List of people from New Jersey

A – F

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

Count Basie

Judy Blume

Jon Bon Jovi

William Brennan Jr.

Aaron Burr

David Copperfield

Sandra Dee

Danny DeVito

Michael Douglas

• Bud Abbott (1895–1974), actor and comedian (Asbury Park)
• Isa Abdul-Quddus (born 1988), safety for the Detroit Lions (Union)
• Joseph Alexander Adams (1803–1880), engraver (born in New Germantown)^[1]
• Mike Adams (born 1981), safety for the Carolina Panthers (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), Israeli-American professional soccer defender who has played for Hapoel Ashkelon
• Charlie Adler (born 1956), voice actor; the Transformers movies (Paterson)
• Jordan Alan (born 1967), filmmaker (Bayonne)
• Mitch Albom (born 1958), writer, broadcaster, and musician (Passaic)
• Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (born 1930), NASA astronaut, second man to walk on the moon (born in Glen Ridge, grew up in Montclair)
• Jason Alexander (born 1959), actor, George Costanza on Seinfeld, Hugo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Newark, raised in Livingston)
• Jay Alford (born 1983), former NFL defensive tackle (Orange)
• Samuel Alito (born 1950), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Trenton, raised in Hamilton)
• Malik Allen (born 1978), NBA player (Willingboro)
• Enzo Amore (born 1986), professional wrestler (Hackensack, raised in Waldwick)
• Harold Amos (1919–2003), microbiologist and Harvard Medical School professor (Pennsauken)
• John Amos (born 1939), 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 the band Fun (Bergenfield)
• Kristina Apgar (born 1985), actress, Privileged (Morristown)
• Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), obstetrical anesthesiologist, inventor of the Apgar score (Westfield)
• Billy Ard (born 1959), NFL player for New York Giants and Green Bay Packers (East Orange, raised in Watchung)
• Chris Argyris (1923–2013), business theorist, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School, and a Thought Leader at Monitor Group (Newark)
• Bruce Arians (born 1952), head coach for Arizona Cardinals (Paterson)
• Allan Arkush (born 1948), film and television director (Jersey City)
• Jillian Armenante (born 1968), actress, Judging Amy (Paterson)
• Rich Attonito (born 1977), mixed martial artist (Elizabeth)
• Paul Auster (born 1947), author, screenwriter (born in Newark, grew up in South Orange)
• Miles Austin (born 1984), wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles (born in Summit, grew up in Garfield)
• Jackie Autry (born 1941), Major League Baseball executive (Newark)
• Yael Averbuch (born 1986), soccer player
• Dan Avidan (born 1979), lead singer of Ninja Sex Party and Starbomb, and co-host of Game Grumps
• 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), news anchor for the Fox News Channel, 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)
• 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, grew up in Roselle Park)
• James Barton (1890–1962), 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), Olympic wrestler, heavyweight 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996 (Haledon)
• Beetlejuice (born 1968), entertainer, guest on The Howard Stern Show
• Bo Belinsky (1936–2001), Major League Baseball player
• 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)
• 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 c. 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 (born 1950), actor (Newark)
• Judy Blume (born 1938), author (Elizabeth)
• Peter Boettke (born 1960), economist of the Austrian School (Rahway)
• Tim Bogert (born 1944), bass guitarist and vocalist for Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Beck, Bogert & Appice (Ridgefield)
• Clint Bolick (born 1957), attorney and prominent school choice advocate (Elizabeth)
• Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), musician (Sayreville; born in 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 (born 1930), actor (Jersey City)
• Dennis Boutsikaris (born 1952), actor (Newark)
• Katrina Bowden (born 1988), actress, Cerie on 30 Rock (Wyckoff)
• Todd Bowles (born 1963), head coach of the New York Jets of (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 the Central Intelligence Agency (North Bergen)
• William J. Brennan Jr. (1906–1997), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Newark)
• David Brewster, publisher and journalist (Newark)
• 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, 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)
• King Kong Bundy (born 1957), 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)
• Glen Burtnik (born 1955), musician (North Brunswick)
• 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 (born 1924), 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)
• William Campbell (1923–2011), actor (Newark)
• Bobby Cannavale (born 1971), actor, Bobby Caffey on Third Watch (Union City)
• Johnny Cannizzaro (born 1983), actor, writer Nick Devito in "Jersey Boys" (Holmdel)
• Philip Carey^[2] (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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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
• Stephen Crane (1871–1900), novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist (Newark)
• Michael Cristofer (born 1945), Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright; screenwriter; actor; director (Trenton)
• Joseph Cross (born 1986), actor, Running with Scissors, Flags of Our Fathers (New Brunswick)
• 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, comedian, actor (Englishtown)
• Anthony Davis (born 1989), offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers (Piscataway)
• 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)
• 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)
• Martina Deignan, soap opera actress, Santa Barbara, As the World Turns (East Orange)
• Mark DeRosa (born 1975), utility player for the Washington Nationals (Passaic)
• Danny DeVito, actor and director, Taxi, Hoffa, War of the Roses, Get Shorty, Batman Returns, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia^[3] (born 1944) (Neptune City)
• Tommy DeVito (born 1928), musician and singer; lead guitarist of The Four Seasons (Belleville)
• Khigh Dhiegh (1910–1991), actor, Wo Fat on Hawaii Five-O (Spring Lake)
• 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)
• DJ DX (born 1985), rap artist, turntablist, producer (Jersey City)
• Peter Dobson (born 1964), actor, Cover Me (Red Bank)
• Franklin D'Olier (1877–1953), businessman; first National Commander of the American Legion (1919–20)
• 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)
• 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)
• Ashley Alexandra Dupré (born 1985), prostitute, singer (Beachwood)
• Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886), artist (Maplewood)
• Lou Duva (born 1922), Boxing trainer and sports personality (Paterson)
• Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005), radical feminist and activist (Camden)
• Frederick Eberhardt (1868–1946), engineer, philanthropist, university administrator and businessman (Newark)
• 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)
• Robert Ellenstein (born 1923), actor (Newark)
• Linda Emond (born 1959), actress, Julie & Julia (New Brunswick)
• Bret Ernst (born 1977), comedian (Princeton)
• 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, grew up in Rutherford)
• Greg Evigan (born 1953), actor, B. J. and the Bear, My Two Dads (South Amboy)
• Donald Fagen (born 1948), musician (Steely Dan) (South Brunswick)
• Joseph Farah (born 1954), journalist and editor-in-chief of WorldNetDaily (Paterson)
• Kenneth Faried (born 1989), power forward for the Denver Nuggets (Newark)
• Vera Farmiga (born 1973), actress, The Departed, Up in the Air (Clifton)
• Taissa Farmiga (born 1994), actress, American Horror Story, The Bling Ring (Readington)
• John Farrell (born 1962), manager for the Boston Red Sox (Monmouth Beach)
• 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)
• Joan Field (1915–1988), violinist (Long Branch)
• Joe Fields (born 1953), NFL center, primarily with the New York Jets (Woodbury)
• Gail Fisher (1935–2000), actress, Mannix (Orange)
• Leo Fitzpatrick (born 1978), actor, Johnny Weeks on The Wire (West Orange)
• Joe Flacco (born 1985), quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens (Audubon)
• Harris Flanagin (1817–1874), 7th Governor of Arkansas
• Susan Flannery (born 1939), soap opera actress (Jersey City)
• 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)
• Rick Folbaum (born 1969), news anchor and correspondent for Fox News (Cherry Hill)
• 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)
• Gerard J. Foschini (born 1940), telecommunications engineer (Jersey City)
• Beth Fowler (born 1940), actress, singer (Jersey City)
• Randy Foye (born 1983), shooting guard/point guard for the Utah Jazz (Newark)
• Connie Francis (born 1938), pop singer (Newark)
• Genie Francis (born 1962), actress, General Hospital (Englewood)
• Barney Frank (born 1940), openly gay Massachusetts member of Congress (Bayonne)
• Waldo Frank (1889–1967), novelist, historian, literary critic (Long Branch)
• Todd Frazier (born 1986), infielder for the New York Yankees, previously Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox (Point Pleasant)
• Dean Friedman (born 1955), singer-songwriter (Paramus)
• Lennie Friedman (born 1976), NFL offensive lineman (Livingston)

G – R

Ed Harris

Franco Harris

Garret Hobart

Whitney Houston

Queen Latifah

Jerry Lewis

Ray Liotta

• 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 (born 1939), actor (Newark)
• Lee Garlington (born 1953), actress (Teaneck)
• David Garrison (born 1952), actor, Married... with Children, It's Your Move (Long Branch)
• Willie Garson (born 1964), actor, Sex and the City (Highland Park)
• Bob Gaudio (born 1942), singer, songwriter, musician and record producer; keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons
• Johnny Gaudreau (born 1993), ice hockey left winger for the Calgary Flames (Salem)^[4]
• 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, grew up in Edgewater Park)
• Elizabeth Gillies (born 1993), actress, singer, dancer (Haworth)
• Justin Gimelstob (born 1977), tennis player (Livingston)
• Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), poet (Paterson)
• Bob Giraldi (born 1939), film, TV and music video director (Paterson)
• Kid Gleason (1866–1933), baseball player (Camden)
• Savion Glover (born 1973), actor, tap dancer and choreographer (Newark)
• Judy Gold (born 1962), stand-up comic (Newark)
• Al Golden (born 1969), head football coach for the University of Miami (Colts Neck)
• Joshua Gomez (born 1975), actor, Chuck, Without a Trace (Bayonne)
• Rick Gomez (born 1972), actor, Band of Brothers (Bayonne)
• Hedwig Gorski (born 1949), poet
• Goose Goslin (1900–1971), Hall of Fame baseball infielder (Salem)^[5]
• 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 (born 1965), 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)
• Hezekiah Griggs, III (born 1988), entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor
• Christina Grimmie (1994–2016), singer–songwriter, contestant on The Voice (Marlton)
• Dan Grunfeld (born 1984), professional basketball player (Franklin Lakes)
• Tom Guiry (born 1981), actor, The Black Donnellys (Trenton)
• Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born 1954), boxer (Newark)
• Alison Haislip (born 1981), actress, TV correspondent, Attack of the Show!, The Voice, Battleground (Tewksbury Township)
• Halsey, real name Ashley Frangipane (born 1994), singer-songwriter (Edison)
• Rusty Hamer (1947–1990), child actor, Make Room for Daddy (Tenafly)
• Chelsea Handler (born 1975), stand-up comedian, actress, host of Chelsea Lately (Livingston)
• Henry Janeway Hardenbergh (1847–1918), architect (New Brunswick)
• John Harkes^[6] (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)
• Tobin Heath (born 1988), two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women's World Cup gold and silver medalist, plays for the United States women's national soccer team (Basking Ridge)
• 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 (born 1853), insomniac (Trenton)
• Frank Herrmann (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (Rutherford)
• 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)
• 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)
• Garret Hobart (1844–1899), 24th Vice President of the United States (Long Branch)
• 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)
• Cissy Houston (born 1933), singer (Newark)
• Whitney Houston (1963–2012), singer and actress (Newark, grew up in East Orange)
• Tim Howard (born 1979), soccer player (North Brunswick)
• Thomas Hutchins (1730–1789), military engineer, cartographer, geographer and surveyor (Monmouth County)
• Paul Iacono (born 1988), actor, stars in The Hard Times of RJ Berger (Secaucus)
• Frank Iero (born 1981), rhythm guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Belleville)
• Sonny Igoe (born 1923), jazz and big band drummer (Jersey City)
• Mark Ingram Jr. (born 1989), running back for the New Orleans Saints (Hackensack)
• Michael Jace (born 1965), actor, Officer Julien Lowe on The Shield (Paterson)
• Leonard Jeffries (born 1937), controversial professor of Black Studies at the City University of New York (Newark)
• Malcolm Jenkins (born 1987), safety 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. (born 1930), sculptor
• Leavander Johnson (1969–2005), world champion boxer (Atlantic City)
• Robert Wood Johnson II (1893–1968), businessman, Chairman of the Board of Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick)
• 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)
• Linda Jones (born 1944), 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, rap musician (Paterson)
• Jerome Kagan (born 1929), pioneer in the field of developmental psychology (Newark)
• Stanley Kamel (1943–2008), actor, Monk, Melrose Place (South River)
• Ira Kaplan, 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 Gabrielle 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)
• 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 (born 1946), 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 (born 1942), 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 from 1987 to 1989 (Chatham)
• Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), comedian and actor (Trenton)
• 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)^[7]
• 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)
• Naomi Kutin, world record-setting power lifter.^[8][9][10]
• William Labov (born 1927), linguist (Rutherford)
• Christian Lambertsen (1917–2011), environmental medicine and diving medicine specialist (Westfield)
• Nathan Lane (born 1956), Tony Award-winning actor (Jersey City)
• Artie Lange (born 1967), actor, comedian, radio personality (Livingston, raised in Union)
• Frank Langella (born 1938), actor, Dracula, Superman Returns, Frost/Nixon, Draft Day (Bayonne)
• 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)
• Nicole Leach (born 1979), actress (Montclair)
• Fran Lebowitz (born 1950), author (Morristown)
• Beverly Lee (born 1941), singer with The Shirelles (Passaic)
• Al Leiter (born 1965), MLB starting pitcher, TV commentator (Toms River)
• Paul Le Mat (born 1946), actor, American Graffiti, Melvin and Howard (Rahway)
• 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)
• Eyal Lifshitz (born 1978), founder and CEO of BlueVine (Livingston)
• Judith Light (born 1949), actress, Emmy Award 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 (born 1955), 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 (born 1914), 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)
• Faizon Love (born 1968), actor (Newark)
• George Lowe (1895–1981), Major League Baseball pitcher (born in Ridgefield Park; died in Somers Point)
• Derek Luke (born 1974), actor (Jersey City)

Ricky Nelson

Jack Nicholson

Shaquille O'Neal

Joe Pesci

• Martha MacCallum (born 1964), news anchor for the Fox News Channel (Wyckoff)
• Bob MacDonald (born 1965), MLB pitcher (East Orange)
• Elliott Maddox (born 1947), Major League Baseball player (East Orange)
• 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 (born 1929), 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)
• Nick Massi (1927–2000), bass singer and bass guitarist for The Four Seasons (Newark)
• Ronald F. Maxwell (born 1949), film director, screenwriter (Clifton)
• Vin Mazzaro (born 1986), relief pitcher 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)
• Christopher McQuarrie (born 1968), Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director (Princeton Junction)
• Joe Medwick (1911–1975), Hall of Fame baseball player (Carteret)
• Tony Meola (born 1969), soccer player (Kearny)
• Lee Meredith (born 1947), actress, The Producers (River Edge)
• Frank Messina (born 1968), poet
• 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)
• 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, grew up 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), wrestler for the USA Olympics (Middletown)
• Steve Monarque (born 1959), actor, Friday the 13th: The Series (Pompton Lakes)
• Raymond Rocco Monto (born 1960), orthopedic surgeon, researcher (Newark, New Jersey)
• Eugene Monroe (born 1987), offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens (Plainfield)
• John J. Mooney (born c. 1929), chemical engineer, co-inventor of the three-way catalytic converter (Paterson)
• Trevor Moore (born 1980), actor, comedian, writer, The Whitest Kids U' Know (Montclair)
• Brit Morgan (born 1987), actress, True Blood, The Middleman (Marlton)
• Knowshon Moreno (born 1987), professional football player (Middletown Township)
• Dezman Moses (born 1989), linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs (Willingboro)
• Kevin Mulvey (born 1985), MLB starting pitcher (Parlin)
• 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)
• 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 (born 1937), 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)
• Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), singer and actor (Teaneck)
• Bebe Neuwirth (born 1958), Tony Award-winning actress (Princeton)
• David Newsom (born 1962), actor, photographer, Homefront (North Caldwell)
• 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 (born 1937), 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 (Belleville)
• 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 (born 1963), 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)
• Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), basketball Hall of Famer, 15-time NBA All-Star center (Newark)
• Henry O'Neill (1891–1961), actor (Orange)
• 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)
• Ashley Rose Orr (born 1990), actress (Denville)
• Claudette Ortiz (born 1981), R&B and Hip-Hop singer (Willingboro)
• David Packer (born 1962), actor (Passaic)
• 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)
• Fernando Perez (born 1983), former MLB outfielder, baseball analyst for MLB.com (Elizabeth, raised in West Windsor)
• Millie Perkins (born 1938), actress (Passaic, raised in Fair Lawn)
• Jim Perry (born 1934), 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. (born 1962), jazz drummer and bandleader (Pleasantville)
• Marisa Petroro (born 1972), actress and model (Elizabeth)
• Thomas R. Pickering^[11] (born 1931), diplomat (Orange)
• 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 (born 1939), 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)
• 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)
• 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), 2x 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)
• 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 (born 1933), author (Newark)
• Joan Roughgarden (born 1946), ecologist and evolutionary biologist (Paterson)
• Thomas Rowe (born 1968), former Leonia police chief (Passaic)
• 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)
• Logan Ryan (born 1991), cornerback for the New England Patriots (Berlin)

S – Z

Frank Sinatra

Mira Sorvino

Bruce Springsteen

Martha Stewart

Meryl Streep

John Travolta

Mike Trout

• Peter Sagal (born 1965), NPR host (born and raised 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 (born 1927), 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 (Newbridge)
• 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)
• Scott Schoeneweis (born 1973), former MLB relief pitcher (Long Branch, raised in Mount Laurel)
• Bitty Schram (born 1968), actress, Sharona Fleming on Monk (Mountainside)
• 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)
• 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 (born 1929), 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)
• Jonathan Marc Sherman (born 1968), playwright (Morristown, grew up 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)
• 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)
• 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, grew up 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)
• William Graham Sumner (1840–1910), prominent sociologist, educator, academic (Paterson)
• Josh Sussman (born 1983), actor, Glee, Warren the Ape (Teaneck)
• Loretta Swit (born 1937), actress, Margaret Houlihan on M*A*S*H (Passaic)
• Tammy Lynn Sytch (born 1972), professional wrestling valet (Fort Monmouth)
• 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)
• 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)
• Jon Tenney (born 1961), actor, The Closer, Get Real, Scandal (Princeton)
• Jack Terricloth (born 1970), 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)
• 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 (born 1949), central figure in Lewinsky scandal of 1998 and 1999 (Jersey City)
• Andrew Trischitta (born 1995), actor (Manasquan)
• 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)
• 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, 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)
• Frankie Valli (born 1937), singer (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)
• Tom Verducci, sportswriter for Sports Illustrated and si.com, commentator MLB Tonight (East Orange, raised in Glen Ridge)
• Tom Verlaine (born 1949), television guitarist (Denville)
• Alex Vincent (born 1981), child actor (Newark, raised in Maywood)
• Yaki Kadafi (1977–1996), rapper and member of Tupac Shakur's group Outlawz (Irvington)
• Dick Vitale (born 1939), sportscaster (Passaic)
• Vitamin C (born 1969), pop singer (Old Bridge Township)
• Floyd Vivino (born 1951), actor (Paterson)
• Frank Vogel (born 1973), head coach for the Indiana Pacers (Wildwood)
• Paul Volcker (born 1927), 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), former heavyweight champion (Merchantville, New Jersey)
• Tracey Walter (born 1947), character actor (Jersey City)
• Patrick Warburton (born 1964), actor (Paterson)
• Malcolm Jamal Warner (born 1970), actor (Jersey City)
• Dionne Warwick (born 1940), R&B singer, actress (East Orange)
• Rebecca Watson (born 1980), skeptical blogger and podcast host who founded the Skepchick blog
• Vernee Watson-Johnson (born 1954), actress (Trenton)
• Gerard Way (born 1977), lead singer of My Chemical Romance (Summit)
• Mikey Way (born 1980), bass guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Newark)
• Charlie Weis (born 1956), head football coach for University of Kansas (Middlesex)
• Shaun Weiss (born 1978), actor, The Mighty Ducks movies (Montvale)
• Paul Wesley (born 1982), actor in The Vampire Diaries, from (New Brunswick), grew up 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)
• Collin Whitesall (born 1995), former guitar player for rock group Hansford (Salem, New Jersey)
• Muhammad Wilkerson (born 1989), Defensive end for the New York Jets (Linden, New Jersey)
• Myles William (born 1989), music producer known for his work with Lil Wayne, Estelle, Iggy Azalea, Ja Rule, French Montana and more.^[12]
• C. K. Williams (born 1936), 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, radio and TV personality (born in Asbury Park, grew up in Ocean Township)
• William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), poet (Rutherford)
• Flip Wilson (1933–1998), comedian and actor (Jersey City)
• Frank Winters (born 1964), NFL center, primarily for the Green Bay Packers (Hoboken)
• Alex Wojciechowicz (1915–1992), Hall of Fame NFL center and linebacker (South River)
• Trevor Wood (Livingston, New Jersey)
• Sam Woodyard (1925–1988), big band drummer with Duke Ellington and others (Elizabeth)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Pia Zadora (born 1954), actress and singer (Hoboken)
• Stuart Zagnit (born 1952), actor (New Brunswick)
• 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, Jewish American mob boss (Newark)^[13]