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

Henry Hurd Rusby (1855–1940) was an American botanist, pharmacist and explorer. He discovered several new species of plants and played a significant role in founding the New York Botanical Garden and developing research and exploration programs at the institution. He helped to establish the field of economic botany, and left a collection of research and published works in botany and pharmacology.

Alexander Martin was the fourth and seventh governor of North Carolina from 1782 to 1784 and from 1789 to 1792.

George Nicholas Mehnert was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Newark, New Jersey.

Ethel Wales was an American actress.

John McLean was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for the Whig Party nominations for President.

Franklin Pangborn was an American comedic character actor famous for playing small but memorable roles with comic flair. He appeared in many Preston Sturges movies as well as the W. C. Fields films International House, The Bank Dick, and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. For his contributions to motion pictures, Pangborn received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1500 Vine Street on February 8, 1960.

Robert M. Haas was an American art director. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on over 120 films between 1919 and 1950. He was born in Newark, New Jersey and died in Costa Mesa, California.

Herman Hupfeld was an American songwriter whose most notable composition was "As Time Goes By". He wrote both the lyrics and music.