List of Famous people born in New Jersey, United States of America
Stacey Kent
Stacey Kent is an American jazz singer. Kent often sings in French and was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture in 2009. She is married to saxophonist Jim Tomlinson.
Nicole Leach
Nicolle Rochelle, often credited professionally as Nicole Leach, is an American actress, dancer, and jazz singer, best known for her appearances on television including Shining Time Station, The Babysitters Club, and made for television movies The Vernon Johns Story starring James Earl Jones and after school special Summertime Switch.
Fitzgerald Toussaint
Fitzgerald D'Andre Toussaint is a former American football running back. He played college football at Michigan and signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has also been a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers for a good portion of his 4 year NFL career. He spent 2 years on the Pittsburgh Steelers.
English Gardner
English Gardner is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100-meter dash. Her personal best of 10.74 seconds, set in 2016, ranks her in the top ten all-time for the distance.
Tommy Paul
Tommy Paul is an American professional tennis player. Paul won the 2015 French Open boys' singles title by defeating fellow American Taylor Fritz in the final in three sets. He also reached the boys' singles final at the 2015 US Open, this time losing to Fritz in three sets. Paul was a quarterfinalist at the 2017 Citi Open, an ATP 500 tournament, before losing to Kei Nishikori.
Matthias W. Baldwin
Matthias William Baldwin was an American inventor and machinery manufacturer, specializing in the production of steam locomotives. Baldwin's small machine shop, established in 1825, grew to become Baldwin Locomotive Works, one of the largest and most successful locomotive manufacturing firms in the United States. The most famous of the early locomotives was Old Ironsides, built by Matthias Baldwin in 1832. Baldwin was also a strong advocate of abolitionism.
Mel Ferrer
Melchor Gastón Ferrer was an American screen actor, who scored notable hits with Scaramouche, Lili and Knights of the Round Table, before playing opposite his then-wife, Audrey Hepburn, in War and Peace. He was also a director and producer on stage, screen and television.
Christopher McQuarrie
Christopher McQuarrie is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film The Usual Suspects (1995).
Heather McComb
Heather Ann McComb is an American actress.
Kristen Connolly
Kristen Nora Connolly is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Dana in the 2011 film The Cabin in the Woods, Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series House of Cards and Jamie Campbell on the CBS series Zoo.