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

Henry A. Stradling, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer with more than 130 films to his credit.

Robert Eisenman is an American biblical scholar, historian, archaeologist, and poet. He is currently professor of Middle East religions, archaeology, and Islamic law and director of the Institute for the Study of Judaeo-Christian Origins at California State University Long Beach.

Gilbert John Mellé was an American artist, jazz musician and film composer.

Willem Hendrik "Butch" van Breda Kolff was an American basketball player and coach.

Beth McCarthy-Miller is an American television director. Shows she has directed include Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock.

Lawrence Kip was an American soldier, author, and sportsman who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age.

Richard Ainley Easterlin is a professor of economics at the University of Southern California. He is best known for the economic theory named after him, the Easterlin paradox. Another of his contributions is the Easterlin hypothesis about long waves of baby booms and busts.

Ernest Scott Garrett is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district, serving from 2003 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1990 to 2003. Garrett chaired the United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises. He lost his reelection bid in 2016 to Democrat Josh Gottheimer, becoming the only incumbent Congressman in New Jersey to be defeated that year.