Famous People from Newark, New Jersey

• Alexander, Jason

  George Costanza on TV's Seinfeld

• Baraka, Amiri

  Author of the 1964 play Dutchman

• Bouton, Jim

  The author of "Ball Four"

• Burr, Aaron

  The Vice President who killed Alexander Hamilton

• Christie, Chris

  The Governor of New Jersey, 2010-2018

• Dickerson, Ernest R.

  Spike Lee's cinematographer and the director of 'Juice'

• Ginsberg, Allen

  The Beat-era poet who wrote Howl

• Houston, Whitney

  The troubled pop singer of "Saving All My Love For You"

• Lewis, Jerry

  Host of the annual Jerry Lewis telethon

• Liotta, Ray

  Henry Hill in the movie Goodfellas

• O'Neal, Shaquille

  7'1" center for the Boston Celtics

• Pesci, Joe

  The star of My Cousin Vinny and Goodfellas

• Queen Latifah

  The jail matron Mama in the movie Chicago

• Roth, Philip

  The author of Portnoy's Complaint

• Saint, Eva Marie

  Marlon Brando's co-star in On the Waterfront

• Simon, Paul

  Half of the singing duo Simon and Garfunkel

See also: Born in New Jersey