List of Famous people born in New Jersey, United States of America
Deena Nicole Cortese
Deena Nicole Buckner is an American reality television personality who appeared on the MTV reality show Jersey Shore from 2010 to 2012 and Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
Timothy Adams
Timothy Christopher Adams is an American actor and model. He is best known for his portrayal of Brucie Kibbutz in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. He has also been in various television roles such Casey Mitchum in Sunset Beach as well as multiple film roles as bit parts such as Bad Boys II and Die Hard with a Vengeance.
Jay Weinberg
Jay Weinberg is an American musician and drummer for the heavy metal band Slipknot. He is the son of American drummer Max Weinberg. He has played with the American punk rock band the Reveling and toured in 2009 as a drummer with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, substituting for his father. During 2010, he was briefly the drummer for Madball. During 2011 and 2012, Weinberg played with Against Me!. In 2014, Weinberg replaced Joey Jordison as the drummer for Slipknot.
Dale Berra
Dale Anthony Berra is an American former Major League Baseball player who primarily played as an infielder from 1977 to 1987. He is the son of Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra and brother of former Baltimore Colts return specialist Tim Berra.
Philip Bosco
Philip Michael Bosco was an American actor. He was known for his Tony Award-winning performance as Saunders in the 1989 Broadway production of Lend Me a Tenor, and for his starring role in the 2007 film The Savages. He won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1988.
Buddy Valastro
Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro Jr. is an American baker and reality television personality of Italian heritage. He is the owner of Carlo's Bakery, as well as the face of Buddy V's Ristorante. Valastro is best known as the star of the reality television series Cake Boss, which premiered in April 2009. He has also starred in Kitchen Boss (2011), Next Great Baker (2010), Buddy's Bakery Rescue (2013), Bake You Rich (2013) and Bakery Boss (2013).
Michael Lerner
Michael Lerner is an American political activist, the editor of Tikkun, a progressive Jewish interfaith magazine based in Berkeley, California, and the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in Berkeley.
Alice Waters
Alice Louise Waters is an American chef, restaurateur, activist and author. She is the owner of Chez Panisse, a Berkeley, California restaurant famous for its organic, locally grown ingredients and for pioneering California cuisine, which she opened in 1971.
Pedro Castillo
Peter Greene is an American character actor, generally known for playing villains. One of his most famous roles was in the film Pulp Fiction, in which he played Zed, a sadistic security guard, rapist, and serial killer who serves as an antagonist in the film.
Malachi Richardson
Malachi Richardson is an American professional basketball player for the Canton Charge of the NBA G League. He played one season of college basketball for Syracuse before being selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.