Ten recent inductees to the New Jersey Hall of Fame, and their connections to that state:
- Wally Schirra, astronaut (born in Hacksensack)
- Judy Blume, author (born in Elizabeth)
- Frankie Valli, musician (born in Newark)
- Alice Paul, suffragist (born and died in Moorestown Township)
- Susan Sarandon, actor (grew up in Edison)
- Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States (Governor of New Jersey)
- Jack Nicholson, actor (grew up in Neptune City)
- Danny DeVito, actor (born in Neptune City)
- Michael Graves, architect (practice based in Princeton)
- Carl Lewis, athlete (attended high school in Willingboro Township)
This is the third class of inductees to the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Personally, I would have inducted Woodrow Wilson before Jon Bon Jovi (class of 2009)or Norman Schwarzkopf (2008), but what do I know?
