List of Famous people born in New Jersey, United States of America

J. Christian (Chris) Bollwage is the mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey, the state's fourth-largest city. A lifelong resident of Elizabeth, he was elected into his first term in 1992, and reelected in November 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020. He has been the president of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities.

Robert Thomas Bakker is an American paleontologist who helped reshape modern theories about dinosaurs, particularly by adding support to the theory that some dinosaurs were endothermic (warm-blooded). Along with his mentor John Ostrom, Bakker was responsible for initiating the ongoing "dinosaur renaissance" in paleontological studies, beginning with Bakker's article "Dinosaur Renaissance" in the April 1975 issue of Scientific American. His specialty is the ecological context and behavior of dinosaurs.

Marc Jay Turtletaub is an American film producer and former president and CEO of The Money Store.

Taurean Blacque is an American television and stage actor, best known for his role as Detective Neal Washington on the series Hill Street Blues. He has said he chose the name "Taurean" because his astrological sign is Taurus. He also is a past national spokesman for adoptive services, having been one of the first single black men in the United States to adopt a child. Blacque is a born-again Christian and has told reporters that his faith influenced his desire to be involved with adoption.

Daniel Paul Tamberelli is an American actor, comedian and musician. He portrayed Little Pete in The Adventures of Pete & Pete from 1989 to 1995, Arnold Perlstein in The Magic School Bus, one of the cast members for Nickelodeon's All That from seasons four through six, panelist on the game show Figure It Out and Jimmy De Santa in Grand Theft Auto V.

Stuart W. Cooper is an American filmmaker, actor and writer.

Mary Katharine Gaillard is an American theoretical physicist with a focus on particle physics. She is a professor of the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley, a member of the Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics, and Visiting Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She was Berkeley's first tenured female physicist.

Daniel Hugh Kelly is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role on the 1980s ABC TV series Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–86) as ex-con Mark "Skid" McCormick, co-starring with Brian Keith.