Notable Figures Born & Raised in New Jersey
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Zach Braff
Actor Zach Braff was born in South Orange/AP
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Ashley Alexandra Dupre
The call girl who brought down NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer is from Beachwood/AP
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Bebe Neuwirth
Actress and Broadway star Bebe Neuwirth, is from North Caldwell (AP File Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Bill Bellamy
Actor Bill Bellamy is from Newark (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Bobby Cannavale
Actor Bobby Cannavale is from Union City/Getty Images Entertainment
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Bruce Springsteen
(credit: AP)
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Bud Abbott
Comedian Bud Abbott (right) is from Asbury Park/AP
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Buzz Aldrin
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge and grew up in Montclair/AP
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Count Basie
The bandleader and jazz pianist is from Red Bank/AP
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Danny DeVito
Actor and funnyman Danny DeVito is from Neptune City/AP
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Frank Sinatra
Old Blue Eyes is from Hoboken/AP
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Frankie Valli
Singer Frankie Valli is from Newark/Getty
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Greg Evigan
The 'My Two Dads' star hails from South Amboy/Getty
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Hope Davis
The actress is from Englewood/AP
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James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini, the actor best known as "Tony Soprano," is part of a celebrity-led coalition against a new sanitation garage in his Tribeca neighborhood. (credit: AP)
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Jason Biggs
The "American Pie" star is from Hasbrouck Heights/AP
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Joanna Cassidy
The actress hails from Haddonfield/Getty
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John Amos
The actor is from Newark/AP
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John Brennan
The White House Counterterrorism adviser is from North Bergen/AP
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John Travolta
The actor, dancer and pilot hails from Englewood/Getty
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Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi (credit: AP)
The rocker hails from Perth Amboy/AP
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Kelly Ripa
The actress and half of "Regis and Kelly" hails from Stratford/AP
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Kirsten Dunst
Actress Kirsten Dunst is from Point Pleasant/AP
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Meryl Streep
The multi award-wining actress is from Summit/AP
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Michael Chang
Tennis player Michael Chang is from Hoboken/AP
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Michael Douglas
Actor Michael Douglas is from New Brunswick/AP
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Miles Austin
The wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys is from Summit/AP
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Nathan Lane
Actor Nathan Lane is from Jersey City/AP
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Queen Latifah
The singer and actress is from Newark/AP
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Ray Liotta
The "Goodfellas" actor born in Newark, raised in Union Township/AP
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Samuel Alito
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. is from Trenton/AP
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Sandra Dee
The actress is from Bayonne/AP
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Tammy Blanchard
The actress hails from Bayonne/AP
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Vera Farmiga
The 'Up In The Air' actress is from Irvington/AP
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Whitney Houston
The Grammy-winning singer was born in 1963 in East Orange
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Ali Larter
The "Heroes" actress was born in 1973 in Cherry Hill
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Andrew McCarthey
The "Mannequin" and "St. Elmo's Fire" actor was born in 1962 in Westfield
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Genie Francis
The "General Hospital" actress was born in 1962 in Englewood
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Jane Krakowski
The former "Ally McBeal" and current "30 Rock" actress was born in 1969 in Parsippany
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Lauryn Hill
The former Fugees lead singer was born in 1975 in South Orange
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