List of Famous people born in New Jersey, United States of America
John C. Reiss
John Charles Reiss was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Trenton from 1980 to 1997.
Patricia Russo
Patricia F. Russo (born June 12, 1952, in Trenton, New Jersey is an American businessperson. Russo is most widely known for having served as chief executive officer of Lucent Technologies, and its successor, Alcatel-Lucent, a large communications equipment manufacturer. As of 2020, she serves on the board of directors of General Motors, Merck & Co., and Arconic, Inc. She serves as chairwoman of the nonprofit organization, Partnership at Drugfree.org. Prior to the split of Hewlett-Packard into two companies in 2015, Russo served as lead independent director. She now serves as chairwoman of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Rah Digga
Rashia Tashan Fisher is an American rapper, writer, activist and actress better known by her stage name Rah Digga. She is best known as a longtime member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes. She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs by AllMusic" and "one of hip hop's most skilled female MCs" in the book How to Rap.
Gregory Perler
Jonathan Dayton
Jonathan Dayton was an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. He was the youngest person to sign the United States Constitution and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving as its third Speaker, and later in the U.S. Senate. Dayton was arrested in 1807 for treason in connection with Aaron Burr's conspiracy. He was never tried, but his national political career never recovered.
Al Harrington
Albert Harrington is an American former professional basketball player. Selected with the 25th overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, Harrington played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards. He also spent a short stint with the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Don Chuy
Donald John Chuy was a professional American football player who played guard for seven seasons for the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Matty Malneck
Matthew Michael "Matty" Malneck was an American jazz violinist, songwriter, and arranger.
Leo Fitzpatrick
Leo Fitzpatrick is an American actor and co-director of the Marlborough Chelsea gallery.
Dayton Lummis
Dayton Lummis was an American film, television and theatre actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the role of "General Douglas MacArthur in the 1955 film The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell. Lummis died in February 1988 in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 84.