List of Famous people born in New Jersey, United States of America
Al Leiter
Alois Terry Leiter is an American former professional baseball left-handed starting pitcher. Leiter pitched 19 seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins and New York Mets. He serves as an advisor for baseball operations with NY Mets. He is now a studio analyst for MLB Network, and formerly a color commentator for the YES Network and 2016 Marlins Fox Sports Florida game analyst.
Tomoki Hiwatashi
Tomoki Richard Hiwatashi is an American figure skater. He is the 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy bronze medalist and a two-time U.S. national medalist.
Kerri Green
Kerri Lee Green is an American actress, screenwriter and director. She is best known for her roles in The Goonies (1985), Summer Rental (1985), and Lucas (1986). She also wrote and co-directed Bellyfruit (1999).
Naturi Naughton
Naturi Cora Maria Naughton is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Naughton is best known as one-third of the R&B group 3LW and for her acting roles in Fame, Notorious, where she played Lil' Kim, and The Playboy Club. Naughton was a series regular in season one of the Lifetime television drama series The Client List as Kendra. Naughton starred in the Starz drama Power as Tasha St. Patrick and has reprised her role in the spin-off series Power Book II: Ghost.
Bernard Marcus
Bernard "Bernie" Marcus is an American billionaire businessman. He co-founded The Home Depot and was the company's first CEO, and chairman until retiring in 2002.
Jim Norton
James Joseph Norton is an American comedian, radio personality, actor, author, and television and podcast host. Norton has been the co-host of the podcast UFC Unfiltered with Matt Serra and the morning radio show Jim Norton & Sam Roberts on SiriusXM Radio since 2016, and The Chip Chipperson Podacast from 2017 to 2020.
Jim Bouton
James Alan Bouton was an American professional baseball player. Bouton played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher for the New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, and Atlanta Braves between 1962 and 1978. He was also a best-selling author, actor, activist, sportscaster and one of the creators of Big League Chew.
Kenny Britt
Kenneth Lawrence Britt is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Rutgers and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the 30th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. He has also played for the St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots.
Sabah Homasi
Sabah Homasi is a Lebanese American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2009, he has also competed for the UFC, Titan FC, and Strikeforce.
Dajuan Wagner
Dajuan Marquett Wagner Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. He is the son of former University of Louisville and National Basketball Association (NBA) player Milt Wagner and left the NBA early into his career because of debilitating health problems. He was drafted 6th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2002 NBA draft.