list of people from new jersey

This is a list of some famous people from New Jersey.

Jason Alexander (b. 1959), actor in Seinfeld
Amiri Baraka (b. 1934), poet (Newark)
Count Basie (1904–1984), jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader
William J. Brennan (1906–1997), U.S. Supreme Court justice
David Chase (b. 1945), creator of The Sopranos (born in NY, grew up in Clifton and North Caldwell)
Danny DeVito (b. 1944), actor
Kirsten Dunst (b. 1982), actress
Alecko Eskandarian (b. 1982), soccer player
Donald Fagen (b. 1948), musician
James Gandolfini (b. 1961), actor (Westwood)
Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926), (Paterson)
John Harkes (b. 1967), professional soccer player
Michael Johns (b. 1964), health care executive and former White House speechwriter to President George H.W. Bush
Jon Bon Jovi (b. 1962), musician (Perth Amboy)
Thomas Kean (b. 1935), former governor and 9/11 Commission chairman
Carl Lewis (b. 1961), track and field legend, nine-time Olympic gold medalist (born in Alabama, but raised in New Jersey)
Andrew McCarthy (b. 1962)
Jack Nicholson (b. 1937), actor
Joe Pesci (b. 1943), actor (Newark)
Tara Reid (b.1975), actress (Wyckoff)
Claudio Reyna (b. 1973), soccer player
Philip Roth (b. 1933), author
Eva Marie Saint (b. 1924), actress
Antonin Scalia (b. 1936), U.S. Supreme Court justice
Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer and actor
Kevin Smith (b. 1970), filmmaker
Bruce Springsteen (b. 1949), musician
Jon Stewart (b. 1962), comedian and Daily Show host (Trenton)
Meryl Streep (b. 1949), actress
John Travolta (b. 1954), actor
William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), poet

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