List of people from New Jersey

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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 (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)
• Amiri Baraka (b. 1934), poet (Newark)
• Priscilla Barnes (b. 1955), actress (Fort Dix)
• Tom Scharpling (b. 1969), comedian
• Maurice Ascalon [1](1913–2003), sculptor (Cherry Hill)
• Amiri Baraka (b. 1934), poet (Newark)
• James J Barry Jr (b. 1946), Assemblyman, Director of Consumer Affairs.
• 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)
• Just Blaze, rap musician (Paterson)
• Phil Bredesen (b. 1943), Governor of Tennessee
• William J. Brennan, Jr. (1906–1997), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Newark)
• David Cassidy (b. 1950), actor (Englewood)
• Lou Costello (1906–1959), comedian, actor (Paterson)
• Danny DeVito [2](b. 1944), actor (Neptune)
• Derek Drymon (b. 1965), cartoon producer (most famous for producing SpongeBob SquarePants), Morristown
• Kirsten Dunst (b. 1982), actress (Point Pleasant)
• Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005), radical 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)
• Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), poet (Paterson)
• Lauryn Hill (b. 1975), musician (South Orange)
• John Harkes [3](b. 1967), soccer player (Kearny)
• Wil Horneff (b. 1979), actor (born in Englewood, New Jersey, raised in Saddle River)
• Whitney Houston (b. 1963) (b. Newark, grew up in East Orange)
• Frank Iero (b. 1981) rhythm guitarist of My Chemical Romance
• Derek Jeter (b. 1974) baseball player (b. Pequannock, New Jersey)
• Michael Johns (b. 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)
• Ben Jorgensen, (b. 1983), 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)
• Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006) murderer of over 100 people in mob-related instances(Jersey City)
• Nicole Leach (b. 1979), actress (Montclair)
• Arthur Lenk (b. 1964), Israeli diplomat (Paterson)
• Ray Liotta (b. 1955), actor (Union)
• Constantine Maroulis (b. 1975), singer (Wyckoff)
• Tony Meola (b. 1969), soccer player (kearny)
• Andrew McCarthy (b. 1962), actor (Westfield)
• Lee Meredith (b. 1947), actress (River Edge)
• Jason Mewes (b. 1974), actor (Highlands)
• David Miscavige [4] (b. 1960), Ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion)
• Jack Nicholson (b. 1937), actor (Neptune)
• Shaquille O'Neal (b. 1972), professional basketball player (Newark)
• Joe Pantoliano (b. 1951), actor/writer (Hoboken)
• Bill Parcells (b. 1941), NFL Head Coach (Englewood)
• Jim Perry (b. 1934), U.S. and Canadian game show host (Camden)
• Joe Pesci (b. 1943), actor (Newark)
• Thomas R. Pickering[5] (b. 1931) diplomat (Orange)
• Joe Piscopo (b. 1951), actor/comedian (Belleville)
• Laura Prepon (b. 1980), actress (Watchung)
• Redman (b. 1970), rap musician (Newark)
• Rah Digga (b. 1970), rap musician (Newark)
• Tara Reid (b.1975), actress (Wyckoff)
• Claudio Reyna (b. 1973), soccer player (Livingston)
• Kelly Ripa (b. 1970), Live with Regis and Kelly co-host, actress (Stratford)
• Natalia Alexandra Mitsuoka (b. 1988), Argentinian figure skater (New Providence)
• Dennis Rodman (b. 1961), basketball player (Trenton)
• Philip Roth (b. 1933), author (Newark)
• Eric "Eric Ruden" Ruden (b. 1984), considered the greatest albino basketball player in Rutgers history (Manalapan)
• 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)
• Norman Schwarzkopf (b. August 22, 1934, Trenton, NJ) U.S. General, Led Coalition Forces in 1990/91 Gulf War
• Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer, actor (Hoboken)
• Kevin Smith (b. 1970), filmmaker (Highlands)
• Matt Smith (b. 1988), actor (Marlton)
• 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[6] (b. 1949), actress (Summit)
• Tammy Lynn Sytch (b. 1972), professional wrestling valet (Fort Monmouth)
• Ashley Tisdale (b.1985) actress/singer. "The Suite Life of Zac and Cody" and "High School Musical."
• Martin Truex Jr. (b. 1980), NASCAR driver (Englishtown)
• John Travolta (b. 1954), actor (Englewood)
• Frankie Valli (b. 1937), singer (Newark)
• Laura San Giacomo (b. 1962), actress ([[Hoboken, New Jersey[Hoboken]])
• Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989), character actor in Westerns (Somerville)
• Rudy Van Gelder (b. 1924), Blue Note Records recording engineer (Jersey City)
• Patrick Warburton (b. 1964), actor in Seinfeld, played David Puddy (Paterson)
• Gerard Way (b. 1977) lead singer of My Chemical Romance
• Mikey Way (b. 1980) bass guitarist of My Chemical Romance
• Charlie Weis (b. 1956), head football coach for the University of Notre Dame (Trenton)
• William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), poet (Rutherford)
• Bruce Willis [7](b. 1955), actor (Penn's Grove)
• Chris Wragge (b. 1970), sports journalist and presenter for WCBS-TV (Hackensack)
• Kelly Wright (b. 1987), artist, radio host on WPIR Pratt Radio, (Maywood, New Jersey)
• Larry Young (1940-1978), hard bop jazz organist

[edit] 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, (b. 1980) rap musician (born in Spanish Harlem, raised in Jersey City)
• David Chase (b. 1945), creator, The Sopranos (b. Mount Vernon, New York, grew up in Clifton and North Caldwell)
• Vida Guerra (b. 1980 Havana, Cuba) Grew up in Perth Amboy
• 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. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, grew up in Absecon)
• Constantine Maroulis (b. 1975), singer (b. New York City, grew up in Wyckoff)
• Brittany Murphy (b. 1977), actress (b. Atlanta, Georgia, grew up in Edison and Burbank, California)
• Chino XL (b. 1971), rapper/actor (b. Bronx, New York, grew up in East Orange, New Jersey)
• Susan Sarandon (b. 1946), actress (b. New York City, grew up in Edison

[edit] Grew up elsewhere, made it big in New Jersey

• Wendy Coakley-Thompson (b. 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)

[edit] Born in New Jersey, grew up elsewhere

• Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States (Caldwell), family relocated to western New York state
• Ice T (b. 1958), rapper and actor (Newark, moved to California, Now resides in North Bergen, NJ)
• 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, New York)
• Kevin Spacey (b. 1959), actor (born in South Orange, grew up in Southern California)
• Soraya (b. 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
• 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
• 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 Fransisco, 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 Colts Neck
• Mario (b. Baltimore, Maryland), lives in Teaneck
• Tino Martinez (b. Tampa, Florida), lives in Tenafly
• Don Mattingly (b. Evansville, Indiana), lives in Tenafly
• 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
• 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

1. ^ ^{a b} (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 

[edit] External links

• New Jersey Hall of Fame

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