List of people from New Jersey
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The following is a list of notable individuals who were born, raised, or have a strong association with the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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- Brenden Aaronson (born 2000), soccer player for Leeds United and the United States men's team (Medford)
- Bud Abbott (1895–1974), actor and comedian, part of Abbott and Costello (Asbury Park)
- Isa Abdul-Quddus (born 1988), safety for the Detroit Lions (Union)
- Joseph Alexander Adams (1803–1880), engraver (New Germantown)<ref name="Marquis 1607–1896">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Mike Adams (born 1981), safety for the Houston Texans (Paterson)
- Timothy Adams (born 1967), actor, Sunset Beach, Ocean Ave (Belleville)
- Charles Addams (1912–1988), cartoonist, creator of The Addams Family (Westfield)
- Ryan Adeleye (born 1985), soccer player for Hapoel Ashkelon (Elizabeth)
- Charlie Adler (born 1956), voice actor,Starscream (Transformers) in the Transformers film series (Paterson)
- Howard H. Aiken (1900–1973), physicist, computer scientist, developer of Harvard Mark I (Hoboken)
- Jordan Alan (born 1967), filmmaker, Terminal Bliss, Kiss & Tell, The Gentleman Bandit (Bayonne)
- Mitch Albom (born 1958), writer, journalist, humanitarian, author of Tuesdays with Morrie (Passaic)
- Buzz Aldrin (born 1930), NASA astronaut, second man to walk on the Moon (Glen Ridge, raised in Montclair)
- Jason Alexander (born 1959), actor, George Costanza on Seinfeld, Hugo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Newark, raised in Livingston)
- Jay Alford (born 1983), defensive tackle for the New York Giants (Orange)
- Samuel Alito (born 1950), associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (Trenton)
- Malik Allen (born 1978), basketball player, assistant coach for the Miami Heat (Willingboro)
- Emma B. Alrich (1845–1925), journalist, writer, educator, charter member of Woman's Relief Corps (Cape May County)
- Enzo Amore (born 1986), professional wrestler (Hackensack, raised in Waldwick)
- Harold Amos (1919–2003), microbiologist, professor at Harvard Medical School (Pennsauken)
- John Amos (1939–2024), actor, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Good Times, The West Wing (Newark)
- Richard Anderson (1926–2016), actor, The Six Million Dollar Man, Kung Fu, The Bionic Woman (Long Branch)
- Jack Antonoff (born 1984), musician, guitarist for Fun (Bergenfield)
- Kristina Apgar (born 1985), actress, Privileged (Morristown)
- Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), physician, inventor of the Apgar score (Westfield)
- Billy Ard (born 1959), football player for the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers (East Orange, raised in Watchung)
- Chris Argyris (1923–2013), business theorist, professor at Harvard (Newark)
- Bruce Arians (born 1952), head coach for the Arizona Cardinals (Paterson)
- Allan Arkush (born 1948), film and television director, Heroes, Rock 'n' Roll High School, Crossing Jordan (Jersey City)
- Jillian Armenante (born 1968), actress, Judging Amy (Paterson)
- Rich Attonito (born 1977), mixed martial artist (Elizabeth)
- Paul Auster (1947–2024), author, screenwriter (Newark, raised in South Orange)
- Miles Austin (born 1984), wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles (Summit, raised in Garfield)
- Jackie Autry (born 1941), MLB executive (Newark)
- Dan Avidan (born 1979), singer, musician and television host, Ninja Sex Party, Starbomb, Game Grumps (Springfield)
- Robert Ayers (born 1985), defensive end for the New York Giants (Jersey City)
- Melissa Bacelar (born 1979), actress and scream queen (Piscataway)
- Bret Baier (born 1970), television presenter, Special Report with Bret Baier (Rumson)
- Andrew Bailey (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels (Haddon Heights)
- David Bailey (1933–2004), actor, Another World (Voorhees)
- Sean Baker (born 1971), filmmaker, Tangerine, The Florida Project (Summit)
- Esther E. Baldwin (1840–1910), missionary, teacher, writer (Marlton)
- Wade Baldwin IV (born 1996), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.<ref>Velazquez, Matt. "Wade Baldwin shares interesting ties with Jason Kidd", Journal Sentinel, June 2, 2016. Accessed July 4, 2016. "Baldwin, a 6-foot-4 guard, grew up in Belle Mead, New Jersey."</ref>
- Amiri Baraka (1934–2014), poet (Newark)
- Michael Barkann (born 1960), radio talk show host, television host (East Brunswick)
- James J. Barry Jr. (born 1946), politician (Orange, raised in New Vernon)
- Rick Barry (born 1944), NBA and ABA small forward and Hall of Fame inductee (Elizabeth, raised in Roselle Park)
- James Barton (1890–1962), Vaudville actor (Gloucester City)
- Danny Basavich (born 1978), professional pool player (Manalapan)
- Dana Bash (born 1971), CNN reporter and anchorwoman (Montvale)
- Count Basie (1904–1984), jazz pianist, organist, bandleader (Red Bank)
- Ellen Bass (born 1947), professor, poet, and author (raised in Pleasantville and Ventnor City)
- Bruce Baumgartner (born 1961), freestyle wrestler, two-time Olympic champion, four-time Olympic medalist, three-time World champion, nine-time World medalist (Haledon)
- Beetlejuice, a.k.a. Lester Green (born 1968), entertainer, guest on The Howard Stern Show (Jersey City)
- Bo Belinsky (1936–2001), MLB player
- Amir Bell (born 1996), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Emma Bell (born 1986), actress (Woodstown)
- Madeline Bell (born 1942), soul singer (Newark)
- Bill Bellamy (born 1965), actor, comedian (Newark)
- Regina Belle (born 1963), singer (Englewood)
- Stephen Benkovic (born 1938), chemist, National Academy of Sciences inductee (Orange)
- Joan Bennett (1910–1990), actress (Palisades Park)
- Kafi Benz (born 1941), writer and conservationist (Chatham)
- Jay Berger (born 1966), tennis player; highest world ranking #7
- Xander Berkeley (born 1955), actor (Mendham)
- Adam Bernstein (born 1960), video director and producer (Princeton)
- Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York State Senator
- Mike Bibby (born 1978), NBA player (Cherry Hill)
- Jack Bicknell Jr. (born 1963), offensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs (North Plainfield)
- Bam Bam Bigelow (1961–2007), professional wrestler (Asbury Park)
- Jason Biggs (born 1978), actor, American Pie, American Pie 2, American Wedding, American Reunion (Hasbrouck Heights)
- Mary Birdsong (born 1968), actress, comedian Reno 911! (Long Beach Island)
- Roger Birnbaum (born 1950), film producer, Four Christmases, 27 Dresses, Eight Below, Mr. 3000, Six Days Seven Nights (Teaneck)
- Sofia Black-D'Elia (born 1991), actress, All My Children, Skins, The Messengers (Clifton)
- Vivian Blaine (1921–1995), actress and singer, Guys and Dolls (Newark)
- Betsy Blair (1923–2009), actress, Marty (Cliffside Park)
- Tammy Blanchard (born 1976), actress (Bayonne)
- Carol Blazejowski (born 1956), Hall of Fame basketball player (Elizabeth)
- Al Blozis (1919–1945), New York Giants tackle, died as a soldier in combat during World War II (Garfield)
- Mark Blum (1950–2020), actor (Newark)
- Judy Blume (born 1938), author (Elizabeth)
- Peter Boettke (born 1960), economist of the Austrian School (Rahway)
- Tim Bogert (1944–2021), bass guitarist and vocalist for Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Beck, Bogert & Appice (Ridgefield)
- Clint Bolick (born 1957), attorney and prominent school choice advocate (Elizabeth)
- Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), musician (Perth Amboy)
- Denise Borino (1964–2010), actress, Ginny Sacramoni on The Sopranos (Roseland)
- Joe Borowski (born 1971), former MLB pitcher, current sportscaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks (Bayonne)
- Philip Bosco (1930–2018), actor (Jersey City)
- Emma Bourne (1846–1924), president, New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Dennis Boutsikaris (born 1952), actor (Newark)
- Katrina Bowden (born 1988), actress, Cerie on 30 Rock (Wyckoff)
- Todd Bowles (born 1963), former head coach of the New York Jets (Elizabeth)
- Brad Brach (born 1986), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (Freehold)
- Gary Brackett (born 1980), middle linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts (Glassboro)
- Zach Braff (born 1975), actor, Scrubs, Chicken Little (South Orange)
- Debbie Bramwell-Washington (born 1966), IFBB professional bodybuilder
- John Brennan (born 1954), director of Central Intelligence Agency (North Bergen)
- William J. Brennan Jr. (1906–1997), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Newark)
- David Brewster, 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)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- John D. Bulkeley (1911–1996), vice admiral in United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient
- King Kong Bundy (1955–2019), professional wrestler, stand-up comedian, actor (Atlantic City)
- Jake Burbage (born 1992), actor Grounded for Life (Willingboro)
- Richard Burgi (born 1958), actor Desperate Housewives, The Sentinel (Montclair)
- Aaron Burr (1756–1836), third Vice President of the United States (Newark)
- Jordan Burroughs (born 1988), freestyle wrestler, Olympic gold medalist, four-time World Champion (Sicklerville)
- Glen Burtnik (born 1955), musician (North Brunswick)
- Da'Sean Butler (born 1987), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League
- Nicholas Murray Butler (1862–1947), Nobel Prize-winning philosopher, diplomat, and educator (Elizabeth)
- Greg Buttle (born 1954), linebacker for the New York Jets (Atlantic City, raised in Linwood)
- Andrew Bynum (born 1987), center for the Philadelphia 76ers (Plainsboro)
- Brendan Byrne (1924–2018), Governor of New Jersey (West Orange)
- P. J. Byrne (born 1974), actor, The Game (South Orange)
- Michael Cade (born 1972), actor, California Dreams (Elmwood Park)
- Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), mathematician, first president of the University of North Carolina (Lamington)
- Alisyn Camerota (born 1969), news anchor for CNN (Shrewsbury)
- Alyssa Campanella (born 1990), Miss USA 2011, 1st runner-up Miss Teen USA 2007, model, blogger (New Brunswick)
- John W. Campbell (1910–1971), science fiction writer and editor, Analog Science Fiction and Fact (Newark)
- William Campbell (1923–2011), actor (Newark)
- Bobby Cannavale (born 1971), actor, Bobby Caffey on Third Watch (Union City)
- Philip Carey<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 0137023
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- Ron Carey (1935–2007), actor, Barney Miller (Newark)
- Julie Carmen (born 1954), actress (Millburn)
- Thomas Carpenter (1752–1847), a patriot of the American Revolutionary War; born in Salem, died in Carpenter's Landing
- Rosalind Cash (1938–1995), actress (Atlantic City)
- Jonathan Casillas (born 1987), linebacker for the New York Giants (New Brunswick)
- David Cassidy (1950–2017), actor/singer, star of the 1970s television show The Partridge Family (West Orange)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Joanna Cassidy (born 1945), actress, Blade Runner, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Six Feet Under (Haddonfield)
- Iván Castro (born 1967), U.S. Army captain serving on active duty in the Special Forces despite losing his eyesight (Hoboken)
- Sean Chandler (born 1996), safety for New York Giants (Camden)
- Michael Chang (born 1972), professional tennis player (Hoboken)
- Cheryl Chase (born 1958), voice actress, Angelica Pickles on Rugrats (Manville)
- Jeff Chase (born 1968), actor (Paterson)
- Mike Chernoff (born Template:Circa), general manager of the Cleveland Indians (Livingston)
- Michael Chertoff (born 1953), U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush (Elizabeth)
- Aneesh Chopra (born 1972), chief technology officer under Barack Obama (Trenton, raised in Princeton Junction)
- Chris Christie (born 1962), 55th governor of New Jersey (Newark)
- Jack Ciattarelli (born 1961), politician (Hillsborough)
- Vinny Ciurciu (born 1980), National Football League linebacker (Hackensack)
- Earl Clark (born 1988), forward for the Los Angeles Lakers (Plainfield)
- Harlan Coben (born 1962), author of mystery novels and thrillers (Newark, raised in Livingston)
- Robert Coello (born 1984), pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (Bayonne)
- Willie Cole (born 1955), sculptor (Newark)
- Ross Colton (born 1996), ice hockey center for the Tampa Bay Lightning (Robbinsville)
- Mattea Conforti (born 2006), actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Kristen Connolly (born 1980), actress, As the World Turns, House of Cards, Zoo (Montclair)
- Richard Conte (1910–1975), actor, The Godfather (Jersey City)
- Kellyanne Conway (born 1967), campaign manager for Donald Trump, Counselor to the President (Camden, raised in Hammonton)
- Greg Coolidge (born 1972), actor, screenwriter, director (Red Bank)
- David Copperfield (born 1956), illusionist (Metuchen)
- Sam Coppola (1932–2012), actor (Jersey City)
- Barbara Corcoran (born 1949), businesswoman, investor, and television personality (Edgewater)
- Joseph Cortese (born 1949), actor (Paterson)
- Phil Costa (born 1987), center and guard for the Dallas Cowboys (Moorestown)
- Blake Costanzo (born 1984), linebacker for the Chicago Bears (Franklin Lakes)
- Lou Costello (1906–1959), comedian, actor, Abbott and Costello films and television series (Paterson)
- Bob Cottingham (born 1966), Olympic sabre fencer, 1988 and 1992
- Jonathan Townley Crane (1819–1880), clergyman, author, abolitionist (Union Township)
- Stephen Crane (1871–1900), novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist (Newark)
- Michael Cristofer (born 1945), Pulitzer Prize and Tony winning playwright; screenwriter; actor; director (Trenton)
- Joseph Cross (born 1986), actor, Running with Scissors, Flags of Our Fathers (New Brunswick)
- Crowbar (born 1974), professional wrestler (Rutherford)
- Valerie Cruz (born 1976), actress, Nip/Tuck, The Dresden Files, Dexter (Elizabeth)
- Victor Cruz (born 1986), wide receiver for the New York Giants (Paterson)
- Ken Cuccinelli (born 1968), Attorney General of Virginia (Edison)
- John T. Cunningham (1915–2012), journalist, writer, and historian (Newark, raised in Brookside)
- Vincent Curatola (born 1953), actor, Johnny Sack on The Sopranos (Englewood)
- Vinny Curry (born 1988), defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles (Neptune)
- Brian Cushing (born 1987), outside linebacker for the Houston Texans (Park Ridge)
- Jack Cust (born 1979), designated hitter and outfielder for the New York Yankees (Flemington)
- Tawny Cypress (born 1976), actress, K-Ville, Heroes (Point Pleasant)
- Mike Daniels (born 1989), defensive end for the Green Bay Packers (Stratford)
- Joe Dante (born 1946), film director, Gremlins (Morristown)
- Glenn Danzig (born 1955), Misfits and Danzig frontman (Lodi)
- Jeff Datz (born 1959), third base coach for the Seattle Mariners (Camden)
- Dov Davidoff, comedian, actor (Englishtown)
- Anthony Davis (born 1989), offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers (Piscataway)
- Brett Davis (born 1988), comedian (Roxbury)
- Hope Davis (born 1964), actress, About Schmidt, American Splendor, The Hoax (Englewood)
- Lanny Davis (born 1946), Special Counsel to the President to Bill Clinton (Jersey City)
- Ida Wharton Dawson (1860–1928), President, New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs
- Sandra Dee (1942–2005), actress, Gidget, A Summer Place (Bayonne)
- Robert De Grasse (1900–1971), cinematographer (Maplewood)
- Dean DeLeo (born 1961), guitarist for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, Army of Anyone, Laughter Train (Montclair)
- Mark Delavan (born 1958), operatic bass-baritone (born in Princeton, lives in Chatham)
- Martina Deignan, soap opera actress, Santa Barbara, As the World Turns (East Orange)
- Mary R. Denman (1823–1899), first president of the New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Mark DeRosa (born 1975), utility player for the Washington Nationals (Passaic)
- Beatie Deutsch (née Rabin; born 1989), ultra-Orthodox Jewish American-Israeli marathon runner
- Danny DeVito (born 1944), actor and director, Taxi, Hoffa, War of the Roses, Get Shorty, Batman Returns, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Tommy DeVito (1928–2020), musician and singer; lead guitarist of The Four Seasons (Belleville)
- Khigh Dhiegh (1910–1991), actor, Wo Fat on Hawaii Five-O (Spring Lake)
- Ernest Dickerson (born 1951), film and television director (Newark)
- John DiMaggio (born 1968), voice actor, Bender on Futurama (North Plainfield)
- Al Di Meola (born 1954), professional jazz/fusion/world music guitarist. Played with Chick Corea's Return for Forever, successful solo career, and work with John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia, and countless others (Jersey City, New Jersey)
- Pat DiNizio (1955–2017), singer, The Smithereens (Scotch Plains)
- Peter Dinklage (born 1969), actor, Elf, Game of Thrones (Morristown, raised in Mendham Township)
- Peter Dobson (born 1964), actor, Cover Me (Red Bank)
- The Dolan Twins (born 1999), comedians (Long Valley section of Washington Township)
- Franklin D'Olier (1877–1953), businessman; first National Commander of the American Legion (1919–1920)
- Tate Donovan (born 1963), actor, Damages, The O.C., Hercules (Tenafly)
- Jamie Donnelly (born 1947), actress (Teaneck)
- Ruth Donnelly (1896–1982), actress (Trenton)
- Michael Douglas (born 1944), Academy Award-winning actor, producer (New Brunswick)
- Jim Dowd (born 1968), professional ice hockey player (Brick Township)
- Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born 1964), guitarist, The Misfits (Lodi)
- 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)
- Dylan Dreyer (born 1981), meteorologist for the Today Show (Manalapan)
- Derek Drymon (born 1965), cartoon producer, SpongeBob SquarePants (Morristown)
- Thomas F. Duffy (born 1955), actor (Woodbridge)
- Tom Dugan (born 1961), one-person show actor, writer and director (Rahway)
- Tabitha D'umo (born 1973), dance teacher, choreographer, and creative director (Galloway)
- Jancee Dunn (born 1966), journalist, author, and former VJ for MTV2 (Chatham)
- Ashley Alexandra Dupré (born 1985), prostitute, singer (Beachwood)
- Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886), artist (Maplewood)
- Lou Duva (1922–2017), boxing trainer and sports personality (Paterson)
- Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005), radical feminist and activist (Camden)
- Frederick Eberhardt (1868–1946), engineer, philanthropist, university administrator and businessman (Newark)
- Daniel Edelman (born 2003), midfielder for MLS club New York Red Bulls
- Randy Edelman (born 1947), film and TV score composer (Paterson)
- Frankie Edgar (born 1981), mixed martial artist (Toms River)
- Geoff Edwards (1931–2014), actor, radio and television personality (Westfield)
- Todd Edwards (born 1972), music producer (Bloomfield)
- Róisín Egenton (born 1977), 2000 International Rose of Tralee (Fanwood)
- Hallie Kate Eisenberg (born 1992), teen actress (East Brunswick)
- Pablo Eisenberg (1932–2022), scholar, social justice advocate, and tennis player
- Hy Eisman (born 1927), cartoonist, Katy Keene, Little Iodine, Katzenjammer Kids, Popeye (Paterson)
- Robert Ellenstein (1923–2010), actor (Newark)
- Linda Emond (born 1959), actress, Julie & Julia (New Brunswick)
- Alecko Eskandarian (born 1982), soccer player (Montvale)
- Janet Evanovich (born 1943), novelist (South River)
- Bill Evans (1929–1980), jazz pianist and composer (Plainfield)
- Josh Evans (born 1991), safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Irvington)
- Charles Evered (born 1964), writer, director (Passaic, raised in Rutherford)
- Greg Evigan (born 1953), actor, B. J. and the Bear, My Two Dads (South Amboy)
- Donald Fagen (born 1948), musician (Steely Dan) (South Brunswick)
- Joseph Farah (born 1954), journalist and editor-in-chief of WorldNetDaily (Paterson)
- Tali Farhadian (born 1974/1975), former US federal prosecutor (Englewood Cliffs)
- Kenneth Faried (born 1989), power forward for the Denver Nuggets (Newark)
- Taissa Farmiga (born 1994), actress, American Horror Story, The Bling Ring (Readington)
- Vera Farmiga (born 1973), actress, The Departed, Up in the Air (Clifton)
- John Farrell (born 1962), manager for the Boston Red Sox (Monmouth Beach)
- Warren Farrell (born 1943), educator, gender equality activist and author<ref>Sidon, Rob. (February 2018). Warren Farrell: The Father of the Men's Movement Weighs In on the Boy Crisis. Common Ground, February 2018. http://boycrisis.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Boy-PR-Media-Published-CommonGround-Feb2018.pdf</ref>
- 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)
- Nic Fink (born 1993), Olympic swimmer (Morristown)<ref>Havsy, Jane (July 21, 2021). "Swimmer Nic Fink, a Pingry graduate from Morristown, ready for 'new journey' at Olympics". Daily Record. Retrieved July 21, 2021.</ref><ref>"2020 U.S. Olympic Team Roster". USA Swimming. June 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.</ref>
- Anthony Firkser (born 1995), football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League
- Dale S. Fischer (born 1951), US district court judge
- Gail Fisher (1935–2000), actress, Mannix (Orange)
- Leo Fitzpatrick (born 1978), actor, Johnny Weeks on The Wire (West Orange)
- Minkah Fitzpatrick (born 1996), NFL safety (Old Bridge)
- Joe Flacco (born 1985), NFL quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens (Audubon)
- Harris Flanagin (1817–1874), governor of Arkansas (Roadstown, died in Arkasas)
- 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)
- Jehyve Floyd (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Rick Folbaum (born 1969), television personality for Fox News (Cherry Hill)
- Dick Foran (1910–1979), Western film actor (Flemington)
- Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990), entrepreneur, publisher, New Jersey State Senator (Englewood/Far Hills)
- Steve Forbes (born 1947), editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine; president and CEO of Forbes, Inc. (Morristown)
- Darren Ford (born 1985), outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Vineland)
- Mike Ford (born 1992), first baseman for the New York Yankees (Belle Mead)
- Gerard J. Foschini (born 1940), telecommunications engineer (Jersey City)
- Preston Foster (1900–1970), actor (Ocean City)
- Beth Fowler (born 1940), actress, singer (Jersey City)
- Randy Foye (born 1983), shooting guard/point guard for the Utah Jazz (Newark)
- Connie Francis (born 1937), pop singer (Newark)
- Genie Francis (born 1962), actress, General Hospital (Englewood)
- Barney Frank (born 1940), U.S. representative for Massachusetts (Bayonne)
- Waldo Frank (1889–1967), novelist, historian, literary critic (Long Branch)
- Todd Frazier (born 1986), infielder for the New York Yankees, previously Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox (Point Pleasant)
- Dean Friedman (born 1955), singer-songwriter (Paramus)
- Lennie Friedman (born 1976), NFL offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns (Livingston)
- Chad Frye (born 1972), cartoonist and illustrator (Florham Park)
- Greg Fulginiti (born 1951), recording and mastering engineer (Wildwood)
- Melissa Fumero (born 1982), actress, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (North Bergen)
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- Alice Gainer (born 1982), anchorwoman for WCBS-TV (Wayne)
- Natasha Gajewski, founder of Symple Health (Princeton)
- Tony Galento (1910–1979), heavyweight boxer and actor, On the Waterfront (Orange)
- James Gandolfini (1961–2013), actor, starred in The Sopranos (Park Ridge)
- Antonio Garay (born 1979), defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers (Rahway)
- Allen Garfield (1939–2020), actor (Newark)
- Lee Garlington (born 1953), actress (Teaneck)
- David Garrison (born 1952), actor, Married... with Children, It's Your Move (Long Branch)
- Willie Garson (1964–2021), actor, Sex and the City (Highland Park)
- Bob Gaudio (born 1942), singer, songwriter, musician and record producer; keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons
- Johnny Gaudreau (1993–2024), ice hockey left winger for the Calgary Flames (Salem)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Gloria Gaynor (born 1949), singer (Newark)
- Michael V. Gazzo (1923–1995), playwright and actor, Frank Pentangeli in The Godfather Part II (Hillside)
- Brian Geraghty (born 1974), actor (Toms River)
- Michael Giacchino (born 1967), Oscar-winning composer (Riverside, raised in Edgewater Park)
- 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)
- Frances Goodrich (1890–1984), screenwriter, It's a Wonderful Life, The Thin Man (Belleville)
- Hedwig Gorski (born 1949), poet
- Goose Goslin (1900–1971), Hall of Fame baseball infielder (Salem)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 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)
- Max Greyserman (born 1995), golfer on the PGA Tour (Millburn)
- Hezekiah Griggs, III (1988–2016), entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor
- Christina Grimmie (1994–2016), singer-songwriter, contestant on The Voice (Marlton)
- Robert Griswold (born 1996), swimmer
- Dan Grunfeld (born 1984), professional basketball player (Franklin Lakes)
- Tom Guiry (born 1981), actor, The Black Donnellys (Trenton)
- Alen Hadzic (born 1991), fencer, banned for life due to sexual misconduct (Paterson)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954–2021), boxer (Newark)
- Alison Haislip (born 1981), actress, Attack of the Show!, The Voice, Battleground (Tewksbury Township)
- Halsey (born 1994), singer-songwriter and actress (Edison)
- Rusty Hamer (1947–1990), child actor, Make Room for Daddy (Tenafly)
- David Hand (1900–1986), animator, director, Walt Disney Productions, Gaumont-British, Alexander Film Company (Plainfield)
- Chelsea Handler (born 1975), stand-up comedian, actress, host of Chelsea Lately (Livingston)
- Henry Janeway Hardenbergh (1847–1918), architect (New Brunswick)
- John Harkes<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref> (born 1967), soccer player (Kearny)
- Jess Harnell (born 1963), voice actor, Animaniacs, Up, the Transformers movies (Teaneck)
- Al Harrington (born 1980), player for the Orlando Magic (Orange)
- Ed Harris (born 1950), actor, Pollock, The Truman Show, The Right Stuff, Apollo 13, Game Change (born in Englewood, raised in Tenafly)
- Franco Harris (born 1950), Hall of Fame fullback with the Pittsburgh Steelers (Fort Dix)
- Roxanne Hart (born 1952), actress, Chicago Hope (Trenton)
- Dwayne Haskins (1997–2022), football player (Highland Park)
- Tobin Heath (born 1988), forward for the U.S. women's team and Portland Thorns (Morristown)
- Robert Hegyes (1951–2012), actor, Welcome Back, Kotter (Perth Amboy)
- Grace Helbig (born 1985), actress, comedian, Camp Takota (Woodbury, raised in Woodbury Heights)
- Mark Helias (born 1950), jazz musician (New Brunswick)
- Gerald Henderson Jr. (born 1987), shooting guard for the Charlotte Bobcats (Caldwell)
- Al Herpin (1862–1947), insomniac, the "Man Who Never Slept" (Trenton)
- Frank Herrmann (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (Rutherford)
- Robert Hess (1938–1994), President of Brooklyn College
- Jon-Erik Hexum (1957–1984), actor, model, Voyagers! (Englewood, raised in Tenafly)
- Richard X. Heyman (born 1951), singer-songwriter, musician, original member of The Doughboys (Plainfield)
- Shana Hiatt (born 1975), model, presenter (Tabernacle Township)
- Beatrice Hicks (1919–1979), engineer, co-founder, and first president of the Society of Women Engineers (Orange)
- Michele Hicks (born 1973), actress, Mara Vendrell on The Shield (Essex County)
- Brian Hill (born 1947), assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons (East Orange)
- Dulé Hill (born 1975), actor, Psych (East Brunswick, raised in Sayreville)
- Lauryn Hill (born 1975), singer, rapper, songwriter (South Orange)
- Mary G. Hill (1803–1884), first of president the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Newark
- Garret Hobart (1844–1899), 24th Vice President of the United States (Long Branch)
- Chris Hogan (born 1988), wide receiver for the New England Patriots (Wyckoff)
- Jesse Holley (born 1984), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys (Roselle)
- Richard Hooker (1924–1997), writer, surgeon, author of the novel MASH (Trenton)
- Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins (born 1973), actor (Newark)
- Neil Hopkins (born 1977), actor (Trenton)
- Wil Horneff (born 1979), actor (born in Englewood, raised in Saddle River)
- Dennis Horner (born 1988), forward for the Artland Dragons (Linwood)
- Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (born 1966), member of the Beastie Boys (South Orange)
- Andrew Horowitz (born 1983), keyboardist of Tally Hall (Warren)
- Cissy Houston (1933–2024), singer (Newark)
- Whitney Houston (1963–2012), singer and actress (Newark, raised in East Orange)
- Tim Howard (born 1979), soccer player for Memphis 901, Everton (North Brunswick)
- Thomas Hutchins (1730–1789), military engineer, cartographer, geographer and surveyor (Monmouth County)
- Paul Iacono (born 1988), actor, The Hard Times of RJ Berger (Secaucus)
- Frank Iero (born 1981), rhythm guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Belleville)
- Sonny Igoe (1923–2012), jazz and big band drummer (Jersey City)
- Mark Ingram II (born 1989), running back for the New Orleans Saints (Hackensack)
- Ryan Izzo (born 1995), tight end for the New England Patriots (Highland Lakes)
- Michael Jace (born 1965), actor,The Shield (Paterson)
- Leonard Jeffries (born 1937), controversial professor City University of New York (Newark)
- Malcolm Jenkins (born 1987), safety for the Philadelphia Eagles (East Orange)
- Rodney Jerkins (born 1977), songwriter, record producer, musician (Pleasantville)
- Dontae Johnson (born 1991), cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers (Pennington)
- Enoch "Nucky" Johnson (1883–1968), Atlantic City political boss and racketeer, basis for Boardwalk Empire's Nucky Thompson (Galloway Township)
- James P. Johnson (1894–1955), stride jazz pianist (New Brunswick)
- J. Seward Johnson Jr. (1930–2020), sculptor
- Leavander Johnson (1969–2005), world champion boxer (Atlantic City)
- Robert Wood Johnson II (1893–1968), businessman, Chairman of the Board of Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick)
- Soterios Johnson, host on public radio station WNYC (Highland Park)
- Frankie Jonas (born 2000), child actor, Jonas (Ridgewood)
- Kevin Jonas (born 1987), singer, guitarist, member of the Jonas Brothers (Teaneck, raised in Wyckoff)
- Dahntay Jones (born 1980), player for the Indiana Pacers (Trenton, raised in Hamilton Square)
- Donald Jones (born 1987), wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills (Plainfield)
- Keith Jones (born 1985), broadcaster (New Egypt)
- Linda Jones (1944–1972), soul singer (Newark)
- Maxine Jones (born 1965), singer (Paterson)
- Michael Jones (born 1987), voice actor, actor, YouTube personality (Woodbridge)
- Nate Jones (born 1982), NFL cornerback (Newark)
- Ben Jorgensen (born 1983), musician (Teaneck)
- Just Blaze, rap musician (Paterson)
- Yaki Kadafi (1977–1996), rapper and member of Tupac Shakur's group Outlawz (Irvington)
- Jerome Kagan (1929–2021), pioneer in the field of developmental psychology (Newark)
- Herman Kahn (1922–1983), preeminent nuclear scientist of the 20th century from Bayonne
- Stanley Kamel (1943–2008), actor, Monk, Melrose Place (South River)
- Ira Kaplan, musician, co-founder of Yo La Tengo (Hoboken)
- Myq Kaplan (born 1978), stand-up comedian (Livingston)
- Eric Karros (born 1967), MLB first baseman, TV color commentator for (Hackensack)
- Danny Kass (born 1982), pro snowboarder (Vernon Valley)
- Thomas Kean (born 1935), governor, 9/11 Commission chairman (Bedminster)
- Brian Keith (1921–1997), actor, The Parent Trap, Nevada Smith, Family Affair, The Wind and the Lion (Bayonne)
- Daniel Hugh Kelly (born 1952), actor (Elizabeth)
- Mark Kelly (born 1964), astronaut, husband of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, twin brother of Scott Kelly (Orange)
- Scott Kelly (born 1964), astronaut, Commander of International Space Station Expedition 26, twin brother of Mark Kelly (Orange)
- Victor J. Kemper (1927–2023), cinematographer (Newark)
- Stacey Kent (born 1965), singer (South Orange)
- Walter Kidde (1877–1943), founder of the Kidde company (Hoboken)
- Tom Kiesche (born 1967), actor (Hackensack)
- Jim Kiick (1946–2020), NFL running back, primarily for the Miami Dolphins (Lincoln Park)
- Victor Kilian (1891–1979), actor (Jersey City)
- Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918), poet (New Brunswick)
- Zalman King (1941–2012), actor, director, writer, Body Language (Trenton)
- Alfred Kinsey (1894–1956), zoologist and sexologist (Hoboken)
- Michael E. Knight (born 1959), actor (Princeton)
- Ann McLaughlin Korologos (born 1941), Secretary of Labor from 1987 to 1989 (Chatham)
- Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), comedian and actor (Trenton)
- Stephen Kovacs (1972–2022), saber fencer and fencing coach, charged with sexual assault, died in prison
- Dennis Kozlowski (born 1946), CEO of Tyco International, convicted in 2005 (Newark)
- Jane Krakowski (born 1969), actress, 30 Rock (Parsippany)
- Barbara Kruger (born 1945), conceptual artist (Newark)
- Larry Kudlow (born 1947), economist, TV personality, syndicated columnist (Englewood)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006), murderer of over 100 people in mob-related instances (Jersey City)
- Jared Kushner (born 1981), Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump (Livingston)
- William Labov (born 1927), linguist (Rutherford)
- Christian Lambertsen (1917–2011), environmental medicine and diving medicine specialist (Westfield)
- Nathan Lane (born 1956), actor in The Birdcage, The Producers and Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe-winner (Jersey City)
- Artie Lange (born 1967), actor, comedian, radio personality (Livingston, raised in Union)
- Frank Langella (born 1938), actor, Dracula, Superman Returns, Frost/Nixon, Draft Day (Bayonne)
- Jack Langer (born 1948/1949), basketball player and investment banker
- Mike Largey (born 1960), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Tara LaRosa (born 1978), mixed martial artist (Woodstown)
- Ali Larter (born 1976), actress, Niki Sanders on Heroes (Cherry Hill)
- Vincent Larusso (born 1978), actor, The Mighty Ducks trilogy (Livingston)
- Jonathan Last (born 1974), author, senior writer at The Weekly Standard (born in Camden, raised in Woodbury and Moorestown)
- Tommy La Stella (born 1989), second baseman for the Chicago Cubs (Closter)
- Queen Latifah (born 1970), singer, actress, TV personality (Newark)
- Jack Lawless (born 1987), drummer of the Jonas Brothers (Middletown)
- Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), artist (Atlantic City)
- Paul Le Mat (born 1946), actor, American Graffiti, Melvin and Howard (Rahway)
- Nicole Leach (born 1979), actress (Montclair)
- Fran Lebowitz (born 1950), author (Morristown)
- Beverly Lee (born 1941), singer with The Shirelles (Passaic)
- Al Leiter (born 1965), MLB starting pitcher, TV commentator (Toms River)
- Stephanie Lemelin (born 1979), actress, Young Justice (Sewell)
- Arthur Lenk (born 1964), Israeli diplomat (Paterson)
- Robert Sean Leonard (born 1969), actor, House, Dead Poets Society (born in Westwood, raised in Ridgewood)
- Michael Lerner (born 1943), left-wing activist and rabbi (Newark)
- Jerry Levine (born 1957), actor, director, Going Places, Will & Grace (New Brunswick)
- Diane Lewis (c. 1953–2007), journalist East Orange)
- Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), actor, comedian, director, telethon host, Academy Award honoree (Newark)
- Bob Ley (born 1955), ESPN sports anchor (Newark)
- Judith Light (born 1949), actress, Emmy winner, Who's the Boss?, Ugly Betty, Law & Order: SVU (Trenton)
- Damon Lindelof (born 1973), television and film producer, Lost, Crossing Jordan, Star Trek (Teaneck)
- Ray Liotta (1955–2022), actor, Goodfellas, The Rat Pack, Cop Land, Hannibal (born in Newark, raised in Union Township)
- Sean Lissemore (born 1987), defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys (Teaneck)
- Carli Lloyd (born 1982), Soccer Player, two-time FIFA Women World Player of the Year, two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA Women's World Cup gold and silver medalist, plays for the United States women's national soccer team (Delran Township)
- Norman Lloyd (1914–2021), actor, director, producer, St. Elsewhere (Jersey City)
- Amy Locane (born 1971), actress (Trenton)
- Kurt Loder (born 1945), film critic, author, columnist, TV personality (Ocean City)
- Jim Lord (born 1948), singer-songwriter (Jersey City)
- Faizon Love (born 1968), actor (Newark)
- Derek Luke (born 1974), actor (Jersey City)
- Martha MacCallum (born 1964), news anchor for the Fox News Channel (Wyckoff)
- Bob MacDonald (born 1965), MLB pitcher (East Orange)
- Elliott Maddox (born 1947), MLB player (East Orange)
- Leonard Maltin (born 1950), film critic, film historian, author (Teaneck)
- Steve Maneri (born 1988), tight end for the Chicago Bears (Saddle Brook)
- Greg Mankiw (born 1958), macroeconomist and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush (Trenton)
- David Marciano (born 1960), actor (Newark)
- Bernie Marcus (1929–2024), founder and first CEO of The Home Depot (Newark)
- Lisa Marie (born 1968), model and actress (Piscataway)
- John Marin (1870–1953), artist (Rutherford)
- Robert Markowitz (born 1935), film and TV director (Irvington)
- Marc Maron (born 1963), stand-up comedian (Jersey City)
- George R. R. Martin (born 1948), novelist, short story writer, author of A Song of Ice and Fire (Bayonne)* Soraida Martinez (born 1956), artist, designer and social activist known for creating the art style of Verdadism.[198]
- Nick Massi (1927–2000), bass singer and bass guitarist for The Four Seasons (Newark)
- Terry Matalas (born 1975), television writer, director, executive producer
- Ronald F. Maxwell (born 1949), film director, screenwriter (Clifton)
- Vin Mazzaro (born 1986), relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Hackensack, raised in Rutherford)
- Matt McAndrew (born 1990), singer-songwriter, contestant from The Voice season 7 (Barnegat Light)
- Turk McBride (born 1985), defensive end for the New Orleans Saints (Camden)
- Andrew McCarthy (born 1962), actor, Less than Zero, Pretty in Pink, Weekend at Bernie's (Westfield)
- Beth McCarthy-Miller (born 1963), TV director, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, The Marriage Ref (Elizabeth)
- Tom McCarthy (born 1966), actor, writer, director, Scott Templeton on The Wire (New Providence)
- Heather McComb (born 1977), actor, Profiler, Party of Five (Barnegat Township)
- Mary McCormack (born 1969), actress, In Plain Sight, The West Wing, Murder One (Plainfield)
- Warren Sturgis McCulloch (1898–1969), neurophysiologist and cybernetician (Orange)
- Don McGahn (born 1968), White House Counsel to President Donald Trump (Atlantic City)
- Tom McGowan (born 1959), actor, Frasier, Down the Shore, Everybody Loves Raymond (Belmar)
- McJuggerNuggets<ref>de:McJuggerNuggets</ref> (born 1992), real name Jesse Ridgway, YouTuber (Elmer)
- 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)
- George Mehnert (1881–1948), freestyle wrestler, two-time Olympic gold medalist (Newark)
- Tony Meola (born 1969), soccer player (Kearny)
- Lee Meredith (born 1947), actress, The Producers (River Edge)
- Frank Messina (born 1968), poet
- Otto Messmer (1892–1983), animator, co-created Felix the Cat (Union City)
- Jason Mewes (born 1974), actor, Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma (Highlands)
- Dan Meyer (born 1981), relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Woodbury)
- Jeromy Miles (born 1987), safety for the Baltimore Ravens (Voorhees)
- Cristin Milioti (born 1985), actress, How I Met Your Mother, Fargo, The Wolf of Wall Street (Cherry Hill)
- Bea Miller (born 1999), singer (Maplewood)
- E. Spencer Miller (1817–1879), Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School (Princeton)
- Ezra Miller (born 1992), actor (Wyckoff)
- John Milnor (born 1931), mathematician, notable in the fields of exotic spheres and mathematical economics (Orange)
- Kelly Jo Minter (born 1966), actress (Trenton)
- Susan Misner (born 1971), actress (Paterson, raised in Pequannock Township)
- Dorian Missick (born 1976), actor (East Orange)
- Thomas Mitchell (1892–1962), Oscar-winning actor (Elizabeth)
- Jay Mohr (born 1970), actor, comedian, radio personality (Verona)
- Frank Molinaro (born 1988), freestyle wrestler for 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])
- Eugene Monroe (born 1987), offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens (Plainfield)
- John J. Mooney (1930–2020), chemical engineer, co-inventor of the three-way catalytic converter (Paterson)
- Trevor Moore (1980–2021), actor, comedian, writer, The Whitest Kids U' Know (Montclair)
- Knowshon Moreno (born 1987), professional football player (Middletown Township)
- Brit Morgan (born 1987), actress, True Blood, The Middleman (Marlton)
- Liv Morgan (born 1994), WWE wrestler (Elmwood Park)
- Dezman Moses (born 1989), linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs (Willingboro)
- Kevin Mulvey (born 1985), MLB starting pitcher (Parlin)
- Xavier Munford (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Frankie Muniz (born 1985), actor, Malcolm in the Middle (Wood-Ridge)
- Ed Murawinski (born 1951), artist, New York Daily News (Jersey City)
- Eric Murdock (born 1968), professional basketball player (Somerville)
- Joseph S. Murphy (1933–1998), President of Queens College, President of Bennington College, and Chancellor of the City University of New York
- Troy Murphy (born 1980), power forward and center for the Los Angeles Lakers (Morristown)
- Tom Murro (born 1966), journalist, columnist, TV personality (Franklin Lakes)
- Ira B. Nadel (born 1943), biographer, literary critic
- Vince Naimoli (1937–2019), owner of the Tampa Bay Rays (Paterson)
- Andrew Napolitano (born 1950), Fox News Channel analyst, author, talk radio host (Newark)
- Naturi Naughton (born 1984), singer and actress (East Orange)
- Ozzie Nelson (1906–1975), actor, bandleader and TV personality (born in Jersey City, raised in Ridgefield Park)
- Quenton Nelson (born 1996), NFL offensive lineman (Holmdel)
- Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), singer and actor (Teaneck)
- Bebe Neuwirth (born 1958), Tony-winning actress (Princeton)
- David Newsom (born 1962), actor, photographer, Homefront (North Caldwell)
- Rebecca S. Nichols (1819–1903), poet (Greenwich)
- Jack Nicholson (born 1937), Oscar-winning actor (Neptune City)
- Kathleen Noone (born 1945), Emmy-winning actress, Sunset Beach, Knots Landing, All My Children (Hillsdale)
- Jeffrey Nordling (born 1962), actor, Once and Again, 24, Dirt (born in Ridgewood, raised in Washington Township)
- Jim Norton (born 1968), comedian, radio personality, actor, author (Bayonne)
- Joseph Nye (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 (Weehawken)
- Daniel Och (born 1961), chairman and CEO of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (Maplewood)
- Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born 1978), actress (Cliffwood Beach)
- Criss Oliva (1963–1993), lead guitarist for metal band Savatage (Pompton Plains)
- Greg Olsen (born 1985), tight end for the Carolina Panthers (Wayne)
- T. J. O'Malley (1915–2009), aerospace engineer (Montclair)
- Henry O'Neill (1891–1961), actor (Orange)
- Jerry Only (born 1959), musician, bassist for The Misfits (Lodi)
- Peter Onorati (born 1954), actor, Civil Wars, Joe's Life, Cop Rock (Boonton)
- Heather O'Reilly (born 1985), three-time Olympic gold medalist and professional soccer player (East Brunswick)
- Claudette Ortiz (born 1981), R&B and Hip-Hop singer (Willingboro)
- David Packer (born 1962), actor (Passaic)
- John Panelli (1926–2012), NFL linebacker and running back (Morristown)
- Franklin Pangborn (1889–1958), character actor (Newark)
- Joe Pantoliano (born 1951), actor, The Matrix, Memento, The Fugitive, Bound, The Sopranos (Hoboken)
- Tom Papa (born 1968), comedian, actor, and writer (Passaic, raised in Woodcliff Lake)
- Bill Parcells (born 1941), NFL coach and Hall of Famer, TV commentator (Englewood)
- Robert Pastorelli (1954–2004), actor, Murphy Brown, Cracker, Eraser (New Brunswick)
- Alice Paul (1885–1977), suffragist (Mount Laurel)
- Elizabeth Peña (1959–2014), actress, The Incredibles, Rush Hour (Elizabeth)
- Irving Penn (1917–2009), photographer (Plainfield)
- Kal Penn (born 1977), actor (Montclair)
- Caroline Pennell (born 1996), singer-songwriter, contestant from The Voice season 5 (Saddle River)
- Jabrill Peppers (born 1995), strong safety and return specialist for the New York Giants (East Orange)
- Fernando Perez (born 1983), former MLB outfielder, baseball analyst for MLB.com (Elizabeth, raised in West Windsor)
- Millie Perkins (born 1936), actress (Passaic, raised in Fair Lawn)
- Jim Perry (1933–2015), U.S. and Canadian game show host (Camden)
- Joe Pesci (born 1943), Oscar-winning actor, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Casino, JFK, Home Alone (Newark)
- Ralph Peterson Jr. (1962–2021), jazz drummer and bandleader (Pleasantville)
- Thomas R. Pickering (born 1931), diplomat (Orange)<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive.</ref>
- Jimmy Pinchak (born 1996), teen actor, Family Affair (Point Pleasant)
- Gregory Pincus (1903–1967), biologist and researcher who co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill (Woodbine)
- Danny Pintauro (born 1976), actor, Who's the Boss? (Milltown)
- Joe Piscopo (born 1951), actor and comedian, Saturday Night Live, Wise Guys, 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (Passaic)
- Mahlon Pitney (1858–1924), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Morristown)
- Michael Pitt (born 1981), actor, Dawson's Creek, Boardwalk Empire, The Village (West Orange)
- Michael J. Pollard (1939–2019), actor, Bonnie and Clyde (Passaic)
- Rick Porcello (born 1988), starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (Morristown)
- Laura Prepon (born 1980), actress (Watchung)
- Molly Price (born 1966), actress (North Plainfield)
- Lou Taylor Pucci (born 1985), actor (Seaside Heights, raised in Keansburg)
- Keshia Knight Pulliam (born 1979), actress, The Cosby Show (Newark)
- Charlie Puth (born 1991), singer (Rumson)
- Matthew Quick (born 1973), author of young adult and fiction novels (Oaklyn)
- Phil Radford (born 1976), Greenpeace Executive Director (New Brunswick)
- Rah Digga (born 1970), rap musician (Newark)
- Ronald T. Raines (born 1958), scientist, educator, and entrepreneur (Montclair)
- Bill Raisch (1905–1984), actor, One-Armed Man on The Fugitive (North Bergen)
- Anthony Ranaudo (born 1989), pitcher for the Texas Rangers (Freehold Township)
- Melissa Rauch (born 1980), actress, comedian, Bernadette Rostenkowski on The Big Bang Theory (Marlboro)
- Nate Ravitz (born 1987), radio personality, Fantasy Focus (Brick)
- Redman (born 1970), rap musician (Newark)
- Isaac Redman (born 1984), running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Paulsboro)
- Melissa Reeves (born 1967), soap opera actress, Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara (Eatontown)
- Tara Reid (born 1975), actress, American Pie, American Pie 2, American Reunion (Wyckoff)
- Juliette Reilly (born 1993), singer-songwriter and YouTuber (Berkeley Heights)
- Claudio Reyna (born 1973), soccer player (Livingston)
- Herb Rich (1928–2008), two-time All-Pro NFL football player
- Nelson Riddle (1921–1985), arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (Oradell, raised in Ridgewood)
- Jim Ringo (1931–2007), NFL Hall of Fame center and head coach (Orange)
- Kelly Ripa (born 1970), actress and television personality (Berlin)
- Paul Robeson (1898–1976), singer, actor, Civil Rights Movement activist (Princeton)
- Buddy Rogers (1921–1992), pro wrestler and the first ever WWE champion (Camden)
- Emma Winner Rogers (1855–1922), writer, suffragist (Plainfield)
- Seth Roland (born 1957), soccer player and coach
- James Rolfe (born 1980), filmmaker and internet personality, star and creator of the Angry Video Game Nerd web series (Haddonfield)
- Danielle Rose Russell (born 1999), actress, Hope Mikaelson in Legacies (Pequannock, raised in West Milford)
- Alan Rosenberg (born 1950), actor, Cybill, The Guardian, Civil Wars (Passaic)
- Jeff Ross (born 1965), comedian (Springfield)
- Wilbur Ross (born 1937), U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Donald Trump (Weehawken)
- Giuseppe Rossi (born 1987), soccer player (Teaneck)
- Philip Roth (1933–2018), author (Newark)
- Joan Roughgarden (born 1946), ecologist and evolutionary biologist (Paterson)
- Richard Ruccolo (born 1972), actor, Two Guys and a Girl, Rita Rocks (Marlton)
- Mark Rudd (born 1947), left-wing activist, founding member of the Weather Underground (Maplewood)
- Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor, Clueless (Passaic)
- Tom Ruegger (born 1956), producer, creator of The Animaniacs (Metuchen)
- Deborah Rush (born 1954), actress, Strangers with Candy, Family Business, You've Got Mail (Chatham)
- Bob Ryan (born 1946), sportswriter (Trenton)
- Bobby Ryan (born 1987), ice hockey winger for the Ottawa Senators (Cherry Hill)
- Logan Ryan (born 1991), cornerback for the New England Patriots (Berlin)
- 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 (1927–2023), tennis player, ranked No. 2 in the world in 1951 (Bayonne)
- Natalie Schafer (1900–1991), actress, Mrs. Howell on Gilligan's Island (Red Bank)
- Tom Scharpling (born 1969), comedian (Dunellen)
- Dore Schary (1905–1980), film screenwriter and producer (Newark)
- Roy Scheider (1932–2008), actor, Jaws, The French Connection, All That Jazz (Orange)
- Greg Schiano (born 1966), head coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers, former head football coach Rutgers University (Wyckoff)
- Wally Schirra (1923–2007), Navy officer and test pilot (Hackensack)
- Sarah Schkeeper (born 1981), guard for the New York Sharks (Livingston)
- Steve Schmidt (born 1970), campaign strategist and advisor to the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator John McCain (North Plainfield)
- Scott Schoeneweis (born 1973), former MLB relief pitcher (Long Branch, raised in Mount Laurel)
- Frank D. Schroth (1884–1974), publisher of the Brooklyn Eagle (Trenton)
- Thomas N. Schroth (1920–2009), journalist, specializing in Inside the Beltway politics (Trenton)
- Norton Schwartz (born 1951), US Air Force general and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (Toms River)
- Sherwood Schwartz (1916–2011), television producer (Passaic)
- Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934–2012), U.S. general, led coalition forces in the Gulf War (Trenton)
- Rusty Schweickart (born 1935), aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, research scientist (Neptune)
- Patti Scialfa (born 1953), singer-songwriter, musician, member of the E Street Band (Deal)
- Debralee Scott (1953–2005), actress, Angie (Elizabeth)
- Doc Searls (born 1947), journalist, columnist, blogger, author (Jersey City)
- Henry Selick (born 1952), stop motion director, producer, writer, The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Coraline (Glen Ridge, raised in Rumson)
- Ivan Sergei (born 1971), actor, Jack & Jill, Once a Thief, Crossing Jordan (Hawthorne)
- Matt Servitto (born 1965), actor, Agent Harris on The Sopranos (Teaneck)
- Marc Shaiman (born 1959), composer, lyricist, arranger, and performer (Newark)
- Christian Sharps (1810–1874), inventor of first successful breech-loading rifle (Washington)
- Ed Shaughnessy (1929–2013), swing and bebop drummer best known for his 29 years on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Jersey City)
- Duncan Sheik (born 1969), singer-songwriter and composer (Montclair)
- Cindy Sherman (born 1954), artist and photographer (Glen Ridge)
- Jonathan Marc Sherman (born 1968), playwright (Morristown, raised in Livingston)
- Sheetal Sheth (born 1976), actress (Phillipsburg)
- Armin Shimerman (born 1949), actor, Star Trek: DS9, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Beauty and the Beast (Lakewood)
- Everett Shinn (1876–1953), artist (Woodstown)
- David K. Shipler (born 1942), author (Chatham)
- The Shirelles, iconic and seminal girl group of the 1960s and 1970s (Passaic)
- Joseph Shivers (1920–2014), textile chemist (Marlton)
- Michael Showalter (born 1970), actor/comedian (Princeton)
- Joel Silver (born 1952), film and television producer, the Matrix Trilogy, the Lethal Weapon movies, Die Hard, Predator (South Orange)
- Bill Simon (born 1951), businessman, California politician (Neptune Township)
- Jimmi Simpson (born 1975), actor, House of Cards, Westworld, Date Night (Hackettstown)
- Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), iconic singer and Academy Award-winning actor (Hoboken)
- Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944–2016), singer, songwriter, conductor (Jersey City)
- Nancy Sinatra (born 1940), singer, actress (Jersey City)
- Tony Siragusa (born 1967), football player and TV commentator (Kenilworth)
- Jeremy Slate (1926–2006), actor (Atlantic City)
- Devin Smeltzer (born 1995), starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins (Voorhees)
- Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (born 1971), actress (Newark)
- J. R. Smith (born 1985), shooting guard for the New York Knicks (Freehold)
- Kevin Smith (born 1970), filmmaker, Clerks, Dogma, Red State (Highlands)
- Tasha Smith (born 1971), actress, Boston Common, Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse (Camden)
- Chris Snee (born 1982), guard for the New York Giants (Edison)
- Jason Snelling (born 1983), running back for the Atlanta Falcons (Toms River)
- Todd Solondz (born 1959), filmmaker (Newark)
- Soraya (1969–2006), singer–songwriter (Point Pleasant)
- Mira Sorvino (born 1967), Oscar-winning actress (Tenafly)
- Arthur Space (1908–1983), actor, Lassie (New Brunswick)
- Charles Speziale (1948–1999), scientist who had worked in Langley Research Center (Newark)
- Bruce Springsteen (born 1949), iconic singer-songwriter (Long Branch, raised in Freehold)
- Pamela Springsteen (born 1962), actress and photographer (Freehold)
- Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862–1965), athlete and pioneering college coach in multiple sports, primarily football (West Orange)
- Cody Stashak (born 1994), relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins (Somers Point)
- Mark Stein (born 1947), rock musician, composer, and arranger (Bayonne)
- Victor J. Stenger (1935–2014), particle physicist, atheist, author (Bayonne)
- Mindy Sterling (born 1953), actress, Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers movies (Paterson)
- Robert Sternberg (born 1949), psychologist and psychometrician (Newark)
- Martha Stewart (born 1941), lifestyle guide, entrepreneur, TV personality (Jersey City, raised in Nutley)
- Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), photographer (Hoboken)
- Rod Streater (born 1988), wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders (Burlington)
- Meryl Streep (born 1949), Academy Award-winning actress (Summit)
- Julian M. Sturtevant (1908–2005), professor of biochemistry, Yale University
- William Graham Sumner (1840–1910), prominent sociologist, educator, academic (Paterson)
- 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)
T–ZEdit
- Michael Taccetta (born 1947), high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family (Newark)
- Julian Talley (born 1989), wide receiver for the New York Giants (Stratford)
- Danny Tamberelli (born 1982), actor (Wyckoff)
- Kathryn Tappen (born 1981), NBC sportscaster (Morristown)
- Glenn Taranto (born 1959), actor, Gomez in The New Addams Family (Hackensack)
- Frank Tashlin (1913–1972), animator, screenwriter, and film director (Weehawken)
- Giselle Tavera (born 1993), singer (Cherry Hill)
- John Taylor (1836–1909), businessman, politician, creator of Taylor brand pork roll
- Eileen Tell (born 1966), tennis player
- Jon Tenney (born 1961), actor, The Closer, Get Real, Scandal (Princeton)
- Jack Terricloth (1970–2021), lead singer of The World/Inferno Friendship Society (Bridgewater)
- Joe Theismann (born 1949), quarterback for Notre Dame and the Washington Redskins, TV color commentator (New Brunswick, raised in South River)
- Tim Thomas (born 1977), NBA forward (Paterson)
- Jason Thompson (born 1986), forward and center for the Sacramento Kings (Mount Laurel)
- Steve Tisch (born 1949), chairman and executive vice president for the New York Giants; also a film and television producer (Lakewood)
- Ashley Tisdale (born 1985), actress, High School Musical, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Phineas and Ferb and singer (Ocean Township)
- Ray Toro (born 1977), lead guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Kearny)
- Karl-Anthony Towns (born 1995), NBA player (Edison)
- Justin Trattou (born 1988), defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings (Maywood)
- Ellen Travolta (born 1940), actress, Charles in Charge, Joanie Loves Chachi (Englewood)
- John Travolta (born 1954), actor, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Pulp Fiction (Englewood)
- Linda Tripp (1949–2020), central figure in Clinton–Lewinsky scandal of 1998 and 1999 (Jersey City)
- Mike Trout (born 1991), outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels (Millville)
- Martin Truex Jr. (born 1980), NASCAR driver (Englishtown)
- Eddie Trunk (born 1964), music historian, radio personality, author (Madison)
- Louise Tunison (1872–1899), composer
- Joe Lynn Turner (born 1951), professional rock/metal vocalist w/Rainbow, Deep Purple, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, solo artist (Hackensack, New Jersey)
- Rahshon Turner (born 1975), basketball player
- David Tyree (born 1980), former NFL wide receiver and special teamer, primarily with the New York Giants (Livingston, raised in Montclair)
- Laura Tyson (born 1947), economist, Director of the National Economic Council under Bill Clinton (Bayonne)
- Tiquan Underwood (born 1987), wide receiver for the New England Patriots (North Brunswick)
- James Urbaniak (born 1963), actor, voice actor, The Venture Bros. (Bayonne)
- Michael Uslan, producer of the Batman movies (born in Bayonne, has lived in Cedar Grove)
- Alfred Vail (1807–1859), machinist, inventor, helped develop and commercialize the telegraph (Morristown)
- Buddy Valastro (born 1977), reality television star, Cake Boss (Hoboken)
- Frankie Valli (born 1934), lead singer, The Four Seasons (Newark)
- Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989), actor, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Escape from New York (Somerville)
- Rudy Van Gelder (1924–2016), Blue Note Records recording engineer (Jersey City)
- Jeff Van Note (born 1946), center for the Atlanta Falcons (South Orange)
- James Van Riemsdyk (born 1989), NHL player (Middletown)
- Johnny Vander Meer (1918–1997), baseball pitcher who threw two consecutive no-hitters for Reds in 1938 (Prospect Park)
- Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990), singer (Newark)
- 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)
- Art Vincent (1926–1993), radio personality
- Dick Vitale (born 1939), sportscaster (Passaic)
- Vitamin C (born 1969), pop singer (Old Bridge Township)
- Floyd Vivino (born 1951), actor (Paterson)
- Frank Vogel (born 1973), head coach for the Indiana Pacers (Wildwood)
- Paul Volcker (1927–2019), economist, chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President Barack Obama (Cape May, raised in Teaneck)
- Frederica Von Stade (born 1945), operatic mezzo-soprano (Somerville)
- Rich Vos (born 1957), stand-up comic (Plainfield)
- Jersey Joe Walcott (1914–1994), heavyweight champion (Merchantville)
- Tracey Walter (born 1947), character actor (Jersey City)
- Patrick Warburton (born 1964), actor (Paterson)
- Violet Richardson Ward (1888–1979), physical education instructor
- Travis Warech (born 1991), American-German-Israeli basketball player for Israeli team Hapoel Be'er Sheva
- Malcolm Jamal Warner (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 (Belleville)
- Mikey Way (born 1980), bass guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Belleville)
- Charlie Weis (born 1956), head football coach for University of Kansas (Middlesex)
- Shaun Weiss (born 1978), actor, The Mighty Ducks movies (Montvale)
- Spencer Weisz (born 1995), American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Richard Wenk (born 1956), film director and screenwriter (Metchun)
- Paul Wesley (born 1982), actor in The Vampire Diaries, (New Brunswick), raised in (Marlboro)
- David West (born 1980), power forward for the Indiana Pacers (Teaneck)
- Stylez G. White (born 1979), NFL defensive end (Newark)
- Tahir Whitehead (born 1990), linebacker for the Detroit Lions (Jersey City, raised in Newark)
- Susie Wiles (born 1957), 32nd White House Chief of Staff under President Donald Trump (Saddle River, New Jersey)
- Muhammad Wilkerson (born 1989), Defensive end for the New York Jets (Linden)
- C. K. Williams (1936–2015), poet, critic and translator (Newark)
- Gary Williams (born 1945), basketball coach for University of Maryland, current Big Ten Network analyst (Collingswood)
- J. D. Williams (born 1981), actor (Newark)
- Malinda Williams (born 1975), actress, Tracy "Bird" Van Adams on Soul Food (Elizabeth, raised in Westfield)
- Nick Williams (born 1990), wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons (Hightstown, raised in East Windsor)
- Wendy Williams, radio and TV personality (born in Asbury Park, raised in Ocean Township)
- Terrie Williams, marine biologist and ecophysiologist who studies marine life (raised in New Jersey)
- Flip Wilson (1933–1998), comedian and actor (Jersey City)
- Frank Winters (born 1964), NFL center, primarily for the Green Bay Packers (Hoboken)
- Henry Wittenberg (1918–2010), freestyle wrestler, Olympic champion, two-time Olympic medalist (Jersey City)
- Alex Wojciechowicz (1915–1992), Hall of Fame NFL center and linebacker (South River)
- Sam Woodyard (1925–1988), big band drummer with Duke Ellington and others (Elizabeth)
- Beulah Woolston (1828–1886), teacher, translator, editor (Vincentown)
- Corey Wootton (born 1987), defensive end for the Chicago Bears (Rutherford)
- Jason Worilds (born 1988), outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Rahway, raised in Carteret)
- Bernie Worrell (1944–2016), keyboards, Parliament-Funkadelic, Talking Heads (Long Branch/Clinton)
- Chris Wragge (born 1970), sports journalist and presenter for WCBS-TV (Hackensack)
- Kelly Wright (born 1987), artist, radio host on WPIR Pratt Radio (Maywood)
- Robert Wuhl (born 1951), actor, writer, comedian, Batman, Cobb, Arliss (Union)
- Chris Wylde (born 1976), actor, comedian, Strip Mall (Hackettstown)
- Zakk Wylde (born 1967), guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society (Bayonne, raised in Jackson Township)
- Emmanuel Yarborough (1964–2015), amateur sumo wrestler, mixed martial arts competitor (Rahway)
- Maury Yeston (born 1945), classical and Broadway composer, lyricist,and musicologist (Jersey City)
- Aaron Yoo (born 1979), actor, Disturbia (East Brunswick)
- Albert Young (born 1985), running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Moorestown)
- Karen Young (born 1958), actress, Agent Robyn Sanseverino on The Sopranos (Pequannock)
- Larry Young (1940–1978), hard bop jazz organist (Newark)
- David Zabriskie (born 1986), retired amateur wrestler and current wrestling coach (Branchville)
- Pia Zadora (born 1954), actress and singer (Hoboken)
- Stuart Zagnit (born 1952), actor (New Brunswick)
- Rachel Zegler (born 2001), actress, West Side Story (Hackensack)
- Jackie Zeman (born 1967), actress, General Hospital (Englewood)
- Ian Ziering (born 1964), actor, Beverly Hills, 90210 (Newark, raised in West Orange)
- Vanessa Zima (born 1986), actress (Phillipsburg)
- Yvonne Zima (born 1989), actress, The Young and the Restless, ER (Phillipsburg)
- Jeremy Zuttah (born 1986), offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens (Edison)
- Abner Zwillman, Jewish American mob boss (Newark)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Born in New Jersey, raised elsewhereEdit
- Jack Abramoff (born 1958), former lobbyist and businessman convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and tax evasion (Atlantic City, moved to Beverly Hills, California, at age 9)
- Lavoy Allen (born 1989), power forward for the Philadelphia 76ers (Trenton, moved to Pennsylvania)
- Jozy Altidore (born 1989), soccer player (Livingston, raised in Boca Raton, Florida)
- Priscilla Barnes (born 1955), actress, Terri Alden on Three's Company (Fort Dix, raised in California)
- Jeffrey Bewkes (born 1952), CEO and Chairman of Time Warner (Paterson, raised in Darien, Connecticut)
- Robert Blake (1933–2023), actor, Baretta (born in Nutley, raised in Los Angeles)
- Elizabeth Bogush (born 1977), actress, Titans (Perth Amboy, raised in Pittsburgh, and Hingham, MA)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 0091940
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- Phil Bredesen (born 1943), Governor of Tennessee (Oceanport, raised in different parts of the country)
- Marshon Brooks (born 1989), player with the New Jersey Nets (Long Branch, raised in Tucker, Georgia)
- Michael R. Burns (born 1958), Vice Chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment (born in Long Branch, raised in New Canaan, Connecticut)
- Mary Chapin Carpenter (born 1958), Grammy-winning folk and country singer (born in Princeton; moved to Japan, then Washington, D.C.)
- Sean Casey (born 1974), former MLB All-Star first baseman, current color commentator for the Cincinnati Reds (Willingboro, moved to Pittsburgh)
- Paul Cushing Child (1902–1994), husband of celebrity chef Julia Child (Montclair, raised in Boston)
- Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States (Caldwell, raised in western New York)
- Jason Cook (born 1980), actor, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital (Somerdale, raised in California)
- James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), writer (Burlington, raised in Cooperstown)
- Brian De Palma (born 1940), film director (born in Newark, raised in Philadelphia and New Hampshire)
- Kirsten Dunst (born 1982), actress, Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man trilogy (Point Pleasant, raised in Los Angeles)
- Sylvia Earle (born 1935), marine biologist, explorer, author (Gibbstown, raised in Florida)
- Eric Ebron (born 1993), tight end for the Detroit Lions (Newark, moved to North Carolina)
- Mel Ferrer (1917–2008), actor, director, Falcon Crest (Elberon, raised in New York and Connecticut)
- John Forsythe (1918–2010), actor, Dynasty, Charlie's Angels, Bachelor Father (Penns Grove, raised in Brooklyn, New York)
- Kate French (born 1985), actress, Wicked Wicked Games, The L Word (Flemington, raised in Long Island, New York)
- Kevin Friedland (born 1981), soccer player
- Dana Fuchs (born 1976), singer/songwriter (born in New Jersey, raised in Wildwood, Florida)
- Janeane Garofalo (born 1964), comedian, actress, left-wing activist (born in Newton, raised in California and Texas)
- David Garrard (born 1978), quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Plainfield, raised in Durham, NC)
- Paul Gleason (1939–2006), actor, The Breakfast Club (Jersey City, raised in Florida)
- Mike Goodson (born 1987), running back for the Oakland Raiders (born in Irvington, raised in Texas)
- Chuck Greenberg (born 1961), former owner of the Texas Rangers (Englewood, raised in Pittsburgh)
- Robert David Hall (born 1947), actor, CSI (East Orange, moved to California)
- Sterling Hayden (1916–1986), actor (born in Upper Montclair; as a child, moved to NH, MA, PA, D.C., and ME)
- Pepe Hern (1927–2009), actor raised in California
- Jason Heyward (born 1989), right fielder for the Chicago Cubs (Ridgewood, raised in Georgia)
- Linda Hunt (born 1945), Oscar-winning actress (Morristown, raised in Westport, Connecticut)
- Ice-T (born 1958), rapper and actor (Newark, moved to Los Angeles)
- Richie Incognito (born 1983), guard for the Buffalo Bills (Englewood, raised in Glendale, Arizona)
- Derek Jeter (born 1974), shortstop for the New York Yankees (born in Pequannock, but raised primarily in Kalamazoo, Michigan)
- Richard Kind (born 1956), actor, Mad About You, Spin City (Trenton, raised in Pennsylvania)
- Bobby Korecky (born 1979), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (Hillside, moved to Michigan)
- Alfred L. Kroeber (1876–1960), cultural anthropologist (Hoboken, raised in NY)
- Scott LaFaro (1936–1961), jazz double bassist (Irvington, raised in Geneva, NY)
- Lila Lee (1905–1973), silent and early sound film actress from Union City, raised in New York City
- Sue Ane Langdon (born 1936), actress, Arnie, Bachelor Father (Paterson, raised in NY, MI, OR)
- Joshua Lederberg (1925–2008), Nobel Prize–winning molecular biologist (Montclair, raised in Manhattan)
- Gordon MacRae (1921–1986), actor, singer (East Orange, raised in MA and NY)
- Norman Mailer (1923–2007), novelist, essayist, poetm, Pulitzer-winner (Long Branch, raised in Brooklyn)
- Camryn Manheim (born 1961), actress, Emmy-winner,The Practice, Ghost Whisperer, The L Word (West Caldwell, raised in Peoria, Illinois)
- Marc Maron (born 1963), comedian, actor, podcaster (Jersey City, raised in Wayne, Alaska, Albuquerque)
- Richard Matheson (1926–2013), sci-fi and fantasy author and screenwriter (Allendale, raised in Brooklyn)
- Lindsey McKeon (born 1982), actress, Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Guiding Light (Summit, raised in Los Angeles)
- Kate Micucci (born 1980), actress, comedian, and singer-songwriter (born in NJ, raised in Nazareth, PA)
- Bob Milacki (born 1964), former MLB pitcher, primarily with the Baltimore Orioles (Trenton, raised in Lake Havasu City, AZ)
- Christina Milian (born 1981), R&B and pop singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and model (Jersey City, raised in Waldorf, MD)
- Eric Millegan (born 1974), actor, Zack Addy on Bones (Hackettstown, raised in Springfield, OR)
- Susan Mikula, artist and photographer (raised in New Hampshire)<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Philip Morrison (1915–2005), prominent physicist (Somerville, raised in Pittsburgh)
- Charlie Morton (born 1983), starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays (Flemington, raised in Trumbull, CT)
- Montell Owens (born 1984), fullback for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Plainfield, moved to Delaware)
- Daniel Pearl (1963–2002), journalist who was kidnapped and killed by Al-Qaeda (Princeton, raised in Los Angeles)
- A. J. Price (born 1986), point guard for the Indiana Pacers (Orange, raised in East Massapequa, New York)
- Dana Reeve (1961–2006), actress, singer, widow of Christopher Reeve (born in Teaneck, raised in Greenburgh, New York)
- Dennis Rodman (born 1961), former NBA forward, who played primarily with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls (Trenton, raised in Dallas, TX)
- Joe Rogan (born 1967), comedian, actor, UFC color commentator (born in Bridgewater, raised in Newton, MA)
- Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor, Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Friends (born in Passaic, raised in Overland Park, Kansas)
- Zoe Saldana (born 1978), actress, Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek (Passaic, raised in Queens, New York)
- Antonin Scalia (1936–2016), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (Trenton, raised in Queens, New York)
- Cindy Sherman (born 1954), photographer (born in Glen Ridge, raised in Huntington, New York)
- Paul Simon (born 1941), musician, composer (born in Newark, raised in Queens, New York)
- T. O'Conor Sloane III (1912–2003), Doubleday editor (born in South Orange, raised in Brooklyn)
- Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), basketball Hall of Famer, 15-time NBA All-Star center (Newark)
- Kevin Spacey (born 1959), actor (born in South Orange, raised in Southern California)
- J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954), writer, producer, creator of Babylon 5 and its spin-off (born in Paterson, raised in different parts of the country)
- Red Strader (1902–1956), AAFC and NFL head coach (Newton, raised in Modesto, California)
- Dave Thomas (1932–2002), founder of the Wendy's fast food restaurant chain (born in Atlantic City, raised in different parts of the country)
- Jack Warden (1920–2006), Emmy-winning actor, N.Y.P.D., The Bad News Bears, Crazy Like a Fox (Newark, raised in Louisville, Kentucky)
- Liza Weil (born 1977), actress, Paris Geller on Gilmore Girls (born in NJ, raised in Lansdale, Pennsylvania)
- William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), poet (Rutherford), raised in Dominican Republic
- Jane Wyatt (1910–2006), three-time Emmy-winning actress, Father Knows Best (Mahwah, raised in New York City)
- Nick Zano (born 1978), actor, What I Like About You, Beverly Hills Chihuahua (Nutley, raised in Wellington, Florida)
Born elsewhere, raised in New JerseyEdit
- Soren Sorensen Adams (1878–1963), inventor of the joy buzzer (Aarhus, Denmark, raised in Perth Amboy, died in Asbury Park)
- Juan Agudelo (born 1992), soccer player for the New York Red Bulls and the U.S. men's team (Colombia, raised in Barnegat)
- Akon (born 1973),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> platinum R&B singer (born in St. Louis, partly raised in Senegal, then moved to Jersey City)
- DJ Akademiks (born 1991), Jamaican-American podcaster, internet personality and live streamer (Jamaica, raised in New Brunswick)
- Monica Aksamit (born 1990), saber fencer and 2016 summer olympics bronze-medalist (New York City, raised in Morganville)
- Carlo Alban (born 1979), actor, Prison Break (Ecuador, raised in Sayreville)
- Jeff Anderson (born 1970), actor, Randal Graves in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse (Connecticut, raised in Atlantic Highlands)
- Mark Attanasio, owner of the Milwaukee Brewers (The Bronx, raised in Tenafly)
- Trey Anastasio (born 1964), guitarist, composer, and vocalist for the rock band Phish (Fort Worth, raised in Princeton)
- Kyle Anderson (born 1993), forward for the San Antonio Spurs (New York City, raised in North Bergen and Fairview)
- Ben Bailey (born 1970), comedian, game show host Cash Cab (Bowling Green, KY, raised in Chatham)
- Oxiris Barbot, pediatrician, commissioner of health of the city of New York.
- John Basilone (1916–1945), sergeant, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient (Buffalo, raised in Raritan)
- Joe Bastardi (born 1955), weather forecaster (Providence, Rhode Island, partly raised in Somers Point)
- Laura Benanti (born 1979), Tony-winning Broadway actress (New York City, raised in Kinnelon)
- Guy Benson (born 1985), journalist, pundit, Fox News contributor (Saudi Arabia, raised in Ridgewood)
- Moe Berg (1902–1972), MLB catcher and spy during World War II (New York City, raised in Newark)
- Steve Berman (born 1968), author (Philadelphia, raised in Cherry Hill)
- Bonnie Bernstein (born 1970), television and radio sportscaster (Brooklyn, raised in Howell)
- Ahmed Best (born 1973), voice actor, Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (New York City, raised in Maplewood)
- Michael Ian Black (born 1971), comedian, actor, Ed, The State, Viva Variety (Chicago, raised in Hillsborough)
- Carson Block (born 1977), short-seller and investor
- Cory Booker (born 1969), politician, former mayor of Newark; current United States Senator (born in Washington, D.C., raised in Harrington Park)
- Anthony Bourdain (1956–2018), chef, author and television personality (New York City, raised in Leonia)
- James L. Brooks (born 1940), film and television producer and director (Brooklyn, raised in North Bergen)
- Joe Budden (born 1980), rap musician (Spanish Harlem, raised in Jersey City)
- Tisha Campbell-Martin (born 1968), actress (Oklahoma City, raised in Newark)
- Johnny Cannizzaro, actor, Jersey Boys, writer, producer (Brooklyn, raised in Holmdel)
- John Carlson (born 1990), NHL defenseman (Natick, MA, raised in Colonia)
- Luis Castillo (born 1983), NFL defensive end, formerly of the San Diego Chargers (Brooklyn, raised in Garfield)
- Kevin Chamberlin (born 1963), actor, Road to Perdition, Die Hard with a Vengeance (Baltimore, raised in Moorestown)
- Mona Charen (born 1957), columnist, political analyst, author (New York City, raised in Livingston)
- David Chase (born 1945), creator, The Sopranos (Mount Vernon, NY, raised in Clifton, North Caldwell)
- Chino XL (born 1971), rapper, actor (Bronx, raised in East Orange)
- Lauren Cohan (born 1982), actress, Maggie Greene on The Walking Dead (Philadelphia, partially raised in Cherry Hill)
- Rhys Coiro (born 1979), actor, Billy Walsh on Entourage (Calabria, Italy, raised in Princeton)
- Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016), author (Hormigueros, PR, raised in Paterson)
- Doris Coley (1941–2000), musician and singer for The Shirelles (Goldsboro, NC, raised in Passaic)
- James Comey (born 1960), Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Yonkers, raised in Allendale)
- Monica Crowley (born 1968), political pundit, former assistant secretary, U.S. State Department (Arizona, raised in Warren Township)
- Tom Cruise (born 1962), actor (Syracuse, NY, raised in Glen Ridge)
- Michael Cudlitz (born 1964), actor, Southland, The Walking Dead, Standoff (Long Island, raised in Lakewood)
- David Curtiss (born 2002), competitive swimmer (Yardley, PA, raised in Pennington and Hamilton)<ref>Keith, Braden (October 17, 2019). "Wolfpack Gran Another: #7 David Curtiss Verbally Commits to NC State (2021)". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 21, 2021.</ref>
- David DeJesus (born 1979), MLB outfielder (Brooklyn, raised in Manalapan Township)
- Kat DeLuna (born 1987), pop and R&B singer (Bronx, New York, partly raised in Newark)
- William Demarest (1892–1983), character actor (St. Paul, Minnesota, raised in New Bridge in Bergen County)
- Rosemarie DeWitt (born 1974), actress, United States of Tara, Standoff (Queens, raised in Hanover)
- Joey Diaz (born 1963), stand-up comedian, actor (Havana, Cuba, raised in North Bergen)
- Sean Doolittle (born 1986), relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals (Rapid City, SD, raised in Tabernacle)
- Sarah Jane Corson Downs (1822–1891), president, New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Philadelphia; raised in Pennington)
- Karen Duffy (born 1961), model and actress (New York City, raised in Park Ridge)
- Tyler Ennis (born 1994), point guard for the Houston Rockets (Brampton, ON, raised in Newark)
- Tali Farhadian (born 1974/1975), former U.S. federal prosecutor (Englewood Cliffs)
- Andrew Fastow (born 1961), CFO at Enron, convicted felon (Washington, D.C., raised in New Providence)
- Linda Fiorentino (born 1958), actress (Philadelphia, raised in Turnersville<ref>Donahue, Deirdre. "Leggy Linda Fiorentino says Gotcha! to some of the silver screen's cutest virgin hunks.", People, May 27, 1985. "Growing up in South Philly and later Turnersville, N.J. gave Linda a street-kid sensibility."</ref>)
- Oscar Fraley (1914–1994), co-author of Eliot Ness's memoir, The Untouchables (Philadelphia, raised in Woodbury)
- Lawrence Frank (born 1970), professional basketball coach (New York City, raised in Teaneck)
- Milton Friedman (1912–2006), econcomist, statistician, developed the Chicago school, Nobel prize winner (Brooklyn, raised in Rahway)
- Daisy Fuentes (born 1966), model and TV personality (Havana, Cuba, raised in Newark, Harrison)
- Junior Galette (born 1988), defensive end and linebacker for the New Orleans Saints (Port-au-Prince, Haiti, raised in Montvale)
- Jim Gary (1939–2006), sculptor (Sebastian, FL, raised in Colts Neck)
- Camille Grammer (born 1963), cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Newport Beach, CA, raised in Jersey City)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Jesse Grupper (born 1997), Olympic rock climber (New York City, raised in Upper Montclair)
- Bob Guccione (1930–2010), founder and publisher of Penthouse magazine (Brooklyn, raised in Bergenfield)
- Vida Guerra (born 1980), model (Havana, raised in Perth Amboy)
- Valerie Harper (1939–2019), actress (Suffern, raised in Jersey City)
- Debbie Harry (born 1945), singer and actress (Miami, raised in Hawthorne)
- Anne Hathaway (born 1982), actress (born in Brooklyn, raised in Millburn)
- Ethan Hawke (born 1970), actor (Austin, Texas, partly raised in West Windsor)
- Bob Herbert (born 1945), op-ed columnist for The New York Times (Brooklyn, raised in Montclair)
- Orel Hershiser (born 1958), Cy Young-winning baseball pitcher and ESPN baseball analyst (Buffalo, New York, raised in Cherry Hill)
- Debra Hill (1950–2005), screenwriter, producer (born in Philadelphia, raised in Haddonfield)<ref name="DHill">Template:Cite news</ref>
- Will Hill (born 1990), safety for the Baltimore Ravens (Jacksonville, Florida, raised in West Orange)
- Jay Horwitz (born 1945), New York Mets executive
- Lloyd Huck (1922–2012), business executive and philanthropist (Brooklyn, raised in Nutley)
- Harold L. Humes (1926–1992), novelist, co-founder of The Paris Review (Douglas, Arizona, raised in Princeton)
- Toomas Hendrik Ilves (born 1953), President of Estonia (Stockholm, Sweden, raised in Leonia)
- Monte Irvin (1919–2016), HOF baseball player (Haleburg, Alabama, raised in Orange)
- Kyrie Irving (born 1992), point guard for the Brooklyn Nets (born in Australia, raised in West Orange)
- Sheena Iyengar (born 1969), professor at Columbia Business School, specializing in research on choice (born in Toronto, raised in Flushing, Queens, and Elmwood Park)
- Millie Jackson (born 1944), R&B/soul singer-songwriter (Thomson, Georgia, raised in Newark and Brooklyn)
- Sharpe James (born 1936), former New Jersey State Senator and mayor of Newark, convicted criminal (born in Jacksonville, raised in Newark)
- Chris Jent (born 1970), NBA player, assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers (Orange, CA, raised in Sparta)
- Joe Jonas (born 1989), singer, member of the Jonas Brothers (Casa Grande, raised in Wyckoff)
- Nick Jonas (born 1992), singer, member of the Jonas Brothers (Dallas, raised in Wyckoff)
- Brian Joo (born 1981), Korean singer (Los Angeles, raised in Absecon)
- Michael B. Jordan (born 1987), actor (Santa Ana, raised in Newark)
- Ryan Kalish (born 1988), outfielder with the Chicago Cubs (Los Angeles, raised in Shrewsbury)
- Tomas Kalnoky (born 1980), musician and frontman of Catch 22, Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, Streetlight Manifesto, and the Pentimento Music Company (Prague raised in East Brunswick)
- Kevin Kelly (born 1952), founding executive editor of Wired magazine (born in Pennsylvania, raised in Westfield)
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (born 1993), small forward for the Charlotte Hornets (Philadelphia, raised in Somerdale)
- Ezra Koenig (born 1984), musician, Vampire Weekend (New York City, raised in North Jersey)
- Michael Landon (1936–1991), actor, Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie (Queens, New York raised in Collingswood)
- Ailee, real name Amy Lee (born 1989), Korean singer (Denver, Colorado, raised in Palisades Park and Leonia)
- Anton, real name Anton Chan-young Lee (born 2004), member of boy band Riize (Boston, raised in New Jersey)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Ted Leo (born 1970), indie rock musician (South Bend, Indiana, raised in Bloomfield)<ref>Lomax, John Nova. "Gang of New Jersey: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists mingle rampant Europhilia with American Girl" Template:Webarchive, 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."</ref>
- A. Leo Levin (1919–2015), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Samm Levine (born 1982), actor, Freaks and Geeks, Inglourious Basterds (Chicago, raised in Fort Lee)
- Carl Lewis (born 1961), track and field legend, nine-time Olympic gold medalist (born in Birmingham, Alabama, raised in Willingboro)
- Richard Lewis (born 1947), comedian, actor, Anything but Love, Curb Your Enthusiasm (Brooklyn, raised in Englewood)
- G. Gordon Liddy (1930–2021), chief operative for the White House Plumbers unit under the Nixon administration (Brooklyn, raised in Hoboken and West Caldwell)
- Naomi Cornelia Long Madgett (1923–2020), poet (Norfolk, Virginia, partly raised in East Orange)
- Bill Maher (born 1956), comedian, actor, TV personality, left wing pundit, Real Time with Bill Maher (New York City, raised in River Vale)
- Michelle Malkin (born 1970), conservative pundit (Philadelphia, raised in Absecon)
- Constantine Maroulis (born 1975), singer (New York City, raised in Wyckoff)
- Sam Mattis (born 1994), Olympic discus thrower
- Gene Mayer (born 1956), tennis player (Queens, raised in Wayne)
- Page McConnell (born 1963), songwriter and keyboardist with the rock band Phish (Philadelphia, raised in Basking Ridge)
- Devin McCourty (born 1987), free safety for the New England Patriots (Nyack, New York, raised in Montvale)
- John C. McGinley (born 1959), actor, Perry Cox on Scrubs (New York City, raised in Millburn)
- Lea Michele (born 1986), actress, Rachel Berry on Glee (Bronx, raised in Tenafly)
- Natalia Alexandra Mitsuoka (born 1988), Argentinian figure skater (born in Argentina, raised in New Providence)
- Matt Mulhern (born 1960), actor, filmmaker, Major Dad (Philadelphia, raised in Montvale)
- Brittany Murphy (1977–2009), actress, King of the Hill, Happy Feet, 8 Mile (Atlanta, raised in Edison and Burbank, California)
- Jim Nantz (born 1959), sportscaster for CBS Sports (Charlotte, North Carolina, raised in Colts Neck Township)
- J. J. North, actress (Philadelphia, raised in New Jersey)
- Karen O (born 1978), lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (born in South Korea, raised in Englewood)
- Christine O'Donnell (born 1969), 2010 Republican candidate for Senator of Delaware (Philadelphia, raised in Moorestown)
- Brian O'Halloran (born 1969), actor in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse (Manhattan, partly raised in Old Bridge)
- Shaun O'Hara (born 1977), former center for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants (Chicago, raised in Hillsborough Township)
- Rick Overton (born 1954), actor, comedian (Forest Hills, raised in Englewood)
- Kyle Palmieri (born 1991), hockey player (Smithtown, New York, raised in Montvale)
- Scott Patterson (born 1958), actor, Gilmore Girls, The Event, Aliens in America (Philadelphia, raised in Haddonfield)
- Piper Perabo (born 1976), actress, Cheaper by the Dozen (Dallas, raised in Toms River)
- Fernando Perez (born 1983), former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder, current San Francisco Giants coach
- Maxwell Perkins (1884–1947), editor for Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Thomas Wolfe (New York City, raised in Plainfield)
- Clarke Peters (born 1952), actor, Det. Lester Freamon on The Wire (New York City, raised in Englewood)
- Shaun Phillips (born 1981), outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers (Philadelphia, raised in Willingboro Township)
- Maria Pitillo (born 1965), actress, Providence, Partners, Godzilla (Elmira, NY, raised in Mahwah)
- Carol Potter (born 1948), actress, Beverly Hills, 90210, Sunset Beach (New York City, raised in Tenafly)
- Dwight Muhammad Qawi (born 1953), former world boxing champion and Boxing Hall of Famer (Baltimore, raised in Camden)
- Becky Quick (born 1972), co-anchorwoman of CNBC's Squawk Box (born in Minneapolis, raised in Medford)
- Anna Quindlen (born 1953), author, journalist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist (Philadelphia, graduated from South Brunswick High School in South Brunswick)
- B. J. Raji (born 1986), nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers (New York City, raised in Washington Township)
- Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), actor (New York City, raised in Princeton)
- Shirley Alston-Reeves (born Shirley Owens, 1941), lead singer of The Shirelles (raised in Passaic)
- Christina Ricci (born 1980), actress (Santa Monica, CA, raised in Montclair)
- Cameron Richardson (born 1979), actress and model, Cover Me, Point Pleasant, Alvin and the Chipmunks (Baton Rouge, raised in Old Bridge Township)
- Dennis Ritchie (1941–2011), computer scientist who created the C programming language and co-created Unix (Bronxville, NY, raised in Summit)
- Ian Roberts (born 1965), actor, comedian, Upright Citizens Brigade, Reno 911! (Queens, New York, raised in Secaucus)
- Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress, Avatar, the Fast and the Furious movies, S.W.A.T. (Bexar County, Texas, partly raised in Jersey City)
- Julie Roginsky (born 1973), Democratic Party strategist and Fox News contributor (Moscow, Russia, partially raised in Plainsboro)
- Howie Roseman (born 1975), general manager for the Philadelphia Eagles (Brooklyn, raised in Marlboro)
- Jeffrey Rosen, billionaire businessman
- Carl Sagan (1934–1996), astronomer, astrochemist and author (Ithaca, NY, raised in Rahway)
- Samardo Samuels (born 1989), player for the Cleveland Cavaliers (Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, raised in Newark)
- Gabe Saporta (born 1979), singer and musician, currently for the pop rock band Cobra Starship (Montevideo, raised in Springfield Township)
- Susan Sarandon (born 1946), actress (New York City, raised in Edison)
- Jessica Savitch (1947–1983), television journalist (Kennett Square, PA, partly raised in Margate City)
- Adam Schlesinger (1967–2020), musician (Fountains of Wayne), songwriter, producer, arranger (Manhattan, raised in Montclair)
- Jon Seda (born 1970), actor, Homicide: Life on the Street, Kevin Hill, Close to Home (New York City, raised in Clifton)
- Richie Scheinblum (1942–2021), MLB All Star outfielder (South Bronx, New York City, raised in Englewood)
- Gene Shalit (born 1926), film critic of NBC's Today (New York City, raised in Morristown)
- Brooke Shields (born 1965), actress, Suddenly Susan (New York City, raised in Englewood)
- Andrew Shue (born 1967), actor, Melrose Place (Wilmington, Delaware, raised in South Orange)<ref name="Bandler, Michael J">Template:Cite journal</ref>
- Elisabeth Shue (born 1963), actress, Back to the Future Part II (Wilmington, Delaware, raised in South Orange)<ref name="Bandler, Michael J"/>
- George P. Shultz (1920–2021). Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Secretary of Labor (New York City, raised in Englewood)
- Bryan Singer (born 1965), film director (New York City, raised in Princeton Junction)
- Kiki Smith (born 1954), artist and sculptor; her father was the sculptor Tony Smith (born in West Germany, raised in South Orange from infancy to high school)
- Patti Smith (born 1946), rock musician (Chicago, raised in Woodbury)
- David Smukler (1914–1971), NFL football player
- Lawrence Solan (1952–2024), Don Forchelli Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Study of Law, Language and Cognition at Brooklyn Law School.
- John Spencer (1946–2005), actor, The West Wing, L.A. Law, The Rock (New York City, raised in Totowa)
- Steven Spielberg (born 1946), legendary Hollywood director and producer (Cincinnati, partly raised in Haddon Township)
- David Stern (1942–2020), NBA commissioner, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame (New York City, raised in Teaneck)
- Jon Stewart (born 1962), comedian, actor and television personality (New York City, raised in Lawrence Township)
- SZA, real name Solana Rowe (born 1989), PBR&B singer-songwriter, signed to Top Dawg Entertainment (St. Louis, Missouri, raised in Maplewood)
- Jack Tatum (1948–2010), NFL safety primarily with the Oakland Raiders (Cherryville, North Carolina, raised in Passaic)
- Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (born 1941), Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist (Philadelphia, raised in Cinnaminson)
- Lance Thomas (born 1988), player for the New Orleans Hornets (Brooklyn, New York, raised in Scotch Plains)
- Roger Y. Tsien (1952–2016), Nobel Prize–winning biochemist (New York City, raised in Livingston)
- Steven Van Zandt (born 1950), rock musician, actor, The Sopranos (Winthrop, MA, raised in Middletown)
- Alan Veingrad (born 1963), NFL football player (Brooklyn, New York, raised in Elizabeth)
- Bruce Vilanch (born 1948), comedy writer (New York City, raised in Paterson)
- Frank Vincent (1937–2017), actor (North Adams, MA, raised in Jersey City)
- Voltaire (born 1967), musician (Havana, Cuba)
- Rodney Wallace (born 1981), mixed martial artist (Bamberg, South Carolina, raised in Passaic)
- Carl B. Weinberg, economist, founder of High Frequency Economics (Bronx, raised in Teaneck)
- John C. Whitehead (1922–2015), banker, civil servant, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (Evanston, Illinois, raised in Montclair)
- Brian Williams (born 1959), disgraced anchor of NBC Nightly News (Elmira, New York, partly raised in Middletown)
- Bruce Willis (born 1955), actor (Idar-Oberstein, born in Germany, raised in Penns Grove)
- Scott Wolf (born 1968), actor, Party of Five, Everwood, The Nine (Boston, raised in West Orange)
- Teresa Wright (1918–2005), Oscar-winning actress, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Pride of the Yankees (New York City, raised in Maplewood)
Born and raised elsewhere, live(d) in New JerseyEdit
- Danny Aiello (born New York City), lived in Saddle River
- Alan Alda (born Manhattan, New York City), lives in Leonia
- Muhammad Ali (born Louisville, Kentucky), lived in Cherry Hill
- Paul Anka (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), lives in Tenafly
- Yael Averbuch (born 1986), soccer player, U.S. women's team, general manager of NJ/NY Gotham FC (New York City, raised in Montclair)
- AZ (born Brooklyn, New York City), lives in Englewood
- Brian Baldinger (born Pittsburgh), lives in Cherry Hill
- Jesse Barfield (born Joliet, Illinois), lives in Tenafly
- Yogi Berra (born St. Louis, Missouri), lived in Montclair
- George Benson (born Pittsburgh), lives in Englewood<ref>"The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats", The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2008. Accessed September 15, 2017. "George Benson -- A longtime resident of Englewood, Benson is a superb jazz guitarist who has found fame as a pop vocalist."</ref>
- Mary J. Blige (born New York City), lives in Cresskill
- Shmuley Boteach (born Los Angeles), lives in Englewood<ref>Stewart, Nikita. "A man on a mission: Cory Booker", The Star-Ledger, October 3, 2000. Accessed September 2, 2007. "'I knew him when no cameras were rolling,' said Boteach, who lives in Englewood and sees Booker frequently."</ref>
- Andre Braugher (born Chicago, Illinois), lived in South Orange
- Jim Bunning (born Southgate, Kentucky), lives in Cherry Hill
- Jim Byrnes (born St. Louis, Missouri), lives in Allendale
- Harriet Frances Carpenter (born Lyons, Iowa), lived in Millington
- Harry Carson (born Florence, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Vince Carter (born Daytona Beach, Florida), lives in Saddle River
- Sarah Chang (born Philadelphia), lives in Cherry Hill
- Connie Chung (born Washington, D.C.), lives in Middletown
- Mary Higgins Clark (born New York City), lived in Saddle River
- Bobby Clarke (born Flin Flon, Manitoba), lives in Cherry Hill
- Alon Cohen (born Israel), lives in Tenafly
- Stephen Colbert (born Charleston, South Carolina), lives in Montclair
- Sean Combs ("Diddy") (born New York City), lives in Alpine
- Lotta Crabtree (1847–1924), actress, comedian, philanthropist (born New York City), lived in Hopatcong
- Peter Criss (born Brooklyn, New York), lives in Wall Township
- Celia Cruz (born Havana, Cuba), lived in Fort Lee
- Johnny Damon (born Fort Riley, Kansas), lives in Ridgewood
- Damon Dash (born New York City), lives in Alpine
- Darryl Dawkins (born Orlando, Florida), lives in Marlboro
- Lou Dobbs (born Texas, lives in Wantage)
- Steve Doocy (born Algona, Iowa), lives in Wyckoff
- Thomas Edison (born Milan, Ohio), lived in Newark and West Orange
- Albert Einstein (born Ulm, Germany), lived in Princeton
- Halim El-Dabh (born Cairo, Egypt), lives in Cresskill
- Missy Elliott, real name Melissa Elliott (born Portsmouth, Virginia), lives in Kinnelon
- Jeff Feagles (born Anaheim, CA), lives in Ridgewood
- Althea Gibson (born Clarendon County, South Carolina), lived in East Orange
- Lior Haramaty (born Israel), lives in Tenafly
- Bobby Hebb (born Nashville, Tennessee), lives in Cresskill
- Sarah Hirshland (born 1975), chief executive officer of the United States Olympic Committee
- Celeste Holm (1917–2012), Oscar-winning actress (born in Manhattan, lived in Long Valley)
- Sam Huff (born Morgantown, West Virginia), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Jay-Z (born Brooklyn, New York City), lives in Alpine
- Tommy John (born Terre Haute, Indiana), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Michael Johns (born Allentown, Pennsylvania), lives in Deptford
- Jim Jones (born New York City), rapper, lives in Fair Lawn
- Zab Judah (born New York City), lives in Teaneck
- Kitty Kallen (born Philadelphia), lives in Englewood
- Jevon Kearse (born Fort Myers, Florida), lives in Moorestown
- Jason Kidd (born San Francisco, California), lives in Saddle River
- Lil' Kim (born Brooklyn, New York City), lives in Alpine
- Bernard King (born New York City), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Michael Landon (born Queens, New York City), lived in Collingswood
- Phoebe Laub (born New York City), lives in Teaneck
- Bettye LaVette (born Muskegon, Michigan), lives in West Orange
- Shulem Lemmer (born Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York City), lives in Toms River, singer
- Heather Locklear (born Westwood, Los Angeles), lives in Wayne
- Mario (born Baltimore, Maryland), lives in Teaneck
- Tino Martinez (born Tampa, Florida), lives in Tenafly
- Fred Mascherino (born Philadelphia), lives in Union
- Don Mattingly (born Evansville, Indiana), lives in Tenafly
- Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels (born New York City), lives in Wayne
- Bob McGrath (born Ottawa, Illinois), lives in Teaneck
- Donovan McNabb (born Chicago, Illinois), lives in Moorestown
- Bob Menne, born and lives in Demarest
- Eddie Murphy (born New York City), lives in Englewood
- Thomas Nast (1840–1902), caricaturist, editorial cartoonist (born in Landau, Germany, lived in Morristown)
- Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923–2005), federal judge (district court) lived in Stone Harbor
- Richard Milhous Nixon (born Yorba Linda, California), lived in Saddle River
- Edward Mosberg (1926–2022), Polish American Holocaust survivor, educator, and philanthropist (Randolph)
- Tina Nordström (born Valluv, Skåne County in Sweden), lives in Englewood Cliffs
- Mehmet Oz (born Cleveland), lived in and maintains ties to Cliffside Park, now lives in Huntington Valley, PA
- Randal Pinkett (born Philadelphia), lives in Somerset
- Maury Povich (born Washington, D.C.), lives in Middletown
- Aidan Quinn (born Rockford, Illinois), lives in Englewood
- Willie Randolph (born Holly Hill, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Larry Ray (born Brooklyn, New York,1959), convicted criminal (sex traffiking Piscataway<ref name=vee>"Sarah Lawrence Parent Accused of Sex Trafficking and Abusing Students," The New York Times.</ref>
- William P. Richardson (1864–1945), co-founder and first Dean of Brooklyn Law School, lived in Morristown
- Geraldo Rivera (born New York City), lived in Middletown
- Sylvia Robinson (born New York City), lives in Englewood
- Chris Rock (born Andrews, South Carolina), lives in Alpine
- Jeremy Roenick (born Boston), lives in Moorestown
- Jimmy Rollins (born Oakland, California), lives in Woolwich Township
- Ja Rule (born New York City), lives in Saddle River
- Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd (1891–1948), socialite, mistress of Franklin D. Roosevelt (born in Washington, DC, lived in Allamuchy)
- CC Sabathia (born Vallejo, California), lives in Alpine
- Tito Santana, professional wrestler (born Mission, Texas), lives in Roxbury
- Michel Sebastiani (born 1937 in France), Olympic fencing coach and member of the US Fencing Association Hall of Fame, lives in Princeton
- Gary Sheffield (born Tampa, Florida), lives in Alpine
- Lito Sheppard (born Jacksonville, Florida), lives in Moorestown
- Brooke Shields (born New York City), lives in Englewood
- Joseph Simmons (born New York City), lives in Saddle River
- Kimora Lee Simmons (born St. Louis, Missouri), lives in Saddle River
- Russell Simmons (born New York City), lives in Saddle River
- Phil Simms (born Lebanon, Kentucky), lives in Franklin Lakes
- T. O'Conor Sloane (1851–1940), scientist, inventor, author, editor, educator, and linguist (born New York City), lived in South Orange
- T. O'Conor Sloane Jr. (1879–1963), photographer (born Brooklyn), lived in South Orange
- Wesley Snipes (born Orlando, Florida), lives in Alpine
- Luis Sojo (born Miranda State, Venezuela), lives in Saddle Brook
- Paul Sorvino (born Brooklyn, New York City), lived in Tenafly
- James "J.T." Taylor (born Laurens, South Carolina), lives in Franklin Lakes
- Walt Whitman (born Huntington, New York), lived in Camden
- Mitch Williams (born Santa Ana, California), lives in Medford
- Woodrow Wilson (born Staunton, Virginia), 28th President of the United States, Governor of New Jersey, lived in Princeton
- Dave Winfield (born Saint Paul, Minnesota), lives in Teaneck
- Stevie Wonder (born Saginaw, Michigan), lives in Alpine
- Feng Yun (born Liaoning, China), lives in New Jersey
- Shou-Wu Zhang (born Hexian, Anhui, China), lives in Tenafly
See alsoEdit
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- List of colonial governors of New Jersey
- List of governors of New Jersey
- List of New Jersey suffragists
- List of Kean University people
- List of Lawrenceville School alumni
- List of New Brunswick Theological Seminary people
- List of people from Englewood, New Jersey
- List of people from Hoboken, New Jersey
- List of people from Jersey City, New Jersey
- List of justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
- List of people from Montclair, New Jersey
- List of people from Newark, New Jersey
- List of people from South Orange, New Jersey
- List of people from Teaneck, New Jersey
- List of people from Union City, New Jersey
- List of Princeton University people
- List of Rutgers University people
- List of Upsala College people
- List of United States representatives from New Jersey
- List of United States senators from New Jersey
- Lists of Americans
- New Jersey Hall of Fame
ReferencesEdit
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