List of Famous people born in New Jersey, United States of America
Bill Raisch
Carl William Raisch, was an American dancer, actor, stuntman, and acting coach. He was best known as the One-Armed Man pursued by Richard Kimble on the 1963–1967 TV series The Fugitive.
Joe DiPietro
Joe DiPietro is an American playwright, lyricist and author.
Philip Orbanes
Philip E. Orbanes is an American board game designer, author, founding partner and former president of Winning Moves Games in Danvers, Massachusetts. Orbanes is a graduate of the Case Institute of Technology. He was a Senior Vice President for Research and Development at Parker Brothers until the 1990s. Orbanes has also served as Chief Judge at U.S. National and World Monopoly tournaments.
Jean Carol
Jean Carol is an American actress.
Philemon Dickerson
Philemon Dickerson was a United States Representative from New Jersey, the 12th Governor of New Jersey and Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Lloyd Levin
Lloyd A. Levin is an American film producer.
James Lawrence
James Lawrence was an American naval officer. During the War of 1812, he commanded USS Chesapeake in a single-ship action against HMS Shannon commanded by Philip Broke. He is probably best known today for his last words or "dying command" "Don't give up the ship!", which is still a popular naval battle cry, and which was invoked by Oliver Hazard Perry's personal battle flag, adopted to commemorate his dead friend.
Garret D. Wall
Garret Dorset Wall was a military officer and Senator from New Jersey. He was elected as Governor of New Jersey.
Ann M. Martin
Ann Matthews Martin is an American children's fiction writer, known best for The Baby-Sitters Club series.
George S. Myers
George Sprague Myers was an American ichthyologist who spent most of his career at Stanford University. He served as the editor of Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin as well as president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Myers was also head of the Division of Fishes at the United States National Museum, and held a position as an ichthyologist for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. He was also an advisor in fisheries and ichthyology to the Brazilian Government.