| 1. | Benjamin Abbott, Methodist preacher who converted much of southern New Jersey to Methodism[1] |
| 2. | Bud Abbott (1895–1974), straight man to Lou Costello (Asbury Park) |
| 3. | Joseph Alexander Adams (1803–1880), born in New Germantown, noted engraver[1] |
| 4. | Liam Aiken (born 1990), actor (Englewood) |
| 5. | Jason Alexander (born 1959), actor, Seinfeld (Newark) |
| 6. | Samuel Alito (born 1950), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Trenton) |
| 7. | David Ascalon (born 1945), sculptor (Cherry Hill) |
| 8. | Maurice Ascalon (1913–2003), sculptor (Cherry Hill).[2] |
| 9. | Amiri Baraka (born 1934), poet (Newark) |
| 10. | Priscilla Barnes (born 1955), actress (Fort Dix) |
| 11. | James J. Barry Jr (born 1946), Assemblyman, Director of Consumer Affairs. |
| 12. | Count Basie (1904–1984), jazz pianist, organist, bandleader (Red Bank) |
| 13. | Joan Bennett (1910-1990), actress (Palisades Park) |
| 14. | Xander Berkeley (born 1955), actor, 24 (Mendham) |
| 15. | Jason Biggs (born 1978), actor, American Pie (Hasbrouck Heights) |
| 16. | Michael Ian Black (born 1971), actor Wet Hot American Summer (Hillsborough) |
| 17. | Just Blaze, rap musician (Paterson) |
| 18. | Zach Braff (born 1975), actor. (South Orange, New Jersey) |
| 19. | Phil Bredesen (born 1943), Governor of Tennessee |
| 20. | William J. Brennan, Jr. (1906–1997), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Newark) |
| 21. | Tisha Campbell (born 1968), actress. (Newark) |
| 22. | David Cassidy(born 1950), actor (Englewood) |
| 23. | Lou Costello (1906–1959), comedian, actor (Paterson) |
| 24. | Sandra Dee (1942-2005), actress (Bayonne) |
| 25. | Danny DeVito [1](born 1944), actor (Neptune) |
| 26. | Jim Dowd (born 1968), professional ice hockey player (Brick Township) |
| 27. | Derek Drymon (born 1965), cartoon producer (most famous for producing SpongeBob SquarePants), Morristown |
| 28. | Kirsten Dunst (born 1982), actress (Point Pleasant) |
| 29. | Asher Brown Durand (1796-1886), artist (Maplewood) |
| 30. | Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005), radical feminist and activist (Camden) |
| 31. | Geoff Edwards (born 1931), actor, radio and television personality (Westfield) |
| 32. | Róisín Egenton (born 1977), 2000 International Rose of Tralee (Fanwood) |
| 33. | Alecko Eskandarian (born 1982), soccer player (Montvale) |
| 34. | Donald Fagen (born 1948), musician (Passaic) |
| 35. | James Gandolfini (born 1961), actor (Westwood) |
| 36. | Gloria Gaynor (born 1949), singer (Newark) |
| 37. | Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), poet (Paterson) |
| 38. | Savion Glover (born 1973), American actor, tap dancer and choreographer. (Newark) |
| 39. | Lauryn Hill (born 1975), musician (South Orange) |
| 40. | John Harkes [2](born 1967), soccer player (Kearny) |
| 41. | Wil Horneff (born 1979), actor (born in Englewood, New Jersey, raised in Saddle River) |
| 42. | Whitney Houston (born 1963) Newark, grew up in East Orange) |
| 43. | Frank Iero (born 1981) rhythm guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Belleville) |
| 44. | Michael Jace (born 1965) actor (Paterson) |
| 45. | Derek Jeter (born 1974) baseball player (Pequannock, New Jersey) |
| 46. | Michael Johns (born 1964), health care executive, former White House speechwriter to President George H.W. Bush (Deptford) |
| 47. | James P. Johnson (1894–1955) stride jazz pianist (New Brunswick) |
| 48. | Leavander Johnson (1969–2005), world champion boxer (Atlantic City) |
| 49. | Kevin Jonas (born 1987), singer and member of Jonas Brothers, Born In (Teaneck) grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey |
| 50. | Linda Jones (born 1944), singer (Newark, New Jersey) |
| 51. | Maxine Jones (born 1965), singer (Paterson) |
| 52. | Ben Jorgensen, (born 1983), musician, Teaneck |
| 53. | Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), musician (Perth Amboy) |
| 54. | Ira Kaplan, musician, co-founder of Yo La Tengo (Hoboken) |
| 55. | Thomas Kean (born 1935), former governor, 9/11 Commission chairman (Bedminster) |
| 56. | Alfred Kinsey (1894–1956), zoologist and sexologist (Hoboken) |
| 57. | Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006) murderer of over 100 people in mob-related instances(Jersey City) |
| 58. | Artie Lange (born 1967), actor, comedian, radio personality (Union) |
| 59. | Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), African-American artist (Atlantic City) |
| 60. | Nicole Leach (born 1979), actress (Montclair |
| 61. | Arthur Lenk (born 1964), Israeli diplomat (Paterson) |
| 62. | Jerry Lewis (born 1926), Comedian (Newark) |
| 63. | Ray Liotta (born 1955), actor (Union) |
| 64. | John Marin (1870-1953), artist (Rutherford) |
| 65. | Constantine Maroulis (born 1975), singer (Wyckoff) |
| 66. | Tony Meola (born 1969), soccer player (Kearny) |
| 67. | Andrew McCarthy (born 1962), actor (Westfield) |
| 68. | Lee Meredith (born 1947), actress (River Edge) |
| 69. | Jason Mewes (born 1974), actor (Highlands) |
| 70. | Jack Nicholson (born 1937), actor (Neptune) |
| 71. | Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), professional basketball player (Newark) |
| 72. | Joe Pantoliano (born 1951), actor/writer (Hoboken) |
| 73. | Bill Parcells (born 1941), NFL Head Coach (Englewood) |
| 74. | Alice Paul (1885-1977), suffragist (Mount Laurel, New Jersey) |
| 75. | Jim Perry (born 1934), U.S. and Canadian game show host (Camden) |
| 76. | Joe Pesci (born 1943), actor (Newark) |
| 77. | Thomas R. Pickering[3] (born 1931) diplomat (Orange) |
| 78. | Laura Prepon (born 1980), actress (Watchung) |
| 79. | Redman (born 1970), rap musician (Newark) |
| 80. | Rah Digga (born 1970), rap musician (Newark) |
| 81. | Tara Reid (born 1975), actress (Wyckoff) |
| 82. | Claudio Reyna (born 1973), soccer player (Livingston) |
| 83. | Kelly Ripa (born 1970), Live with Regis and Kelly co-host, actress (Stratford) |
| 84. | Giuseppe Rossi (born 1987), soccer player (Teaneck, New Jersey) |
| 85. | Natalia Alexandra Mitsuoka (born 1988), Argentinian figure skater (New Providence) |
| 86. | Dennis Rodman (born 1961), basketball player (Trenton) |
| 87. | Philip Roth (born 1933), author (Newark) |
| 88. | Eva Marie Saint (born 1924), actress (Newark) |
| 89. | Richie Sambora (born 1959), guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi (Perth Amboy) |
| 90. | Antonin Scalia (born 1936), U.S. Supreme Court justice (Trenton) |
| 91. | Tom Scharpling (born 1969), comedian (Newbridge) |
| 92. | Sherwood Schwartz (born 1916), television producer (Passaic, New Jersey) |
| 93. | Norman Schwarzkopf (born August 22, 1934, Trenton, NJ) U.S. General, Led Coalition Forces in 1990/91 Gulf War |
| 94. | Everett Shinn (1876-1953), artist (Woodstown) |
| 95. | Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer, actor (Hoboken) |
| 96. | Kevin Smith (born 1970), filmmaker (Highlands) |
| 97. | Matt Smith (born 1988), actor (Marlton) |
| 98. | Soraya (born 1969), Colombian-American singer/songwriter |
| 99. | Bruce Springsteen (born 1949), musician (Freehold) |
| 100. | Martha Stewart (born 1941) lifestyle guide, entrepreneur (b. Jersey City, grew up in Nutley) |
| 101. | Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), photographer (Hoboken) |
| 102. | Meryl Streep[4] (born 1949), actress (Summit) |
| 103. | Tammy Lynn Sytch (born 1972), professional wrestling valet (Fort Monmouth) |
| 104. | Ashley Tisdale (born 1985) actress/singer. The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and High School Musical. (Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey) |
| 105. | Ray Toro (born 1977) lead guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Kearny) |
| 106. | Martin Truex Jr. (born 1980), NASCAR driver (Englishtown) |
| 107. | John Travolta (born 1954), actor (Englewood) |
| 108. | Frankie Valli (born 1937), singer (Newark) |
| 109. | Laura San Giacomo (born 1962), actress (Hoboken) |
| 110. | Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989), character actor in Westerns (Somerville) |
| 111. | Rudy Van Gelder (born 1924), Blue Note Records recording engineer (Jersey City) |
| 112. | Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990), jazz singer. (Newark) |
| 113. | Patrick Warburton (born 1964), actor in Seinfeld, played David Puddy (Paterson) |
| 114. | Gerard Way (born 1977) lead singer of My Chemical Romance (Summit) |
| 115. | Mikey Way (born 1980) bass guitarist of My Chemical Romance (Newark) |
| 116. | Charlie Weis (born 1956), head football coach for the University of Notre Dame (Middlesex) |
| 117. | Gary Williams (born 1945), men's basketball coach for the University of Maryland (Collingswood) |
| 118. | J. D. Williams (born 1981), actor, The Wire (Newark) |
| 119. | William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), poet (Rutherford) |
| 120. | Chris Wragge (born 1970), sports journalist and presenter for WCBS-TV (Hackensack) |
| 121. | Kelly Wright (born 1987), artist, radio host on WPIR Pratt Radio, (Maywood, New Jersey) |
| 122. | Zakk Wylde (born 1967), guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne & Black Label Society |
| 123. | Larry Young (1940–1978), hard bop jazz organist |