Arts & Entertainment
Most Famous People From NJ: See Who Made Top 5 In ‘Fame Index’
See the actors, singers, athletes, and businesspeople from NJ who were the most-recognized famous faces in this survey.
NEW JERSEY— Plenty of stars call the Garden State home, but which ones shine the brightest in the eyes of the public?
According to the 2023 Fame Index, Jack Nicholson is the most recognized celebrity from New Jersey, after a survey of which well-known personalities are most familiar to the public.
See the other notable names below that made up the top 5 on New Jersey's Fame Index.
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This list was compiled by the site FamousPeople.io, who conducted a survey of 3,000 famous faces to see which people are the most recognizable.
The Fame Index sought to explore which actors, politicians, athletes, musicians, and other well-known people "dominated the fame charts" in their home states.
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Fans of a certain Long Branch-born singer-songwriter will be disappointed, as "The Boss" didn't make the cut. Here are the top five most recognizable faces in New Jersey, according to the Fame Index:
- Jack Nicholson (born in Neptune City)
- Martha Stewart (born in Jersey City)
- John Travolta (born in Englewood)
- Shaquille O’Neal (born in Newark)
- Queen Latifah (born in Newark)
View the Fame Index list for all 50 states here.
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