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

Daniel Lawrence O'Keefe was an American writer. He was an editor at Reader's Digest for more than 30 years, where he worked with a wide range of writers.

Matthew Francis Szczur is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2014 and has also played for the San Diego Padres. Prior to his pro baseball career, Szczur played football and baseball at Villanova University, winning MVP of the 2009 FCS National Championship Game.

Muhammad Hassan Wilkerson is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Temple, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Sheila Y. Oliver is an American politician serving as the Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey since 2018. She previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 to 2018, where she represented the 34th legislative district while also serving as the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly for two terms, from January 12, 2010, to January 14, 2014, as a member of the Democratic Party.

Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, sometimes credited as Jennifer Schwalbach, is an American actress, podcaster and retired reporter for USA Today.

Jason Sosa is an American professional boxer of Puerto Rican descent, who held the WBA (Regular) super featherweight title from 2016 to 2017.

Alfred Charles Kinsey was an American biologist, professor of entomology and zoology, and sexologist who, in 1947, founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, previously known as the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. He is best known for writing Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953), also known as the Kinsey Reports, as well as the Kinsey scale. Kinsey's research on human sexuality, foundational to the field of sexology, provoked controversy in the 1940s and 1950s. His work has influenced social and cultural values in the United States as well as internationally.

David Bryan Rashbaum is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the keyboard player for the rock band Bon Jovi, with which he has also co-written songs and performed backing vocals. He is a father to three children, twins Colton Moon and Gabrielle Luna, and Tyger Lily. He is married to Lexi Quaas. He is the writer of the successful Broadway musical Memphis. In 2018, Bryan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi.

Robert Emile DeLeo is an American bass player, songwriter, and backing vocalist for the rock band Stone Temple Pilots. He is part of Delta Deep, and he has also played in Talk Show and Army of Anyone. He is the younger brother of Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo. He is also the former bass player for the supergroup Hollywood Vampires.

Olumide Larry Ogunjobi is an American football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Charlotte.