Our state is known for a lot of things, from the streets of Monopoly being named after Atlantic City, to George Washington sleeping here during several battles. But just how many famous entertainers can you name from our great state?

NJ is famous for many things...from having more race horses than Kentucky, to our blueberry, cranberry, and peach production. But how many famous entertainers can you name from our state?

Get a load of this list...and this isn't even all of them!

Derek Jeter, Jon Stewart, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Bon Jovi, John Travolta, Tom Cruise, James Gandolfini, Kirsten Dunst, Martha Stewart, The Jonas Brothers, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah, Les Paul, Chelsea Handler, Taye Diggs, Danny DeVito, Eddie Money, Kevin Spacey, Jason Alexander, Joe Pesci, Kelly Ripa, David Copperfield, Meryl Streep, Nathan Lane, Michael Douglas, Paul Simon, Zach Braff, Tom Colicchio, Shaquille O'Neal, Ice-T, Patti Smith, Peter Dinklage, Jane Krakowski, Judy Blume, Bruce Willis, Whitney Houston, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Jerry Lewis, Ray Liotta, David Copperfield, Jack Nicholson, Bill Maher, Richard Lewis, Michael Landon, Anne Hathaway, Ed Harris, Janeane Garofalo, Alan Alda, Jay Mohr, Jason Biggs, Vera Farmiga, Robert Blake, Calista Flockhart, Mira Sorvino, Ian Ziering, Piper Perabo, Joe Piscapo, Tara Reid, Christina Ricci, Natalie Schafer, and Susan Sarandon.

If you count athletes, founders (like Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's), inventors, chefs, astronauts (like Buzz Aldrin), politicians, and directors/producers (like Kevin Smith) the list just keeps multiplying!

With the NJ Hall of Fame induction ceremony just around the corner...stay tuned for my blog about who's getting recognized this year!

 

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