Famous People from New Jersey - Women
Here is a list of (women) famous people from New Jersey who have made a huge impact on not just the state, but also the country's progress. With the various contributions throughout history in different fields, these famous women have made history.
- Clara Barton (Founder of American Red Cross)
- Dorothea Lynde Dix (American Activist and Social Reformer)
- Nellie Morrow Parker (First African-American Public School Teacher)
- Jillian Armenante (Actress)
- Priscilla Barnes (Actress)
- Regina Belle (Singer)
- Joan Bennett (Actress)
- Mary Birdsong (Actress and Comedian)
- Tammy Blanchard (Actress)
- Jacqueline Brookes (Actress)
- Joanna Cassidy (Actress)
- Valerie Cruz (Actress)
- Tawny Cypress (Actress)
- Hope Davis (Actress)
- Sandra Dee (Actress)
- Martina Deignan (Soap Opera Actress)
- Kelly Wright (Artist and Radio Host)
- Tabitha D'umo (Dance Teacher, Choreographer, and Creative Director)
- Kirsten Dunst (Actress)
- Andrea Dworkin (Radical Feminist and Activist)
- Hallie Kate Eisenberg (Teen Actress)
- Linda Emond (Actress)
- Vera Farmiga (Actress)
- Susan Flannery (Soap 0pera Actress)
- Beth Fowler (Actress and Singer)
- Connie Francis (Pop Singer)
- Genie Francis (Actress)
- Kate French (Actress)
- Roxanne Hart (Actress)
- Lauryn Hill (Singer, Rapper, and Songwriter)
- Cissy Houston (Singer)
- Whitney Houston (Singer and Actress)
- Linda Jones (Soul Singer)
- Laura San Giacomo (Actress)
- Eva Marie Saint (Actress)
- Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (Actress)
- Martha Stewart (Lifestyle Guide and Entrepreneur)
- Meryl Streep (Actress)
- Tammy Lynn Sytch (Professional Wrestling Valet)
- Ashley Tisdale (Actress and Singer)
- Sarah Vaughan (Singer)
- Vernee Watson-Johnson (Actress)
- Karen Young (Actress)
- Wendy Williams (Radio and Television Host)
- Maxine Jones (Singer)
- Jane Krakowski (Actress)
- Ali Larter (Actress)
- Nicole Leach (Actress)
- Fran Lebowitz (Author)
- Amy Locane (Actress)
- Martha MacCallum (News Anchor for Fox News Channel)
- Lisa Marie Presley (Model and Actress)
- Heather McComb (Actress)
- Mary McCormack (Actress)
- Lindsey McKeon (Actress)
- Lee Meredith (Actress)
- Bebe Neuwirth (Actress)
- Ashley Rose Orr (Actress)
- Queen Latifah (Singer, Actress, and Rapper)
- Alice Paul (Suffragist)
- Elizabeth Peña (Actress)
- Millie Perkins (Actress)
- Laura Prepon (Actress)
- Molly Price (Actress)
- Keshia Knight Pulliam (Actress)
- Melissa Reeves (Soap Opera Actress)
- Tara Reid (Actress)
- Kelly Ripa (Actress and Television host)
- Mary J. Blige (Songwriter, Singer, Producer, Actress, and Rapper)
- Sarah Chang (Korean-American Violin Virtuoso)
- Connie Chung (American Journalist)
- Mary Higgins Clark (Author)
- Melissa 'Missy' Elliott (Singer, Producer, Songwriter, Rapper, and Actress)
- Kitty Kallen (Singer)
- Lil' Kim (Rapper, Songwriter, and Actress)
- Heather Locklear (Actress)
- Kimora Lee Simmons (Fashion Model, Author, and CEO of Baby Phat)
- Brooke Shields (Actress, Author, and Model)
- Cindy Sherman (Photographer)
- Mary Chapin Carpenter (Folk and Country Singer)
- Debra Hill (Screenwriter and Producer)
- Linda Hunt (Actress)
- Camryn Manheim (Actress and Left-Wing Activist)
- Christina Milian (R&B and Pop Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Actress, and Model)
- Dana Reeve (Actress, Singer, Widow of Christopher Reeve)
- Janeane Garofalo (Comedian, Actress, and Left-Wing Activist)
- Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari (Musician)
From comedians to actors, musicians to sports personalities, these (men) famous people from New Jersey are remembered for their work in respective arenas. Let's see who they are.
- Dave Thomas (Founder of Wendy's)
- Kal Penn (Actor)
- Joe Pesci (Actor)
- Redman (Rap Musician)
- Claudio Reyna (Soccer Player)
- Giuseppe Rossi (Soccer Player)
- Alfred Stieglitz (Photographer)
- Vitamin C (Pop Singer)
- John Travolta (Actor)
- Frankie Valli (Singer)
- Amiri Baraka (Poet)
- Martin Truex, Jr. (NASCAR Driver)
- Frank Sinatra (Singer and Actor)
- Philip Roth (Author)
- Bud Abbott (Actor and Comedian)
- Jason Biggs (Actor)
- Harry Carson (Retired NFL Player)
- Danny DeVito (Actor)
- Michael Douglas (Actor and Producer)
- Jim Dowd (Professional NFL Player)
- Al Leiter (Retired MLB Player)
- Arthur Lenk (Israeli Diplomat)
- Derek Luke (Actor)
- Jesse Barfield (Retired MLB Player)
- Yogi Berra (Retired MLB Player)
- George Benson (Musician)
- AZ (Rapper)
- Lior Haramaty (Entrepreneur and Inventor)
- Bobby Hebb (African-American Singer and Songwriter)
- Sam Huff (Retired NFL Player)
- Tommy John (Retired MLB Player)
- Jim Jones (Rapper)
- Ja Rule (Rapper, Singer, and Actor)
- James "J.T." Taylor (R&B Singer)
- Zab Judah (Professional Boxer)
- Jason Kidd (Professional NBA Player)
- Andre Braugher (Actor)
- Patrick Malone (Actor)
- David Marciano (Actor)
- John Marin (Artist)
- Andrew McCarthy (Actor)
- Tony Meola (Soccer Player)
- Mark Blum (Actor)
- Jon Bon Jovi (Musician)
- Joe Dante (Film Director)
- Danny Aiello (Director and Producer)
- Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th President of the United States)
- Joseph Alexander Adams (Noted Engraver)
- Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (NASA Astronaut - Second man to walk on the moon)
- Samuel Alito (U.S. Supreme Court Justice)
- David Newsom (Actor and Photographer)
- Jim Norton (Comedian, Radio Personality, Actor, and Author)
- Dennis Rodman (Retired Professional NBA Player)
- Mark Rudd (Left-Wing Activist, Founder of the Weather Underground)
- Steven Rudolph (Educator and Researcher)
- Bruce Springsteen (Singer and Songwriter)
- Ray Toro (Lead Guitarist of My Chemical Romance)
- Rudy Van Gelder (Blue Note Records Recording Engineer)
- Bret Baier (News anchor for FOX News Channel)
- James J. Barry Jr. (Assemblyman, Director of Consumer Affairs)
- Count Basie (Jazz Pianist, Organist, and Bandleader)
- Lanny Davis (former Special Counsel to the President Bill Clinton)
- Christopher McQuarrie (Screenwriter and Director)
- Alan Alda (Actor, Director, Screenwriter)
- Wesley Snipes (Actor, Film Producer, and Martial Artist)
- Paul Anka (Canadian Singer, Songwriter, and Actor)
- Brian Baldinger (Retired Professional NBA Player)
- Jim Bunning (Politician and former MLB Player)
- Jim Byrnes (Blues Musician, Guitarist, and Actor)
- Vince Carter (Professional NBA Player)
- Bobby Clarke (Retired Canadian Professional NHL Player)
- Muhammad Ali (Retired American Boxer)
- Alon Cohen (Entrepreneur and Inventor)
- Stephen Colbert (American Political Satirist, Writer, Comedian, and Television Host)
- Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs (Record Producer, Rapper, Actor, Men's Fashion Designer)
- Johnny Damon (Professional MLB Player)
- Damon Dash (Label Executive)
- Darryl Dawkins (Retired Professional NBA Player)
- Steve Doocy (FOX News Co-host and Author)
- Halim El-Dabh (Composer, Performer, Educator, and Ethnomusicology)
- Jeff Feagles (Retired NFL Player)
- Jay-Z (Rapper, Entrepreneur, and Partial owner of New Jersey Nets)
- Michael Johns (Health care Executive, Author, Writer, Public Policy Analyst, and Former Federal Government Official)
- Eddie Murphy (Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Voice Actor, and Singer)
- Chris Rock (Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Television and Film Producer, and Director)
- Joseph Simmons (Rapper, Producer, D.J., and Reverend)
- Russell Simmons (Entrepreneur, and Media and Fashion Mogul)
- Stevie Wonder (Singer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Record Producer, and Activist)
