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

Frederick Baily Dent was an American businessman who served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from February 2, 1973, to March 26, 1975, during the administrations of U.S. Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, Jr. His assistant secretary, Hastings Wyman, a native of Aiken, South Carolina, became a political consultant and in 1978 the publisher of The Southern Political Report.

Nick Zano is an American actor. Zano is known for having played Vince in The WB's sitcom What I Like About You. He hosted MTV's former infotainment program about the film industry, Movie House, and briefly worked as an MTV News correspondent before he began an acting career. His recurring roles on television include Drew Pragin on Melrose Place, Pete on Happy Endings, P.J. Hillingsbrook on 90210, and Johnny on 2 Broke Girls. He also starred as a lead on the NBC sitcom One Big Happy and as Arthur in the TV series Minority Report. He stars as Dr. Nathaniel "Nate" Heywood / Steel on The CW series Legends of Tomorrow.

Allan Nairn is an American investigative journalist. He was imprisoned by Indonesian military forces under United States-backed strongman Suharto while reporting in East Timor. His writings have focused on U.S. foreign policy in such countries as Haiti, Guatemala, Indonesia, and East Timor.

John D'Leo is an American actor. He is known for his role in the 2013 film The Family, as well as the films Unbroken (2014), Cop Out (2010), Brooklyn's Finest (2010), and Wanderlust (2012). He has also starred in the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and How to Make It in America.

Joanna Lee was an American writer, producer, director and actress.

Frederick Rudolph "Ted" Schroeder was an American tennis player who won the two most prestigious amateur tennis titles, Wimbledon and the U.S. National. He was the No. 1-ranked American player in 1942; the No. 2 for 4 consecutive years, 1946 through 1949, and the latter year saw Schroeder ranked World No. 1 by Pierre Gillou. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, but developed as a tennis player in Southern California under the guidance of Perry T. Jones.

Kyle Catlett is an American child actor from Morristown, New Jersey.

Joseph James Dante, Jr. is an American film director, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably Gremlins (1984) - often mixing 1950’s style b-movies with cartoon comedy.

Wayne Dockery was an American jazz double bassist who worked with George Benson, Sonny Fortune, Eddie Henderson, Hal Galper, Archie Shepp, Michael Brecker, and others. He appears on albums from at least 1971, although never as a bandleader.

Richard Burton Matheson was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres.