek Drymon (born 1965), cartoon producer, SpongeBob SquarePants (Morristown)
• Thomas F. Duffy (born 1955), actor (Woodbridge)
• Tom Dugan (born 1961), one-person show actor, writer and director (Rahway)
• Tabitha D'umo (born 1973), dance teacher, choreographer, and creative director (Galloway)
• Jancee Dunn (born 1966), journalist, author, and former VJ for MTV2 (Chatham)
• Kirsten Dunst (born 1982), actress (Point Pleasant)
• Ashley Alexandra Dupré (born 1985), prostitute, singer (Beachwood)
• Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886), artist (Maplewood)
• Lou Duva (1922–2017), boxing trainer and sports personality (Paterson)
• Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005), radical feminist and activist (Camden)
• Alix Earle (born 2000), social media personality (Wall Township)
• Frederick Eberhardt (1868–1946), engineer, philanthropist, university administrator and businessman (Newark)
• Daniel Edelman (born 2003), midfielder for MLS club New York Red Bulls
• Randy Edelman (born 1947), film and TV score composer (Paterson)
• Frankie Edgar (born 1981), mixed martial artist (Toms River)
• Geoff Edwards (1931–2014), actor, radio and television personality (Westfield)
• Todd Edwards (born 1972), music producer (Bloomfield)
• Róisín Egenton (born 1977), 2000 International Rose of Tralee (Fanwood)
• Hallie Kate Eisenberg (born 1992), teen actress (East Brunswick)
• Pablo Eisenberg (1932–2022), scholar, social justice advocate, and tennis player
• Hy Eisman (1927–2025), cartoonist, Katy Keene, Little Iodine, Katzenjammer Kids, Popeye (Paterson)
• Robert Ellenstein (1923–2010), actor (Newark)
• Linda Emond (born 1959), actress, Julie & Julia (New Brunswick)
• Alecko Eskandarian (born 1982), soccer player (Montvale)
• Janet Evanovich (born 1943), novelist (South River)
• Bill Evans (1929–1980), jazz pianist and composer (Plainfield)
• Josh Evans (born 1991), safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Irvington)
• Charles Evered (born 1964), writer, director (Passaic, raised in Rutherford)
• Greg Evigan (born 1953), actor, B. J. and the Bear, My Two Dads (South Amboy)
• Ellen Hackl Fagan (born 1960), abstract artist and curator
• Donald Fagen (born 1948), musician (Steely Dan) (South Brunswick)
• Joseph Farah (born 1954), journalist and editor-in-chief of WorldNetDaily (Paterson)
• Tali Farhadian (born 1974/1975), former US federal prosecutor (Englewood Cliffs)
• Kenneth Faried (born 1989), power forward for the Denver Nuggets (Newark)
• Taissa Farmiga (born 1994), actress, American Horror Story, The Bling Ring (Readington)
• Vera Farmiga (born 1973), actress, The Departed, Up in the Air (Clifton)
• John Farrell (born 1962), manager for the Boston Red Sox (Monmouth Beach)
• Warren Farrell (born 1943), educator, gender equality activist and author^[8]
• Edward Feigenbaum (born 1936), computer scientist known as "the father of expert systems" (Weehawken)
• Fetty Wap, real name Willie Maxwell II (born 1991), singer, rapper (Paterson)
• Cirie Fields (born 1970), reality TV personality best known for Survivor. (Jersey City)
• Joan Field (1915–1988), violinist (Long Branch)
• Joe Fields (born 1953), NFL center, primarily with the New York Jets (Woodbury)
• Nic Fink (born 1993), Olympic swimmer (Morristown)^[9][10]
• Anthony Firkser (born 1995), football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League
• Dale S. Fischer (born 1951), US district court judge
• Gail Fisher (1935–2000), actress, Mannix (Orange)
• Leo Fitzpatrick (born 1978), actor, Johnny Weeks on The Wire (West Orange)
• Minkah Fitzpatrick (born 1996), NFL safety (Old Bridge)
• Joe Flacco (born 1985), NFL quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens (Audubon)
• Harris Flanagin (1817–1874), governor of Arkansas (Roadstown, died in Arkansas)
• Susan Flannery (born 1939), soap opera actress (Jersey City)
• Fletcher (born 1994), pop singer (born in Asbury Park, raised in Wall Township) ^[11]
• Josh Flitter (born 1994), child actor (Ridgewood)
• Mary Florentine (born 1950), psychoacoustics researcher (Nutley)
• Richard Florida (born 1957), urban studies theorist, author of Who's Your City? (Newark)
• Jehyve Floyd (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Rick Folbaum (born 1969), television personality for Fox News (Cherry Hill)
• Dick Foran (1910–1979), Western film actor (Flemington)
• Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990), entrepreneur, publisher, New Jersey state senator (Englewood/Far Hills)
• Steve Forbes (born 1947), editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine; president and CEO of Forbes, Inc. (Morristown)
• Darren Ford (born 1985), outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Vineland)
• Mike Ford (born 1992), first baseman for the New York Yankees (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 (1937–2025), pop singer (Newark)
• Genie Francis (born 1962), actress, General Hospital (Englewood)
• Barney Frank (1940–2026), U.S. representative for Massachusetts (Bayonne)
• Waldo Frank (1889–1967), novelist, historian, literary critic (Long Branch)
• Todd Frazier (born 1986), infielder for the New York Yankees, previously Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox (Point Pleasant)
• Dean Friedman (born 1955), singer-songwriter (Paramus)
• Lennie Friedman (born 1976), NFL offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns (Livingston)
• Chad Frye (born 1972), cartoonist and illustrator (Florham Park)
• Greg Fulginiti (born 1951), recording and mastering engineer (Wildwood)
• Melissa Fumero (born 1982), actress, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (North Bergen)

G–S

• Alice Gainer (born 1982), anchorwoman for WCBS-TV (Wayne)
• Natasha Gajewski, founder of Symple Health (Princeton)
• Tony Galento (1910–1979), heavyweight boxer and actor, On the Waterfront (Orange)
• James Gandolfini (1961–2013), actor, starred in The Sopranos (Park Ridge)
• Antonio Garay (born 1979), defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers (Rahway)
• Allen Garfield (1939–2020), actor (Newark)
• Lee Garlington (born 1953), actress (Teaneck)
• David Garrison (born 1952), actor, Married... with Children, It's Your Move (Long Branch)
• Willie Garson (1964–2021), actor, Sex and the City (Highland Park)
• Bob Gaudio (born 1942), singer, songwriter, musician and record producer; keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons
• Johnny Gaudreau (1993–2024), ice hockey left winger for the Calgary Flames (Salem)^[12]
• Gloria Gaynor (born 1949), singer (Newark)
• Michael V. Gazzo (1923–1995), playwright and actor, Frank Pentangeli in The Godfather Part II (Hillside)
• Brian Geraghty (born 1974), actor (Toms River)
• Michael Giacchino (born 1967), Oscar-winning composer (Riverside, raised in Edgewater Park)
• Ray Gillen (1959–1993), hard rock/heavy metal vocalist; founding member of Badlands, Sun Red Sun, and performed with Black Sabbath (born in New York City; raised in Cliffside Park)
• Elizabeth Gillies (born 1993), actress, singer, dancer (Haworth)
• Justin Gimelstob (born 1977), tennis player (Livingston)
• Samantha Ginn, actress and stage director
• 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)
• Joshua Gomez (born 1975), actor, Chuck, Without a Trace (Bayonne)
• Rick Gomez (born 1972), actor, 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)^[13]
• Dwayne Gratz (born 1990), cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Piscataway)
• Kerri Green (born 1967), actress (Fort Lee)
• Bob Greene (born 1958), fitness guru, author (Cherry Hill)
• Khaseem Greene (born 1989), linebacker for the Chicago Bears (Elizabeth)
• Peter Greene (1965–2025), actor, Zed from Pulp Fiction (Montclair)
• Shonn Greene (born 1985), running back for the New York Jets (Sicklerville)
• Zach Grenier (born 1954), actor, Touching Evil (Englewood)
• Max Greyserman (born 1995), golfer on the PGA Tour (Millburn)
• Hezekiah Griggs, III (1988–2016), entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor
• Christina Grimmie (1994–2016), singer-songwriter, contestant on The Voice (Marlton)
• Robert Griswold (born 1996), swimmer
• Dan Grunfeld (born 1984), professional basketball player (Franklin Lakes)
• Tom Guiry (born 1981), actor, The Black Donnellys (Trenton)
• Alen Hadzic (born 1991), fencer, banned for life due to sexual misconduct (Paterson)^[14][15]
• Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954–2021), boxer (Newark)
• Alison Haislip (born 1981), actress, Attack of the Show!, The Voice, Battleground (Tewksbury Township)
• Halsey (born 1994), singer-songwriter and actress (Edison)
• Rusty Hamer (1947–1990), child actor, Make Room for Daddy (Tenafly)
• David Hand (1900–1986), animator, director, 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)
• John Harkes^[16] (born 1967), soccer player (Kearny)
• Jess Harnell (born 1963), voice actor, Animaniacs, Up, the Transformers movies (Teaneck)
• Al Harrington (born 1980), player for the Orlando Magic (Orange)
• Ed Harris (born 1950), actor, Pollock, The Truman Show, The Right Stuff, Apollo 13, Game Change (born in Englewood, raised in Tenafly)
• Franco Harris (born 1950), Hall of Fame fullback with the Pittsburgh Steelers (Fort Dix)
• Roxanne Hart (born 1952), actress, Chicago Hope (Trenton)
• Dwayne Haskins (1997–2022), football player (Highland Park)
• Tobin Heath (born 1988), forward for the U.S. women's team and Portland Thorns (Morristown)
• Robert Hegyes (1951–2012), actor, Welcome Back, Kotter (Perth Amboy)
• Grace Helbig (born 1985), actress, comedian, Camp Takota (Woodbury, raised in Woodbury Heights)
• Mark Helias (born 1950), jazz musician (New Brunswick)
• Gerald Henderson Jr. (born 1987), shooting guard for the Charlotte Bobcats (Caldwell)
• Al Herpin (1862–1947), insomniac, the "Man Who Never Slept" (Trenton)
• Frank Herrmann (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (Rutherford)
• 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 (Plainfield)
• Shana Hiatt (born 1975), model, presenter (Tabernacle Township)
• Beatrice Hicks (1919–1979), engineer, co-founder, and first president of the Society of Women Engineers (Orange)
• Michele Hicks (born 1973), actress, Mara Vendrell on The Shield (Essex County)
• Brian Hill (born 1947), assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons (East Orange)
• Dulé Hill (born 1975), actor, Psych (East Brunswick, raised in Sayreville)
• Lauryn Hill (born 1975), singer, rapper, songwriter (South Orange)
• Mary G. Hill (1803–1884), first president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Newark
• Garret Hobart (1844–1899), 24th vice president of the United States (Long Branch)
• Chris Hogan (born 1988), wide receiver for the New England Patriots (Wyckoff)
• Jesse Holley (born 1984), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys (Roselle)
• Richard Hooker (1924–1997), writer, surgeon, author of the novel MASH (Trenton)
• Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins (born 1973), actor (Newark)
• Neil Hopkins (born 1977), actor (Trenton)
• Wil Horneff (born 1979), actor (born in Englewood, raised in Saddle River)
• Dennis Horner (born 1988), forward for the Artland Dragons (Linwood)
• Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (born 1966), member of the Beastie Boys (South Orange)
• Andrew Horowitz (born 1983), keyboardist of Tally Hall (Warren)
• Cissy Houston (1933–2024), singer (Newark)
• Whitney Houston (1963–2012), singer and actress (Newark, raised in East Orange)
• Tim Howard (born 1979), soccer player for Memphis 901, Everton (North Brunswick)
• Bobby Hurley (born 1971), college basketball coach and former professional player (Jersey City)
• Thomas Hutchins (1730–1789), military engineer, cartographer, geographer and surveyor (Monmouth County)
• Cassidy Hutchinson (born 1996), former White House aide, (Pennington)
• Paul Iacono (born 1988), actor, The Hard Times of RJ Berger (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 for the New Orleans Saints (Hackensack)
• Ryan Izzo (born 1995), tight end for the New England Patriots (Highland Lakes)
• Michael Jace (born 1965), actor,The Shield (Paterson)
• Leonard Jeffries (born 1937), controversial professor City University of New York (Newark)
• Malcolm Jenkins (born 1987), safety for the Philadelphia Eagles (East Orange)
• Rodney Jerkins (born 1977), songwriter, record producer, musician (Pleasantville)
• Dontae Johnson (born 1991), cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers (Pennington)
• Enoch "Nucky" Johnson (1883–1968), Atlantic City political boss and racketeer, basis for Boardwalk Empire's Nucky Thompson (Galloway Township)
• James P. Johnson (1894–1955), stride jazz pianist (New Brunswick)
• J. Seward Johnson Jr. (1930–2020), sculptor
• Leavander Johnson (1969–2005), world champion boxer (Atlantic City)
• Marsha P. Johnson (1945–1992), drag queen, gay liberation activist (Elizabeth)
• Robert Wood Johnson II (1893–1968), businessman, Chairman of the Board of Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick)
• Soterios Johnson, host on public radio station WNYC (Highland Park)
• Frankie Jonas (born 2000), child actor, Jonas (Ridgewood)
• Kevin Jonas (born 1987), singer, guitarist, member of the Jonas Brothers (Teaneck, raised in Wyckoff)
• Dahntay Jones (born 1980), player for the Indiana Pacers (Trenton, raised in Hamilton Square)
• Donald Jones (born 1987), wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills (Plainfield)
• Keith Jones (born 1985), broadcaster (New Egypt)
• Linda Jones (1944–1972), soul singer (Newark)
• Maxine Jones (born 1965), singer (Paterson)
• Michael Jones (born 1987), voice actor, actor, YouTube personality (Woodbridge)
• Nate Jones (born 1982), NFL cornerback (Newark)
• Ben Jorgensen (born 1983), musician (Teaneck)
• Just Blaze (born 1978), 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, Melrose Place (South River)
• Ira Kaplan (born 1957), musician, co-founder of Yo La Tengo (Hoboken)
• Myq Kaplan (born 1978), stand-up comedian (Livingston)
• Eric Karros (born 1967), MLB first baseman, TV color commentator for (Hackensack)
• Danny Kass (born 1982), pro snowboarder (Vernon Valley)
• Thomas Kean (born 1935), governor, 9/11 Commission chairman (Bedminster)
• Brian Keith (1921–1997), actor, The Parent Trap, Nevada Smith, Family Affair, The Wind and the Lion (Bayonne)
• Daniel Hugh Kelly (born 1952), actor (Elizabeth)
• Mark Kelly (born 1964), astronaut, husband of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, twin brother of Scott Kelly (Orange)
• Scott Kelly (born 1964), astronaut, commander of International Space Station Expedition 26, twin brother of Mark Kelly (Orange)
• Victor J. Kemper (1927–2023), cinematographer (Newark)
• Stacey Kent (born 1965), singer (South Orange)
• Walter Kidde (1877–1943), founder of the Kidde company (Hoboken)
• Tom Kiesche (born 1967), actor (Hackensack)
• Jim Kiick (1946–2020), NFL running back, primarily for the Miami Dolphins (Lincoln Park)
• Victor Kilian (1891–1979), actor (Jersey City)
• Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918), poet (New Brunswick)
• Zalman King (1941–2012), actor, director, writer, Body Language (Trenton)
• Alfred Kinsey (1894–1956), zoologist and sexologist (Hoboken)
• Michael E. Knight (born 1959), actor (Princeton)
• Ann McLaughlin Korologos (born 1941), secretary of labor 1987–1989 (Chatham)
• Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), comedian and actor (Trenton)
• Stephen Kovacs (1972–2022), saber 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)
• Barbara Kruger (born 1945), conceptual artist (Newark)
• Larry Kudlow (born 1947), economist, TV personality, syndicated columnist (Englewood)^[17]
• Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006), murderer of over 100 people in mob-related instances (Jersey City)
• Jared Kushner (born 1981), senior advisor to President Donald Trump (Livingston)
• William Labov (1927–2024), linguist (Rutherford)
• Christian Lambertsen (1917–2011), environmental medicine and diving medicine specialist (Westfield)
• Nathan Lane (born 1956), actor in The Birdcage, The Producers and Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe-winner (Jersey City)
• Artie Lange (born 1967), actor, comedian, radio personality (Livingston, raised in Union)
• Frank Langella (born 1938), actor, Dracula, Superman Returns, Frost/Nixon, Draft Day (Bayonne)
• Jack Langer (born 1948/1949), basketball player and investment banker
• Mike Largey (born 1960), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Tara LaRosa (born 1978), mixed martial artist (Woodstown)
• Ali Larter (born 1976), actress, Niki Sanders on Heroes (Cherry Hill)
• Vincent Larusso (born 1978), actor, The Mighty Ducks trilogy (Livingston)
• Jonathan Last (born 1974), author, senior writer at The Weekly Standard (born in Camden, raised in Woodbury and Moorestown)
• Tommy La Stella (born 1989), second baseman for the Chicago Cubs (Closter)
• Queen Latifah (born 1970), singer, actress, TV personality (Newark)
• Jack Lawless (born 1987), drummer of the Jonas Brothers (Middletown)
• Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), artist (Atlantic City)
• Paul Le Mat (born 1946), actor, American Graffiti, Melvin and Howard (Rahway)
• Nicole Leach (born 1979), actress (Montclair)
• Fran Lebowitz (born 1950), author (Morristown)
• AJ Lee (born 1987), professional wrestler and author (Union City)
• Beverly Lee (born 1941), singer with The Shirelles (Passaic)
• Al Leiter (born 1965), MLB starting pitcher, TV commentator (Toms River)
• Stephanie Lemelin (born 1979), actress, Young Justice (Sewell)
• Arthur Lenk (born 1964), Israeli diplomat (Paterson)
• Robert Sean Leonard (born 1969), actor, House, Dead Poets Society (born in Westwood, raised in Ridgewood)
• Michael Lerner (born 1943), left-wing activist and rabbi (Newark)
• Jerry Levine (born 1957), actor, director, Going Places, Will & Grace (New Brunswick)
• Diane Lewis (c. 1953–2007), journalist East Orange)
• Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), actor, comedian, director, telethon host, Academy Award honoree (Newark)
• Bob Ley (born 1955), ESPN sports anchor (Newark)
• Judith Light (born 1949), actress, Emmy winner, Who's the Boss?, Ugly Betty, Law & Order: SVU (Trenton)
• Damon Lindelof (born 1973), television and film producer, Lost, Crossing Jordan, Star Trek (Teaneck)
• Ray Liotta (1955–2022), actor, Goodfellas, The Rat Pack, Cop Land, Hannibal (born in Newark, raised in Union Township)
• Sean Lissemore (born 1987), defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys (Teaneck)
• 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)
• 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)
• Jim Lord (born 1948), singer-songwriter (Jersey City)
• Faizon Love (born 1968), actor (Newark)
• Derek Luke (born 1974), actor (Jersey City)
• Martha MacCallum (born 1964), news anchor for the Fox News Channel (Wyckoff)
• Bob MacDonald (born 1965), MLB pitcher (East Orange)
• Elliott Maddox (born 1947), MLB 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)
• Greg Mankiw (born 1958), macroeconomist and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush (Trenton)
• David Marciano (born 1960), actor (Newark)
• Bernie Marcus (1929–2024), founder and first CEO of The Home Depot (Newark)
• Lisa Marie (born 1968), model and actress (Piscataway)
• John Marin (1870–1953), artist (Rutherford)
• Robert Markowitz (born 1935), film and TV director (Irvington)
• Marc Maron (born 1963), stand-up comedian (Jersey City)
• George R. R. Martin (born 1948), novelist, short story writer, author of A Song of Ice and Fire (Bayonne)
• Soraida Martinez (born 1956), artist, designer and social activist known for creating the art style of Verdadism
• Nick Massi (1927–2000), bass singer and bass guitarist for The Four Seasons (Newark)
• Terry Matalas (born 1975), television writer, director, executive producer
• Ronald F. Maxwell (born 1949), film director, screenwriter (Clifton)
• Vin Mazzaro (born 1986), relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Hackensack, raised in Rutherford)
• Matt McAndrew (born 1990), singer-songwriter, contestant from The Voice season 7 (Barnegat Light)
• Turk McBride (born 1985), defensive end for the New Orleans Saints (Camden)
• Andrew McCarthy (born 1962), actor, Less than Zero, Pretty in Pink, Weekend at Bernie's (Westfield)
• Beth McCarthy-Miller (born 1963), TV director, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, The Marriage Ref (Elizabeth)
• Tom McCarthy (born 1966), actor, writer, director, Scott Templeton on The Wire (New Providence)
• Heather McComb (born 1977), actor, Profiler, Party of Five (Barnegat Township)
• Mary McCormack (born 1969), actress, In Plain Sight, The West Wing, Murder One (Plainfield)
• Warren Sturgis McCulloch (1898–1969), neurophysiologist and cybernetician (Orange)
• Don McGahn (born 1968), White House counsel to President Donald Trump (Atlantic City)
• Tom McGowan (born 1959), actor, Frasier, Down the Shore, Everybody Loves Raymond (Belmar)
• Kareem McKenzie (born 1979), former offensive tackle for the New York Giants (Trenton)
• Bryant McKinnie (born 1979), offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens (Woodbury)
• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (born 1999), American hurdler and sprinter, four-time Olympic gold medalist (Dunellen)
• Christopher McQuarrie (born 1968), Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director (Princeton Junction)
• Joe Medwick (1911–1975), Hall of Fame baseball player (Carteret)
• George Mehnert (1881–1948), freestyle wrestler, two-time Olympic gold medalist (Newark)
• Tony Meola (born 1969), soccer player (Kearny)
• Lee Meredith (born 1947), actress, The Producers (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, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma (Highlands)
• Dan Meyer (born 1981), relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Woodbury)
• Jeromy Miles (born 1987), safety for the Baltimore Ravens (Voorhees)
• Cristin Milioti (born 1985), actress, How I Met Your Mother, Fargo, 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)
• Kelly Jo Minter (born 1966), actress (Trenton)
• Susan Misner (born 1971), actress (Paterson, raised in Pequannock Township)
• Dorian Missick (born 1976), actor (East Orange)
• Thomas Mitchell (1892–1962), Oscar-winning actor (Elizabeth)
• Jay Mohr (born 1970), actor, comedian, radio personality (Verona)
• Frank Molinaro (born 1988), freestyle wrestler for Team USA, NCAA Division I champion (Middletown)
• Steve Monarque (born 1959), actor, Friday the 13th: The Series (Pompton Lakes)
• Raymond Rocco Monto (born 1960), orthopedic surgeon, researcher (Newark])
• Eugene Monroe (born 1987), offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens (Plainfield)
• John J. Mooney (1930–2020), chemical engineer, co-inventor of the three-way catalytic converter (Paterson)
• Trevor Moore (1980–2021), actor, comedian, writer, The Whitest Kids U' Know (Montclair)
• Knowshon Moreno (born 1987), professional football player (Middletown Township)
• Brit Morgan (born 1987), actress, True Blood, The Middleman (Marlton)
• Liv Morgan (born 1994), WWE wrestler (Elmwood Park)
• Dezman Moses (born 1989), linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs (Willingboro)
• Kevin Mulvey (born 1985), MLB starting pitcher (Parlin)
• Xavier Munford (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Frankie Muniz (born 1985), actor, Malcolm in the Middle (Wood-Ridge)
• Ed Murawinski (born 1951), artist, New York Daily News (Jersey City)
• Eric Murdock (born 1968), professional basketball player (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 and center for the Los Angeles Lakers (Morristown)
• Tom Murro (born 1966), journalist, columnist, TV personality (Franklin Lakes)
• Ira B. Nadel (born 1943), biographer, literary critic
• Vince Naimoli (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)
• Quenton Nelson (born 1996), NFL offensive lineman (Holmdel)
• Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), singer and actor (Teaneck)
• Randy Neumann (born 1948), boxer and referee (Cliffside Park)
• Bebe Neuwirth (born 1958), Tony-winning actress (Princeton)
• David Newsom (born 1962), actor, photographer, Homefront (North Caldwell)
• Rebecca S. Nichols (1819–1903), poet (Greenwich)
• Jack Nicholson (born 1937), Oscar-winning actor (Neptune City)
• Kathleen Noone (born 1945), Emmy-winning actress, Sunset Beach, Knots Landing, All My Children (Hillsdale)
• Jeffrey Nordling (born 1962), actor, Once and Again, 24, Dirt (born in Ridgewood, raised in Washington Township)
• Jim Norton (born 1968), comedian, radio personality, actor, author (Bayonne)
• Joseph Nye (1937–2025), international relations scholar and co-founder of the neoliberalism school of thought (South Orange)
• Liam O'Brien (born 1976), voice actor, Monster, Ghost in the Shell (Weehawken)
• Daniel Och (born 1961), chairman and CEO of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (Maplewood)
• Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born 1978), actress (Cliffwood Beach)
• Criss Oliva (1963–1993), lead guitarist for metal band Savatage (Pompton Plains)
• Greg Olsen (born 1985), tight end for the Carolina Panthers (Wayne)
• T. J. O'Malley (1915–2009), aerospace engineer (Montclair)
• Henry O'Neill (1891–1961), actor (Orange)
• Jerry Only (born 1959), musician, bassist for The Misfits (Lodi)
• Peter Onorati (born 1954), actor, Civil Wars, Joe's Life, Cop Rock (Boonton)
• Heather O'Reilly (born 1985), three-time Olympic gold medalist and professional soccer player (East Brunswick)
• Claudette Ortiz (born 1981), R&B and hip-hop singer (Willingboro)
• David Packer (born 1962), actor (Passaic)
• Diamond Dallas Page (born 1956), professional wrestler (Point Pleasant)
• John Panelli (1926–2012), NFL linebacker and running back (Morristown)
• Franklin Pangborn (1889–1958), character actor (Newark)
• Joe Pantoliano (born 1951), actor, The Matrix, Memento, The Fugitive, Bound, The Sopranos (Hoboken)
• Tom Papa (born 1968), comedian, actor, and writer (Passaic, raised in Woodcliff Lake)
• Bill Parcells (born 1941), NFL coach and Hall of Famer, TV commentator (Englewood)
• Robert Pastorelli (1954–2004), actor, Murphy Brown, Cracker, Eraser (New Brunswick)
• Alice Paul (1885–1977), suffragist (Mount Laurel)
• Elizabeth Peña (1959–2014), actress, The Incredibles, 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 season 5 (Saddle River)
• Jabrill Peppers (born 1995), strong safety and return specialist for the New York Giants (East Orange)
• Fernando Perez (born 1983), former MLB outfielder, baseball analyst for MLB.com (Elizabeth, raised in West Windsor)
• Millie Perkins (born 1936), actress (Passaic, raised in Fair Lawn)
• Jim Perry (1933–2015), U.S. and Canadian game show host (Camden)
• Joe Pesci (born 1943), Oscar-winning actor, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Casino, JFK, Home Alone (Newark)
• Ralph Peterson Jr. (1962–2021), jazz drummer and bandleader (Pleasantville)
• Thomas R. Pickering (born 1931), diplomat (Orange)^[18]
• Kenny Pickett (born 1998), NFL football player (Ocean Township)
• Kate Pierson (born 1948), singer, founding member of the B-52s (Weehawken, raised in Rutherford)
• Jimmy Pinchak (born 1996), teen actor, Family Affair (Point Pleasant)
• Gregory Pincus (1903–1967), biologist and researcher who co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill (Woodbine)
• Danny Pintauro (born 1976), actor, Who's the Boss? (Milltown)
• Joe Piscopo (born 1951), actor and comedian, Saturday Night Live, Wise Guys, 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (Passaic)
• Mahlon Pitney (1858–1924), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Morristown)
• Michael Pitt (born 1981), actor, Dawson's Creek, Boardwalk Empire, The Village (West Orange)
• Michael J. Pollard (1939–2019), actor, Bonnie and Clyde (Passaic)
• Rick Porcello (born 1988), starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (Morristown)
• Laura Prepon (born 1980), actress (Watchung)
• Molly Price (born 1966), actress (North Plainfield)
• Donny Pritzlaff (born 1979), freestyle and folkstyle wrestler, World medalist, two-time NCAA Division I champion (Lyndhurst)
• Lou Taylor Pucci (born 1985), actor (Seaside Heights, raised in Keansburg)
• Keshia Knight Pulliam (born 1979), actress, The Cosby Show (Newark)
• Charlie Puth (born 1991), singer (Rumson)
• Matthew Quick (born 1973), author of young adult and fiction novels (Oaklyn)
• Phil Radford (born 1976), Greenpeace Executive Director (New Brunswick)
• Rah Digga (born 1970), rap musician (Newark)
• Ronald T. Raines (born 1958), scientist, educator, and entrepreneur (Montclair)
• Bill Raisch (1905–1984), actor, One-Armed Man on The Fugitive (North Bergen)
• Anthony Ranaudo (born 1989), pitcher for the Texas Rangers (Freehold Township)
• Melissa Rauch (born 1980), actress, comedian, Bernadette Rostenkowski on The Big Bang Theory (Marlboro)
• Nate Ravitz (born 1987), radio personality, Fantasy Focus (Brick)
• Redman (born 1970), rap musician (Newark)
• Isaac Redman (born 1984), running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Paulsboro)
• Melissa Reeves (born 1967), soap opera actress, Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara (Eatontown)
• Tara Reid (born 1975), actress, American Pie, American Pie 2, American Reunion (Wyckoff)
• Juliette Reilly (born 1993), singer-songwriter and YouTuber (Berkeley Heights)
• Claudio Reyna (born 1973), soccer player (Livingston)
• Herb Rich (1928–2008), two-time All-Pro NFL football player
• Nelson Riddle (1921–1985), arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (Oradell, raised in Ridgewood)
• Jim Ringo (1931–2007), NFL Hall of Fame center and head coach (Orange)
• Kelly Ripa (born 1970), actress and television personality (Berlin)
• Paul Robeson (1898–1976), singer, actor, Civil Rights Movement activist (Princeton)
• 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 (Pequannock, raised in West Milford)
• Alan Rosenberg (born 1950), actor, Cybill, The Guardian, Civil Wars (Passaic)
• Jeff Ross (born 1965), comedian (Springfield)
• Wilbur Ross (born 1937), U.S. secretary of commerce under President Donald Trump (Weehawken)
• Giuseppe Rossi (born 1987), soccer player (Teaneck)
• Philip Roth (1933–2018), author (Newark)
• Joan Roughgarden (born 1946), ecologist and 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 (Maplewood)
• Tom Ruegger (born 1956), producer, creator of The Animaniacs (Metuchen)
• Deborah Rush (born 1954), actress, Strangers with Candy, Family Business, You've Got Mail (Chatham)
• 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)
• Dave Sabo (born 1964), nicknamed The Snake, professional guitar player, most notably as a founding member of Skid Row; early member of Bon Jovi before they achieved global fame (Perth Amboy)
• Peter Sagal (born 1965), NPR host (born and raised in Berkeley Heights)
• Katie Sagona (born 1989), actress (Westwood)
• Eva Marie Saint (born 1924), Academy Award-winning actress (Newark)
• Richie Sambora (born 1959), guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi (Perth Amboy, raised in Woodbridge Township)
• Ajai Sanders (born 1967), actress, A Different World (Trenton)
• Laura San Giacomo (born 1962), actress, Just Shoot Me! (Denville)
• Caitlin Sanchez (born 1996), actress (Englewood)
• Hector Santiago (born 1987), pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels (Newark)
• Mohamed Sanu (born 1989), wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons (Sayreville, raised in Dayton)
• Dick Savitt (1927–2023), tennis player, ranked No. 2 in the world in 1951 (Bayonne)
• Natalie Schafer (1900–1991), actress, Mrs. Howell on Gilligan's Island (Red Bank)
• Tom Scharpling (born 1969), comedian (Dunellen)
• Dore Schary (1905–1980), film screenwriter and producer (Newark)
• Roy Scheider (1932–2008), actor, Jaws, The French Connection, All That Jazz (Orange)
• Greg Schiano (born 1966), head coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers, former head football coach Rutgers University (Wyckoff)
• Wally Schirra (1923–2007), Navy officer and test pilot (Hackensack)
• Sarah Schkeeper (born 1981), guard for the New York Sharks (Livingston)
• Steve Schmidt (born 1970), campaign strategist and advisor to the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator John McCain (North Plainfield)
• Fred Schneider (born 1951), frontman of the B-52s (Newark, raised in Long Branch)
• Scott Schoeneweis (born 1973), former MLB relief pitcher (Long Branch, raised in 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 Schwartz (born 1951), US Air Force general and chief of staff of the United States Air Force (Toms River)
• Sherwood Schwartz (1916–2011), television producer (Passaic)
• Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934–2012), U.S. general, led coalition forces in the Gulf War (Trenton)
• Rusty Schweickart (born 1935), aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, research scientist (Neptune)
• Patti Scialfa (born 1953), singer-songwriter, musician, member of the E Street Band (Deal)
• Debralee Scott (1953–2005), actress, Angie (Elizabeth)
• Doc Searls (born 1947), journalist, columnist, blogger, author (Jersey City)
• Bruce Seldon (born 1967), boxer (Atlantic City)
• Henry Selick (born 1952), stop motion director, producer, writer, The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Coraline (Glen Ridge, raised in Rumson)
• Ivan Sergei (born 1971), actor, Jack & Jill, Once a Thief, Crossing Jordan (Hawthorne)
• Matt Servitto (born 1965), actor, Agent Harris on The Sopranos (Teaneck)
• Marc Shaiman (born 1959), composer, lyricist, arranger, and performer (Newark)
• Christian Sharps (1810–1874), inventor of first successful breech-loading rifle (Washington)
• Ed Shaughnessy (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)
• Quinn Shephard (born 1995), actress and filmmaker (Metuchen)
• Cindy Sherman (born 1954), artist and photographer (Glen Ridge)
• Jonathan Marc Sherman (born 1968), playwright (Morristown, raised in Livingston)
• Sheetal Sheth (born 1976), actress (Phillipsburg)
• Armin Shimerman (born 1949), actor, Star Trek: DS9, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Beauty and the Beast (Lakewood)
• Everett Shinn (1876–1953), artist (Woodstown)
• David K. Shipler (born 1942), author (Chatham)
• The Shirelles, iconic and seminal girl group of the 1960s and 1970s (Passaic)
• Joseph Shivers (1920–2014), textile chemist (Marlton)
• Michael Showalter (born 1970), actor/comedian (Princeton)
• Joel Silver (born 1952), film and television producer, the Matrix Trilogy, the Lethal Weapon movies, Die Hard, Predator (South Orange)
• Bill Simon (born 1951), businessman, California politician (Neptune Township)
• Jimmi Simpson (born 1975), actor, House of Cards, Westworld, Date Night (Hackettstown)
• Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), iconic singer and Academy Award-winning actor (Hoboken)
• Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944–2016), singer, songwriter, conductor (Jersey City)
• Nancy Sinatra (born 1940), singer, actress (Jersey City)
• Tony Siragusa (born 1967), football player and TV commentator (Kenilworth)
• Jeremy Slate (1926–2006), actor (Atlantic City)
• 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)
• Kevin Smith (born 1970), filmmaker, Clerks, Dogma, Red State (Highlands)
• Tasha Smith (born 1971), actress, Boston Common, Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse (Camden)
• Chris Snee (born 1982), guard for the New York Giants (Edison)
• Jason Snelling (born 1983), running back for the Atlanta Falcons (Toms River)
• Todd Solondz (born 1959), filmmaker (Newark)
• Soraya (1969–2006), singer-songwriter (Point Pleasant)
• Mira Sorvino (born 1967), Oscar-winning actress (Tenafly)
• Arthur Space (1908–1983), actor, Lassie (New Brunswick)
• Charles Speziale (1948–1999), scientist who had worked in Langley Research Center (Newark)
• Bruce Springsteen (born 1949), iconic singer-songwriter (Long Branch, raised in Freehold)
• Pamela Springsteen (born 1962), actress and photographer (Freehold)
• Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862–1965), athlete and pioneering college coach in multiple sports, primarily football (West Orange)
• Cody Stashak (born 1994), relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins (Somers Point)
• Mark Stein (born 1947), rock musician, composer, and arranger (Bayonne)
• Victor J. Stenger (1935–2014), particle physicist, atheist, author (Bayonne)
• Mindy Sterling (born 1953), actress, Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers movies (Paterson)
• Robert Sternberg (born 1949), psychologist and psychometrician (Newark)
• Martha Stewart (born 1941), lifestyle guide, entrepreneur, TV personality (Jersey City, raised in Nutley)
• Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), photographer (Hoboken)
• Rod Streater (born 1988), wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders (Burlington)
• Meryl Streep (born 1949), Academy Award-winning actress (Summit)
• Julian M. Sturtevant (1908–2005), professor of biochemistry, Yale University
• William Graham Sumner (1840–1910), prominent sociologist, educator, academic (Paterson)
• Nick Suriano (born 1997), freestyle and folkstyle wrestler, two-time NCAA Division I champion (Paramus)
• Josh Sussman (born 1983), actor, Glee, Warren the Ape (Teaneck)
• Loretta Swit (1937–2025), actress, Margaret Houlihan on M*A*S*H (Passaic)
• Tammy Lynn Sytch (born 1972), professional wrestling valet (Fort Monmouth)

T–Z

• Michael Taccetta (born 1947), high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family (Newark)
• Julian Talley (born 1989), wide receiver for the New York Giants (Stratford)
• Danny Tamberelli (born 1982), actor (Wyckoff)
• Kathryn Tappen (born 1981), NBC sportscaster (Morristown)
• Glenn Taranto (born 1959), actor, Gomez in The New Addams Family (Hackensack)
• Frank Tashlin (1913–1972), animator, screenwriter, and film director (Weehawken)
• Giselle Tavera (born 1993), singer (Cherry Hill)
• John Taylor (1836–1909), businessman, politician, creator of Taylor brand pork roll
• Jonathan Taylor (born 1999), NFL running back (Salem)
• Eileen Tell (born 1966), tennis player
• Jon Tenney (born 1961), actor, The Closer, Get Real, Scandal (Princeton)
• Jack Terricloth (1970–2021), lead singer of The World/Inferno Friendship Society (Bridgewater)
• Joe Theismann (born 1949), quarterback for Notre Dame and the Washington Redskins, TV color commentator (New Brunswick, raised in South River)
• Tim Thomas (born 1977), NBA forward (Paterson)
• Jason Thompson (born 1986), forward and center for the Sacramento Kings (Mount Laurel)
• Steve Tisch (born 1949), chairman and executive vice president for the New York Giants; also a film and television producer (Lakewood)
• Ashley Tisdale (born 1985), actress, High School Musical, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Phineas and Ferb and singer (Ocean Township)
• Ray Toro (born 1977), lead guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Kearny)
• Karl-Anthony Towns (born 1995), NBA player (Edison)
• Justin Trattou (born 1988), defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings (Maywood)
• Ellen Travolta (born 1940), actress, Charles in Charge, Joanie Loves Chachi (Englewood)
• John Travolta (born 1954), actor, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Pulp Fiction (Englewood)
• Linda Tripp (1949–2020), central figure in Clinton–Lewinsky scandal of 1998 and 1999 (Jersey City)
• Mike Trout (born 1991), outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels (Millville)
• Martin Truex Jr. (born 1980), NASCAR driver (Englishtown)
• Eddie Trunk (born 1964), music historian, radio personality, author (Madison)
• Louise Tunison (1872–1899), composer
• Joe Lynn Turner (born 1951), professional rock/metal vocalist w/Rainbow, Deep Purple, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, solo artist (Hackensack, New Jersey)
• 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 National Economic Council under Bill Clinton (Bayonne)
• Tiquan Underwood (born 1987), wide receiver for the New England Patriots (North Brunswick)
• James Urbaniak (born 1963), actor, voice actor, The Venture Bros. (Bayonne)
• Michael Uslan (born 1951), producer of the Batman movies (born in Bayonne, has lived in Cedar Grove)
• Alfred Vail (1807–1859), machinist, inventor, helped develop and commercialize the 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)
• Rudy Van Gelder (1924–2016), Blue Note Records recording engineer (Jersey City)
• Jeff Van Note (born 1946), center for the Atlanta Falcons (South Orange)
• James Van Riemsdyk (born 1989), NHL player (Middletown)
• Johnny Vander Meer (1918–1997), baseball pitcher who threw two consecutive no-hitters for Reds in 1938 (Prospect Park)
• Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990), singer (Newark)
• Chris Vaughn (born–1976), filmmaker, songwriter (Neptune Township)
• Tom Verducci (born 1960), 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 (born 1981), child actor (Newark, raised in Maywood)
• Art Vincent (1926–1993), radio personality ()
• Dick Vitale (born 1939), sportscaster (Passaic)
• Vitamin C (born 1969), pop singer (Old Bridge Township)
• Floyd Vivino (born 1951), actor (Paterson)
• Tony Vlachos (born 1973), reality TV personality and two-time winner of Survivor. (Jersey City)
• Frank Vogel (born 1973), head coach for the Indiana Pacers (Wildwood)
• Paul Volcker (1927–2019), economist, chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President Barack Obama (Cape May, raised in Teaneck)
• Frederica Von Stade (born 1945), operatic mezzo-soprano (Somerville)
• Rich Vos (born 1957), stand-up comic (Plainfield)
• Jersey Joe Walcott (1914–1994), heavyweight champion (Merchantville)
• Tracey Walter (born 1947), character actor (Jersey City)
• Patrick Warburton (born 1964), actor (Paterson)
• Violet Richardson Ward (1888–1979), physical education instructor
• Travis Warech (born 1991), American-German-Israeli basketball player for Israeli team Hapoel Be'er Sheva
• Malcolm Jamal Warner (1970–2025), 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 (Belleville)
• Mikey Way (born 1980), bass guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Belleville)
• Charlie Weis (born 1956), head football coach for University of Kansas (Middlesex)
• Joyce Weisbecker (born 1958), video game designer
• Shaun Weiss (born 1978), actor, The Mighty Ducks movies (Montvale)
• Spencer Weisz (born 1995), American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Richard Wenk (born 1956), film director and screenwriter (Metchun)
• Paul Wesley (born 1982), actor in The Vampire Diaries, (New Brunswick), raised in (Marlboro)
• David West (born 1980), power forward for the Indiana Pacers (Teaneck)
• Stylez G. White (born 1979), NFL defensive end (Newark)
• Tahir Whitehead (born 1990), linebacker for the Detroit Lions (Jersey City, raised in Newark)
• Susie Wiles (born 1957), 32nd White House chief of staff under President Donald Trump (Saddle River)
• Muhammad Wilkerson (born 1989), defensive end for the New York Jets (Linden)
• C. K. Williams (1936–2015), poet, critic and translator (Newark)
• Gary Williams (born 1945), basketball coach for University of Maryland, current Big Ten Network analyst (Collingswood)
• J. D. Williams (born 1981), actor (Newark)
• Malinda Williams (born 1975), actress, Tracy "Bird" Van Adams on Soul Food (Elizabeth, raised in Westfield)
• Nick Williams (born 1990), wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons (Hightstown, raised in East Windsor)
• Wendy Williams (born 1964), radio and TV personality (born in Asbury Park, raised in Ocean Township)
• Terrie Williams, marine biologist and ecophysiologist who studies marine life (raised in New Jersey)
• Flip Wilson (1933–1998), comedian and actor (Jersey City)
• Frank Winters (born 1964), NFL center, primarily for the Green Bay Packers (Hoboken)
• Henry Wittenberg (1918–2010), freestyle wrestler, Olympic champion, two-time Olympic medalist (Jersey City)
• Alex Wojciechowicz (1915–1992), 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)
• Corey Wootton (born 1987), defensive end for the Chicago Bears (Rutherford)
• Jason Worilds (born 1988), outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Rahway, raised in Carteret)
• Bernie Worrell (1944–2016), keyboards, Parliament-Funkadelic, Talking Heads (Long Branch/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)
• Robert Wuhl (born 1951), actor, writer, comedian, Batman, Cobb, Arliss (Union)
• Chris Wylde (born 1976), actor, comedian, Strip Mall (Hackettstown)
• Zakk Wylde (born 1967), guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society (Bayonne, raised in Jackson Township)
• Emmanuel Yarborough (1964–2015), amateur sumo wrestler, mixed martial arts competitor (Rahway)
• Maury Yeston (born 1945), classical and Broadway composer, lyricist, and musicologist (Jersey City)
• Aaron Yoo (born 1979), actor, Disturbia (East Brunswick)
• Albert Young (born 1985), running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Moorestown)
• Karen Young (born 1958), actress, Agent Robyn Sanseverino on The Sopranos (Pequannock)
• Larry Young (1940–1978), hard bop jazz organist (Newark)
• David Zabriskie (born 1986), retired amateur wrestler and current wrestling coach (Branchville)
• Pia Zadora (born 1954), actress and singer (Hoboken)
• Stuart Zagnit (born 1952), actor (New Brunswick)
• 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)
• Yvonne Zima (born 1989), actress, The Young and the Restless, ER (Phillipsburg)
• Jeremy Zuttah (born 1986), offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens (Edison)
• Abner Zwillman (1904–1959), Jewish American mob boss (Newark)^[19]

Born in New Jersey, raised elsewhere

• Jack Abramoff (born 1958), former lobbyist and businessman convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and tax evasion (Atlantic City, moved to Beverly Hills, California, at age 9)
• Lavoy Allen (born 1989), power forward for the Philadelphia 76ers (Trenton, moved to Pennsylvania)
• Jozy Altidore (born 1989), soccer player (Livingston, raised in Boca Raton, Florida)
• Priscilla Barnes (born 1955), actress, Terri Alden on Three's Company (Fort Dix, raised in California)
• Jeffrey Bewkes (born 1952), CEO and chairman of Time Warner (Paterson, raised in Darien, Connecticut)
• Robert Blake (1933–2023), actor, Baretta (born in Nutley, raised in Los Angeles)
• Elizabeth Bogush (born 1977), actress, Titans (Perth Amboy, raised in Pittsburgh, and Hingham, MA)^[20]
• Phil Bredesen (born 1943), Governor of Tennessee (Oceanport, raised 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)
• Iris Chang (1968-2004), author, journalist (Princeton, raised in Champaign-Urbana Illinois)
• Mary Chapin Carpenter (born 1958), Grammy-winning folk and country singer (born in Princeton; moved to Japan, then Washington, D.C.)
• Sean Casey (born 1974), former MLB All-Star first baseman, current color commentator for the Cincinnati Reds (Willingboro, moved to Pittsburgh)
• Paul Cushing Child (1902–1994), husband of celebrity chef Julia Child (Montclair, raised in Boston)
• Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th president of the United States (Caldwell, raised in western New York)
• Jason Cook (born 1980), actor, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital (Somerdale, raised in California)
• James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), writer (Burlington, raised in Cooperstown)
• Brian De Palma (born 1940), film director (born in Newark, raised in Philadelphia and New Hampshire)
• Sylvia Earle (born 1935), marine biologist, explorer, author (Gibbstown, raised in Florida)
• Eric Ebron (born 1993), tight end for the Detroit Lions (Newark, moved to North Carolina)
• Mel Ferrer (1917–2008), actor, director, Falcon Crest (Elberon, raised in New York and Connecticut)
• John Forsythe (1918–2010), actor, Dynasty, Charlie's Angels, Bachelor Father (Penns Grove, raised in Brooklyn, New York)
• Kate French (born 1985), actress, Wicked Wicked Games, The L Word (Flemington, raised in Long Island, New York)
• 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 activist (born in Newton, raised in California and Texas)
• David Garrard (born 1978), quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Plainfield, raised in Durham, NC)
• Paul Gleason (1939–2006), actor, The Breakfast Club (Jersey City, raised in Florida)
• Mike Goodson (born 1987), running back for the Oakland Raiders (born in Irvington, raised in Texas)
• Chuck Greenberg (born 1961), former owner of the Texas Rangers (Englewood, raised in Pittsburgh)
• Robert David Hall (born 1947), actor, CSI (East Orange, moved to California)
• Sterling Hayden (1916–1986), actor (born in Upper Montclair; as a child, moved to NH, MA, PA, D.C., and ME)
• Pepe Hern (1927–2009), actor raised in California
• Jason Heyward (born 1989), right fielder for the Chicago Cubs (Ridgewood, raised in Georgia)
• Linda Hunt (born 1945), Oscar-winning actress (Morristown, raised in Westport, Connecticut)
• Ice-T (born 1958), rapper and actor (Newark, moved to Los Angeles)
• Richie Incognito (born 1983), guard for the Buffalo Bills (Englewood, raised in Glendale, Arizona)
• Derek Jeter (born 1974), shortstop for the New York Yankees (born in Pequannock, but raised primarily in Kalamazoo, Michigan)
• Roger Wolfe Kahn (1907–1962), bandleader, composer, arranger, and test pilot (born in Morristown, but raised and lived in New York City)
• Richard Kind (born 1956), actor, Mad About You, Spin City (Trenton, raised in Pennsylvania)
• Bobby Korecky (born 1979), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (Hillside, moved to Michigan)
• Alfred L. Kroeber (1876–1960), cultural anthropologist (Hoboken, raised in NY)
• Scott LaFaro (1936–1961), jazz double bassist (Irvington, raised in Geneva, NY)
• Lila Lee (1905–1973), silent and early sound film actress from Union City, raised in New York City
• Sue Ane Langdon (born 1936), actress, Arnie, Bachelor Father (Paterson, raised in NY, MI, OR)
• Joshua Lederberg (1925–2008), Nobel Prize–winning molecular biologist (Montclair, raised in Manhattan)
• Gordon MacRae (1921–1986), actor, singer (East Orange, raised in MA and NY)
• Norman Mailer (1923–2007), novelist, essayist, poetm, Pulitzer-winner (Long Branch, raised in Brooklyn)
• Camryn Manheim (born 1961), actress, Emmy-winner,The Practice, Ghost Whisperer, The L Word (West Caldwell, raised in Peoria, Illinois)
• Marc Maron (born 1963), comedian, actor, podcaster (Jersey City, raised in Wayne, Alaska, Albuquerque)
• Richard Matheson (1926–2013), sci-fi and fantasy author and screenwriter (Allendale, raised in Brooklyn)
• Lindsey McKeon (born 1982), actress, Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Guiding Light (Summit, raised in Los Angeles)
• Kate Micucci (born 1980), actress, comedian, and singer-songwriter (born in NJ, raised in Nazareth, PA)
• Bob Milacki (born 1964), former MLB pitcher, primarily with the Baltimore Orioles (Trenton, raised in Lake Havasu City, AZ)
• Christina Milian (born 1981), R&B and pop singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and model (Jersey City, raised in Waldorf, MD)
• Eric Millegan (born 1974), actor, Zack Addy on Bones (Hackettstown, raised in Springfield, OR)
• Susan Mikula (born 1958), artist and photographer (raised in New Hampshire)^[21]
• Philip Morrison (1915–2005), prominent physicist (Somerville, raised in Pittsburgh)
• Charlie Morton (born 1983), starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays (Flemington, raised in Trumbull, CT)
• Montell Owens (born 1984), fullback for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Plainfield, moved to Delaware)
• Daniel Pearl (1963–2002), journalist who was kidnapped and killed by Al-Qaeda (Princeton, raised in Los Angeles)
• A. J. Price (born 1986), point guard for the Indiana Pacers (Orange, 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, who played primarily with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls (Trenton, raised in Dallas, TX)
• Joe Rogan (born 1967), comedian, actor, UFC color commentator (born in Bridgewater, raised in Newton, MA)
• Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor, Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Friends (born in Passaic, raised in Overland Park, Kansas)
• Zoe Saldaña (born 1978), actress, Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek (Passaic, raised in Queens, New York)
• Antonin Scalia (1936–2016), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (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, raised in Queens, New York)
• T. O'Conor Sloane III (1912–2003), Doubleday editor (born in South Orange, raised in Brooklyn)
• Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), basketball Hall of Famer, 15-time NBA All-Star center (Newark)
• Kevin Spacey (born 1959), actor (born in South Orange, raised in Southern California)
• Abigail Spanberger (born 1979), current governor of Virginia (Red Bank, raised in Short Pump, Virginia)
• J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954), writer, producer, creator of Babylon 5 and its spin-off (born in Paterson, raised in different parts of the country)
• Red Strader (1902–1956), AAFC and NFL head coach (Newton, raised in Modesto, California)
• Dave Thomas (1932–2002), founder of the Wendy's fast food restaurant chain (born in Atlantic City, raised in different parts of the country)
• Jack Warden (1920–2006), Emmy-winning actor, N.Y.P.D., The Bad News Bears, Crazy Like a Fox (Newark, raised 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), raised in Dominican Republic
• Jane Wyatt (1910–2006), three-time Emmy-winning actress, Father Knows Best (Mahwah, raised in New York City)
• Nick Zano (born 1978), actor, What I Like About You, Beverly Hills Chihuahua (Nutley, raised in Wellington, Florida)

Born elsewhere, raised in New Jersey

• Soren Sorensen Adams (1878–1963), inventor of the joy buzzer (Aarhus, Denmark, raised in Perth Amboy, died in Asbury Park)
• Juan Agudelo (born 1992), soccer player for the New York Red Bulls and the U.S. men's team (Colombia, raised in Barnegat)
• Akon (born 1973),^[22] platinum R&B singer (born in St. Louis, partly raised in Senegal, then moved to Jersey City)
• DJ Akademiks (born 1991), Jamaican-American podcaster, internet personality and live streamer (Jamaica, raised in New Brunswick)
• Monica Aksamit (born 1990), saber fencer and 2016 summer olympics bronze-medalist (New York City, raised in Morganville)
• Carlo Alban (born 1979), actor, Prison Break (Ecuador, raised in Sayreville)
• Jeff Anderson (born 1970), actor, Randal Graves in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse (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, raised in Princeton)
• Kyle Anderson (born 1993), forward for the San Antonio Spurs (New York City, raised in North Bergen and Fairview)
• Ben Bailey (born 1970), comedian, game show host Cash Cab (Bowling Green, KY, raised in Chatham)
• Oxiris Barbot, pediatrician, commissioner of health of the city of New York
• John Basilone (1916–1945), sergeant, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient (Buffalo, raised in Raritan)
• Joe Bastardi (born 1955), weather forecaster (Providence, Rhode Island, partly raised in Somers Point)
• Laura Benanti (born 1979), Tony-winning Broadway actress (New York City, raised in Kinnelon)
• Guy Benson (born 1985), journalist, pundit, Fox News contributor (Saudi Arabia, raised in Ridgewood)
• Moe Berg (1902–1972), MLB 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 sportscaster (Brooklyn, raised in Howell)
• Ahmed Best (born 1973), voice actor, Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (New York City, raised in Maplewood)
• Michael Ian Black (born 1971), comedian, actor, Ed, The State, Viva Variety (Chicago, raised in Hillsborough)
• Carson Block (born 1977), short-seller and investor
• Cory Booker (born 1969), politician, former mayor of Newark; current United States Senator (born in Washington, D.C., raised in Harrington Park)
• Anthony Bourdain (1956–2018), chef, author and television personality (New York City, raised in Leonia)
• James L. Brooks (born 1940), film and television producer and director (Brooklyn, raised in North Bergen)
• 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, writer, producer (Brooklyn, raised in Holmdel)
• John Carlson (born 1990), NHL defenseman (Natick, MA, raised in Colonia)
• Luis Castillo (born 1983), NFL defensive end, formerly of the San Diego Chargers (Brooklyn, raised in Garfield)
• Kevin Chamberlin (born 1963), actor, Road to Perdition, Die Hard with a Vengeance (Baltimore, raised in Moorestown)
• Mona Charen (born 1957), columnist, political analyst, author (New York City, raised in Livingston)
• David Chase (born 1945), creator, The Sopranos (Mount Vernon, NY, raised in Clifton, North Caldwell)
• Chino XL (born 1971), rapper, actor (Bronx, raised in East Orange)
• Lauren Cohan (born 1982), actress, Maggie Greene on The Walking Dead (Philadelphia, partially raised in Cherry Hill)
• Rhys Coiro (born 1979), actor, Billy Walsh on Entourage (Calabria, Italy, raised in Princeton)
• Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016), author (Hormigueros, PR, raised in Paterson)
• Doris Coley (1941–2000), musician and singer for The Shirelles (Goldsboro, NC, raised in Passaic)
• James Comey (born 1960), Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Yonkers, raised in Allendale)
• Monica Crowley (born 1968), political pundit, former assistant secretary, U.S. State Department (Arizona, raised in Warren Township)
• Tom Cruise (born 1962), actor (Syracuse, NY, raised in Glen Ridge)
• Michael Cudlitz (born 1964), actor, Southland, The Walking Dead, Standoff (Long Island, raised in Lakewood)
• David Curtiss (born 2002), competitive swimmer (Yardley, PA, raised in Pennington and Hamilton)^[23]
• David DeJesus (born 1979), MLB outfielder (Brooklyn, raised in Manalapan Township)
• Kat DeLuna (born 1987), pop and R&B singer (Bronx, New York, partly raised in Newark)
• William Demarest (1892–1983), character actor (St. Paul, Minnesota, raised in New Bridge in Bergen County)
• Rosemarie DeWitt (born 1974), actress, United States of Tara, Standoff (Queens, raised in Hanover)
• Joey Diaz (born 1963), stand-up comedian, actor (Havana, Cuba, raised in North Bergen)
• Sean Doolittle (born 1986), relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals (Rapid City, SD, raised in Tabernacle)
• Sarah Jane Corson Downs (1822–1891), president, New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Philadelphia; raised in Pennington)
• Karen Duffy (born 1961), model and actress (New York City, raised in Park Ridge)
• Tyler Ennis (born 1994), point guard for the Houston Rockets (Brampton, ON, raised in Newark)
• Tali Farhadian (born 1974/1975), former U.S. federal prosecutor (Englewood Cliffs)
• Andrew Fastow (born 1961), CFO at Enron, convicted felon (Washington, D.C., raised in New Providence)
• Linda Fiorentino (born 1958), actress (Philadelphia, raised in Turnersville^[24])
• Oscar Fraley (1914–1994), co-author of Eliot Ness's memoir, The Untouchables (Philadelphia, raised in Woodbury)
• Lawrence Frank (born 1970), professional basketball coach (New York City, raised in Teaneck)
• Milton Friedman (1912–2006), econcomist, statistician, developed the Chicago school, Nobel prize winner (Brooklyn, raised in Rahway)
• Daisy Fuentes (born 1966), model and TV personality (Havana, Cuba, raised in Newark, Harrison)
• Junior Galette (born 1988), defensive end and linebacker for the New Orleans Saints (Port-au-Prince, Haiti, raised in Montvale)
• Jim Gary (1939–2006), sculptor (Sebastian, FL, raised in Colts Neck)
• Camille Grammer (born 1963), cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Newport Beach, CA, raised in Jersey City)^[25]
• Jesse Grupper (born 1997), Olympic rock climber (New York City, raised in Upper Montclair)
• Bob Guccione (1930–2010), founder and publisher of Penthouse magazine (Brooklyn, raised in Bergenfield)
• Vida Guerra (born 1980), model (Havana, raised in Perth Amboy)
• Valerie Harper (1939–2019), actress (Suffern, raised in Jersey City)
• Debbie Harry (born 1945), singer and actress (Miami, raised in Hawthorne)
• Anne Hathaway (born 1982), actress (born in Brooklyn, raised in Millburn)
• Ethan Hawke (born 1970), actor (Austin, Texas, partly raised in West Windsor)
• Bob Herbert (born 1945), op-ed columnist for The New York Times (Brooklyn, raised in Montclair)
• Orel Hershiser (born 1958), Cy Young-winning baseball pitcher and ESPN baseball analyst (Buffalo, New York, raised in Cherry Hill)
• Debra Hill (1950–2005), screenwriter, producer (born in Philadelphia, raised in Haddonfield)^[26]
• Will Hill (born 1990), safety for the Baltimore Ravens (Jacksonville, Florida, raised in West Orange)
• Jay Horwitz (born 1945), New York Mets executive
• 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)
• Toomas Hendrik Ilves (born 1953), president of Estonia (Stockholm, Sweden, raised in Leonia)
• Monte Irvin (1919–2016), HOF baseball player (Haleburg, Alabama, raised in Orange)
• 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, raised in Flushing, Queens, and Elmwood Park)
• Millie Jackson (born 1944), R&B/soul singer-songwriter (Thomson, Georgia, raised in Newark and Brooklyn)
• Sharpe James (1936–2025), New Jersey state senator and mayor of Newark, convicted criminal (born in Jacksonville, raised in Newark)
• Chris Jent (born 1970), NBA player, assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers (Orange, CA, raised in Sparta)
• Joe Jonas (born 1989), singer, member of the Jonas Brothers (Casa Grande, raised in Wyckoff)
• Nick Jonas (born 1992), singer, member of the Jonas Brothers (Dallas, raised in Wyckoff)
• Brian Joo (born 1981), Korean singer (Los Angeles, raised in Absecon)
• Michael B. Jordan (born 1987), actor (Santa Ana, raised in Newark)
• Ryan Kalish (born 1988), outfielder with the Chicago Cubs (Los Angeles, raised in Shrewsbury)
• Tomas Kalnoky (born 1980), musician and frontman of Catch 22, Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, Streetlight Manifesto, and the Pentimento Music Company (Prague raised in East Brunswick)
• Kevin Kelly (born 1952), founding executive editor of Wired magazine (born in Pennsylvania, raised in Westfield)
• Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (born 1993), small forward for the Charlotte Hornets (Philadelphia, raised in Somerdale)
• Ezra Koenig (born 1984), musician, Vampire Weekend (New York City, raised in North Jersey)
• Michael Landon (1936–1991), actor, Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie (Queens, New York raised in Collingswood)
• Ailee, real name Amy Lee (born 1989), Korean singer (Denver, Colorado, raised in Palisades Park and Leonia)
• Ted Leo (born 1970), indie rock musician (South Bend, Indiana, raised in Bloomfield)^[27]
• 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)
• Carl Lewis (born 1961), track and field legend, nine-time Olympic gold medalist (born in Birmingham, Alabama, raised in Willingboro)
• 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 Nixon administration (Brooklyn, raised in Hoboken and West Caldwell)
• Naomi Cornelia Long Madgett (1923–2020), poet (Norfolk, Virginia, partly raised in East Orange)
• Bill Maher (born 1956), comedian, actor, TV personality, left wing pundit, Real Time with Bill Maher (New York City, raised in River Vale)
• Michelle Malkin (born 1970), conservative pundit (Philadelphia, raised in Absecon)
• Constantine Maroulis (born 1975), singer (New York City, raised in Wyckoff)
• Sam Mattis (born 1994), Olympic discus thrower
• Gene Mayer (born 1956), tennis player (Queens, raised in Wayne)
• Page McConnell (born 1963), songwriter and keyboardist with the rock band Phish (Philadelphia, raised in Basking Ridge)
• Devin McCourty (born 1987), 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, raised in Millburn)
• Lea Michele (born 1986), actress, Rachel Berry on Glee (Bronx, raised in Tenafly)
• Matt Mulhern (born 1960), actor, filmmaker, Major Dad (Philadelphia, raised in Montvale)
• Brittany Murphy (1977–2009), actress, King of the Hill, Happy Feet, 8 Mile (Atlanta, raised in Edison and Burbank, California)
• Jim Nantz (born 1959), sportscaster for CBS Sports (Charlotte, North Carolina, raised in 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 candidate for Senator of Delaware (Philadelphia, raised in Moorestown)
• Brian O'Halloran (born 1969), actor in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse (Manhattan, partly raised in Old Bridge)
• Shaun O'Hara (born 1977), former center for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants (Chicago, raised in Hillsborough Township)
• Rick Overton (born 1954), actor, comedian (Forest Hills, raised in Englewood)
• Kyle Palmieri (born 1991), hockey player (Smithtown, New York, raised in Montvale)
• Scott Patterson (born 1958), actor, Gilmore Girls, The Event, Aliens in America (Philadelphia, raised in Haddonfield)
• Piper Perabo (born 1976), actress, Cheaper by the Dozen (Dallas, raised in Toms River)
• Fernando Perez (born 1983), former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder, current San Francisco Giants coach
• Maxwell Perkins (1884–1947), editor for Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Thomas Wolfe (New York City, raised in Plainfield)
• Clarke Peters (born 1952), actor, Det. Lester Freamon on The Wire (New York City, raised in Englewood)
• Shaun Phillips (born 1981), outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers (Philadelphia, raised in Willingboro Township)
• Maria Pitillo (born 1965), actress, Providence, Partners, Godzilla (Elmira, NY, raised in Mahwah)
• Carol Potter (born 1948), actress, Beverly Hills, 90210, Sunset Beach (New York City, raised in Tenafly)
• Dwight Muhammad Qawi (born 1953), former world boxing champion and Boxing Hall of Famer (Baltimore, raised in Camden)
• 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-winning columnist (Philadelphia, graduated from South Brunswick High School in South Brunswick)
• B. J. Raji (born 1986), nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers (New York City, raised in Washington Township)
• Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), actor (New York City, raised in Princeton)
• Shirley Alston-Reeves (born Shirley Owens, 1941), lead singer of The Shirelles (raised in Passaic)
• Christina Ricci (born 1980), actress (Santa Monica, CA, raised in Montclair)
• Cameron Richardson (born 1979), actress and model, Cover Me, Point Pleasant, Alvin and the Chipmunks (Baton Rouge, raised in Old Bridge Township)
• Dennis Ritchie (1941–2011), computer scientist who created the C programming language and co-created Unix (Bronxville, NY, raised in Summit)
• Ian Roberts (born 1965), actor, comedian, Upright Citizens Brigade, Reno 911! (Queens, New York, raised in Secaucus)
• Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress, Avatar, the Fast and the Furious movies, S.W.A.T. (Bexar County, Texas, partly raised in Jersey City)
• Julie Roginsky (born 1973), Democratic Party strategist and Fox News contributor (Moscow, Russia, partially raised in Plainsboro)
• Howie Roseman (born 1975), general manager for the Philadelphia Eagles (Brooklyn, raised in Marlboro)
• Jeffrey Rosen, billionaire businessman
• Carl Sagan (1934–1996), astronomer, astrochemist and author (Ithaca, NY, raised in Rahway)
• Samardo Samuels (born 1989), player for the Cleveland Cavaliers (Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, raised in Newark)
• Gabe Saporta (born 1979), singer and musician, currently for the pop rock band Cobra Starship (Montevideo, raised in Springfield Township)
• Susan Sarandon (born 1946), actress (New York City, raised in Edison)
• Jessica Savitch (1947–1983), television journalist (Kennett Square, PA, partly raised in Margate City)
• Adam Schlesinger (1967–2020), musician (Fountains of Wayne), songwriter, producer, arranger (Manhattan, raised in Montclair)
• Jon Seda (born 1970), actor, Homicide: Life on the Street, Kevin Hill, Close to Home (New York City, raised in Clifton)
• Richie Scheinblum (1942–2021), MLB All Star outfielder (South Bronx, New York City, raised in Englewood)
• Gene Shalit (1926–2026), film critic of NBC's Today (New York City, raised in Morristown)
• Brooke Shields (born 1965), actress, Suddenly Susan (New York City, raised in Englewood)
• Andrew Shue (born 1967), actor, Melrose Place (Wilmington, Delaware, raised in South Orange)^[28]
• Elisabeth Shue (born 1963), actress, Back to the Future Part II (Wilmington, Delaware, raised in South Orange)^[28]
• George P. Shultz (1920–2021). secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, director of the Office of Management and Budget, and secretary of labor (New York City, raised in Englewood)
• Bryan Singer (born 1965), film director (New York City, raised in Princeton Junction)
• Kiki Smith (born 1954), artist and sculptor; her father was the sculptor Tony Smith (born in West Germany, raised in South Orange from infancy to high school)
• Patti Smith (born 1946), rock musician (Chicago, raised in Woodbury)
• David Smukler (1914–1971), NFL football player
• Lawrence Solan (1952–2024), Don Forchelli Professor of Law and director of the Center for the Study of Law, Language and Cognition at Brooklyn Law School
• John Spencer (1946–2005), actor, The West Wing, L.A. Law, The Rock (New York City, raised in Totowa)
• Steven Spielberg (born 1946), legendary Hollywood director and producer (Cincinnati, partly raised in Haddon Township)
• David Stern (1942–2020), NBA commissioner, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame (New York City, raised in Teaneck)
• Jon Stewart (born 1962), comedian, actor and television personality (New York City, raised in Lawrence Township)
• 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), NFL safety primarily with the Oakland Raiders (Cherryville, North Carolina, raised in Passaic)
• Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (born 1941), Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist (Philadelphia, raised in 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–winning biochemist (New York City, raised in Livingston)
• Steven Van Zandt (born 1950), rock musician, actor, The Sopranos (Winthrop, MA, raised in Middletown)
• Alan Veingrad (born 1963), NFL football player (Brooklyn, New York, raised in Elizabeth)
• Bruce Vilanch (born 1948), comedy writer (New York City, raised in Paterson)
• Frank Vincent (1937–2017), actor (North Adams, MA, raised in Jersey City)
• Voltaire (born 1967), musician (Havana, Cuba)
• 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)
• 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)
• Bruce Willis (born 1955), actor (Idar-Oberstein, born in Germany, raised in Penns Grove)
• Scott Wolf (born 1968), actor, Party of Five, Everwood, The Nine (Boston, raised in West Orange)
• Teresa Wright (1918–2005), Oscar-winning actress, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Pride of the Yankees (New York City, raised in Maplewood)

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

• Danny Aiello (born New York City), lived in Saddle River
• Alan Alda (born Manhattan, New York City), lives in Leonia
• Muhammad Ali (born Louisville, Kentucky), lived in Cherry Hill
• Paul Anka (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), lives in Tenafly
• Yael Averbuch (born 1986), soccer player, U.S. women's team, general manager of NJ/NY Gotham FC (New York City, raised in Montclair)
• AZ (born Brooklyn, New York City), lives in Englewood
• Brian Baldinger (born Pittsburgh), 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), lives in Englewood^[29]
• Mary J. Blige (born New York City), lives in Cresskill
• Shmuley Boteach (born Los Angeles), lives in Englewood^[30]
• Andre Braugher (born Chicago, Illinois), lived in South Orange
• Jim Bunning (born Southgate, Kentucky), lives in Cherry Hill
• Nate Burleson (born 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, lives in Ridgewood
• Jim Byrnes (born St. Louis, Missouri), lives in Allendale
• Harriet Frances Carpenter (born Lyons, Iowa), lived in Millington
• Harry Carson (born Florence, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
• Vince Carter (born Daytona Beach, Florida), lives in Saddle River
• Sarah Chang (born Philadelphia), lives in Cherry Hill
• Connie Chung (born Washington, D.C.), lives in Middletown
• Mary Higgins Clark (born New York City), lived 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
• Lotta Crabtree (1847–1924), actress, comedian, philanthropist (born New York City), lived in Hopatcong
• Peter Criss (born Brooklyn, New York), lives in Wall Township
• Celia Cruz (born Havana, Cuba), lived in Fort Lee
• 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
• Lou Dobbs (born Texas, lives in 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
• Missy Elliott, real name Melissa Elliott (born Portsmouth, Virginia), lives in Kinnelon
• Jeff Feagles (born Anaheim, CA), lives in Ridgewood
• Althea Gibson (born Clarendon County, South Carolina), lived in East Orange
• Lior Haramaty (born Israel), lives in Tenafly
• Bobby Hebb (born Nashville, Tennessee), lives in Cresskill
• Sarah Hirshland (born 1975), chief executive officer of the United States Olympic Committee
• Celeste Holm (1917–2012), Oscar-winning actress (born in Manhattan, lived in Long Valley)
• Sam Huff (born Morgantown, West Virginia), lives in Franklin Lakes
• Jay-Z (born Brooklyn, New York City), lives in Alpine
• Tommy John (born Terre Haute, Indiana), lives in Franklin Lakes
• Michael Johns (born Allentown, Pennsylvania), lives in Deptford
• Jim Jones (born New York City), rapper, lives in Fair Lawn
• Kristine Johnson, (born 1972 in Angeles City, Philippines), news presenter, lives in Upper Saddle River
• Zab Judah (born New York City), lives in Teaneck
• Kitty Kallen (born Philadelphia), lives in Englewood
• Sachidananda Kangovi (born Bangalore, India), lives in West Windsor
• Jevon Kearse (born Fort Myers, Florida), lives in Moorestown
• Jason Kidd (born San Francisco, California), lives in Saddle River
• Lil' Kim (born Brooklyn, New York City), lives in Alpine
• Bernard King (born New York City), lives in Franklin Lakes
• Michael Landon (born Queens, New York City), lived in Collingswood
• Phoebe Laub (born New York City), lives in Teaneck
• Bettye LaVette (born Muskegon, Michigan), lives in West Orange
• Shulem Lemmer (born Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York City), lives in Toms River, singer
• Heather Locklear (born Westwood, Los Angeles), lives in Wayne
• Mario (born Baltimore, Maryland), lives in Teaneck
• Tino Martinez (born Tampa, Florida), lives in Tenafly
• Fred Mascherino (born Philadelphia), lives in Union
• Don Mattingly (born Evansville, Indiana), lives in Tenafly
• Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels (born New York City), lives in Wayne
• Bob McGrath (born Ottawa, Illinois), lives in Teaneck
• Donovan McNabb (born Chicago, Illinois), lives in Moorestown
• Bob Menne, born and lives in Demarest
• Eddie Murphy (born New York City), lives in Englewood
• Thomas Nast (1840–1902), caricaturist, editorial cartoonist (born in Landau, Germany, lived in Morristown)
• Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923–2005), federal judge (district court), lived in Stone Harbor
• Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) (born Yorba Linda, California), lived in Saddle River
• Edward Mosberg (1926–2022), Polish American Holocaust survivor, educator, and philanthropist (Randolph)
• Tina Nordström (born Valluv, Skåne County in Sweden), lives in Englewood Cliffs
• Mehmet Oz (born Cleveland), lived in and maintains ties to Cliffside Park, now lives in Huntington Valley, PA
• Randal Pinkett (born Philadelphia), lives in Somerset
• Maury Povich (born Washington, D.C.), lives in Middletown
• Aidan Quinn (born Rockford, Illinois), lives in Englewood
• Willie Randolph (born Holly Hill, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
• Larry Ray (born 1959), convicted criminal (sex trafficking), lives in Piscataway^[31]
• 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
• Sylvia Robinson (born New York City), lives in Englewood
• Chris Rock (born Andrews, South Carolina), lives in Alpine
• Jeremy Roenick (born Boston), lives in Moorestown
• Jimmy Rollins (born Oakland, California), lives in Woolwich Township
• Ja Rule (born New York City), lives in Saddle River
• Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd (1891–1948), socialite, mistress of Franklin D. Roosevelt (born in Washington, DC, lived in Allamuchy)
• CC Sabathia (born Vallejo, California), lives in Alpine
• Tito Santana, professional wrestler (born Mission, Texas), lives in Roxbury
• Michel Sebastiani (born 1937 in France), Olympic fencing coach and member of the US Fencing Association Hall of Fame, lives in Princeton
• Gary Sheffield (born Tampa, Florida), lives in Alpine
• Lito Sheppard (born Jacksonville, Florida), lives in Moorestown
• Mikie Sherrill (born 1972 in Alexandria, Virginia), lives in Montclair
• Brooke Shields (born New York City), lives in Englewood
• Joseph Simmons (born New York City), lives in Saddle River
• Kimora Lee Simmons (born St. Louis, Missouri), lives in Saddle River
• Russell Simmons (born New York City), lives in Saddle River
• Phil Simms (born Lebanon, Kentucky), lives in Franklin Lakes
• T. O'Conor Sloane (1851–1940), scientist, inventor, author, editor, educator, and linguist (born New York City), lived in South Orange
• T. O'Conor Sloane Jr. (1879–1963), photographer (born Brooklyn), lived in South Orange
• Wesley Snipes (born Orlando, Florida), lives in Alpine
• Luis Sojo (born Miranda State, Venezuela), lives in Saddle Brook
• Paul Sorvino (born Brooklyn, New York City), lived in Tenafly
• James "J.T." Taylor (born Laurens, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
• Walt Whitman (born Huntington, New York), lived in Camden
• 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 (born Liaoning, China), lives in New Jersey
• Shou-Wu Zhang (born Hexian, Anhui, China), lives in Tenafly

See also

References