List of People From New Jersey - Born in New Jersey, Grew Up Elsewhere

Born in New Jersey, Grew Up Elsewhere

• Jack Abramoff (born 1958), former lobbyist and businessman convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and tax evasion (Atlantic City, moved to Beverly Hills, California at age 9)
• Lavoy Allen (born 1989), power forward for the Philadelphia 76ers (Trenton, would move to Pennsylvania)
• Jozy Altidore (born 1989), soccer player (Livingston, raised in Boca Raton, Florida)
• Priscilla Barnes (born 1955), actress, Terri Alden on Three's Company (Fort Dix, raised in California)
• Robert Blake (born 1933), actor, Baretta (born in Nutley, raised in Los Angeles)
• Elizabeth Bogush (born 1977), actress, Titans (Perth Amboy, raised in Pittsburgh, PA and Hingham, MA)
• Phil Bredesen (born 1943), Governor of Tennessee (Oceanport, grew up in different parts of the country)
• Marshon Brooks (born 1989), player with the New Jersey Nets (Long Branch, raised in Tucker, Georgia)
• Michael R. Burns (born 1958), Vice Chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment (born in Long Branch, raised in New Canaan, Connecticut)
• Mary Chapin Carpenter (born 1958), Grammy-winning folk and country singer (born in Princeton but would later move to Japan, then Washington, D.C.)
• Sean Casey (born 1974), former MLB All-Star first baseman, current color commentator for the Cincinnati Reds (Willingboro, would move away to Pittsburgh, PA)
• Paul Cushing Child (1902–1994), husband of celebrity chef, Julia Child (Montclair, raised in Boston)
• Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States (Caldwell, raised in western New York)
• Jason Cook (born 1980), actor, Days of our Lives, General Hospital (Somerdale, raised in California)
• Brian De Palma (born 1940), film director (born in Newark, raised in Philadelphia and New Hampshire)
• Brian Delate (born 1949), actor (Trenton, raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
• Kirsten Dunst (born 1982), actress, Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man trilogy (Point Pleasant, raised in Los Angeles)
• Mel Ferrer (1917–2008), actor, director, Falcon Crest (Elberon, raised in New York and Connecticut)
• John Forsythe (1918–2010), actor, Dynasty, Charlie's Angels, Bachelor Father (Penns Grove, raised in Brooklyn, New York)
• Kate French (born 1985), actress, Wicked Wicked Games, The L Word (Flemington, raised in Long Island, NY)
• Dana Fuchs (born 1976), singer/songwriter (born in New Jersey, raised in Wildwood, Florida)
• Janeane Garofalo (born 1964), comedian, actress, left-wing activist (born in Newton, raised in California and Texas)
• David Garrard (born 1978), quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Plainfield, raised in Durham, North Carolina)
• Paul Gleason (1939–2006), actor, The Breakfast Club (Jersey City, raised in Florida)
• Mike Goodson (born 1987), running back for the Oakland Raiders (born in Irvington, raised in Texas)
• Chuck Greenberg (born 1961), former owner of the Texas Rangers (Englewood, raised in Pittsburgh)
• Robert David Hall (born 1947), actor, CSI (East Orange, moved to California)
• Sterling Hayden (1916–1986), actor (born in Upper Montclair; as a child, moved to New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, D.C., and Maine)
• Jason Heyward (born 1989), right fielder for the Atlanta Braves (Ridgewood, raised in Georgia)
• Debra Hill (1950–2005), screenwriter, producer (Haddonfield, grew up in Philadelphia)
• Linda Hunt (born 1945), Oscar-winning actress, (Morristown, raised in Westport, Connecticut)
• Ice-T (born 1958), rapper and actor (Newark, moved to Los Angeles)
• Derek Jeter (born 1974), shortstop for the New York Yankees, (born in Pequannock, but raised primarily in Kalamazoo, Michigan)
• Richard Kind (born 1956) actor, Mad About You, Spin City (Trenton, raised in Pennsylvania)
• Bobby Korecky (born 1979), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (Hillside, would move away to Michigan)
• Sue Ane Langdon (born 1936), actress, Arnie, Bachelor Father (Paterson, raised in New York, Michigan, and Oregon)
• Gordon MacRae (1921–1986), actor, singer (East Orange, raised in Massachusetts and New York)
• Norman Mailer (1923–2007), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, essayist, poet (Long Branch, raised in Brooklyn)
• Camryn Manheim (born 1961), Emmy-winning actress & left-wing activist, The Practice, Ghost Whisperer, The L Word (West Caldwell, grew up in Peoria, Illinois)
• Richard Matheson (born 1926), sci-fi and fantasy author and screenwriter (Allendale, raised in Brooklyn)
• Lindsey McKeon (born 1982), actress, Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Guiding Light (Summit, raised in Los Angeles)
• Kate Micucci (born 1980), actress, comedian, and singer-songwriter (born in NJ, raised in Nazareth, Pennsylvania)
• Bob Milacki (born 1964), former MLB pitcher, primarily with the Baltimore Orioles (Trenton, raised in Lake Havasu City, Arizona)
• Christina Milian (born 1981), R&B and pop singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and model (Jersey City, grew up in Waldorf, Maryland, then would move to Los Angeles)
• Eric Millegan (born 1974), actor, Zack Addy on Bones (Hackettstown, raised in Springfield, Oregon)
• Philip Morrison (1915–2005), prominent physicist (Somerville, grew up in Pittsburgh)
• Charlie Morton (born 1983), pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Flemington, would move away to Connecticut)
• Montell Owens (born 1984), fullback for the Jacksonville Jaguars (Plainfield, would move away to Delaware)
• Daniel Pearl (1963–2002), journalist who was kidnapped and killed by Al-Qaeda (Princeton, grew up in Los Angeles)
• A. J. Price (born 1986), point guard for the Indiana Pacers (Orange, raised in East Massapequa, NY)
• Dana Reeve (1961–2006), actress, singer, widow of Christopher Reeve (born in Teaneck, raised in Greenburgh, New York)
• Dennis Rodman (born 1961), former NBA forward, who played primarily with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls (Trenton, grew up in Dallas, Texas)
• Joe Rogan (born 1967) comedian, actor, UFC color commentator (born in Bridgewater, raised in Newton, Massachusetts)
• Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor, Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Friends (born in Passaic, raised in Overland Park, Kansas)
• Zoe Saldana (born 1978), actress, Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek (Passaic, raised in Queens, New York)
• Cindy Sherman (born 1954), photographer (born in Glen Ridge, raised in Huntington, New York)
• Paul Simon (born 1941), musician, composer (born in Newark, grew up in Queens, New York)
• Kevin Spacey (born 1959), actor (born in South Orange, grew up in Southern California)
• J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954), writer, producer, creator of Babylon 5 and its spin-off (born in Paterson, grew up in different parts of the country)
• Red Strader (1902–1956), AAFC and NFL head coach (Newton, raised in Modesto, California)
• Dave Thomas (1932–2002), founder of the Wendy's fast food restaurant chain (born in Atlantic City, grew up in different parts of the country)
• Jack Warden (1920–2006), Emmy-winning actor, N.Y.P.D., The Bad News Bears, Crazy Like a Fox (Newark, grew up in Louisville, Kentucky)
• Liza Weil (born 1977), actress, Paris Geller on Gilmore Girls (born in NJ, raised in Lansdale, Pennsylvania)
• Jane Wyatt (1910–2006), three-time Emmy-winning actress, Father Knows Best (Mahwah, raised in New York City)
• Nick Zano (born 1978), actor, What I Like About You, Beverly Hills Chihuahua (Nutley, grew up in Wellington, Florida)