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This is a list of some famous people from New Jersey:
- Benjamin Abbott, Methodist preacher who converted much of southern New Jersey to Methodism[1]
- Bud Abbott (1895–1974), straight man to Lou Costello (Asbury Park)
- Joseph Alexander Adams (1803–1880), born in New Germantown, noted engraver[1]
- Liam Aiken (born 1990), actor (Englewood)
- Jason Alexander (born 1959), actor, Seinfeld (Newark)
- Samuel Alito (born 1950), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Trenton)
- David Ascalon (born 1945), sculptor (Cherry Hill)
- Maurice Ascalon (1913–2003), sculptor (Cherry Hill).[2]
- Amiri Baraka (born 1934), poet (Newark)
- Priscilla Barnes (born 1955), actress (Fort Dix)
- James J. Barry Jr (born 1946), Assemblyman, Director of Consumer Affairs.
- Count Basie (1904–1984), jazz pianist, organist, bandleader (Red Bank)
- Joan Bennett (1910-1990), actress (Palisades Park)
- Xander Berkeley (born 1955), actor, 24 (Mendham)
- Jason Biggs (born 1978), actor, American Pie (Hasbrouck Heights)
- Michael Ian Black (born 1971), actor Wet Hot American Summer (Hillsborough)
- Just Blaze, rap musician (Paterson)
- Zach Braff (born 1975), actor. (South Orange, New Jersey)
- Phil Bredesen (born 1943), Governor of Tennessee
- William J. Brennan, Jr. (1906–1997), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Newark)
- Tisha Campbell (born 1968), actress. (Newark)
- David Cassidy(born 1950), actor (Englewood)
- Lou Costello (1906–1959), comedian, actor (Paterson)
- Sandra Dee (1942-2005), actress (Bayonne)
- Danny DeVito [1](born 1944), actor (Neptune)
- Jim Dowd (born 1968), professional ice hockey player (Brick Township)
- Derek Drymon (born 1965), cartoon producer (most famous for producing SpongeBob SquarePants), Morristown
- Kirsten Dunst (born 1982), actress (Point Pleasant)
- Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005), radical feminist and activist (Camden)
- Geoff Edwards (born 1931), actor, radio and television personality (Westfield)
- Róisín Egenton (born 1977), 2000 International Rose of Tralee (Fanwood)
- Alecko Eskandarian (born 1982), soccer player (Montvale)
- Donald Fagen (born 1948), musician (Passaic)
- James Gandolfini (born 1961), actor (Westwood)
- Gloria Gaynor (born 1949), singer (Newark)
- Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), poet (Paterson)
- Savion Glover (born 1973), American actor, tap dancer and choreographer. (Newark)
- Lauryn Hill (born 1975), musician (South Orange)
- John Harkes [2](born 1967), soccer player (Kearny)
- Wil Horneff (born 1979), actor (born in Englewood, New Jersey, raised in Saddle River)
- Whitney Houston (born 1963) Newark, grew up in East Orange)
- Frank Iero (born 1981) rhythm guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Belleville)
- Derek Jeter (born 1974) baseball player (Pequannock, New Jersey)
- Michael Johns (born 1964), health care executive, former White House speechwriter to President George H.W. Bush (Deptford)
- James P. Johnson (1894–1955) stride jazz pianist (New Brunswick)
- Leavander Johnson (1969–2005), world champion boxer (Atlantic City)
- Kevin Jonas (born 1987), singer and member of Jonas Brothers, Born In (Teaneck) grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey
- Maxine Jones (born 1965), singer (Paterson)
- Ben Jorgensen, (born 1983), musician, Teaneck
- Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), musician (Perth Amboy)
- Ira Kaplan, musician, co-founder of Yo La Tengo (Hoboken)
- Thomas Kean (born 1935), former governor, 9/11 Commission chairman (Bedminster)
- Alfred Kinsey (1894–1956), zoologist and sexologist (Hoboken)
- Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006) murderer of over 100 people in mob-related instances(Jersey City)
- Artie Lange (born 1967), actor, comedian, radio personality (Union)
- Nicole Leach (born 1979), actress (Montclair
- Arthur Lenk (born 1964), Israeli diplomat (Paterson)
- Jerry Lewis (born 1926), Comedian (Newark)
- Ray Liotta (born 1955), actor (Union)
- Constantine Maroulis (born 1975), singer (Wyckoff)
- Tony Meola (born 1969), soccer player (kearny)
- Andrew McCarthy (born 1962), actor (Westfield)
- Lee Meredith (born 1947), actress (River Edge)
- Jason Mewes (born 1974), actor (Highlands)
- Jack Nicholson (born 1937), actor (Neptune)
- Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), professional basketball player (Newark)
- Joe Pantoliano (born 1951), actor/writer (Hoboken)
- Bill Parcells (born 1941), NFL Head Coach (Englewood)
- Alice Paul (1885-1977), suffragist (Mount Laurel, New Jersey)
- Jim Perry (born 1934), U.S. and Canadian game show host (Camden)
- Joe Pesci (born 1943), actor (Newark)
- Thomas R. Pickering[3] (born 1931) diplomat (Orange)
- Laura Prepon (born 1980), actress (Watchung)
- Redman (born 1970), rap musician (Newark)
- Rah Digga (born 1970), rap musician (Newark)
- Tara Reid (born 1975), actress (Wyckoff)
- Claudio Reyna (born 1973), soccer player (Livingston)
- Kelly Ripa (born 1970), Live with Regis and Kelly co-host, actress (Stratford)
- Giuseppe Rossi (born 1987), soccer player (Teaneck, New Jersey)
- Natalia Alexandra Mitsuoka (born 1988), Argentinian figure skater (New Providence)
- Dennis Rodman (born 1961), basketball player (Trenton)
- Philip Roth (born 1933), author (Newark)
- Eva Marie Saint (born 1924), actress (Newark)
- Richie Sambora (born 1959), guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi (Perth Amboy)
- Antonin Scalia (born 1936), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Trenton)
- Tom Scharpling (born 1969), comedian (Newbridge)
- Sherwood Schwartz (born 1916), television producer (Passaic, New Jersey)
- Norman Schwarzkopf (born August 22, 1934, Trenton, NJ) U.S. General, Led Coalition Forces in 1990/91 Gulf War
- Amy Shoremount-Obra (born 1979), Coloratura Operatic Soprano.
- Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer, actor (Hoboken)
- Kevin Smith (born 1970), filmmaker (Highlands)
- Matt Smith (born 1988), actor (Marlton)
- Soraya (born 1969), Colombian-American singer/songwriter
- Bruce Springsteen (born 1949), musician (Freehold)
- Martha Stewart (born 1941) lifestyle guide, entrepreneur (b. Jersey City, grew up in Nutley)
- Meryl Streep[4] (born 1949), actress (Summit)
- Tammy Lynn Sytch (born 1972), professional wrestling valet (Fort Monmouth)
- Ashley Tisdale (born 1985) actress/singer. The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and High School Musical. (Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey)
- Ray Toro (born 1977) lead guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Kearny)
- Martin Truex Jr. (born 1980), NASCAR driver (Englishtown)
- John Travolta (born 1954), actor (Englewood)
- Frankie Valli (born 1937), singer (Newark)
- Laura San Giacomo (born 1962), actress (Hoboken)
- Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989), character actor in Westerns (Somerville)
- Rudy Van Gelder (born 1924), Blue Note Records recording engineer (Jersey City)
- Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990), jazz singer. (Newark)
- Patrick Warburton (born 1964), actor in Seinfeld, played David Puddy (Paterson)
- Gerard Way (born 1977) lead singer of My Chemical Romance (Summit)
- Mikey Way (born 1980) bass guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Newark)
- Charlie Weis (born 1956), head football coach for the University of Notre Dame (Middlesex)
- Gary Williams (born 1945), men's basketball coach for the University of Maryland (Collingswood)
- J. D. Williams (born 1981), actor, The Wire (Newark)
- William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), poet (Rutherford)
- Chris Wragge (born 1970), sports journalist and presenter for WCBS-TV (Hackensack)
- Kelly Wright (born 1987), artist, radio host on WPIR Pratt Radio, (Maywood, New Jersey)
- Zakk Wylde (born 1967), guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne & Black Label Society
- Larry Young (1940–1978), hard bop jazz organist
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- Samuel Sorenson Adams (1878–1963), inventor of the Joy Buzzer, (b. Aarhus, Denmark, grew up Perth Amboy, died Asbury Park)
- Steve Berman, (born 1968) gay author (Philadelphia, raised in Cherry Hill)
- Joe Budden, (born 1980) rap musician (Spanish Harlem, raised in Jersey City)
- Tisha Campbell (born 1968), actress. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, raised in Newark)
- David Chase (born 1945), creator, The Sopranos (Mount Vernon, New York, grew up in Clifton and North Caldwell)
- Vida Guerra (born 1980 Havana, Cuba), Perth Amboy
- Debbie Harry, (born 1945), singer and actress (Miami, Florida, raised in Hawthorne)
- Toomas Hendrik Ilves, (born 1953), President of Estonia (Stockholm, Sweden, raised in Leonia)
- Joe Jonas (born 1989 Casa Grande, Arizona), singer and member of Jonas Brothers, grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey
- Nick Jonas, (born 1992 Dallas, Texas), singer and member of Jonas Brothers, grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey
- Brian Joo (born 1981), Korean singer (Los Angeles, California, raised in Absecon, New Jersey)
- Ted Leo (born 1970), indie rock musician. (South Bend, Indiana, raised in Bloomfield, New Jersey).[3]
- Carl Lewis (born 1961), track and field legend, nine-time Olympic gold medalist (Alabama, grew up in Willingboro)
- Michelle Malkin (born 1970), conservative pundit (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, grew up in Absecon)
- Constantine Maroulis (born 1975), singer (New York City, grew up in Wyckoff)
- Brittany Murphy (born 1977), actress (Atlanta, Georgia, grew up in Edison and Burbank, California)
- Clarke Peters (born 1952), actor, The Wire (New York City, grew up in Englewood)
- Chino XL (born 1971), rapper/actor (Bronx, New York, grew up in East Orange, New Jersey)
- Susan Sarandon (born 1946), actress (New York City, grew up in Edison)
- Patti Smith (born 1946), rock musician (Chicago, grew up in Woodbury, New Jersey)
- Jon Stewart (born 1962), comedian/actor (New York City, grew up in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey)
- Bruce Willis (born 1955), actor (Idar-Oberstein, Germany, grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey)
- Bryan Singer (born 1965), director (New York City, grew up in Princeton Junction)
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- Wendy Coakley-Thompson (born 1966), writer, Back to Life (novel), (b. New York, grew up in Nassau, Bahamas and lived in Montclair)
- Thomas Edison (1847–1931), inventor and businessman (b. Ohio, grew up in Michigan and lived in Edison and West Orange)
- Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), Governor, President (b. Virginia, grew up in Georgia and South Carolina)
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- Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States (Caldwell), family relocated to western New York state
- Ice T (born 1958), rapper and actor (Newark, moved to California, Now resides in North Bergen, NJ)
- Derek Jeter (born 1974), New York Yankees baseball player, born in NJ, but raised primarily in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Paul Simon (born 1941), musician, composer (born in Newark, grew up in Queens, New York)
- Kevin Spacey (born 1959), actor (born in South Orange, grew up in Southern California)
- Soraya (born 1969), musician (born in Point Pleasant, grew up in Colombia)
[edit] Born elsewhere, live in New Jersey
- Danny Aiello (b. New York City, New York), lives in Saddle River
- Alan Alda (b. New York City, New York), lives in Leonia
- Muhammad Ali (b. Louisville, Kentucky), lives in Cherry Hill
- Paul Anka (b. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), lives in Tenafly
- AZ (b. New York City, New York), lives in Englewood
- Brian Baldinger (b. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), lives in Cherry Hill
- Jesse Barfield (b. Joliet, Illinois), lives in Tenafly
- George Benson (b. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), lives in Englewood
- Mary J. Blige (b. New York City, New York), lives in Cresskill
- Andre Braugher (b. Chicago, Illinois), lives in South Orange, NJ.
- Jim Bunning (b. Southgate, Kentucky), lives in Cherry Hill
- Jim Byrnes (b. St. Louis, Missouri), lives in Allendale
- Harry Carson (b. Florence, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Vince Carter (b. Daytona Beach, Florida), lives in Saddle River
- Sarah Chang (b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), lives in Cherry Hill
- Connie Chung (b. Washington, D.C.), lives in Middletown
- Mary Higgins Clark (b. New York City, New York) Lives in Saddle River
- Bobby Clarke (b. Flin Flon, Manitoba), lives in Cherry Hill
- Alon Cohen (b. Israel), lives in Tenafly
- Stephen Colbert (b. Charleston, South Carolina), lives in Montclair
- Sean Combs ("Diddy") (b. New York City, New York ), lives in Alpine
- Johnny Damon (b. Fort Riley, Kansas), lives in Ridgewood
- Damon Dash (b. New York City, New York), lives in Alpine
- Darryl Dawkins (b. Orlando, Florida ), lives in Marlboro
- Steve Doocy (b. Algona, Iowa), lives in Wyckoff
- Halim El-Dabh (b. Cairo, Egypt), lives in Cresskill
- Jeff Feagles (b. Anaheim, California), lives in Ridgewood
- Lior Haramaty (b. Israel), lives in Tenafly
- Ron Harper (b. Dayton, Ohio)
- Bobby Hebb (b. Nashville, Tennessee), lives in Cresskill
- Sam Huff (b. Morgantown, West Virginia), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Jay-Z (b. New York City, New York), lives in Alpine
- Tommy John (b. Terre Haute, Indiana), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Jim Jones (b. New York City, New York), lives in Fair Lawn
- Zab Judah (b. New York City, New York), lives in Teaneck
- Kitty Kallen (b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), lives in Englewood
- Jevon Kearse (b. Fort Myers, Florida), lives in Moorestown
- Jason Kidd (b. San Francisco, California), lives in Saddle River
- Lil' Kim (b. New York City, New York), lives in Alpine
- Bernard King (b. New York City, New York), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Phoebe Laub (b. New York City, New York), lives in Teaneck
- Heather Locklear (b. Westwood, California), lives in Wayne
- Mario (b. Baltimore, Maryland), lives in Teaneck
- Tino Martinez (b. Tampa, Florida), lives in Tenafly
- Don Mattingly (b. Evansville, Indiana), lives in Tenafly
- Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels (b. New York City, New York), lives in Wayne
- Bob McGrath (b. Ottawa, Illinois), lives in Teaneck
- Donovan McNabb (b. Chicago, Illinois), lives in Moorestown
- Bob Menne (b. Demarest, New Jersey), lives in Demarest
- Eddie Murphy (b. New York City, New York), lives in Englewood
- Randal Pinkett (b. Philadelphia, PA), lives in Somerset
- Maury Povich (b. Washington, D.C.), lives in Middletown
- Aidan Quinn (b. Rockford, Illinois), lives in Englewood
- Willie Randolph (b. Holly Hill, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Geraldo Rivera (b. New York City, New York), lives in Middletown
- Sylvia Robinson (b. New York City, New York), lives in Englewood
- Chris Rock (b. Andrews, South Carolina), lives in Alpine
- Jeremy Roenick (b. Boston, Massachusetts), lives in Moorestown
- Jimmy Rollins (b.Oakland, California) lives in Woolwich Township
- Ja Rule (b. New York City, New York), lives in Saddle River
- Gary Sheffield (b. Tampa, Florida), lives in Alpine
- Lito Sheppard (b. Jacksonville, Florida), lives in Moorestown
- Brooke Shields (b. New York City, New York), lives in Englewood
- Joseph Simmons (b. New York City, New York), lives in Saddle River
- Kimora Lee Simmons (b. St. Louis, Missouri), lives in Saddle River
- Russell Simmons (b. New York City, New York), lives in Saddle River
- Phil Simms (b. Lebanon, Kentucky), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Wesley Snipes (b. Orlando, Florida), lives in Alpine
- Luis Sojo (b. Miranda State, Venezuela), lives in Saddle Brook
- Paul Sorvino (b. New York City, New York), lives in Tenafly
- Ned Stuart (b. Exeter, England), lives in Whiting
- James "J.T." Taylor (b. Laurens, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Mitch Williams (b. Santa Ana, California), lives in Cinnaminson
- Dave Winfield (b. St. Paul, Minnesota), lives in Teaneck
- Stevie Wonder (b. Saginaw, Michigan), lives in Alpine
[edit] References
- ^ a b (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who.
- ^ "M. Ascalon, maker of Judaic art", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 5, 2003. Accessed February 20, 2008. "Maurice Ascalon, 90, of Cherry Hill, a sculptor, artist and professor known for metalwork and Judaic art that has been displayed at synagogues and public spaces around the world, died Sunday at Kennedy Memorial Hospitals-University Medical Center/Cherry Hill."
- ^ Lomax, John Nova. "Gang of New Jersey: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists mingle rampant Europhilia with American Girl", The Village Voice, April 16, 2007. Accessed December 25, 2007. "Bloomfield, Leo's hometown, is just west of New York City and just north of Newark."
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