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| *] (1904–1984), ] pianist, organist, bandleader (]) | *] (1904–1984), ] pianist, organist, bandleader (]) | ||
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| *] (b. 1944), actor (]) | *] (b. 1944), actor (]) | ||
| *] (b. 1965), cartoon producer (most famous project ]), ] | *] (b. 1965), cartoon producer (most famous project ]), ] | ||
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Revision as of 05:06, 2 June 2006
This is a list of some famous people from New Jersey.
- Bud Abbott (1895–1974), straight man to Lou Costello (Asbury Park)
- Liam Aiken (b. 1990), actor (Englewood)
- Jason Alexander (b. 1959), actor, Seinfeld (Newark)
- Samuel Alito (b. 1950), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Trenton)
- Brad Ascalon (b. 1977), industrial designer (Cherry Hill)
- David Ascalon (b. 1945), sculptor (Cherry Hill)
- Maurice Ascalon (1913–2003), sculptor (Cherry Hill)
- Amiri Baraka (b. 1934), poet (Newark)
- Count Basie (1904–1984), jazz pianist, organist, bandleader (Red Bank)
- Jason Biggs (b. 1978) actor American Pie (Hasbrouck Heights)
- Michael Ian Black (b. 1971) actor Wet Hot American Summer (Hillsborough)
- William J. Brennan (1906–1997), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Newark)
- David Cassidy (b. 1950), actor (Englewood)
- Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States (Caldwell)
- Lou Costello (1906–1959), comedian, actor (Paterson)
- Richard S. Dennison, Jr. (b. 1977), attorney, former White House speechwriter to President Bill Clinton, politician (Florence and Hoboken)
- Danny DeVito (b. 1944), actor (Neptune)
- Derek Drymon (b. 1965), cartoon producer (most famous project Spongebob Squarepants), Morristown
- Kirsten Dunst (b. 1982), actress (Point Pleasant)
- Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005), feminist and activist (Camden)
- Geoff Edwards (b. 1931), actor, radio and television personality (Westfield)
- Alecko Eskandarian (b. 1982), soccer player (Montvale)
- Donald Fagen (b. 1948), musician (Passaic)
- James Gandolfini (b. 1961), actor (Westwood)
- Rudy Van Gelder (b. 1924), recording engineer (Jersey City)
- Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), poet (Paterson)
- Lauryn Hill (b. 1975), musician (South Orange)
- John Harkes (b. 1967), soccer player (Kearny)
- Whitney Houston (b. 1963) (b. Newark, grew up in East Orange)
- Michael Johns (b. 1964), health care executive, former White House speechwriter to President George H.W. Bush (Deptford)
- Leavander Johnson (1969–2005), world champion boxer (Atlantic City)
- Ben Jorgensen (), musician, Teaneck
- Jon Bon Jovi (b. 1962), musician (Perth Amboy)
- Ira Kaplan (), musician, co-founder of Yo La Tengo (Hoboken)
- Thomas Kean (b. 1935), former governor, 9/11 Commission chairman (Bedminster)
- Alfred Kinsey (1894–1956), zoologist and sexologist (Hoboken)
- Ray Liotta (b. 1955), actor (Union)
- Constantine Maroulis (b. 1975), singer (Wyckoff)
- Tony Meola (b. 1969), soccer player (Belleville)
- Andrew McCarthy (b. 1962), actor (Westfield)
- Lee Meredith (b. 1947), actress (River Edge)
- David Miscavige (b. 1960), Ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion)
- Jack Nicholson (b. 1937), actor (Neptune)
- Shaquille O'Neal (b. 1972), professional basketball player (Newark)
- Jim Perry (b. 1934), U.S. and Canadian game show host (Camden)
- Joe Pesci (b. 1943), actor (Newark)
- Thomas R. Pickering (b. 1931) diplomat (Orange)
- Joe Piscopo (b. 1951), actor/comedian (Belleville)
- Laura Prepon (b. 1980) actress (Watchung)
- Tara Reid (b.1975), actress (Wyckoff)
- Claudio Reyna (b. 1973), soccer player (Livingston)
- Dennis Rodman (b. 1961), basketball player (Trenton)
- Philip Roth (b. 1933), author (Newark)
- Eva Marie Saint (b. 1924), actress (Newark)
- Antonin Scalia (b. 1936), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Trenton)
- Sherwood Schwartz (b. 1916), television producer (Passaic, New Jersey)
- Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer, actor (Hoboken)
- Justin Smith (Just Blaze) (Paterson)
- Kevin Smith (b. 1970), filmmaker (Highlands)
- Soraya (b. 1969), Colombian-American singer/songwriter
- Bruce Springsteen (b. 1949), musician (Freehold)
- Jon Stewart (b. 1962), comedian, Daily Show host (Trenton)
- Martha Stewart (b. 1941) lifestyle guide, entrepreneur (b. Jersey City, grew up in Nutley)
- Meryl Streep (b. 1949), actress (Summit)
- Tammy Lynn Sytch (b. 1972), professional wrestling valet (Fort Monmouth)
- Martin Truex Jr. (b. 1980), NASCAR driver (Mayetta)
- John Travolta (b. 1954), actor (Englewood)
- Luis Moro (b. 1964), actor, writer, producer (Union City)
- Frankie Valli (b. 1934), singer (Newark)
- Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989), character actor in Westerns (Somerville)
- Patrick Warburton (b. 1964), actor in Seinfeld, played David Puddy (Paterson)
- William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), poet (Rutherford)
- Bruce Willis (b. 1955), actor (Penn's Grove)
- Chris Wragge (b. 1970), sports journalist and presenter for WCBS-TV (Hackensack)
Born elsewhere, grew up in New Jersey
- Samuel Sorenson Adams (1878 - 1963), inventor of the Joy Buzzer, (b. Aarhus, Denmark, grew up Perth Amboy, died Asbury Park)
- Joe Budden (born in Spanish Harlem, raised in and represents Jersey City)
- David Chase (b. 1945), creator, The Sopranos (b. NY, grew up in Clifton and North Caldwell)
- Carl Lewis (b. 1961), track and field legend, nine-time Olympic gold medalist (b. Alabama, grew up in Willingboro)
- Michelle Malkin (b. 1970), conservative pundit (b. Pennsylvania, grew up in Absecon)
- Constantine Maroulis (b. 1975), singer (b. New York City, grew up in Wyckoff)
- Susan Sarandon (b. 1946), actress (b. New York City, grew up in Edison)
Grew up elsewhere, made it big in New Jersey
- Thomas Edison (1847–1931), inventor and businessman (b. Ohio, grew up in Michigan and lived in West Orange)
- Ashley Tisdale (b.1986), actor/singer (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody), grew up in Ocean Township
Born in New Jersey, grew up elsewhere
- Ice-T (b. 1958), rapper and actor (Newark, moved to California)
- Derek Jeter (b. 1974), New York Yankees basball player, born in NJ, but raised primarily in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Paul Simon (b. 1941) musician, composer (born in Newark, grew up in Queens)
- Soraya (b.1969), musician (born in Point Pleasant, grew up in Colombia