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

Anthony C. Bongiovi is an American record producer and recording engineer.

Vincent "Vinnie" Fiorello is an American rock musician and businessman. He co-founded the ska punk band Less Than Jake in 1992, and was the band's drummer and lyricist until 2018. He also founded the record labels Fueled by Ramen, Sleep It Off Records, and Paper + Plastick, in addition to several local businesses in Gainesville, Florida.

Annika Boras is an American actress known for her dramatic stage work and for her portrayal of Louise Sinclair on The Following and for her role of Captain Lynette Cunningham on Chicago Fire. She was nominated for a Drama League Award for her portrayal of Elektra in An Oresteia at Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway. She also received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for her performance in Edward Bond's 'Chair.' In 2017, she worked alongside Octavia Spencer and Claire Danes for the film A Kid Like Jake, directed by Silas Howard. She also appeared as Mrs. Alsop in The Post, starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks directed by Steven Spielberg.

John Van Nest Talmage, was a Protestant Christian missionary to Amoy, Fujian, China. He was sent by the Reformed Church in America from 1847 to 1890.

Dario David Hunter, also known as Yisroel Hunter, is an American rabbi, lawyer and politician. He is the first Muslim-born man to be ordained as a rabbi. A former member of the Youngstown, Ohio Board of Education, Hunter sought the 2020 Green Party presidential nomination, ultimately coming in second. He ran as the presidential nominee of the Oregon Progressive Party and elsewhere under the party label of Progressive Party in the 2020 United States presidential election.

Kenneth Stanley Murray Jr. was an American professional basketball player. Murray was selected in the fourth round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Chicago Stags after a collegiate career at St. Bonaventure. In the 1950–51 season he was selected as an NBA All-Star alternate for the Eastern Conference while playing for the Baltimore Bullets.

Joseph Michael Cross is an American actor and producer. He began work as a child actor, starring in the 1998 films Desperate Measures, Wide Awake, and Jack Frost. He won the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture for Running with Scissors (2006), and co-starred in Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Untraceable (2008), Milk (2008), and Lincoln (2012).

William Randolph "Cozy" Cole was an American jazz drummer who had hits with the songs "Topsy I" and "Topsy II". "Topsy II" peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at No. 1 on the R&B chart. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. The track peaked at No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart in 1958. The recording contained a long drum solo and was one of the few drum solo recordings to make the charts at Billboard magazine. The single was issued by Love Records, a small record label in Brooklyn, New York. Cole's song "Turvy II" reached No. 36 in 1959.

Jonathan Lasker is an American abstract painter whose work has played an integral role in the development of Postmodern Painting. He currently lives and works in New York City.

Richard Robert Ruccolo is an American television and film actor, best known for his lead role in the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl.